Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-15


OF the chairs that he stood on when shot are on
exhibition at the seven Bowery museums, together
with seven OF the bullets that killed him, and all
are guaranteed to be genuine. His Life and
in all OF the penny horror papers devoted TO the
moral instruction OF our boys Take it all In all
b m rsaer SICK on ' aee a
OF the governor, who was cognizant OF the 'crime
to be perpetrated which appear in the big dailies
Every dog has his day. Poor James had his, and
he ought to be left In undisurbed possession OF his
night imagine he'll nn1 1t lively enough.
GEN. FIsKs ARREST.
The arrest of Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, on q charge
OF swindling, is not exactly church scandal, yet
1t has created great deal OF talk In church cir
cles This Is owing to the fact that he occupies a
very prominent position IN the Methodist church.
so prominent, indeed, that every one knows that
he is Methodist He is also widely known as the
stitution for the education OF colored peope. and
he has taken very active part as Indian Commits
sioner. His friends are very much in hopes that
he will be able to prove that it is an attempt to
blackmail him-a "hellish attempt" as he himself
expresses it. Business men are disposed to sus-
pend Judgment until the facts are brought out at
the testimony OF former partner OF Gen. Fisk, on
whose Information the plaintiff chiefly bases his
very unfortunate thing for Mr. Fisk. The great
number OF swindling operations laid bare OF late
make 1t all the easier 70 De oredulous regarding
EDWARD STOKES AGAIN.
Edward Stokes, the man who shot and killed
Col. Jim Fisk few years ago, seems determined
to keep himself In view. When he bought the
Hoffman house recently, and placed his famous
pictures on view, I sent you a detailed account
He has since been prominent at sporting events,
where his clear cut handsome face and close
always dresses in the extreme OF style, and is uSu
ally accompanied by one or two well-known Wall
was to advance $40 900 in cash to Mr.. William
Hamilton, who bought with it third interest In
the San Francisco minstrels This makes Hamil-
ton one OF the firm OF Birch Backus, who have
as much business as they can play to all
the year around, and OF course Hamilton has
struck good thing The part Stokes plays In the
philanthrOpist, who, seeing competent and en-
gaging young man enjoying good salary at the
makes him a partner In the most prominent and
paying minstrel firm in the country. Thus all his
friends say: ''Big heart has Stokes. Great heart
When he is dead some one will deliver panegyric
entitled ''The Heart OF Murderer" and all New
York will weep, while Beecher and Talmadge will
vie with each other In producing their several
eulogies.
AMERICAN BEAUTY
is at premium In London this season. and don't
wonder. can pick out fifty women in New York
to-day who are more beautiful than Mrs. Langtry
in face and form, and go her odds even ON her
i
fame was made more by that always sly and bland
person, the Prince, than by her own perfection in
physical charms. American girls are not afraid
OF her or the other professional beauties. They
and introduced generally now than few years
ago, through the number of American
a Be%ck nave Lady ma Ghafcn hns Mf fase e
Lady Mandeville, Lady Anglesea and many
others whom do not recall just now who were all
American girls once If they are English ladies now
delight giving
women an introducti0n.a it reflects much credit
on them as on the deo,Adntes. The result is that
lions than ever before, and 1t Is very gratifying,
because it helps on the movement among the
og Of New York to The English
facilities for observation and are improving so
rapidly that the number OF young men who wear
tight as to almost prevent the wearer from sitting
aoWn Is In daily quite a number
who can drive tandem up the avenue without be-
ing upset more than twice. What really catches
them however is
THE Fox-HuNr1Na
It's very nice to dress up in scarlet coat and
corduroy breeches. 'ju5t like one of the h'aristo-
cracy ye know" and canter after the hounds on
the trail OF the anise seed bag, but what do you
when you come to a fence7 Well, IL the bars can
be lowered, the bold anglo-American lowers them.
II they can't be let down-he goes around. How
taken in che red coat so rs to send it to me sister
Lady SO-and-SO" on the other SIDE This shows her
how magnificently the country is progressing, and
may perhaps lead her l0rdly partner to surmise
that we may become civilized after all If we only
keep it up long enough. Wen we're keeping it uo
now with vengeance.
THE SALE, ordered by resolution of the House
some time ago, of stationery. including pocket
which Congressional wisdom groups under the
heading Of stationery, came on at Duncansons'
ns snr es fb was large and the bid
In private lots, but most OF them were secured by
dealers
THE LAMoNTE CASE AGAINsrrHE W. AND g. RAIL
RoAD.-Ihe case OF Lamonte against the w. & G.
railroad Company was called up in the Circuit
Court this morning on motion OF the plaintiffs at
torneys, Messrs Henkle Hine and Mcpherson, to
in 1877 for damages received by plaintiff In being
elected from car, and on each OF the several
trials held verdict has been rendered for the
plaintiff, the jury at the last trial awarding him
$4,000 The question Is now raised by plaintirs
attorneys, who Claim to have been deprived of
company and the plaintiff, by which the latter
was paid $4,000 to discontinue the suit. Judge
Macarthur after hearing the arguments to-day
said that unless within 30 days the railroad COM
pany paid to the attorneys OF Lamonte 80 per cent
OF s., 600 he should order the to be retired.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows: Geo.
I. Jones to Valentine McNally, south part lots 10
and II. 50. 154; 5000 c. Z. Fraser, trustee. to
Martha Allen, sub l. So south OF 1853; $780, r. VIII
lett to B. U. Keyser, receiver. part g. So 945; s.
B. U. keyser, receiver, to w. p Holt0n, same prop
erty; s. James Goddard, trustee, to A. G.
Newman, parts AZ and 4S, block 81, Holmead's ad-
dition; s475. W. Cooley to Clara Pr1dby and Min
ME E. BurfOrd, lot So, block 80; s.. Mary e. Ma
gruder to F. T. Outt. lots III and 178, block 81 B.
and II. addition; 5000.
FOREMAN DAVIS FAREwELL.-YeSterday after
noon at the Government Printing Office, Mai. A. II.
Davis, the foreman OF printing took leave of the
employees, Capt II. T. Brian having been appoint
ed his successor. During the afternoon letters
were presented Maj. Davis from the several de-
partmentS of the Office rendering him good wishes
and expressing grateful appreciation Of the kind
ness shown the employees for the friendly interest
he had taken in their welfare and the gentlemanly
manner which has characterized his intercourse
win them For an hour Maj. Davis was kept busy
shaking hands with the men bidding them good
bye.
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.- Bloch
and Wright, OF the Ohio legislature, were indicted
at columbus yesterday for accepting brides, and
D. ID. Watson, for giving bribeS.. Mrs. Alta Boyn-
ton, the only sister OF Mrs Garfield mother OF the
late President, died yesterday at Hiram, aged rs.
....J. w. Goran, a cOlored route agent, has been
arrested In Memphis for stealing registered let
terS.. The scarlet fever epidemic at Boyertown
Pa, which has been abatng for the last two
weeks, Is reported to be again Increasing. "A fire
at 1ltusvl1e, Pa, yesterday, destroyed $500
worth OF property, Including the Parshall House,
the Opera House and the Hotel Brunswick
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