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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15
Another StgiudIe.


To the Editor Of The EVENING STAR
40 fascinating black man calls at your door
about dark. and pointing to light in wooden
house visible therefrom very politely asks that
You will lend him adollar-his VILE yonder has
Just been conhned and the dollar il REQUIRED to
ouy soniett:Ing AZ the drug store You object
that All abie-bVdied married Euan. you should
say. ought under the circumstances, 70 h. proY-
del ~ith dollar for such purpose You are an
swered that the bodied married man has only
Just obtained work III the AgrCui uTal grounds
aad he i'll return the dollar OF the list of the
month. fcutheI pic, ure TO yourself the possible
Distress 0f the unfortunate Invalid. and draw
your dnar At once The able-Uodied very po-
llteiy asks God 10 bless You. and raising his hat
disdpPeafs In the shadows The list OF the
Month Comes and goes. and many other DAYS
eapse. and no cOIored mai returns You feel
PRETTY snfe you have been yctiiniZai. ana now
you say to yourself. this rascal shall not cheat
my neghbOrs thus, or il he has been doing it
by ,his- like story. lie shall be pillorpd In
Tbs STAR with al invii alton To other victims TO
communicate their experiences to that splendid
payer, so the scainp can be traced to his den ty
the police and dealt with according to the laws
MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NEAR 18TH ST..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15

To the Editor of The EVENING STAR.


desire through The STAR to call the etten-
ton OF ''whOm it may concern" to a yer, So
rlou- defect IN the carriage WAYS of the publ,
paTks-and that Is. that they are mad. too flat
ANY one VINO drove over the new bridge on ST
street, thence through the Smithsonian rruund.
ana So on To the Monument on SUNDAY last
could not but be struck with this act fol
nearty IT,. the way with The little rain there. had
oeen. the Carriage drive was a. muddy rs any
Country road more so IN fact than some i'm
med!ateiy around the city. Hey are So fiat that
Inc water VIII not run of at the sides as L
would i The rOatl-brd properly rounded I'D
IN the certet. and as they wear more oT less Un-
even, ever: slight depression becomes a Elud
hoie every tine rd.n> Let any one 90 along
IN front Of tHe Museum! and Smithsonian bI Id
tngs. and he vii! see that not only is the road
oed too hat, but. in addition to that there il no
gutter t'h the side next to the buildings and
Tue consequence is that the water that falls on
the turf runs down onto The ROADWAY SO that
the slightest rain renders them muddy
The same IL true of the new walk aIong the
west SIDE of the City Han liz IL ST. fiat that
when Tie Vet weather comes il will bp very dis
agreeable Walking there. ] cannot uudarsteu,
now any one. especially en-1!rpers. can tt to
See the Importance Of rounding up or raising
the center Of these drives and walks ami max
Ing cutters. II Onil an open often To catch the
surface water. and prevent It from running onto
or across thefn- A country schoobUy ought to
know enough for that
In this connection | would also call attention
70 the Necessity Of gutter along the west SIDE
OF Judciar! Square from T. street to Louisiana
eytTnie The water from the SQUARE runs across
Tile sidewalk to keep II soppinn wei all
The winter aud spring IL lis not Dit to walk
over CITIZEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15
RAIN STARTS FIRE.
The Danger Arising from Electric
Wires Strung overhead

The danger TO property and to human life
resu ting from the stringing Of electric wires
overhead in the streets OF large CITY. was
again illustrated last Saturday afternoon in the
printing establishment OF Wynkoup & Ha len
beck. l2l Fulton street New York PaSsia 2 by
the shop on the second floor OF the building,
are number Of electric wires for telegrAphie
and lighting purposes stretched along from
poles, which encumber aud disfgure the side
walk
Next door to WynkoOp & Hallenbeck, az No.
l23 Fulton street, il the hat store OF G. Smith
and from the window OF this shop projects O
lOag pole. from winch hangs a swinging sign
The pole Is supported by guys OF twisted wire
one of which Was carried 10 a window OF No
l2i. and there fastened TO staple In the siI
outside. Through this same window passes the
telephone wire attached 20 the telephone ia
NynkoOp Hallenbeck's store and the space
between THIS aud the staple did not exceed Q
sixteenth of an inch.
On Saturday afternoon, between 5 and 6
O'Clock, the bovkkeeper of the printing hrm
whose desk Is near the window through which
the wires pass. was started by SUDDEN and
vivid Hash OF ght outside and the unmIst aka
Die smell OF IRE. Turning quickly 20 the win
doS. he saw that the wires conrerginr there
were afiame. and looked like SO much burning
rope. while along the wall the wire running TO
the Telephone. which ia Enclosed in a large
wooden box. was also one string of blue fiaInes
Hastily opening the window. ne pushed up the
SASH anu eAllD2uiSned the names Al the junction
of the guy anu telephone wires by pouring a
pail or water on them. He then ioosened the
guy wire and cast il adrft. receiving quite a So
we're shock a. ne touched IL.
An examination Of the wires was then r3ads.
and II was found that the covering OF the tele-
phone wire for about an Inch from the window
mad been burned completely of The wires
wound about two spools in the telephone insfru-
meut itself had been fused as though they had
been subjected 10 the action Of a crucible In q
furnace. and the instrument was so completely
ruined that a new one had to he substituted
on Monday. Had the Ire occurred In the night
when nobody Was present TO extinguish II In
the beginning. the entire building might easily
| have been burned.
The explanation Of this dangerous exhibition
OF electric power Is very simple. Tie twisted
wire OF the guy supporting the sign-pole of the
| hat store had come In contact with the light.
ming wire. which was stretched along the poles
over the sidewalk. Ii had been raining hard
during the day, and the water had made the
| circuit between the telephone wire and tue gus
complete, 30 that the positive and negative cur.
rents were enabled TO cross the sixteenth OF On
inch chasm between them and meet with N
startling results described.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15

Novel Developments i'm the Widow
Nelson's Suit for Damages.

1t was noticed In the Baltimore American that
suit for S25 600 damages for the death OF her
husband had been filed by Mrs. Joseph E. Nelson
against George V Cunningham The American
SAYS; tie latter was tried for the murder Of Mel
son. but, the jury disagreeng. the state finally
stetted the case. Mrs. Nelson, who claims to be
the widow of Joseph f. Nelson. was also the
widow OF Nelson's son. aud the laws of MARYLAND
prohot marriage with father-n-law This, of
course, Will have its effect on the pending suit
Tue developments grew out OF the fact that
Nelson had been looked upon as a widOwer.
and the institution OF q suit for damages from u
person claiming to be his widow caused remark
Then. upon inquiry of Mrs. Nelson. who at first
appeared to be reluctant about speaking OF the
Case II was learned that after the death Of the
younger Nelson, some three years ago. and fnd-
ina herself with family to provide for, she lis.
tened TO solicitation on the part OF the dead hus-
bands father and finally married him. 1t is to be
presumded she knew nothing of the law prOhb-
ting such marriage. Mrs Nelson keeps small
grocery store at the corner Of Poppleton and
Sarah Ann streets. The first wife Of Nelson, ST. ,
died many years ago. and thereafter he resided
with his son and daughter-n-law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15

/ Inc JUDGES 81 tue supreme court IN Nsx y,-s
/ nave taken 10 writing plass. Two are Ia l.s,.-o
ulccd IA short tWe-Oue by judy. Rs--,.-, >,
% produced at Naliack's on rur>,a,. ti,..,,-,..
~ Judge Gedacy al p.oba0,, To- t,r,j, ..-- ,.,,.
Just after tue HOLIDAYS at the 3Guu tl,as.,-
judge b3-rettS eifnit Is called An ar,,.r...
hij'. and Judge Gednev's efYusian +, /, -
opera. Jui-" Barrett CERTAINLY ought p, -.
a GOOD plav. tie j. careful observer al t,.,,
nature. AID certainly there j. Ms post ~ M -,
word. Mhere one - nlOr' aue - juG ~ lu.o.-
nature than on bench % court When, d 80.
ala crimina. cas'> occupy the man part ~ -
t'tm. The fact nat Nr Naiack : 10 lrri-t.r 49,,
haTrett pisA H>tJnIShed ever bDdt h4Ca.ss :,
indicates 10 certain extent a cggn,a
~ toe policy ~ The management Nal
tack the3ter has now hrcn il -
tAee thirty i've years. Thousands al pays
maze been presented 10 our thrat.r gur7s ~
VT Na.taeN. oct out ~ tRr number oa.y Urea
n1t' Verh ny American piayWn-htS, His i
''tR'f contempt oic >howins for an Amer can
''a"a-fF LACK : worship Of ryerlt aiaC Epr-
''sd ma 'afI-e al him To absurd eNc.sSpS E,. has
"o'e ie>s to encourage Au.rrcan genius ?. sa
aux man IN rs poe. tlon in the country. h5s iuf.-
80 "a always been great and had be- pep
N'N'ntN encouraged American ulavNrI.sfIts
E.'s' '"I1~s might haVe been achi.yei Tbaaf-
= "'dua-'rs are Ike sheep rl,ey follow a
reader anywhere. and are 10Th ., fraoch
nut Il. themselves II = ,,r, - ..
>aN that the three American MAY. which NJ
aliaek has lToduceI IN bs ion,y ,,sr,.,,r bsys
been failures. nut 80 cOuhleu.iv evnerrs no.
cess n Judge hanefg.s case The autO.,r = 80,
POPULAR "itt all Glasses of people and ms 1,onp
larltA alone would insure Suec.ss ..r q .b,rt
ran anyhow. The story is a s.upp one. hut
a'a AFRAID Il i a tie old Al American ads mar
res Preach count. VINO maitreafS her sion.
Der Gou"r. and GOES hac, 10 Prs He f.i.u-4,.
SHORTLY afterwards ana attempts 10 Iu-n lis NE.
a -ain. hut she rrpuiSes HIM. young aver
who fAa,.v 'reeS her from her husband iaIi- A
love w'th and m8rrlss her after the triul!,,uAut
downfall OF the count
Mr. PETER 2 OLNEY
has been trying for the district attornegshin for
several years. Though he never succeeded In
getting elected to :he post. the death OF ID strict
Attorney MckeOn and the -u5-oqdrlt resl1us-
ton Of District Attorney Peckaam gave IA the
chance he so long coveted There is a strung
probability that Nv Olney will not pan out Vel
- iisTrct attorney. ! never yet Knew A man
Who pu"d Tor this noSitOn who amounted a. q
SttaN when n charge oi the once. Il i tie
CLlet and u1lTrlertiUus men VINO invariably Do
ne Work. eUcn man was Mukeon VINO d.ed
IN the harness. such another man was PrchAam
whose health gave oct after a short tuss. IL with
l.te tremendous WORK u the Office. such q msl
Mr.. Oiney i not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15

Present state of the Enterprise-Inac.
iSity Of the New York Interest.
From the Baltimore Sun.

Floiu tue EdltHnore sun.
The question of the building Of a railroad to
connect Baltimore with deep water at Drum
Point, in Calvert county, at the mouth of Patux-
en- river, has for years attract ed the atten-
ton OF business men, and the projected Drum
Point road is Familiarity known in most of its
details With subscribed capital of 1888 600
from Maryland. Anne Arundel and Calvert
counties. those who are identified with the
company believed the project was firmly upon
it, feet Ii Is understood. however, that New
OK parties who couple of years ago secured
control IN the company have not as yet taken
the earnest forward step which would look as if
they proposed to complete the line by 1885 as
required by the contract. They have secured
rights OF way. and pa! the interest on mort
gaTrs and other obligations to keep the fran
chist alive. and besides this they have paid
some atty thousand dollars to secure the Annap-
oils and Elkridge road to be part OF the line to
Drum Point 1t Is said that some OF the Balti-
more people Interested have become FESTIVE
over the inactiOn so far shown. and that they
PXpect the New York parties to come here in Il
few days and prove that they propose to take
the matter III hand IN time to show the legisa-
tuTe Al its approaching session that something
is to be done 1t is estimated that the road can
oe built in eighteen months for 81 500. 900 in
addition to the capital already guaranteed
The railroad is to begin at a point near the
business center OF Baltimore ana run from
thence nearly south to Drum Point harbor at
the mouth of the Patuxen, river, directly con-
Meeting with Brooklyn. Curtis creek Severn
river Round bay Annapolis. South river
Owenville. Fair Haven. Friendship. Prince
Frederick. Port Republic and It. LeOnard's
passing these points on the line of the road the
total distance between the termini being
seYenty-tight miles. The charter provides that
a branch may he built to Washington.
Tne Washington and Atlantic railroad COM
pany a CORPORATION which proposes to build q
road Oh the Eastern Shore cross the Chesapeake
by ferries and construct line from Annapolis
to Washington and probably to Baltimore. has
Its surveyors at work north of Annapolis This
road would give a short line to Annapolis out
ii is aot projected, intended to give Balti-
more an outport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15
The Missing Miss Cooley.

The mystery surrounding the disappearance
from Wilkesbarre. Pa, of Miss Nellie Cooley,
aged twenty-five. of st. Paul Mimi. and a rela-
tive of Nathan Rutter. wealthy merchant of
Wlkesbarre. is still unexplained For many
years Miss Cooley has lived with the family of
Mr. Rutter and has always been treated as one
of his own children. Miss Coolev's mother
committed suicide by cutting her throat and
since then the daughter has been subject to oc-
casional fits of dependency. For the last
month or two she has been suffering from such
an attack, and tor some time has been in charge
of nurse Last Sunday night she escaped
from the house. leaving behind her a note adj
dressed to Mr.. Ritter intimating that she was
determined to end her life, but ascribing no
motive. As Mr. Rutter's house is close to the
river 1t Is surmised that she had drowned her
self. and men We're put to work with drags. but
without success 81 900 reward has been Of
fered for her recovery. dead or alive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15
An Editors Advice.


The editor of paper has more questions
asked him, and gives more answers. than any
man living, though some of the answers may
not be right. For instance. a correspondent OF
an eastern paper says 81 have horse that has
lately suffered from periodical dizziness Please
answer through your valuable paper and let me
know what | should do with him. I'm afraid
he will get worse if something ia not done soon y
The editor puts on his glasses. consuits the au.
thorities on blind staggers in horses and answers
as follows: ''Our advice. based on perusal oil
the valuable book, Every Man His Own Horse
Doctor would be to take the horse some time
when he is not dizzy and sell him to q stranger. .
The average horse owner would not need the
advice. as he would sell the horse too quick snd
warrant him perfectly sound
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15

The city money order Office closes at o. m.
This - not department office and there is no
-rea-on why IT should close al department hours.
TO the great Inconvenience OF the thousands who
cannot conveniently visit Il betw cen 8 and OF
Course these hours are convenient To the CLERKS
OF that Office but being mere CITY oifiCe | see
not why IL should not be Open until after D.
N las ia other cities. VIII not the F. NJ please
reform thIs!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15
A Good SslrpPSfi0n.

TO tIIF FtutOF Oi The EVENING STAR:
Your paper mas the honor to have started the
Chtdrens Christmas Club Its success is as
sured, VIII not your paper interest itself In
another class of our people? I mean the frempn
OF the street Would t not be a very graceful
ACT iof The fire Insurance companies to renem-
Der them or theI children during the coming
holidays especially those men who nearly lost
Their lives putting out the fire on F street?
Yours respectfully. a READER OF The STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15
A Rejected Lover shoots Himself.
From the New York Tribune.

Minor Wilcox and Miss Ella Thomson, of
Saybrook, Conn.,, have been engaged to be
married for some time. but the engagement has
been broken. On Monday Wilcox visited Miss
Thomson and reproached her. it is alleged,
because she received the attentions of other
gentlemen. A quarrel followed and before they
separated Miss Thomson dismissed her lover
He babe her good bye. saying, You will never
see me again. andle the house. In amoment
or two the report OF pistol was heard, accom-
panied by heavy fall. Several mem bers OF
ii IS Thomson's family rushed out and found
young Wilcox lying near the back door with
bullet hole through his left lung near the
heart He was taken into the house and a
physician was summoned but no hope of bis
recovery is entertained Miss Thomson is
heartbroken overthe unfortunate affair, and has
been suffering from hysteris ever since she heard
the shot. Her life IL also despaired of. Both
wilcox ana Miss Thomson are connected with
the families OF well-to-do farmers, and the quiet
town Of old Saybr0ok In thrown into fever Of
excitement By the attempted suicide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15
Dangerous Trap.

To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
The attention OF the District Commissioners
Is called to the condition OF the upper step of
tn" western flight on Highland Terrace An
early repair of the orfce there washed out may
save the District considerable damages.
~ Nv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15

Susan B. Anthony has returned home to dear
old America In time to hang her stocking,
and the Chicago Tunes remarks that rude Jokes
about bursting the seams by trying to put a
stick Of candy Ia It viii again cast Q gloom over
the holiday season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15

Beef tea as a beverage has become q popular
drink In Omaha, and II is sold at the saloons to
the exclusion Of whisky straight and stone
fence. The saloon-keepers find 1t profitable, a.
1t Is hfteen-cent drink.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15

go. Some OF the paintings sold for far less than
they were held to be worth by owners: others
brought much more than was expected, and
Others again would not sell at all. though the
honeyed tongue of the auctioneer charmed never
80 cunningly. The first sale, the one held at
Williams. a month or more ago produced quite
handsome sum in the aggregate, notwith.
standing the wretched quality Of number of
the paintings offered, and it would doubtless
have realized considerably more had the adyer-
tised assurance that the sale would be without
reserve" been made good by the owner or agent
Of the collection. That it was not soon be-
came manifest, and that fact must have had
the effect to reduce the number of bona fl,e
buyers. Still so far as numbers sold aud
amounts realized went. the sale might be called
a success IN ts way. One gentleman we hear
became the purchaser of many as fifteen or
twenty canvases. some OF them at very liberal
figures The second sale, made up of the
works of local artists. which took place
couple of weeks since, Was not open to the
charge above referred to, SO far a. we have
heard and on the whole the results were under
stood to have been fairly satisfactory to most of
those In interest. There were probably some
disappointments, but If any they could not have
been very great. since a number of the subjects
bore evidences of nasty production, and the gen.
eral standard was not high enough to warrant
an expectation Of fierce rivalry among bidders
The third venture. that Of Messrs. Lanman and
Oertel, which occurred this week. was probably
less satisfactory In a pecuniary aspect than either
Of the Others. Each gentleman had contributed
some very clever examples of his Individual
style, but it Is doubtful if in any case the hopes
of the artist were realized, although the totalof
the sale reached quite a snug figure There
is not very much of b moral to this little story;
but II one can be drawn from IL Ii would seem
to be that poor daubs brought here from q dis
lance usually bring higher prices than better
work by nome talent. This may be regarded as
"a little rough" on local artists So 1t is; but 1t
is really good deal rougher on the people who
indulge In that sort of thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15
LITERARY NOTES.

IHE AMERICAN GIRLS HOME BOOK OF WORK
AND PLAY. By HELEN CAMPBELL. Author OF
Inc Probleln OF the Poor" etc illustrated. New
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-02
Speed Of Railway Trains.

The speed OF railway train is one OF
the things that people almost uniformly
over-estimate, just as the seating capac-
ity Of building is generally put at too
high figure. This observation is sug-
gested by recent railway achievement
in the Old World. A special train char
tered to convey party of capitalists and
journalists from Paris to Vienna rec0tly
performed that journey in twenty-eight
hours. As the distance is little less
than 900 miles this constitutes an aver
aged speed of about thirty-two miles an
hour, which is considered in that country
q remarkably good record. OF course
this does not compare with the speed
which has been attained in this country
for less distances, and is Insignificant
when contrasted with English rates OF
speed for shorter distances. But for
through continuous travel in an uneven
country it is accounted memorable
achievement. The Railroad Guide for
the present month indicates that the
fastest express train between New York
and Chicago consumes just twenty mine
hours in accomplishing the trip-a dis
lance of e75 miles. This is found to
represent an average speed OF thirty
three and two-thirds miles an hour. 1t
thus appears that we are not much ahead
of European countries generally in this
respect, and the difference may readily
be accounted for on the ground OF
greater physical difficulties in the dis
trict referred Cleveland Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-02

The war between the temperance
elements and the anti-temperance
element of the republican party in
Iowa, has actually begun a CORE
spondent in writing to the st. Paul
Pionenr Press outlines the situation
as follows? "To put it mildly, the
future is uncertain. An urgent de-
maud is to be made upon the gov
ernor to call an extra session of the
legislature. If he responds and
calls an extra session it will spe-
iously damage the party-and the
governors chances for renomin-
alton. If he refuses, then the other
side will begin war upon him, and
they swear to give no quarter. The
most serious feature of this import
ant state of affairs, is the tact that
the legislature to be elected next fall
will choose q United State senator to
succeed Hon. w. B. Allison. If the
discordant elements of the party can
be harmonized, all will be well. II
they cannot be harmonized, there is
danger of the loss of a senator and
the defeat of governor"