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A ny DAY
WHEN YoU HAVE A LITTLE LEISURE TAKE A
OUR DISPLAY OF BUSINESS SUITS.
TITS our pleasure to show them The assortment is
arge and varied and as nice Is can be produced
DUB ALBERT FRocks AND FoUR-BurToN
CUTAwAYS
should not be overlooked Their Fit s faultess u>ie
and trimmed in every equal to custom made gar
ments, except in price, which is about third less
GENTLEMEN WITH A PREJUDICE AGAINST
READY-MADE CLOTHING SHOULD SEE
THIS DISPLAY.
ROBINSON, PARKER 4 CO.,
TIE FINEST CLOTHING READY MADE
49, g. E. CORNER SEVENTH AND d sTnEErA
apps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-24

THE DEMAND
For first-class READY
MADE CLOTHING has
made a wonderful progress.
Nogentleman need be meas
ured when he can procure
such goods as We manufac-
ture. Our stock consists Of
the finest in quality to the
lowest in price. We usually
carry Mems, Youths, Boys
and Children's Clothing and
Gentlemen's Furnishings.
Merchant Tailoring Sec
ond and third floors.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-24

ILi-''l ION OF oFflcERs-LAsI DAY cT TIE
STRING MEETING At PISuICo.
The Maryland Jockey Club last evening hold
Their annual election. at which the following
ea-cers were e.ec;ed:-oden Bowie. prasi.
deat; Washington Booth and Edward L,oyd
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27

A letter from Germany to the Bos-
ton Advertiser speaks of the not alto
gether happy lot of the peasant wom-
en-. "The native American family"
a the writer, "however poor and low
", could not live as the working people
live here, huddled with their beasts and
fowls, indecent according to u ideas
in their habits. And the womenl We
sometimes talk of the drudgery~o of the
wives of American farmers. Fancy her
driving wagons, cutting the hay,
spreading the dressing on the land,
planting and digging the potatoes,
barefooted and bareheaded, carrying on
her head or her back the farming tools
and the %sweepings of the road, har-
messed to a cart with a dogl Fancy
that, and that is but a part of the
wife of the European farmer, who must
also tend her babies, cook her food, and
bear sons to be compelled to do military
service when most she needs them to
rest her weary hands. No wonder h
cannot tidv her house, clean her chill
dren, make her own person womanly or
smart. She merely exists to labor, and
to labor till age has bent her double;
yet in every little farming village IN
Germany, in all it's filth and bad cdors,
grows on each window ledge a box OF
blossoming flowers, carefully tended.
1t seems TO be the one outlet of that
feminine love of grace and beauty which
every woman has"
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27

T n d TTWTWT " u ~ Y - -"--UT :"
2. flames Laird, r.
r. 3-No change.
NEVADA.
William WOODBURY., r.
r. 1-R. gain l.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
l. *Martin A. Hayne, r. ?. Jabob Fl. Gallinger, r
r. Pho change.
NEW JERSEY.
/. George Hires, r. D. *Wm.W. Phelps, r..
2. James Buchanan, r. 6. Herman Lehlbach, +
9. Robert S. Green, d. Z. SWIM McAdCo. ID.
4. James n. Pidcock, ID.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27
Meanest Man in the Country.

Talking about mean men," remark
cd a passenger from the West, Il saw a
ease in Iowa that beat anything ever 1
heard tell ON. A young man lived in
town, and his wife's parents in the
country. They were farmers, and when
ever they went into town they would
carry in some vegetables, fruit, or some
thing of hat kind to their son-in-law.
There was some business dealings be-
tween them of some kind, and at the
end of the year when they came to a
settlement the young mar was surpris-
ed to find hat all the vegetables, ETC.,
was charged up to him at pretty stiff
prices. He didn't say anything, but
put in his bill for seventy-four meals at
30 cents apiece. You see, his father
and mother had taken their dinners at
his house when in town. Then the old
man brought in an item to summer
board for yourself and family two weeks,
$32.' The SON and his wife had visit
ed their parents a couple of weeks.
Then the young man charged his
mother-in-law $14 for his wife's servic-
es in helping her mother make a dress.
The old man came back at him by
charging up to carry you in my wagon
to my house and back to town seven
times, 81; your wife and children three
times, So Thus they kept at it, and
when I left they were having a lawsuit
tile old man trying to collect $50 for
his wife tending to her own daughter
two weeks while the, latter was sick, and
the son-in-law trying to offset that with
two weeks board for the old lady at
Sc a week, and $20for dishes and things
she had broken during her stay. If
they amt the meanest men in this
country 1 don't want to meet the ones
that can get away with them"
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27
Wizards Palaces.

A master mechanic who had a con-
tract TO perform a part of the work on
Henry Wizards p~alatial houses in Madi-
son avenue, New York, is authority for
the statement that much as has been
heretofore published on the subject, the
community isnot aware of the c~ostliness
and splendor of the interior, which sur
pass that of the Vanderbilt residences
in Fifth avenue. "The sum spent on
the mere decorative work." he says,
twas simply fabulous. italian work
men were imported to do much OF the
finishing. Ornaments were also brought
from Italy, and two Of the mantels inn
ported from that country are of rare
artistic value" According to the same
authority Horace White and other trus-
tees will eventually sell these houses to
discharge the Indebtedness to the cor
tractors who hold obligations against
the property, but it is deemed proba-
BILE that in the final settlement Mrs.
Willard will be found in possession OF
the principal mansion, which is finished,
but that the other three, at present I'M
finished, will be sold to outside parties.
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HOW BLAINE FEELS

he ACCEPTS THE RESULT C~HEERFULLY.
BOSTON, Nov. ia special to the Herald
Irom Augusta says Blaine regards the Of
hclal count in New York as practically set
tlng the presidential election. Blaine, it is
stated on the best authority, received this
afternoon a telegram from New York an
nouncing the completion of the official can
vass OF that city, and informing him that the
plurality for Cleveland in that state would
be l,13I. The same authority states
that Blaine accepts the result very
cheerfully, and has no regrets
growing out of his connection with the cam
paign. He feels that he made a good fight,
and he gracefully bow to the verdict of the
American people. He believes the Republic
can party will prove true to its grand past
and will increase in strength with the COM
ing years. He expects in 1888 it will again
be called back into power. Blaine leaves
for Washington the middle of next week.,
where he and his family will spend the WIN
ter. He has leased the Sargent house." in
Farragut square, and will shortly resume
his work on the second volume or Twenty
Years in Congress The volume will be
ready by une next for publication.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27

FAAtNEldAl all l.
tCleveland gain 343.
tBlaine gain 252.
Up to this hour the result of the ballot for
presidential electors has been declared in
thirty three of the sixty counties OF thls
state. The last previous reports OF county
clerks showed a Democratic plurality OF
I.2SO. To-day's canvass shows a net loss TO
Blaine of four votes. The remaining twenty
seven counties, with two exceptions, re-
ported progress and will, for the
most part report the result of their
canvas tomorrow. TO-day's reports speak
of irregularities in forms No mention is
made of any serious discrepancy in the
count. Several counties which did not to
day complete their official canvass reported
there was no reason to believe that when
completed the figures would show any
change from those already given. Can
yassed returns received by the Dem
ocratic state committee from twenty
four counties indicated a change
of six votes in favor of Blame against sixty
lin Llvingstone) in favor of Cleveland. No
returns have been received by the Repub-
lican national committee, and Chairman
Draper. of the Republican state executive
committed. could not be found. Gen. John
n. Knapp, a stalwart Republican from Au-
burn. said he believed the official canvass
would make no material change in the pub
lished returns.
IF there is any hitch" said he, 1T will be in
New York and Kings counties. Up in the coun-
try the people know twenty-four hours after the
closing of the polls what the result is. 1 think
1t is a sure thing.
At the official canvass of the Kings county
board of supervisors, the returns from s1S
wards were examined to-day, beginning
with the First They showed Cleveland to
have 1929 votes and Blaine S,216.
A FEW MORE UNTIEs
New YORK, Nov. 12.-The county returns
~canvassed to-day show the following result:
49,
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27
F~oRrY-NINTH CONGRESS.
THE MEMBERs-ELECT.

The returns from the congressional dis
tricts are now so complete that, at the out
side. not more than Two or three changes IN
the subioined list of the members of the next
house of representatives are likely to be rem
dered necessary by later advices. Those
marked ~" are members of the present con-
gress, and those marked 4" nave been mem
bers of a preceding congress:
ALABANA.
l. *James I. Zones, d. 5. Thomas W. SadleT, ID.
o M" A, Herbert, d. 6. John NJ. Martin, D..
3. *William c. Oates, d. z. tWm. H. Forney, ID.
4. Alex c. Davidson, d. 8. Joseph Wheeler.
d. S-No change.
ARKANSAS.
l. @Poindexter Dunn, d. 4. sJOhn II. Rogers, ID.
p sCR. Breckenridge, d. 3. samuel w. Peel, d.
9. flames X. Jones, d
ID. 5-NO change.
CALIFORNIA.
l. Thos.L L. Carothers.R 4. W. Morrow. r
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27
Earlier Dispatches.

The following dispa tches showing the prog
ress of the count, its fluctuations and the hopes
and fears excited thereby, are interesting to
those who are interested in a complete record Of
the most important things preceding the final
vesult
New YORK, Nov. 1.-THE official canvass
in various counties to-day developed the fol-
lowing maiorities. being the same as for
merly reported except where otherwise des.
ipnated:
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*Blaiue gain, 3.
blaine gain, 40.
gain y.

AAAa1 61AAN -
blaine gain, 40.
blaine gain, 8.
THE NEW YORK BROoKLYN COUNTS.
The official canvass of twenty wards in
Kings county shows a gain of thirty-nine
votes for Cleveland and two for Blaine. The
board of -canvassers of New York county ex-
amined the returns of the first three assem-
bly districts. A few differences from the
press reports published Wednesday morning
were discovered, but nothing found that Will
materially affect Cleveland's plurality as
published. 1t is estimated that Oswald OUten-
dorfer may fall hundreds of votes behind his
comrades on the electoral ticket. The room
was filed with politicians and lawyers, rep
reseuting the Republican and Democratic
parties. Committees on protested and cor
rected returns were appointed In the can
yass of the First district it was found that the
Democratic electoral ticket was not properly
filed in. and that there were clerical discrep-
ancies or omissions On motion the whole
district was referred to the on
corrected returns. The board of trade and
transportation adopted a resolution con-
demning expressions of infiammatory char
acter in connection with the close contest OF
the presidential election" scouting the idea
of fraud. and asserting that every citizen will
submit to the determination OF the constl-
tuted authorities.
As BROAD AS IT WAS -ONG.
change favorable TO Blaine OF 233 votes
In fine Seventeenth election district Of the
second assembly district, as against the re-
tnrns published this morning was made nv
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27

T. ID. b. ulbertson, d. 10. j. b. Sayres, D.
,. -g.W Thrckm'rt'n,D.1l %S.W. T. Lanham, d,
g. %Olin WelbOrn, D..
i. IL; ID. gain, J..
VERMONT.
]. -. W. Stewart, R. 2. VIM. W.. Grout, R.
r 2; no change.
VIRGINIA.
/. @Thos. Craxton, d. 6. ]. W. Daniel, D.
,. Harry Libbey, r. q. &C. Z. 0Ferral, d.
3. &c. D.. Wise, ID. 8. y. s. Barbour, d.
A.. J. d. Brady. r. g.. @. f. Trigg, ID.
>. &c. G. Cabell, ID. 10. -. p Tucker, ID.
r. ., d.. 8; d. gain, 3.
WEST YIRGrNIA-
/. nathan Gof. J., R 8. j. W. Davis. r
?. sW. l.. Wilson, d. A. %Eustace Gibson, d.
r ., ID. 2; r Gain, 1.
WISCONSIN.
/. I'll. B. Caswell, R 6. +R- Guenther. R.
.. re. S. Bragg, ID. z. o.. B. Thomas, R
3. r. NJ. La Toilette, R 8. sW. I. Price, R
T.. LW. Van Schaick. r. Q. Isaac Stephenson, R
>. ~Joseph Rankin, d.
r z, d. 2; R gain, A.
Total Republicans. .147lRepublican gains. ....33
Total Democrats. ...17Sl Democratic gains. 80. 8
Democratic maj..... 3IlNet Republican gains. 25
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27

Mich cows and oxen after they have
reached eight years oldmay be considered
as past their prime, and more subject
to disease than younger animals. A.
this age they will vet make good beet
and It is better to fatten them for
slaughter. filing their places with Young
stock.
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INCARCERATION TT OHIO.
A Buckeys Statue Forbidding In
termarriage Of Races Held Con-
stitutional.

TOLEDO, o., Feb. 29.-The case
of Robert Bailey, colOred, on trial for
marrying a white girl, contrary 10
the law Of 1910, which imposes a
fine of 500 sud three months i'm
prisonment for white person mar
rying one of negro blood, or vice
versa, was tried here to day. A de-
murrer was fled by the defense that
the law was unconstitutional under
the l4th amendment. The Judge
oyerruled the demurrer, holding that
the law did not legislate in favor of
the white race, imposing the same
penalty on the person Of either race
marrying woman of the opposite
race.
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.
Death of an Old Resident.

Mrs. Anna Maria Williams widow
Of the late Charles Williams, died
on Tuesday the goth inst, at 1870 z.
NJ, at her late residence on Gran
berry avenue. The deceased was
born il Salisbury, Indiana county,
and was IS years Of age at the time
Of her death. Several children
mourn the loss Of a kind aud loving
mother. A woman who was entirely
devoted to her large family, they
feel deeply their loss and have thesym-
pathy Of the whole community. Mrs.
Williams has many relations in Har
risburg where the greater portion Of
her exemplary life has been spent.
Among her children who survive her
are, Charles and James Williams, Maize
Williams, the only unmarried daugh-
ter, Mrs. Curry Taylor ard Mrs
Baker White. The funeral which
took place at Bethel church yester-
day was largely attended by relatives
and friends. Rev. Amos Wilson
oficiated. She goes to meet the re-
ward Of faithful christian and leav es
as monument for her children to
be guided by, life Of purity, love
and devotion to her God and her
family.
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Wesley Literary.

A small but appreciative audience
assembled TO hear al exceptionally
fine programme on Thursday even
ing. Jennie Dryer sang a pleasing
solo; BERTHE Johnson recited "Twi-
light Dews;" Mrs. Kate Scott rem
dered very sweetly waltz song
from Bocacco. J. 2. SCOTS memor-
lam on Wendell Phillips, was a mas
terly literary effort, paying glowing
tribute to humanity's great defender,
and giving detailed account OF his
life and death. A solo by Mss c..
Popel was we'll received. A reading
by Mrs. Martha Saunders was highly
enjoyed. J. II. Howard read selec
ton entitled "Wounded," which WAS
rendered in excellent style, and was
highly appreciated, displaying to ex-
eellent effect the we'll known elocu-
tionary powers Of the reader. Mrs.
c. NJ. Robinson acquitted herself in
a colo, in her usual admirable style.
The association adjourned to meet
March 18th
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Notice.

FEBRUARY, 2G.--Mr. Henry Mar
shall having sold and conveyed to
other parties on the Goth instant by
proper process his interest and title
in the business formally conducted
by Howard g. Marshall has therefore
formally withdrawn. In consequence
of said dissolution the business here
after will be conducted by the new
firm, J. II. Howard & Co. The
firm as now organized assume all or
legations and business interests, cen
tracted or in any way pertaining to
the old firm. Therefore the patrons
of the old company are solicited to
continue their patronage. Fruits,
vegetables, oysters, game and all
delicacies will be found in abundance
in their season. Do not fail to give
us call.
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Drowned in the Canal.

Alexander Snyder aged Is years
was found drowned in the canal Wed
nesday. Snyder whose parentslive in
Hummelstown is we'll known here
and was last seen alive at an enter
tainment given at Temperance ball by
the Elder street Presbyterian church,
Christmas eve. He has been missing
ever since, until his body was found
floating in the canal. His parents
supposed he had gone to Pittsburg
to seek employment as he had a
rowing disposition and had left home
before without writing to his rela
tiyes, remaining away for some time.
Mr.. John Snyder his brother came to
Harrisburg, identified the body and
took it home for interment.
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REPUBIICaSs CONSULT.

BETHLEHEM, Feb. pa Republican
consultation committee consisting of
Samuel L. Fisher, Russell G. Stewart, j..
K. Dawes, o. A. Luckenba CHI and Joseph
A. Weaver, of Northampton; H. Bortz,
Morris Heats, T. d. Busse, A. n. Ulrich
and V. W. Weaver, jr., of Lehigh, and
S. w. Strunk, II. w. johnson, Mahlon
Fretz, Edward Deemer and r. G. Slower,
of Bucks, met here yesterday. After full
discussion it was unanimously resolved
that convention for the Tenth Congress
sional district be held in Bethlehem, on
April 5, to elect two delegates and two
alternates to the Republican Nationa,
convention, and one Presidential elector
The representation to the next Natiora
convention will be: Northampton, ont
delegate and one alternate; Lehigh, ont
delegate; Bucks, one alternate. Buck
will also be allotted the Presidential
| elector.
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MIR. WISE EXPLAINS.

A Strong Tribute to the COlOred People.
WASHINGTON, Feb 29.-Representa-
tive John S. WISE of Virginia, has writ
ten card for publication in which he ex-
plains that part of his testimony before
the Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections, in which he stated that he did
not advocate social intercourse between
the races. that cOlored members of the
Virginia Legislature came to his house to
consult him, but that they always came
to see him in his kitchen. He says:
Mr.. Sherman asked me if the negroes
demanded social equality in Virginia.
replied that they neither demanded nor
expected it; that the cOlored people were,
in my opinion, the gentlest, most afteC-
tomato and least Obtrusive race on earth
that their social conditions were we'll un-
derstoOd, and they were content with
them. For example, | said a colOred
member of the Legislature had come to
my house to see about politics, and gone
to the kitchen, where | went 10 see him.
and talked with him. The person referred
to was one whose mother was in my en-
ploY. l merely mentioned this to show
that the colored people in such positions
were less exacting of such recognition
than white persons similarly situated
would probably be.
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THEY WOULD NOT STANDIT,
COLORED LEGISLATORS
ANGRY.
They Deny that they Visit Mr..
Wise in his Kitchen.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 29.-The
colored people in this State are con,
slderably stirred up by the statement
made in the evidence given by Con
gresham John s. Wise before the
Sherman committee investigating the
Danville riots. Mr.. Wise is reported
as having said that when colored
members of the Virginia Legislature
came to his house to consult him thew
always went to his kitchen. This has
been accepted by some of the colored
people as a reflection upon the legis
laslVe representatives of their race.
Mr.. Wise owes his election to Con
gress principally to the support of the
colored voters, who gave him more
than three.tifihs of all the votes cast
for him. In the Virginia House of
Delegates to day five colored Coalition
members of that body rose to personal
privilege ia connection with the ref
erence made to colored members by
MIR. Wise Delegate Harris, of Din
Wlddie, one Of the most intelligent
colored men in the State, said Gas
member of the General Assembly
OF Virginia will say that when | 90
to see a gentleman on business |
would like 10 see him at his Office or
place OF busint S. where any other
gentleman would be received. and not
be asked to go in biz kitchen. If
Mr.. Wise meant what he said it had
no reference TO me, for / do not know
where be lives-I could not find his
house except by direction, and l am
not one of that number that saw him
in his kitchen"
Mr.. Bland, Of Sury, speaking on
the same subject, was very pointed
and seemed to wish the House TO
bear every word he uttered. Said he:
Il have never sought MIR. Wise in his
kitchen. Two years ago if l wanted
to see Mr. Wise | could have seen
bin upon this floor, where he was
frequently
The Speaker evidently referred to
the last session of the Legislature,
when Mr.. Wise was often in the hall
OF the House IN e-4--rl+atinn urith
members about matters of party
policy. Scott, Dodson and Griffin,
three more colored members, also
disclaimcd any acquaintanceship with
the culinary domains of Mr.. Wise's
house. Each asserted that when
they go to see MIR. Wise they will
not 90 to his kitchen. The remarks
of the colole ed members were received
by the Democratic members with
evident signs Of pleasure. At times
they were greeted with loud laughter
from that side. -Four negro members
made no remarks.
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A Doubtful Verdict.
FEBRUARY 20. 1884,

FEBRUARY 20, 1884.
SALINA, ALA.-Mr. Isaac Frank, a
white man who lives in the country
five miles east of this city, was indict-
ed by the last Grand Jury under the
charge of living in unlawful wedlock
with a negro woman. The case was
set forth for trial yesterday. Mrs.
Mary Ann Frank, wife Of the accus-
ed, was present; also her alleged
mother, Lucinda Weaver, colored.
Lucinda was sworn, and put upon the
witness stand. Her testimony thew
new light upon the case and caused
little futter Of excitement and
surprise among those present. She
spoke in a straight forward manner
Notwithstanding Lucinda has always
been known as the mother of Mary,
it turns out that the young woman s
parentage is purely white. Lucinda
testified that she was rot the mother
of Mrs. Frank and that Mrs. Frank
was given to her when an infant 8
days old; that prominent gentleman
Of South Carolina brought the young
child and presented it to Lucinda
requesting that she raise it as her own.
She stated further that the child was
the Legitimate offspring of an aristo-
cratic woman, and it was her brother
who gave the infant to the old negress
to shield his sisters reputation and
conceal her shame. The old negroes
had brought her charen . Alabama
claiming her as daughter, and the
real truth of matters very probably
would new or have been uncovered to
the world but for Mary's marriage to
a white man and the indictment issu.
ed against him. Mrs. Frank, now
grown into mature womanhood, has
light, straight HAIR, fair complexion,
and clear blue eyes, and doesn't bear
the remotest trace Of African blood.
A number of gentlemen visited her
yesterday morning, conversed with
her, and decided that she was beyond
doubt white woman. After La
cinda's testimony was heard Solicitor
Pitts agreed to verdict of not guilty,
and the happy twain departed in peace.