Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-12-23

over Ills ntiSdb III tue Ten Iaitc
handicap by little Delaney, who
in this event made his first APP
pear8nca in public as ten mile
runner. The entertainment Civ
en- at Madison Square Garden
under the auspices 0fthe Manhat-
tan athletic Club ana the Mo.eiy
Harriers Of Birmingham, England
(Mr Georges Club vas a great
success. Among the spectators
were some Of the best knO Il peo-
pie in town. Among them | met
Judge Brady, one Of the most &C.
nial men about town aud a. clever
as his manners are charming.
Said he: This Is the first time /
have seen one of those athletic
events. When | want to see sport,
horse racing is good enough fer
me, but / like this so well that l
shall try DOT to miss any of those
TO come, and TO the next one /
shall take nay family The Man
haitian Club has been urged 10 give
similar public entertainments at
least once a month during the
winter, hu they hesitate about
adopting the suggestion for fear
lest the club which is composed OF
well-to-do young amateurs should
be charged with converting its
sport to q money making-device.
Mrs. LabOuchere, Mrs. Laogtry 5
chaperone went home TO England
without "making up with the
Lily. In fact her wrath was
stronger than ever it was. Fired
dy" Gerhard after creating all the
trouble, and being politely kick
ed out Of the theatre in which
Mrs. Langtry played, by sturdy
John StetsOn, has come back and
now hides himself in his rooms at
the Brunswick. Whenever he
does go out he generally drives
direct to Jerome Para, where he
consoles himself over the jibes and
jeers leveled at him by looking at
his crack race horse Eole and his
promising three-year-old brother
Eolist, and seeing that they are
properly cared for. For Mrs.
Langtry, the affair has been more
than unfortunate. 1t has been ruin
Gus She has made herself impas-
sible in English society, and on
her return home will have to I'M
dergo no end Of painful numilia-
tons.
Miss Kate Pattison, who at pres
ent supports Mrs. Langtry, and
has been Systematically suppress
ed in order not to eclipse the Star,
will come back to this country
next season to Star" herself. She
has very strong play which has
been highly approved by a mum
Der of critics to whom she submit
ted it. Miss Pattison who Is q
protege of that excellent woman,
Miss Emily Faithful, has been a
favorite in England for s veral
seasons, and she is convinced by
this time that she made mistake
when she crossed the ocean tC
study America in Mrs. Langtry's
company. She never got an OPP
portunity to add to or even sub
stantiate her reputation.
Poor Jack Tar! he seemingly
has no friends in this world. BY
accident | learned of the fact thai
nearly all of the transatlantic
steamer lines such as the Cunard
Inman, White Star, ETC., have is
sued regulations forbidding the
serving of grog or any species o
LIQUOR to the crews during a voy
age. Coffee is substituted for the
alcohol. The result is that "tht
sailor man" Is demoralized. Hi,
stomach is used to "sterner stuff
than coffee no matter how strong
it may be, and it is question
whether Jack will be able TO WORK
with as much agility in wintel
aithout his furnace inside OF him
| conversed with the master OF
Cunarder on the subject. Said he
"the regulation was necessary TO
the good of the service. While
liquors were servei TO the crew
we. never gave them enough Il
get drunk on; but do you know
three or four of the fellows actual
~ took turns at foregoing thei
liquor for couple of days, givinl
one man four rations, so that eacl
one in the club had chance q
get drunk once week f.! Whe'
matters came 10 such pass it wa
necessary to interfere
The State Grange of Virginia bel
it's tenth annual session in Rlcf
mond, on Tuesday last. About fol