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"OId Hickory On Horse.

A correspondent gives the New Or
leans Times. some interesting
"reminiscences of the Aaron Burr trial.
A certain DR.. Crume was anon. the
crowd that went to attend the trial at
Richmond, but during an interruption
of the case he left the city. While he
was waiting at a roadside tavern some
distance from Richmond, a stranger
travelling toward Richmond rode up on
40 years old, was tall and gaunt, with
angular but very striking features. He
asked the landlord for a fresh horse,
but his imperious name displeased
the host and the latter was slow about
responding. A question OF the landlords
called attention to the fact that Crump
was from Richmond. Crump thus de-
scribes the scene that followed.
the traveller by this time was get
ting to be almost savagely impatient,
but when he heard the Question, before
l could answer it, turned abruptly upon
me and asked: "Young man, are YOU
inst from Richmond" ] told him J. was.
What abolt the Eurr trial?'l answered
that little or nothing had been done on
account of the absence Of important wit
1en. TIIklllSOn ana
Gen. jackson. .'And why are they not
there?" l told him that L knew nothing
about it, except from what other people
said. "And what do they say3" By
this time l had begun to suspect who
the mar might be. l was a little pettled
too by his manner, and l answered very
decidedly and emphatlcally: "The
friends of Gen. jackson say that Gen.
Wilkinson will never come; the friends
of Wilkinson say that Jackson will never
come"
Sat this the stranger strobe rapidly
up and down the in a state of great
excitement. He then turned suddenly
upon host and in a cooler but more
determined and imperious amer
than before, said to him: Landlord, 1
must have that nag of yours. Here are
s2OO-certainly more than she is worth.
My gelding there, with proper attention,
will be we'll in a few days, and will be
additional security to you against any
possible loss. You can send to Rich
mond for the mare or | will return her
to You, and you may keep of the money
whatever compensation may be required
TO pay for her services to me and the
loss oftimeto you. My name is Andrew
Jackson. Have the mare brought in
and saddled at once"
Jackson paced the floor frowning and
swearing, but the horse was brought,
and Old Hickory was soon riding at
headlong speed toward Richmond.
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AMERICAN sNoBs.
who Like 20 Boast OF TITLES.

Iftbo Amer;co ren,h,;c 80 ~. - d.
% ~ ~ uan-
ger ~ is not ecaus olany ack OF claim
ants to royal descent among its citizens,
says the Pail Mall Budget. According
to an insignificant looking book. which
10 ha;no secret,y c;rcrlatea owo,n ~
So aW"N. ~ s VIE
upper c!asses r.New iork, inc descend
anus " kihEs il.erai.s swain inshe En-
pre- Guy. tioWeVeT repuo.can may be
.he spl.i' VI .ne NV lorkers IN tile
hps.race' many ~ lien .ake Antense
snIeIest ~ asGet.a'l!hg wile.ner tney
oe.ong . 4 americans OF Royal De-
cent, WHO'S eeneaaogy ID gwen N q
~ kuia Nh wl.n .na. tl!le prlvateiy published
~ ~ M VIII pro"1iihg, nlnisell a ogscenaant
y. Ml.liaH lhe me little
so . .Ll WlicIl ID c9nstructea somewhat
" siie pran q a railway sulue, possesses
IN ar OF reality ana tr~uthfulness, al
.nouGh us revelatiohs are OF q most
startnhg character. SATISFACTORY as 1t
may pe 70 KNOW tnaI one descsnds from
= poiIiy VINO 9 old IN
spsclal' mere Is YET a higher satis.
~. nay, gloIy-in me noneh MAJ
.ile q hope15 bruce, the
Of Alhg Al,reu, n mag,
snm4hin 81 u G~haILenaghe nave an
Tam 'i1ig 70 az VIII ~ snS quali.aes % lns
tha Sorslanuas .ne hu'nerIoras' my
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COLONIAL ARISTOCRACY.
The Magnificent and Gay Life Which

Our R.ch Ancestors Led.
t. W. Higginson in Harper's for August.
Let us consider by way of illustration,
the, way of living on the Narragansett
shore of Rhode Island, and see how
closely it resembles that of Virginia.
The late venerable Isaac Pearce Hazard
of Newport, r. l., Told me that his great
grandfather, Robert Hazard, of Nara
gansett, used in latter life, when he had
given away many of his farms to his
children, to congratulate himself on the
small limits to which he had reduced his
household, having only seventy in par
lor and kitchen. He occupied at one
time nearly 10000 acres of land, and
kept some 1000 sheep, from whose
tieeces his large household was almost
wholly clothed. He had in his dairy
twelve negro.women all slaves, and each
having a child to assist her; each dairy
maid had the care of tive I've cows, and
they were expected to ma Ike from one to
two cheeses every day. This was the
agricultural and domestic side; the So
cial life consisted of one long series OF
gay entertainments, visiting from house
to house; for hunting and horse racing
Will VIC tuCli idillOuS plSCu " 4NdIdSHl-
sett PAGERS. Isaac Hazard had known
old men who in their youth had gone to
Virginia to ride their own horses at
races, and kept open houses for the new
Virginian riders III return, To illustrate
how thoroughly the habits of slavery
were infused into the daily life, he told
me that another Of these Narragansett
maenates, his great uncle, Rowland
Robinson, said, impulsiyely, one day:
81 have not servants enough; go fetch
me some from Guinea" Upon this the
master of a small packet of twenty tons,
belonging to Mr.. Robinson fitted her
out at once, set sail for Guinea, and
brought home eighteen slaves, one Of
whom was a kings son His employs,
burst into tears at their arrival, his or
der not having been seriously given. But
all this was not in Maryland or Virginia;
it was in Rhode Island, and on part of
Rhode Island 80 much n place of resort
for the leading Boston families that a
portion of it is called Boston Neck to
this day.
These descriptions could be paralleled
though not quite fully, in all the North
ern colonies. The description of the
Schuyler family as given by Mrs. Grant Of
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A Thrilling Snake Story.

"The water moccasin is dead" said
Lucien Alexander, the well-known drug
gist and snake fancier. "It died yester-
day, and I wouldn't have taken the
whole Tenth ward with the school trust
eeship thrown in for it,"
"What killed it?' asked the reporter,
to whom Lucien was pouring out his
grief.
HE was scalded to death. I had the
moccasin and a water dog in the same
jar together, but somehow or other they
couldn't get along with each other.
They were continually fighting over the
food I gave them, and yesterday they
concluded to settle their differences for
ever. They spared around in the wa
ter for awhile. neither one seeming to
have the advantage, but finally the
water dog executed a flank movement
on the moccasin and swallowed about
three inches of his tail and body. In
stead of the moccasin trying to free him
self he laid perfectly quiet and com
menced pumping himself full OF wind
water dog backed of, but it was too late.
1t was like pulling a boot off a swollen
foot. The moccasin kept on pumping
and the water dog continued to expand.
AS he spread out you could hear his ribs
crack, and l expected every moment TO
see him fly into a thousand pieces, but
suddenly the swelling ceased, for the
moccasin had gone the full length of his
expansive powers, and he commenced
to contract. Reduced to his ordinary
size the Watchdog lost no time in slip
ping off, but he was so weak from the
terrible strain he had received that for
a moment or two he was pcwerless.
The moccasin took advantage of this,
and, turning on the dog, swallowed him
1hole. Then followed one Of the most
remarkable occurrences V witnessed.
The dog, evidently scared almost to
death, began galloping back and forth
the full length of the moccasin. By the
waving ridges on the snake every move
ment Of the deg could be told. Back
and forth he went until the friction in
side of the snake must have been terri
BILE, for the water began to get warm
from the heat OF the moccasin's body.
Every time the dog would gallop toward
the head of the snake the snake would
close its mouth, causing the dog to turn
and run away. This performance was
kept up for fully an hour, during which
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Laggan about 1850, is quite on a par with
| Connecticut is recorded .ofJohn Peters,
father of the early and malicious histor-
ian of that name, that he ''aped the style
OF a British nobleman; built his house
in n forest, kept his coach and looked
with some degree of scorn upon Re-
pubiicans." The stone house of The
Lee family at Marblehead tost 10000;
the house of Godfrey Malbone, at New
por., cost ga 900: the Wentworth house
at Portsmouth had tifty-two rooms.
Through all the colonies these evidences
of stately way of living were to be
found. .
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Eight Men and Two Hundred
women.

A very elegant looking man came
dashing up to n of the big watering
place hotels, mounted on a fine gray
mare, and engaged a room, announcing
his intention OF making "quite a stay"
He strolled off for a walk, and, returning
in time for supper, counted las he told
me confidentia!ly> only eight men in the
supper room and about two hundred la
dies. Well, to be brief, in the evening
there was a hop My hero ventured
into the ballroom, and girls to the right
of him, girls to the left of him, more
girls in front of him, beamed on him
kindly. He did his duty bravely, and
danced with all to whom he was present.
ed, but
The next morn be rod away,
Mounted on his steed of gray.
"Too much girl" | heard him say.
philadelphia Press.
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Lord Chief Justice of England.

The Right Hon. John Duke of Cole
ridgs, Baron Coieridge, Lord Chief Gus
tice of England, who is now in this coun-
try, is a granddaughter of Samuel Taylor
Coleridge, the poet, and is 81 years old.
He is a graduate of Oxford, has had a
most brilliant career in his profession,
and in his judicial capacity has made a
reputation which extends to this side of
the Atlantic, his decisions being
frequently cited in our own courts. He
has beon a member of Parliament, has
held the offices of Solicitor General and
Attorney General, and was sworn in as
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.,so IN communion, and 50 said she would .he
1 ike To To stand tpnlIt on the rem platform whl le, the
tram was a siSs hnr ont ia the platform sfore-
GEM m amS pipb. there, while the coach is
sbova t the middle of the mighty, Misslsslp.
P Ea;a NE ses as wonld. be kissed her, and a litter
SAG sna auu,u alarmed them. And in that
IN aaa ane s aooi"t the two Young ladies who had
aooa 1 ,aft for communion of heart in the
oeeh Tiara RE we're bushes and confusion on
the part of the lovers but inc a.. ,mo snsnta.
crisis had been passed, and tne exp $50.
tors became Gs happy over 1t as 'he io'ei'
@hhno.alvao
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Lord Chief Justice Nov. 10, 1873. He
received the honor of knighthood in
1868, when he became Solicitor General,
and WAS raised - the peerage with the
title of Baron Coleridge OF Ottery ST.
Mary in December, 1878. Lord Cole
ridge was at one time a contributor to
the Edinburgh Review and other
neri0dicals
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Popping the Question on a Car Platform
From the Dayenport Democrst r

From the Davenport Democrat
One day last week a couple Of young la.
dies went t. the Perry street depot to see a
friend who was coming from the west on her
way TO an eastern city. Ayoung gentlemen
met them at the depot, and the three board
ed the Pullman car together and found the
friend. Then it was agreed that the Day.
export trio should accompany the fair wes-
terner as far as Moline. It was a beautiful
bright morning-snd one of the young la.
dies, not being SO jntinle!e with the passen.
ger as was her friend, thought to leave the
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she never spoke again ard died in his
arms. He buried her under a big pecan /,
tree just back Of the little local, whore
she used to sit on pleasant eveninesssing,
inc and sewing, and at the head OF the |
mound set up a rude stone cross, on the
face of which he chiseled deep the two
words: Little Queen"
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A Bai Account OF the Old Raw s,o.

A Massachusetts letter in a Massncbn-
sets newspaper, says: The denr,y;ta'a -
u rural communities is fast erowing ona
a home missionary could find fields nn;ta
as sadly in need of evapgelizinp here IN
Berkshire as in India or China, while a
large majority of t..e loafers whom one secs
on public days at such places as Pitts6elds
Great harrington, Lee or Moth Adams
who get the drunkest, reel on tts streets
and are easily distinenishable by their I'M
eonth appearance and dress, with pant legs
hill towns, and their home life ia of the
same grade. A drive through most Of the
towns will show scores Of homes little het.
ter than huts, with tumble down barns AID
fences, and the general surroundings on The
same level" - 80
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Not In Need OF Sympathv
From q Denver letter to the Lonisvi,Ie co,
rier Journal.

rier Journal.
On the train there was a woman with
three children, aged respectively Eve
seven and nine. / wondered what
could induce a sane woman TO start IN q
journey with such incumbrances. nio-
tured her as a widow who was being
shipped west to her friends. | dwolt
upon her past with a sort of morbid sat-
isfaction; turned a riotous imasln ation
loose among her mislortunes, and pres.
entity, being weary ofthe silence I had
preserved for several hundred miles T
went over to console with her. Con
celve II you can, my disgust whan r
learned that She was Ell route Ia a ri rc,u
about eighty miles distant, bent on o;u'
ing those urchins a holiday. She ~
formed me IN the course of the convar.
sation that the trip cost her a hnndrad
dollars all together, but she had claar rod
9',oO on her ranch in Nebraska iast
year, and felt that she could afFnrd "
holiday. Whenever / have noticed q a
woman at theater or..any other place Of
a;nusement with II baby | have inva.
riably regarded it as an i~ncipient case of
insanity; but when l found this wonnan
WIN hef three babies going "eiohtv
mlies TO a circus" | was dumb. Thess
NEBRASKA women are not remarkahla 1or
beauty, but they don't lack nerve me-
II was evidently not SUFFERING for WI
pathy, ana went back to nv place and
the rapid dissolving views ofthe mott
monSaonous country under hesyen
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nay lever Is increasing year by ven,
IN this country according to the Med;col
News. Aeoicai
The Evening critic., 1883-03-23
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

All Of the brick works in South Washington
are preparing TO commence work. Tho mould
Ing machines are being placed In order, and
eratons Will begin. The clay OF the hills
east OF Second street Is peculiarly adapted for
tho manufacture Of good quality OF
the works has been going on ali
winter. Tho demand for bricks VIII be larger
than ever this summer; but without sending
abundant supply even of the best quality In
this city.
Early this morning Officers Berry and
hutchinson arrested Captains Ephralm Chesser
ana isaiah Ellis on tho warrants sworn out
yesterday by Harbormaster Sutton. The Cap
tains were taken TO the First Precinct Station,
whore they gave collateral for their appear.
nnce at court. Tho same parties were arrested
twice for the same offense Warrants have
also been procured for Captains John Bailey
and Frank Mason. 1t is expected that other
river men Will test the law and continue 30
land at other wharves than the one provided
for by law.
Tho handsome new houses constructed on
the Gunton estate, bounded by Ninth and
Tenth and streets and Virginia avenue arc
nearly all occupied, and William II. stone, the
well.known druggist, has opened aneat phur-
macy In one Of them, on the corner of Tenth
street and Virginia avenue. The buildings
are all fronted with ornamental bricks ana
add much TO the architectural splendor OF
South Washington.
Mr.. John II. Tucker, one OF the Oldest citi-
zens OF South Washington, is dangerously Ill
with kidney disease at his homo mt 1901 B
street.
Tho lectures are stlll continued In the hall
OF the New National Museum every Saturday
afternoon, and are always attended by large
audiences. Nowhere I'm tho city can an after
noon be spent To greater advantage, for tho
lectures arc very instructive and well de
livcred.
John Miller Will supply any demand for
fuel See him at his main office, FOur.and-a-
hnlf street and Virginia avenue southwest,
and branch oflces $40 Seventh street north
west and l43 street southeast
p. G. Sauer, Mt I3S Four and.a.half street
Lamps ana kitchen material OF all kinds al.
ways on hand.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-23
EAST WASHINGTON.

II was reported to the police last night that
tho Infant of Mrs, Duckner, residing at 635
Massachusetts avenue northeast, died yester-
day without medical attention. The father Of
the child died last Sunday.
interesting, solemn Good Friday services
were held at the Episcopal and Catholic
churches In East Washington to-day.
The many friends OF Onlcer John Howe VIII
be panied to learn OF tho death of his llttle
son, which took place last night.
Columbia Lodge, No. 1, ]. o. NJ, will give
an enjoyable complimentary solree at odd
Fellows Hall on Easter Monday night. Tho
lodge is composed of well.known gentleman,
and the affair VIII doubtless be perfect sue
cess.
night from Brashears livery stable. The
police have n clue to the thieves, and they
Will probably be captured.
The Anacostla Rechabites will present
handsome organ to the lady friend who sells
the largest number OF tickets for their forth
coming entertainment at 0dd'Fellows' Hail.
MIR. william d. Marche, delegate from this
city TO tho Methodist Protestant Conference
recently held at Westmlnlster, Md, has re-
turned and Is much pleased with his trip. His
wife accompanied him.
The articles recently stolen from tho resi-
dence Of Mr.. Thomas W. Smith were found by
the police yesterday afternoon, scattered about
In Stanton Park. Watch was kept upon the
park and an hour later q misunderstanding
individual was arrested while down on his
knees, evidently searching for the stolen
property, which was valued at s66.
The usual Good Friday services were dis
pensed with to-day at st. Teresas Catholic
Church, Anacostia.
The manyfrends OF Mr.. Lemuel p Bradshaw
will be sorry to learn that he is confined to his
residence, 664 street southeast, with threat
ened pneumonia.
East Washington business Notes.
Pure drugs and medicines arc n feature at
Dooley's East Washington pharmacy, corner
Of Third and Pennsylvania avenue east. Also
the branch Western Union Telegraph offlce.
A full and complete line of candles, cara
mels cakes and fruits always kept at tho Ex-
Celsior Confectionery, George Woldman, 3O3
Pennsylvania avenue east.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-23
WEST WASHINGTON.

Drovcrs' Rest livestock sales March %,
1883 reported by Tavenner Bros, proprie.
tors) 100 cattle offered md sold at: Best,
G@6Hc.; good, 5kG6c.; medium, 4kl95c;
common, 3kd4c. 100 sheep and lambs at:
Sheep, 6a!7c.; lambs, 10@12Ac.i 10 cows and
and calves at from $50 TO $50.
All day yesterday aud to-day the dragging
for the body of young Collins was continued,
but without success. 1t was expected that
divers would be used in the search to-day.
Advices from Cumberland state that tho
strike OF tho coal mine drivers was disc)n-
tinued on Wednesday, and now all Of the
mines are being worked with full forces.
Yesterday baby died at the house OF Mrs.
Brown, colored woman, residing at 11l7
Thlrty.nfth street, and has been taken TO the
Third Precinct Station for interment by the
Sanitary Oflcer. Mary Jackson, young coll
ored female, is the mother OF the child.
The funeral of Mr.. Michael O'Neal Will take
place on Sunday at 1 80 O'Clock from Trinity
Church. The remains Will be buried at Holly
rood Cemetery.
Trinity Catholic Church was crowded to It's
utmost capacity last night, and Father Kelly
preached an eloquent sermon on the Holy
Eucharist The tenebr@ was sung by twelve
priests from the college.
SPRING overcoats, at A. Saks Il Co.'S.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-23

he was a guest whllo visiting tho family no
wrote tho following unpublished lines, an i'm
promtu, tho cause Of II being that Miss Mary
SAID no pun could be made on her family
namo!
Puzzle.
FatlGued and restless In my bed,
langulshed for the dawn of morrow,
TIL slumbor soothed my aching head
And lulled In fairy dreams my sorrow.
l seemed in that serene retreat
Which smiles In spite of stormy weather,
Whore flowers and virtues clustering meet
And cheeks and roses blush together.
when soon twelve sylf-llko forms, dreamed,
Successive on my vision started
Aid still the latest conner seemed
Fairer than she who Just departed.
Yet one there was, whose azure eye
melting, holy lustre lighted,
Which censured, while It walked, tho sigh,
And child the feelings 1t excited.
"Mortall" n mystic speaker said,
In these the sister mouths discover,
Select from these the brightest maid,
Provo TO the brightest maid lover"
heard and folt no longer free;
The dream dissolves, tho sisters sever,
While raptured exclaim, With thee,
Dear May o, let mo dwell foroveri"
one other poem to the one girl he loved ho
wrote and published in the New York Mirror.
CanOpzet.
Thou-oh though hast loved me-doarest!
When none other cared for mo,
When my fortune seemed severest
hlndest was the smilo from theel
Yes--ah yesi tho lorn and lonely
Hollow hearts Of worl1lings shun:
Theirs arc flowers of day which only
open when they see the sun.
But, whilo theirs were all reposlng
In the absence OF the light,
Like the coreus, thine unclosing,
The Evening critic., 1883-03-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

Flora, daughter OF Captain L. L. Lewis,
deputy collector of customs, was quite badly
injured yesterday by running against lamp
post, her attention being attracted In another
direction at the time.
To-day being Good Friday services were hold
in st. Mary's and ST. Pauls Churches this
morning at s O'Clock and In Christ Church at
IL a. m. Services will be held in st. Mary's
and Grace churches this evening at 7;30
o'clock.
Sarah Ferrel was fined $3.50 by the Mayor
yesterday for disorderly conduct.
Numerous contributions from Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia and Alexandria mer-
chants have been received by the committee
OF arrangements OF Alexandria Light Infantry
Fair, which promises TO be success In every
particular,
oysters are scarce IN this city, ana the few
in the hands Of the dealers are selling high.
A few shad were landed at Flshtown yester'
day, and sold at the rate Of So3 per hundred.
The steamer Harry LodOn is to be over
hauled by Dean & Dishman, ship carpenters.
Blanche English, the 1O-year.old daughter OF
Captain Samuel English. while playing with
a white servant girl at her residence on Wolfe
street, ON Tuesday evening, was knocked down
stairs. Her Jaw-bOne was brOker, be-
sides being otherwise injured. The little girl
is doing as we'll as could be expected.
Tho funeral Of Miss Fannie Cats, who died
suddenly yesterday morning, will take place
Sunday afternoon.
There were no prisoners at The staton.houso
last night.
heavy snow storm visited this city about
: 80 this morning, and the ground was soon
covered 10 the depth OF an inch.