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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-27
DAMAGING TESTIMONY AGAINST
THE CONSPIRATORS.
MoOre,s Revelations.

From the New York Herald.
In Mr.. Andrew W. Moore the star route
prosecution has found witness quite AZ dam
aging to Stephen W. Dorsey as would have
been ex-senator Spencer, who is now on the
ocean safely beyond the reach Of government
process. Moore's testimony IL to the effect
that he was engaged by Miner to render ser
vices on the Dorsey routes in the west, and that
he was directed to report at Senator Dorseys
house for Instructions and funds" He did 20
report, rs he testifes. to 1.-The head of the
concern" from whom he received some
very significant Illustrations" and sub
sequently ''funds' for services rendered
This was while Mr.. Dorsey was still in the
Senate Moore did not hesitate to say
on the stand that he knew he was joining "a
conspiracy to rob the government" and that he
was to get ''one-fourth of the stealings" as
his share of the plumber. This frank admission
may prove that Moore was no better than the
rest Of the plunderers, but It does not impeach
his veracity as witness. On the contrary, 1t
shows hin to be the most truthful of the star
route jobbers. Indeed, Judge Wylie remarked
yesterday that 80 far Moore's evidence "'stood
uuimpeached." As it has not been shaken by
the rigid cross-examiaation of the witness him
self 1t Is obvious that Dorsey's lawyer can now
hope to meet 1t only by the evidence Of other
witnesses, which he is not likely to find an
easy undertaking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-27

Nothing is better calculated to destroy q
mans equanimity than to have lady walk up
to him while he is lingering near fruit-sfxn1
and offer him two cents for an apple when n
reality he is only waiting tor h0rse-caf y
come alOng.-Puck. t.=l -
The sad-eyed poet sings and signs becanse
there are no birds In last years nests. Suct =
man would howl for the banana In the peal g
the past-Nesc Orleans Picoyslpe. -
Jimmys Twenty-Five cent watch not runn,ug
satisfactorily. he pried n open and dussd 8
from mas bottle of peppermint, explaining 70
her that 81 DIES it dot 'tomach ache. "SIhs
Wdtchman.
A little child IF seven or slight said inst wt0
the Bible spcals Of 'schildrens childrou" Ungt
mean dOlls.-Ohristiun at H0Dse.
Eva, noticing . fiock On nOlsy, cAutt@ipg
blackbinds, s&id: Mamma. I guess theyO
haxtng sewing iclety3"-Abme lbwN0
Plantation philosophy: 'Remember. ysu1G
man." said Uncle Mose, $@0at Dc bet fkien' y9D
rot On dis earth Il ab0f46 6ki0' - tinanR -
he b ter you."-Arkdnsaso Thaoslw.
Inversion: DR.. - q IN. n. M 49,
re folks who call hima b. fA-LOU8 00WtW.
Miss Rosebud's partner: severe yUu 8 -
Jones' ball two seasons Ago?" - ~ %
Rosebud at the Patriarchs' ball. sOh, ne,
answered; I'm dcbutsnte thin wfnter.
your" Ne exclaimed: a'why, eomoOooy Uo4
your folks were Episeepaiiana"-Neo -
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-27


From the New York Times.
The star route trial has again become tuteneut-
ing. A new witness has appeared In the person
Of Mr.. Andrew w. Moore, Of Montana, who tes-
titles with refreshing franlnesa, that he entered
into the conspiracy OF the mail contractors WITH
q fun know1edee q what he wnsabout snA with
tho understanding fha* hD Was 30 hsze nnp-
fourth Of TIE stsalingA. His evidence uounect.
x-SenHtor Dorzey very closely with the rest of
the Rang. sinceit was TO Dorsey that Moore ms
sent Tor his instructions and his pay: Il sae
Dorsey who furnished him with ineeniously
devised forms OF sub contncts, ard ctom whom
he received positive assurances fhat oil the ser.
vice would b increased md expsdited Ia Q
manner which would leaSe very smpae naEran
OF proat to al c0aeeGned. 70 Miner he oWedfhe
suggestion that IN getting No petttions err
should be taken to leave space botwegn -
head and the body, 30 that the naune9 conla H.
utilizad Tor . petition entifsay dis1ari3w e ne
one TO which they were originally spponded. h
il said that Heores evidenee vim IS snsdsined
and corroborsted, . statement which. cusesa.sl
ing the character u the testimony d a dccSSea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-27
THE METROPOLITAN CLUB HOUSE.
What Messrs. Gray and Page Have to
Say

10 the Editor of The EVENING STAR.
We are induced to ask that you viii do the
Kindness to publish the following statement by
the single fact that much publicity has been
given through the papers and otherwise to inju-
rious and incorrect statements regarding the
construction of the Metropolitan Club House, at
corner of II and 18th streets. Both as matter of
Justice to the reputation of that i'm
portant building and to ourselves, lit is due
that We should make, II we can. as public as
the SANDER has been made the assertion
that by the judgment Of the best architects in
America, and who are wholly disinterested. the
construction of that house as we'll as the plans
thereof were without fault. Our original draw
ings contemplated the use of 10 inch brick
arches over openings for sliding doors in first
and second stories. and We have written opinion
that our contemplated construction was safe
and in accordance with practice from an arch+
architects In New York and Philadelphia as
being one of the highest authorities
on construction. Nevertheless the build
ing inspector objected to this con-
struction, and the builders Messrs. r. Da-
wilson & Co.. in order to avoid trouble and de-
lay on their own responsibility. at their own
expense and without our consent or agency
placed iron beams where the inspector desired
them, doing away with our arch construction.
Nothing more was said by the authorities until
the walls were up and the building ready for
roof. when the inspector condemned the 1917
inch beams put in by the builders. as being
short in capacity. The Club then re-
quested that the authorities ap-
point a commission. which was done and
said commission demanded that portions of the
partition walls over said sliding doors be taken
down and the single 1014 Inch beams replaced
by two 12-inch beams in each case which was
done at the expense of the Club and under our
supervision. We have nevertaken any responsible
ity in regard to the l0 9inch beams tOrthe reasons
above stated. but in the interest of the Club we
had the work examined by an engineer of the
highest standing and ability. who reported same
safe in his opinion. which we know was based
on careful mathematical calculations.
Respectfully, GRAY & PAGE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-27

Important Star ROutC Evidence
THE PROSECUTION GREATLY STRENGTHENED.
From the New York Herald. JAN Goth.
Yesterdays evidence in the star route case
must have had most damaging effect upon
ex-senator Dorsey and the rest of the defend
ants. Mr.. A. E. Boone, formerly mail con.
tractor In the Dorsey combination, testified,
among other things, that Dorsey had directed
him to prepare and send blank bonds to certain
postmasters i'm Arkansas who were to insert the
names Of bogus bOndsmen and return the dOcu-
ments to Washington where the names of the
bidders were to be added. The witness sent the
papers as directed, and they were returned to
him through Dorsey. This evidence was given
by Boone on the former trial, when the prosecu-
ton also offered sOmeremarkable letters written
by Dorsey to several Arkansas pOstmasters and
bearing on the same subject These letters were
then ruled ont. and soon after they were first
given to the public by the Herald Yesterday
the court admitted them, SO that they are now q
part of the evidence in the case.
The important bearing which they have upon
the question Of Dorseys guilt is apparent. They
were written In December 1877, and were
headed :" United States Senate Chamber" One
of them was sent with lot of blank bonds to
Postmaster Clendenning. of Fort Smith, to
whom Dorsey wrote that he wanted the bonds
6 made for friend. and asked the postmaster
to I" have4t done, but under no possible crcum-
stances allow any one to know from whom they
come" To this Postmaster Clendenning
promptly replied that he could not comply with
DOrsey's request without committing frxud,
which was made criminal offense BY the Re
vised Statutes of the United States.
To Postmaster Haycock, Of Pine Blur Dor
sey also cent a bundle OF blank bonds ito be
filled up" and wrote:-'This Is for an intimate
cial favor to me-. Under no circumstances allow
anybody to know that have written an thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-27

Moods success among th6students of0xfbF4
and Cainbridee II confirmed by reports q -
We fsit rs 4, ~ r. cred.
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THE JERSEY LAZY ON SKATES.
Her Exploits at the Chicago Rink.

DESCRIPTION OF MRS. LANdTRY ON ROLLERS By
A BAsHFDL YOUNG NAN woo WAS SELECTED As
HER sKAfoRIAL PARTNER-HOw HE BLUSHED
WHEN HE LET THE LILY DROP-HER yIvACITT
AND HER cOURAGE-HER POSSIBLE AFPEAR-
ANCE AT THE WASHINGTON RINK.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-11
.sPARRoWs" At THE PIANO.

AS there are sparrows and nightin-
gales among birds, there are creatures
among piano-players who may be called
by the same name, and at this season of
the year, when all the windows are open,
it seems to the dweller in cities as if
the former type were painfully common.
The sparrow piano-player begins her
performance at about o'clock, in the
cheerful confidence that if her neigh
bors be not awake they ought to be;
she continues while they are eating
what breakfast they may under the
subduing influence of her strains; she
continues after the men have fled to
their work and the women have shut
all the windows, preferring death to
deafness, and it is supposed that she
continues all day, for when gray even
ing comes ON she is still hammering
away with unexhausted and inexhaust-
able energy What the sparrow plays
nobody knows. Not Beethoven, nor
Mozart, nor Mendelssohn, but some
thing mot so hard;" not Chopin, but
something with a tune;" not the
"Shower of Roses" and Cataract of
Sapphires," but something less melodi-
Gus; and not Strauss nor Offenbach,
but something in which there is abso-
lutely no musical idea, no melody, no
anything but time, marked time, time
that makes thought an impossibility,
conversation a bawilderment, sleep a
nightmare and existence burden. The
sparrow 'loves her piano." she does
not know what she should do without it.
Her neighbors and friends could sug-
gest several things that she might do
with it. She might burn it, for in
stance, but they know better than to
hope that she will. She will simply
rattle, bang, drum, and bang, drum,
rattle through the years, doubling the
terrors of the hottest summer, and max
ing the advent of autumn thing to be
earnestly desired,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-11

ment to Lord Chief Justice Coleridge.
Mayor Palmer presided, and spoke briefly
and introduced Justice Coleridge, who said
he recognized the testimonial as to the
English people andito himself. rlAmeri-
cans were wrong in saying they had no
history. You have had, and have Webster,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Russell Low
ell and the Howells. Those men make your
history. England and America are one in
language, one in law, one in blood, and
what God has joined 1--WE are ioined] feel
assured man cannot put asunder. Lord
Coleridge was followed by Governor But
Ter, Governor Jarvis, of North Carolina,
Judge Devens, III. Caulbert and others.
Among the distinguished guests present
were all the representatives of foreign
governments now in the city, Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, several justices of the su-
preme court, many distinguished lawyers,
the members of the city government, the
council and senators, and the commissioner
of education and labor.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-11
THE IRISH HARP.

The old-sty1e Irish harp was about
four feet high, had no pedals, and was
strung to the back with straps. The
one belonging to King Brian Boru,
killed in the battle of Clontarf, in 1014,
still exists in the museum of Trinity
College, Dublin. It is black with age,
and polished, but now worm-eaten, and
is adorned with silver ornaments. It
was taken by his son, league, to Rome
after the battle, and presented to the
Pope, with the crown and regalia. A
succeeding Pope presented it to Henry
VIII, with the title of Defender of the
Faith, and Henry gave it to the Earl of
Clanricarde, in whose family it was held
until the beginning of the eighteenth
century. 1t then passed through sew
eral hands until 1856, when the College
became its owner.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-11
TRIPLES md DETAILS IN INTEL
LECTU4L TRAINING.

One of the first essentials in a
thorough intellectual training is to
learn instantly and accurately to dis
criminate between trifes and details.
It is precisely the careful, patient at
tention to the latter, as it is ignoring Of
the former, that marks the well-devel-
oped man. Genius is more than half a
perception of relative values. The
greatest scientist and the greatest
artists alike have been the men who
knew precisely what to slight and upon
what to lavish the closest attention ;
and the sin and weakness of modern
literature lies in lack of this essential
wisdom. No detail can be so slight
and insignificant as to be trifing, and,
on the other hand, no trife can be Of
sufficient Importance to be ranked and
considered with the details. -BoStot
Courier.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-11
TRACTS OR CHICKEN-BROTIf.

A Wolf had the misfortune to break
his leg, and, being unable to hunt for
his food, was soon reduced to the verge
of starvation. One day as he was ut
tering lamentation Hare came along
and inquired the trouble.
II am almost at the point of death, :"
was the reply. II haven't had morsel
to eat for days"
"Indeed!" exclaimed the Hare. I'll
go at once to the Hyena about it"
When the Hyena was consulted he
stroked his chin and finally said:
care you certain that he is Wolf Of
good morals?"
NO"
well, then. I'd better see the Lion
about it before we do anything"
The Lion heard the story, winked in
a wise way, and remarked:
"There ought to be a committee ap-
pointed to investigate his character.
I'll see the Stork and mention the
matter"
The Stork was informed that Wolf
lay dying of starvation, and hereplied:
well, well, butts that's bad. Pl see
the Ok this very afternoon, and have
him decide whether we ought to send
in tracts or chicken-broth.
The Ok was duly informed, aud the
next day he walked over to see what
should be done in the case. Arriving
at the lair, he found the Wolf dead,
and the Owl had already been there
and written on the rocks the
MoRAL.-"Philanthropy is a til II
tonic for an empty stomach.-DetroU
Free Press
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-11
WHY PREACHERS LACK FORCE.

"Why do you have so few ministers
of originality and force-men who make
their mark as great preachers" =
asked DIR. Collyer.
"Too little life and too much learn
ing, sir; too little blood and too much
education. A man makes great mis-
take when he sacrifices life's force for
books. Generous life increases the
power of thought and good health, keeps
it fresh, and creates originality, was
the quick and earnest response.
Does Europe or America have the
greatest ministers?"
america by all odds. 1t has several
superior to the best there is in En-
gland. The Old World has not one that
can compare with Henry Ward Beecher.
He is the preacher on the planet. If
his superior ever lived I never heard or
read of him."
Does Spurgeon approach him?"
NO, sir. In no particular, if I can
understand what great minister is.
He lacks the very elements that make
MI. Beecher great.
what are they?"
In the first place Henry Ward
Beecher is the most humap.ian 1 ever
knew. He gets near the people rather
than above them. His generous bodily
force keeps his great mind bright, and
makes him fearless. No man will or
perhaps can express himself with the
simplicity, originality, eloquence and
courage that Mr.. Beecher does. The
struggles of his early life may have had
much to do with this and his later sue
cesses. They may have made him the
natural man he is. Great as he is l
love him for his simple taste and his
courage. [ admire a man who never
gets great enough to refuse to express
his opinion upon small subjects.
There is great deal in the simple fact
that Mr.. Beecher will say in great
company, Z love apple pie and like to
farm during the summer months, by ly
ing under an apple tree and going to
Sleep" - haterUieoC acith Robert
Collyer.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-11
RICH NEWS SONS IN COLLEGES.

Wellington College was started upon
a twofold idea. 1t was to be great
educational institution, worthy of the
great name given to it, and it was to be
at the same tiSse place at which the
sons and orphans of officers might be
fitted for their future career in life,
whatever that career might be-" at a
cost far below what would be incurred
at any other place where like advant-
ages could be obtained.
The mixture of classes at Wellington
College has not favored those econom-
zeal habits which would have been in
strict agreement with the original de-
sign of the place. The sons of rich
parents have imported into the college
their own standard of expense. Their
less welI-to-do school-fellows have been
tempted to vie with them, or have been
placed at disadvantage by comparison
with them The commissioners ap-
pointed to inquire into the practical
working of the institution think that a
strict simplicity of living should be the
invariable rule at Wellington College,
for the boys and for the masters, too.
To inculcate inexpensive habits and
steady self-control is as important, the
commissioners say, as to teach classics
and mathematics. We are not sure that
they do not somewhat over-estimate the
extent to which expensive habits have
been encouraged or suffered at Yelling
ton College. The further question
whether the expenses Of all the boys
should be more nearly the same is a
much larger one and more open to con-
troversy.
A public school, it may fairly be
urged, is a little world in which the
great outside world should be shown in
miniature. The French "lycees," with
their strict control of expenses of every
kind, down even to dress, are perfect
| models of what the commissioners pro-
pose for Wellington College. We doubt
if the results, moral or educational,
would be any better than are arrived at
Oh the present plan. One of the lessons
man has to learn is to proportion his
expenses to his means, and to look
without emulation on those who can
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-11
TRICHINE.

This word-the plural of trichina-
has its accent on the second syllable
It is from a Greek word meaning hair,
and is the name of the hair-like worms
sometimes found in the human muscles.
The word "spiralis" is generally at
tached to it, and refers to the manner
in which the parasite lies curled up in
his tiny capsule.
When fully grown, it would take eigh-
teen of the males, placed end to end, to
make an inch. The disease to which
they give rise-at first often mistaken
for muscular rheumatism-is called
trichinosis, sometimes trichiniasis.
1t was not until 1885 that the para
tie was found in man. During the next
twenty-five years it was proved that
there was a connection between the dis
ease in man and that of the hog; and in
1867 the parasite was found in the mus
cles of the latter. Whence the hog has
derived it is an unsettled question.
As long as the hog lives the parasite
remains dormant in the animal, like the
chrysalis Of the butterfly. But when
the hogs flesh is eaten, the tiny cap
sules then are dissolved by the digestive
juices, and trichin@ are set free.
A single meal may introduce many
thousands of them-over a million, says
one writer-into the stomach. Thus in
PRODUCED they live from five to six weeks
in the intestines, each one producing
meanwhile brood of at least 1900.
The latter soon migrate toward the
muscles, following the course of the
blood vessels and nerves, and reach
ing their goal about the tenth day.
Here, in five or SIX months, they pass
into a sort of chrysalis condition, to be
freed from it only by the gastric juices
OF some other being. Similar migra-
lions may follow, wave after wave.
More or less, however, are swept out of
the intestines, possibly to find their way
back to their ancestral home in the
swine.
The trichin@ have been found in every
land. They have also been detected in
the cat, dog, rabbit, rat, mouse, mar
mot, the wild hog Of Europe, and even
in the hippopotamus. -Touth's Com
pNniOn.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-11
SPANISH ,HNTTORS.

In Madrid, as in other European
cities, the best families live in flats"
or apartments. Only the richest of
the nobility or millionaires of the IN
titled class occupy whole house.
These observation-disclosures, handsomely
built in blocks, are divided into elegant
suites of from ten to fifteen rooms. An
American, visiting family occupying
one of these flats, is astonished at one
Spanish custom. Not one of the
family, not even the father, much less
the son, possesses night key. If they
are out late in the night, they are adj
mitted to their home in the style de-
scribed in the following extract from a
letter written by an American lady now
in Madrid;
We returned home late the other
night. Instead of entering our house
quietly by night key, as we would if
we had been in Boston, J. called:
with loud voice, I'm! I'm"
A burly man, mufied up and carry
ing a lantern on a pole, soon made his
appearance. Saluting the ladies, he
drew from a bunch of keys which hung
from his belt the one that opened the
front door Of our house.
We entered it, preceded by the burly
janitor, with his pole-bearing lantern,
and walked leisurely up the long flight
of stairs to our apartments. There he
babe us good night" and descending
went out and locked us in.
This burly man is the porter, or
ianitor of the whole block in which our
house is located. He carries all the
keys, and no one can get in or out,
during the night, without summoning
him. These guardians of the night are
so honest that it is said that not one of
them has ever betrayed the trust re-
posed in him. But I could not help
thinking, as I heard the bolt turned
into its place, what should we do in
case of fire?"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-11
= FULL OUTFIT.

A reporter for New York journal
asked fashionable dress-maker how
many dresses young lady required for
summer wear. ooh" said Madame D.,
about twenty, at least, if she is go ing
out at all. She must have six white
dresses, pale pink null over satin, a
pale blue, and another sea green; an
amber satin, a black Spanish lace dress,
a white lace dress, and two or three
plain dark silks; besides a yachting
dress, rowing dress, tennis costume,
tea gown, two or three riding habits,
with special hats to go with each toilet,
and shoes or slippers, parasols and fans,
and gloves to match"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-11
A1ECrURE ON ECoNoME.

A stupid-looking tramp knocked at
one of the finest residences in Austin,
and was received by the lady of the
house.
What do you want ?"
"Please'm e1e me a dime to buy a
glass of bread; 'scuse me, Imean loaf
Of beer"
II haven't got any money"
Haven't you got no money? Then,
madam, I would suggest that you move
into cheaper house; you are evidently
living beyond your means. Economy
is wealth. Economic in the matter of
clothes and house rent. Cut your ex-
penses, and then, perhaps, some day
you will have dime to spare-a dime,
madam, that may be the means of pre-
venting hungry and thirsty fellow
mortal from committing suicide; or it
may be quarter-a coin of the value
of 25 cents-that will upholster the
dark clouds on the horizon of his dis
pairing soul with silver-plated lining,
and fill his stomach with Bock-beer.
Good-day, fair y."-Teras SJtiaogs.