Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23

Strange Ce0panaena saa Their Tases %
Life and Aaventare.


Strange Composites. and Their Tssss q
Life End Aaveatare.
"what Is your nameg- inquired station
Keeper Garner, at the seventh precinct station
the other night OF middle-aeed man who
had asked for a nights lodging
my name Is James Courtney" he replied.
IL am q corn doctor and I come from New
York made one dollar to-day and spent 10
for food, pair OF eyeglasses ana something %
warm me mp"
The doctor had . large frame, filed with SAM
pie corns, and carried with him q supply Of hts
medicine. Two Arabians. one negro aud tour
tramps came in afterwards and were escorted
the corn doctor prscticed on his acknowledges
and leetured 10 them on his profession.
lish, told OF his native country and OF hts
travels through life the hardships ne had en-
dured, ana how he had arrived at Americas
The negro gave in his experience and amused
the crowd for some minutes, and then an Old
engaged.
Last of all came the rramps who told Of their
rough travels through the country, and how
them told of his dangerous rides on railroad
trains through the west, and how ON several
occasions he narrowly escaped being killed.
rhe entertainment was wound up by the negro
Rcmond and reh * PhiaaeIeba a nS% so IN
glad he was 10 think he would soon be back To
his home In "oid Virginny."
why she President Refused.
DECLINING To GIVE Ex-Goy. CRITTENDEN AN
OFFICE BECAUSE OF HIS CONNECTION WITH
THE KILLING OF JESSE JAMES
A missouri democrat, who claims 10 be Dos
sessed OF the facts in relation 10 the refusal OF
the President to appoint ex-tiov CrittenSien. of
n a mi
reporter that senator Cockren originally made
the application for the appointment, ana told
the President he would esteem IL n per-
sonai favor TO have Gov. Crittenden
personal appeal because, so said the
STARS Informant the relations between him.
pleasant for some years, and ne wanted to man.
ifest his good will and intentions by securing
the appointment. The President intimated
that he could not give Crittenden foreign mis-
sion, but did not state his reasons. Subse-
quenty senator Vest called upon the Presidents
and urged Crittendens appointment To him
Mr.. Cleveland frankly stated that he
could not and would not give Crittenden
anything. The President then reviewed
Crittendens connection with the killing OF
Jesse James, saying that while the latter was
an outlaw and deserved death even in such a
case assassination was not excusabie. He held
that the fact the Ford brothers having been
paid the reward offered tor the killing OF the
bandit and of their having been saved from the
legal penalty OF their act by the interlDsi ton OF
Gov. Crittenden showed that the latter was cog
INFANT OF the scheme TO XIII James and
encou ragged the assassination. This II said to
have been the Presidents view OF the case. and
with that view he was not willing appoiut
Crittenden- Senator Vest so the reporter
informed, wrote Crittenden telling him OF the
Presidents attitude, whereupon the ex-gover-
nor wrote Senator Cockrell a tart letter request
ing that his application papers be Withdrawn,
and intimating that he would take occasion to-
show that he IN more popular man I'm Missouri
than the President The report THAI the Presi-
dents refusal cansed a GOODNESS between Sena-
tor Vest and himself IL denied.
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The ChevaIier DAmiens' Easase.
ROMANTIC STORY WHICH DATES BACK To
THE LATTER PART or THE LAST CENTURY
James A. Wright a colored workinyman. OF
1o23 Ivy street, Philadelphia, and two near
relatives, Mrs. Ellen Ann johnson and Mrs
Jane Trip, have just discovered they be-
lieve, that they entitled To part OF ar estate
in Baltimore valued at 81 800, 600. the history
OF which Is quite romantic. Besides them there
are six co-heirs and the heiresses living i'm
Maryland and the District OF Columbia. The
claim dates back 10 the latter part OF the cen
tury, when the Chevalier d'Amiens member
OF a rich and distinguished French house. set
tied ia Baltimore for time. He had in his
service a muiatto housekeeper OF great beauty
named Rachel stevenson, in whom he reposed
great confidence. Previous tn his sailing tor
MS home In France he Dut all III his property in
her name, his purpose being, il il supposed to
which could not vest I'm him Icy reason al his
being an alien. Rachael Stevenson sailed
with the cheyaner for France, but TIA. vessel
was lost, and neither the chevalier nor til,,
woman was ever heard OF again. The records
show that letters OF administration were granted
TO William Stevenson, brother of Rachel, who
claimed then to be the only heir lie died
about thirty years ago on a farin near Baltimore.
The present claimants are all grand nephews
and nieces of Rachel stevenson. and they COM
tend that the original transfer ia her al,Ss,-
lutte, no trust of any sort beng made 'One OF il,,
properties, situated on Eutaw street, near Barre
In Baltimore, was sold for non -paynen oftaNes'
but the claimants say they are still i'm time 10
redeem IL upon payment of the amount OF
taxes.