Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-08
Gen. g1cslOWeiI's Will.

From the San Francisco Call, June %.
The will of the late Gen. Irvin Mcdowell has
been filed for probate. 1t was executed on the
7th Of August, 1868, at Wilmington, Del, when
the deceased was major general of the United
States army. BY it he devised his estate to his
wife, Helen B. Mcdowell, who was nominated
executrix, and Abner l.. Ely, now dead execu-
tor 1t was witnessed by Surgeon John Camp
bell and Capt>. Franklin Haven and w. Lesk.
Attached 10 the document is a codicl without
date, but made when he q aof general
on The retired list. By it he leaves his books to
Ms ri son ~ Henry along with the sber presented
neers. To his daughter he leaves two silver
salt cellars, presented by Mrs. Barreda. His in
tereSt In certain inventions, secured by letters
patent to Major Malcolm Mcdowell, is devised
10 his brothers, John Adair and Malcolm Nc
Dowell. Besides these there number of
other requests disposng OF his gold watch and
other articles as keepsaKes. The accompanying
petition states that the estate consists OF per-
sonal property, the value OF which is unknown.
He Applied for a CIerksi,ip and Got a
Tobacco License.
A Boston dispatch to the New York Sun says
The routine business OF the internal revenue
| office in the post office building, enlivened
yesterday by a little incident of humorous
character. \ man stepped up to one of the
clerks and said he wanted to make an appiica-
ton. He WAS referred to Deputy Collector
Gray, who SET about the preliminary question
ing.
.:Do you sell liquor?' he asked.
NO, sir, was the reply.
Tobacco, then: Have you sold any tobacco
since the l st OF May"
''No sir" again responded the applicant.
"Hold up your right hand" said the deputy,
sent him to the cashiers desk, where the 81
was paid, and the official license to sell tobacco
handed over
The man departed with q happy face, but in
hail an hour ne returned, holding the paper
aioit in his hand.
official.
"Why, this is tobacco license"
Isn't that what you wanted
NO; ! was applying for a position as letter
| Carrier in the post Office
Tue would-oe letter carrier got his money
back. He said he thought the deputy's ques-
| tons were the new civil service examination,
and that the 81 the fee for max ing out his
papers. The post office cashiers rooms used
to be where the revenue rooms now are.
Gemel.KinsS.
This style of lOve-token is still popular among
fishermen dwelling on the western Irish coast,
inhabiting the Iaddagh. 1t is made with a
double, sometimes triple, link, and can be shut
up to form a solid ring.
From the middle OF the sixteenth to the close
of the seventeenth century 1t was the custom
to 1nscribe on gemel-rings motto or "posy"
very simple, but true and touching in senri-
ment: "Our Contract Was Heavens Act" "God
above, Increase our love- "1n thee, my choice,
do rejoyce." These were often called "posy
rings"
In the Merchant of Venice" we read:
About a hoop of gold, paltry ring
That she did give me- whose posy was
For all the world like cutters poetry
Upon q knife-Love and leave me not'''
Upon posy rings OF 1924 these lines were
traced,
my heart and until dye"
Upon another,
mot two, but one, till life be gone"
| And on third,
"Weare this text and when you locke
Upon your finger, sweare by the booke"
The wedding ring of James H. of England to
Mary Beatrice Of Modena was a small ruby set
| in gold.