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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17

EXAMINATION OF 11rur. oo1wEI1. .. g.

EXAMINATION OF LIEUT.. COLWELL, q. 6. N.
the Proteus court of inquiry yesterday afternoon,
after THE STARS report closed. He said that the
boats taken by Lieut. Darlington were not as well
fitted as they should have been, and he thought
directly to IittletOn's Island. The court held q
short executive session this morning and then ad-
JOurned until Monday, without examining Wit
NeSSeS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17
District Government Affairs.

TIE C0GSWEIL FOUNTAINS.
The District Commissioners have addressed
letter TO Dr. H. ID. Cogswell, san Francisco. Cal
stating that latter considerable delay the plan
and drawings of the stone structure for the 1oun
tain TO be donated by you to Washington city have
been received and examined by the commissioners
and am instructed to say that 1t Is found, viii
regret that the same objection is in the way OF IL
acceptance that was made TO the bronze fountain
viz: ii is quite too large for the places where foun
tainS are most needed in this city. The Commits
sionerS regret that this consideration is likely &
defeat your benevolent purpose, result they vii
gladly cooperate TO prevent If you think fayOrably
Of their previous suggestions for one OR more small
fountains OF artistic design"
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The communication OF Messrs- VIM. NJ. Calf, Jas
O. Clephane ct al In relation to continued improve.
mentS on Indiana avenue and street, to which
reference has already been made In The STAR was
referred to Capt. Greene, OF the engineer depart
ment. who 1ndorses upon 1t as follows ''1his work
has not been overlooked. The plans for carrying
the Improvement already begun west OF Sd street
to st street have been made, but the work has been
There is no prospect Of its being done in the next
eighteen months, the estimates for work to June
so. 1885, having been submitted to Congress, and
this hot among them"
BUILDING PERMITS.
Building permits have been issued by Inspector
Entwsle follows: X. c. Hewitt, erect storeroom
northwest; 81 600. VIM Howard, erect brick pri-
yate stable on Potomac street, West Washington;
5000 Jos Williams repair bricks in rear OF 1901 n
street n. e.: $780, w. T. Downey, erect store
room, 1877 street NV; s. 400.
Our War Vessels in China.
Rear Admiral Crosby reports to the Navy depart
ment, under date OF Yokohama, Japan, october %
that affairs at Canton are quiet, and foreigners
now feel comparatively secure. The PaloS arrived
at Canton on the 9th OF September, and
the Junata arrived at Canton on the 9th or October
In case her presence was no longer necessary at
Canton she was to proceed to FOrmosa and search
for the four American sailors lost on that coast The
Essex was at Nagasah undergoing repairs to her
engine The MOnOcacy was ordered to NagaSaki In
order that the transfers might be made upon the
arrival OF the Pensacola The Pensacola was to
leave Hong Kong for NagaSaki on the 23d October
The Enterprise reported on the station at Hong
Kong october 9th, and was dispatched to Shang-
hal, where she arrived on the 18th. It was
intended to send her to Chefoo to take on board
Hon. John Russell Young, minister to China, to
make his intended tour around the Chinese ports,
but he telegraphed that he had postponed his trip
until next spring. The Enterprise would remain at
Shanghai for the present The Richmond was to
leave Yokohama for Nagasaki, October 18th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17
A Freight ncpot and Car, .rurnca.
An EnCeiltiiaIN Hire.

NsnISoH, ISD.. Nov l1.-Me~SrS. King & NoSecrs
hour NIL was burned II midn,ht lest ni-ht lie
loss Is S2atsR. Insured fer $l5NO The htc WAS the
WORK OF 4h lncendialy. There was nO W.ltchman
Oh the DrNniS..S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17
Our War Vessels in China.

THE RECOVERY OF STOLEN GoODs-Yesterday
Detective Mattingly recovered green silk dress and
quantity OF silver-plated ware stolen by James
Highly from Mrs. Wt1gut, Pennsylvania avenue, be-
Mr.. Mattingly yesterday that a quantity OF fine
tableware, worth S14, which he had stolen from
Mrs Bradford. had been sold BY him At Smiths
pawn shop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17
A Grave sIol,.,rr Scprcuccs-

SYRaCrsE, y. y, Nov. l7.-1hunscn. the Ca,nu-
luS grave roOhcr was sentenced TO Tour years aud
SIX months Ia states prison Ills counsel uiUI ed Ter
| "A new trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17
MARRIAGE L1cnNsEs Marriage licenses have beer

MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage licenses have been
issued by the clerk of the court to Chas E. Gale
her and Jennie Founce; Henry I. Miller and Matte
E. Bush; Harry Fleming, OF AlgierS, La, and Susie
Harper and Susan A. Carly, both OF Washington
county, Md; Michael E. Hogan, Of Brooklyn, N z,
and Catherine T. Flaherty; Stephen R0ll0 and Mol
No Vanatta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17

A GOLD MEDAL FOR HUMANE CONDUCT The
President has presented Mr. c. VI. Peterson keeper
OF the light house on High Laln0cks. gold medal
in recognition OF his humane conduct in receiving
and caring for the officers and crew OF the [. S. s
AShlleiot wrecked Oh East Lalnocko, February Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17

THE I. S. s. WACHUSETT arrived at Conumbo
October 18th. from visit to a number OF Chilian
ports. where courtesieS were exchanged with the
authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17
The Attempt TO Kim Minister Ferry.

MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF YOUNG crRRfFN.
PARIS, Nov li.-The physicians who have exam.
ihcd Young Curren, who entcavored to shoot Prime
Minister Ferry yesterday, state that hc l. suffering
from the effects of recent attack OF ty hus fever
lie does not belong to any anarchist society.
Ex-senator OdGe Dangcrctsly IN.
BURLINGTON, IA, Nov. 17.-Gen. A. Dodge,
formerly minister 10 Spain. and once i member
ol The L. ;. Senate, Is dangerously Ill
The Markets.
BALTIMORE. Nov. I7.-yirginia skies consolidated,
-: second series 81 past Irolls s9k now ten
forts -, NlfEina new thrcts, 5ls; North Carolina
sNes. old. lU7le bId to-day
BALTIMORE. Nov. T-Cotton dull-midiline lnH
Flour frln and unclIaugrd Wheat southern steady
western lower and active. closing weak southern rcd
ll2al II: do amber. l3al Il. No ] Maryland ! ~
asked: No. western winter red. SPOT. lB7al or
November lOI bid. December. OSaal o. - January
llo sail february, llsSaI. - .. Corf-soutileTn
scarce ana higher western easier and neglected south
n'w 1aa's: western mixed. SPOT. 57a57s. December
@4asl4 year. and January. Tfaa a57s steamer So 4
a9i Oats sasI rSOuttrn. 3Gil western White 39l 80.
do iix, H. 3laS l.irsy yanla, 31a4o Rye quiet Coats
HAY dlll and without chanse Provisions steady ana
gtt llitt"r niti-wts' ia PACKED. l0a13: creamery
2'ab3 E:cS firm. 29i5O. ,ki'd DUH 22a2a I.ir,,-
ieiilii unchanged Coffee fIH- Rio cargo,s ordinary
t. fa,r. lltai29. Sugar dull-A soft, 50; COZ Ier
rrhn'd quit IA Whisky steady lSsl lsg Freights
al barrels; wheat, - 900 bushels: corn 600 bush,
els; oats 2O0 bushels. 500 bush, Is Sl..iIncIts-
Lone Sales-Yhcai. $4,000 bushels, corn. 1900
bushels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17

TIE L. s. s. TRENTON viii sail from New Yorl,
for the AsiatIc station some time next week She
will go by way of the Mediterranean sea and the
Suez canal, stopping at Mar5eilles France In order
to give the COruan minister, who viii be paSSen-
GER an opportunity to visit Paris and LondCn If he
desires
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAy.-Internal reve-
nue. S40i .621. 20: customs. s29,s .2,229 IS
4 COMMISSION was issued to-day to J. c. Fries.
postmaster at Cedar Grove, Va.
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kilograms to The Star.
DANvILLE RIOT INVESTIGATION
FREIGHT DEPOT BURNED.
THb TRIAL OF CAREY'S SLAYER.
A SUIT INVOLVING Sl,50O. 900.
FREIGHT DEPOT ID
The DanvilIe. Va. Rios.


INVESTIGATION By THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE
DaSvIILE VA. Nov. l7.-The committee of forty
appointed AZ the meeting of citizens on the tenth
s,ilt held a meeting this morning AZ which ft
Appeared, that twenty witnesses had becn exam
lnrd, ana that testimony had been taken covering
ABOUT forty pages uf legal cap paper. The commit
lee haslnNitd all persons having Information about
the alstuThdnceS on the thrd Instant and the con
close OF The day of the election to give their teSti
n.ony. Many witnesses arc Yet TO be examined
Foreign atsa.r~.
NJ DE IFSSEPS ON THE SECOND sl-Fz canal
LlN NkRrooI. Nov. l9.-ln an r,.dp~s delivered In
the Town han yesterday ". de Lessons S..fl that a
second canal across thr lSlhlpS OF slez could only
m CohHtlGrtcd alongside the present one with a
hotfal margin intervening Tor the strength ~ cach
one ot la" canals could then b. used Tor Sims
hound Ia. and the other FOR ships rpftlrrtrr from
,he Rcd sea This was the only solution of The
present difficulty. Those who Made The Uf,>t canal
We're prepared 10 make the second. lie was ready
to meet the views OF shippers hut II would H.. i'm
possible to 30 SO IN spirit that would mgoyeltsa
the SharchCliIS.
PRoBsRiE FoSrr0xEMFNr or o'pox~rtI.s rPr,r
lo>DnN, NOV. E-It Is probable that thc tllll NJ
ononn'll, Tor The murder 90 Carey VIII br fulthcr
postponed. tine counsel tpr the defense r., n tnr
tnole TIM 70 prepare their case Nr y " Su liv n
or Donnell ) counsel Who WIS denly fkpr III m
court on THURSDAY Is sim seriously ua.sIosed aid
may I0t be able 10 appear AZ The trial.
TnE srEaKERsnIr or TuE BRITISH HorsF
koNpoN, Nov. 1.-THE D1l'y Nf.rS stN, IL has
reason Ia believe that Speaker Brand f. dtsirlS OF
retiring from the oCe al tie beginning ~ the next
session OF parliament, and that Sir Henry James
NJ l. lof taunton, Is spoken cl as hiS SUCCESSOR.
A Freight Depot and Cars EurucsI.
JERSEY CITY, y J.. Nov IA nrc early this
morning destroyed the fcght depot Of the central
railroad OF New Jersey, together with - box ears
loaded, and vast quantity OF rclIanools
or Sl50,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17

To REsIGN-H. r. McCalmont. OF Pennsylvania,
VIII shortly resign his position Of supervising eX-
aminer OF the Philadelphia subdivision United
States Pension Office, for the purpose OF going into
business with eX-Congre5Slllan Watson at Warren,
Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17
Ex-senator ID Odce Dan-ercu,
The Markets.

BURLINGTON, IA, Nov. 17.-sGen. A. Dodge
formerly minister TO Spain. and once 4 member
OF the L. $. Senate, is dangerously III.
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TIE TRIAL OF THE LATE COMMANDER OF THE PINTA
Lieut. triel Lcbree, Us Y. who lately commanded
the Iinta. has been ordered before the courtnartia
In session at Boston trial for culpbe negligence
ana ll1flicency IL the performance OF his duty a
the Time OF the collision OF the Pnta with the bIi,
Tally-HO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17

THE Pacific SQrADRoN.-A report. dated october
31st, from the Pacific station. showed the Hartford
to b" at Panama. The LaCkaWanna is expected at
Calldo by March 1st, 1884. The WachuSett had
sailed for tadera to return 10 C3IlaO by December
LIST. The lroQuios ard onward were at Callao and
the Adams was at Sitka, Alaska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17

- ALL SOULS CHURCH CORNER 14TH AND
- L. sts n. w.-Rev. RUSH r. SHIpPEN pastor
sunday school at $50 a. H. Morning service at IL
|eslers at 30 y. N. 1t
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-21
Just About.

All the passengers in the street car
on Austin avenue were very much
annoyed by a crying child, and one
old gentleman appeared to be particu-
larly exasperated.
81 do wonder what little wootsy
tootsy is crying about" said the
mother, dancing the infant up and
down.
81 know what he is crying about.
lie has ben crying about six blocks;
ever since you got into the car
Siftings.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-21

The leading bonnet is the gable-roof
poke.
Black dresses are again in high
favor abroad.
Only outdoor costumes are made of
cachemire des Indies.
Visites with ends falling to the
knees in front are more diminutive
than formerly. so as not to hide the
beauties of the toilet beneath.
Among the novelty trimmings we
lind cas hmere interminglet with gold.
mixtures of leather and gold lace, plain
leather laces and plain leather pipIr gs
Three thicknesses of satin, shirIed
on cords and secured to the crown of
the hat in double box plaits so as to
produce the shell style, is new and eff
fecti.e.
The latest ribbons are the velvet
centers with cashmere figures on either
side, Ottomans with brocade figures in
all shades, and velvets with cashmere
borders
A simple and graceful overskirt has
a deep, round apron front that reaches
to the foot of the underskiIt. Several
thick, full plaits are laid at each side
of the apron, and the back has two
full breadths of the material to be
draped in soft folds.
Tailor-male dresses grow in popular
favor. They will be worn for lawn
tennis ami croquet parties for the
house, the seaside and mountain use,
and in all colors, light and dark, white
black and tinted, according to the Oc-
casion, time and place.
New styles in hats and bonnets are
the Langtry, with the crown set low
and the front ra sed; Patti, medium
poke with square crown; Bernadiue.
projecting front, sloped at the sitf-'
and raj ID in the back; Gem, a sniail
bonnet with Normandy crown; rs
'cort, with double-edged brim and bell
crown; Rival, a walking hat; Crescent,
square bell crown, brim sloping front
and back with inverted edge; Mag
nolia. oval crown AMI curved brim;
Clifton, "a dress hat, dropping over the
face; Promenade, walking hat with
round crown and Derby brim; Con-
quest, dress hat; Fedora, handsome
dress hat with square crown. narrow
and dropping en- the right, raised
curve on the left and double-edge
brim; Coquette. bonnet similar to last
seasons Langtry, and the Bon Ton,
with its low, square crown sloping at
the back, deep brim high IN 'front.'
close at the sides and short IN tne
back.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-21

The jar Of railway train is not her
metically sealed.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-21
FOR THE FAIR SEX



The son of leading lawyer in New
York, some years ago, was attracted by
the innocent face and quick wit of a
Welsh cham5ermaid in his fathers
house, and declared that he preferred
her to all the fashionable beauties who
had courted his notice. His family
protested, but to no purpose. The
only concession he would make was to
consent to go to Europe for three
years before marrying the girl. In the
meantime, having an independent for
tune, the lover placed her at one of the
best schools in New York. The girl
was ambitious and devoted in her af-
fection for the man. who had chosen
her. He returnsd, found her more
loVelv than ever. They were married,
and the la.iy IS now one of the leaders
OF society IN the city where they live
"a noble, refined, charming woman.
An eminent jurist. well-known in
Pennsylvania in the early part of this
century, was making the circuit" on
horseback, and stopped for dinner at
the house of farmer. The daughter
OF the farmer waited on them. and
the judge-who had been cynic about
women-observed the peculiar gentle
ness IF her voice and a certain sweet
candor in her face. After dinner the
farmer said:
"Mary, bring the judges horse"
Mary started to the field, which was
inclosed by a barred fence. Laying
her hand on the topmost rail she vault
ed hgntly over.
Il saw" said the judge afterward.
"for the first time, woman with the
mind and body I'should require in my
wife. / called again and again at
Farmer C.'s. At last sent Mary to
school for a couple of years, and here
she isl nodding to the stately matron
who presided at his table.
The sons of the Judge and this Maud
Muller all attained distinction; one,
like his father, at the bar; another was
an eminent divine, and a third was a
eoutileIu Candidate for eiIv preSIuuuUy.
All were noted for their fiery elo-
quence, their high sense of honor and
a certain appetite for fighting which
was well sustained by strong physical
health. The Judge had not been mis-
taken in Mary's qualities of mind or
body Youths Companion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-07-12
Labor and Food.

The human body never ceases to work
Even in the most profound slumber
some of the functions of life are going
on, as, for instance, breathing, the cir
culation of the blood, disgestion, when
there is food in the stomach; and it fol-
lows that some part of the nervous system
is therefore awake and attending to bust
ness all the day and night long. In the
act of living, some of the substance of
the body is being constantly consumed.
The amount of work done by the heart
in one day in prOpelling the blood is
now estimated as equal to the work of a
steam engine in raising 125 tons one foot
high, or one ton 125 feet high. We
lose in weight by working. Weigh
man after several hours hard labor,
and he will be found two or three, and
in extreme cases, several pounds lighter.
If we do not wish to become bankrupt.
we must replace by food the amount we
have lost by labor. Hunger and thirst
are the instincts which prompt us to dc
this They are like automatic alarm
clocks, which stop the engine at various
points to take on fuel and water. In a
healthy man as much is taken in as IL
required to maintain the weight of the
body against loss. Nature keeps the &C
count. On one side is so much food
spent in work; on the other, so much
received into the stomach for digestion.
They should balance like the accounts
of an honest book-keeper. In an I'M
healthy person the instinct Of hunger
becomes disordered and does not sound
the alarm, and so the person goes ON
working without eating until he becomes
pauperized; or the instinct works too
frequently. A calculation of the bust
ness done in the body reveals the fact
that for hard working person about
eight and a-half pounds of food and drink
are used up daily; some bodies use
more and some less, but this Is the
average. The profit which the body
gets on this transaction has been cal.
cuiated, and may interest our readers.
The energy stored up in the eight and a.
half pounds of food ought to raise 400
tons one foot high. Most of this energy,
however, is expended in keeping the
body warm and its functions active.
j About one-tenth can be spent in OuI
, bodily movements or in work. The
profit, then, on the process is about ten
per cent. This is enough to raise 34C
tons one foot high each day. a profit
which is quite enough for earning 9
good living if rightly expended, and il
Is proably more than most make; but
all ought to strive to reach this point y
possible Scientific american.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-07-12
The Sweet and Acid Principles in Fruit.

While it is possible to increase the sac
charine principle, and also to modify the
hydrated malic acid constituent in fruits,
it is entirely beyond our power to change
the fixed nature of vines or trees by any
methods of cultivation or fertilization.
There is nothing more wonderful in ma
ture than the peFsistency with which
vegetable structures adhere to their
original bent or design. We all know
that two trees growing side by side from
the same soil, breathing the same air,
and precisely alike in external and in
ternal substance, viii produce fruit to-
tally dissimilar in chemical constituents
and physical appearance. If a young
sour apple tree is cut off low in its
trunk and sciOns of another kind is in
serted, it is changed only above the
point where they are placed. The chem
zeal reactions below continue true to the
original instinct, and if fruit comes from
a sprout it is charged with the acid
juices of the parent tree. We have thus
the bewildering fact brought before us,
that the sap circulating through one
portion of a tree eliminates in the pro-
duction of excess of acid in the fruit,
when in another there is found an excess
of sugar. It is not unusual to observe
newly set scion bud, blossom and bear
fruit the first year. The fruit may weigh
ten times as much as the frail scion
which held it up and supplied the nutri-
ment necessary for its growth, but the
little twig, transplanted to an alien limb,
will set up a laboratory of its own, and
from the strange juices brought to twill
manufacture fruit totally dissimilar to its
companion fruits growing in close proX-
unity. An example of this nature was
afforded in the orchard of the speaker,
when from scion having a surface for
cell action of nine square inches, a sweet
apple was grown weighing seven ounces,
and affOrding from its juices ninety-three
grains of fruit sugar. Still more Won
derful examples Of fruit chemistry are
shown in apples, which, in their own
structure, exhibit sectional differences
of composition, one-half or one-quarter
being saccharine, and the other portions
being extremely acid and having the
sectional lines distinctly drawn.
Dr. Nichols next gave some results OF
analysis of some apples, with view 20
ascertain their great value as food, from
which it appears that in bushel of ripe
HubbardstOn NOnsuches there is about
six pounds of soluble nutritiVe material;
in Tolman's Sweets, about five pounds,
and in Baldwin's about five pounds, and
this material will vary to considerable
extent in value. These results agree
with practical experience in feeding APP
pies to animals. When fed in connec-
ton with meal they serve to give zest to
the appetite, and keep the animal in
health. If cooked, their value is much
| increased.-Dr. Nichols.