Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-20
From Rockville.

WnAN - oOANo VA IN AoNTtOAEhf COUSTf.
ROCKVILLE. Dec. 2, 1888.
Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR.
The county commissioners, at their meeting
yesterday, offered reward Of 5000 for informa-
ton that will lead to the arrest and conviction
Of Mr.. VIM. H. Carr, at this place, on the night
of November 20.
The last grand jury recommended the re-
moval of the iron fence surrounding the court
house park at this place, but the commissioners
have determined to have the fence repaired
and let it stand.
A force Of men Is at work putting up railing
over the railroad track in the eastern section
of town.
Some days ago a man, calling himself Thomp-
son. made his appearance at GAINESVILLE, repre-
senting that he wished to purchase a farm in
the vicinity, and had check he wanted cashed.
Failing in this scheme he approached other
parties and desired to buy horse, and Offering
to pay for it with a large check that would
yield him balance in money after the animal
was paid for. In this scheme he was also I'M
From the many different stories he told it is
considered that he is q fraud and that his
checks we're worthless. He is a man about
forty years of age, 81 feet high, las pounds in
weight with dark eyes and moustache Hav-
ing failed to secure a victim he left suddenly
for parts unknown.
A musical and literary entertainment by the
Young ladies and gentlemen of Gaithersburg
will be given at that place on the evening Of
the 3lst inst, the proceeds to be used for the
purchase Of instruments for the new brass
band recently organized.
Messrs Samuel Ward and 8. NJ Lyddane
have completed the erection Of two substantial
dwelling houses at Derwood station. on the
Metropolitan branch railroad, and Lyddane,
Jones 4 Co. will at once commence building
ON add due -h~.x xhox
On Tuesday night thieves broke into the
courthouse of W. r. Humphrey, at this place.
and succeeded in getting away with quantity
of grain. They were evidently frightened off
before they had completed the Job, as two
bags. one containing corn, were found on the
premises. where they had dropped them in
their sudden departure. valuable watch dog
kept on the premises also disappeared the same
night.
Rev. R. R. West, of Washington, will hold
and Rockville on Sunday next. 8. NJ.
Chinese Family Quarrels.
PEOPLE WITH GRIEVANCES GO OUT IN THE STREET
AND HOWL.
From the North China Herald
Among q population Of such unexplained
density, where families of great size are
crowded together-three or four generations,
with all the wives and children under one
roof-occasions for quarrels are all pervasive.
The sons wives and children are prolific
sources OF domestic unpleasantness. Each
wife strives to make her husband feel that in
the community Of property he is the one who
is worsted; the elder wife tyranizes over the
younger ones, and the latter rebel. The in
| stinct of the westerner with grievance is to
get it redressed straightway; that Of the ORR
entail is, first Of all, to let the world at large
who has been wronged win go upon the street
and roar at the top Of his voice. The art of
hallooing. as il 10 called in Chinese is closely
associated with that Of reviling. and the Chi
nese women are such adopts in both as to just
| ify the aphorism that what they have lost in
their feet they have gained in their tongues.
Much Of this abusive language is regarded as q
| sort of spell or curse. A man who has had the
heads removed from his field of millet stands
at the entrance of the alley which leads to his
dwelling and pours forth volleys of abuse upon
the unknown offender. This has a double
value-frst, as a means Of notifying to the pub
| Lie his loss and his consequent fury thus free
ing his mind; and, secondly, as prophylactic
tending to secure him against the repetition of
the offense. Women indulge in this practice of
'.reviling the street. from the fiat roofs of the
| houses, and shrek away for hours at O time I'M
til their voices fail. Abuse delivered in this way
attracts little or no attention, and one some
times comes on man or woman thus screech-
| ing themselves red in the face, with not an au-
ditor in sight If the day is hot one the
reviler bawls as long as he-or she-has breath;
then proceeds to refresh himself with q season
Of tanning and afterward returns to the attack
with renewed fury. fight in which only two
parties are concerned usually resolves itself
into mere hair-pulling; the combatants, when
separated by their friends, shout back to each
other maledictions and defiance. The quarrel
between Laban and Jacob, recorded in the
thirty-6rst chapter Of Genesis, when the latter
stole away from Laban's house, is Q "photo-
graphically accurate account Of the truly
Oriental performance which the Chinese can
| making an uproar."
Oscar Hatfield, who says he In the United
States consul from Batavia, and who while
drunk Wednesday night attempted 10 force an
entrance into the house Of Alderman Cavanagh
in New York city, was held in s50o to keep the
peace, in default Of which he viii have TO serve
1 q month ON the island
Diphtheris continues TO rage TO an alarming
extent along the borders Of Berks and Lancas-
ter and Berks and Lshigh counties, Pa. II ID
believed there are Of present no less than 200