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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-17
NO CLUE TO THE MYSTERY.
The Carleton House Murder Likely 60
Remain Forever q Hidden Crime.

From the n z World 15h
The ashes In the Carleton House cellar, where
the body Of Q woman was found q week ago
last Tuesday, had all been removed yesterday
and work was begun on the pile Of refuse In
another part of the basement. Nothing Of i'm
portance was found, and the curious people
who thronged the sidewalk when the sensation
was at Its height now pass by with Indifference.
The detectives Of the Oak street station have
ceased to visit the neighborhood and take no
further interest in the case than to report to
Detectives Mcknight and Cosgrove. OF Inspec-
tor Byrnes' staff. any new rumors or gossip or
clues they hear. The last-named officers are
trying to locate Mrs. Gray. wife of Samuel S.
Gray, who is In the Trenton penitentiary for at
tempting to kill her. They still believe that
when Gray lived in the basement of the Garlic
ton house he was visited by Mary Downey, now
Mrs. Gray, and they hope she NAV be able to
identify the body found under Cray's trap
door.
The police have not seen Mrs. Schmidt but
there seems TO be little doubt of her being
awe. Mr. Charles Sprenger, her brother
showed World reporter three letters yester-
day which he has received within a week from
MIS- schmidt He does not know where she is
living. The postmark shows chat they were
mailed at the Central Office in this CITY, In
postscript to her first letter Mrs. Schmidt tells
him to direct In the care of Mrs. Eppling, No.
ITO Delaney street. Mrs. Eppling said yester-
day that she had not seen Mrs. Schmidt since
the meeting of brother and sister last week Mr.
Sprenger says that Mrs. EppIing has been
friend OF the family for eighteen years. and he
thinks she was induced by Mrs. Schmidt to keep
her whereabouts secret even from her brother
The attempt to locate Ludwig Hart, with
whom Mrs Schmidt was said to have eloped
two years ago. proved a failure, he having
again changed his place of occupation and lett
the police in the dark.
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ASSASSINATION IN ARkaNSaS.
Young Farmer Shot and Robbed and
Three Men Arrested for the Crime.

A telegram from Little Rock, December Is.
says: Last night three colored men came to
this city after midnight and reported 10 the
authorities the assassination and robbery OF
Louis Fox, which occurred about eight miles
below this place. on the Tate Plantation. at S D.
M. on Friday. One year ago d. II. and L. c
Fox, brothers. and their mother and sister
came from Memphis and leased the Tate psnta
ton for four years. This year they made theh
first crop. Louis was the business man OF tn.
place. He weighed the cotton. kept the books,
and was known TO have money with which &c
pay the employees. On Friday evening as he
was Ia his office making out the pay rolls his
mother and sisters occupied the dwelling
not far away. At ten p. m. Louis had
not come in as usual. and one OF his
sisters went to the Office In search In
him. She found him lying on his face cold ane
stiff in DEATH with large pool OF blood upon
the floor. Her screams aroused the family. On
the table was his unfinished pay rolls. A large
rifle ball was buried in the wall about three feet
above the floor. The ball had entered the back
of his head where the neck loins the skull
passed through his mouth and lodged in the
wall The family heard the report OF gun at
about s p. m. but paid no attention to IT, con-
Guiding that Louis had shot at something that
had troubled his poultry Tor several DAYS. The
assassins had robbed him of over 500 aud
watch aud pistol
AT about p. NJ to-day the sheriff and posse
arrived from the Tate plantation with Elijah
Parker, colored. A. A. Bramett and W Y. Hop
kins charged with the murder. When the sheriff
arrived at the scene of the crime the constable
had arrested Parker. The sheriff took iftn
aside and obtained a confession, duplicating
Bramlett and Hop ins. They are now ia liail
1t is thought that Judge Lynch may take charge
OF the murderers.
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dent Diaz OF Mexico, standing above 100-foot
fountain. will be the largest electric light In the
world. one Of 100000 candle power. An cleo
trio railway will traverse the grounds, crossing
the lake. and connecting the Main and Govern
ment Buildings. In addition to these are all
the recent inventions and discoveries in cleo
tricity.
Another special feature Of the exposition is
that known as the woman's work department
at the head Of which is Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
This is pet project OF the managers. and has
received considerable support. financial and
otherwise, from them. 1t is proposed to ex-
hbt all manner of articles made by women. in
order to show what the sex is capable Of The
galleries in the main building will be assigned
to these exhibits. sewing, knitting and art
work of various kinds forming the bulk of the
display. This department will be very full and
complete, as much so as any in the exposition
each state OF section having its lady commits
siOners, while in the south there are commits
sioners for each county. The ladies of the
northwest have already sent In some very large
collections
Exhibits are rolling in at rate Of over
hundred car loads day, as much as the men
on the grounds can handle OF the visitors
nearly all of them so far have been persons con-
nected one way or another with the Exposition
exhibitors. commissioners. agents. working
men, &c. They are getting all the good places.
and securing all the rooms for rent in the vi
cinity of the grounds. The later corners will
have to be satisfied with rooms further down
town: no little inconvenience, as the distance is
very great and it takes q long time to travel to
the park While the hotels here are few and
cannot conveniently hold more than 5000
people, there is room for $1,000 persons in
boarding houses. %. 600 more can secure rooms
and board with private families. The En-
position managers have taken this matter in
hand and have created a Bureau of Accomo-
dation and Information. the special duty Of
which is to see after the visitors and arrange
to secure them comfortable quarters. In case
they have not secured accommodation in adj
vance. an application to this bureau will
save strangers a great deal of trouble and an
QOyance
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Nellie Koran Charged with Causing
Her Sisters Death-A & nriOus Case.

A telegram from White Water. Wis, Deem
Der IA, says: An investigation of the mysterious
death of Miss Annie Koran. which occurred on
the I'd inst. was made by the coroner yesterday.
Soon after the death of Miss Koran her sister
Nellie was taken seriously i'll, and report
was circulated to the effect that Nellie
had confessed to having poisoned her sister
and other members of the family and then
attempted TO destroy herself. At the inquest
this afternoon chemist testified that he had
found by analysis that the stomach of the dead
girl contained fOrty-siX one-hundredths of
grain OF strychnine, which was enough to pro-
duce death The jury proceeded to the house
of Nellie Koran and took her evidence. She ad-
mitted that on the Tuesday previous TO her
sisters Death she purchased strychnine at q
drug store. but said it was for the purpose Of
killing mice. The druggist advised her to use
rat poison instead, but she insisted on the
strychnine. which she placed in drawer
where it remained until Thursday OF the present
week. when she delivered the package to
the sheriff as she had received it from the drug
gist. The sheriff testified that the poison deiv-
cred to him weighed sixteen grains. The drug
gist who sold it said he did not weigh it, but
estimated it at twenty grains. The tury re-
turned verdict that Anna Koran came to her
death by being poisoned by strychnine. and that
they considered the evidence sufficiently strong
TO warrant holding Nellie Koran for examina-
ton on the charge of administering the poison
Anna was the fourth member of the Koran
family that died under suspicious circum-
stances
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RUINED BIZ STRUNG DRINK.
The Inventor OF the Wilson Sewing
Machine Taken to an Insane Asy-
lum.

telegram from Waterbury, Conn, Deem
Der 10TH says: A. B. Wilson. poor mechanic.
who some forty years ago invented the famous
machine which now bears his name all over the
world, and which is manufactured in the man.
moth establishment In Bridgeport known as the
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine company, is
to-day pitiable object His residence in this
city, on West Side Hill, is fine one, with vast
extent of land, where he has lived for some time
with his wife and daughter, women OF the most
estimabie character, in whose name the prop
erty stands. 1t has been a long time since Mr.
Wilson was capable Of caring for his own prop
erty. Dissipation has ruined him and he has
become total wreck. Nathaniel Wheeler
finally purchased the sole right to the valuable
patent. Mr.. Wilson relinquishng his share In
what might have made him millionaire. For
some time his stumbling figure, clad in rough
garments, shod with dilapidated shoes, and
crowned with slouched hat from under which
struggled his grizzled hair, has attracted much
on the streets here. Gradually his
condition has grown worse, until to-day his for
bearing family could put up with it no longer,
and he was removed to the insane asylum In
Hartford, hopeless wreck.
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ttnguished alone because she was beautiful but
because OF bright intellect as well. The dis
appointment AID secret sorrow OF both these
famous women are never TO be spoken or
written, and those who knew them will hold
forever ssddened but precious memory OF
them. The funeral OF the one brought tears TO
the eyes OF thousands when they heard the
sweet strains OF Under the Daisies"-a song
she used TO sing-go mp from the organ In Grace
church. and the grave of the other In Bellefon-
tame. at st. Louis was filed to overhowing
with flowers thrown In by the young ladies OF
that city who had known and loved her when IL
the prime and beauty OF her womanhood. Bott
died before they reached the aye of tMenty-fye
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Conversions TO Rome.

London dispatch to the New FORK Times
1t is whispered that another season OF fash
ionable conversions TO the church of Rome. re-
sembling the one which called out Disraelrs
novel ''Lothair," is close at hand. Young Mr..
Thorold. the only son of the bishop of Roches-
ter. whose secession Ii announced this week, is
said to be the forerunner of other persons quite
as notable who will go over
The efforts Of English Catholic robles to
get the consent Of the vatican for a great Eng
fish College is said TO be at last likely to be
crowned with success. The rumor was that
Father Coleridge. brother Ct the lord chief.
Justice. would be the wal ien of the new institu-
ton. but it Is explained that he is ineligible be.
cause be Is q iPsnif
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-17
Fierce Alpine snow storms.

The snow storms In the Alpine regions OF
Switzerland have been UNUSUAL, early and Sc
we're this season. The tourmentes have caught
many unwary tourists on the mountains. aud
the great hospital of st. Bernard is full OF
wounded people. Many travellers are still miss
ing, and 1t is believed that several of them have
been frozen to death
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and Throws Nitric Acid i'm His Face.
Newark n. J. Special to the Philadelphia Press 18th
William H. Clark, of the Clark's o. N. T.. Cot
ION Thread works, was assaulted shortly after 9
O'Clock last night at his home, No. 149, Mt.
Pleasant avenue, by Mary Magee. an insane
young woman. who threw quantity of nitric
acid In his face. The girl has been a patient in
the county lunatic asylum and has achieved
considerable nOtoriety by her insane doiugs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark were conversing I'm an nm
per room last night when the door bell was
rung. The call was answered by a domestic.
who saw standing on the stoop a well-dressed
young girl. whose movements. she noticed were
quick and determined. She asked to see Miss
Agnes Clark, but was Informed that the Young
lady had gone to church. She then asked to see
Mrs. Clark Mrs. Clark being somewhat Tn
well. Mr.. Clark descended to the hail. and. tax
ing hat from the hat stand as protection
from the night air, opened the door.
THE LIQUID THROWN
"Are you Mr.. Clark" asked the woman. And
without waiting for reply. she drew her hand
from under her shawl and. with aswinging mo-
tion OF her arm. dashed liquid into Mr. Clark
face from vial in her hand The action was so
sudden and unexpected that the gentleman had
40 time TO shield himself or avoid the fiuld bnt
feeling the burning sensation on his face and III
vining the nature Of the liquid, he drew hastily
back and slammed the door
The domestic. attracted by the unusuaI no,sa
helped Mr. Clark TO the library. where bis head
and face were bathed in lipseed oil A physician
was summoned, and he found that the hat
which Mr.. Clark had fortunately placed on his
heac had received most of the acid The band
OF the hat was burned and discoored. and the
SKIN OF the neck and face was burned in places
but the pain was soothed By the prompt aupli,
cation or the lnseed oil. and its bad effects
counteracted. Very luckily, none OF the
fluid entered the eyes, and beyond the burns
mentioned, MI Clark is not seriously injured.
HISTORY OF THE GIRL.
The girl. Mary Magee. was found wandering
on GOuyerneur street shortly after, aud taken
TO the police station She said to the officers
that the acid was intended for Vim. Clark. the
Son Of her victim. Her manner was wild and
incoherent. 1t appears the girl once worked in
the Clark factory. but had been discharged.
Since her mental troubles began she had applied
for reinstatement and been refused. Her rela-
tlves say that she had been subject to fits of
morbld Insanity for a number of years; that she
would appear perfectly rational for months, and
then suddenly become violent and dangerous.
See had attempted TO poison different members
OF her family. it was asserted, and on several
occasions tried to commit suicide She had
been confined in the lunatic asylum several
times. having only been released a week ago
nom her latest incarceration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-17

Eleven hundred and nine women were regis
tered In Boston this year to vote for school
committee, against 7O1 last year.
The people Of Florida voted at the late cleo
.ion 10 favor OF holding convention to revise
their state constitution. The vote was: .sYes y
81 ,SS4; "No," S,l3O ava
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-17

The prohibitionists have inst carried Union
parish, La, by vote Of 900 to 400 LIQUOR
licenses are looked upon with little favor In
very many portions Of the south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-17
HE UsErul AND ORsAnrsrA1

LIE UsErul AND ORsAnrsrA1
Cseful-A Rubber Coat
Ornamental-A Night Cap
Useful-The Dreadnaught Cost
Ornamental-A Satin-l ned Overcost
Ueeful-All-wool Undershirt 81. So -.--...t,
Ornamental-A Neck scarf - ,rIert
Useful-A pair of Gloves. .r-t1r,6e
Ornamental-A shooting Jacket
Useful-A Tama. yNt
Ornamental--A six Handkerchief l'-T
Useful-A Cheviot Shirt
Ornamental-A pleated bosom Shirt.
Useful-Corduroy Pantaloons.
CONGRATULATIONS or Walking Leggina.
lseful-Liberia Soap
Ornanental-Hands Trousers
Ueeful-An all wool Suit $40.
Ornamentg-Silk Undershirts
Useful-One Dollar Underwear.
OFnamenta'--A Shirt Collar
Useful-A Circular Cloak
OrDamental-t artridge Belts
Usefut-Spencer Magazine GunA
To get an adequate idea Of the variety and magnitude
of stock you should call on
HENNING, THE CLoTHIER,
dig 40 SEVENTH STREET.
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An Estate OF 100000 Disposed of.
REUBEN R. sPRINGER's REQUESTS TO RELIGIOUS
AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.

REUBEN r. SPRINGERS REQUESTS TO RELIGIOUS
AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
The will Of the late Reuben R. Springer was
probated in Cincinnati. Monday 1t is In his own
handwriting, and the will declares 1t is made
without the advice Of any human being. The
largest public bequest is $50 shares of special
guaranteed stock Of the PittsDurg Fort Wayne
and Chicago railroad to the Music Hall associa-
tlon of the par value of $4,000 The income is
only TO be used for the support OF the Music
hall building. He gives also $40 900 to the COL
iege OF music and $40, to the Museum asso-
citation. besides pictures and works of art. In
mis- requests to the church the will executed
March 9Th. 1873, by codicil dated March 18th,
1854. doubles the same and largely increases
nearly all others. The final requests are to ST.
Mary's Seminary OF the West. for the education
OF Roman Catholic priests 800 coo: to the Lit
tie Sisters Of the Poor, S35, 600; Good Samaritan
hospital, $50. 600; the Franciscan Brothers. S35.-
200; the Sisters of Charity of Cedar Grove-for
the founding asylum, S200 600; In support of the
cathedral schools. $40. OO0; tor home missionarv
work In perpetuity, $1,000 year; to the Sisters
OF Mercy, 5000; to the convent Of the Good
shepherd. S35 0OO to st. Peters Benevolent So
clety, $4,000; to the Little Sisters of the Poor
oil ST. Francis. $50 900; 10 his faithful domestics
and friends, Ellen Seery and Julia Manning he
gives 81 500 each. and to his coachman NJ. boo
ley. 5000 and the horses. Carriages and bar-
ness HIS oequests to his family are mainly to
the cnllcren OF his deceased sisters Mrs Routt.
MIS- brown and Mrs. Rannells, though he re-
members also his wife's relatives and his cousins
20 the third degree. The bulk Of his estate goes
20 ais sisters children. Charles L. Routt, Of
Jacksonville, ILL.,; Joshua H. Bates. and T. d.
Lincoln. OF this city, are the executors. The
Iast codlcu was executed on November 18th.
1854 Inc estate is estimated at g, 600 COO
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MURDER OF A
HEIRESS.
Dying Suddenly i'm the House OF q Rel
attve-The Remains Disinterred.

telegram to the N. Y. Herald from Lyons
Depot, N. Y, Dec IA. says: There is good
deal OF excitement in this vicinity owing to ru-
mors OF probable murder recently committed
In the town of Sodus, in this county. As yet
the facts in the case seem to be known only to
the police and detectives, who are still hard at
work on 1t. The following particulars, how
ever, have been obtained in regard to the
affair:
Miss Parmelia. Marquet, q dashng young lady
and OF generally good health, died very sud-
denly at the home of her sister, Mrs. George
Bridges. In Lyons, on the Sth of last October.
At the time OF her death there were slight sus-
picions Of foul play, but the burial of her body
was not interferred with. Since then. however
no clues, 1t Is said. have been obtained.
1t seems that Miss MarQuet was heiress to
several hundred acres Of valuable farming land
IN this county, besides many thousand dollars
She lived for some time in her sisters family
but owing to domestic troubles she suddenly
left there and went to livein the family of Albert
Thorn. Last August she, as is alleged, was pre-
vailed upon to give Mrs. Thorn a deed Of her
farm, besides making will in her favor. The
Bridges were enraged at the news Of this action
they claiming that they should have the pro-
perry.
Miss Marquet and her sister, Mrs Bridges, had
had nothing to do with each other for some
time. On October Mrs. Bridges. as alleged
suddenly sent for Miss Marquet to come to the
formers house for a short visit. She accepted
the invitation and went there Immediately. In
about an hour after arriving at her sisters Miss
Marquet was taken, it is said, with vomiting
and died several hours later. Yesterday the
coroner empanelled a jury and had the grave Of
the deceased opened. Physicians removed the
abdomen viscera, after which the body was rein-
tered. The parts removed have been sent to
Prof Sattimore, Of Rochester, for analysis.
An Iron Curtain AT the Standard The.
From the NY. Sun
An iron curtain was hung at the Standard
theater yesterday afternoon. 1t Is designed, in
case Of fire, to divide the auditorium from the
stage. The stage is supplied with large hose
connecting through iron pipes with 1900
gallon tanks on the roof, and an abundance Of
IRE buckets will be placed In position In the fly.
galleries and dressing rooms. 1t Is thought
that should q fire occur on the stage, 1t would
not reach the auditorium In less than twenty
minutes when the iron curtain is down. The
house itself 10 constructed entirely Of dreproof
materials
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-17

Church property is hereafter to be taxed In
Washington Territory
a rather ana son are under sentence of death
anet murders.
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NEW ORLEANS ALL ABLOOM.
The Exposition to Open I'm . Floral
Glory.

RADIANT SUNLIGHT AND BRILLIANT STREET
sCENEs-TBE DAsHING MEXICAN soLDIERY
AND MExICo's ADMIRABLE ExBiBIT-PBEPAR-
ING TO ACCOMMODATE TR0ssANDs OF VISIT
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LADIES SEA- SAoorss

LADIES SEAL SAooura
FUR-LINED CIRCULARS
SATIN LINED CIRCULARS
BEAVER CAPES AND MUFFs
FUR TRIMMING.
CARRIAGE ROBES
FUR GLOVES
SEAL CAPS
LADIES' AND CHILDRENS fURA
GENTS DRESS SILK HATS 80,
81 90. g. .s.-s n.
FASHIONABLE STIFF HATS IN
e15Q g. s250 "a $3.50. o. okQ scaes
OPERA HATS .ICfSsl
BOYS HATS AND CAPS fts-s s,Gs
CANES AND UMBRELLAa a-ds.s
JAMES 7. DAVIS SONS.
n2-tn eN pennGylvanis AvsnuA
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A CLEAR HEAD is INDICATIVE OF GOOD
"A health and REGULAR habits When the body feels
heavy and isnguid and the mind works sluggishly
Ayers Cathartic Pills will wo derfully assist TO re-
coEery of Physical buoyancy and mental vigor. Tho
constipsted should use them dfo
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SCALED WITH ACID.

William II. Clark, the Millionaire
Threadmake r. Attack ed at His Home.
-Insane Mary Magee Takes a Strange
Revenge for Fancied Injuries She
Visits Her Former Employers Home
and Throws Nitric Acid i'm His Face.
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NJ OIuEb MEDIIINE HAS WON FUR ITSELF
such universal appreciation in its city, state
and country. and among all people Ayers sarsapa-
para 1t is the best combination of vegetable blood
offered to the public.