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Her Broken Ring Told Her Husbands
Death.

A case of death warning came to light by the
announcement, last week, of the death of F. w.
Christie, first officer of the barkentine E. A,
Sanchez, of Baltimore. Mr.. Christie lived at
No. 333 north 18th street. Philadelphia, with
his wife. On February 10 his vessel sailed from
Hampton Roads for Rio Janeiro with cargo
of flour: Mrs. Christie's wedding ring had been
brought from Rosario South America, and was
of peculiar make being composed of six gold
bands twisted Enthusiastically together. While
sitting in her room . few days after her hus-
bands ban departure late one night thinking Of
loud noise: Exactly at that moment her hus-
band met his death. A letter received by her
from Capt FOOks says that the weather was
bad after leaving the Roads, and steadily grew
worse, until on February Is 1t blew hurricane.
About midnight the vessel was in such peril
Gus position that all hands were required on
deck. Without warning furious blast threw
her on her beam ends and high sea poured
over her starboard quarter, staving in the bull
wark part OF the cabin, carrying away the bin
nacle, boat, Mr.. Christie and two seamen and
severely injuring the men who were dashed to
the wheel. The whole affair took place so sud
denly that the men were not heard to make q
single cry. Mr.. Christie had been married only
a year, and had in that time been with his
wife only three weeks.
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Perils for Society Girls.


''What are society's perils for young womene~
just asked society girl" and she said: "In
Washington, lack of men," For Girls this is
true. There are plenty OF men in Washington
Perhaps in no city in the United States is so
ciety worth so much while in Washington
because SO many distinguished men gather
there. In no party do You fail to see oronns
any one member of which would be considered
worth making feast for In other cities Rut
the distinguished men of Washington scarcelv
come at an earlier period than their earIv mid.
die life They are in Washington because, they
nave already won more or less eninence They
are past the uncertainty, the nesitaney the un-
reality OF life, and are bent on definite pursuits
The young men, the natural mates for the girls
are In other cities and districts, practicing law
cattle ranches, preaching sermons TO young
women, and probably making poor fist OF it.
exploring mines. earning money, winning fame
BY and by they will come TO Washington but
IL that day our girls will not be girls any more
A very few of these young men are in Washing.
Conse9 uently girl who goes into society en-
counters the peril of not finding many stimula-
ting minds among her younger comrades.
And there are perils OF five O'Clock teas ruin
Gus To digestion and always the peril of con-
Ioundlng the cakes and candies of lite with its
are In danger of forgetting that 1t is refresh
ment and rest, not steady work.
We smile at the Chinese doctor and cali him
superstitious because he imports dried and
smoked lizards for his patients Vet IN seems
are administered in cases of consumption and
an9mia with considerable success due To the
large amount Of azote and phosphorus con.
tatned in them.
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1t Looked Like Baxsius.

BUT IT WAS A FINE PIECE OF TAPESTRY NEARLY
500 YEARS OLD AND WORTH $500.
Last week II. b. Herts Sons, New York deal.
ers in antique furniture, were moving from TAT
broadway to 241 9th avenue. Before going
home at night, Edward Hudson, of 541 east
18th street. one OF the truckmen, picked up q
piece Of shabby-looking goods 8 by 10 feet large.
His employer missed q valuable piece of tapes
try next morning, and made the nveliest kind
Of q row about 1t. Hudson said he sold it for
IS cents to John REILLY, of 400 east 1th street.
Maurice A. Herts went over to Mr.. Rieily's and
found he had cut the stuff up for bagging. The
son were arrested. Mr.. Herts said that the arti-
Gle taken by Hudson was . piece Of tapestry
500 years ago. 1t had been in August Belmonts
house, and he would have purchased it for
$500, only It was too large for him. Mr. Herts
put the pieces together before Justice Gorman
IN Essex market yesterday, and showed that
tween Joseph and Potfphar. Justice Gorman
held Hudson and discharged REILLY.
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AND OHIO RAILROAD.

Schedule In effect SUNDAY, MAY 3D. 1885. until
further notice.
Leave Washington from Station, corner Of New Jer
For Chicago lO0O and 1910 p m, daily The 1000
Chicago arriving in Pittsburg at $50 D. M chicago
next morning at sob No extra fare is charged this
Cincinnati Louisville and ~ Louis daily at ESQ
ace ' Ia srs tu sSav poIpts WSogs sa sga
$50 m. train is fast mfted train to Ct.lcinuuti
.4o. ST Louis $50 pm No extra fare is charged on
For TfItsburg Al 1000 a. m. With Parlor Car, and
9io 2 M daily, TO Pittsburg Cleveland aud Detroit.
For Baltimore on week DAYS, s. $40, $40. 73o
$50 and !0:oo a. M, l2l0, l:a5, 3:l5 t45 minute
5rainl, $3.50, 43o, 4:40, $40. SAC. 7oo s:25 and
T9r baltimore on sundays. .eIo. go. $50 and
For points cn the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, and
points south, 925 a. in daily and $40 D. daily.
20 a M train has Pullman sleeper, Washington TO
For Annapolis. $40 a. M, and l2l0 and 4.s0 p m.
On Sunday, $50 Am, $40 p. m.
MOI more 8, GAO $50 Am. i E m. $3.50, $40 200
Branch 7;2s am. daily, except sunday, and 5:s0 p.
pa 500 90 aE s1ip for sa
on sunday stops a. an stations for lexington staun
day for Frederick $40 am. 4:4o pm, daily, except
'I For magerstown and winchester. $40 am daily,
except Sunday, and $50 I'm daily TO HagerstOwn.
Tr ese arrive fSS % the Wes daily GOO 100
las, $50 pm
From ANNAPOLIS $50 q m, and l:50 and 5:25 pm,
From Lexington $50 pm. daily. except Sunday
From Frederick and intermediate points $40 q M,
and 81 3 p IN daily, except sunday
. Trains leave baltimore for Washington at $40.
$50. .:2O, 300 $500 and 1880 M 1915 2. 80. g. .,
420, 5, $50, 500, 300 and II m; Sundays $50
500, 600 and l. 90 pm.
All trains from Washington stop at Relay Station
except 1:2sD, BIB and GAO pm.
For further Information apply at the Baltimore
and Ohio Ticket Office Washington Station, 6le and
1851 Pennsy lyania avenue, corner OF Fourteenth
street, where orders will be taken for baggage
checked and received NJ any point In the city.
B. DCNHAM- - X LORD,
Gen. Manager, Baltimore, q. p A
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Buddensiek Mortgages.

tTOm tue American Architect.
The Sanitary World offers a warning to per-
sons who are In the habit Of advancing money
ON mortgage to builders without examining the
structures intended to secure the loan, which
derives additional emphasis from the recent
fall of one Buddensiek block in New York and
the enforced rebuilding of others, which is now
going on by direction of the building bureau,
In the English case to which the Sanitary
World refers a builder of the Buddensiek sort of
work erected in London two houses, the work.
manship of which was far from satisfactory to
the district surveyor, who complained against
him for using bad mortar, and had him fined
for the ofense, and ordered to change his
method of building forthwith. The builder
took no rOtice of the order, but completed the
houses ready for occupancy, and then managed
to obtain, builders know how to do a
large loan upon them, giving mortgage
in return. The Metropolitan board Of
Works, whose mandate he had disobeyed, had
in the meanwhile, however, instituted legal
proceedings against him, and obtaining a YER
diet, with the necessary authority from the
court, it proceeded, after ordering out the occu-
pants, to demolish both the houses, and with
them the security of the unfortunate lender
who had really bought the houses at a high
price from the builder, without troubling him
self to inquire about defects which, as it proved
made them worse than worthless The Sty,i-
tdry World, while deplOring the success of the
trick by which the rascally builder shifted the
consequences of his misdeeds upon the inno-
cent mortgage, points out that the latter, by
taking the precautiOn to inquire OF the district
surveyor as to the character Of the houses
might easily have ascertained that they were
not only defective, but had been actually con-
would thus have been warned against throw
ing away his money in loan upon them: and
truly says that Notwithstanding the hardship
to the mortgage his want OF prudence should
not be allowed to interfere with the public well
fare, which unquestionably demanded the
destruction of the buildings.
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Worse than Lady Macbeth.
Al,< u, ilo<l Ill, L. nj.


81 was member OF the orchestra at Ford's
theater, on 10th street, Washington, when the
President was shot," said an old musician to
me yesterday. "Some months before that oc-
currence Forrest had played an engagement at
the theater, supported by John Mccullough and
at the rehearsal of Macbeth the orchestra was
present in order to get the music right of the
witch and cauldrOn scene. 1t was an undress
rehearsal. Mrs. Allen played Lady Macbeth.
Forrest, who was present, did not like the man
ner in which Mrs. Allen repeated the lines In
asnd q PURPOSE give me the ne daEger ~ do the
vanced toward her, saying, You don't throw
enough life into that. III show you how to do
it, Then he went through the motions with
the imaginary daggers, and after repeating the
above sentence, he said TO Mrs Allen, by way
apoogy 05 inst gd her You
d-t woman that ever lived, except one-and
she is in New York or course everybody who
heard him knew that he alluded to his divorced
wife, whom he hated most cordially,
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The Blind Made to See
BOY WHO GAINS HIS SIGHT CANNOT TELL
OBJECTS EXCEPT BY TOUCH.

BOY WHO GAINS HIS SIGHT CANNOT TELL
OBJECTS EXCEPT BY TOUCH.
Henry McRea, fifteen years old, has been
blind from his birth, and is pupil at the state
institution for the blind at Romney, w. Va At
the recent meeting of the board of regents the
attention of DR.. ]. r. l.. Hardesty, of Wheeling,
who is q member of the board and a specialist
in diseases of the eye, was attracted to the boy
by seeing him frown when the rays of the sun
fell on his eyes, and after thorough examina-
ton he announced his belief that the boy g eyes
could be operated on SO as to enable him to see
He was affected with double congenital cata-
ract, and, while his optic nerve was unimpaired.
it was shut out from the rays of light. A room
was thoroughly darkened and the operation
was successfully performed. The boys eyes
were opened. and, the light being gradually ad-
mitted to the room, he became accustomed to
it by degrees. and last week he was sent home
to his oyerjoyed family with keen eyesight
as any of them. The case was a most interest
ing one. Young McRea had become so accus-
toned to obtaining all his impressions of the
outside world by other senses that at first his
sight was of no use to him. The most familiar
objects were not recognized until he could
touch them. He did not know key from q
book by the sense Of sight alone until he be-
came familiar with the difference between the
two objects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-20


The Language Club, taking for a text "Thou
Hast Damnable Iteration" discussed the super
fiuous words used in English rhetoric in Hamil-
day evening" David Dudley Field began with
the Constitution of the United States, which,
he said, contained two fragrant instances. One
was in the clause that contained the words that
the President should appoint "by and with the
advice and consent OF the Senate" If the Sem
ate advised an appointment Mr.. Field said
that implied their consent to it. The other in.
stance was in the clause concerning the power
Of Congress to pass all necessary and proper
of course, proper. Mr. Field dwelt regretfully
upon the failure of the legislature to pass his
code doing away with superfiuous words In
legal documents. In the ordinary deed Of trans
words. of which eight hundred and sixty were
superhuous. In the ordinary mortgage form
there were one thousand five hundred of which
one thousand two hundred and forty were SUI
perfuOus.
For recording deeds and mortgages. Mr. Field
said, ten cents per hundred words were paid.
There were recorded in New York during one
month six hundred and eighty-eight deeds and
seven hundred and eighty-eight mortgages "If
my code had been adopted" said Mr.. Field,
deeds and SS44 on the mortgages, q saving of
over $1 900 per month to the people. The
people OF the state pay over 100000 per year
Tor super1uOus words.
The Rev. Robert Collyer said that he thanked
Goo mat there was no such waste of words in
the pulpit as characterized the legal profession.
II there were the churches would be empty
preachfng had been reduced to q science, and
the sclentinc length of Q sermon was thirty
ing could say 1T In that time. Mr.. COliyer con-
cluded with the statement that there were vary
few fools IN the pulplt
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TI'HE VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY.
TILE SHORT LINE TO THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST

ScnefiuIe III effect 1870.
11:15 A. M.-NEW ORLEANS FAST NAIL daily
making close connections South and Southwest
daily, except sunday with G. and o. Railway. Pull
mau Sleeping Buffet cars from New York and WASH
lngton. to Atlanta. Pullman Sleeping from
Washington 10 New Orleans without change of cars.
5:35 y. M.-IOUISEILLE FAST LINE Daily via
Charlottesville Ia Cincinnati, Louisville and all West
ern Points Pullman Sleeping cars, Washington TO
Louisville.
1o;4o p. M;-SOCTHERN NAIL AND EXPIRES
Daily 10 ali points South and Southwest via DAN
Vile and Charlotte Pullman Sleeping from
Washington via nsnville, Charlotte and Atlanta 10
New Orleans; ALSO from Washington via Charlotte
AID Columbia to Augusta
Manassas Division Train leave Washington at Els D.
III daily, except sunday.
Warrenton Trains leave Washington at HIS am.
and sd pm. daily.
Trains arrive in Washington: .:55 AM Southern
Express, daily; $40 am, Strasburg local. daily
cept sunday: 9l5 pm, New Orleans Fast Mail daily;
$40 pm. Louisville Special, daily.
For tickets and Information inquire at Companys
Office, Col Pennsy ania avenue Trains leave from
II. and L. station.
NJ. SLA HTER, N mcdaniel.
zen. Pass Agent Agent.
A MAJ
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|ONSUAIPTION.

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from the J. 8ncee
Since October last we have taken the trouble
football that we have met with In the papers,
without, be 1t noted, any special search. The
following is the result:
Oct. 10, at Eaton. Mr.. w. j. @. "had his right
leg broken by a cross kick" oath, Mr.. c., a stu
dent of st. Augustine's Missionary college, Cam
terbury, chad his leg broken;'' 25th, w. MEG,
'while engaged in a match, was kicked in the
tshed the game. He died some time afterward
from internal injuries" Goth, Mr.. w. P. G. 'had
his collar bone broken Nov. III, w. A had
Mr. r. " P ot9.s left teie es was Broken Clean
through;" 9th, Mr.. E. G. B. received q severe
Kick ON his left leg, by which two bones were
Il. II. g., a weil-known athlete sustained an
injury to his right ankle which, in sporting par
lam lance @efiectnally put stopper on his sngag-
rattling exponent" On the same day, in one
MATCH; two players received injuries which
tain of one Of the teams had his leg broken: in
q third a fracture of the collar bone occurred
On this last it is added, "the play is
lourth Zone a OF the oee Flint gen bad
his collar bone broken through being violently
charged by one of the opposing team" 10th, a
broken leg; 22d, broken collar bone:27th, broken
leg and several internal injuries; Goth, fracture
OF right leg just above the ankle; Jan. 5, III. l..
received a violent kick in the stomach which
completely Frustrated him and caused him in-
tense pain;'' he died two days later from his in
lnries; 10th, player received serious internal
Injuries; Feb. 2, case of fracture OF collar bone;
9th, two eases of fracture of collar bone and one
OF hbula; March g. w. "had his ankle bone COM
pietely broken by a kick" Both, T. $. "was ac-
cidently kicked in the face; his lips, nose and
cheek were cut, and he was removed to a hos
pital; April 4, broken leg; 18th, broken arm.
In this case 1.-THE game is said to have been char
aeterized by a good deal of rough play"
This list, which of course in no way repre-
sents the total amount of the seasons football
casualties amply su1fices to recall attention to
the exceptionally dangerous nature of the game.
Inc game requires reform; we say reform, be-
cause we think ii would be unwise, and on the
whole undesirable, to follow a recent American
proposal, and demand it's prohibition in our
schools.
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STEAMERS.

~ ENERAL TRANSATLANTIC COMPANY
" BETWEEN NEW YORK AND HAyRE
COmpany's pier, No. ~ North River, foot of Morton
street, New York.
Olinde, Rodrigues. Wednesday May %, am.
Normande' trangeul. "Wednesday, June 3, 8 am.
ST. Laurent, de Jou Sc lin Wednesday, June To- 3 pm
Amerique, Santelli. Wednesday. June II, 8 am
Checks payable on sight in amounts to suit the
Banque Transatlantique of Paris. LOUIS DE Be
BAN, Agent. No Bowling Green, New York.
Messrs. BELL & co, Agents for the District of
Columbia, 1887 Pennsylvania avenue,
my2O Washington. D. C.
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The Princess Of COlOnua.

An OLD MINERS STORY OF THE EARLY LIFE
OF JOHN W. MACKAY'S STEPDAUGHTER.
A telegram from Portland, Oregon, says: The
story of the life of Eva Bryant Mackay who re-
Gently became. by marriage with titled Italian
the Princess of Colonna, brings to light some
strange things. / have found one of those
characteristic '49ers who, in the DAYS of Miss
Mackay's poverty, mined in Sierra county Cal
ifornia- He is Tom Jordan, one of the gold
pocket hunters whom Mark Twain so graphi-
"Miss Hungerford, Miss Mackays mother
when first knew her in 1855. was very pretty
little girl of only IL years. who lived at Good
years Bar with her widowed father, Major
HungerfOrd- He was Louisiana creole, and
spoke French and Spanish f1uently as did also
the child. Hiss HungerfOrd grew prettier as
she became older, and at length became the ac-
knOWledged belle of the mining town. Offers
OF marriage from wealthy miners storekeeper,
lawyers and men of other calings were refused
until one day the girl met DIR. Bryant, dash
ing young man of 26. from the neighbOring
love at first sight. In less than a year they were
married \ year later the doctor died from
blood poisoning, contracted while making an
autopsy In the case of a young woman said IN
have been poisoned.
''Meantime Eva Bryant was born. Dr.. Bryant
VINO mad followed the western way of living
let his young wife and child in very stringent
circumstances, and purse of 500 was SUBJ
scrlbed for them. and Mrs. Bryant took ND her
residence at Virginia City, then in the heyday
OF its prosperity. There she met John W
Mackay, who became the wealthiest of all the
bonanza kings
ats strange. isn't it, that little Miss Hunger
ford who used to trot about barefooted among
the rough miners of GoOdyear's Bar. is now the
iead1ng anu weaithiest American lady in Paris
and the fatherless and destitute baby Eva, is
the Princess of ColOnnae And i. "a contempO-
rary, who saw ii ALL and beheld a thousand
miner. eking out my livelihood in the sage
brush deserts of Umatilla county"
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I III
mUlQ-d&dS
OHANCERY SALE OF REAL ESTATE IN THE
~ CITY OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF co.

Of the district Of Columbia passed in cause Of :.
Mosker and Others equity Me seif the
undersigned trustees win sell at public auction in
said cause the hersinafer Described real
NAY B. 1883 a, ,i FIVE O'clock SCI H. al that
91
eight 90 inches from the southwest corner Of said Lot
e
thence east feet and eight inches thence south
b on 18th and
the eS aAME Rsf f:
na % T dt e M nae of land
226. Beginning at the northwest corner Of
Of ngSt an angles
to said avenue thirty feet; then south parallel
Sn s 70 % Of d 1s
street sire t1 b place of with free use and priy
known as Randalls ground rent Ground rent IS SIS
MA II FIVE PAYER
oa menE
Of original lots Nos. 49, IA and 49, In square No SOS
tween and F streets northwest House numbered
the xn s.s dsg Eek AFGGR Pc sexs %
and n H So S
tween 4th aud 9th streets east improved by four
Terms Of sale Onethird cash. and the balance in 9,
IL and ID months from day of sale with interest," the
payment thereof to be the promissory notes
Of the purchaser purchasers purchase money
court deed deeds to be given until all purchase
money and interest be paid deposit Of 900 Will be
down lien VII be reserved a on the properly sold br
purchasers cost. Terms of sale must be complied
with within ten days from day Of sale, otherwise
trustees the right to resell at risk and cost
ae''0'ans poHlfo6sWssAss p g c1AaErr.,
$40 III St NV.
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THOMAs BOWLING, Auctloneer.
CHANCERY SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERT
No. POD II STREE.T NOKTuMEST

CHANCERY SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY
No. 2O22 II STREET NORTHWEST
BY virtue of decree, passed by the Supreme 80
Court of the District of Columbia, in Equity iiiH
cause 1928, will sell at public auction. in front Il: !.
Of the premises, on WEDNESDAY, MAY TWEEN
T1ETH, at FIVE O'CLOCK p NJ, the east One-half Of
Lot thirteen in Square one hundred and two having
front OF % feet on II street northwest, and depth
2O22 II street.
Terms OF sale prescribed by the decree: One-third
CASH, one third in six months and onethrd in twelve
months; deferred payments secured by deed of trust
ON the property and drawing interest at six per cent
or all cash, at option of purchaser. COnveyancing at
purchasers cost, and 500 deposit by purchaser on
day of sale. ANDREW A. LIpSlONfR, Trustee
EyS-d&CiS 3Zl IL. street northwest,