Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-18
a Curious nalfOrmasiou.

The little town OF Kansas between Fostorfa
Ohio, and Fremont, the home OF ex-President
Hayes, offers 70 the world a novel case OF maIfor-
nation jacob Wolf Is a farmer near Kansas He
has several children, boys and giris. all healthy
and wel-formed except one, boy six years OF
age This hale fellow has the regulation two
arms but only one, the left one Is on that part OF
the body that nature has designated HIS right
arm grows out from his back. about middle way
between his shoulder blade and his spine IL l.
normally formed except that IL Is about ? Inches
shorter than the left one. The lad l. bright and
healthy. snd his misplaced member apparently
gives him 40 concern IL Is OF course, much in the
way OF dress but 10 seems not TO interfere In the
least with his participation In childish sports
While sitting the behind arm hangs naturally over
the ba-k Of a chair one with an unusnaiiy Ioy1
back having been constructed especially for his
use Mr.. Wolf has had numerous Offers 10 exhibit
the Lad a freak, but he Will listen 20 PROPOSE
ton 10 take the little fellow away from home.
TIE FIRST WOMAN RAnRoAD PREsTDEST-There
was a surprfs- Monday at the annual meeting OF
the stockholders OF the Dover y. H., Street Rail-
way CO. Mr. EG-il- Dow, wealthy resident and
a leading advocate OF women's rights, was elected
president Of the company and her husband was
elected treasurer. She Is the ilrst woman ever
chosen TO al such POSITION
sEAIsxis sacoUEs HIS BArT.-Harry Meyer,
" enty-nve years ia, was arraigned at the Har-
lem Police Court before Justice German Monday
on u charge Of perpetrauny petty swindles on
poor people. and was remanded for further inyesti
gation HIS plan Is said 10 have been % call upon
people IN inOlern circumstances and O1er 20 sell
them Sealskin sacques on the instalment plan,
taxing deposit OF s. In advance In each case be-
iOre agreeing % deliver the sacque. In this way
ne Is alleged 20 have swlndled about twenty differ
ent people In Harlem Mrs. Jackson, OF No. 100
~ avenue, was complainant.
SAID 10 BETTE OLDEST OFFICE HoLDgR--A New
pofl n l., SPECIAL says the Secretary OF the Treas
ury mas reinstated the veteran bOaIman OF the
eustOtn-h0us5, Henry o. TIT. Mr.. Tiff has been In
tne service cf the United states for about sixty
nye years ard he Is believed TO be the oldest Fed
eral onee-nDsosr In point Of service In the coun-
try. He was appointed % the position OF boatman
OF the cu,fon-bOIss here through the influence OF
Mm E!lerJ, one % the sizners OF the Declaration
ot lndependtnee. his salary was $40 a month.
lev weeks ago SECRETARY Pairciild directed Col
rector Co<zfls 70 reduce his staff and abolished
the ONCE Of ooatman- There Wts a good deal OF
crucism, AMI nov the secretary directs that Mr.
I'LL De reinsSated. but AZ S2Do year only.
The Delaware rolling mil, az PhiIlipsbury. MI.
smut down IN Monday. owing ~ the scarcity Of
coal and the dullness In the iron trade Three
hundred hands are thus tsr0Nn out o. employ
,snI Other large mills VIII follow this ex ample
Al Lancaster, Pa, yesterday. Isaac Kaufman.
-: Kaufman, Abraham Fry. saus1 Henry and
cnas Iluman, election ofrlcerz were placed on
.slaL TOT making an alleged fraudulent return 81
me vote cast AZ the Indiantown dlstrlct polling
pace q TIE republican primary election In May