Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-18
Fifth Avenue Mortality.

New York Letter in Troy Times.
The mortality among 9th avenue men is GER
tainly impressive. How naturally this last in
stance suggests the names of those magnates
who have obeyed the inevitable summons!
There is James Lenox, the little man in black,
who lived aloOf from his race and yet devoted
himself to philanthropy; there, TOO, is the tan,
Of America, also the heavy form and half
German cOuntenance OF VIM. b. AstOr. Next,
one recalls the penetrative face Of Moses Taylor,
and then comes the gray-headed ex-GOv. Nor
gan, who served us SO we'll during the dark
hours Of the rebellion. Here, too, is George
Law, whose lofty and massive frame would
befit one of the Anakins, and then one behOlds
Paran stevens, whose wealth enabled his
Marshall o: Roberts, Robert H. Stuart and VIM.
L. Blodgett. who was so noted as an art con-
noisseur. Then in the distant retrospect one
behoids the founder of the Berald Last
of all we have the pOrtly, genial VIM. III.
Vanderbilt, the last and the richest of that en-
tire 5th avenue array, whose aggregate wealth
was not less than three hundred millions.
MooSsHINEEs C ArrUREn:,Last Sunday
Chattanooga, Tenn, Tor the point on Lookout
mountain, where United States Marshal KEEL
lett was murdered by oonshine5s Monday
smoke issuing from crevices in the rock. Trac-
ing its source the officers unearthed still house
a run OF moonshine whisky. The outlaws were
taken by surprise and made no effort at re-
sistance, After securing their prisoners the
good supply OF mash and whisky on hand.
Twenty eight thousand gallons Of beer and 300
tain gnches Three large copper stills with
caps, worms, and appurtenances were de.
stroyed. The officers then turned their atten.
ton to the capture Of the murderers of Capt.
Kellett, and yesterday seven men, supposed to
have been Implicated, were arrested. One.
supposed to be the ringlcader, Is still at large,
but the officers are on his trail.
CURIOSITY LOST HIM HIS LIFE.-For several
months the Louisville Bridge company has
been engaged in the construction Of an iron
, truss bridge across the Cumberland river at
Nashville, Tenn. Some weeks ago the false
work OF the channel span of the structure gave
mutation of driftwoOd at the base. A number
OF workmen n lrrOwly escaped being killed by
the falling tmbers and the company sustained
a loss Of $1,000. The false work was replaced,
but the rising river and the heavy drift caused
ii to fall yesterday morning. A large crowd
congregated on the bridge in anticipation OF the
toward the open space. Geo. MOxgiana, aged
| Ia years, stepped on plank, which tilted and
threw him to the abutment below, u distance Of
| and died instantly. The body was secured by
some workmen, and an inquest was held. This
is the second life lost on the bridge.
| AN INNOCENT MAN KEPT IN JAIL A YEAR.
A peculiarly sad case Is reported from Wright
county, Minnesota: Eight months ago B. f.
Sloan was indicted by the grand jury for obtain.
| ing goods under false pretenses. 1t was charged
! that he represented himself as solicitor OF
st Paul machinery company and wrongfuily
county Jail at Minneapolis, and remained there
until q day or two ago, when he was taken up
young wife and his little child both died. and
| Sloan was Of course unable to be with them or
to attend their funerals At the trial OF his case
yesterday the Judge discharsea the prisoner, oa
| the ground thai no case had been made against
Sloan. Sloan will sue for damages.