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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Wizards.

Lewis yandres, New York city; 8. Alexan-
der, Philadelphia; j. Torner, Cincinnati, Ohio;
J. De Saellre and wife, Minneapolis; G. IL.
Eastman and wife, Minneapolis: Eugene East.
man, Minneapolis; Miss Florence Eastman,
Minneapolis; W. A. Banettra, N. Y; W. Alden,
st, Louis; A. W. Hlrsch, Ark; ii. L. Webb, N.
Miss Mary Stevens, Brooklyn, N. Y; Miss
Lille Stevens, Brooklyn, N. Y; W. II. Mead
and wife, Maryland; VIM. Buchanan and wife,
H =: H;S Leon r rlosesi w raahcSi G sauIspvry'
Guson, Poughkeepsie; Miss Van Gusen,
Poughkeepsie; W. peckhardt, N. Y; Dr.. NJ.
Baesler, Germany; A. Schultz, N. Y; Arson
Adams Maryland; Joseph White and wife,
Brooklyn; L. NJ. Werhume, Pittsburgh; I.ll.
Comp N'0'ftown, y. t,vss.4ssS'''
Embroidery, AEj(e@ eedie-W Work and
ON cnmmissEH Inv thH Wdahingtnn Art Do.
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I,o Interest of the Publlc.

A CRITIC reporter called the attention Of
Major Dye to the statement that some Of
the officers of the Fifth Precinct had com.
planned that the Gamewell police alarm
boxes interfere with their duties.
"The boxes were put up in the interest Of
the public" said the Major, land not in
tho interest of the police, and they would
probably like it better, If they didn't have
the extra duty to perform"
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Commissioner Edmonds said, when ques.
toned concerning the effect of the approval
of the bill for the relief of the Carroll heirs
that the effect Of an adverse decision to the
District could not be overestimated. The
claims viii DO innumerable, ald-.bhe
amounts cannot DO estimated -apilsfnay ex-
coed $5,000,000. N ..,sp<
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The New Pension nuiIding.

The work on the new Pension Oaice
Building has been carried on throughout
the winter by q small force OF men on such
branches Of tho operations as could be pur-
sued during the cold weather. To-day tho
force OF workmen was greatly increased
and more active operations resumed for the
spring. The exterior aud interior work,
construction Of the terra Gotta frieze,.eto.;
will be pushed forward rapidly,spa
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DOGS.

And all other Diseases cured by
Mr.. GEO. WOODBRIDGE, who has for many
years made the diseases of dogs study. Corner
of MARYLAND avenue and AZ street southwest,
DROF. SIHELDON'S DANCING ACAD.
ia envy, 1901 ct. n. w.-Al the new dances
taught; classes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
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EASTER cards al u Il@efd's, 421 OH ct.
I4sssshIsecy n panslaaahtor again.

u l42REknHfpt W HldnnLhuEhNvl hbNlhob
wfiitam Noe and Thomas Ireton, growing out
OF the killing OF tho colorod labOrer, william
Miner Brown, al the shaft accident on tho
water-works tunnel at the head OF Nineteenth
street, on tho 26th OF last January, was set
down for trial in tho Police Court this morn
Ing. LavlnIa Brown, wife Of the deceased,
swore out the warrant, ana alleges In hor am.
dAyIt that william Noe was the superlntend.
cnt OF the work, and Thomas Iroton was boss
at the shaft at which her husband was killed,
and from ignorance, carelossness ana gross
neglect tho defendants did fall ana neglect TO
have at the place OF the construction
OF the shaft the materials, tools and nipple.
ments necessary for tho construction and
sinking, and necessary 20 secure tho stones
and earth from falling into the shaft. Prose.
cuting-AttoTney thomas told the Court that
Ireton, one OF the defendants, had not been
arrested, and the case would have TO go over
again. s.s,lss-A
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-03-25

General David S. Stanley viii DO nominated
at once as successor 10 Brigadier'deneral
Mackenzie.
Tho onicers who arc 10 accompany the
Greedy Relief steamer Thetis win be- ordered
10 Join that vessel at once at New YorK.
The President has ordered the retirement
Of Brigadier.GenGral Ronald y. Mackenzie, on
account OF disability incident 10 the service.
The State Department ia Informed that Mrs.
Hunt will leave Bremen before April with
the remains OF her husband, the late Minister
Hunt.
Nothing is known at the Department OF
State concerning the complaint reported 70
have been made by tho Grand Yl2ler OF
Turkey concerning tho recent conduct OF
Minister Wallace,
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Art Nofslssss.
6amages from Ohanged GrnLea

The finest selection trt novelties and the
ton art CQlaehhy's establishment, 03I street.
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CECOND CONCERT APOLLO CLUB.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, lSSI.
PROGRAMME:
/. King Oaf's Christmas. Buck
APOLLO CLUB.
2. String Quintette-op. l9l."""."""."... Ressiger
q. The klder.... Marschner
APOLLO CLUB,
. A fon,ro,,o a. Neni Che Pol Sereno..........Gucl
sni0 b. Wandering Birding. st. Moniusko
o' &c. Heart.ThrObs .............. ... Bende
MISS EMILY WINANT
3. Plano Solo-Spinning Song from 1.-THE
Flying Dutchman" ".:,.....;..........., Wagner
MIR. JOHN p LAWRENCE.
g. The Nun OF Buck
APOLLO CLUB.
z. Organ Solo-COncerto In q Minor and
MIR. j. b. Upton.
g. Contralto Solo-LR Cieca,. Ponchlelli
MISS EMILY WINANT,
0. Invitation to the Dance. Nessler
APOLLO CLUB.
10. Cello Solo-Adagio Barglel
MR.. RUDOLF GREEN
II. Vocal Quintette-i2d Psalm....... NJ endelssohn
OBLIGATO, MISS EMILY WINANT.
u. Chorus of Spirits and Buck
APOLLO CLUB.
DR.. Il. s. Kimball, Musical Director.
Tickets Nncluding reserved seat
Can be obtained from members Of the club and
at Ellis music store, 037 Penn. ave.
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BOARDING..

aLARaE FURNISHED
hall room 10 table 10 II SiS; 10 X st. NV
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LOST And FOUND.

WY ANTED-To EXCHANGE NEW STOVES
w for old ones at Buffers stove Exchange,
Sor. 9th and Ki smoky chimney cured or no
bonght. R7
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ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
IIORD's. THE DEUCE or HEARTS.
Awaiting New Comedy Admirably Acted.
Enthusiastic Reception Of the Favorite Come alan,
MIR. GEORGE r.. EDISON
THE DEUCE OF HEABTTs Illuss!5q,Ing tho fate
THE DEUCE OF II IcARTS BROTHERHOOD.
TIE DEUCE OF u EARTs Wonderfully
THE THE BEUSE 81 81 Comic Fq Theme
MATINEE WEDNESDAY AT O'CLOCK.
Monday-LeOn C oushmans Minstrel Comedy
x Galaxy Of stars. besides FRANK oUsHiAN
and the ONLY LEON.
NIATIoNAL THEATRE.
ONE WEEK ONLY,
Commencing Monday, March q.
Every Evening" wednesday aud saturday Matt
nees.
Encouragement of
SHOOK q C0LLIER'5
Grand Spectacular Melodrama,
THE LIGHTS O. LONDON,
Produced here for the first time with all the
NEW AND ORIGINAL
MAGNIFICENT SCENERY
Anda Superb Cast of Characters
As Presented atthe Union Square, New York.
NEXT WEEK,
Mr.. DION BoUCICAULr as The shaughrapul
TTHE MASCOT FAMILY ,..ss.sssasz
MUSICAL AND IIBsEkY ENTERTAIN.
ss nel h We II Ss, M Hpa P'G TO-
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In the Police Court this afternoon,
Columbus sewell and Laurence Bailey, two
colored men, were put on trial for assaulting
Policeman sutton, Tho evidence was 90 the
effect that sutton attempted TO arrest colored
man, and the defendants attacked him and
released the prisoner. The array took plbaai
on Connecticut avenue and caused auiseF an
excitement Sowell tried 70 slQ0H sho 0 nicer.
They were zach lned $50 tsyetne assault and
sewoll was lned $40 fakptofanity.
CApINET. SIZE llhDcbgraphs, only $3.50 per
dozen. ChestcfNS Handy, d26 Seventh St, n. W.
ALafy Edmonston, of239 Thirteenth street
saofthwest, has reported that her house was
entered about four weeks ago and $2l worth of
goods stolen.
RICHARD CURTIN has requested tho Dis
trict Commissioners 10 put nag crossing at
Massachusetts, avenue and Seventh street
northeast.
Colonel William p. Armstrong, formerly
Prime Minister to King Kalakaua, is now IN
New Haven and 10 studying Connecticut oyster
culture.
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100 Jerseys, a,ssdidEu, at YOuns's, 7se7th st..
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Tickets, admitting gentleman and lady. for the
season. cpntH mr2t-i1t
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Tor RENT~HoUaE 1910 E ST. s. W.; NEW
II pressed-brck frd3 IT. rooms; modern im-
inquire OF George Wh1e, 4G2 Maine ave- 8. W.
VNOR RENT-SMAhL HOUSE ON II ST.
Il near Penn. ave. n. W.; also, furnished or I'M
furnished rooms. Apply at 1723 Penn. ave. N. W.
mr22Jt#
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13
A Hero of the Rockies.

Long before Horace Greeley had
made him famous Hank Monk was a
hero among the heroes of the Pacific
coast. He was, perhaps, the first man
to use the short double -barreled shot
gun, which Wells-Fargo's messengers
made famous i'll their bloody battles
with stage robbers. The facts are Hank
Monk was such reckless driver, that,
while everyone was proud of the honor
of having once crossed the Sierras
with him, no treasure messenger was
willing to make regular thing of it.
For it was universally conceded that it
was question of time when Hank
Monk and his now famous "Tally-ho"
stage, along with his six horses, would
be tumbled from the heights into one of
the innumerabls gorges that lay yawn-
ing under his narrow span of road
around the mountain peaks.
1t was the ingenuity of Monk that
introduced the short double-barreled
shotgun. But he did not carry it un-
der his cloak with cock lifted and fin
ger on trigger, Nothing of that sort;
bis hands were too full of the ten or a
dozen reins for that. He simply had
the gun pointed down on the side of
his leg, with the muzzle just peeping
through the sole of his heavy boots.
And no one was permitted to know of
the presence of this arm at all. 1t was
known that he carried his bowie knife
down the back of his neck so as to be
In easy reach when he pushed back his
broad hat to get a good look at his ene-
my; but the now famous shotgun no
one knew anything about; no, not even
after he had twice been attacked and
had thrice beaten off the robbers. l
am told that the first time he used this
weapon he stopped the stage, and was
slowly handing down the treasure box
to the leader, when, getting his leg in
range, he emptied load of buckshot
into the robbers heart. A second shot
into the crowd of surprised robbers
and he dashed away with all his des-
perate speed down the mountain. And
even then no one knew who fired the
shots. The robbers believed it was all
the work of the passengers inside the
stage.-Joaqui,s Miller IN the PhilaoseL-
11hiG Press.
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The Lotus Club Cat.

Whether it was the fault of his studio
training or OF his later experience in a
club composed exclusively of men, /
can not say, but it soon became evident
that he did not like the society of ladies'
1t is the admirable custom of the Lotus
Club at intervals to throw open their
house for an afternoon reception to Ia
dies. who go to see the pictures and lis
ten to the music performed for their
benefit. On such occasions Dick, as he
was called, was greatly disquieted. He
detected the preparations going on,
and, having learned by experience
what was about to happen, he fed to
the garnet, or some other friendly shell
ter, and their remained until the last of
the Ito him) Objectionable visitors had
gone. At that time my private lodgings
were in the clubhouse, and Richard
often secured an entrance into my
rooms before the company arrived, nor
did he go out until the last silken rus
tie OF feminine garments had ceased.
10 test his powers of observation, ]
once took him into the upper hall of the
house, near the close of ladies' recep-
tion. Released from my hands, Dick
cautiously stole to the bannisters, peer
ed down the stairway, shifting the odor
of fried oysters and other good things,
and then, as if his keen senses noted
smell or sound, which my duller per-
ceptions did not, he dashed back into
the room, imploring me with his large
and expressive eyes to close the door
and keep him safe.
But Richards attractiveness arose
from his strongly individual character
His master taught him to be neat, pa
tient and obedient, and Richard also
early learned several diverting tricks.
He would lie down, at word of COM
mand, stretched at full length, with
head thrown Imply back, as if he were
dead, and would jump up again lithely,
when permission was given and not be-
fore; or, when placed behind the clasp
ed hands of person bending over him,
he would leap over them, or would leap
when shown, stick held horizontally
and not too high. Sundry other anus
ing antics did this learned cat perform.
Noah Brooks an st. Nicholas for Oc-
fOber.
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A Lion That Didn't Terrify.

1t is seldom guests, asked to bask in
the sunshine of the lions presence,
muster courage to rebuke his disregard
of amenities. | heard of it being done
in refreshing manner, and although
the lion was a very little one, the incl
dent is worth relating. He was youth
full German, diplomatic attache of the
embassy at Washington, captured while
flying through Chicago to hunt buffalo
on the plains, by the jolliest host in the
world, and taken up to 4 perfect villa
at Geneva for weeks stay. There
was party given in his honor the first
night, to which came all the pretty
girls, clad in muslin and lawn; their
mammas, in cOlOrs more sad; their
papas, fresh from town, in black, and
the young fellows, in the graceful neg
igee affected by youth at Watering
places. 1t was II pretty sight, the
crowd on the lawn. lit by Chinese lam
terms, but it interested not the embryo
Bismarck. He stared stony stare
through single eye-glass at the scene
and spoke but seldom, and then in the
German tongue. Why" said lively
young lady to him in the same Ian
guage, don't you speak EnglishP"
"Oh, YES" he answered, ''but | cannot
think of speaking it here. l learned
the accent in London" There was a
moments silence, broken by the Teu-
toms declaration, "But | speak French,
too. Do youP" "Oh, yes," said the
young lady, but l couldn't think of
using it to German. learned the
accent in Paris"
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The Climbing Perch.

Most people have heard of the
climbing perch of the Indian region,
which gained its name from having
been seen by its discoyerer on the stem
of Palmyra palm, five feet above the
ground, where it was apparently strug-
Cling, by means of the spines on its
scales and gill covers, to get higher.
As that happened nearly 100 years ago,
and there is no authentic instance of
the fish having since been detected
climbing trees, the occurrence may fair
ly be regarded as incidental rather than
habitua1. There is no doubt, however,
that it travels long and far by land,
generally in the morning when the dew
waters its path, although on one occa-
zion Mr.. f. l.. Layard met a number of
them journeying along a dusty road un-
der midday sun. They are said to
form a favorite food of the boatmen on
the Ganges, who have beeh known to
keep them alive for five or six days
without water, and to find them at the
end of that time as lively as when first
caught. The typical fish cannot breath
out of the water, but the climbing
perch can, because, above its gills and
in the same cavity with them, lies an
organ composed of thin bony plates,
which acts as a lung. The fish was
until lately supposed to fill this cavity
with water and to make use of the lat
ter from time to time in wetting its
gills, Just as the camel in the desert
draws upon its internal reservoir of
water in order to quench its thirst.
This theory, however, has not been
able to survive the fact that those who
have sought for water in this labyrinth
inc organ have never yet found it.
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Ice and Caste i'm India.

India is no longer dependent upon
America for her ice supply, as in many
of the large cities ice factories have
been established, thus bringing the lux
ury within the reach of persons of very
modest incomes. Many of the natives
have learned to esteem the use of ice a
grateful addition to their comfort. In
an advertisement of one of the great
companies having factories at Allaha-
bad, Lucknow and Agra we find this
addressed to high-caste natives: 1--WE
invite inspection of any of our factories
BY our native friends, so that they may
see for themselves that the ice is manu-
featured with all due regard to caste,
and that nothing is done to offend the
most prejudiced. Recently a fire in
Bombay destroyed large ice factory,
and had the bread supply been sudden
" cut off there would not have been a
greater outcry than was raised at the
prospect of an ice famine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-11-13
A Pot Of Gold.

A reisable gentleman from Mobile
writes as follows from Portersville, un-
der a recent date:
Mr.. Hugh RolSton's place, at PortSrs-
vile, is situated about a mile west of
Bayou Coden. Adjoining his place is
field containing a number of oak, ash,
cedar and other kinds of trees. On one
of the large ash trees, which stands
about seventy-iive feet from the beach,
Is carved. in deep, legible and indelible
letters. the following: IL. NJ. February
18th, 1862, James L. Minis, born in
Ireland. 1881" To the right of these
letters the figure of a schooner is in
taglioed, underneath which are the nu-
merals 10000" About twenty feet
northwest of the ash tree are two ce-
dars that stand four or five feet apart,
in the trunks of which are two deep in
cisiOns, evidently made with an ak;
and about twenty or thirty feet due
west of these cedars Is a hole about four
and a half feet deep by two and a half
feet square. In the bottom of this hole
iSan impression that wasmade by some
kind of an earthen vessel. phe hole
was discovered Friday morning and
gave indications of having been dug but
ROlstOn's heard an unusual noise Thurs
day night and called the attention of
others to it, but as there is always so
much coAlmOtion along the beach,
caused by the rolling of the surf, the
voices of the fishermen, etc., that no
attention was given to the strange noise
Everybody at Mrs. Rolston's is now
satisfied that the hole was dug Thurs
a osorhf %hat hn ~
that occasion was caused by the men in
their endeavors to exhume the vessel
containing the supposed treasure of
$4,000. The people of Coden, Por-
tersville and Bayou La Batre are in
condition of wild excitement over the
discovery of this excavation, and jump
at the conclusion that some one. who
was familiar with the circumstances
of the burial of this $4,000, and the
locality as well, has been there, ex-
humed the box of treasure, and depart
ed with it. They all declare that with
in this fresh made excavation was con-
cealed $10,0O0; that it was placed there
in February, 1852; that it has remained
concealed there ever since; that James
| L. Minis put it there; that he marked
the locality by the incisions on the
one to whom he confided the secret
went there Thursday night, dug up the
pot or whatever it was, and made off
with it. The impression in the bottom
of the excavation, which, as has been
stated, was made by an earthen pot,
tends to confirm the belief that money
was deposited there, and to the amount
specified on the tree-$10,0O0. With
all the natural and circumstantial fea-
lures connected with the discovery, l
am inclined, like the rest, to believe
/ that the $4,000 was buried near these
cedar trees, that it has remained there
| twenty-five years, and was carried
away by parties who knew all about its
whereabouts and the circumstances at
tending its cOncealment. 1t is aggra-
waiting to the people here to know that
for TWENTY-FIVE years a sum of money
as large as $4,000 has been buried al
most under their noses, and, to make
! the matter worse, that some one has
come and carried off all this treasure.
Mobile Register.
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Baby Insurance.

"You see if l don't prove that she il
dead l won't get the insurance. 1t il
necessary for me to get the certificate
of the doctor who attended her, Thus
spoke plainly dressed old lady who
called at the Health Office yesterday.
She was the proprietor of baby board
ing house. and was in search of the cer-
titicate of death of an infant that had
been under her charge. THE child's
mother brought it to me-" she said.
land [ kept it long time. The wo-
man failed to pay the board until she
had got into my debt about S19. One
day | went to the store after loaf o1
bread, and while l was gone the moth
er came and took the child away. If
has since died, and she is trying to keep
me from knowing where its death oc-
CURED in order to keep me out of the
insurance. If l would get that, how
ever, it would nearly pay for the child's
board"
As she finished speaking the woman
took on her lap neatly71ressed little
child which accompanied her, saying,
'This is one of my boarders."
"HOw much do you charge week to
care for the babies?" was asked of her.
1.-TWO dollars" was the reply, land
do all their washing"
''Are they mostly the children Of
working women?"
'tNo, not all. The little one that
died was the daughter of woman who
was never married, and she brought it
to me to board"
''You spoke about insurance. Why
do you insure them?'
$50 that when they die on my hands
can give them decent burial. Now
the little one that was taken away was
about year and half old, and the in
surance on it amounted to over S18. It
costs only five cents a week to insure q
baby, and the amount to be realized ON
its death varies with the age of the
child
Further investigation showed that
there is an agency in Cleveland at
which baby insurance is one of the
branches of business. Circulars are is
sued by the agent showing the immense
profits made on small investment.
Lists are published of the children in
sured in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton.
and other cities. There can be no
doubt that the insurance business COM
bined with the clearinghouse is most
profitable terprise.-CleUeldnd Lead