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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-07
Music to Look at.

From Temple Bar.
Rossini, who had always lie mot pour rire,
used to say: I'm olden time they used to COM
pose music for the brain and for the ears; but
it seems to me that nowadays people are quite
content when the thing looks WE'LL" This, I
feel confident, was often his guiding opinion
For instance. when Meyerbeer gave ''The HUI
guenots," his lawyer and coreligionnaire Gre
mieux gave a luncheon, where he invited some
influential friends to meet Meyerbeer Rossini,
one Of the guests, ate nothing. Nine. Gre
mieux, with the lynx eye of any hostess who
has people round her table invited for meal.
suddenly bounced upon her abstemious guest
with that question which every lady imapines
must go straight to the heart of her guests
Il am sure, NJ. Rossini, you don't like that
dish one cannot easily please such fine con-
nolsseur as you are" pardon. madame. that
is not at all the reason, but / never eat between
my breakfast and my dinner. OF course. you
will ask me why, then. did come to a luncheon
party? will tell you. The other day was
invited to hear q performance of my William
Tell overture. At the moment where the
allegro begins l saw two men in the band put
ting their trumpets up, but could not for the
life OF me hear one note; SO / asked the man
ager why they did not play. Oh that is very
simple, he said. Il could not get too trumpet
ers, but thought I'd get some men to hold up
the trumpet 1t always looks well to see trum-
pets in an orchestra; but. of course, as they
can't play, you can't hear Them Now, I can't
eat any more than they could play; but as
Meyerbeer, who is so superstitious, would have
taken it for a bad omen if / had sent an excuse,
thought would just sit behind nv plate, be-
cause 1t looks well to have old friends sit round
ones table"
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g. NOTE THE RESULT: -

THE STAR HAS MORE THAN
THREE TIMES AS MANY REGULAR
SUBSCRIBERS and MORE THAN
FIVE TIMES AS MANY REGULAR
READERS AS ANY OTHER DAILY
PAPER In WASHINGTON. IL is de-
hvered regularly by careful carriers at
the HOMES OF THE PEOPLE, AFTER
THE BUSTLE AND WORRY OF THE
CAY ARE OVER, and it is thus read
leisurely and thoroughly by EVERY
MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.
They know that IL prints all the newa,
and has only the interests OF the people
of the District I'm view, with NO partisan
measures to advocate, and no private
schemes to forward. They know it, I'm
short, to be THE PEOPLES PAPER,
and nothing else. As an ADVERTISING
MEDIUM it is, therefore, ABSO-
LUTELY WITHOUT A RIVAL. IL IL
I'm fact worth more as a means of reach
ing the public THAN ALL THE
OTHER DAILY PAPERS In THE
CITY TOGETHER.
Furthermore, i'm proportion to the re-
turns il gives its patrons, ITS ADNER-
Using RATES ARE THE CHEAPEST
IN THE CITY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-07
DIEDMONT AIR LINE.


L schedule in effect June 30 1882
o;ou m.-t1st Tennessee Mail, daily for Warren
ton Sordonsville Charlottesville, Lynchburg. aud
stauons between Alexandria and Ly nchburs, Roanoke
Bristol, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis Pull
man sleeper Washington TO Memphis.
4, II - a m.-tast mail daily for Marrenton Char
Route, Lynchbury, Rocky Mount, Danvllle and sta
lons between Lynchburg aud Dxnyllle. Greensboro.
haielgh. Asheville Charlotte. Columbia Augusta.
Texas and California. Pullman Sleeper New York to
Atlanta parlor cars Atlanta 10 Montgomery, Pullman
Sieepers Montgomery TO New Orleans. Pullman
Route " ~ ~
Alp P: m.IDaily. except Sunday. for Manassas,
strasburg and intermediate stations.
1:2o y. m--Daily VIA Lynchburg, Bristol and Chat
Sanooga Pullman NestiDule Sleepers Mashington to
Men,pms connecting thence tor all Arkansas points:
S:4O p. n--Nestern Express, daily for Manassas
CnipeIer, Orange Charlottesville, Staunton, Louis
70 CINCINNATI with Pullman sleeper for Louisville.
IL OV y. m.-Southern Express daily for Lynchburg
Danville, kaleigh, Asheville. Charlotte. Counbia
Augusta, Atlanta, Montgomery, New Orleans Iexas
and California pullman Vestibule Car WASHINGTON TO
New Orleans. via Atlanta and Montgomery Pullman
Sleeper Washington TO Birmngha Ala. via Atlanta
rains on Washington and Ohio division leave Wash.
ington 300 am. daily except sunday, and 4 As D m
daily arrive Round Hill II 30 al and 20 p m
returning leave Round Hill :o5 daily aud ~ 20
PIN daily except Sunday. arriving Washington 5 80
Through trains from the South via Charlotte, DAN
and lib via East Tennessee Bristol and Lynch
burg at SOB am. and 10 40 pm; via Chesapeake
ana Ohio route and Charlottesville at 2:5 pm and
10 Pm and o'53 am Strasburg local at 9:ls
Tickets, sleepng-car reservation and information
Iurnlsned and oagyage checked at Office 1900 Penn
MIA Rsilroad. 9TH and streets.
je2s JAS. l. TAYLOR, Gen. Pass Agent
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THE FUTURE OF PIMLICO.
A Statement From President Bowie
Views of Frank Brown.
From the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American
The future of Pimlieo as race course is
still a problem that will not be solved until
another meeting OF the Maryland jockey club
is held Certain gentlemen Of the city who
are acquainted with the workings of the
club say that the spring races were the last
that viii ever be run under the auspices of
the Maryland jockey club. Gov. Bowie. the
president. denied this assertion two months
go and still adheres to his declaration. An
interview with Gov. Bowie at Saratoga yes
terday reveals the following: ''Gov. Bowie
saws that the report relative to the future
plans OF tho Pimlico racing associa-
tion published this morning is in many
points erroneous. The association has not re-
hnqulshed the lease of the ground and has no
intention of doing so. We omitted the fall
meeting for this year because it would clash
with big meetings in the vicinity of New York
and the bookmakers would not leave these for
Plmlico or any other meeting. We have always
given larger purses than Saratoga and the
western meetings and have made money at
every meeting except the last. Reports that
Ivy City is an injury to Pimlico are untrue.
The fact Of the case is that each is benefit to
the other. Ii should not be understood that by
the omission of our fall meeting that Pimlico
Is q thing of the past"
Mr.. Frank Brown. who is now devoting most
OF his time to arrangements for the great fair
ana WHO has always been great admlrer OF the
Maryland jockey club, said yesterday: 1T is a
great pity that the club has deemed fit to sus-
pend the fall races. they would have added
caste to the exposition, and the Maryland agri-
cultural association would certainly have made
running races a feature of the exposition pro-
gram had they known that the jockey club
would suspend. In fact, we would have done
so as it was. but that we were afraid the jockey
club would intimate that We were trying to I'M
do them by giving races Just before their meet
ing. Should the exposition prove success,
am positive that there will be running races at
Pimlico in the fall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-07
Merits of Southern Women.


Northern people have always had a good
many queer notions about their cousins down
this way. and the queerest of all is the notion
that the southern women are not practical On
the contrary, the women of the south take to
business as naturally as duck does to water.
They have not the tendency to isms that the
fair northerners boast Of, thank the Lord.
Their way is to take things as they find them
and make the best of the situation. Without
the least appearance of effort or sounding of
ONIONS they 60 quietly about, paying their
own way. and their failures are too few to talk
about 1t was nothing uncommon in old times
to see woman riding about in the fields boss
ing the negroes and the overseer. She usually
supplemented this care on her own account
with general supervision of the country side,
and her masculine neighbors were only too
glad to consult her on matters of common in
terest. Many debt-burdened estate has been
freed by the feminine turn for detail, a faculty
that too many planters lacked before and since
the war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-07
Two Tragedies in One Town.

Madison, Ind, was the scene Monday night
OF two awful tragedies, one occurring in the
west and the other in the east of town. The
first case was that of VIM. johnson, a we'll
known young man. He had intended to go south
yesterday and Monday night with his sweet
heart, Miss Sadie Athey, served as attendants
at a wedding. After the ceremony he took
Miss Athey home and before leaving her begged
her to marry him. This she declined to do.
Becoming desperate he suddenly drew re-
volver and fred, fortunately missing her, but
thinking he had killed her he placed the
weapon to his head and blew his brains out,
dying instantly.
The other case was the shooting of Richard
Sisco, a son Of Marshal Sisco, by George
Schlick. Sisco was killed instantly, the ball
entering at the back and pentrating the heart.
Schlick had quarreled with Sisco's brother
and afterward found Dick Sisco in the saloon
and shot him dead, at the same time slightly
wounding Reeder and a man named Chase,
who tried to stop him. Schlick got away,
but was discovered at his home at 5 O'Clock
yesterday morning by Walter Siscoe, the
dead mans brother who tried to arrest him,
but Schlick cut his would-be capurer danger
ously across the throat and made good his
escape, being still at large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-07
MARRIED HIS MOTHER-IN-LAw.
His Former Wife Returns and VIII be
Content to be His Stepdaughter.

Nebraska City Special TO the Kansas City Journal.
There is family of three persons living in
this city, the head Of which, Henry Jones, is an
unwilling bigamist. About five years ago Jones
married in Illinois bright young girl just
budding into womanhood, named Alice Nor
row, the daughter Of a market gardener living
near Peoria. The girl had the reputation of
being somewhat wild, but marriage seemed to
have tanned her, and for nearly year Jones
and his wife lived happily together. Shortly
after her marriage Miss Morrow's father died
and her mother took up her residence with her
| son-in-law.
At tie end of the first year of married life
Mrs. Jones became Disconnected with her hus-
band, he being about fifteen years her senior,
claiming that he was harsh with her and inter-
fered with her pleasures. just fifteen months
from the wedding day Mrs. Jones eloped with
wa, where she was visiting at the time. Jones
took the matter very philosophically, feeling
certain she would return In short time. Less
than three months from the time of the elope-
ment he received paper containing notice
OF the untimely death of his young wife from
intermittent fever at Lafayette, Ind.
Upon receipt Of this sad intelligence Jones
Immediately devoted his attention to winning
the affection of his mother-in-law, a buxom
widow six or seven years his senior with a
Jain aCCouHt OI SIUUO. AIter SeVeTal ulOutuS
OF wooing he led his mother-in-law. a blushing
bride, to the altar in the Office of Peoria JUS
tice OF the peace. Almost Immediately after
their marriage the couple came to this city.
Two weeks ago, to the utter confusion of Mr..
Jones and his mother-in-law wife, the wife of
his younger days turned up in the flesh. She
said she had led hard life since she left her
husband, and becoming weary and heartsick
she started out to find him, hoping for shelter,
II not forgiveness. She visited the old home
and was told that her mother and husband had
gone to Nebraska city, but nothing of their
marriage, which had been as private in order
to avoid the gossip sure to follow, considering
the previous relation of the parties. She ex-
planned that the newspaper containing the
notice Of her death was part of a game to pre-
vent pursuit and recovery by a man for whom
she had no affection. There are, fortunately,
no children to further complicate matters, but
the situation is sufficiently embarrassing as it
is.
Mr.. Jones was in consultation with Col. F. p
Ireland yesterday as to what steps to take. 1t
is probable a divorce will be obtained from the
first wife and a new marriage entered into with
the mother. MIR. Jones says his first wife will
make no opposition to this, there being no love
lost between them and she will be satisfied if
provided with home and care during life,
which he will agree to give her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-07
Sassed the Wrong Man.

From the Chicago Mail.
Ii would be well for the policemen of Chicago
to walk down to the mayors Office and take a
good look at him, as it might save them from
embarrassment at some future time.
Yesterday afternoon Mayor Cregier had oc-
easion to go to 18th and Clark streets on busi-
ness He entered a carriage with two alder
men and was driven down Clark street by the
railroad tracks, where their progress was i'm
peded by blockade of truck teams. They
waited patiently for five minutes when the
mayor stuck his head out Of the carriage win
dow and saw two policemen leaning against a
lamp post, perfectly unconcerned as to the
blockade. Lifting up his voice the mayor said:
Officers, will You please straighten out those
teams and let US through"
Both officers looked at him and the teams
and then resumed their gossip. Another wait
OF Few minutes, and the mayors voice was
heard again:
''Win you remove those teams and let us
pass?'
This time one of the officers looked him over
closely and said:
Who the - are you2 II you want to 20
throug n there, why get out and walk"
One bound and the mayor had reached the
sidewalk. and, In a voice hoarse with passion,
addressed the officer nearest him:
Go 10 your station and tell Capt. LLOYD the
mayor sent you and that you are not to 90 on
duty again until he hears from me-"
During this little speech the officers face
turned half-dozen different colors, and he
attempted to make an apology. He managed
TO stammer out that he didn't know who il
was, but that wouldn't do his honor He was
hot clear through and wouldn't listen to a
thing.
DO as / tell you," he said, "and don't
attempt to make any apology to me- So that
Is the way YOU talk 20 taxpayers and citizens,
Is lD III see about this sort of thing" And
the mayor re-entered his carriage while the
fresh officer skunk away to his station.
The second officer. upon hearing the mayor
declare himself, got away and escaped his
honor's righteous Indignation.
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NNHE GREAT
III PFNNSyIyANIA PoT-rr

u
sT RHfSsk kti Track n,cxssrLdINpIP sGEAIkY
TRAINS aTSs fEA 81 s1TH STATION
For fssssburg and the wes. chicage Limited Express
Line go ,H an daily to Gineianati ana 81 LOUIS
HsrrisbSrs to da except &c
e. Chicago, with Sleeping Car Altoona TO Chicago.
Cars washington to Chicago and ST. Il LOUIS. cong
saiE at and MrmpRs %
r. m daily. for Plttsburg and the Vest with
through Sleeper to Pttsburg and Pttsburg to
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
For trle Garandagu. and Rochester daily; for Buff
fhlo and Niagara daily. except Saturday, 10 90 o.
o- M NTH SleePng Car washington 70 Rochester
FOR wiiiismsporI Lock Haven and Elmira at s:5os.
FOX fHis 6fdsfRi NV YORK AND THE EAST
1000 and i ;Go nm ON sunday; 300. il 40 :
except Sunday. and 3:45 pm. daily. with Oiialis
FOR PHILADELPHIA ONLY.
DAILY F, oIv 10 MEEK daiSs and $40 m
For Boston: without change, so p. m. every day.
Jersey City with boats Of Brookiy n Annex. AFFORD.
ferraee New YORK e street. avoiding
For Ocean CITY anu Points on Delaware Division
For Atlantic CITY 300 il 100 and IL 40 a. m. week
days. IL :. u ~. daily.
For Baltimore, 6::5, 7:3o. s:1o e.oo s:4o, so
i 4 .nS !! 20 20 AN % o. 5os tls RG sS
ana II :2Op. Ia: On Sunday, 800, 9:U5. s:5O,
IL :40a. m. 2:l0, $50. 3:45, 4 10. 6:OG 5:4u
S:l0 1000, and IL 20 p. IN.
For pOpes Greek Line. 20 am and 4 40 pm daily
For Annapolis. s:aO and 900 am. - o5. 20 and
500 pm daily. except Sunday. Sundays. y:O5
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL
MAJ. AND ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON
IN EFFECT MAY l2 1883
For Alexandria, 400, $3.50, Al, 3 40 ).45 iO.57
Am, 2;o4 noon, 200. 4 :25, 400. 0:Ol, 6:2l.
S:u2 lO:v5 and IL 80 p.la- On SUNDAY at 4 so
pm.
Acconmodation for Quantico. Z As a. m and 55 pm
For kicnnond and the south. so l057 a. m daily
On and O:2l y. IN. daily, except Sunday -
Trains leave Alexandria Tor Washington, O5, 1.O5
S:UU 2:lO. 10: ID IL 500 m; 20, :I:JU, s ~,
o:10 700, $500, 9:2O, l0:al, and n :O5 u. mi
On Sunday at 10 and Il 90 y m; Zoo ); 10
= Co., 500, $40, and l0:3 SO y. m.
Tickets and information at the office northeast cor
ner of 18th street and Pennsylvania avenne, and
at the station. where orders can be left for the
checking Of baggage to destination from hotels and
residences
CHAS. L. PUGH. JR. WOOD
General manager General PASSENGER Agent.
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Equally does THE STAR lead all fits
contemporaries i'm the publication Of the
NEWS OF OUR OWN COUNTRY.
Receiving the regular dispatches of
both News Associations; with alert and
enterprising special telegraphic cor
respondents at all important points; and
with wires leading directly from its own
Office to the general network oftelegraph
system touching every city, town and
hamlet in the United States and Terri
tories, il is enabled to receive and print
at once a full report OF every event Of
consequence occurring during the day
anywhere between the Atlantic and Pa
cific Oceans.
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THE EVENING STAR is a PAPER
OF TO-DAY, not OF YESTERDAY nor
Of LAST WEEK. IL prints ALL THE
NEWS, Local, Domestic and Foreign.
LONG IN ADVANCE OF THE MORN
ING PAPERS.
This Is conspicuousiy true of all classes
OF news, but especially so in regard 10
Local News and District Affairs.
THE STAR has a very much LARGER
and BETTER force of LOCAL RE-
PORTERS and SPECIAL WRITER'S
than any other paper I'm Washington
ever thought Of employing, and ITS
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND
PRINTING FACILITIES ARE MORE
THAN THREE TIMES AS POWER
FCL AND RAPID AS THOSE OF ANY
OTHER WASHINGTON PAPER. IL is
therefore able to print each day a full
report Of every transaction of public i'm
terest occurring I'm the District up TO
the very hour Of going to press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-07

In conclusion, the public should bear
I'm mind this one significant fact: THE
STAR does not rely upon empty boasts
to impress the public. ITS CIRCULA-
TION Is SWORN TO; its PRESS
ROOM Is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC;
and its BOOKS MAY BE INSPECTED
by any one having an interest i'm their
examination. These are CRUCIAL
TESTS, which few papers invite, and
which those that boast most are least
able to stand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-07
The Shah's Pocket Handkerchief.

From the St James Gazette.
statement has been going the rounds of the
papers that the shah's standard Of cleanliness
is not up to the European mark. The truth is,
that he is scrupulously thorough in his ablu-
tions and fastidiously clean. But Oriental
manners and customs are SO little understood
here that even the additional disorder Grated
by frequent additions is invidiously criticised,
whilst the shahs use of a pocket handkerchief
is openly denounced. The shah never carries
pocket handkerchief; he is always numerously
attended, and his servitors at a moments
notice supply his wants. His hands are always
encased in exquisitely fitting kid gloves. When
he requires a handkerchief he turns to an
attendant. who hands him paper one. He
uses it once only and treats it as we do a tooth
Pickle throws it away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-07
EARLY WESTERN JOURNALISM.
Good Shooting Among the Qualifications
of Printer.

From the New York Graphic.
When Mr.. William N. Byers, the Colorado
pioneer Of Journalism, first started in to prin
the Rocky Mountain Ne,os he had pretty tough
time of it and experiences lively enough to suit
q Ute Indian agent
News was plentiful enough, and it was moi
generally supposed that the press would make
any editorial attacks upon the citizens of Auraria
as Denver was then called; SO one day when
Byers found fault editorially with the killing
Of a Mexican by Charles Harrison, a gambler,
the latter's friends, fully armed, gathered about
and make an attack upon the log house occu-
pied by the Neps. The editor and his reporters
and typesetters were so surprised at the sud-
denness of the attack that they did not have
time to make any resistance.
Editor Byers was taken captive to Harri.
sons saloon, called the Criterion" The
crowd wanted to kill him on the spot and
knives and pistols were fourished in his face.
Harrison had once been a Mason, and knew
that Byers was a member of the fraternity. SO
under the pretence of taking him into a side
room to talk, he got him out of the place alto
gether. Byers was plucky enough, for he ran
for his Office and, arming all hands, laid low
for the enemy, who came fast enough, and a
lively combat took place and one man was
killed
1t was Just about this time that the Hon.
Joseph Wolff OF Boulder, Col, who was a good
printer and handy man about an office. ar
rived in town from Omaha via a freight train.
He was dead broke and he made at once for the
Ne,cs Office and asked for the boss. Byers,
seated on a BARREL was pointed out to him.
''Want any hands?' asked Joe. leaning
against the door.
"That depends" said Byers, without looking
up.
Depends on what2'
"Can you shoot2'
''You bet"
"Will you?"
"Of course"
"Well, them" said the editor, getting off the
barrel, 'here's a rifle and there's a case-go to
work."
''What'll do first" asked Wolff, skill some
body or throw in a case?''
Byers went to the window leaned we'll out,
looked up and down carefully, and then turn
ing back, said:
II guess you'll have time to throw in hand
full"
Just about this time the office was in state
OF siege, and to write and print what Byers
wrote and printed at that time required an
amount OF moral courage, or what is more COM
monty called nerve, than is possessed by jour-
nailsts OF the present day. Many threats were
made and more than one combat took place,
but the editor came out ahead, and Away stuck
to the paragraph in his salutatory which read:
Our course Is marked out. We will adhere to
1t with steadfast and fixed determination to
speak, write and publish the truth, and moth
ing but the truth, let it work us veal or VICE."
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President Green Talks Back.

President Green of the Western Union said
to reporter in New York yesterday that the
communication received from the Postmaster
General was a very weak defense; that the
statement that the union was using 1000 miles
OF right of way under the act of 1886 but shows
his want of knowledge of the law. He reiter-
ates the statement that the government is the
only favored customer at reduced rates, and
says that it will not pay to send message of
ten words for one cent. He does not deny the
right Of the Postmaster General to name rate,
but does not admit his right to make one that
will not pay the company.