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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-12

An INSANE WOMAN IN CHARGE OF BABY-A
middle-aged colored woman giving her name
as Lucy Baldwin, and claiming to have home
IN Alexandra. is held at the second precinct
station on a charge of insanity. She has been
here several days pushing a baby about the
streets in a carriage. The child apparently a
white infant. she claims as her own. The in
FAINT the police say, has been cared for in an
asylum in this city. from where the woman
took it only few days ago. Friday afternoon
she appeared at No. 1777 Massachusetts avenue
and wanted to enter the house, claiming that
she owned the building. She persisted in her
efforts to take forcible possession, but the
servant slammed the door in her face and she
went away. Saturday she returned and again
attempted to get in the house. An officer was
sent for and the woman was taken to tine station.
She was examined by Drs. Bayne and SNYDER.
who pronounced her insane The officers were
going to send her to Alexandria but she said
she would return on the next train. She will
now probably be sent to the insane asylum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-12
Transfers of Real Estate,

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Com
missioners ID. c. to Maria Sehilligen, pit. /, So.
l022; g. H. s. Walbridge to H. d. walbridge,
pit Ingleside; =. Archibald NJ Howe to Al
fred Ella, pit. II, So 4O6 g. B. F. Leighton ct al,
to p. II. Muller, lots Sand T. blk, 26, Brookland;
s450 E. c. Green to John s. Slater, lots 50
and 81. blk IL, Cottage Hill; 500. G. N
Beale to George G. Boomer pit. SO. 400, West
Washington; g. c. Gessford to Leila E.
Morse, pit. 80, so. $50; $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-12

Collars and Cuffs,
Two Cents Each.
10 Swiss Steam Laundry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-12
ADJUSTMENTS.

Dixon's Yeast Powder always reliable. SIN
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03
BRIGHT BITS.

SHE-How do you like my new shoes AdolphS
He dreamily-They are simply immense.
Ii took the two families week to patch up
peace.-DetrOt Free Press.
Dr. JOHN HALL o, New York, is worth mil
non, and breaches to congregation worth
SfOO0O,0O. Let the camel be creased and have
the needles eye reamed out.-Attd California.
JOHNNY" said Mrs. McSwiligen, severely,
didn't | hear you telling Mrs. Squildig that
coats were being made Of wood this season.
'Yes'm. " replied Johnny.
"What do you mean by telling such stories?N
1T wasn't a story meant dove cotes ~
PtttsbuTg Chronicle.
CHAIRMAN of the Church Sociable Executive
ommittee-EVerything has gone nicely so far,
and now I'm going down town to order the
Public-Spirited Deacon from back seat
Never mind, I'll contribute that.
Chairman-That what!
Deacon-That oyster.-Tid- Bits.
QUIzz-Whos that the policeman just told to
move on?
FiZZ-He? Oh, that's one of our prominent
business men.
Quzz-And who is the policeman chatting
with now, in the doorway?
Fizz-Wcl, he's Just ont of a six months SEN
tence. -Lol0eH cities.
BOBBY had wickedly eaten part of the pre-
serves on the shelf and so his mother shut him
in the closet.
On letting him out she discovered that he had
eaten the rest of the preserves.
had done 80.
Because, ma. Bobby replied II heard pa
tell one of his clients that person couldn't be
punished twice for the same offense. n-EDOch
".JoHN,' she said sweetly as she glanced at
the clock, do you know anything about base
ball?''
well, rather guess I do" he anwered
with pride.
There is a short stop in every nine, isn't
there?"
"CIertainlv"
rs there long stop, tooT,
No"
'It is pity"
'Why sog'
Because" and she glanced at the clock
again, IF there was a long stop you would
make money. Every club would be bidding for
you. boston Courier.
BRAVE STRANGER-What is the rent of that
handsome residence
Honest Agent-It is for rent for song to any
one who will take it, The house is haunted
Pooh. I'm not afraid of spooks."
No tenant has stayed there over one night
since murder was committed in it They say
I'LL the air. chains rattle, dreadful spectres fit
about"
They can't scare me-"
But tenants complain that the furniture is
Knocked about and broken
IN risk it,
And the piano is played by unseen hands"
Whose hands"
They recognize her by the fact that the tunes
were her favorite show pieces, Maiden
Prayer, 'Silvery Waves and 'Boulanger
March "
Il amt afraid but show me some other
house. "-Omdhd World.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03
The Hotel Company.

The charter for the new hotel company
was obtained about week ago, and, as it
is important that the hotel should be built
as soon as possible, the company should or
ganize at once, and set about making prop
arations for beginning work. 1t will not
take very long to secure the necessary plans
and award the building contract. 1t is
within the bounds OF possibility to have the
hotel ready to be opened by January /
next.
OF course the company will select, with
out unnecessary delay, the committee to
whom it will entrust the responsible duty
of accepting plan, making contracts and
exercising a general supervising of the
work. 1t may not be out of place at this
time to voice what seems to be the general
impression of the stockholders on this point
This impression is that the committee
should not consist of more L an three stock
holders, that il be composed of those who
remain in the city through the summer, and
that the chairman of it should be the gem
tleman who has been chiefly Instrumental
in procuring the subscriptions. The sug-
gestion that this gentleman shall be chief
OF the committee 8snUt made because OF his
success in raising money to build the hotel,
but because of his eminent fitness to direct
and supervise the enterprise.
OF course it will take solne little time to
decide upon satisfactory plan. Doubtless
many of the stockholders have suggestions
to make relative 20 tine kind of building
that would be the most desirable. Perhaps
there could be no better way of getting
their suggestions into practical shape than
to require them to be written out and sub
mitted to the committee The committee
could profit by what was most valuable in
them, and having agreed upon the kind of
building desired, it could call in an
architect to put its views into shape. How
ever, these are matters which will come up
for consideration a little later. The first
thing for the company to do Is to organize
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03
An Alleged Outrage.

II a story told by Mrs. Warren c. Unckles
is true, New Orleans ought to investigate
the management of her quarantine station.
Mrs. Unckles represents herself to be the wife
of wealthy coffee planter of Costa RIGA,
and the daughter of a well known resident
of New York city. Some time ago she left
her home in Costa RiCa TO visit her father
in New York. At the New Orleans quar-
antine station her trunks were opened and
fumigated, and, according TO her story, one
of the officials at the station turned hose
upon her open trunks, and thoroughly
drenched her fine silks and laces with the
muddy Mississippi river water. She says
that it was quite plainly intimated TO her
that she could save her dresses, which were
worth several thousand dollars, from ruin
by few tips"
1t does not seem possible that this story
can be true. If it is, however, Mrs. Unckles
suffered an outrage for which she ought to
make New Orleans pay dearly. That city
has just got rid of lot Of politicians which, it
is believed, kept her struggling under such a
load of debt that she could make no progress
whatever. / she has officials at her quar-
antine station who levy tribute upon trav-
elers and commerce, she will act wisely by
getting rid of them as soon as possible.
Commerce upon which blackmail is levied
cannot prosper. 1t would be interesting to
know what the quarantine officials have to
say with regard to Mrs. Unckles' charge.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03
Gen. Sherman's Circus.
E.om the Mem York Tribune.


Those who are intimately acquainted with
Gen. Sherman say that he retains to this day
boys delight in a circus He has been to see
Barnum's several times this season. Mai
Bundy, Of the Mail and Express, who was in
Washington some years ago when Forepaughs
circus was there, tells of an al-night circus ex-
perence with the General II knew his failing,
and had fellow weakness that way myself,H
said the Major in relating it, 80 got a hack
and drove him out to the circus one night. He
divided the attention of the audience between
himself and the circus. His remarks were as
naive as child's and his expressions
of delight fully as spontaneous. When
we drove back to the city, we
were passing Matt. Carpenters house when the
General spied a light in the Senator's window
He insisted that we should go in and see Car
penter You may imagine that Carpenter
had just got a fresh case of beer on from Mil
waukee we stayed with him for some time. In
deed, it was after O'Clock when Mrs. Carpen-
ter gave us the hint on which we proceeded to
act and went away. We had not gone far when
the General pulled me up and said: Now, here
is Davy Porter's house. He never goes to bed
until morning. Let's go in and see him. He's
sure TO be up Well, we went in and the Ad
miral was up as the General expected. and it
was after 4 o'clock when we got away from him
against his protest that We were going early
mentally protested that it would be late if we
stayed longer. Now if you can imagine bigger
circus night than that should like to hear Il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03
THE BARGAINERS.
How They Do Business Where They
Have Time to Do It That Way.
From, the Detroit Free Press.


From, the Detroit Free Press.
This is the way they do business at the cross
roads store, where they have plenty of time for
it. The system has not yet gone into effect in
the large dry goods emporiums of the cities.
Old lady in pink ''slat" sunbonnet and gown
nude of five and a quarter yards of calico,
enters adjusts her glasses and looks at the three
pieces of Bingham on the shelf.
Anything / can show you to-day, Mrs. Skin
ner?' asks the proprietor coming forward with
his mouth fun OF pickles and cheese.
Il dunno, says Mrs. Skinner.
Got fine line o ginghams just in. :"
Il dunno, but might look at EN-. No charge
for that, reckon"
''Oh, no, of course not. Now, here's mighty
fine piece o. green and red plaid"
Il dunno as like plaid"
We'll, here's a blue and white check"
Il hadn't cal'lated on gittin' check"
We'll, now, here's green and white piece"
I've so many green and white ginghams, /
thought I'd like something diff rent this time. ="
''They'Ee mighty good colors, Mrs. Skinner"
I've an idea the plaid II run in washin'.n
what. Bingham like that run? That ging-
ham II wash long S theresa rag OF it, and never
fade
Il amt so sure o that
"Chaw piece and see. Nom, that bingham
II bile like muslin. Don't you see 1t says fast
colors' on the labelg'
"Aw, that don't count for nothin' nowadays
How much is itg'
Twenty-Five cents yard"
How much?n
Twenty five cents"
For gingham like that?'
Yes m, an cheap at that"
MY land? I've bought better bingham a-many,
an a-many a time fer a shillin'."
''It wasn't sech gingham as this"
1T was leetle better If anything"
Il guess yer mistaken. This Bingham cost me
twentyf -four cents"
"Then you got dreadfuIly cheated"
It'd be bargain at thirty cents"
.Pshaw, .nlan, you crazyf Now, lookee here,
Sam Peters. I'll give you twenty cents a yard
for that gingham, an it's all will give"
Cant do 1t, Mrs: Skinner. Say twenty three
an I'll do it, but I'll lose money
Twenty 5 all I'll give"
I'm split the difference an say twenty-five
and half "
'''Taint wuth it, Sam"
its with two bits"
''Pshaw!"
"Deed it is"
81 kin git better bingham for 15c in town"
Not much, you can't"
Il know | kin"
I'm give you Ice. for all you can git for 2oc
good as this.
I'll give you 21c. if you'll throw in a card of
hooks an eyes"
''Well, say a spool O. thread"
I'm loSin' money as it is"
Law. Sam, I'll bet you make 10c. a yard on
that gingham. You kin put in card O. buttons
anyhow"
IN say six buttons
Why can't you make it dozen?"
"Oh, I'm losin' money now"
Glow you talk"
Its sor
''Well, gimme me a yard an the six buttons.
an stick o pep'mint candy for the baby But
I'm gettin' cheated. Take your pay in aigs,
won't you?'
mo, couldn't"
Amt aigs same ez money!
Mop"
'Wel you storekeepers do beat all at maxim
a bargain. You don't leave body foot to
stand on"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03
By Another Name Would smell

A certain spruce hotel clerk of this city, says
the Omaha Bee. is unable to see the funny side
of a little joke that was practiced on him Sun
day evening by some of 'the boys" AS he was
starting out to see a very dear young lady
friend, generous piece of limburger cheese was
dropped into his pocket He was royalty
welcomed at the home of bis inamorata but
soon realized that something was in the wind d"
and was at a great loss to account for it. The
doors and windows were opened two or three
tunes to ventilate the room, as the young lady
thought it was most oppressiveiy warm. -
Even the baby OF the family who on previous
occasions had been remarkably friendly to the
young man, set up a most luglIbrious howl
when placed upon his knee.
The visitor brayely faced it for nearly three
hours, but finally came to the conclusion that
his girl did not like him as well as she used to,
and babe her mournful good by. He did not
tumble TO the racket" until the following az
ternoon. He swore that II he could discover the
perpetrator be would sweep Broadway from
Pearl street TO the Revere House with his dis
figured carcass, even II It were the last act of
his life, He finally concluded that IL was "a
horse on him." aud he set up the cigars with
a very i'll grace,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03

On May - national convention of law
yers will be held in Washington, the pur-
pose being to form national bar associa-
ton. The convention was suggested year
ago at the annual meeting of the Bar
Association of the District of Columbia
when the board of directors was instructed
to communicate with the local associations
throughout the country, and also with the
American Bar Association, with a view to
forming national legal body to be COM
posed Of delegates from the various asso-
Citations, and to meet in annual convention,
such body to have for its object the ad-
vancement of the science of law in this
country. Many favorable responses have
been received to the circulars sent out by
the board.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03
WHERE NEATNESS PAYS.
A Smart Merchant Explains the Value
of Nicely Tied Parcels.


From the Ne1o York Mail and Express.
UNITE that parcel and tie it up again neatly"
The speaker was the proprietor of a large
dry goods store. He was addressing one Of the
clerks.
Don't you ever send parcel out of the store
wrapped up carelessly or you will leave"
Neatly wrapped up parcels are great ad
vertsement to the house, " resumed the merch
ant. "A customer always likes to have her
parcels put up in as small a space as possible
It is very annoying for merchant and customer
if the bundlelooks ragged or becomes loosened
and exposes the contents, We make all our
clerks learn how to tie up parcel before they
are allowed to wait on customers They learn
in what we call the entering room"
Does it take long to learn ?"
"No. A few hours experience and one can
wrap up parcel quite expertly. 1t simply re-
quires a little care and order Druggists al
ways take little care to tie up their parcels
and hence are proverbial for their neatness in
this particular We have our parcels wrapped
up neatly, and on each parcel have the name of
our house stamped. The moment any one sees
these packages they know where the shoppers
have made their purchases This affords good
deal of advertising provided the packages are
done up by skilled hands.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03
The Congo Missions.

Bishop William Taylor, of the Methodist
church, who has been a missionary in the
Congo country, Africa, for a number of
years, talked to the congregation of the
Seventieth Street Methodist church. New
York, last Sunday, about his work there
The Methodist church has spent a good
deal of money in Africa without having
accomplished very great results. Bishop
Taylor said that he and his party had
founded thirty-Six new missions and erected
thirtv-two mission houses in the Congo
country, but that very few converts had
been made. AS the missionaries do not
understand the language of the natives,
and the natives do not understand that OF
the missionaries, and as the prospect of
understanding each other in the near future
does not appear to be promising, it would
not be surprising if the number of native
Christians should remain small tor a good
many years.
Bishop Taylor said that the missionaries
were just now trying to teach the natives
two things, viz, to wear clothes and to till
the soil When they have succeeded in
these respects, they will be i'll better posi-
ton to teach them the truths of religion.
| The missionaries will not have labored in
vain, and the money sent to Africa will not
have been wasted, if the natives are taught
how to till the soil, and to employ them
selves in other ways usefullv. 1t is pretty
difficult job to make men and women under
stand the Christian relig on who do not see
the advantage of wearing stitch of any
kind of clothes, OF Of improving their con-
dition by tilling the soil
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03

The current number of the Judge prints
the promised portrait Of Mr.. Blaine,
alleged to have been taken in Florence.
The portrait makes the Maine statesman
appear in excellent health, and it is sup
posed that the question of his health is now
settled The Judge, which is furiously
Republican in its politics, deserves to be
thanked for settling the public mind. AT
the same time, there are doubtless some
people cruel enough to go on discussing Mr..
Blaine's health, just as if the Judge had not
charged the jury in his favor. One of the
faults Of Americans is that they are incredu-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03
index TO new ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETINos-Solomon's Lodge No. /, f. A N.
Brush Electric Light and Power Co; Savannah
Rifle Association; Workman's and Trader S
Loan and Building Association.
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-Assignment Of Max 7.
Brown; Special notice DR.. E. G. Lind. as TO j. P.
6. Houstouns absence; Attention Democrats
Removal, Slater, Moore & Co.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE Baltimore Steamship
Co.
LEGAL NoTIcEs-Applicatioa for Letters of
Administration.
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS - Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted For Rent; For
Sale; Summer Resorts; Found Rattle; Personal;
Miscellaneous
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03

The New Orleans States took a hand in
the defeat of the ring ticket in the munich
pal election in that city, and it is 80 well
pleased with its success that it wants to ex-
tend operations so as to prevent Senator
Gibsons reelection to the Senate II says
that he belongs to the ring, and should be
defeated so that public men may DO taught
that half dozen bosses are not the people
OF either Louisiana or New Orleans The
States will find difference between fight
ing ring in New Orleans and fighting one
that, if Its charges be true, has its head
quarters throughout the State.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03

The nomination of Melville W. Fuller for
Chief Justice meets with general approba-
tion among the newspapers, and in no
quarter is it limited that lie will not be con-
frmed. The Republicans can find no OBJ
lection to him, except that he was not
prominently known before his nomination,
and the Democrats declare that the Presi-
dent has acted wisely. The confidence and
esteem in which Mr.. Fuller is held by his
home people is satisfactory evidence Of his
ability and integrity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03

A New York court dispensed justice the
other day with commendable promptness.
Charles Richard, a policeman, was caught
at O'Clock at night in the act of robbing a
store, aud the train which rolled out of the
Grand Central station at 3 O'Clock in the
afternoon had the ex-policeman among its
passengers, on his way TO Sing Sing, where
he Will spend ten years. Some of this
celebrity should be brought to bear in the
trial and punishment Of prize-fghters who
commit murder, and green goods men who
commit robbery
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03
May Day.
From Sc. Nicholas.

TFVFFF lNEIFFUEIIos
OH 7 is bland and oh, { is boomy, for I'll MAY:
Could there be more delightful season, prayf
How the sunbeams skip and scatter,
And the sparrows chirp and chatter
And tho sweetly scented breezes softly stray
And we're gladstone, and we're gleeful, and
we're gay,
And we're highly bappy-hearted,
For we're blithely. brislsly started
For joyful, jocund, jolly holiday.
Aud oh, 7 is glum and gloomy, though t is May
Could there be a more distracting season. saw
We must hustle, we must hurry,
In flutter. and In furry,
For the sky is direly dark and grimly gray,
And Wen have TO hasten home the shortest
way;
And we scuttle and we scamper!--
What doleful, dismal damperl
What dreary, drizZly dreadful holidayt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03

Pennsylvania is pointing out that she
will be represented on the Democratic ticket
IL Gov. Gray is nominated for Vice-Presi
dent, as the Governor was born iu that
State. The fact that he was, however,
won't add much to his vote in the keystone
State If Pennsylvania withheld her vote
from Hancock, she viii not give it to Gray.
She is welded to her idols, and it's all right
the Democrats will endeavor to worry
along without her.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03

Congressman w. II. Fitz Lee, better
known as Gen. "Runy" Lee, says in an in
terview that Virginia indorses the Mills
bill and will give Mr.. Cleveland good ma
jority next fall. The people Of that State
want the tax taken Off of tobacco, and some
of them want it taken Off of fruit brandies,
ard us the bill provides for their wants
with regard to tobacco they are very well
satisfied with it. The Republican news
paper which interviewed Gen. Lee made
him say that Virginia is in favor Of free
trade, but Of course everybody understands
that 10 be an intentional error on the part
Of the newspaper-an error into which
pretty much all of the Republicans allow
themselves 10 fall.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03

The Chicago Tribune processes to think
that after one or two complimentary bal.
lots for Gen. Harrison, whom it cals the
machine candidate, the Indiana delegation
will flock TO the support Of Judge Gresham.
Perhaps it will, but the chances are that
whatever votes Gresham gets in the con.
vention will come from States other than
Indiana. 1t seems that Illinois wants &c
take up man who could not got the in.
dorsemsnt of his own State.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03

Gen. Malone is fighter. AT the height of
his war on John S. Wise, he throws down
the gauntlet to Editor Whitelaw Reid, of
the New York Tribune, and gets in dig
at Mr. Blaine. Malone is small in stature,
but he thinks his pocket large enough to
hold the Republican party of Virginia. He
has never been accused of lacking backbone.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03
Blaine a Cunning Trickster.
From the Utica Observer. DENY

from me Cttcd OOSeTDeT. NDem.)
Was the Florence letter, then, crafty arti-
flee to arouse Republican enthusiasm. and. it
may be added, sympathy, in behalf Of the
Plumed knight Was it written in the belief
that he would be nominated in spite of it, and
that it would then be easy to explain away his
words, as DepeH has already tried to do?
Things begin to look that way. Tactics of this
cunning variety have always been in Blaine's
lire