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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-08-01


NEWARK, n. j., Aug. Perhaps the
most serious feature of the flood here is
the bursting Of the big dam at Belleville.
The second river at Belleville was
closely watched ell day, and 1t was
feared that the dam or embankment on
Dlill street would give way. The river
kept rising gradually, and at 10 o'clock
at night the water was so high that IL
began to run over the bank.
All pedestrians and wagons were
warned not to go near the dam. In a
few hours the dam gave way and swept
everything before it. Trees and stones
were washed down, and the street and
cellars for some distance around were
filed with mud and water. Each sue
ceedlng heavy shower raised the al
ready turbulent river, and the scene
had the semblance of a miniature Johns
town. A great evergreen tree lies on
the edge of the break completely up
rooted, and the horse car track that runs
down Mill street is curled and twisted
outsof shape.
Cellars and Streets submerged.
It Is impossible to state the damage
done. but most of the cellars In the lower
part of Belleville are full of water, and
many foundations are undermined The
streets are in terrible condition. Will
inm street Is impossible. The middle of
the street is cut through by channel
two feet deep and all the houses along
the street have suffered heavy losses
from the negligence.
The Erie railroad track Is damaged as
far as Rutgers street, but it is impossible
to tell how much as it is covered with
water The streets about the horse car
stables were flooded, in some parts the
water being knee deep. The second
river dam can't be repaired until the
water goes down considerably, as the
rush will take away rocks weighing half
q fsnu
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-08-01
JERSEYS WET WAVE
Much Of the Northern Part Of
the State Submerged.
PENNSYLVANIA GETS gTs SHARE

Elizabeth Water soaked-Passafc, Plain
iiela and Newark Drsnched and fright
enod Dams and bridges Washed
Away-The Coast Resorts suEsr-Penn-
sylvania Rivers on the Rampase-ser-
ious Freshsts in Maryland and vlrslnia.
Danvllle Badly Damaged.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Aug. New Jer-
sey suffered terribly from the rain storm.
Elizabeth and surrounding country were
badly affected BY the deluge, and ma
iority Of the people spent an anxious
night, fearing that the bursting of dams
and reservoirs might lead to repetition
of the Johnstown disaster on q small
scale
The worst effects Of the storm were
felt in the places surrounding the Orange
mountains and at PIainfield, and along
the Railway river. Reports received
from Plainiield, Bound Brook, Eliza
beth, Bloomfield and Newark indicate
that the damage is even greater than at
first reported.
At different points there are broken
dams, bridges. dwellings and other build
ings swept away, and while the water
has gone down at some points, heavy
floods still exist at various places. A
number Of persons are reported missing,
and 1t Is feared that there has been some
loss Of life.
Habltations Desolated.
The habitations along the Elizabeth
river present a desolate appearance.
Buildings have been upset, and in some
cases washed away, the occupants hav-
ing vacated in time to slve their lives.
Tie lower part of houses in the low
lands are flooded and cannot be occupied
until the water is pumped out. This
cannot be done until the storm abates.
A large quantity of -four in the store
houses has been ruined. The bridges at
Grand and West Jersey streets are
swept away and large quantity OF
wreckage OF buildings and timber are
floating down the river.
The Elizabeth river was q raging tor
rent, the flood sweeping through under
the stone bridge Of the Central railroad
within the city limits in such volume
that 1t almost touched the tops of the
arches. Several lumber yards along the
banks Of the river were flooded and
some Of the lumber carried away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08
Not In the Line of Succession.

From the Providence Journal
1t seems that some one at Washington who is
a close student of official prophecies has made
horrible discovery concerning the standing
Of the new Secretary Of Agriculture At WASH
ington, as in great many other places in the
world Of less democratic proclivities, rank con-
trolls society. An expert in such matters can
easily tell the exact precedence of everyone
from the President down to a messenger But
when the experts took up the case of the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture they found that, although
he received as large a salary any of the cabi-
net officers, he is really inferior in rank to the
others. This national insult to the agricultural
interests comes about in this way. The law re-
Gently passed, fixing the Presidential succession
IN case of a vacancy in the Office of both Presi-
sent and Vice-President, provides that the sue
eession shall go IN such case to the Secretary
OF State, next to the Secretary of the Treasury,
and so on through the various cabinet Offices
But the act creating the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture did not provide that he should inherit the
Presidency after the death Of the Attorney
General Society has found this out and de-
creed that the Secretary of Agriculture must be
Disseminated against little on state occasions.
Absurd as the idea seems. it is nevertheless
quite capable Of making it unpleasant many
times for sensitive man. II would not be
strange to find an act in the next Congress
anordlng the necessary social relief to the new
seed distributor by making him eligible to the
Presidency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08
Baltimore NJ. E. Conference.

YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS PROCEEDINGS.
In the Baltimore NJ. E. Conference, after The
STARS report closed yesterday. a vote of thanks
was rendered Messrs. William Henry Baldwin,
jr., W. Harry Baldwin, and c. G. Baldwin for
their gift of the church at Savage to the con-
ference.
A resolution was adopted which stated that
as the Rev. W. I. ID. GLENN will have COM
pleted his fftieth year in the ministry by the
meeting OF the next conference, that he be
asked to preach a semi-centennial sermon at
that conference. The resolution passed.
Harry ID. Mitchell. Henry Mann, Charles E.
Guthrie, George r. Sanner, Charles o. Isaac.
Jacob Wilhide, Robert W. II. Weech, Leyburn
NJ. Bennett, William C. Brian, and William B.
Geoghegan were continued ON trial
Revs. L F. Morgan, Samuel A. Wilson, C. A.
Reid, c. II. Mytinger, E. E. Shipley, G.. G..
Markham. W. 7. ID. GLENN, George W. Feele-
myer. l. ID. Heron, s. II. Cummings, G. M.
Berry, ]. ]. Sargent, r. W. Black B. HI. Smith,
G. W. Cecil. Joseph France, J. B. Hall, ]. r.
gladden., and L. H. Pearce were continued in
the supernumerary relation
John Siebers, s. s. Greenwell, William C.
Babcock, j. i. Heesse. and William W. Davis
were advanced from travelling deacons of the
first class to travelling deacons of the second
Glass;
At the anniversary meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary society in the afternoon the
principal address was made by Bishop Hurst, of
Washington. Mrs. Clara L. Roach correspond
ing secretary for the Baltimore society. also
made an address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08
No Trouble in Identifying Him.

FROM the lineage JOurnal.
George Bowron, as everybody knows, is the
leader of the Columbia orchestra. He is also
one of the pleasantest gentlemen to be found
within the city limits. A story is told about
him which is good enough to be true, whether
it is or not In the course of events during the
last summer Mr.. Bowron received draft for
money. think Mr.. Bowron's draft came from
his estate in England, and that in view of his
recent marriage he had instructed his steward
to quit stacking the estate fund up in the bank
and to send him small wad. Anyway he had
the draft, and he took it to bank and handed
it through the little brass-bound window to the
cashier. This gentleman looked at Mr.. Bow
ron, who blushed, as he always does when peo-
pie stare at him.
"Are you Mr.. Bowron?" asked the cashier.
81 believe am"
swell, you'll have to be identified"
"But I'm Bowron-George Bowron, leader Of
the orchestra at the Columbia"
"Oh, know who George Bowron is all right
enough, but don't know that you're the man.
just bring somebody that we know to identify
you"
Mr.. Bowron was moving away in disgust at
the red tape and decentralization which rascality
makes necessary in all professions, when the
cashier called him back.
would you mind turning your back to me
and taking off your hat?" he asked.
Mr.. Bowron did so.
Heres your money, Mr.. Bowron. It's all
right. I've known the back Of your head for
five years."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08
The Church Fair Lottery.

From the Albany Journal
'Now I tell you this lottery business in the
church fairs is all wrong, every bit of it," said
business man to-day. I'm not straight
laced, as the saying goes, but know it's bad
1t commenced, the rage here did, through the
desire Of our citizens to help o certain church.
Then all the churches and societies held fairs
and it Was chances and books and grabs here,
there and all over. What will the man do who
drew tine 81 900 prize the other day? Put it in
bank? Not much. He'll go and have big
blow of, and be poorer in a months time than
to-day. / consider it would be great misfor-
tune for one Of my boys to take a prize at
church fair: I'd far sooner give him IS and
man than to have him gamble it away on
chances, even if he got the biggest prize Of the
lot, for that would unsettle him completely"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08
The True Aims of Science Teaching.

uc Aruc <AlnS Oh science 1caC01ng.
From the Popular Science Monthly.
Little children came to me with unframed
eyes, hands and brains; this expected, and
therefore was not surprised, but boys and girls
from fifteen to twenty years of age came in
worse condition, and this was unexpected. Not
only were their eyes and hands unframed, but
their brains were in a pathological condition,
which rendered independent thinking impossi-
BILE. The number Of my pupils increasing and
their ages ranging, as have said, from five to
twenty years, / had an excellent opportunity
for comparing the quality Of work done by older
and younger pupils, also by pupils whose per-
ceptive faculties had been trained in early life,
and those who had not received this training.
The differences was forced to draw from these
comparisons set me to thinking seriously. The
inaccuracy of the observational and manual
work done by older pupils, the indefiniteness
Of expression, the lack of system, and the in
ability to do comparative and inferential work,
were 30 many revelations of the true aims of
science teaching. The absolute necessity for
accuracy in every study and every department
of work made accuracy the first object to be at
tanned in every science lesson; the vagueness
OF the oral and written statement made clear,
concise expression the second object. The want
Of method emphasized the need Of simple,
orderly grouping of the observations, while the
painful and fruitless attempts to make COMPARE
sons and draw differences showed the necessity
of cultivating the power of generalizing from
specific facts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08
The Lady and the Handkerchief.

New York Correspondent Hartford Current
woman got into the car; the very most re-
pulsive and pitiful type of woman that probably
ever met your gaze. She was old, but it was not
age alone that had scared and scanned her face.
and Redeemed her dim eyes, and crippled her
lettering limbs. Vice, and hunger, and cold,
and suffering were all written there, and for
ciothes-she wore IN old waterproof for a skirt.
q mans hat crushed down ON her frowsy ILL
Kept hair, mans shoes on her stockingless feet
while shawl made Of a ragged blanket was
wrapped about her withered form. The one
sign OF conformity to any social custom. any
law OF deeency, was a queer one. From her
battered beaver hung a limp, wet crepe veil.
and she was weeping bitterly. The passengers
looked at her askance, and the conductor
promptly demanded her fare which TO his
evident surprise she paid. Presently a youpg
lazy got In, and although there were a number
Of persons standing, there was a vacant place
by the woman, which she took. could not
help noticing the girl, she was SO pretty and
fair and dainty. her blne gown fitted her like a
Redfern, which is better than saying like Kid
glove; she carried a smart umbrella and bag
end purse, and the violets at her throat ex-
hailed perfume whose odor like KEY, as the
poet says, opened green fields to as and the
breath Of the country air. I could not help
thinking that the language was inadequate that
defined this young girl and the wretched
bundle OF rags and vice under the general
term OF woman. Inc OLD Deggar wept on
piteously, her tears running down on her old
crepe veil At IS street the young lady got
mp and signaled to the conductor; but as She
passed she opened her bag and out of it took a
purse, q long alligator skin one, lined with
silk, and look at the old woman. Then
her pretty features showed perplexity, an
noyance, and grief. She fumbled and
searched The car stopped the way, the
conductor, though not impervious to beauty
In distress, said Hurry, Miss" though it was
said IN a deprecatory way. Alas, there was not
one penny IN all that pretty porte-monnaie,
nor In the lining of the bagi In despair her
blue eyes lighted on her handkerchief, the
dzintisxt. finest bit of cambria. edged with
lace. and her initials worked in one corner in
q twist Of hisrogiiphics that would have
puzzled CIPHER expert 70 make out. This
sne tocs out, and, with . Don't cry, please
pat y in tiss old vomsn's hand. * il il
would have bess ~ eng use II she hadn't
cried. And tbs 80 sslaan7 We'll, she was
100 surprised, ~ overwhelmed. one might
hsye judged bx Lsf lss<<. " have said any
thing she d,d ,st ssep s,y,ss, ssd shs looked
AZ IN ssupsfsetsss. - ~ sss had got . white
elephant; bat after sftste she s1uiIsd and
Strengthened np sD9 sbssk u iifsIs, wish
could tell you that beg reformation dated from
that hour, but had sosss " n, ews stopping
place At that juncfass. ~ ! ,sass Isays TIE
mysssry a. IL sssnds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08
Poets and Their Dreams.


One would like to know how many of the
quaint and fantastic creations of the poet that
simulate more or less closely the dream-form.
are the product Of actual dreams. fall poetry
is nothing but experience refined and subli-
mated, we should naturally expect the finest
examples Of dream-lke composition to be based
on actual dream experiences. One might have
safely hazarded the conjecture that Coleridge,
De Quincy, Heine and others were good
dreamers, even if they had never made known
the fact Since, moreover, we know that SO
magnificent q fragment as .'Kubla Kahn
foated before the authors fancy in q state of
profound sleep, it is not unreasonable to sup
pose that poets may owe many Of their finest
images to the revelations Of sleep. The collec-
ton Of dreams bequeathed to us by Shelly and
southey bear out the impression that poets are
distinguished by the finer quality of their
dreams. And perhaps Charles LAMB was not
far wrong when he wrote, The degree of the
souls continuance in sleep might furnish no
whimsical criterion of the quantum Of poetic
faculty resident in the same soul waking."' This
Is borne out by the recent confession of M.
Robert Louis Stevenson, as to his dreams and
the use he has made Of them, for example. in
the gruesome story, THE Strange Case Of Or.
Jekyu and Mr.. HYDE"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08
CITY AND DISTRICT.

q Every one who wants to hire help or find
situation, buy or sell real estate, let or hire
houses or rooms, find work or workers, borrow
or lend money, or offer or find bargains of any
kind, should use and consult the second and
third pages Of TIE STAR. They constitute a
perfect daily history and directory of the minor
needs and activities Of this community, and
each new advertisement therein is az we'll
worth reading as any other department of the
paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08

SENATOR Hams NEPHEW NEARLY KuIs A
AAx.-At Ysleta, Tex, yesterday morning, Post
Harris, nephew Of Senator Harris. Of Ten
neseee, who had been sending for hia mail
nabifually after ONCE hours. and In 9 polite a.
tempt to correct Harris irregularities Krouse
incurred his anger. Yesterday morning, While
mp from behind and dealt him two seyere hiovs
ON the head with pistol The third blow
krousc, although stunned, warded on. The
pistol fell IN the street. Then followed : rourh
and tumble hight in which Harris vas worsted
Inc people o. xsieta &c very indignant over
seFious, has the sympathy Of AL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08
All Saw the Same Vision.


1t is most singular fact that under certain
combined conditions of fatigue, discomfort and
malaria whole bodies Of men-such as compa-
mics OF soldiers-have been seized by the same
terrific dream. and have been awakened stimuli
taneously shrieking with terror Such an in
stance Is related by Laurant, when, after a
forced march, eight hundred French soldiers
were packed in a ruined Calabrian monastery
which could i'll accommodate half that number.
At midnight frightful cries issued from every
corner OF the building, as frightened men
abode OF the evil one-that they had seen him
In the form OF big black dog, who threw him
self upon their breasts for an instant and then
return to the same shelter on the next night.
their officers promising to keep watch beside
them. Shortly after midnight the same scene
was re-enacted. the same cries, the same fight,
as the soldiers rushed forth in body to escape
the suffocating embrace of the black dog. The
wakeful officers had seen nothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08
Secretary Stewards Calmness.

From the Atlantic Monthly.
His equanimity might have been mistaken
for indifference. He was indeed Indifferent
to good many things, and among them to the
gnat-liko swarms of criticism that frequently
buzzed in the air from the partisan press. He
was never insensitive to argument but he
brushed aside petty barbs of malice as. If they
were 90 many flies. A characteristic illustration
OF his composure was given during the inlpcach-
ment trial. From the outset he did not believe
that Johnson would be convicted The de-
Tense Of the President had been committed TO
Mr.. Stewards lifelong friend, Mr.. William NJ.
Evarts. Mr.. Seward did not attend the long
trial except two or three times, nor. to INV
knowledge, did he do anything to influence the
decision. AL Washington was at white glow
Of excitement. The result hung on single
vote. yet no one could learn from Mr.. Seward
that anything unusual was happening. On the
critical day Of the trial, went down 10 his
room to learn the result Of the test vote, He
was lying on the sofa, with copy of Rosseau
in his hand, smoking and reading. I asked the
latest news from the 6enaee. He told me. I'm
parchment had failed by one vote. He smiled.
and went on reading, as II the country had not
just passed through crisis Of tremendous inn
portAnce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08
Couldn't Work q Death Notice.


A very beery-looking gentleman approached
an Eagle reporter the other day. His express
sion was intended to be one of mysterious i'm
portance, but owing to his condition only
reached the grade of serious imbecility. Slip
ping greasy piece of paper into the unwilling
hand Of the reporter, with an attempt at conf
Dental familiarity that gave the young man an
impression that brewery and distillery had
taken partnership possession of the air, he
whispered:
Don't let the other boys get on to that. I
Kept + you-'sclusive-beat on all the other
papers. you know" The reporter opened the
slip OF paper and found it the copy for death
notice advertisement of young man living far
up Fulton street.
lis it a murder or a suicide?" asked the re-
porter. The berry gentleman, who had, since
expression of having done a great favor which
merited a high degree of establishment and
pleasure, was grieved at the question.
"Murzher, shushide. Why, that's Jimmie's
brusher."
who's Jimmie?"
porter of this jhournaI?"
mo, I'm not. That's simply an advertise
ment. Take 1t to the business Office of the
paper"
sna. jim orotherisdead? Shall I give it to
anuzer paper?"
DO what you please with it. You're tipsy
and don't want anything to do with you as
the fellow persistentIy followed the reporter.
inns melted the man and he said:
Now, my fren', lemme explain. JIMMY. "
know, is prominent sporting man. You, not
bein sporting reporter, didn't happen to know
that. Well, I'm one o. Jimmy's assistants at his
caffy in 9Th avenue, 'ew York Jimmy gave me
this notice to get published. He gave me huh
dollar, but on my way over her this g be-
tween you 'nme-I blew in ninety cents of it.
Now, my friend-dont go, b'seech huh of
you'll you'll rush this in SOS it won't cost
anything We'll 60 out'n divide bottle huh of
Bashs shale between us-jusht you and me
ner for us. Now, what you shay. You shee
the box I'm in in being Jimmy's ashishtant.
What you shay to rushin' her out and having
the Basins ale?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08

Alexander Sullivan, Of Chicago, denies that
he IL candidate for the presidency Of the Irish
national league.
yesterday from Havana for New Yorf' 'A''eu
Three colored men were found guilty at
Pickens, 8. c., Of having lynched white man.
The jury recommended them 70 the mercy Of
the court.
!. A contest = 70 b begun between the rela-
lives Of the late Francis w. Lasak, who aied r.
Gently ct Dobbs Ferry, N, Y, leaving q, estate
Of e6o0o,o 900 unequany distributed among his
hsirs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-08
VNHOMAS BOWLING, Auctioneer
EXECUToR'S SALE OF IMPROVED AND UNIM-
PROVED REAL ESTATE IN THE CITY OF

WASHlNG1ON,D ID. q.
By virtue OF the authority conferred upon the execu.
tors OF the last will and testament of VIM Easby de-
ceased, Will sell at public auction az my store corner
Of fennsylvania avenue and 11tl stree {. on MON
DAY, the EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH 1889
commencing at TWO O'CLOCK T. NJ. the following
pieces Of property, viz:
Part lot 2, square TO- part lot q in square part
in square 10. improved By wharf lot 3, IN square
II, improved BY houses; part lot D in sa1are II.
improved by wharf part 8; in square IL improved by
wharf; part 8, in square IL, improved by houses
lot in square ~ lot in square of IL with part
OF lot s. IN same square, improved by wharf part of
lot and part OF lot A. in square of 12 improved by
wharf parts lot g. of lot lot square south q
r. warehouse and wharf: lot in square 90 lot r. in
square g. lot in square 49, lot f. in square IS; lot
B. in square IS. lot a. il square So lot in square
80; lot o in square So LOT g. in square ~; lot in
square 63, each lot to be sold separately. 49,
j. W. EA>BY, Executor.
Immediately after the above viii ofier for the heirs
at-iaw Of VIM Easily the following pieces Of property
square 10 lot Fl in square 81; lot B. in square 50
and part of lot q in square l04.
Terms: One third cash; balance In six and twelve
months with intererest at per cent per annum Sc
cured by deed Of trust the property sold all
At the option Of the purchaser all conveyancins at
mh6-dts THOMAS BOWLING. Auctioneer.