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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18

Irregular Habits OF Texan Rivers.
DUST BEDS CHANGED IN A FEW HOURS TO
ROARING TORRENTS.
From Texas siftings.
The Texas river is an institution that is pecul-
iarly Texan. In the southern portion OF the
state many Of the rivers and streams manage to
get along during the summer with very little
water. Near Ell Paso IL has frequently occurred
that the natives have had to dig wells In the dry
beds OF the Rio 3raude In order 10 get drinking
water. For many miles the river bed was as dry
as two volumes of the Congressional Record.
The writer had crossed the Nueces river with
out Knowing 1t. The dust was SO thick that he
did not perceive that the road crossed the dry
bed Of the river. About two hours after crossed
the Nueces river without knowing it, a tidal
wave six feet high came rolling down that river
bed. Six hours afterwards the river had risen
thirty feet, and before twenty-four hours had
passed away the river in some places was up
wards of three miles wide. and at the place
where stirred up the dust the raging waters
were deep enough to float the Great Eastern.
The Cibolo Is creek, between Austin and
Antonio, that for many miles runs almost alto
gether underground. 1t consists of succession
appears mile or 50 distant. The banks sa of the
Clboio are quite steep, and in some places are
forty or fifty feet, which makes it Very DIM
CUT tor wagons TO cross, particularly in wet
The San Antonio. Comal, San Marcos, Guada-
loupe, Brazor and Sabine rivers do not become
actually dry, but in summer they, like the re-
publican majority in many states, dwindle
away to almost nothing. The statement that
the water gets so shallow that the catfish have
to stand on their head and tan themselves
with their tails to keep cool is exaggerated a
little.
The habit the Texas rivers have of rising
sixty feet in twenty -four hours makes the
building of railroads very expensive in Texas
The bridges over the apparently most insignifi-
cant streams have to be made very high and Of
the most durable material.
w hen stranger sees an immense bridge
over a small stream he is inclined 60 suggest
that the people sell the bridge and buy some
water to put in the creek: but after there has
been rise it would be more appropriate to sell
some water to buy new bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18
A Truly Heroic Character.

Beecher's Friday Evening Talk.
Gen. Grant is at deaths door, 1t may be
weeks, 1t may be months, it may be hours.
can not help praying for him. Ipray for him
as go along the street. do not pray that he
may be saved-that is as God wills. Going or
staying is the same for him as for me- except
that the part for him will be glory; for trust
THAT Gen. Grant, In the essential elements OF
ms Glapse's thn Shrstan There are some re
heard Grant speak an irreverent word. No
man ever heard Gen. Grant, even in the narra-
tion OF story, use proiane language. Never on
the battlefield, never in those exigencies where
men are prov oked, did any man ever hear Gen
Grant speak word that was not in modera-
essential elements of his character are
based upon religion, and he is altogether
i sndfeh a. man; ne has always be,
career he has had in the latter part of his lie
HIS has been hard life all the way through.
His early life was not pleasant one-I mean
after he left West Point. need not say any.
thing about that great civil war where he was
the Atlas upon whose shoulders the nation
rested. What TOLL If he had not had AN iron
constitution it would have broken him down.
" hen he came out of IL and went to the Presi-
dency, for which he had never had any train
ing, and where his mistakes lay In his fidelity
to his friends, he showed a great magnanimity
OF character. He does not doubt friends easily
III he takes hold of one he sticks 10 him. and he
is in that regard credulous. And so his credul-
ity was abused. The mistakes of his admins
tration lay at the door of the good qualities Of
the man. 1 have been with him a good deal
and have never heard him say a bad word
about any human being / have never heard
him utter sentiment that might not become
Judge sitting coolly and calmly on the bench
he came out from his public relations and en-.
tered into business, and then storm came upon
him. 1t struck him just where it was hardest
to bear 1t made him, as ii were, the derision
of men for the time. And as he was I'm the war
and in the presidential chair, he opened not
his mouth in detraction, not even an answer,
but stood and bore whatever was laid upo1
him. In all his financial troubles, never a
murmuring word! And then came disease,
fateful disease, slowly undermining-going
steadily down, down, and not u murmur! Sub
lime instance of forttude and patience! / can
not help praying for him In my thoughts. NY
thoughts rise up round about the throne In Lis
behalf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18

from the dOtei SAzette.
Strange how ashamed a man win be OF q
shabby umbrella-one of those slouchy, cor.
pulent affairs, with the bleached out covering
divorced from the third Of the rib tips, and Q
shoe-string clasped around Its waist In lieu OF
the long vanished elastic. How he will hide as
tar as possible under his arm run It up his coat.
sleeve, tuck IL away beneath the folds OF his
coat, kept 1t between himself and the wall; and
when he gets in the car how careful he ID 70
dispose of it In the darkest possible corner
And IT, perchance, anybody spies Il out how
quick he is TO head OF. criticism by explaining
that is the one he keeps in the ofiice-so con.
venient to have one there, you know; one that
you know nobody will steai-ha! hat Or maybe
he will go q step father-the lying rascal-end
say he borrowed IT and II he didn't return it
old Grimshaw would never forgive him-ha! hal
But when the clouds lower and the rain drops
begin to patter who SO at ease, 50 enviod. 60
proud and happy, as the man with the shSbby
umbrella, as he stalks along between rows Of
unprotected men and women, with HIS
despised umbrella dripping its liquid harvest
tndiscriminately on the Just and unjustf
Verify, there Is nothing In this lie wholly rood
or wholly bad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18

from the Cleveland Leader.
1.-THE late Senator Nesmith made q national
reputation" said an Oregon man, "while he
was in the Senate. The world rang with laugh
ter at his speech opposing Sumner in the pur-
chase of Winnie Reams statue OF Lincoln, even
as 1t wept when years after he spoke his noted
eulogy over Summers dead body. He might
have been returned to the Senate had he been
more of a politician and less Orwell, less Of
Jim Nesmith. The caucus were all ready to
elect him, the cards had been ii xed and party
of the ringleaders had come from the caucus 20
bring him TO the meeting to have him make a
rousing speech to the caucus. The delegation
found him engaged in playing a little game of
seven up. They told him what they wanted.
and he replied that he could not leave. They
could make him Senator il they wanted to. II
they didn't they could go to the devil. The
dele CATION went of angry. They reported Mes
mith's remarks, and 10y little exaggeration
reused up such a sentiment against him tina {
Grover was elected and he was left at home. A
year after this Nesmith was appointed
minister to Austria, but the Senate did not con-
firm him. He was a member Of the Forty
second Congress, and after this service he went
back to his farm In Oregon"
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She Caught Him.

FEOm tne f1OuStOn Age.
certain lady suspected that her husband
was in the habit of kissing the cook. a pretty
German girl, by the by, and resolved to detect
him In the act After watching four days. she
heard him come in one evening and gently
pass through into the kitchen. Now Katie was
out that evening ana the kitchen was dark
Burning with jealousy, the wife took some
matches in her hand, and, hastily placing her
shawl over her head as Katie often did, she en-
tered the kitchen by the back door, and was
almost immediately seized and embraced and
kissed In the most ardent manner. With her
heart almost bursting with rage and Jealousy,
the injured wife prepared to administer terri
BILE rebuke to her faithful spouse. Tearing
herself from his embrace she struck a match
and stood face to face with Katie's beau, one of
the factory boys. Her husband says his wife
has never treated him SO we'll since the first
month they We're married as she has for the
past week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18

THE WESTERN STRIKEs.-The East Saginaw
mill owners, having decided to suspend opera
tons for some time, have allowed most OF the
Pinkerton men to leave. The strikers SO intim-
idated men who had been working for couple
of days in Hamilton, Mcclure & Co 8 mill that
the hands refused to return yesterday, and the
mill was shut down. The militia are guarding
the East Saginaw water works. Strikers armed
with clubs drove the men out of Gouldis salt
works at CarrOlton, and the works were shut
down. II has been decided to keep the troOps
at Bay City for the present. There are 10000
persons Involved IN the strike ut that point,
up to-day under compromise which is salts
factory to both men and bosses. At Cleveland
the strikers continue to get together all the
and are drilling themselves in the use of the
arms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18
The Druigery Of Adtectives.


There ought to be a society organized for the
protection of adjectives. These innocent
defenceless parts OF speech have been inn
pressed into the service of sensationalism, and
forced to do the drudgery of extravaganza,
until their strength is at the point Of utter ex-
haustiOn. Fifty years ago the adjective lived q
life of comparative ease; it was respected; it
was real power, and when called upon to aid
In expression could appear with most i'm
Rressive results. But today it is bleached:
through the thoroughf.res of speech that It re-
talns scarcely Il sembance Ofits former sell.
Some time ago We called attention to the
abuses which have destroyed the adjective in
our political campaign literature, and now n
writer in Lippincott's Magazine shows us that
the same process is going on in our fiction.
Novels have become all adjective Plot and IN
cldent have given way to q mere nomenclature
OF qualities. Instead of o story we have n per-
petual mist. fathomless mush, an endless AUX
OF qualificatives. For illustration the writer
selects a weil-known novel Of the day, the
heroine Of which is literally buried in
adtectives. The intention was clearly to
achieve o surprising portraiture, but the re-
suit Is the mistake too often made by artists-a
canvas overcharged with details, which, In
stead Of q clear idea, leave only chaos In the
memory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18
AUCTION SALES.
E,OLEY, Auctioneer.

E>OLEY, Auctioneer.
THE IMMENSE STOCK OF DRY GOODS, 9OS
SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST.
will be sold public anction. without reserve. on
dOSDAY, JULY THIRTEENTH, 1855, ut TEN
o'clock A. NJ, aud will continue daily until the
lock has been disposed of.
The stock consists of silks, SatnS, Velvets, fine
lrable STYLES. liable Linens. Napkins, Towels and
Linen Goods of all kinds. fine Hosiery, Corsets,
sloves Enlbroideries, Laces, Underwear. Parasols
Ind Umbrellas. splendid line of White Goods Lawns,
Sateens Gingianis, FiInneis, Cassimeres and domes
jos generally, Comforts and Blankets, Embroidered
Piano Covers. Table Covers, Thbet Shawls also black
Grapes and other articles usually founl in rstcasS
Dry Goods Store Ladies are specially invited TO at
tend this ssie, the goods have been carefully
highest bidder for cash
The trade are invited to attend the goods will be
offered in lots TO suit will sell at private sale after
the auctions, at o sacrifice.
jylS-Sr* NJ. FOLEY. Auct
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The British Navy.

MEASURES TO BE AT ONCE TAKEN TO ASCER-
TAIN IFS CONDITION AND STRENGTHEN 1T Ia
FOUND IN ANY DEFICIENT
deputation of important citizens, head
ed by the lord mayor, called upon Lord George
Hamilton, first lord of the admiralty, in
London yesterday and urged the necessity OF
strengtheningthe British navy. Lord George
tended to secure the best professional
opinion as to the actual condition
OF the navy. II the advisers
decided that the navy was at present ELI lent.
the government would give that assurance TO
the public TO aliay alarm. IT, on the other hand,
navy lacked in efficiency and that altive steps
were necessary TO strengthen ii, the govern.
ment would not hesitate to ask parliament Tor
the funds necessary to place England foremost
amongthe maritime powers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18

At BufYalo yesterday the American Assosasp
ton OF Photographers elected officers
Eaton Mills, colored. n noted desperado. paf
hanged yesterday I'm public at Halifax, ~. C
In the spring OF 1883 he wayiaid Henry Parton
and shot him in the head, causing instant
death.
This morning ~ young ladies took the BLACK
veil OF the Order of School Sisters OF Notre
Dame at the Mother House on Charles street
Gen. Grants physicians have Informed him
THAT should he at any time desire 10 do any
literary work he may crafty himself In that
respect
Ferdinand Rothschild was yesterday elected
bury, Bucks county, England, TO nll the va
cAncy caused 10y the elevation to the peersge
OF Sir Nathaniel Rothschild.
Three young men named Fournour, AllaFd,
anu Duneloss, and young lady named Giau-
err, at 81. Alois des Mont, county Maskinonse,
canada, were crossing river In a boat, which
upset and they Were drowned,
The steamer willingale, Capt. Davies, whtrh
totally wrecked June 2isi OF cane GUARDIAN.
The captain and part or the crew were drow nod
The american Gymnastic society entered Inc
city OF Dresden yesterday and was accorded a
popular ovation. The procession which s--
corted the society into the city bore At its head
1t is stated in Madrid that every one OF FORTY.
seven nuns who Were inoculated by DR. Ferrsa
have since died OF cholera
DIR. ]. staige Davis, one OF the most learned
men and foremost lecturers in the medical prF-
fession. died at the University OF Virginia yes
Thomas J. Boasso. Of New Orleans, has been
shot by a woman, who saws he deceived her.
An ALICE Pension FRAUD.-United States
District Attorney Hillsborne has brought suit
I'm San Francisco against Mrs. Louisa Sieiger on
tue chage OF having obtained over 81 900 pea
sion money by fraudulently representing hor-
self TO be the widow OF Private Samuel NJ.
Norton, whereas at the time OF the latteras
death she WAS the wife Of Henry Somers.
John &. Shea. of Kansas City. recently circn
lated pamphlet charging Rev. John c. Jar
dine. OF st. Mary's Episcopal church. OF that
city, with indecent conduct with female meIg,s
beers of the congregation. Jardine sued for libel.
and shea was on Thursday acquitted, mais,.
tanning that the charges were well-founded.
Max Holman. who was secretary of state IN
Indiana from 1852 TO 1871, died OF small po <
a few years ago, after having been wrecked ~
dissipation. His family was LEFT destitute, aud
his wife now supports herself and family hr
| selling papers and keeping q fruit stand In the
city.
Three owners of boats plying on the Schuyl-
XIII river have asked for an injunction "a pre-
vent the construction OF the proposed Baltimofs
and Ohio bridge over that river. They claiIa
the bridge will interfere with their business.
Albert Ross, OF Jacksonville, Ind, who was
married two weeks ago. on Tuesday shot hls
vile and then killed himself The woman will
probably die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18

From the Chicago Tribune.

woman is far more sensitive than a man
She has finer feelings and a more delicate mind
There are a very few men who realize this I'D
In consequence woman is made to endure much
unnecessary suffering
One of our merchants was going to church
with his wife q Sunday morning. when she SUD.
denly stopped and put her hand to her head
Whats the natter he asked startled by the
look OF her face. 80! have got on my brown
hat. ''Eh?" calculated the astonished man.
she burst into uncomfortable tears. what
Martha what is the matter with your" he de
manded. Don't you see what Is the natter
she returned, in a sobbing voice: give got on
my brown hat with my striped silk. Oh, what
will DeODla say9v
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Fire I'm a penitentiarv.

ST LOUIS, July ia Joliet special to the
Post-Dispdtch says furious fire ragged within
the walls Of the Illinois state penitentiary
at that place. during the whole. of last
night. 1t originated in the cooper shop
and spreading SO rapidly that 1t soon threat
ehed to end up all the wooden structure in the
enclosure. The flames got beyond the control
of the prison fire department.. and the
mayor was called upon for aid, when
he promptly sent O steamer to the
scene The fire was subdued at q late hour this
morning. The loss to the state is at least
$50, 200. j. n. WinterbOtham & Sons, contrac
tors, lose $4,000 The prisoners behaved he
rOically in fighting the flames,
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How a Great Artist Dresses.

Meissonier appeared at his best the other
morning, says Paris correspondent. He had
come for q stroll through the salon. Bonnat
and q lady were with him. The little party
stopped only before the foreign canvases, so
that the master was free to praise or criticise;
and he did both with quickness, verve and
charm that captfvated the listener. Meissonier
is of medium height, rather thick set, almost
pot-bellied. He has long flowing white beard
wears glasses when he looks at pictures and is
rapid in movement and speech. In dress he
borders on the dandy. He wears low shoes
which display red silk socks; his hands are en-
cased in yellow kid gloves his wrists are encir-
cled with a narrow frill he carries deity light
rattan cane, while q spring oyercoat is thrown
gracefully over his left arm. A glossy silk hat
crowns his head and a complete suit of very
dark blue serge covers his body. Such is the
personal appearance OF this famous artist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18
General Foreign News.

THE IRISH LAND PURCHASE BILL.
DUBLIN, July 1S.-The Irish Times approves
the land purchase bill, introduced by Lord
Ashbourne in the house of lords last evening.
The Dublin Express says the bill cannot sue
coed.
RAvAGE3 OF THE CHOLERA.
MADRID, July lS:-There were 1929 new
cases of cholera and ga deaths from the dis
ease reported yesterday in Spain.
THE COMPETITION FOR THE CANADIAN CUP.
LoNDoN, July 1S.-In the competition at
Wimbledon to-day for the Canada cup Ser
geant Ashall won with an aggregate score of
313. The following Canadians obtained places
in the first sixty for the Queens prize: Thomas,
score, 1S2: Patterson, 17S; and Ashall, ITS.
THE ARREST OF CONSUL FINN's CLERK.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 1S.-H is now stated
the clerk of MIR. Finn. the British consul at
Reshl, Persia, who was arrested by the Rus
slams in the early part of last June while he was
searching for a lost mule beyond the Persian
frontier was taken into custody as q suspicious
person because he failed to produce his creden-
tials and that he was liberated the moment
the Russians aseertained that he was an Eng
1iSh servant.
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BALTIMORE, Nh. July 1s.-virsinia new ten
forties, 81: new threes. 81 y bid to-day.
BALTIMORE: NIB. July 1S--Cotton dull-mid-
ding, 1Oi4. Flour steady and quiet. Wheat
southern higher and active western higher and
active; southern red 9ay. southern amber. Goal o.
No. Maryland S14l,9Sl. No. = western winter red,
spot and July: 9oas5l2: August, sGs.: September,
9oesaSS.4: october 1.Olal0lla Corn-southern
lower and quiet: western steady and dull southern
white, 1tjao1; do. yellow, 54a541. western mixed
spot, 5la5ll: July. 81 bid August 5ISsa51ss: Sep
TENDER, 5la bid Oats easier and duilsouther. 3.
~; western white, 3sa4O; western mixed 3t;a.3 &
Pennsylvania, s.aiO. Rye quiet. 6oa7O. Provisions
firm Sugar-copper refined quiet, lOAsalOa.
WHISKY steady. lZtal 81. Other articles unchanged
Freights to Liverpool per steamer dull-cottOn, 5-2d
-four 1s.6d.: grain. ~. per quarter Receipts-hour
$40 barrels: wheat $4,000 bushels: corn. 9.OOO
bushels oats, $4,000 bushels rye 100 bushels Ship
ments-hour. 1.sll barrels oats, 900 bushels Sales
wheat. 100000 bushels: corn. IL 900 bushela
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO. July 49, p.m.-Wheat ruled very
strong at.r easy opening predictions of foreign
compile lions, and closed at about the highest pricss
OF the week-Cash. S3; August, 9O7s: september 93
October Ools Corn s,eady-Casii, 46ia: August 46ls
september 4J1s. Oats steady-Cash. 3lSs: August
T,5.s; September 25la: Rye. 5slY Flaxseed, Lob
IO31la September, IU.45; October. 1865 Lard
hrm-Cash. 6.67la; August 6..G September. 9Th
Mi
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StfOn8 arguments 1Or COlle8e Athletics
From the New York Sun
Prof. E. L. Richards. OF Yale, says that young
men are social in their instincts and not alto
gether intellectual in their tastes They are
thrown much together. especially In colleges
where the dormitory system exists. Out Of
study hour 1t Is too much to expect OF them,
he thinks that they should find their chief
pleasure in talking Of their studies They are
tired, and seek relaxation. What healthier
topic can they nix upon than the manly con-
tests In which they or their friends engage3
Thus the system OF athletics helps to cultivate
sense Of fellowship In pluck and manliness in
generous admiration OF their mates and even
Of their rivals who possess these Qualities. Prof
Richards also asserts that the college which has
q good system OF athletic sports Is more orderly
than one which has no snch system. From an
examinati0nof the records OF the academical
department. for twenty years, the period which
saw the growth OF the present system OF bOat-
Ing, ana the rise or base ball and football It was
found that for the 1ret decade the cases az Is
we're discipline. requiring expulsion, dismissal.
or suspension averaged q little over three aud =
half per cent OF the membership, while for the
last decade the average was less than two per
cent. The change In the amount Of dfsorderbe-
tween the classes was more remarkable For
the lrst decade, fur ttsis kind OF disturbances the
average number Of csses per year requiring %
we're discipline wAs ak and eight tenfhG for the
last decade, three and fDurLtenthA
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How To SAVE MosKY.

Invest So so In our Extra Fine Calf Shoes Every
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We give bargains becaase We sell for cash. end
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Ia French Kid Handmade Button Shoes. $500
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La Kid slippers, .5c- to $3.50.
Good wearing shoes tor children very low.
Ladies' and Gents Fine shoes made 10 measure Sos
o6lOQ
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