Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-03
The Boy Preacher in Trouble.

lie UOy pTeacnei, rev. 1nOillaS HaTriSOn, WHO
Is well known in this District, has been conduct
ing meetings at the Loveland camp ground. A
Cincinnati dispatch states that he left on Wednes-
day. two days before his engagement, on account
OF a difficulty between the evangelist and the
ladies' 1t seems that the latter had collected $500
and erected a cottage, which they presented to
the preacher He sold 1t for $500. and the camp
meeting people felt hurt that he had shown so
little appreciation or their kindness and had dis
played such a mercenary spirit The ladies had
given him no deed with the cottage, and 1t was
their evident intention that Mr.. Harrison SHOULD
only make use OF it While at the camp. They have
decided to give it to one OF the bishops, but Mr..
Harrison returns not.
DEATH OF DR. ". II. MUssEY-Gen. Mussey has
received information or the death at Cincinnati,
Ohio, on Tuesday, the 1st at pm, of his brother,
Dr. W. H. Mussey, from an apopletic or paralytlc
stroke. received on Monday willie In attendance
on patient. DIR. MuSSey was for a time on duty
In this city during the late war. He married in
the spring of 1857 Miss Caroline Lindsly, daughter
him, ana had ny her two children, one of whom
died i'll infancy: the other is now a student at
Yale college. DR.: Mussey was born in Hanover,
\. H.. september 30. 1878, and at the time OF his
death was the oldest living child OF the late Prof.
Reuben d. Mussey. DIR. W. II. Mussey was In
early life engaged In mercantile pursuits In Boston,
and, removing TO Cincinnati, went into business
there. which proved unsuccessful. He then
studied medicine, and in 1913 graduated at the
Ohio Medical college. He subsequently studied In
Paris, and among his FELLOW students in that city
was Dr. ID. Il. Hagner, or this city. He settled In
Cincinnati on his return and soon rose to a high
rank in his profession, dev0tng himself chiefly TO
surgery. lie was regarded as one OF the foremost
surgeons OF the country. He was accurate In his
de noSis and bold though prudent IN bis opera
tons, and OF u readiness Of resource that more
than once Snatched victory from threatened de-
feat. DR.. MusSey was one OF the early members OF
the Ohio State Historical Society; MS several
times vice president OF the American Medical AS
Cincinnati. OF which he was more than once presf-
dent; and he established a branch Of the Public
Library OF Cincinnati the MuSSey Medical and Sci
entif1c Library, TO which he gave several thousand
valuable and rare medical and scientific books and
pamphlets. During the rebellion his services were
OF great value TO the government. After leaving
the army he was for period Surgeon-general OF
Ohio.
The President has decided upon the appointment
OF Mr. c. Irving Dirty collector OF internal
nue. for the third district OF Maryland He Will be
nominated this afternoon or tomorrow.
AlonzO Bell, recently Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, was to-day appointed special commits
Soner to visit the Hot Springs Arkansas and report
upon the condition there During the past four
years Mr.. Bell has had this matter under his
supervision, and he is therefore familiar with all
the details. He will prepare report fncorporat-
management OF the hotels, and everything else
about which there have been complaints made
from time to time.
BoATswAIN WIN. a. FRARY has been suspended
from rank and duty for one year on furlough pay,
in accordance with the finding OF the court-mar-
tial He WAS attached to the Adams