Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-17
AvexamArSa Affair.


HEARMo TIE GAMING CAsEs.-The Corporation
Court Judge stuart. has been occupied to-day
with the unlawful gaming cases The pending In
charged with the onenses called 70 plead The
cases were then Set for trial at various days Az
SSrnsy HOT HS WV prosecute and Nessrs MusaosSa
Brent ana Marbury are ex-commonwealth at
torneys The court has ordered tue grand Jury 20
been completed. The last indictment was one
against Elijah Morris, for assault upon Charles
Medley. The Court at noon took pleas OF guilty
Woods, Hull, Brooks and Madilla, and fines from
$50 10 S2O0 were imposed with imprisonments OF
from twelve TO twenty-four hours The Judge said
that the lines and tmprisonments have been made
light, because gaming had been conducted here as
nj were licensed and legitimate business but
II must now be stopped and he Intended TO stop IL
as far as he had the power TO do So SO future Of
tenders must not expect the leniency that Is ex-
tended In the present cases Mr.. A. w. Arm
clerk and the parties sentenced went Al once TO
jail 10 begin serving out their sentences Seven
Smith and A W. Armstrong have been added 10
the counsel Tor the defense.
sEwEKs AND sRwKRAeE.-The project Of a sewer
on King street Is again talked Of The fall from
Alfred street the river forty-two teet aud
IL Is said that this would sufce for q sewer deep
enough TO carry on all kinds OF waste. Christ
Church is on the highest point OF the city and the
Second Presbyterian church Is also on high point,
and it may be stated In q general way that the
streets Of the city slope from columbus and Alfred
and Wolfe streets. The northwest section OF the
city Is SO nearly level as TO present troublesome
drainage problem, but IL is said that the whole OF
that section could be drained with sewer follow
Ing the line OF Tan Horse DRAIN
N0TKs-Rooert Glllason, arrested In Washington
and brought here charged with horse-stealing near
Delaplane, on the Midland Railway, has been de-
livered 10 the sheriff OF Farquier Countyoand car
ried 10 Warrenton TO answer the charge tnere.-
The police are looking out for Pencil Poulson, for
merly OF this city, who is charged with passing q
bogus check In this ctty:-Fred. Preston has
bought from aha har rs 81 peTce i95 soo -four
bridge-Mr Frank Hume Is negotiating for the
night OF way between the Alexandria and WASH
ington railroad the bed OF The old canal the
Columbia road, with q view 10 extend a switch OF
that railway 10 the Aqueduct bridge.-lhe game
season Is open, but partridges hereabouts are few
shooting at an owl which nightly appears near the
banks on Lee street. So Tar none OF the marksfnen
have hit the nignt-oird -Bazl Halls barn, near
Halls hill was set on f1re and burned on Monday
night. The loss Is estimated at SSo0-A number
OF Alexdrians are arranging 10 attend next satur-
day a lawn party at Clifton In aid of tue Fairfax
confederate mOuument.-Alexandria camp, OF
the Grand Army OF Fraternity, Will pay a visit To-
night TO National camp No. i, Of Washington.
LAWS SIGNED AND USsIGSED.-The President has
approved the acts pensioning Sarah +. Hawkins
Elizabeth Evans, Johanna Geyer, Nelson j.
Cook, Flenor d. Heath, Arabella Davis,
Jenny Buell., Elias ii. Han, Charles Junot, Jane +,
Baker. K. cnsra JoSes. Victoria May, Isaac Hurd,
Charles Habneman, Benjamin kimbal and The
John German, Mary 4. Convey and 5. W.
Brown the act 70 compensate Mrs
Sarah L Larimer for valuable military services al
Deer Greek station, Wyoming territory. In 1864
and the act for the relief OF VIM. A. Beyans have
become laws without the Presidents signature.
Seventh Day Adventist Conference
MNNEAPoLIs Oct 1.-THE annual worlds con.
ference OF the seventh Day Adventist church
opened here this morning win l50 delegates
present.
The Need Cor Salt.
The importance OF salt as an article OF diet, &C.
tinued use OF large quantities OF salt produces
scurvy. The popular belief that an appetite for
salt IL universal among the lower animals is with
out foundation In TACT Dogs cats and other car
nivorous ANIMALS show no fondness for IL, and the
herbivorous animals d. not eat salt regularly
with their food, but only at long Intervals, which
suggests the thought that perhaps they take IL as
q vermiIuge. In certain parts or the world where
salt Is unknown antelopes abound In countless
numbers and In parts or Africa where salt IL abun-
dant the antelopes show no fondness Tor IT. There
are many Instances In which nocks OF sheep and
herds OF cattle have been reared successfully wiIh
out salt In certain parts OF Central Africa salt is
more scarce than gold, and 70 say that certain
the people living there have existed for ages and
have enjoyed tn best OF barbarous health without
q taste OF salt from infancy 10 old age Salt is not
In use in Siberia as common constituent OF food,
dams previous TO the discovery OF the continent oy
Europeans, and ror many years after, and Is stu
true OF the Pampas Indians OF South America