Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-12
For and Against Cremation.
ON the New York Times. Oct, 10th.

burial. Prof. ]. L. Greenleaf objected to
cremation from "a. sentimental t standpoint,
churchyards, and GODS acres" and in
retort DR.. Cole said that any amount Of
it would be more economical Lawyer w. II.
Russell said that the ground of economy was
falsely taken, since, If cremation became q
ately flooded with ash urns of all STYLES and
varities A committee was finally appointed
to discuss the question Of cremation thoroughly
side OF cremation or against it.
Tomorrow Never Comes.
From the st. Paul Poneer-Press
"When do you think the New Workers will
finish raising the million dollars for the Grant
monument" was the question put to
Galveston gentleman by a friend.
at will take some time. 1t will not be raised
very suddenly at the present rate the subscrip-
tons s, are are being G. taken The sowness with
minds me OF the way Kosciusco Murphy paid
me bill he was owing me. He promised time
date: 1 urged him to fix date on which he
would settle. I'll do it. said he; tell you now
III ppy yHg ultimately But Xhen, asked
Grant monument fund will, no doubt, be
raised ultimately, but it will be very ulti-
JAY GOULD SUED FOR $3.50, 900 DAMAGES
When Jay Gould and party arrived at st. Louis
q
pers on Gould in o damage suit for $50, 600,
insttut ted by John NJ. Woodward for breach Of
Sontraes MI Gould having as alleged failed to
money for the location and building of a line
OF road from Pacific, a suburb, to st. Louis.
POLITICS IN CINCINNATI SUNDAY SCHOOLS
The prohibitionists adopted a curious device in
Cincinnati ;naea! YESTERDAY in the hope Of making
tickets were given to the children in all the
Sunday schools where the superintendent
chiefly the mission schools 1t is not likely that
the employment of the pupils as election
agents will have an important bearing in the
result.
.! Got jo1, ANoTHER MANS PENs1oN.-LGeorge
county, n y, is being tried before ge Tnited
States commissioner on a charge of receiving
pension awarded to another man OF the same
were soldiers and had made application for
pension; one served in Company G, Twenty
fourth TIM New York Infantry and the other in
Both asked for a pension on the same grounds
heart disease: The persons were not acS
qualnted until after this complication arose.
Two MEN KILLED BY Vicious ELEPHANT.
While Yeaf
of Forepaugh's circus was in the winter quar-
tiers OF the menagerie with some friends, the
blow with her trunk and threw him against one
OF the cages with such force as to eisenhower
him HE died shortly after being admitted to
ago while she was being exhibited there
MooNsHrsERs IN PESNsYLvANIA.-A dis
patch from Susquehanna, Pa says: For some
time the government officials in this section
have heard OF the existence of illicit distileries
In Susquehanna county. They have been on
the watch for some time. and ON Wednesday a
stephen Tiffany, ostensibly farmer, living at
Alfred, Susquehanna county. they cap
hsv with The all ns she apparatus
in every detail. The still and all the
machinery and over two thousand gallons OF
spirits were captured. The officers failed, how
ever, to arrest any of Tiffany's condolences
until Thursday, when W. G. Chandler, keeper
OF saloon at Gibson. Susquehanna county.
was arrested and several hundred gallons OF
| Illicit spirits found on his place. From clues
now in their hands the officials believe that the
illicit operations have extended over a large
territory In susquehanna county.
F. Fatal FALLoFA BALLoosIsr.-i'rof D. f.
Johnson was fatally injured Thursday while
making a balloon ascension at Union City
Tenn He had made a successful ascension but
in descending the ballon caught in a tree John.
son jumped when the balloon was twenty feet
from the tree and clutchcd limb which broke.
throwing him to the ground, u distance OF sixty
feet.
A GIRLS ARM Torn OFF.-Rose Brapt. a
Bridesburg. Pa. met with a terrible accident
last Friday afternoon. While standing over a
piece OF machinery called picker. in More
house & Brodcr's paper mill, where she is en-
ployed, her arm was caught and torn off at the
elbow. CIV VIZ
STRANGE GROWTH OF HAIR ON A CoRpsF.-
Two years ago VIM. A. Walters was buried in
the the stone Chapel cemetery, in Woodcock Val
the body was exhumed for Refinement. When
the coffin was reached the diggers discovered
that IT had sprung at the joints, and
out Oh the crevices hair prOtruded. On ot,enfne
the casket the hair on the head was found
to measure eighteen inches, the WHISPERS
inches, Notwithstanding the BODY had bc san
creamy shaved when prepared for burial. A
similar instance occurred in 1882 at the Cass-
Of Jacob Cresswell, the skeleton which had been
buried for ten years had hair on it ten or twelve
Inches IN length ana as firm as during lite.
THE ANGLo-TURKIsH EGYPTIAN AGREE.
MENT.Ihe basis Of the Anglo-Turkish agree.
ment In regard to Egypt are: Reform of the en-.
tire civil, military and financial government of
Egypt; autonomy; exclusion of Turkish troons:
.,t az oi dhe British troops when SAFE
The Soudanese agreement awaits the approval
OF Lord salisbury us and the sultan. The sultan
conferred the highest order upon the khediye
on the occasion OF the Turkish new year.
Der 10, says: "Rev. Frank Bell has inst" tie re-
turned rom the performance of marriage
winch had IN II some thrilling features S III
Mooners who lives near Rome. was a success.
full suitor for the hand of Matilda Moody. His
further visits were forbidden hy the iadv's
parents. During Thursday night Mooners drove
up TO The lady'S house and quickly SEATING her
6y him, gave whip to the horse and drove off
When the family discovered the girls absence
severa! armed men on horseback set out in
pursuit Vhe clippers were chased all day Friday
ana into the night, when they only elnted can.
ture 6y seeking refuge in an old Rrayeyard
Ihe girl waited on tombstone while MO0ners
came mere, and securing the minister took him
out TO the ghostiy spot, where the couple were
THE FIRST HEBREW CHRISTIAN cHrpcu
The first Hebrew Christian church in America
was dedicated with appropriate services in
New York Sunday. The services were con-
Quoted by the Right Rev. Bishops Horns and
Nlch0lsOn, and Rev: Jacob Freshman. Rev
Drs. Crosby, Sabine, Vincent and Dav There
was large congregation present
INDICTED FOR CONsPIRACY.-The RpfFalo ~
T.. grand Jury on saturday, indicted Hiram b.
Everest, Charles NJ. Everest. John n Archi
bald, Henry III. Rogers, and Amhrnsa Mnri..
gOr, Of the Standard Oil comnanw cta r1irg
them with conypirng to break mn the hnsi,,osS
OF the buffalo Lubrtcating Oil comnany Two
civil SUITS growing out OF the same occurrences
have been tried at Buffalo. One resulted in a
disagreement and the other in a verdict for
$4,000 for the plaintiffs. o' AA
MASKED MEN MURDER NEoRo-A snec,al
70 the rev orleans Pic0yune from Arcadia Ia.
says On Tue oOth OF September at a bout
thirty-tW0 miles south of this place. near the
line OF Winn Parish, four maskea unSro s
$3.50