Evening star., 1886-11-30

CRANK ANNoys MRS. GARFIEID-Since la&
August Mrs. GARFIELD has been greatly annoyed az
her country home I'm Mentor by the receipt of let
ters OF advice, 6c., from person signing himself
5. A BOdde. Some time since a man went 10 the
house, cody walked into the hallway, and inquired
for Mrs Garfield or her daughter Mollie. servant
asked him his name and business, and he presented
card bearing the name OF the letter writer. The
fellow was persuaded to leave the house. and upon
going he promised TO write no more letters. As he
went, however, he turned and cursed all the mem-
bers OF the household For some time no letters
were received but recently he began writing again.
Sunday he once more appeared at the GARFIELD farm
house, and, being refused permission 10 see Ms.
Garfield, he swore as before He WAS followed
from the house and later placed under arrest at
Panesvlle. Bodde is 3s years OF age, and formerly
lived at Fort Wayne, Ind. After an inquest In
lunacy, the judge decided that Bodde was not of
sufficiently unsound mind to warrant his incarcer-
alton I'm an asylum. He was therefore sent 10 the
county poorhouse for safekeeping.
An OUTRAGEOUS sAssAUIT.-A sheriffs jury In New
York yesterday gave verdict against Henry
i'm l4th street, Of 5000 as damages for an out.
rageous assault upon Margaret Esser on June q
during the absence OF the family The girl left the
time; she wished TO keep IL secret, as she was
engaged to a young man. Later she brought the
suit, laying her damages at $4,000. yudgmens
was gwen m . oeIault 70 s.s amount OF 5000
ELEVEN YEARS UNJusTLy A PRIsoxER-A Sen.
satfOn has been created In Berlin by the release
from prison OF apothecary named Spetchert
who was condemned eleven years ago TO imprison.
ment for liie for poisoning his wife speichert
charged To him, and, after making incessant aI,-
peals, his friends obtained from the authorities
permission 70 exhume the remains OF the woman
and have them examined. An analysis by SIX
German experts tended TO prove the absence, OF
poison In her body, and pending new trial Of the
case the prisoner was released.
BLAME For THE wuKEsBARRE DIsAsTER.-waluR
ONeil another victim OF Fridays explosion at the
Conyngham shaft, ia Wilkesbarre, died sunday
evening. Michael O'Brfen and Hugh Cannon, two
OF the most seriously injured, are not expected to
live Thomas OBrien died Sunday afternoon,
although his death had been announced In many
papers saturday. Dr. A. p. OMalley, who is at
tending twenty-five OF the victims is Of the opin.
ion that all the Others OF those injured win recover
The cOroner's Investigation tends to show that
the company were TO blame for the accident
O'BI1en on his death bed denies that there were
any danger signals.
THEY BELIEVE IN large meet.
ing OF stockmen and citizens In ST Louis saturday
adopted resolutions declaring that the wholesale
oleomargar1ne license OF $3.50 and the retail
license OF SIS are eXorbitant; that the tax OF two
cents per pound on Oleomargarfne fully protects
the farmers; that the manufacture OF oleomarga-
r1ne enhances the value OF cattle from s. 60 -
and hogs from II to ID cents per head and urging
all friends OF the cattle interest TO memorabilia
Congress for a reduction OF the special license.
CHARGED Hrs MOTHER WITH EMBRzzLKMENr-
"Little Red" Russian bootblack and street news
whose father is an exile in siberia, about a year
ago brought his mother and younger brother from
Russia with money he had earned. "Red" sold
papers morning and evening, and went 70 school
during the day. On Saturday he had his mother
before magistrate on the charge OF embezzlIng
500 out OF bank and put II In her keeping, and
that he discovered that his mother was planning
to run away with Russian lover and that sh0
had paid him back only SUo OF his money.
CANADA EXCHANGING swNpLERs-J. Haddow, IN
Castle castle, b. is short - 600 in his accounts @ and it
is reported has left for the United States An fnve
tigation into the ahairs OF his Office has been or
dered by the minister OF nance and IL is believed
that the defalcation win largely exceed this
amount after the Investigation Is concluded
suIcrpE OF YoUNG wIrE--About two months
ago Miss Cora York, OF Eden township, Wyand0t
married married. fne W weddine was largely attended, and
the young people seemed TO De getting along hap
PLY. Last wednesday night the young wife was
vuIsions on the moor. She died within an hour.
An empty vial disclosed the fact she had taken an
overdose Of OIL OF tansy. The bride was only -
ExroRcING rHE SUNDAY Law n IxDraxArcIn-
league patrolled Indianapolis Sunday in search
of violators OF the sunday law. The drug stores,
were an closed, and II was impossible 70 purchass
a cigar any place except q the hotela-
A NAnE1xss NAansR MoMsrHR.-The New YORK
Journal says: A singular marine monster was cast
up by the tide In hont Of Harry Hill's hotel st
inS along tns Beach found the creature ssreriDs
to get into deep water, and after brisk struggle
succeeded IN dragging It above high-water marx.
They described II as being about ve feet In length
and shaped something IKE q seal, with two paws
IKE dogs In place Of fippers and tail IKE
sharks The eyes were placed very far back and
almost on top OF the head IL is supposed 70 weigh
over 100 pounds. Harry Htlls SON placed Il tor
safe keeping In crate IN the creek near the hotel
and Harry wrote 70 F1nh Commissioner Eugene q.
Biackford and invited him TO inspect his new pa6
over hundred old nahermen visited the curioaty
during the day, but none Of them could give u Q
name.