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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-06

DECISION OF A CURIOUS CASE By THE u.
SUPREME COURT

DECISION OF CURIOUS CASE By THE u, @,
SUPREME COURT.
. In December, 1877, the Mutual Insurance
company issued an endowment policy on the
life OF John NJ. Armstrong, of Philadelphia, for
$4,000. The policy was made payable 10 the
assured or his assigns on the sth day of Decem-
Der, 1897, or il ne should die before that time
then to his legal representatives Armstrong
assigned the policy 10 Benjamin Hunter who
paid the premium thereon. on Armstrong;
death the required notice and proof OF his deal h
was furnished TO the com pany, and the money
not being paid his widow brought suit The com.
pany set up the defense. among Others, that the
policy was obtained by Hunter with the intent
TO defraud the company by comprising the
death of the assured. within six weeks after the
policy was issued Armstrong attacked at
night in Camden and received blows ON his
head which fractured his skull, from the effects
of which he died. Hunter was arrested tried
and convicted of the murder and was exc
cuted. At the trial of this suit In the lower
court the reading of the testimony of Thomas
Graham to show that Hunter Intentionally
caused the death OF Armstrong was excluded,
The jury gave a verdict for the fun amount Of
the policy, which the U. 5. Supreme Court yes
terday reversed.
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The River Flats Titles.

WHAT SENATOR GORMAN SAYS ABOUT THE
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL LOTS.
A STAR reporter asked Senator German to-
day for information concerning the water lots
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal company,
which are embraced, or alleged to be, in the
proposed Potomac flats improvements He re-
piled: 1.-THE canal company owns good many
lots there but it has been long since paid any
attention to the matter that could not now
give you any details, as to the number, precise
location, etc."
'But are these lots within the area contem-
plated for improvement" asked the reporter.
Certainly they are" was the response.
"And does the canal company claim to hold
a good title to them?"
ayes, indeed. Some years ago-wav back in
1880 some time-the government gave the
canal company permission to build on these
lots out to the water front. II. III. Dodge, of
Georgetown, can gi you Information about
them. He had lease on some of the lots
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The First Cigar.

From the St. Paul Globe
The first smoke don't last as long as o case Of
sickness, but while it does last IL is original
ana unique. The new smoker is no Judge Of
cigars. He invariably takes q strong one. He
goes a good deal by the box In which he finds
the cigars. II cigar has q fancy paper ring
about it he win take 1t at any price. II he
lives he will know better. Out on the shady
side Of the barn he takes himself and his cigar.
He is afraid that some one will modest him.
He lights the cigar, and holding IL In the
most awkward manner between his fingers
puffs and expectorates. It seems manly 70
smoke, and he pictures himself narrating TO his
chums how well he handled himself and his
first cigar. The sensation IL not at all pleasant
He allows longer time TO elapse between his
puffs, and wishes that the cigar would burn up
more rapidly. The mouth has peculiar taste,
The old familiar fence ID turning green. He
sees every thing circle around him. He is better
after while. Flat on his back on the green
sward, he looks up at the blue heavens over
in many directions. Dinner has no attractions
for him. Candy would not tempt him 10 get up.
He hears his name called by an elder brother.
T. sounds way Oh, -: II in z
finally the owner OF the voice comes
around the corner of the barn. He guesses the
cause, tor he sees the halfsmoked cigar. II he
Is real good boy Nth Ia, box full Of Sunday
young smoker will be taken to the house and
lectured for the rest Of bis boyhood days. II he
Is real bad boy. one whose badness insures his
brother up on the hay in the Old barn. and win
tell fib a. the table 20 excuse his absence. His
kindness will cost the inexperienced smoker
Later On many msfoiss mScn csnoy ana ,ns, TIE
their parents many times ot the nEst smoke;
and Win scare the smoker into many scrape6
anu WuSo eO1ose. >~.------
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A dispatch from Hagerstown to the Balti-
more American says: The damage done to the
canal by the late floods in the Potomac have
been very serious, and it will take some time to
make the necessary repairs, SO that the canal
may be In proper condition for the coming sea-
son.. About one hundred feet of dam No. 6 has
been washed away. There are two breaks on
the seven-mile level, one of them fifty feet long
and six to eight feet deep; and there is also q
serious washout at the Little Pool, a short dis
lance asst of Hancock, and q large break in the
two-mile level, below the four locks. At the
Falling Waters bridge there is a break, which
the same level some distance below. About mt
fifty feet of the six-miie level, at dam No. 4,
have been very badly damaged, and heavy
level opposite Harpers Ferry has been very
much washed, and the tow-path on the nine
and ely levels, near Seneca, has been
very heavy washes and breaks at Great Falls,
OH Cabin John level, and five miles above
Georgetown.
WHAT PRESIDENT BAUGHMAN SAYS.
The Baltimore american of this morning says:
President Baughman, Of the canal, arrived In
Baltimore last night from Annapolis, where he
had a long consultation with Superintendent
Mulvaney, who reported that the towpath on
tunnel level Is badly washed; On the fve-mile
level the water wheel is washed out There is
considerable washout on the three-mile level,
On the two-mile level there is break thirty
feet long, three foet below the bottom of the
canal. The statement that one hundred feet f
OF dam No. was washed away is fully corrob-
Grated, the break being In the middle OF the
dam and extending to the bottom, and going
back at least thirty feet To repair this. col.
fer-dams and cribbing will be required, at q
cost OF from $15, 600 to $4,000. The towpath
away three feet from the top for distance of
half mile into the canal, filling 1t half full for
from there to Harper's Ferry. uperintendent
Mulvaney has been instructed to repair the
breaks at once, but what will be done with the
would not undertake to do the work unless he
could 6, I raise the money to pay the men, and to
which there are now e1S0, 600, fsce value. on
hand. -0' OA
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Taking . Turn at Chinatown.
From the San Frsncisco Post

The Congressman and other notable persons
who escorted the remains OF Senator Miller
from Washington to this city were taken
through Chinatown last night This is one of
the experiences that no visitor 10 San Fran
cisco is permitted to escape. The idea is not 10
give the guest pleasure, but TO excite his wonder
at how much he canstand i'm the way of dirt
and bad smells without getting sick We take.
the same sort OF melancholy pride i'm our China
town tbat boy does in a sore toe. Let US hope
tnat the eastern Congressman were duly i'm
pressed with the site OF the cooie In his lair and
that the object lesson Will not be lost upon them
when they come TO vote on measures bearln0
upon Chinese immigration.
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Washington stock Exchange.

The following changes from yesterdays quotations
the Washington Stock Exchange are noted to-day:
as; doyd. coupoa iiZs pa lbs ASKED =.
S As coupon, l26ls bid l25as asked. L. s As. regis
tered, 1261s bid. l26as asked. d. G.. per. imp. Us,
1891. coin, 114i, bid, 1l5la asked Market stock 7s
ls92, currency. l19 Did; metropolitan K r. stock,
1O3l2 Did. 1O5 asked. Washington Gas. 3S5, bin. 40
asked. Firemens ms, 42ls asked. National Metro
poltsln ms, 5Yl bid National Union Ins 19la bid,
u asked Corcoran Ins., 5S5s bid Columbia ms,
l25s bid, 10 asked. Masonic Hall bonds. lU4 bid.
Washington Market stock II bid % asked. Farmers
and Mechanics Bank, Georgetown, 155 bid, 16O
asked Second National Bank, III bid Great Falls
Ice. l2O bid. Real Tile INSURANCE, lU2la bid,
100 ASKED. Penn. Te.. Co.. 4412 bid 4o1s asked
apeake and Pot. Tel. Co.. oS9s bid, a asked U. ).
Electric Light. 6:S bid 6Sl2 asked. w. L. l., first
mort bonds SO bid 80 asked
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THE BELL TELEPHONE SUIT.
Statement Of Solicitor General GOode
Before the House Committee.

Solicitor General Goode, said, in his testi.
mony before the House telephone investigatins
committee yesterday, after THE STARS report
closed, that in ordering the suit against the Bell
Telephone company he had followed the prac-
tice OF the department-that ten or dozen such
cases were on record; and that he had not given
the matter precedence over any other mat
tiers. He said that the present suit had been
been brought in Columbus, Ohio, because there
had never been any decision on a telephone
case IN that court, and they might expect to
get q perfectly fair trial there Witness re-
marked that he wished to state that he did not
company. He had no stock in any company.
ana old not know any stakeholder in a tele-
phone company.
THE EXAMINATION CONTINUED TO-DAY.
Solicitor General Goode continued his testi-
mony before the telephone Investigation COM
mlttee today. He produced the various papers
received from District Attorney McCorry, with
the exception of two documents which he said
hao accompanied McCorry's application for
ny van Benthuysen, and certified copy of
the file. wrapper of t'elPs patent specification
which the witness said could not be found.
no Inc me. witness said that he spent the day Qhe
m1 ana evening in reading the papers trans
mitted by McCorry.
NO RIGHT TO CLOSE THE DOORS OF THE COURTS.
Mr.. Ranney inquired If witness had re-
6oiueu Ii aS Ills uuty 10 Orlng suit.
He replied that while he did not feel obliged
10 GO 1t, yet as Acting Attorney General he had
no right 10 close the doors of the courts against
anybody who could only get into court through
that avenue as had been decided by the SUI
Preme Court. The sonly justification for order
ing such a suit, however, was in a case where 1t
appeared prima facie that q wrong had been
done.
WHY SUCH HASTE?
Mr.. Ranney inquired why there had been
such haste In passing upon the application;
whv had not the witness awaited the return of
the Attorney General?
The witness replied that he did not believe
there had been any haste. Ii Mr.. Ranney
could see the amount of business transacted in
the Department of Justice he would realize
that "a hours was about as much time as could
be devoted to an application to bring suit. AS
to the law and facts in this case, witness had
be sustained by the Interior department.
Even had the Attorney General been in
Washington, from his connection he would
nave refused TO act in the case, and witness
would have had to pass upon the application.
Mr.. Ranney inquired il the witness could
give any reason now why he could not and did
inquire OF Mr.. Young when he called to ask
about the papers, what his relations were to
this matter.
II don't give any thought to Mr.. Young in the
on an official letter of government officer, and
the documents he transmitted, and the impress
sion made Oh my mind as to the propriety OF
the suit was derived entirely from those docu.
ments. had no conference with Mr. Young on
the subject"
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From the Rockland (Ne) Courier Gazette.
Shortly before the flowers begin TO bloom i'm
the spring a Rockland woman heard a knock nc
the door, and when she opened IL she encount.
cred q peddler gentleman standing ON the
stoop and smiling blandly over a large basket
OF prehistoric plaster images.
"Matam," he said, smiling an inch or two
wider, al hat"
Don't want EN-" the woman snapped, be-
ginningtto shut the door.
The image man held up vase temptingly be-
splashed with much red and yellow paint.
"Haf you read of ter ShoDny Morgan vase dot
sold for eighteen tousand dollars la New York;
he asked, with his head on one side.
The woman slowly opened the door again and
said she had.
The image man looked cautiously mp and
down the street, and, sinking his voice TO n
hoarse whisper, said:
81 hat here vase dat Ish gombanion bIece,
only IL Is larcher. SO hellup me gracious. mine
brudder shtOle dis vase, und IN you will not gtf
me away, sells IL To yoa far two tollan und =
halluE"
And she finally bought IL for 35 cents and Q
last years calico dress.
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baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE Md. April. 6.-Virginia skies,
consolidated. 81 do. new threes. 90 bid to-day.
BALTIMORE. Md, April, 6.-Cotton steady-mid-
ding, g. Flour easy eand quiet. Wheat-s0uthern
steady and quiet: western steady and dul southern
red, g5a96 southern amber. 97a99 No l Maryland
S4la951a No. 2wesern winter red, spot Sos ask ed:
May, 9ZssaSl2: August, 9l1aa91ia. Corn-southerH
steady and quiet; western steady; southern white,
Haas; do. yellow, Halo: western mixed. spot, aud
April. 4olaai5Ss: May 45i2a45a.: June. 45asa46;
steamer, 4zaa44as. Oats steady and quiet-southern
4Ua44 western white, 3Sa4l; western mixed
37a3oLa; Pennsylvania, 3Sa43. Rye quiet, 1Oa72
Provisions dull sugar-copper refined dull 1OlsaI OLA
Whis<y steady, 1.l9al.ZO Other articles unchanged
FreIghts TO Liverpool per steamer steady-cotIon,
3-l6d flour, Is. grain, 4d. Receipts-tiour, OIL
oats. 800 bushels: rye 500 bushels Shipments
flour. Z,235 barrels corn. 113,oUU bushels. sales
wheat 900 bushels: CORN Isl 600 bushels.
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The knights Quitting WOrl


COURT IN GENERAL TERM.
Yesterday. Mark agt Main ct al; argument
concluded and case submitted. In re III. l..
STREET.; application for q mandamus; argued and
suDmitted.
To-day, U. 8. ex REL. Street agt. Secretary Of
War; application for mandamus denied; opinion
by Chief Justice. Lycoming Fire Insurance
Co. agt. Lamborn, on hearing.
CIRCUIT COURT-Jud0e Hdgner.
To-day, Cook agt. Evans Administrative; on
trial.
POLICE COURT-Judge Smell.
da ro,oaEi ,1 Sh Rn omI o, PrSianity 70 or
Reed, disorderly conduct; So or 15 days. Major
Lewis, colored, disorderiy conduct; So or Is
days. Annie Lewis, do; personal bonds. Julia
Williams, c0lOred, larceny; months.
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Transfer Of TrO0ns.

MOVEMENT OF REGIMENTS TO BE MADE.
The lieutenant general has recommended
that the list regiment Of infantry, now in Ari-
IONA, be sent to California, and the 9Th regi-
ment OF infantry, now in California, to Arizona;
the I'd regiment of infantry, now in the depart
ment of the Columbia, to the department Of
the Platte. and the 4th regiment of infantry
now in the department of the Platte, to the de-
partment OF Columbia A general order direct
ing the above changes will be issued from the
War department in a day or two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-06

From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal.


"Uncle Stead" is what they called a shrewd
old gentleman who used to live in Winthrop,
a little way out of the village, up the side OF
the pond, near Readfield. One OF his fellow
citizens was a man named Lovejoy. Uncle
Stead met Lovejoy in the village one day, and
he said to him: "LOvejoy, there's a poor
woman lives out on the edge of the town that
needs some provisions. I'm willing to supply
her, but I've sold my horse and have no
means of getting the stuff to her. Now, III
buy her a barrel of -four and a ham and some
other supplies II yoq'n carry them out to her
with your team" Lovejoy said certainly, he'd
be very glad to do it. Accordingly, Uncle stead
bought a barrel Of -four, a ham, a bucket Of
sugar, etc., and, telling Lovejoy where the
woman lived, sent him of on the errand OF
charity with the good things in his pung.
Lovejoy easily found the house where the
woman lived. He unloaded the goods, put.
ing like grampus as he rolled the barrel of
flour in, and said to the woman: "Mr. Stead
man sent you the provisions. He's a mighty
kind-hearted man to send you all these
things"
swell, don't know why he shouldn't send
them TO mer' exclaimed the woman In sur.
prised accents. ''Hes my husband"
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Changes I'm the Offices.

Manchlin Nivens, of New York, a clerk of
class one, in the Post Office department., has
been transferred to similar position in the
land office. E. j. Collins, of Minnesota. has
been promoted from 81 900 to 81 200 in the
office of the Third Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral.
b. X. Catlin. of New Hampshire, principal
examiner in the Patent Office, in charge of the
division Of metaliurgy, has resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-06

FALSEHOoDs ABOUT THE NATIONAL.
LEAGuE.-Mr. Patrick Egan, president of the
Irish National league of America, was inter.
viewed at Lincoln, Nebraska, yesterday i'm re-
gard To dispatches from New York TO the effect
that the leaders OF the Irish National league
desire 10 dictate 10 Parnel and had threa tened
TO stop supplies from America unless he labored
Tor the actual separation Of Ireland from Eng.
land. Mr.. Egan denounced the entire state
ment as an unmitigated school, manu-
factured by some designing person for the pur.
pose Of damaging the league and deceiying
Parnell. He also expressed his conviction thai
the alleged interview between Parnell and an
agent OF the extremist party from America was
en- entire fabrication.
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Death From HydrOphObia.

A YOUNG BALTIMORE PHYSICIAN FALLS A
VICTIM OF THE TERRIBLE DISEASE.
BALTIMORE April CDR. Brinton H. War
ner, young physician of this city, died
day he was bitten by small
lap dog which had been rum over on the
street by vehicle, and he made an effort to
take it to his home to nurse it. He cauterized
the wound but several days ago he exhibited
symptoms of rabies and died with all the hor-
rOrS of that disease
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THE TARIFF BILL.
Changes by the Ways and Means Co.
mittee.

VARIOUS VIEWS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
PROSPECTS OF THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
The House committee on ways and means
had a supplementary examination of the tariff
bill to-day, and decided to knock off one cent
all around on the duty on cords, twines, tarred
cord, &C.; and to place hemp seed for agricul
tural purposes upon the free list
The bill will probably not be reported before
Thursday, as Mr.. Hewitt has not quite com.
pleted his report.
IMPRESSION THAT THE BILL WILL PASS.
There seems to be a growing impression that
the bill will pass the House. The bitter oppo-
sition to 1t will come from the republican side,
and the motion to strike out the enacting
clause will be made by Mr.. Mckinley. The
plan OF the protectionists is to secure as | ng a
general debate as possible, and at the close to
move TO strike out the enacting clause.
MR.. REED, OF MAINE,
said to-day that he could not tell whether the
bill would pass or not, and he did not care
much. The democrats were striking at the bus
mess of the country, and he did not care much
New England would, of course, oppose it,
Mr.. Holman and General Forney expressed
the opinion that the tariff bill would go through
the House.
THE FRIENDS OF THE BILL
are confident that 1t will go through the House.
though not without very bitter fight. Mr..
Randall still stands in the same attitude of
silence that he has held since the question
came up, and the committee cannot tell what
to expect from him. They are sure that he
cannot fight the measure without placing him.
sell in the position OF opposing any reduction
whatever III the tariff. They have they say,
made every concession to him that he could
suggest except give up altogether the ideaof re-
forming the tariff ana they are prepared to fight
hard TO get the bill through. From the mo-
ment the bill is reported in the House the fight
Will begin, and there will be some very skiliIul
fencing before the proposition is called up for
action. The tariff reformers will have no differ
ences within their ranks TO settle, and they
will every one devote themselves to the work
OF strengthening the bill.
THE PROTECTIoNIsTS.
The men who are avowed protectionists upo
principle will. OF course, oppose the bill very
bitterly, and every man from Ohio is expected
to cry out against the hand Of Congress being
placed on his wool.
What the democrats who are protectionists
only 10 the extent OF watching their states in.
terests will do, where these interests are not
touched, cannot be told, and much depends on
their action.
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FOR SALE-HOUSES

NOR SALE-HOUSE SI3 9TH ST. y. W., CON-
II tanning ii rooTns all modern improvements; will
owner, r. GDLD>CHMID. 81 eth II. NV mr2-3m
NOR SALE-HOUSE AND LOT 1903 y ST N w:
IL elegant property; lot 26x1Oo- Vacant Lot north
west corner 18th and st n 100: splendid location
for fine residence Apply TO Owner. Rooms u. and
&, SIS It. f2f-2r
L>OR SALE-35, 900 FEET OF GROUND, ON A
brick sidewalk street close TO south
west. with comfortable House thereon. An expe-
rienced gardener can soon pay for pace. The soil
markedly rich and IN high state of cultivation Price
only Ala cents a foot OWNER. Room T. 1881 ST.
NV. mhl9lm
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Republican Gains at Toledo.
FURTHER REPORTS OF THE RESULTS OF YES
TERDAY'S MUNICIPAL. EIECTIoNS

TERDAYs MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
TOLEDO, o., April 6.-Yesterday's municipal
election shows a republican gain. City cOun-
Gil, tie last year, now has six republican ma
jority joint ballot. They gain one police
com missioner, while the democrats gain one
member of the school board.
CINCINNATI, April CIV it'll six precincts out
of the 165 in the city not heard from, the ma
jority of Eshelby (rep.) tor controller over
Schwab (dem.) is 1885. That OF Hess (rep.) for
city infirmary over Armstrong (dem) is 8, 4O5.
These represent the extremes. Both branches
of The common council and the board of educa-
ton have a republican majority.
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REAL ESTATE SALEs.-John 8. Blair has sold
70 David L. Morrison for %, 80 lot, "a. ask
Caroline and q streets. William J. Miller has
sold 70 John l. Vogt for 424,0O0, 8 building
fronting IL feet 3 inches on the north side Of
streets. Annie d. Ciajt has sold TO James n.
Johnston for % 76O, two lots, 2Ox120 feet each,
on the west side Of 1zth street. between and
w streets,
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Last Days Work OF the MARY land Leg.
tSoature.


At midnight last night the MARYLAND lesisla-
ture OF 1856 adjourned sine die The rumor of
an extra session is emphatically denied.
President Warield resigned his position az
presiding fficer, and senator Jackson was
elected president Of the senate. In the senate
among the house bills passed were those re-
pealing the law authorizing the formation M
gaslight companies in Baltimore city; To refund
oyster licenses enormously paid; 10 prevent
gilt enterprises; the lunacy bin; providing for
Inspection of steam boilers; requ iring am
davits for marriage licenses; providing for scien-
ttfc temperance instruction I'm the public
schools; for inspection OF commercial fertilizers
The senate decided the Worcester county tie by
seating Mr.. Dennis, regular democrat In the
house. the bill 20 protect primary elections was
passed; also bill relating TO appointments OF
school commissioners, and the senate bin for
codincation Of the laws. The primary election
Dill was afterwards passed In the senate. The
bill to abolish shoemaking In the penitentiary
Jailed to pass. The governor signed the school
commissioners bill and appointed commission
ers for Caroline, Charles. Montgomery and
Prince Georges counties.
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ChOlera I'm Brittany,

PARIS, April l6.-A Brittany paper states that
twenty-five cases of cholera have appeared in
the vicinity of Audierne in Finistere, and that
one of them has proved fatal