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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-04
The ScOurge i'm Eastern Kentucky.
FOCR HUNDRED nEAIus IN 1uREK caIrS1,xa
A Scandal i'm n Lunatic Asvpum.

QUEBEC. December 4.-The excitement on the
subject of the acknowledgement OF the lunatlc asy-
lfn OF this province is intensified today by the an
nouncement that an unfortunate girl a patient in
the BEAUFORT asylum, came 10 her death there very
tragically, In giving birth 10 a child yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-04

RoNDoCT, N Y, December a.-This morning
while Jno. Tully, Anthony Brockley and Geo.
Bush were daring eacn other TO go the thin ice
OF Gross pond I'm this city, the ice broke and three
lads were drowned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-04

DISTINGUISHED JAPANESE VIsIToRs.-CoL Oyama
the japanese minister Of war; and suite who are Wis
1ting this country in private capacity, arrived in
Washington this morning shortly after o'clock
from New York, and were assigned quarters in the
Johnson house annex OF the Arlington hotel, the
Whoie OF which has been reserved for their exclu-
COL Nodzon, Commandant Shimizon, Commandant
Moreral, Commandant YahOuki, Lieut.. Nozima,
Lieut. EndO, Mr. kOIky, Mr. Tnagaki and Secretary
F. D. Emery. The japanese minister and members
OF the japanese legation called this morning to pay
thelr respects, and a number OF them took break
the Visit is or private nature, it is not probable
that any Official reception will be given them on
long they will remain in Washington, but they viii
visit the principal points Of interest," and every op
pOrtunlty VIII be accorded them to study matters
connected with the government in which they are
particularly interested. The visitors, who are an
intelligent looking body Of men, dress in civilian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-04
Insanity Of a Newspaper and MaRa.
zine Writer.

LOUISVILLE. KY. December 4-Rufus T. Child
reSS. well-known poetcal contributor 70 the
daily press and the magazines was reported last
night TO be Insane by ms wife. who had 20 send for
policeman TO protect her from the violence OF her
husband, who imagines he is bewftched Family
troubles are said 10 have brought on his INSANITY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-04
A Murder Mystery i'm Maryland.

CAMBRIDGE. Nh, December 4-The house OF Caleb
Hurley, in the southwestern section OF Dorchester
county. was burned yesterday morning In the
RUNS was found the body OF Hurley but no part OF
the head could be discovered, and there is A sus-
plcion or foul play. Hurley a small farmer and
on the preceding night was at store In the neigh
oorhood, where he displayed some silver coin An
investigation Will be made at once
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-04

LAWRENCE, HAS. December Rev. Is. r. Bates.
presiding elder OF the Eastern Kansas district OF
the Atrican Methodist Episcopal church. was ar
rested last night, charged with bastardy. The
complaint was made by Carrie Anderson aved n
years, and a member OF his church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-04

New YORK, December 4-The New York Central
railroad to-day reduced its rates to Cleveland and
Detroit TO s.. This was done TO- meet the last cut
made by the West Shore road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-04

The Music Teacher who Was Charged
by His Daughter With an Unnatural
Crime Shoots HimSelf-A Suicide In
SOlitude-Extensive Preparations for
the Fatal Act-Letters Which He Left
for Different PeOple-He Says He
Died to Save His Daughters Honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-04

JAMES F. BARBOUR
18th street and Maryland avenue southwest
Telephone connection. Call No. 1922 n2S-3w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-04
Washington News and Gossip
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev
nue., s443. .420.9s; customs, 1890, ,9O2 35

UNAVAILABLE CHRISTMAS PACKAGEs-The Post
once officials find that large number of packages
ol merchandise, evidently intended for Christmas
presents for friends in foreign countries are begin.
ming 10 be sent through the mails. All articles OF
tnlS character are unavailable to foreign countries
office. o''~ -o'''A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-04

Elmell, ordered to the Tennessee, 9TH instant and
as fleet engineer OF the north Atlantic squadron;
Chief Engineer William B. Brooks detached from
the tennessee and as fleet engineer OF the north
Atlantic squadron, 9th instant, and placed on
waiting orders; Chief Engineer s. D. HILBERT de-
tached as a membpr OF the board OF examining
engineers, and ordered to duty at the Norfolk
navy yard on the 2Sd instant; Chief Engineer F. A.
Wilson, from duty at Waltham, Mass, and placed
on waiting orders; the orders OF Chief Engineer W.
D. Smith and Assistant Engineer 8. H. Leonard
TO special duty at Waltham, Mass have been re-
vOked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-22


At an uptown hotel the other day guest sur
prised even the oldest regular boarder by his
feats of gastronomy. A Tribune porter saw
him order in succession, four plates of chicken
and five plates of roast beef which with due
accomplishments of vegetables, were quickly dis
posed of. As the reporter left the room the
steward said:
You should have remained another hour to
get the full benefit of the performance. He will
eat till o'clock. tits the common thing for him
to get away with thirty to thirty-fve plates of
meat"
"Who is the mani" asked the reporter.
"a Baptist clergyman from the interior of the
State, who is here for medical treatment
Later in the evening the steward said to the
reporter
''The minister ate until everyone else had left
the room. The girls cleared up the floor about
him before he was ready to quit He ate his
usual quantity of heavy food and then took two
dishes Of fruit and emptied both They were
filed high with grapes, bananas, apples and
pears Then he drank two cups of coffee and
retired till next time
What will that be-"
SAT 10 o'clock tonight he will begin supper
that will last till II. He eats quantities of lob
ster, oysters, etc, and washes it down with
milk. Think of it, lobster and milk-it would
kill horse!"
How often does your guest come to New
York;"
Three or four times year. That's all even
hotel can stand"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-22
WILLIAMS GREAT DISGRACE.
MOurnfuI RecolIections of the Time When He
Ran for the Legislature.

MOurnfuI RecolIections of the Time When He
Ran for the Legislature.
Denver Opinion.
The following letter was stolen from Vissch-
er's desk this week.
HUDSON, Wis, Oct. 10.-My Dear Vissch: If
have any influence whatever with the authori-
ties in the New Jerusalem you shall some day
have nice new harp that has never been used.
The best u crown and harp on the evergreen
shore are none too good for you.
Softly, however, !!
You say you are going to run for the Legisla-
ture. That makes difference. Why do you
do that! 1t has been long time since you
stepped aside from the path of rectitude. At
least, if you did so you were very discreet about
it, and now, just as the business men of Denver
begin to trust you, why do you strike out hell
bent for the Legisaturel
once ran for the Legislature myself. Please
burn this letter.
Yes, l ran for the Legislature in Wyoming
and though it didn't get noised around at all,
and though the awful secret was hidden in this
heaving bosom, it has cursed my whole life.
Sometimes l am almost tempted to go and give
myself up to the authorities and let the law take
its course. would if it were not for my chill
dren. | don't want them to suffer from the
taunts of other children whose fathers never ran
for the Legislature
Sometimes wake in the night with horrible
start and imagine that am again in the hands
Of NY friends, and that am once more running
behind the ticket like pale-red steer in the
corn. Again the canvassing board count the
votes, and myself and Scattering are absent for
two hours. 1t is terrible.
My leg is growing together again all right, and
very soon the doctor will turn me loose on the
community again. It's been a pretty long siege,
and seemed little tough at times, but l didn't
kick l couldn't very well.
Many have asked me how the accident oc-
CURED. 1 cannot state definitely, but think
must have stepped on a peal of thunder. PEG
pie cannot be too careful in peeling their thun
der, not to leave the peals around where some
one may step on them and get hurt. Yours sin
cerely, BILL NYE, Cyclonist.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-22

London Letter.


The fact that the Prince of Waless eldest son
is about TO come round with the hat, has caused
good many people to look up the cost of the
royal family, who are rather surprised, upon ex-
animation to find that the sum total amounts to
over &c. $50 000 The Queens nominal salary is
81 ,925 900 per annum, to which must be added
the revenues from the Duchy of Lancaster,
about 1925, 600, and the cost of maintaining her
palaces $l07, 925, and of keeping her yachts in
order $203, 875-atogether 81 46i, 500 Her
private means are also enormous-nobody knows
what they do amount to- but it is estimated that
her careful savings of forty years must represent
about 500, 900, 900.
The Crown Princess of Prussia takes $40 900
per annum to Germany; the Prince and Princess
of Wales derive from all sources 1881 615 yearly;
the Duke of Edinburg, $l3l, $50 (he and his
wife are immensely rich from other sources);
Princess Christian and Princess Louise have
$50, 600 apiece: the Duke of Connaught $l40, 000
the Duchess of Albany, $50, 900; the Princess of
Mecklenburg, $4,000; the Princess Teck $25,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-22
VIRGINIA MUD,
What the Soldier Boys Waded Through in
Their Campaigns.

"Recollections of Private" in December Century.
mo country can beat Virginia road for mud.
We struck it thick. 1t was knee-deep. 1t was
verify heavy marching The foot sank very
insidiousy into the mud, and reluctantly came
out again; it had to be coaxed, and while you
were persuading your reluctant left, the willing
right was sinking into unknown depths; it came
out of the mud like the noise of a suction-pump
when the water is exhausted.
1.-The order was given, Route STEP we
climbed the banks of the road in search of firm
earth, but it couldn't be found, so we went on
pumping away making about one foot in
depth to two in advance Our feet seemingly
weighed twenty pounds each. We carried q
number six into the unknown depths of
mud, but it came out a number twelve
elongated yellow, and nasty; it had lost its fair
proportions, and would be mistaken for any
thing but a foot, if not attached to a leg. 1t
seemed impossible that we should ever be able
to find our feet in their primitive condition
again. Occasionally boot or shoe would be
left in the mud, and it would take an exploring
expedition to find it. Oh, that disgusting
sticking mud Wad Rider declared that if Vir
ginia was once in the Union, she was now in the
mud. A big Irish cOmrade, jim O'Brien,
facetiously took up the deelension of mud
mudder, murder,-puling a foot out at each
variation for emphasis. Jack E. declared it
would be impossible to dislodge an enemy stuck
in the mud as we were.
1.-THE army resembled, more than anything
else, a congregation of flies making pilgrimage
through molasses. The boys called their feet
pontoons, 'mud-hooks,' soil-excavators, and
other names not quite so polite When We
halted to rest by the wayside, our feet were in
the way of ourselves and everybody else. Keep
your mud hooks out Of my way Save your pom
toons for another bridge were heard on all
sides, mingled with all the reckless, profane aud
quaint jokes common to the army and which
are not for print
The mud was in constant league with the
enemy; an efficient ally in defensive warfare
equivalent to re-enforcements of 20, 900 infantry
To realize the situation, spread tar foot deep
all over your back yard, and then try to walk
through it; particularly is this experiment
recommended to those citizens who were CON
stantly crying, Why doesn't the army moveg
1t took the military valor all out of a man. Any
one would think, from reading the Northern
newspapers, that we soldiers had macadamized
roads to charge over at the enemy. 1t would
have pleased us much to have seen those On to
Richmond fellows put over hve-mile course in
the Virginia mud loaded with forty pound
knapsack, sixty rounds of cartridges, and haver-
sacks filed with four days rations."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-22
Same Old Stories.

OTOker Correspondent
The Duke of Chester is great asker of ques-
lions. He asked the Duke of Grafton. who,
though sixty six, does not look above fifty, chow
old he was, before a large company in coun-
try house. The Duke of Grafton did not like
the inquiry, but answered. Some time after the
dukes met again, and the Duke of Gloster re-
peated this question: to which the Duke of
Grafton dryly replied, 'Sir, l am exactly three
weeks two days older than when your Royal High
ness last asked me that disagreeabe question. I"
Count Staremberg, when he was in England,
used to play at the Union. His English was
not quite so good as hisluck Playing one night
at trente ct un, the late Lord Barrymore was at
the table, and not much delighted with the sue
cess of the Count. His Excellency was not
very nice in his person, and it was ludicrous to
hear him proclaim the state of his hand by saw
ing, Il am dirty! 1 am dirty" At last when he
had achieved the best possible hand he was so
elated that he almost embraced Barrymore, ex-
claiming 81 am dirty, l am dirty-one am
dirty one" Barrymore, who lost by the Counts
success, and had no liking for the nasty embrace,
said, Damn 1t, sir, so you are; but that's no
reason why should be dirty, too"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-22
HUM0R OF TIE DAY.

Love in Quebec-"Whose title embezzler is
oo?" Use oos little embezzler.'-
Another Thing-Young Riehling from the
West: Isn't that young girl over there very
much painted" Miss B., fresh from school;
"Pas -du-tout" Young r.: What! Powdered
tool You don't say!'-Life.
A foreign scientist is reported to have carried
the art of instantaneous photography to the
point of securing photographs of a bullet in its
flight 1t is said to look very much like base
ball umpire leaving the field after game. Bur
lington Free Press.
Art in Delaware Miss Rosebud: ''Do you
know, Mr. Palette l never knew before to-day
that you and were from the same State" Pal
cite: Same State, Miss Rosebud! Why, am
New Highlander. live in Massachusetts" Miss
Rosebud; Then. why do you always Put Del.
after your name in your pictures"
Food for Refection-Mr. Societe: 81 have
just learned of your sisters engagement and
Congratulated her. 1 really wonder, though,
how Jack Simmons ever got up his courage to
speak to your father" Miss Unplucked Flower:
why so, Mr. Societel" Mr.. s.: ''Why, your
father has always seemed to me so distant-a
man difficult of approach" Miss U. F. with an
imation): ooh not at all, Mr.. Societe Getthat
idea out of your mind, beg of you, as soon as
possible. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-22
Famous Wine.
London Truth

Steinberger Cabinet figures in almost every
''winelist' in the country, but people are vastly
mistaken if they suppose that they really drink
the grand wine of the Rheingau. The produce
of the Nassau vineyards (which rival those of
Prince Metternich, at Johannisbergl is stored
away in the cellars of the monastery of Erbach
and goes only to very few royal purchasers, at
a price which is fixed by sworn appraisers. The
largest supply is sold to the steward of the EN-
peror's household at Berlin. The Cabinet wine
of the famous year 1868 now fetches thirty five
shilings per bottle. During a whole month
forty women were employed in carefully select
ing every single grape for this wine. None of the
finest Nassau wines ever get into the hands of
the trade. What is usually known as Steinber
ger Cabinet is the produce of an inferior, but
still very fine, vineyard, which is blended with
cheaper wine
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-22
John p. Hale as a Political Speaker.

Ben: Perley Poore.
John P. Hale when on his way to Washing
ton, in the fall of 1858, was prevailed upon to at
tend meeting of the Free Democrats" in New
York, where he was loudly called on for
speech AT last he came forward and said; 81
recollect to have heard several years ago of
clergyman of one of the New England villages
who asked leave of absence from his parish for
six weeks, to go and marry lady to whom he
had been for some time attached. Leave was
readily granted the clergyman went, and at the
end of six weeks came back with a wife, but not
the wife that he went to marry. Such an event
caused no little excitement and no little indlg-
nation in the parish and the clergyman, to eX-
plain his position and to appease the Indignation
that was excited, came before his people on the
following Sabbath and preached to them an ex-
planatory sermon from this text 1T is not in
man that walketh to direct his steps And, my
friends, when L find myself, the second time
since / have been in the State of New York, con
trary to the firm and settled convection Of my
own understanding addressing a political as
sembly, and ask myself why it is, in contra
diction of my own settled determination, that l
am here addressing political assembly find
no answer for it, except that 1T is not in man
that wall1eth to direct his steps,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-22

Then followed that beautiful season
Called by the pous Aeadian peasants the Summer of
All Saints!
Filled was the air with dreamy and magical light
and the landscape
lay as if new created in all the freshness of child
hood;
Peace seemed to reign upon EARTH and the restless
heart of the ocean
Was for moment eonsoled. All sounds were in
harmony blended.
Voices of children at play the Growing of cocks in the
barnyards,
Whr of wings the drowsy air and the cooling of
pigeons,
AL were subdued and low as the murmurs of love
and the great
looked with the eye of love through the golden
around him.
Lon gfelIow's "Evangeline."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-22
A Blessed Peacemaker.
r. st. Paul Pioneer Press.

Boston Cor. st. Paul Pioneer Press.
A knot of adult spectators had gathered about
the urchins out of curiosity. In the crowd was
a good looking, inofensive appearing young fell
low, well but not loudly dressed He had
stopped to see what the trouble was about. A
strapping big Irish coal team driver had left his
team, and had forced his way into the 'front.' row.
$50 it, bys,' he said. The 'b'ys" needed no
urging, and at each other they went like two
little bantams. Savagely they struck at
each other, then clinched, and after
brief but desperate struggle, went down
in the mud "Hit him, hit hm!'
yelled the burly coalteam driver, as he
danced eXcitedly around the fighting boot
blacks. The boys broke away from each other,
got up and went at it once more Before they
could do each other further HARM however the
young fellow before referred to swept his way
through the crowd, seized the lads by their shirt
collars and pulled them apart. ''Stop this, my
lads" was all he said, but he stood prepared to
make them obey his commands. Let EN-
alone. What's yous stopping the bys furp said
the big teamster as he bristled up to the young
fellow who seemed barely half his size. Let
EN- fight it out, or I'll break yer jaw" he
continued, fercely. 1t is hard to tell
just what followed. The next L saw
of the big teamster he lay prone on the
ground, groaniug as if badly hurt The quiet
young man had given him one straight from the
shoulder in the jaw. He got up slowly, with
big swelling on his jaw, and went directly to his
team. He was satisfied. Some youngster cried
"Cheese it, der "COPPER" and the crowd melted
away like dew before the sun" Who was the
young fellow who had shown such nerve, science
and strength 1t was Jack Burke, the champion
middle-weight pugilist of England, who ''bested''
Mitchell in New York recently.
II thought you enjoyed fighting, Jack" L
said.
I'm not such coward as to stand by and see
two young lads maui each other that way l
am ready to fight anybody in the world bar
Sullivan; but fight for living only was all he
said
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-22
Bereavement.

When sorrow lays her touch upon the heart
And meath her fingers steals nameess pain,
When we forget to notice days depart,
And even friends who come and go again;
The kiss of childish lips we neither know
Nor feel, but sit alone and hug our woe
Until with sudden strength we clasp it, when
The inward pierce lets loose the pain, and then
We pray.
II seems so natural to turn to Him
To find the peace that earth has failed to hold
For now, the first time, does anguish dim,
Since we can rest within stronger fold.
Once more thread of silver light breaks through,
To tell of something better, sweeter too,
Than close-shut heart to love that will not go,
Zen when we blindly wished it to- and so
We pray.
In time of summer birds sweet, stirring lays,
When fair Junes tender winds blow late and slow
When hopes young feet press light Ger thorny ways
And golden promises sing soft and low
When every day that knshp claims with sorrow
In yesterday and each with joy tomorrow
THAT ling ring ever could not bring regret
1t SO easy then, love, to forget
To pray.
Perhaps, if we had but remembered in
That time of happiness the need of prayer,
We would not now be clasping grief within
Our arms to teach us duty through despair
Until He, seeing that our errors grown
Repentant of, restores to us our
o weary heart that hast known flood of tears,
BE not afraid thro' lengths of coming years
To pray.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-22
Strange Wagers.
New York Graphic.

New YORK Graphlc.
The London swells are the most lnveterate
betters in the world. Time hangs so heavy on
their hands that in the excitement of uncertainty
they find grateful relief. a curious bet was
made in one of the London clubs, some years
ago, that will perhaps point moral. 1t was
that a certain member could not, within two
hours, on London Bridge, sell 100 new guineas
at penny apiece. The man took his place on
the bridge with little tray, on which he had
the coins. He informed the passers-by that
they were genuine gold coins from the Bank of
England, and that they were to be had for
penny each. The cartmen and policemen
laughed at him. When the time had expired,
such IS human ncredulity that he had sold but
two, which a maid servant bought to amuse her
little charges. Another peculiar bet made in Lon
don was by wel-known barrister for large
amount, that ne could, at certain hour, block
Fleet street in the busiest part of the day and at
its narrowest point. Half an hour before the
time appointed he took his stand on the opposite
side of the street from an insurance office which
had large lion over the door, He was dressed
like necromancer, with long cloak and wear
ing tall, pointed hat and large glasses over his
eyes. Under one arm he carried an enormous
book, and in the other held a large telescope
which he every few minutes pointed at the lion
after inspecting the book People gathered
around. and he told them that in the Book of
Balderdash it was written that in half an hour
that lion would wag its tail. Slowly walking up
and down, and every few minutes taking a look
at the lion through his glass, he attracted the
attention of everybody, and the awaiting crowd
grew every moment denser. Then wagons
stopped to see what the trouble all was, and
these iammed others until the whole street was
crowded and impossible. The barrster slipped
away in the crowd, but most obstinate jam en-
sued, and it was more than an hour before the
police could clear the thoroughfare.