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The Evening critic., 1882-08-30
AMUSEM MENTS.
National Theatre.

Remember this fact: Barlow, Wilson & Co.,
who open the season at the National next
Monday night, claim to have the most excel.
lent band OF minstrels existing. Go and see II
they are correct.
Ford's Opera-HOusc.
This theatre, always comfortable, will bo
opened tomorrow night by Thatcher, Prim-
rose 4 Vests MinstreIs, who promise to pre-
sent the finest minstrel performance ever
given in this city. Grand matinee Saturday.
Fete Champetrc.
The Tournament and Fete Champetre for the
benefit OF Carroll Chapel, which began sue
closes this afternoon with the grand tourna-
ment and ball.
Drivers summer Garden.
Tho International Concert Company began
Monday evening before large audience full
OF enthusiasm. Their solos, duets, trios and
grand ensemble from italian operas are sim.
ply perfect, and lovers OF music should not let
the opportunity pass to hear them this woek.
Miss Amelia Summerville, a lady res embllng
Madame Parepa Rosa IN appearance, and pos
scssing beautiful and sympathetlc soprano
voice, made her first appearance and became
favorite at once. Messrs. Melrose and Mol
vile held the audience spell.bound by their
exhibition OF athletic feats. The Marine Band
orchestra were accorded a hearty welcome
after their weeks absence at Cape May, and
Mr.. Jaeger had TO repeat his new coraot solo,
"Return From Cape May" several times.
Abner's Garden.
lenco OF tho concerts given at Abnor's Garden
This resort loses none OF its popularity, In
deed, on the contrary, It seems TO gain In pub
lie favor, as an increase In the size OF audi
ences grows steadily. Tho best people In tho
city visit Abner's, whore, with good company,
splendid music and pleasant surroundings
they pass the summer evenings most delight
fully. A grand programme is announced for
tonight.
Excursions.
Don't forget Mr.. NJ. Abrahams' grand oxcur.
sion to lIarper's Ferry next Sunday. Twill
be the biggest event OF the season.
The Keyport continues her regular and very
pleasant excursions TO Quantico pavilion,
The excursions of tho Potomac Fruit Grow.
crs to Glymont are always largely attended.
on Tuesdays tho Mary Washington charges
but flftcen cents for her excursion to Mount
Vernon Springs and return.
Go to Cabin John Bridge and tho Great Falls
on the Excelsior.
4 pleasant and interesting excursion Is glven
daily by tho Mary Washington 10 Occoquan
Falls ana Mount Vernon Springs
Lower Cedar Point is Just the place 70 visit
| now, Fishing is immense. This popular re-
| sort has been the most successful this season
| of any ON the river.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30
Harner,a EerrY.

Tho lnducement offered TO the public to at
tend an excursion on Sunday, September 3,
1882, to this delightful spot should not fail to
this season for the worry low rate OF fare
charged, viz, 81 % for the round trip. We I'D
wise you to attend. Among the many attrac-
lions arc John Browns Fort, Jefrerson's Rock,
Chimney Rock, United States Arsenal, street of
natural rock, mountain scenery, the new cave,
&c. Every convenience for the excursionist; a
seat guaranteed to each person on the train.
Catering will be supplied by first class caterer
at city prices. For further particulars call at
NJ. Abrahams, d67 Pennsylvania avenue.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30
LACONIC LOCALS.

THE police made forty. four arrests during
the twenty.four hours ending at 8. n. m.
DAVID MOORE has entered suit against
the District Of Columbia to recover S137.00,
the balance due for ground taken and con-
demned tor roadway.
THE WILL of John Thornton, filed to-
day with the Register, names Harriet Thorn
ton, the widow, as exccutrix, and 10 her leaves
the entire estate.
TBERMoMETRIo readings at Prentiss'
drug store; n. M, CO., IL a. M, 71o; p, M,
MAJOR LYDECKER returned to tho city
from Fortress Monroe last evening, and was
at his office this morning.
THUS far in the present quarter thirty
six postofllces have become Presidential
oflices, and probably as many more will be
made before october /, whom the commissions
OF the Postmasters signed by the President
Will be Issued.
A DELIGHTFUL excursion to Marshall
Hall was given by the Washington Light Infan
try Cadets last night under the command OF
their Captain Mr.. Fred. Hudson. The large
number OF persons who were In attendance
speak OF the exclusion as one OF the most enjoy
able and orderly OF tho season.
JULIA SMITH, household servant en-
ployeu py MI. Costhwait, was convicted In the
Police Court to-day Of the larceny OF some
clothing and other articles from her employer,
and was sentenced 10 thirty days In Jail.
Mr.. MICHAEL McKEIvER was before
Judge Bundy to-day, charged with defacing
the parking In front Of his property on Con
nocticut avenue by allowing his COW TO tress.
pass on 1t and lnIure tho shrubbery and trees.
Judge Bundy imposed line OF nvo dollars or
fifteen days.
JOHN AND JAMES QUILL, two brothers,
were charged In the Police Court today with
making an ARRAY In the public street, and tho
evidence was that ono brother was drunk and
tho other attempted TO take him homo, but
making slow progress policeman came to his
assistance and took them both TO the station.
One OF tho men forfeited collateral and the
other was fined So.
THE serious accident by which Mrs.
Flynn was burned, as stated last evening, was
oven more tragic In It's consequences than nj
frst reported, Mr., Flynn was walking down
stairs when coal,oil lamp In his hands OK
ploded, ana both himself and his wife, who
came TO his assistance, were severely burned
II Is feared that Mr. Flynns Injuries are of a
dangerous character.
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The Evening critic., 1882-08-30
Cumberland Coal Trade.

The shipments from the mines of the Cum-
berland coal region for the week ended Satur.
day, August 90, were 1864 tons, and for the
year to that date 62S, ,463 tons, q decrease OF
607,7S7 tons as compared with tho CORE.
spending period of 1881. The coal was car.
ried as Follows: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
week, 1854 tons; year, 517,655 tons; de-
crease from last year, 330,552 tons. Chesa
peake 4 Ohio Canal-week, d,2S4 tons year
3O,27S tons; decrease from last year, 266,57d
tons. Pennsylvania Railroad-week, 1,SOC
tons; year, 76,642 tons; decrease from last
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30
The Rechabite Parade To.Morrow

The various tents of Rachabites and other
orders will assemble at the corner of Twen-
tieth street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west, promptly at o'clock tomorrow, and
Will march down Pennsylvania avenue to
Eighth street, down Eighth TO NJ street south
west, along NJ to Eleventh southeast and
thence TO Anacostia, whore speeches Will DC
delivered, q banner presented to Anacostia
Tent, and games indulged in, the full particu-
lars Of which were published In yesterday g
CRITIC. Anacostia will be handsomely deco
rated, and tho citizens OF that little wido-
awake town will do full honors to the occa'
sion,
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30
pupiIistic Cnrt.Drivers.

John Better and Nick Taylor, two colored
cart drivers, employed by tho Washington
Brick Machine Company, were sitting on their
carts this afternoon when quarrel sprung
lick each other, and fight began which
ragged furiously until the mon fell and rolled
together under ono OF the carts Tho horse took
fright at this stage OF tho encounter and ran
away, the cart passing over both cembatants,
fracturing Better's leg and inIurlng Taylor
severely. The police ambulance was sum
moned, and Custodian Weldon conveyed Bet
ter TO Freedman's Hospital and Turner to his
hnr
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30

Philadelphia Chronole-IIerRld,
Ingersoll and Brewster VIII close the Star
Route trials for their respective sides, and
that duh old courtroom win be enllvened for
afew days with the word painting OF master
artists at that kind OF oratorical work.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30
Excursions.
Garfield Monument Tund.

colonel Corbln, the treasurer OF tho Garfield
Monument fund, received to-day the following
subscriptions;
citizens of Bridgeport, Conn.,, through ]. NJ.
knowlton, postmaster Sl1; Il, /, Tetford, city,
$li citizens OF kewana, ILL.,, through y. H..
Chesley, SUI W. II. Page, postmaster Mt olean,
N. Y, S337i Company G, Tenth Cavalry, Sl1 !;
citizens OF Houston, Tex through 3. q. Noble,
S20i citizens of Woodford, Me-, so.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30
IvER COMPLAINT.

Cor. FIFTH AND II ST. n, W.
DECEMBER 81, 1881.
GENTLEMEN:
My husband has suffered with
liver complaint and dyspepsia
from his youth. After taking
two bottles OF Browns Iron
Bitters, feels that he can rec
ommend them for their bcnefl-
cial results.
MRs. A. NJ. KNIGHT.
browns Iron Bltters cures
liver complaints, kidney dis
ease, enrichcs tho blood and
revitalizes the whole system.l
" FINE cigar at all retail dealers.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30
FINANCIAL.
To.day's stock Quotations.

The following observations OF the transac.
tions in tho financial market to-day, together
with opening and closing quotations, are fur
nished by the clearinghouse OF Ii. d. Cooke,
IL, Co, 11oO street, Washington, ID. O.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30
AUCTION SALES.

EoLEY, Auctioneer.
WILL SELL THE STOCK OF DRY GOODS
AT o0s SEVENTH STREET DAILY FROM
TEN THIRTY A. NJ. GOODS AT PRIVATE
SALE AFTER AUCTION HOURS. aui5
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30

AIderney Dairy WAGONS
Fresh Alderney Butter churned every morn
ing and delivered in Hlb. "Ward" prints, doc
per ID. Also, cottage cheese, buttermilk and
sweet milk, DC. per at. Cream 15c. pint.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30

Keeps Reinforced Shirts.
Tho best 81 shirt ever produced at Keeps,
i37 Seventh street northwest.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30
Have Your Shirt

Have Your Shirts
made TO measure very best, six for so, at
Keeps, d37 Seventh street northwest.
LY FINE cigar, 1908 + street.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30
EXCURSIONS.
Ho! For Harper's Ferry !
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER o.

A pleasant ride, mountain scenery, swings,
croquet. boating, etc.
Music and Dancing ON Byrne's Island free Of
charge.
Refreshments served by popular caterer at city
prices.
Trains will leave Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
depot at $40 q. m. and leave Ferry at 6p.m.
EVERY PERSON GUARANTEED A SEAT
IN RSTCLAsS CARS, or money refunded.
Fare, ,roundtrip, adults, ti25
Fare, round-trip, chIldrent between and i2
years, 65 cents.
Tickets for sale Mt Abraham's Railroad Ticket
Office, after August 25, and at Depot on morning
of excursion. NJ. ABRAHAMiS,
nu2tgt Manager
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30

The Tournament and Feto Champetre for the
benefit OF Carroll Chapel, which began sue
cessfully yesterday at Forest Glen Station,
closes this afternoon with the grand tourna-
ment and ball.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30

Remember this fact: Barlow, Wilson & Co.,
who open the season at the National next
lent band of minstrels existing. Go and see II
they are correct.
The Evening critic., 1882-08-30
ADJUSTMENTS

LY FINE cigar at all retail dealers.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-07

Dentists have not yet been able to make what is known as the 'sweet tooth,' such as gives children desire for taffy.-NeD
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-07
StuHing an Elephant.

Not long ago Ward dispatched man to
 India to shoot an elephant. He obtained
 permission from the Governor of the Madras
 Presidency, (for the elephant is protected by
 the laws and after a long hunt, in which
 the natives joined, finally secured the largest
 stuffed specimen in the country, now in the
 Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cam
 bridge, Mass The elephant was shot through
 the head. Careful measurements " ere first
 made of the body and limbs, and the skin
 removed in three sections. One incision was made in the top of the neck along the
 back to the tail, another divided the skin
 from the throat along the middle of the body
 underneath, meeting the first incison at the tail, and third cut severed the head from the body. On the inside of each leg an in-
 cision made from the sole of the foot to
 the abdominal opening The skin was re-
 moved by working from the latter and the
 back cuts at the same time, the legs being cut off at the joints. Then the body rolled over, and the operation repeated. Fi- nally the head and trunk were skinned. The absence of hair from the skin facilitated the treatment of both sides with preservatives. Both sides were washed with arsenlcal soap and salt, and rubbed with flat stone. The skin then rolled up and packed away. Two days later it was spread out and the pieces of flesh adhering were removed. Af- ter being again treated with arsenic 1t was left undisturbed for Q week, at the expiration of which time the flores were found to be udrOeHeI aHu Lne eplOeTulS tAorouSuIy sot' [ Powdered alum was now freely used, and the skin left to dry in the shade Twenty days | after the commencement of the operation . the skin, then weighing only 240 pounds, was shipped to America. Upon it's arrival hither four bars of wrought iron, each F feet long and l t inches thick, were bent into shape for the legs and firmly bolted to beam 1G feet long and inches thick This was to serve as a backbone for the attach ment of ribs, pelvis, and scapule. Semi circular shaped bones were attached to the backbone and laths nailed thereon. Then a . wooden pelvis and shoulder blades were set, and at each joint of the legs round piece of . wood was fitted about the leg iron and laths nailed from one joint to the other. An exact copy of the skull in wood was bolted on Ill position. Then the several parts were wrapped with wisps of straw, and tho mani kin was covered with the skin of the elephant. From the measurements that had been made the distances between the various extremties were copied, and the protrusions initiated by stuffing. The trunk was filled with straw and the wooden imitation of the skull covered with clay and molded into shape. After the skin thoroughly dry-for previous to mounting it had been in the relapsing tank the were sewed together and tho elephant was complete.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-07
---H-------------- INTERNAL TAXATION

How much internal taxation to abolish is 8 question which is now being widely dis cussed. It was referred to by the President in his message. He suggested that unless it shall be ascertained that the probable ex- year have been underestimated all internal taxes, save those which relate to distilled spirits, can be prudently abrogated. This is going some distance, but many do not hesi- tate to go further and advise that all internal taxes be abolished.
 Our internal revenue taxes are nearly $50O,OOO day. The receipts from them during the last fiscal year were $14G, 5OO 900. and as there was 8 surplus of SS1OO, OOO, 900 it is urged that the government did not need but $4G, ,OOO,OOO. The receipts for the pres- ent fiscal year from internal revenue will this year be nearly $7, 900, 900 more than those of last year, and the Philadelphia Bulletin, which favors the total abolition of the taxes. asks whether the government has moral right to demand this vast sum of $153, ,OoO,- 900, for which it has no real requirement. The retention of taxes upon whisky and to- bacco, because they are immoral and deserve to be repressed, is, the Bulletin thinks, tan tamount to saying that the government ought to wreak kind of vengeance upon certain citizens because they are so wicked as to grow tobacco and to distill whisky The moral ethics of the question are further and forcibly discussed as follows: We do, how ever, expressly deny that the d1stilation of whisky deserves to be ranked with tue indus tries that should be suppressed or repressed iS p,iS ter. The whisky industry is one of the most important and indispensable in the country; for, observe that very large importation of the whole product. good judges say more than one-half--is made into alcohol. without which literally scores of other industries would come to 8 stop This part of the whisky product is consumed here and in Europe, in the manufacture of chemicals, perfumery, varnishes, dye stuffs and so forth. It is Nature's great solvent, without which we should lose the use of multitudes of articles that we regard as es- sential to comfort and our health. To remove the tax from whisky, then, is to take the tax from all the medicines we consume and from many other things we use in more generous quantities. To retain the tax in l order to make the distillers feel that they are wicked is to oppress thousands of peo- pie who never use whisky beverage, while the good effect upon the consciences of the distillers may be doubted if, as report declares, they are rather eager, as the match manufacturers were, to have the tax re- tained. It is safe to say that removal of the tax will Tot make another drunkard, or cause another drink to be taken The tax, in fact, has influence, one Way or the other, upon the temperance question, and it can never have.
 This is the extreme view of one side of the case. The internal taxation certainly ought to be reduced, but it is not plain that it should be entirely abolished.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-07
Mo Wiskeyf

BRowN's IRON B1TTERe is one of the very few tonic medicines that are not com posed mostly of alcohol or whiskey, thus becoming a fruitful source of intemper- ance by promoting a desire for rum.
 BROwN's IRON B1TTERs is guaranteed to be a non intoxicating stimulant, and it will, in nearly every case, take the place of all liquor, and at the same time abso- lutely kill the desire for whiskey and other intoxi- eating beverages.
 Rev. w. RICE, editor of the Ameyzcau Christian Re- mea0, says of Browns Iron BitterS:
 Gin, O., Nov. I6, 1881.
 Gents :-The foolish vast
 ing of vital force in busines
 pleasure, and vicious inds
 gence of our people, p
 your preparation 1
 and if applied, viii
 dreds who resoy
 for temporary
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-07

Philadelphia poetess (and there are lots of them) commences with the line ''I ask no gems of him I love-" This is where the girl shows her sense. She probably knows very well that if she did ask gems of him she loves, he would likely as not palm off pair of paste earrings on to her.-LoaoeU Citi-
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-07
Appetites That Kill.
But Queer Ph3Insopher EXpmtiades
 Largely on the Delights of Hasheesh.

But a Queer PhsInsopher E1pmttates
 Largely on the Delights of fIasheesh.
 From the New York Sun.l
 The proprietor of one of those curious bazaars of medicine-an cast side drug store recently talked with unwonted freeness of the habits of some of his customers. After little woman enveloped in a tattered shawl had glided stealthily out of the store, having been refused ill her pleading for an eighth of ah ounce of morphine the druggist remarked that she was 8 singular individual, but a fair sample of a certain class he had to deal with. ''This is the section of the city," he continued, 'where the census taker rolls up the big figures, and, of course, I have an opportunity to see a good many such characters. It is remarkable what habits people become ad dicted to- A woman comes here occasionally who has a mania for eating cloves. She Is never without them, and is always passing them to her mouth one at a time with dis dressing regularity. Her friends are fre- quently arresting her hand in it's slow but probably fatal errand. But it is of no use. No one will refuse to sell cloves, and her appetite for them Is apparently almost beyond control. Her face is round and fair, but has lveliness about it that nothing else will give. | believe instances of passion for cloves are rare. The habit of taking compound cathartic pills occasionally fixes itself persons who use them too freely. To their horror, they sometimes find they are as much necessity to them as the pipe to the opium smoker. There are several such cases about here, all of them poor per- sons who were trying to save doctors bills. Snuff dipping is disgusting habit confined to the lowest women. Troops of them come in here on Saturday night for snuff. Some of the better class of customers have small, yet injurious habits. They indulge mildly but constantly in cinnamon bark, cassia buds, grains of paradise, lovage, flag, dried orange peel, snakeroot, cardamon seeds, marshmal- low, and numerous other roots and barks that all medicinal in proper quantities, but undoubtedly hurtful when taken day af- ter day. simply because the palate craves them"
 ''How about the chloral, absnthe, and other destructive habits?''
 '"The chloral habit see but little of, was the reply. "It is more commonly vice of the wealthy and those in literary pursuits. I have just read an account of it's most famous viotin-an English poet and painter, I have forgotten his name. The effects of absinthe are like the breaking down of the famous one-hoss shay. It is served up in mild form in every club house and first class bar in the city in the shape of cocktail. France is the country for absinthe drinking. Ether 'frolics' were once a common kind of intoxi- cation with certain classes, but are now pret
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-07
Thursday, Dec. 7, 1882.

HIR. LIE WIS TO BE MAYOR.
 The Third ward counters discovered yes. terday that they made mistake in counting the votes Tuesday evening. Their state- ment may be found on another page. It is conclusive and shows that Mir. Lewis was elected Mayor. We congratulate him on his success, and congratulate the people of New Haven upon escaping the unpleasantness of long contest for the office. It is also pleasant to be able to feel that the charges of fraud which have been so freely made against some of the Third ward politicians in con nection with this matter have not a good foundation. Sympathy will be felt for Mir. Andrew, who had reason for one day to think himself elected. Life, politics and ''wflite man" are uncertain