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The evening world., 1889-07-02
All the Way from Ohio.

! was in q boat of Edgewater, on Ten Mile
Greek, a tributary to Lake Erie, fishing for
perch. Near the wild rice, on the opposite
side of the stream. / noticed every now and
then the splash of a large fish, and think
ing there might be q hungry pike feed
perch securely behind the dorsal fin and
made q cast. A heavy strike. the reel spinned
Snd Q second strike followed. The move
mont of the fish ceased and a trembling SEN
sstion in the line aud rod was experienced,
which moved 20 the centre of the stream,
and a regular shaking ensued, resembling q
terrier worrying a rat. 1 gave q jerk; no
effect; the sensation continued more savagely,
and when within 4 few feet Of nv boat I saS:
the trouble. A nine pound pike had a savage
hold of the head of the perch, a seven pound
dogfish q Arm hold Of the tail, and the hook
remained in its original position between the
The evening world., 1889-07-02
A Crabs Wonderful Appetite.

One day while hauling up a net with Joe
Ridgway we discovered the head of o blue
fish, with the body gone.
How did that happen, Joe ?" said !.
He replied "A crab ate it."
How much will a crab eat, Joe ?"
twenty-five pounds a day."
joe" said l, Pm from the city, but
that won't 60 down.
IN 60 you $40 on it, and prove it," snid
he.
That day he made with close mesh a galvan-
lied netting pot, 2 feet in diameter by 4 feet
long, and selected q good-sized crab, took six
bluefish, agGregating thirty pounds in weight,
placed them in the pot and sunk it in six feet
of water. The next day we pulled up the
pot. ] had lost my '~'tenner, as nothing re-
manned but the heads of the fish and the gay
ana festive crab. w. G. @.
The evening world., 1889-07-02
A Poor Doctor.

A Poor Doctor.
Iron brakes MdqaEins.l
strnnger-Do you know DR.. Haines?
Farmer-Know i'm some.
lis he a good doctor, do you think Z"
Reckon he amt nothin' extry. Hain't
no recommendation erbout i'm"
There isn't? You speak from personal
knowledge. ] suppose ?"
RECKON l do. ] went after i'm when my
COW wuz huckeyed. an he wouldn't come
case old Bill Barnes's wife 'uz sick, an he
had ter go an see her. Jest let my COW die,
an didn't seem to keer none er tall"
The evening world., 1889-07-02


IN Trovatore" was sung at the Grand Opera
House last night by James W. Morrissey's Opera
Company. The audience was not large. but
was inclined to be fapturous. Miss Aida Varena
sang the role OF Lconora in place Of Miss Ida
Klein. Miss Varena gave a pleasant rendering
she died a little too near the footlights, but as
it was getting rather late she was forgiven.
Miss Epgenic Boner was Azacena and Sig.
DuZenZi Maurice.
PooLE's THEATRE.
Poole's Theatre. under the management of L.
Hangen, was reOpeued last night, with Stanley
Macy in a farce-comedy called &C. o. D." 1t
was the usual collection of songs and dances
brought together and given n name. 1t pleased
the audience, Mr.. Macy himself did good work.
and was ably assisted by Miss Cora Macy and
little George Bruening. There is no reason
why Pooleis Theatre under its new management
should not become a paying concern.
ROSTER AMI BIAL's.
"A Morning with Justice Schwab" was the
name Of a farce presented at Roster 4 Balls
concert hall. The burlesque entitled Monte
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Cling and talking merrily over the events of
the day in school.
A board or lumber wagon drawn by q little
white mare and driven by a Good-natured.
sunburned teRmster, came slowly along the
dusty road. for the Summers dust lay thick
and white over the stones and hedges.
There's Cousin Jim shouted the chill
dren in chorus. 4" let's have a ride" and with
another shout the whole throng but one %
pretty, fair-faced. blue-eyed girl Of ~sixteen)
overlook tho wagon and jumped on, two or
three in their wild scramble for seats falling
in the dust.
Nellie, the pretty girl of sixteen, hung
back, saying; tl'
ia rather not go; there are too many
already"
"Oh! Nellie. do Gomez screamed back
the others. It's only Cousin Jim. and b
don't mind"
The evening world., 1889-07-02
Exploits Of Fishermen Are Duly ChFOn.
iCled Here.
The FInny Tribe Landed Under
Many Strange Circumstances.
That Gold: Double Eagle Ia Proving a
Tempting Catch.
CONDITIONS OF THE TOURNEY.

THE EVENING WoRLD has opened a Fish Story
Contest as q nouel, timely ana interesting feature.
The usual prize, a gold double eagle. totl be 1tpen
FOR the best Hsh story submitted. Fish Commts-
sioner Eugene q. BLACKBOARD, one or the leading
fishermen IN the country, tottl actds Judge.
The ptscatortaI yarns may be as short as
me authors desire, but should not erceed 200
,cords IN lenoth. The most Interesting or the
contributions mill be published. Al competitors
should address, Fish Story Contest, The EVEN
ING WORLD, Neto York Ctv. This Is a great
opportunity FOR the storytelling disciples OF
Izadk Walton.
The evening world., 1889-07-02
A Fishermnn,s Paradise.

A short time since, while looking over
some old letters of my grandfather's, l came
across one which concerned a fishing trip
that l had often heard him refer to as the
most enjoyable Summer fishing that he had
ever experienced. The letter ran as follows:
-~IRIUMvIRATE FISHING STATION, June 20, 80.
FRIEND JOIN: AS you know, for four wears
this season. We EXPECTED Mr.. Nj. to JOIN us
yifs be VII u Y! not tS come go t this ssqg ~ HFSn s. We have aye
come / will promise You that. the widest story Of
the great number OF fish that we have caught
absolute silence as to the location OF our station,
and you must agree not to come again except in
nj a S%sr"nt OF a 1d me sSes i,sb II yes T win GSMe fbd l
h friena' Club ever saw Your f sincere
p. o., Bangor, Me.
Though the Club was broken up by the
war ana the three members died long before
he did, ] could never learn the location of
their station. Nor could the many curious
persons who searched for it ever find 1t.
It was somewhere to the east of Bangor and
deeply hidden in the woods. The many
stories of fishing during the Summer would
fill a book. | have only room for the story
of his first day, and will give it in as nearly
his own words as possible:
We were off by daylight, and early morning
ten acres in extent. We tished here about three
hours and caught trout from 3 to Z pounds and
pickerel from 4 TO 0 pounds: During these, three
The rest Of tile day was spent in the streams
and brooks after trout. Az the result of our
work we shipped 500 pounds of freight to our,
friends in civilization the next day. Such fish
ing al l experienced that Summer, l never raw
before and never expect to see again.
The woodman's axe and clvilizatlon's march
have long since obliterated the home of this
Club, and nothing remains of it but a men,
DRY of the stories I have heard of il.
d. A. JAMES.
The evening world., 1889-07-02
A M Eel.

There is q man living in the Ninth Ward
who caught an eel at the foot of West Thir-
teenth street. II was so large that after skin
ming it the eel was cut up in pieces and sailed
in a barrel. Delamater's iron works are at
the foot of that street and the workmen
nailed the skin on the large wooden doors to
dry. Eel skins are good for sprains. and
every time o man in the iron works sprained
his wrist or ankle he cut off a piece of the
akin and wrapped 1t on the sprain. The skin
was mot all used up for four months. This is
fact. BILLY REED.
ls West Forty eighth street.
The evening world., 1889-07-02
A Savage DOR-Fish.

While Summering at Cottage City, Martha's
Vineyard, six years ago. 1 was fishing off the
long dock for founders. 1 had o bite and
pulled in a large dog-fsh hooked through the
tail. A gentleman put his foot on the tail
and started to loosen the hook, when the dog
fish squirmed around and nearly bit the heel
off the gentleman's boot, He then killed
him by crushing his head by a stamp of his
heel. suppose in pulling the empty line
through the water the hook came in contact
with the tish's tail.
FRED +. MACKS1dHT,
1850 Tenth avenue.
The evening world., 1889-07-02
A RlncLnmith,a Whonper.

The following was told by an old black
smith:
A man and his wife went fishing on
Seneca Lake several years ago, taking with
Thorn their lit lie boy who amused himself by
looking over the sides of the boat. A large
trout jumped and succeeded in catching the
boys nose. The boy Jerking his head back,
hauled the trout into the boat. Said trout
weighed twenty -seven pounds. JACK.
The evening world., 1889-07-02
whv She Jumped the Other Way.

[From the Laurence American
Bessie-You refused MIR, De Temps? Why.
any other girl would jump at an offer from
him.
Maud Gust graduated)-Oh, I know he's
handsome, but l never could marry such an
ignorant man. Why, l asked him q few ques-
tons about the differentiation in protoplasmic
molecular b~ivalves, and do you know all he
said was, " suppose So"
The evening world., 1889-07-02

We have the boss fisherman up the Hud-
son. He is an old man beyond sixty years,
and has been fishing. for the last four years
in about the same spot, and fishes from six to
eight hours q day all summer. The only fish
he ever caught was an old silver watch. To
every inquiry of What luck he returns
the same answer
when l get this one and the one to COM
I will have two" w. d. p, Peekskill.
The evening world., 1889-07-02
Coming Events.

Annual dinner of the James McKenna Associ-
alton at Freygang's Point View Grove. on the
Sound, Wednesday, Aug. 81. Steamer Osseo
will leave foot of East One Hundred and
street at 8 O'Clock.
Ladies' Fuel and Aid Society, Summer-night
festival, Washington Park. July 2.
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heads of the two fish who we're struggling for
the porch, and this continued after / landed
them and neither would let go Of tho bait.
The two large fish were caught without tho
hook touching either.
j.. E. GuNcKEL, Toledo, o.
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Cristo, jr. b" was also given, and the usual variety
entertainment was seen.

Cristo, jr. !" was also given, and the usual variety
Entertainment was seen.
DooKsTADER's,
Lew Dockstader's excellent company returned
to their comfortable little home on Broadway
and gave an enjoyable entertainments, which will
be repeated until further notice.
THIRD AVENUE THEATRE.
For His Natural Life" a play taken from n
stirring novel, and seen previously at the
Theatre Comiuue and NJ the Windsor. drew a
good audience at H.. r. Jacobs Third Avenue
Theatre last night, 1t was well presented.
pORIs's MUSEUM.
h Mascot y was sung at Doris's Eighth
Avenue Museum yesterday, and the perform
ances were well patroni2ed. Opera at such very
low prices il rather unusual, and ought 10 sue
coed. The attractions at the museum are Pit
tings Boston Comedy Company, q Japanese viii
lage and Prof. CampbGll's air-ship.
The evening world., 1889-07-02
Didn't Care to Find Her.

TFTUW IIWe'I
Wife-Richard, / do believe that mother
is lost for good. I'm afraid Well never find
her in this crowd.
Husband-Well, we'd better not look any
more, dearest.
why, d~arling?"
We might find her."
The evening world., 1889-07-02
A Plausible Theory.

A Plausible Theory.
From Tms.l
Mr.. Jellowby-Why is it that every pusson
in youah set does ies' zackly as 'Gustus Jones
says2 He jes' dictates you.
Mr.. D~arkleigh-You is somewhat %ign'rent
Of N Yawk s'ciety. 'Gustus blacked Wawd
McAllistah's shoes durin' OF 0 hull yeah.
The evening world., 1889-07-02
Splendid Progress.

Prom the Epoch
Mrs. P~ettim-Strange what a taste my boy
has for natural history. He has been collect
ing specimens.
Mrs. Titter-What progress has he made?
Mrs. Pettim Splendid! Why. he hns six
pairs of live cats hanging by their tails from
minute.
The evening world., 1889-07-02

Settled.
from the Epoch
Husband-Half the time / don't know
whether l am crazy or not.
Wife, know oil the time.
The evening world., 1889-07-02

The yachting event in this vicinity July 4
promises to be the regatta of the Larchmont
Yackt Club.
The evening world., 1889-07-02

IFTOm Ne EIoch.l
How is it Terwilliger so seldom wears
that pretty smoking jacket ~ asked Giles.
-" suppose" replied Merritt, lit is be-
cause his wife made IT."
The evening world., 1889-07-02

Bantam Weight Charlie Wheeler will be
rendered q benefit at Wayerley Hall tonight.
Prominent boxing talent will appear. The
wlnd:up will be between Wheeler and Chap
pie Moran.
The evening world., 1889-07-02

bob" Cook now has a rival as an oars
mems coach. The success Of the Cornell
University eight in the three-cornered race
at New London. was a signal victory for the
methods of ex. champion Charles E. Court
ney. Gould Courtney train his college boys
to beat Cooks Yalensians.
The evening world., 1889-07-02
No Wonder He Swore.

Mrs. A.-Why does that little boy swear so
terribly?
Mrs. Bile cannot help it, poor fellow;
his father sells parrots ant he's in the store
oil day.
The evening world., 1889-07-02

The Nellie MoHenry company. formerly
the Salisbury Troubadours open their season
Sept. %. Their repertoire will include
Green Room Fun" and q new play that
has not yet been named.
The evening world., 1889-07-02

The contract of Yale and Harvard with the
New Lopdoners to row their annual eight
onred race there expired with the last race.
There is every probability that it will be re-
newed for another term Of years.
The evening world., 1889-07-02

The Harmony Club, of Spring Valley, N.
Y. Of which Samuel Stodder 10 President
and William NJ. Adler. Secretary. wish to he
recorded as having raised $50 for the benefit
ment given in Odd Fellows Hall, Spring
Valley.
The evening world., 1889-07-02

In the Fourth of July regatta at Boston are
Hosmer, Teemer, Comfy, Ross and
The evening world., 1889-07-02

Miss Carrie Jackson. last season with "A
Possible Case" company, was engaged by
Comedian Crane for the coming season. Miss
jackson has broken the engagement because
she found that it would be rather an under
taking to buy new dresses, pay her fire to
Boston and spend three weeks there rehears-
ing at her own expense. II does feem as
though these items would take the gilt from
the gingerbread.
The evening world., 1889-07-02

The talk of some of the Kilrain people
the New Orleans folks being preiu-
diced in Sullivan's favor is hardly to the
point. Both Kilrain and Sullivan are well
thought of by the Southerners, but Kilrain
certainly seems TO be the favorite with them.
probably ,i' v Seiii arou ndi; 70 S an equal " division WV
The evening world., 1889-07-02

The National Lawn Tennis Associations
annual tournament is in progress at Staten
Island. 1t ends en- July 4.
The evening world., 1889-07-02

Things are certainly getting down to a
pretty fine point. 1t Is reported that a grand
stand is being erected on Honey Island,
where it seems almost certain the great fight
will occur. This stand Is said to DO capable
of accommodating upward of 10, GOO people.
The evening world., 1889-07-02
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
HARRIGAN MAY RETURN TO THE PARK
THEATRE IN THE FALL.

Mrs. George =. knights Repertoire for tho
Seaside Resorts aud saratoga" Esther
SnndrnZ" Has a Cold Welcome In Lone
don-hIiss Carrie jackson Breaks Her
Engagement with MIR. Crane.
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The Assassination Of Belle Star.

EUFALA, Ind. Ter, Feb. The --latest
advices from the home of Belle Star TIE
noted female OUTLAW say she was assassiaa
ted in a most cowardIy manner Her mu.
derer is still at large The woman I've
desolate spot on the Canadian river atd
she was murdered while returning from 3
visit to some neighbors few miles in The
Choctaw Nation. She was mounted on tha
horse which she had used for years aud va.
within a few hundred yards Of her homs
just as she was about to ford the river On
the Choctaw side man, or possibly tea
fred on her from ambush, being conce4 Il
in the dense growth OF chsparrel lining
river banks. The assassin or assassins were
only few yards from her and the big b /!
shot used struck her full 10 the face, k, To-,
her instantly.
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VIRGINIA NEWS.
A school of whales was seen of Cape Hen
To- -

a school of whales was seen of Cape Hen
~ last week.
Ex-senator John W. Johnston is Danger
ously i'll at the residence of his SOD, Dr.
George Ben Johnston, in Richmond.
Gov. Lee las appointed Mr.. c. B. Fleet.
of Lyuchburg. member OF the State Board
ofPharmacy 10 place Of Mr. L Roberts Baker,
of Richmond
The Board Of Police and Fire Commits
sioners of Portsmouth resigned in a body
Tuesday pight on account of the Council re
fusiDg 10 furnish necessary equipments to
the force.
Rev z. L ChapelIs D. d pastor of st.
Matthews Church Washington, and Rev.
a. Van De Vyver, vicar general of the do
cese Of Richmond, it is generally understood
are two Of the three whose names have been
Hent to Rome for bishop, and probably Dr..
Mcconnell, president OF the American Col
lege at Rome, is the third. Ii is generally
believed that Rev. Father Van De Vyver
will be chosen to succeed Bishop Keane.
The Circuit Court Of Albemarle was occu
pied Tuesday in the trial Of the case Of A.
d. Payne and J Andrews Vs. the Virgin
ia Midland Company, to recover damages
they had loaded in one of the comDany's
cars The jury in the Case of Mr. Payne re-
tnrned verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and
damages to the extent of y 4S5 were award
ed hin. The jury in the case OF Mr.. An
drews bad net rendered verdic' up to last
night.
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From Washington.
Special Correspondence of the Alezs. eAz

Special Correspondence of the Alezs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 7, 1889.
The President and Mrs Cleveland re
turned this morning from their trip to New
York. Why they should have gone there
while Governor Hill was in the city is the
subject Ct q good deal of comment. The
oniy lime the President and The Governor
N ct while the latter was in the city was az
Secretary Whitney Is dinner, and then it was
observed that their relations were very
STRAINED
Il well known Virginia republican here
to day in taking about paragraph in tins
correapoudepce Yesterday 30 the effect that
Geae.al Malone would be offered and
would accept foreign mission, said be had
90 dcu5t bat hat it would prove correc' ,
as such Il y ace would be definitely better
than no place at all, aud taat with such
recognition the General would still retain
the lea }elship of his party in his State, and
would be content to 6lde his time until
1892
Mr.. Ingalls,, president pro tenn. OF the
Senate, re!eiaed the Mt Vernon avenue bill
On his table Yesterday, in pursuance OF bis
promise 10 do 80 until somebody shon!d call
il up and ak for concurrence IN the House
amendment, which would have been given
without opposition, but as nobody did call
il NJ. it, Of course, had 20 be referred to the
G. M mittee OH pub ic buildings and grounds.
Mr.. Daniel tod the GAZETTE'S correspond
ent this morning that though it had gone
out OF the Senate and was now il commit
tee. he hoped be would he able TO have it
passed before the close of to days session.
The WAYS aud Means Committee OF the
House resumed the consideration of the Sen
ate tariff bill this morning The democratic
o., iority Of tho committee is utterly opposed
to the section removing the lax On whisky
Il ,ed in the arts, for the reason that 1t would
almost necessarily lead TO all manner OF
frauds and sw;rdles. They are also op,
posed to the sugar bouutS. Bat nearly oil
interest in the action of the committee has
subsidized, in view of the now generally &C
cepted belief that no matter what that &C.
ton may be, this Congress will do nothing
either with the tariff Or the Internal revenue
1t ia currently reported at the Capitol tnst
though Mr.. Harrison cannot afford TO give
Col. Dudley any official recognition, the re-
publican Senators can, and that they VIII
give him the position OF Sergeant'at' Arms
OF their body.
Among the strangers in the city to-day isJndee
Souther, formerly Of Pennsylvania, but now III
charge of the famous Fick!in Mills, IN FFcder-
icksburg. He is here in the interest OF the so'
lev bill, which will come up in .the House again
to morrow.
Mr. NJ W. Lambert formerly of the Braddock
House Alcxandris is now the manager OF the
House restaurant for Captain Donaldson, and 2
considerable Improvement Is already apparent III
the management of that restaurant.
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Marine Disasters.

HALIFAX, N. s., Feb. THE steamer
E3me is reported total wreck off Barring
ton. The crew was saved. The steamer
was bound from Eogland to Annapolis TO
load fruit for the London market The dis.
aster is supposed to have occurred during
thu heavy gale Tuesday night or yesterday.
LONDON, Feb. 1T has been ascertained
beyond doubt that the steamer which was
sunk ia collision with the British bark Lar
go Bay off Baschy Head on Monday night,
was the Glencoe, bound from Liverpool
for London. She carried crew numbering
81 men, ell of whom were presumably drown
ed. She had 20 passengers.
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3 p O
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, d. O., Feb. I
SENATE.

oENAlE.
The conference report on the bill to incor
porate the Maritime Canal Company, of Mic
aragua, was presented by Mr.. Sherman and
was agreed to. The bill now goes to the
President for his approval.
Several Senate bills were reported and
passed.
Mr.. Blair, from the committee on woman's
suffrage, reported back favorably joint re-
solution proposing constitutional amend
ment to prohibit the denial or abridgment
of the right to vote by the United States or
by any State, on account Of sex. The joint
resolution was placed on the calendar, and
Mr.. Cockrell said that minority report
would be made hereafter.
MIR. Cockrel, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported substitute for
the House bill to remove the charge of de-
s.rlion from soldiers of the late war, and OF
the Mexican war, where such soldiers after
wards served faithfully till the expiration OF
their term OF enlistment.
The pension bill was subsequently taken
up, the substitute agreed to, the bill passed
and a committee Of conference appointed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Holman, OF Indiana, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands, reported back tho
Senate bill providing that the public landa
of the United States now subject to private
entry or are adapted to, and chiefly valua-
Die f r agriculture, shall he disposed of,
according to the provisions of the Home
stead laws only.
The bill was amended and finally passed.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the army appropriation bill.
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ICoNIMUNICATED
SILL another.


A charter has just been granted by the
Circuit Judge to company under the name
OF The National Lightning Transportation
and Express Company" capital unlimited,
the principal office to be located in this city.
The charter members are Aldermen Bood
Ter, n. Y Clever Deicit, Conn. Plucky
Kepht, Ind. ; Pub. Receiver, Ky; Cash
O'Bsine. Va. Fine Ann Seer, H.. and 9th
era. The company propose TO put An extra
fast running train Gu the plircipa! railroads
in the United States, and connect with lines
running into Toronto, Canada. In addition
TO the regular make up of train they pro-
pose to add an ingeniously constructed ex
press car, fitted up with fire, police and
burglar. proof safes, and to be in charge Of
a trustworthy member of the Y. Nj. q. A
They will run their trains on such time as
viii best suit their patrons, who may want
to transfer moneys, securities, bonds. jewel
ry and other valuabies to more healthy
locality, and with the least delay possible.
One feature Of the charter will be of interest
TO the people of Virginia. A provso re-
quires the company to pay into the treasury
of the State, one dollar for every passenger
that they carry into Canada, the same to
be appropriated toward paying the State
debt. Can it be possible that we are SO near
the end
Thou art so uesr and yet so far
We almost see the gates sjar.
HILARITY.