Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-16

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frank Sm1ER Is 8 drummer. a year
neo heIeft Cincinnati without certain
perfumod letter that was expected, bnt
haRavo instructions TO have 1t forwarded.
Tho letter arrived the day after his de-
pnEture, and was forwarded, but IN some
way Frank did not get il IL kept right
behind him, and followed him into
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Afiasis-
nippi, but he could never get Il. All
this time he was wondering why 'sshe
did not write About month ago be
read marriage notice In q newspaper
in which the writer Of the misplaced
letter figured as the bride. Wednesday
Frank was in Macon, and one OF his
customers handed him the letter. It
bore date Of April 9, 1884, and had
travelled thousands Of miles In hundreds
q mail bags Ia vain pursuit Of him.
THE native cunning Of the Ohinaman
YES exhibited during stage robbery In
Oregon lately. Two masked men armed
with revolvers stopped the stage, ordered
the passengers to dismount, form ia q
line and hold up their hands, an invita-
tion they responded 10 with alacrity.
Among the number was q Chinaman,
Who Intentionally fell during the excite
ment ard threw his money, e64, IN the
grass. The other passengers were re-
neved Of their watches and money, when
the robbers departed and the Chinaman
reeained the money he had 50 shrewdly
disposed OF.
a DoCToR's wife Ia Glasgow pre-
gcribed for . patient during her hus-
bands absence. Her medicine pro.
duced salvation, and the patient sued
Cor $3.50 damages. The plaintiff sought
% show that the wife was responsible
agent Of the husband. The dekendent
denied that his wife had authority to
prescribe; he had no power TO delegate
such privilege, and the plaintiff took
the medicine at her own risk. The
Judge conceded In this view, and found
plaintiff liable In costs.
II win be remembered that 9 Paris
physician was recently fined for telling
professional secrets, because, in defend
ing the character Of Q dead patient. he
explained the true cause Of his death.
The same physician was more recently
called upon by the Paris authorities 70
give the usual certificate Of the cause Of
death in one Of hts patients. This he
declined 20 do. on the ground that he
would thus ssbetray q professional
secret. As il stands the quarrel Is an
interesting one.
TIM Kansas Supreme Court has been
sailed upon to decide Q point probably
never before raised. 10 seems when the
jury went out, one OF the members
proposed % open their deliberations with
prayer, and heleupon proceeded 70 pray
long and loud. " The verdict was
ngainst the defendent, whereupon his
lawyer moved to set &c aside on the
ground Of undue influence exercised by
one o. the iurymen by means Of public
prayer in the jury room. ("
SnA WAVES, according 10 observations
oE the United States Naval Hydro
graphic Officer, show q height Of from
A. 50 40 feet, but those Of 8 height
greater than 30 feet are not commonly
encountered. The longest recorded
wave measured q halt mile from crest
20 crest, with > period Of twenty three
seconds. Waves have q length OF 500
az 600 feet, and periods OF ten to eleven
seconds ere the ordinary storm waves of
the north Atlantic.
Orn 81 the advertising circulars which
balloon man threw from his balloon
Cd hts ascent from San Jose. California.
caught the eye Of q little girl in that
city, who, ont Of curiosity, watched to
Geo where IL would light. It FELL on q
pile ok lumber near the Santa Clara
Valley Lumber Company's mill. She
climbed after AZ. and On picking a Nh
Sound under it watch, which had been
etolen two weeks previously from an en-
ployee Of the mill.
THKRR are now employed IN the en-
Sire fisheries Of tho United States 6,605
vessels, Of 3 tonnage Of 208. 299 tons.
There are "A. 8O4 boats, valued at 81, ;
622 6o6. The apparatus, gear and QUE.
Cts are valued nc IS, IL, al. The total
amount invested, including whaxves.
buildings, eta. Il So, 955, $40, and Tie
annual product when ready for the
market y 8lS, Oz6, 05S.
TIN Alabama was captured BY the
Kenmarge June 1e, 1864 of Cherbourh,
france. She destroyed 50 vessels Of
from 125 20 1, 767 TONS. The Gheuan.
doah destroyed IS vessels; the Florida.
30: the Sumpter, 81; the Tallahassee.
50. the Inc0ny, Is the Georgia, 10.
There were II other Confederate priVa-
1eers, and they captured G. more. max
fn9 total d ga