Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-23
The Late Frank Baden.
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Every second OF passing time carries n pass-
ing soul to eternity. Yet, when an only son. a
young man-pure, tender. noble. generous. for
getful of self, devoted to others. and whose
whole life has been full of labor and self-denial-
Is suddenly snatched away, in an instant lin
the twinkling OF an eve" while in full health
and activity in his path of duty. his swift
taking off, seems 10 call for more than the
passing sigh given TO tue inevitable" especi-
ally when his tragic death is the elimination OF
tragic, though dutious life. Frank Baden,
while still boy, bravely took upon his own
young shoulders the cares and burdens of ex-
istence, more BETTING strong manhood. He
became the staff and helper of his parents and
young sisters. About this time, too. came the
hrst great catastrophe in his youth. His one
boy friend. his inseparable companion. his
Jonathan his 'Pythias" was drowned be-
lore his eyes without possibility Of rescue
being snatched beneath an under current while
the two were out bathing. and whirled out Of
SIGHT and reach. This calamity darkened the
DAYS OF his youth for years. until the light of
Christian faith and the affection of a good and
lovely maiden, frightened his future with the
hope OF happiness. Vain hope for this worldl
For only few weeks ago. and when their mar
rage day was near. she was snatched from him
by a terrible accident cruel death by fire
the second great catastrophe of his life. In
writing TO a friend of this severe affection be
added patiently, and il now seems propheti-
cally: And now wait for the rising of the
curtain upon the next act' (catastrophe) ..of
INV strange life Ar may he ,nvsalF
for my duties are full OF danger" And last
Sunday. the 18th instant, he was thrown from
the platform of rushing train of cars and in
stantly killed. So the curtain has risen but ON
the scenes of another world for him, and-let us
hope-on the vision of his beloved. They were
not long separated OF them also il might be
truly said: They were lovely in life aud in
death they are not divided" E. d. L. Ms.
Az ASSAULT IN A DIsREPUTAILE HORSE
Philip Barnes. alias Frank Conger, an intimate
friend of Annie Murphy. who keeps a house on
18th street. was before Judge Miller to-day for
seriously assaultlng Julia Newman. an inmate
OF the house. He assaulted the Young woman
because she had some trouble with Annie.
Julia eyes were terribly swollen and discol-
ored, which she claimed was done by the de-
PENDANT kicking her. The house was raided the
morning after the assault occurred. and Annie
paid SIS for keeping a bawdy house. The de-
PENDANT did not deny the charge, but claimed
that lie had been On a spree aud did not know
what really took place between them. A tine
of so or sixty days was imposed
The CONGRESSIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY,"
The Congressional temperance society held its
tfty-third annual meeting yesterday. and
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, Representative Nelson Ding
ley, lr.; ylce-presidents, Senator Colduitt Sem
ator Wilson, of Iowa; Senator Dawes. Repre-
sentatives Stewart. of Georgia: ODonneu
Owen. J. ID. Taylor. and r. J. Vance and MIR.
W. L. switzler; secretary, Rev. +. ID. Power.
MARRIAGE LIcENsEs.-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk of the court TO Michael
Dunn and Bridget O'Connor; Christian Aerber-
sold and Kate Egh; Frank Hillery and Mar
garet Egh.
The IRIsH-AMERIcAS CLUB BALI--The ball