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The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
EARLY MORNING NEWS.
Happenings of General Interest During
the Past Twenty- Four Hours.

happenings OF General Interest During
the Past Twenty Four Hours.
There was lively fight yesterday
morning off Swan Point, Md, between
Captain Kerr of the oyster police sloop
Ella Baughman and the schooner Nc
Alister, in which Captain Kane of the
McAlister was badly wounded. The
vessel was captured and the crew ar
rested and taken TO Chestertown Jail.
A report comes from Berlin, Wor-
cester County, of the stabbing of Edward
Bowen by james II. Henry, who, it is
reported, caught Bowen hugging and
kissing Mrs. Henry.
Thomas Axworthy, the defaulting city
treasurer of Cleveland, has paid over
the 100000 he absconded with TO the
Cleveland attorney who called ON him
for it.
Miss Fannie Holdman of Greenvlle
s. c., who became insane few day
before the date fixed for her marriage,
committed suicide by drowning last
night
l. A. Ridenour's third trial for the al
legged murder of his friend. w. A. Broy,
was begun at Winchester, Va, yesterday.
DIR. Joseph l.. Bodine, one Of the
ablest physicians in New Jersey, died
yesterday at Trenton, aged 40 years.
The Reading (Pa) Foundry Company
has closed down, throwing 100 men out
of employment.
The Grant monument subscriptions
have reached $3.50, 900.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
PRETTY IRISH WOMEN.


From Du5tin Letter.
The Irish ladies are perhaps the
prettiest in the world, always excepting
our fair cousins. the Yankee bellies
Their features 1t is true, are less regular
than those of English women, but they
triumph over them with their soft
creamy compilations, their large appeal
ing, gray-blue eyes and long lashes and
sort OF indchnable charm and de-
muro coquetry, yet thoroughly modest
manners. Every third Irish woman"
wrote the Qeen in her diary when last
visiting the country, "is beautiful, and
some of them remarkably so.
Their hair and eyes are simply
lovely Apart from personal charms,
IL is impossible not to admire the gentle
grace and dignity of the wives and
daughters of the Emerald Isle. Go
where you will, | defy you to find an
Irish woman who is otherwise than nat
urally distinguished very bar-maids
being superior in bearing and speech to
many English duchesses. The list of
beauties is q long one, and looking back
we can recall histories of the extraor-
dinary lovelness of the three Miss Gun
nings, who, when they came to London,
had actually to be escorted in Hyde Park
by guard Of soldiers sent by order of
the Secretary of State, so overwhelmingly
was the crowd pressing upon them.
Then there were Lady Denny, Lady
Cahir, Lady Glare and many others, to
say nothing of the present young
Duchess of Lenster, one of the most at
tractive women of this or any other day.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
From NE Detroit Journal.

from me DetfOit journal.
'Alrs. Almout, are you taking any interest
in the discussion, is Marriage Failure p
''Yes, indeed, and have deci ded opinions
in the matter to-
"Pro or COMP srr
"Well, l would hardly like to go that far;
though am a firm believer in marriage
elias it been SO much of a blessing in your
case gn
"Has it? Why, before marriage actually
suffered for the necessaries of life-nevei
having penny unless | asked papa for it,"
Sand now?'
snow if l see anything want buy it and
have it charged
"But isn't your husband something of ar
incumbrance?n
"Not so much as before our marriage. Their
he was hanging around me constantly swear
ing his undying love and all that sort of thing
Now | rarely see him except at table, and, in
stead of swearing about his love, he sweart
because Of the weak coffee and overdone steak
Indeed, marriage has done much for me-"
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
ALIVE, YET LEGALLY DEAD.
Popularity of the New York Law ii
Cases of Life imprisonment.


From he Ne0 YorS Herald.
1t is not generally known that when
person is sentenced to Imprisonment for
life in New York State he is regarded as
legally dead. The Surrogate of West
chester County will so consider Francis
L. Brouty, who, under the will of his
father, the late Francis Brouty of Mount
Vernon, was devised property worth
SIS, 900 or 500, 900, which he would have
taken if he had not been sent to Sing Sing
Prison for the rest of his natural life for
the murder of Policeman Woods.
had talk with Warden Brush of
Sing Sing on this subject. He told me
that there had been several cases like
that of Brouty. A good many years ago
the son of a millionaire of this city was
sent to the prison for life. Some time
after that the father died and his will
was offered for probate just as the elder
Brouty's has been. In the partition of
the estate the convict was utterly ignored
and his share ,was divided among the
other childrepof the deceased. After q
while new evidence was discovered
which plainly showed that an innocent
man had been convicted of murder.
The matter was properly placed before
the Governor, who not only granted the
unfortunate victim of circumstantial evil
dence his freedom, but issued full par
don, which restored him to citizenship.
This, it was anticipated, would place the
uujustly accused man, in the eye of the
law, exactly on the same footing
as before his conviction. Not so,
however, for when he brought suit
against those among whom his fathers
estate had been divided to recover his
share, the case was thrown out of court
A decision was rendered in effect that a;
he had once been dead in law he Inust
remain so.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
Francis Joseph's Ways.
FLom Ia PaN .laN Gaselll.

Anecdotes of Francis Joseph multiply. The
monarch of steel, as the Daiy TeieDaph cor
respondent calls him, smokes penny cigars,
shoots chamois and capercailzie with amuzzle-
loader, and goes to bed at 0 O'clock Opera
bores him to death; he seldom goes to the
theatre. He breakfasts alone IN his study
lunches at noon, dimes at s. aud gets up at /
o'clock every morning TO read state papers.
He speaks seven of the languages and da-
lects spoken in his empire, and has seven still
to learn. lie reads, but does not speak Eng
lish.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
A Boston woman's Expensive Fad.

HICHt Ntc hCItsottf HVy.
a Itch Boston lady has been collecting for
years specimens Of lace until she has pieces OF
all the pillow laceS, such as Mechlin, Valen-
ciennes and the costly Honiton, with its deli
cate sprlgs, of sufficient variety aud age to il
lustrate the manufacture. Some Of her needl O.
made laces, like Italian and Venetian polnt,
were wrought IN the seventeenth and eigl-
teenth centuries, and Others besides their in-
trinsc worth, are doubly valuable as having
once adorned royal ladies-the Empress Jo-
seDhine, Napoleon's mother and the unfor-
tunate Marie Antoinette. This lady also has
many "Cathedral" laces that formerly draped
the affairs OF European converts, now sup
pressed. Most of the fashionable "fadsn by
which wealth amuses herself require q special
training, long experience and the incest dis
eliminating power, A New York lady who
INDUCED her passion for these rare products Of
the needle was suddenly bereft of husband
and fortune and now earns good salary by
selecting laces in Europe for large dry goods
house,
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
CUPID AND HIS CAPERs.

Cupid is a queer little cuss. Nobody
knows what he is going to do next, and
everybody is halfway afraid of his
eccentricities. Two instances are before
us. In San Francisco Herman Amana,
n Roman Catholic, seven years ago, fell
in love with pretty Sarah Secfeeld, a
daughter of Shem, and Hermann was the
chief cook in restaurant and Sarah
loved him, but would not marry him un-
less he renounced his religion. Hermann
held out for seven long years and so
did Sarah. And Sarah seemed like she
would hold out for seventy and seven
and then it was Herman weakened. He
couldn't stand it any longer He gave
up his church, his prayer book, his
beads and other things and became q
Hebrew. AS soon as he was fully
pledged in the new faith Sarah took him
in and now they are married, and the
likelihood is that they will live to a good
old age and 60 to Heaven just the same
as if Hermann hadn't joined Sarah's
church.
The other instance occurs in Chicago, a
place where cupid cuts more capers than
a fool colt in a ten acre lot. Paul Van
Vloten, an open board of trade man, in
broad trousers and three scarf pins, loved
Mrs Dickinson, widcw with charms of
purse and person and the widow loved
Paul, if signs were any sign. That is to
say, she let Paul use her cash in an oat
deal, until there wasn't anything left but
few unpaid margins. The widow dis
scmbled her love and kicked Paul down
stairs when she discovered the kind of
speculatoc he was.
Not content with this evidence of her
affection she sued him for swindling her.
OF course this unforeseen outrage al
most broke the young mans heart, and
he went to see the widow on Christmas
night for an explanation. And he got
it, but not from tie fckle widow. Mr..
John S. Mcdonald, man cut off of pretty
much the same pattern as himself, was
there and there to stay. He had camped
on Paul's claim and when Paul appeared
the cruel and heartless Mcdonald, act
ing for the widow, took him unawares
and kicked him off of the front steps anC
out into the streets, utterly regardless o.
formalitY and good form. This was toe
much for Mr.. Van Vloten-two, too
much-and he limped away to justic,
stand hard by and swore out warrant
for his kicker's arrest, omitting, how
ever, to make the widow an accessory
behind the fact. There the matter stands
ana cupid is sitting on the fence kicking
his heels against the whitewash ant
grnning like a school-boy who has put
pin in the teachers chair. AS remarked
elsewhere in this article, cupid is
queer little cuss"
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

From He MsjchdHt 15dceReT.
81 don't like that Snob Brinkcrson,n said
Que medical student TO another,
"Neither do /, would like to fix him for
his superCiiousness
There Is only one way that we can get even
with him"
''What is thatT' asked the other
1--WE will cut him dead, was the significant
Teply
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
Can,t Wait for the Mnron.

From Hs WOmaH'S World.
Some shoppers there are who insist on car
rying their own purchases home. No matter
how many parcels, how large or how bulky
aud awkward to handle, they stagger along
under them, II there is one sight more calcli-
lateu lnan ah9lhef 10 make one ieel THOR
embarrassed woman.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
The Really Original Reason for Carrying
"a Cane
From me Boston true Flag.

From me Boston True rag.
Somebody has been looking up the history Of
canes In this country, and finds that they were
originally part of the repertory of the leaders
of the church, being the principal badge of
the deacon. The cane was about five feet
long, and one end was embellished with big
knob, the other with feathers. When the
small boy rebclled he got a rap on the head
with the uncharitabe head OF the cane.
If the head of the family got to dreaming of
the happy days in the old English home, the
turkeys plumage on the deacon's cane
feathered him into life again.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

PRESIDENT DIAz of Mexico is having n
taste Of the "ghoulish glee" of the press and
is quite as incensed as some other Presi-
dents we have heard of. In this instance
the newspapers have been saying there
was a riot and a revolution in the City of
Mexico, when there wasn't anything
there but brotherly love and sunshine
and peace and olive branches and har-
mony and that sort of thing.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

THE PREsBYrERIANs, North and South,
are holding secret conference in New
York, but they have not yet effected a
union. Politics is so much more a con-
sideration of spiritual grace, you know,
than religion.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

OUR METHODIST BRETHREN, in their
nimadversions upon the Inaugural
Ball, very seldom refrain from alluding
to the tact that Mr.. Harrison is an officer
in the Presbyterian Church.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

THE COUNTRY is improving in its bust
ness morals. There were l0,5S7 failures
in 1888, with assets at $61 ,999, Oh and
liabilities $l20, 0,242, ,402, while in 1887,
with only 9,740 failures. the assets were
$64, ,651, 900 and the liabilities $780,
GO5 OOO
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

ffott tff fiDotcN fltfNlAs
Provision has beeu made for the usual sup.
ply OF free soup for the city poor during the
remainder OF the winter 1t will be just plain,
ordinary soup, without any Democrats In il,
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
a Doliveranoe From All False DootorIng.

An ignorant YorKshIreman persisted in
us,uga positively harmful quack medicine
Tho rector appealed 10 the mans wife to ex-
ercoe her influence, saying that her husband
was surely killing himself. 10 which size
tearlully replied'
81 know H. aud many's timc I've prayed
against II In the church scrvicr,n referring to
Il passage Ia the Lltany which she had always
rendered, "from all false doctorng, good
Lord, deliver us!n
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

FfONt We IWllQ0aDNl1 INQUlI6F.
Queen Victoria has reduced her household
expenses Sl50,0OO year, But she has not
covered the money into the British Treasury.
That isn't the kind Of public official she is.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

THOMAS HENDRICKS and Levi Morton
were convicted of vagranoy in the Police
Court this morning and sent to the
works. What in a name?
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

Mr.. BLAINE is still in Augusta, but he
will not be still in Mr. Harrison's Cabinet.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
SPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE,

Three entire floors. National Bank of the
Republic Building. corner 9TH and ID sts H. W:
Day and evening sessions. Young men and
women practically trained for self-support, and
useful lives. Five courses The Practical Bust
ness Course, Stenography, Type-Writing and
Grapbophone, Pitman Shorthand, Practical
English Branches, Desarte School of Express
sion. Scholastic year begins Monday, Septem
tember 3. College opens for arrangements on
and after MONDAY, August 81. Sendfor new il
lustrated announcement,
HENRY @. SPENCER, LII. r. Principal
MRS. SARA A. SPENCER. Vioe-Principal.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

From The Jtdge.
Miss Guieess gazing fondly at her father
through the diniug-room door)-Dear me!
How sad pa looks To look at him, Mr..
Rounder, you would never suspect him to be
full of spirits, would you?
Mr.. Rouuder critically no, not ex-
actly full yet, but he will be very shortly.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

FTOVI Wf INN0UWVNIu ITfS8.
After all, what land is like our land, OF
what people has happier New Year than
our OWng
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

Salvation Oil will cure lumbago; and back
ache. Try it at once. Price 25 cents bottle.
Attention. to your interest. save doc
tor bills by using Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

A silver bronze ballet girl in airy costume is
q unique design in call bells. Turning the
damsel's extended arms produces sharp,
clear ring from the metallic skirt.
See the SO 90 Suits at Eiseman' $, 9Th & z.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
SPECIAL NOTICES,

tgg@ g@CoNFECTIoNERY.
No.
Confectionery, Pure Candies, Cakes, Pies,
Nuts, Foreign and Domestic Fruits. ut
GEORGE w. WEIDMAN'S,
BOB Pa ave s. q,
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

Pears Soap secures beautiful complexion
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

suits marked down to sl2.oo. Eisoman's7th & E
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
FOR SALE AND RENT,

DEAL ESTATE BULLETIN
L
THos. E. WAGGAMAN, OFT f Street.
Changes made Wednesdays and Saturdays.
THREE-sToRY BRICK AND FRAME HOUSES
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03

W., ,LADlEsY LAblESl LADIES'
bNeiEa Mrs, McCanerty Is the only hat and
bonnet frame manutactuler IN the city. can
ana see her now SHAPES Bleaching and press
ing, Straw aud Felt Hats altered 20 the latest
styles. Orders promptly attended TO-
1909 u street n, W,
The Springdale news., 1889-09-27

Searcy & Sons are making prep arations to erect a brick business house an their lot near W. Y. Win tons drug store. The boom IS on; let It continuei
 z. NJ. Vaughan, one of Washing. ton county's substantial farm CTS was up from Pennington Wednes day and of course he called on THE NEWS. He paid us Sl .0O on sub scription while in for which h has our thanks. Mr. Vaughan is one of our best friends and is greatly pleased with our paper; says he can hardly wait for It to arrive.
 TIE NEWS office was visited Wednes day evening by trlo of the best and most well known !. ews- paper men in N. w. Arkansas. They were Messers Hurley and Stevenson of the Benton County Democrat and Col. l M,' Partridge of the Fayetteville Sentinel. They are fine set of men Gall newspaper men are) and We had quite jolly time nf it. We almost forgot to mention the fact that A. G. Black, Qhe genial Alex.) of Bentonville, was along also. They all have a standing invitation to visit us agaln when Tn town and to make TIE NEWS office thclr Headquarters.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-27
Jack Frost visited us again last

Jack Frost visited us again last night.
 A. McCaslin is up from Paris, Texas. on business.
 Barnett Smiley is spending few days in town among his friends.
 Ed. Hale one of the prosperous farmers of this section brought sweet potato to TIE NEWS office yesterday which weighed 4 pounds and ? ounces. Who can beat that,
 LATER-about 30 minutes after Mr. Hale had left our office J. l.. Watson came Tn inquiring for Ed Hale; he wanted to show hin po- tato, He had it and il weighed , pounds and II oubces.
 Theo. Parker and Andy Llnlnger went up tc Bentonville last week on q mission for Uncle Sam. They had received information to the of feet that George and Roy Marcum of that place were selling liquor without government license. The latter made h's escape from the con. stable who was attempting to ar rest him but tbe forme,. was cap. tured and taken before Commission CT Harrison at Fayetteville where he was examined and released. He secured his release from eyi. dence which showed that his friends had given him the money with which to purchase their liquor.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-27

The band will give an open ar concert soon. Look out for it
 Thomas Pros, came down from Seligman to take in our big picnic and to visit hls friends here.
 The young folks are making preparations, we understand, to or aanize dramatic clnb They aiil Tn the near future give an enter tainment and the people may look for something real nice.
 Hon. F. M. Goar and Col. Van dev enter came out from Fayette~ vile Wednesday morning to be present at our big picnic. There IS t probability that the latter gentle man will locate in our town. and we hope he Will Col. Goar is still h the city.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-27
WOOD WANTED.

Winter is coming on and wc will have to have wood. We have a great many accounts due us on subscription and the parties would pro bably prefer to pay them in wood and to all such we will say that they can be accommodated if they will bring in the wood at once. We can use 2 foot wood for heating stove or Is inch wood for cooking purposes. Bring in your wood at once Ii you desire to settle your ae. counts in that way, as we can only use . liEalted amount.
The Springdale news., 1889-09-27
Our Mineral Prospects.

oha All sihi liOopCSlSs
 We suppose there is no person Tn Springdale but what believes we have an abundance of mineral, and the business men are backing their judgment with the,r money. It will be seen by consulting the list that great many more have sign ed for S25 worth of stock and still the good work progresses. We all know there is coal only short dis tance east of us-some 4 or miles but is not in very large quanti- ties. It is thought however that by sinking shaft in this immediate nelghborhood several hundred feet deep there willie be revealed an abundance of this useful article. Some have even expressed them. selves as believing there was lead in thls vicinity, out although the prospects are very fair, it yet re. mains to be proven. Let the dig ging commence at once. All par ties will, Ne guarantee, be amply repaid for the money and time in- vested.
 We, the under signed, subscribe and ,.gree to pay the amount set opposite our respective names to create fund which shall be used for the purpose of prospecting by drilling, boring, or by any other system of prospecting which may be determined upon, for coal, lead, zinc, or other mineral. and which pros pecting shall be done in the vicinity of the town ot Springdale i'll Washington County, Arkansas.
 This subscription IS made with the understanding that meeting of sub ScriberS may be called at any time by any two of the subscribers hereto. to be held at some convenient time and place, when plan of work and man agement shall be determined upon, and should 1t be the will of majority in amount subscribed and also in the number of subscribers. we will join in the organization Of a Joint Stock Com paly under and by the laws of the State of Arkansas, for the purpose of prospecting and mining. and the amount We hereto subscribe shall bn issued to us in certificates or shares of stock of such Joint Stock Company, of such denominations as are required by law.
 r. is also understood and agreed that unless otherwise determined by a ma. jority of the whole amount and also by the majority i'll number of subscribers, the amOfmt subscribed shall be payable only Ill assessments of ten per cent. each and may be made So that assess ments will become payably as often as once Ill blank days bat not III any less time.
 It is alsosunderst0od and agreed that each subscriber shall have and own an interest in whatever discoveries or de velopments may be made m proportion to the amount of hls paid up subscrip- tion as compared with the whole amount of paid up subscriptions at the time of such discoveries or deyelor- mentS.
 We hereby constitute and appoint blank as Trustee, to receive and hold whatever funds may be collected for said purpose, and he is hereby author ized to pay out said funds on the writ ten order of a Manager and Secretary to be by us elected at a meeting to be called for that purpose, which Trustee or his duly appointed successor shall continue to serve until tine organization of Joint Stock Company as above pro- l Vllpd
The Springdale news., 1889-09-27
LOST

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