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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-29
Public Spirit i'm America.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
To make a catalogue of the public institutions
in the United States which owe their existence
to private generosity and lberality would re-
quire not column, but a volume. From the
endowment of Harvard college to the founda-
ton Of the Leland Stanford, jr., university. the
history Of higher education in the United States
- almost a continuous record of the public
spirit of Americans who have given their pri-
vate fortunes for the public good Nor is the
list of public benefactors any less imposing
al the domain Of art and its kindred The
torcoran gallery in Washington. the Boston
conservatory of music, the Metropolitan art
museum IN New York. with Carnegie's recent
donation, already referred to, are only few out
OF the very many instances which might be ad-
duced 10 show that the fine arts, which Macaulay
believed TO be peculiarly within the province
OF monarchy are as dear 10 the hearts of re-
publican as they could De TO the Oldest and
Proudest aristOcracy of Europe. When it is re-
membered that the United States as a nation il
scarcely century old. that culture has ALWAYS
been declared to be plant Of slow growth and
that We have no leisure class in this country
the advance made in the liberal arts and the
public spirit of our citizens is nothing short of
marvellous. Such men constitute the true aris-
tocracy OF nation-an aristocracy Of intelli-
gence. OF hberality, of philanthropy, of culture
and Of broad and Catholic public spirit-and
beside such an aristocracv the titled sons of
titled sires. who base their claims to respect
and extraordinary consideration solely upon
the deeds Of their ancestors, or upon some
beam Of royal favor which fell aslant the path
of some dubious ancestress. are not to be men
toned any more than refined goldi is to be COM
pared To tin-el
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-29
POliteness In Church.


The real lady will always bear in mind the
fact that the comfort and convenience of
others are always entitled to consideration on
her part, and that consequently it is neither
polite nor courteous to block a church or a
lecture-room aisle by stopping to hold con-
versation, when there are perhaps a hundred
or more behind anxious to get out We saw
two ladies' In a fashionable church on last Sun
day who were gnlty of this breach of polite
ness. They dtdnot, to be sure, come to a dead
halt but they walked in front of their fellow
worshlppers with the most provoking delibera-
ton. and from their size filling the aisle and
preventing others from passing. They con-
tlnued the ProS oestion down the stairways and
TO the very church door, coming to a dead halt
on the outer step and continuing their talk
until the crowd behind would bear il no Longer
and gave them SO many indications of dis
pleasure that they at length stood aside and LET
the annoyed and impatient people behind them
pass.
There was no intentional ANNOYANCE: il was
simply reprehensible neglect of one of the
plainest and most imperative demands of COM
mon politeness. Most people who attend
church, morning or evening, are anxious to get
nome as soon as the service is over, and when
their wishes are interfered with as in the case
cited. there Is created feeling quite the re-
verse OF the spirit taught by sermons gen.
orally. Ladies should always remember that
church and theater aisles are not proper
places for confidential chat unless it can be
INDUCED without inconveniencing and annoy-
ing Others. The vestibule or the pavement
outside should be chosen for such purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-29
Dollars Turned into a Brick,

THE ADIRONDACK GUIDE WHO WENT HUNTING
AMONG NEW YORK sHARPERs.
An Albany special to the New York World,
March "a, says: Warren Morehouse, one of the
famous guides Of the Adirondack region, a few
days ago received letter from New York say
ing he had drawn 10000 in a lottery, but that
it would be necessary to pay $500 to entite him
to the money. The guide induced his cousin,
Mrs. r. NJ. Neal, to mortgage her home and
send him the money. He went to New York,
and at the Grand Central hotel met two men.
who showed him the $4,000. Being
satisfied the money was genuine, More
house suggested that he begin pocketing the
bills. but the shsrpers told him he would not
get two blocks away before he would be knocked
down and robbed. They thought that the best
way would be r0Put the money in a box fasten
il securely, and send it to his home by express.
He then help them pack all the bills in a box
and then one Of the sharpers helped him on
with his overcoat, and they took the box to the
express Office, marked il to his address and eot
a receipt for the same. He then paid then
the $500. On arriving at his destination he
found his box to contain a brick carefully
rolled up in two or three old newspapers. The
mortgagers have demanded Mrs. Meals furni-
ture that secured the loan Of the $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-29
A Boss Bigamist Dead.

CAREER OF MAN WHO HAD WEAKNESS FOR
MARRYING AND DESERVING WOMEN.
Auburn, n. Y, Special to the New York Herald.
Some time in 1S4S Silas Convey was married
in the town of Venice. He lived with his wife
for several years, when they mutually agreed
to separate, the wife going to Massachusetts
and Silss remaining in the neighborhood of
Venice. Not long after the separation Silas
married again. One child was born of this
UNION. After three or four years Mrs. Covey
No. and the child died Silas frequently got
himself in trouble, and in 1856. owing to a
transgression not mentioned, he fed the
county. He went to Michigan, and there
soon afterward became enamored of a
young woman in batkwoods district
and married her. He lived with her for num-
Der of years. Several children were born to
them, and Silas found it hard to make both
ends meet. One night he quietly stole away
1t was later learned that he had gone to Texas.
where within short time knot No. was tied.
In due time Mrs. Convey the fourth was also de-
serted. Silas returned to Michigan and made
up with No. g. and secured a divorce from No.
i. Silas then returned to Texas. where he
found No. T. and made up and lived with her
again until last September. when he succumbed
to the inevitable. His remains were buried in
Texas, the expenses of the funeral being de-
frayed by No. 4. And thus ended the career of
the bigamous Silas.
When relatives at Moravia were notified of
Silas' death brother of deceased notified the
Massachusetts widow, who without delay
applied for letters of administration upon his
estate. which is valued at $500. The Michigan
and Texas widows, who had been made cogni-
zant of the proceedings, filed objections. The
case was Oh before Surrogate Teller Yesterday
and testimony was adduced showing that the
Massachusetts woman, who is known as No. 2,
had married again. and that her husband had
died. Attorney Aiken offered testimony to
show that decree of divorce had been granted.
hrrtNN I'll
were adjourned thirty days to allow time for
him to get an authenticated copy of the divorce.
1t developed in the proceedings that after
Silas had obtained his divorce from No. he
remarked the Michigan woman, SO that he
could give good title to the property sold to
his brother DR. Coyey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-29
The Gold Mine Bubble.
a CoRREsPOSDESr CHARGES LAND COMPANY
With BEIN0 REsPONsIBLE FoR II.

a CORRESPONDENT CHARGES A LAND COMPANY
WITH BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.
Aspecial to the Philadelphia Press from
San Francisco, March %, says: As expected
some time ago, the lower California mining
boom amounts 70 nothing, and in less than
month there will be less than q corporars
guard Of sensible miners in that region. A
well-known correspondent writing from that
country TO the EhamineT. sets forth at length
the various schemes adopted TO skin settlers
and saws:
The international land company is the head
and front Of IL all. They are out s3. 600 600 the
placers have been sailed, and. being desperate
they have resorted to innumerable tricks to
catch imaginative gold-hunters. Men who
have paid from 800 to s5OO for claims are anx-
ious to sell for ESQ and S75 Some of them
carry gold in their mouths. and when the
would-be purchasers head is turned the gold is
dropped in the pan and the greenhorn il al
lowed to pan il out for himself There may be
something in the quartz lodges for men with
large capital, but the international land COM
pany now has large squads Of spectators out
securing the rich lodges for them. The boom
has been q good thing for the Mexican govern
ment, which hss taken in esq 600 in entries
during the four weeks the boom has been in
progress. Ex-,rov. Murray, Of Utah, and Tom
Fitch have purchased tract Of several thous-
and acres in the Valley Of the Palms, and there
now seems to be three distinct and conflicting
titles 10 the land"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-29
A Side-Light on Parnell.

From the GIasgow Mail.
At the st. James hall meeting Mr. Parnell
appeared with his arm in sling; he had hurt
his hand testing gold found on his own estate
in Wicklow, as if the old land itself wished to
offer him a testimonial. Those who think of
Mr.. Parnell only as a politician would be sur
prised to meet him when engaged-as he really
Is daily-with scientists and city men in discus
sing the Development Of the mineral resources
Of Ireland. We firmly believe that il AT sucb a
time Lord Salisbury himself walked in, bring
ing Mr.. Balfour with him, but also bringing. "a
the premier could, a valuable opinion on the
subject-for the first minister is a keen student
OF science himself-the Irish chieftain would
gladly welcome both, and laying aside home
rule for the hour talk OF Irish mines as if he
had never taken of his historic coat to inaugu-
ate the land league.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-29
THE POSTAGE STAMP MYTH.
A Newspaper Gives a Youthful Reader
Some Sound Advice.

For years past there has been an idea in the
minds Of many young people that there lives
q man somewhere who will give 81 900 for
1000, 900 cancelled postage stamps. In reply
ing to youthful correspondent the Syracuse
Herald says: This cancelled postage stamp
myth, for such 1t must really be called has
been current among American juveniles for
nearly twenty years. In many households
throughout the land it is believed in as unques-
tioningly as the Hindoo devotee believes in
Brahma or as the Mahometan in the prophet
Of Allah Somewhere there is person eager
and willing to pay 81 900 for million Cancelled
stamps, and in many places industrious collec-
tors have been engaged in the fond endeavor to
gather up the necessary million. No one has
ever stopped to inquire the meaning of a mill
lion, or to figure for a moment how long
a time it would take for one person to collect a
million stamps.
AN enterprIsing youth in search Of stamps
would think If he got hundred day he would
be getting great prize, and yet at that rate it
would take him nearly twenty-eight years to
gain the coveted million. Suppose he could
collect one thousand day in the year, it would
still occupy nearly three years of his time, and
then it would take nearly as long a time to
count them out to the person paying the money
for them, and there would be very little time
left either for eating or sleeping. much less do
ing anything else in the way of daily duties
Thus it may be seen how foolish the idea is
that, with great industry, a million stamps
could be collected in many years and then re-
counted to purchaser. And yet it seems like
something that could be accomplished.
"A few years ago a pleasant story went the
rounds of the papers telling how some young
person, eagerly DESTROYS of obtaining this
II, 600 for his education, went the rounds of
the business offices, told his needs and gath
cred up alt the stamps in innumerable waste
haskphs In thiS wav he obtained ClO0 000
of stamps and, as the story goes, got the
LOCO. But il one critically examines the
tale it Will be seen what an impossibility it is.
To sever the stamps from the envelopes, to
count and bunch them would take very
large amount of time. The most industrious
worker could not possibly do this work at the
rate of one stamp a minute, but supposing he
did do this, it would only be at the rate of
sixty an hour, or about 600 day for an or
binary days work. At that rate it would take
nearly five years to count them. Then, il they
had to be counted again to the purchaser, it
would take another five years.
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RAILROADS.
AND Ono R.nRo.p.

DLTIMoRE AND MIG hAnRoAD.
Leave wsshinwten nom station corner Of New Jersey
for es.c.o and Sor,h~s.. yesbulsd Limited .,
LOUIS SaEss and express
Sr s.sSaTs and Cleveland ve.,bui.d Limited ...
'isss feik and ses f ssos.
For Bsltimore. week days. 100 80, q 40. . so,
Ss s Sl9a,s; ~ S 5sS nm
s s.ss 1850 and Ii So D n SUNDAYS SO
ss:$s. s.s Is u r., q ::ss' ~ ssS 80
For way stations S.fwesa S..ainston and ssiti-
nors 99S e saSa $50 40 no. Sis So.
Tan; is:ss ssIsiner. so. washington wee, DAYS
SS SS d. S. S $1ss.si 90 oi
sos. Zoos. ioiS ana II 90 pm pm SUNDAYS SO,
49,; 500 tAS %,nuse;I 300 soS leS "a an s%
l For AnSspsli. ss % sSl sso .m la:lo and Is
PsPa.s sSpS ssO A. K pm sunday. Ss
For Stations on the Metropolitan Branch, te35.
f1 am s5 p pna 5Cs BTnsipA stations only
For Gaithersbars and iniermediase pOints 70 100 =.
M fo rl 49, - A. IS IS, = 20 E m
Church train leaves Washington on SUNDAY 2, LIS
For Frederick. tl0:lOa m, - 35 and rs 80 p.
For Hsserstown. ilo:loa m. and rs :sopm.
AZ arrive ,ro from ChieaO daily $50 and and
: aud IS ,. m; rom PittsbSTs .s:S5 NJ.
ts:20 and 20 IS p. IN.
NEW YORK l. PHILADELPHIA DIVISION
For New York, Trenton, Newark and Elizabeth. y.
J., $500. $3.50. III :25 q. m, % 30, - l5 Cyes-
on all day trains Sleeping Car on the 1880 .: n.
For Philadelphia, Newark. Wilmington and Chester
tSio9, $50 .ll;.5 a M 20 30 AIS. 500 and
For inter" ediate points between Baltimore and
Phisdelphis, % 80 a. M, 80 ;O5 ami "A 30 p. M
Trains leave New York for Washington, IS 30,
night.
Trains leave Philadelphia for Washington. q 10
'S:lo, lilo m, II As, AIS, -5:l5, and - 81
p. m.
Except Sunday DAILY ssunday only
Baggage called for and checked Al hotels and resi-.
dences ON orders left ~ ticket offices, 6lS aud 1851
W III CLEMENTS, CHAs O. scUII.
- Gen. Manager. Gen Pass. Art.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-29

APRIL 50 DAI OF THANKsaIvrxe.-The
New York committee on the centennial celsbra-
tion Of the inauguration OF George Warrington
- President OF the United States, have re-
questsd President Harrison to issue Q procla-
nation calling upon elergymen 70 hold special
service Of Thanksgiving in the churches through
out the country at . o'clock on the morning of
April 50, the Same hour In which services Of
prayer we're hsld In ne churches Of New York
on the morning Of Wsshington's Inauguration
enc Hundred ysars ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-29
DIEDMONT AIR LINE.

D1EDMONT AIR LINE
L. 90 Schedule in effect February 9th, 1883.
Gordonsvle Charlottesville Lynchb burg and Stations
between Alexandria and ynehburg, Roanoke, BRISTOL
leans pullman sIeeper Wssbipgton ~ Sax NsS or
II "a A. M.-Fast Mail Daily for Wsrrenton, Char
lottesvle G9rdonsylne, Stations Ches. Ohio Route
Lynch Hdrg, Rocky Mount Danyille and Stations be.
tween Lynchburg and Danville, Greensboro, Raleigh
Charlotte, Columbia, aiken, Augusta Atlanta BrmIg.
ham, Montgomery, New Orleans Texas and California
cars Atlanta TO MONTGOMERY Pullman Sleepers Mont
gomery to New Orleans and Mann Boudoir Sleepers
for birmingham, Nicksbure and shreveport. Pullman
trains Washington to Atlanta Does not connect Tor
c; route points Sundays
O. Z:3O r M,IDaiy, except Sunday. for Manassas
Stras burg and intermediate stations
6:ll 4. ML-Memphls hxpress Daily, via Lynchburg
Bristol and Chattanooga Pullman Festbule Sleepers
Washington to Memphis and thence 10 Arkansas
$3.50 P. M.-western Express Daily for Manassas
Culpeper Orange Charlottesville Louisville Cincn-
nat Pullman sleepers and Solid Trains Washington
IL 100 p. M-Southern Express Daily for Lynch.
burg, Danville Raleigh, Asheyile, Charlotte. Column
leans, TeIas aud California Pullman Sestiba Sleeper
Washington to New Orleans via Atlanta and Mont
gomery Pullman Sleeper Washington TO Augusta.
Trains on Washington and Ohio division leave Wash.
bsliy; arrive Round Hill ii 80 A NJ and 30 PM
N DALI EXCEPT sunday arriving Washington $50
Through trans from the South via Charlotte, Dan.
and :l3 PM; via East Tennessee. Bristol and Lynch
burg at IL :l3 AN. and $40 PM via Chesapeake
and OHIO route and Charlottesville at $40 r NJ.
Ackets, sleeping car reservation and Information
furnished and baggage checked at Office. 1900 Penn
Sa axsnSe and II Passenger station Peppsv
leg General PASSENGER AGENT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-29

EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN MAkYLANp.-Two
mysterious shocks were felt about O'Clock
Wednesday night in and around Buckeyestowu.
Nd Judging from the nature of the country
they are supposed to have been earthquakes
Thursday two horses belon ging to a farmer fell
through the ground ten feet and have not vet
been sxtricatsd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-29
VNHE GREA:

TO THE S3RE hff Rfsf aN HSs sqpfFTHwrs1
STEEL Rails MAGNTf fHES p E HGfPs
TRAINS LEAVE wasHING TO i from Station
CORNER SIXTH AND b STREETS IS FOL
Pullman gestibuled Cars at $50 am daily; Fast
With Sleeping Cars ifO@ Fitts61rs t to cf h si
end HaE5is6arg 70 81; Louis daily except satqr
s1gS; SessrT nfPrsss =, 40 pm daily with
sieepers Tor Louisville and Memphis Pacific En.
sleeper iS5 and shP sas
BaLTIlioEE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
iao a and s ssSs daily EXCEPT SATURDAY lo0o
For Williamsport, Lock Haven, and Elmira at :50h
For New YORK and the East, 90 900. IL 100. and
II foam, gao, $40. 1000; and u :2opm. on
I1:2op,m. Limited Express Of, Pullman Par flor
Carr. g:40 am; daily. except sunday and 3:45 y
For Bost96 without change 2: ! o pm. every day,
0r sr0ok Hy H; all through trains connect at yer
direct transfer to Fulton street. avoiding double
For fhisde l t sio s?So IL 90 and 40
ana z; o. i0 90 :; 10 1000 aud 20 p m.
Parlor Cars, $40 am. week days, and 3:45 pm.
For For t sstimo S o9 and 10 week days
AGO, 40. 900, 40 $40, 10 90 and i 20 p
s sR5RGsy &c. PA ' So io 20 and
For Popes Greek Line. go am. and 40 pm daily.
except Sunday.
For Annapolis, 30 and 900 am, ~ :o5 and 40
pm; daily, except Sunday sundays. 800 4 IL.
4:10pn-
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL-
NAY, AND ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON
For Ale.andria. 400 6:35. ?:25. s4o As. 1854
m:l2:O4 noon; :O5. 40. 4 20 D 90, q OF. :Oa
10:Q2, and 81 y; IA. On sunday at 80. y 40.
1857 .. m, z 30 SOL, :05, and 1905 p. m
Accommodation for Quantico. z 20 q. II. and 200
p. m. week days
For Richmond and the South 30. 1887 q M daily,
~ and 8 40 p. III. daily, except Sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria Tor Washington sos. :05
500, y: 10, To- To- IL :07 a. m: 20 300, 81 l.
5:1O, $3.50, 1:Q5, e:32, 10:42 and IL :O5 D. IA. ON
sunday at g:l0 and IL :O7 q. M; 200. 5:10 :05.
Tickets and information at the Office Northeast cor
ner Of 9th street and Pennsylvania and
station, where orders be left for the checking
tsggage to destination from hotels and residences
CHAS L. PUGH- j X MOOD
General Manager ff25l Gen Pa Avant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-29

At the election at Wilmington, N. c., yester-
day, the democrats elected seven out of ten al
dermen, gain of one over the last election.
An act of the legislature was ratified which
practically exempts all new manufacturing en-
terprises from municipal taxation for ten years.
The body of the man who registered at the
Hotel Parle, st. Louis, as S. NJ. Waite, of Flor
ida, and took poison to cap spree, was iden-
titled as that of Samuel l.. Wolsey, of st. Louis
where his wife and two adult daughters live.
The Old Dominion steamship Wyanoke, from
New York, collided with the schooner Ruth
Darling off the Delaware capes. The schooner
was sunk and Capt. Lowell and Seaman Chas
II. Harrison were lost
A downy-mustached young Englishman, ar
ranged in Brooklyn police court yesterday for
being drunk excused himself on the plea that
he was the husband of Bertha Errington, the
pretty member of the London gaiety company
who died recently.
A gorgeously attired Italian wedding party
appeared at the New York city hall yesterday,
but when Alderman Rickhoff discovered that
the bride elect Mary Garlic, was but thirteen
years old. he refused to perform the marriage
ceremony.
Casper Crossing, of Mount Clair, N. j., aged
fifty-eight years, and a widower, wooed Minnie
Treen aged twenty-three. Minnie was coy, but
finally agreed to marry him if he would sell
her his "a 900 house for 81. Casper consented
and they were married Wednesday.
Hong Yen Chang, the only Chinese lawyer in
New. York state, pleaded his first case in q
Brooklyn court Thursday and won it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-29
POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
OCEAN STEAMERS.

ANCHOR LIME.
Atlantic Express Service.
LIVERPOOL via QUEENSTOWN
; Steamship CITY OF ROME" from New York
WEDNESDAY. May 1, May 90. June 26 July "a.
Saloon passage, 600 to 900, Second Class, $50
GLASGOW SERVICE.
Steamers every saturday from New York to
GLASGOW and LONDONDERRY.
Cabin Passage to Glasgow, Londonderry LIVERPOOL
$50 and $50. Second Class, $50
Storage PASSAGE. either service, 500
Saloon Excursion Tickets at Reduced Rates
Travellers Circular Letters of Credit and Drafts
Tor any amount issued at lowest current rate.
For books Of tours, tickets further information
Apply to HENDERSON BROS, New York or
q. W. MOSS, 92l Pennsylvania ave NV,
Washington. mh2tj-:,m
cHORT ROUTE TO LONDON,
- NOkDDEU1SCHEh LLOYD s. s. Co
Fast Express Steamers.
To southampton L0ndon, Hkvrel, Bremen
saale Wed, March ~, Z y. M Ems sat-, March 80.
o;.tO ain Trave. We'd, April 3, m. Fulda, Sal. .
April ., 10 q m Lain. Wed- April 10 .. m Elbe.
nat. April l3, s pm.
Comfortable staterooms, excellent table luxuriou.
saloon sppontments Prices: LIST cabin, e15 and up
ward berth, according 70 location; I'd cabin &5Oa
herth stserage at low rates. Apply ~ Z. +. DKooP
80 Penn ave. mh25
u CHAs L. DUBOIS CO.. asents COS 9TH ct. NV
Plans and lists Of sailings furnished. passengers
looked 70 Paris tae-Sm