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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
Fourth of July Casualties.

Yesterday morning Charles Leighton. a
fifteen year-oli boy, who lives at Cog CaIIan
street northe asst, met with a serious accident
lie, with several companions, had a toy cannon
At 9Th street and Florida avenue and he was
holding the ammunition-a bottle of powder
whieh exploded by some means aud he WAS
badly cut by the glass of the broken bottle and
burned by the powder. lie was attended by
Drs. Hughes. Frederick and Richards who
found that his injuries were serious aud that il
he RECEIVERS be VIII likely lose his eye-sight
Robert Banks and Emmett Walker, two col
ored BOYS. were celebrating by firing a salute
with old pistol near 9Th and II streets yes
terday morning. The latter tired of blank
Charges and, Just for the fun OF the thing"
put IN piece OF lead The result of the funny
business that the leaGen missile was fred
into the arm of Banks. Ir. Fenwick attended
the wounded boy.
John Celb Of Lancaster, aged twelve years
looked into the barrel OF revolver which had
Jailed to explode and the ball went crashing
into his brain.
Andy Wurstag. Hungarian, was mysteri-
ously murdered IN LuZerne borough, six miles
from Wiikesbarre, on Wednesday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
Transfers of Real Estate.

Deeds in fee have been fled as follows:
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
to y Burgdorf, lot %, So III, s. y 16, So.
40 lot 10, do; s. A. Burgdorf to J. A.
Prescott. in trust, lot %, So Iii, and 8. 4 l. n
SO. 14O; :. D. C. Green to J. III. Ralston,
part FletchalPs Chance; .. T. W. Riley to
Elizabeth b. Taylor. part 3, 50. 413; 81 1900.
Aususta VI. Weaver to j. l.. Weaver. interest
l.. Jacob and ST. Philip and Jacob; s.. ". L.
CoSan to Mary Ellen Green, part IL. 80. Sc:
s. t. II. Fullalove to W. II. Manogue. parts
AZ 20 81 So 81, w. W.; 3. A. G. Clark to
alter Donaldson. sub IS5. SO. 155; g. NJ. E.
Green to W. y. Cogan, part IL, So. sc; 3.
Portland Apartment House Company to Annie
h Humphrey, part and IS, So. 2l5; 1924 A.
A. LipscOllb c: al. to Z. Z. Chamberlain, subs
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UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION.
OVER MILLION DISTRIBUTED
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY.

Incorporated by the Legislature for Educational
Charitable purposes its franchise made Of the
present State Constitution in 1879 by overwhel-
ing popular vote, and
TO CONTINUE UNTIL JANUARY /, 1895
Its MAMMOTH DRAWINGS take place semi an
nuai!y June and Decemberl and its GRAND SlNGLf
NUMBER DRAWINGS take place in each of the other
ten mon his Of the year. and all drawn in public at
Tue Academy OF Music, New orlesr.s, IA.
FAMED FOR TWENTY YEARS
FOR INTEGRITY OF ITS DRAWINGS AND
PROMPT PAYMENT OF PRIZES
Attested as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05

To the Editor OF THE EVENING star:
Please state the precise width Of Pennsyl-
wanna avenue and thereby oblige numerous
readers including CD
between the building lines Pennsylvania
avenue Is 100 feet wide; from curb to curb the
distance Is los feet inches.I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
AT JENNINGS COURSE.
Fourth of July Races on the Washing.
tom Driving Clubs Track.

The Washington Driving Club celebrated the
Fonrth by holding a very successful meeting at
the Bennngs course. About 1000 visitors
either drove or went out on the trains and with
the crowd and the big display Of bunting Ben
nings presented a very pretty and patriotic sp-
pearance. There were four races on the card,
two for trotters and two for runners. All
the events were well filed and closely con-
tested
Sl00. best three in five. started with six entries
tina horses and drivers being Sly Go, q. H.
Hess; Little Harry, D. Sondheimer; Lucy Clay,
owned by Capt. Lowell. Mr.. Morrow; Made
hIde. owned by Dir. F. =. Davidson. Mr.. Trow-
bridge; Dot. owned by Mr.. H. W. Worthin2-
ton. Mr.. Eygleston; Frank Mayo. Mr.. snow.
Sly 10 won three straight heats in this event
IL 2:5t 2:53 and 2:4S.
The second race was for trotters aud PAGERS
three minute class. purse of $780, The horses
and drivers were: Otto, q. II. Hess; Cleveland
Nr. Sondheimer; Kioto, Mr.. Morrow: Minnie
EdSall. W. l.. Snow; Billy c., j. +. Cullinane;
Tomoko. Egyleson: Maud. A. r. Ladd; Muck,
U. Trowbridge. KIoto won easily in ASH
22713 and 230
The third event was running race u Of Q
mile for sweepstakes of $500 EACH two-thirds
- first and one-third TO second. The horses
Mr. Maddox; Frank Bell, by Wooster Wasp
Lambkins. Neptune was large favorite, but
MOsul won handily in I.2O.
The fourth race at "a Of mile, purse s45 of
which els to second. All ages to carry weight
for age. contained four entries: VaIerian. Dor
sey; Bill Sterrltt, Keane; Griff Reed. Lamb
kins; Governor, Jackson. Vslerian won in 1.21.
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Outdoor Theatricals.

A novel theatrical performance was given
yesterday at the country home of Mr. Robert
Downing. the actor, for the benefit of the
knights of Pythlas, 1t was an open-air per-
Torrance Of Ingomar, and the stage settings
were the trees and shrubbery OF the lawn.
Mr.. Downing played the role of Ingomar and
the rest OF thu cast was as follows: AGster
9lr. Bong; AHt5igar. Mr.. Temple; Nor.O. Mr.
Baum; Sumo, Mr.. Gaillard; TJmdret, Mr.. Bangs
Jolsdr, Mr.. Shine; HgrOn. Mr.. Manoney;
Ne0cJss, Mr. Henderson; AD,y1tds Mr.. Byrnes;
EPteaOr. Mr.. Hoffman,; LytOa Mr.. Won Metz
gar; AcsI. Mrs. Ella Wren Blair; The uo, Miss
Hosmer, anu PIrtteliiq Mrs. Robert Downing
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WashingtOnians at Gettysburg.
Of The EVENING STAR

GErTYsBURG, Pa, July g.
The monument presented by the state of New
York to commemorate the services Of the
ninety-third regiment. New York state volun-
teers. was dedicated here today by survivors of
the regiment with impressive ceremonies. Gen.
John S. Croker of Washington, d. c., its late
Colonel. delivered the grafton. Among others
of the regiment from Washington were Col
VIM. l.. Bramhall and Capt. VIM. C. Croker
Col. James L. O'Bierne of New York, formerly
of Washington, yesterday delivered the Grafton
at the dedication of the monument to the
eighty-second regiment, New York state voun-
teers.
The ifty-fourth New York veterans monu-
ment. dedicated today at the east foot on Gene
terry Hill, Is a rOck-faced structure about fifteen
feet high. les front is ornamented with fine
bronze figure OF their color bearer, III. Michel,
falling in death and grasping his flag. L
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Mrs. Thos. Riggs Startling Experience.

Mrs. mos Riggs OF TINS city and her two
daughters, with a friend Miss Aver, met with
an accident at Tacoma. Wash, June "a, which
came near proving disastrous. The Tacoma
GtOje in account of the accident says
''Whlle out driving in the afternoon in a car
riagc driven by James Hughes the horses be-
game frightened at one OF the motors OF the
Moon line and dashed fralticaly down C
street. Opposite tine Bostwick block and near
The corner Of 9th street the horses swerved,
causing the ladies 20 be thrown ont with great
violence onto the sidewalk. Mrs. Riggs fell
under the wheels of the carriage, which. for
tuaately. however, became disconnected from
the horses by the breaking of the trace. She
was picked up insensible and carried into the
BostwIck Hotel. but soon regalned conscious
hess as to permit her to be taken to her
home at llth and streets. Other than a few
scratches the young ladies escaped injury
Before Mrs. Riggs carried into the Bost-
wick some miscreant took from one Of her arms
two handsome bangle bracelets. One was,
however, recovered later in the evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05

OTHER ADDRESSES
Hon. Hannibal Hanll.n was then called for
and was greeted with thr ie cheers He spoke
briefly, thanking the society for the reception
and expressing pleasure in being present. Gen
y. y Howard was the ext speaker He spoke
briehy aEd was followed by Gen Devens,
Admire al Gherardi, Gen. Fitz John Porter and
Gen. j. l.. Chamberlain. The business meet
ing followed, with the reports of the secretary
aud treasurer. An invitation was received to
hold the next session at Buff alo, and it was
unanimously voted to accept.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following officers were elected: Pres-
dent Gen. Selden Common, Maine; vice presi-
dent first corps. Gen. Ira NJ. Hedges. New
York; second corps, John ID. Billings. Nassa-
chusetts; third corps, Gen. 7. X. Beforehand,
Louisiana; fifth corps. Capt. Nathan Appiston,
Massachusetts; sixth corps. Col. Rcdheld Proc
tor. Vermont; ninth corps, Gen. +. W. Swift,
Michigan: tenth corps, Col. Geo. u. Dyer,
Washington; eleventh corps, Gen. U. o. Howard,
a: twelfth corps, Capt. Ii. X. Sargent,
Maine; nineteenth corps. Gen. Geo. j.. Beal
Maine; cavalry corps, Gen. 5. l.. Chamberlain,
Massachusetts; staff corps, Gen. James Dickin-
son, Washington; recording secretary, Col. H. G.
Hing, New York corresponding secretary, Gen.
REQ. II. Sharpe, New York; treasurer, Col
Simuel Truesdale. New York. Gen. Sherman
was elected an honorary member.
The meeting adj Jurned with cheers for the
new president, who made a short speech.
Yesterday there WIS grand demonstration
IN the procession there we're 5000 men, iu-
Guiding all the state militia, rs fire companies,
700 men from naval vessels the Grand Army
Sons OF Veterans and civic societies. The
member Of the Society of the Army of the
Potomac occupied seats in Lin. DIN Park and
viewed the procession In the afternoon the
Army OF the Potomac went to Lytle Chebeague
Island and returned in time for the fireworks
IN the harbor in the evening.
The Press., 1890-08-28
Stafford Springs Fair.

It Is probable that Arthur Howard, the well known Belchertown, Mass fruit grow CT, florist and seedsinan (also well known as contributor to the New England H ome- stead), who exhibited last year at the Stafford Springs fair, will this year repeat his exhibit. In reply to letter soliciting him to do so, MT. Howard writes, how ever, that he cannot promise much in the way of contributions uf fruit:
 Apples are as near complete failure as it is possible to have any. Pears about a third of crop. And, although my several hundred peach trees blossomed and set their fruit in such quantity as gave promise of fine yield, there will not be more than we as a family can make use of. Grapes are rotting badly of late. The flowers of one kind and another are as, usually, beautiful. No failures here ! If do come, please count me in for a we'll filled plate of just such chicken-pie as was so plentifully helped to at your fair dim ! last fair. The fame of your cattle show chicken-pie dinner is enough to ensure the success of your association, for those who once get taste of such will not thereafter stop for gate fees"
 The largest amount to be competed for i'll any single day by seed csses at q Connecticut fair this year is $750, at Staf ford Springs, Oct 9th
The Press., 1890-08-28
ABSTRACT OF HOLLAND, ss.-Probat

nIsTRICT OF HOLLAND, ss.-Probate O Court, August 18th, 1890. Estate of Smith H. Brown late of Holland, in said district deceased
 Upon the application of David Brown, praying that letters of administration may be granted on said it is
 Ordered-that said application be heard and de- termned at the Probate Office in Holland, in said district on the 9th day of September A. D., 1s9O at o'clock in the afternoon and that notice be given of the pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon by publishing the same in newspaper having circulation in said district and by posting copy thereof on the public sgn-post
 Attest, VIM. D. HOLMAN, Judge
The Press., 1890-08-28

CONGRESSMAN SnMoNDs made a strong as- sault last week upon the proposed Harlem ship canal, which he showed to be far from being necessity to the city of New York, and the making of which would be great detriment to commerce between that city and New England.
The Press., 1890-08-28

A T Court of Probate holden at Stafford, A within and for the district of Stafford, on the 23d day of August, A. D., 1s9O
 Present. JAMES F. CHAMBERLAIN, Judge.
 On melton of Albert G. Cummings, executor on the estate of Ann E. Cummings late of Stafford within said district, deceased.
 This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the executor and directs that public notice be given of this order by ad- vertisng in newspaper published in Stafford and by posting copy thereof on the public sign-post in said last dwelt. Certified from Record,
 JAMES F. CHAMBERLAIN, Judge. All claims to receive attention should be sent to A. G. Cummings Brookline, Mass, B. & A. R. k.
The Press., 1890-08-28

To spend $500 in raising and training a horse and then to have him win only @ BIO race is like trying to economize by using any other soap than Brussels.
The Press., 1890-08-28

INTERESTING TO TEACHERS. the hope of aiding the important work of scientific temperance instruction, the State Temperance Union makes special pc a, offers to of esAsIs Education, describing experiments p shown I at sufiield by MT. Kimbail, will be sent free on application, as will other pub lications. Apparatus and books helpful in the work will be furnished at reduced prices. It will pay teachers 10 correspond with the secretary. Rev. J. H. James, Rockville, Conn.
The Press., 1890-08-28

There seems to be an unusual dearth of sConeregational ministers in Connecticut. Thirty-one pastorates of this denomina- ton are now vacant, or quite 10 per cent. of the whole number. Designations have been unusually numerous of late.
The Press., 1890-08-28

AN examination will be held at room 5o, capitol building, Hartford, next Saturday of candidates for admission to Storrs School term to begin Sept. 22d. The school will have it's fine new dormitory building ready for students during the fall term, and during the winter will occupy its commodious and well appointed new school building. Send for circulars and learn the liberal terms 10 pupils, and advantages that this admirable farm school is able to offer.
The Press., 1890-08-28

Or the men named for lieutenant governor on the democratic ticket two are sons or Holland county, now resident in Hartford, George G. Sumner and Chas M. Joslyn, both capital men, who have hosts of republican friends in this part of the state.
The Press., 1890-08-28

NEXT week begins the series of fairs making up the Eastern Conn. Circuit. The opening one is at Manchester, Sept. 4th and Stn. Then follows-one each week-Rockvliie, Meriden. Norwich, Willimantic, and Stafford Springs.
The Press., 1890-08-28

Wn11MAN11o has voted to accept gift from two of her citizens-Julius Plnney, Esq, formerly of Stafford, is one of them of seven acres of land for park, the only condition being that the borough expend an- nually at least $2OO in improving it. Lucky Willimantic-to attract such citizens from Stafford, which so much needs that kind or men,
The Press., 1890-08-28

AN old subscriber to this paper sends thls week a renewal to March l, l9oo. we are wishing the world Gin which he is an active worker for good) we'll when we express a hone that he may live through this term of subscription, and through several like renew
The Press., 1890-08-28

In the September number of Harper's Magazine Theodore Child describes a journey 'sAcross the Andes" along the line of the great Transandine railway which is soon to connect Buenos Ayres with the Pa cific coast. This is the first of a series of illustrated articles on South America which MT. Child has prepared, relating his per sonal experiences and observations in that continent during the first six months of the present year. In the same number of the Magazine Russell Sturgis describes Greek Sculpture" and incidentally gives some valuable information concerning Greek art and architecture. Lieutenant 8. D. Jerrold Kelley, of the United States navy. contributes an article on the ''Social Side of Yachting" The superiority of our common wild flower over the cultured varieties of the conservatory is illustrated with pen and pencil by William Hamilton Gibson in a characteristic article entitled ssThe Wild Garden" Among the other contents are s'The Metric System" by H. W. Richardson, ssThe Mountain Passes of the Cumberland" by James Lane Allen, and timely paper by Charles Eliot Nor ton on ssHarvard College in 189O." Dau- det's inimitable story of ssPort Tarascon" still holds the first place in the fiction of the Magazine, while among the short stories are contributions by Barnet Phil lips, Mary E. Wilkins, Paul Carson, and the author of Cape Cod Folks. Alfred Parsons continues his illustrations of Wordsworth's poems with a full-page drawing to accompany the sonnet on .sAix- la-Chapelle." Other poems are by How ard Hall, Graham R. Tonson, and Renell Rodd. The subjects treated in the editorial departments include observations on the s'hog family" on modern ghosts, and on international copyright, by George Will liam Curtis reviews of several new books, by William Dean Howells and reflections upon the fascination of the disagreeable, by Charles Dudley Warner.
The Press., 1890-08-28

TIE September term of court at Holland heOins next Tuesday.
The Press., 1890-08-28
YI1e p 9ress,

JAnrgMcLAueHLnN < SoN, PUBLIsHERs. s1 so per wear. $125 when paid strictly in advance
The Press., 1890-08-28

GRAND MASTER PowDERLY in his last "open letter" to Vice-President Webb of the Van- derbilt system makes some specific charges that he ought to have made at the beginning that employees of the New York Central have had to pay royalties to subordinate off1- cials over them to obtain and retain their po- sitions. This, if true, is something that the railroad officials ought to know, and are glad to be told of. They will look sharp after any one guilty of practices so detrimental to the service, and if the accused men are guilty it is safe to say that no membership of any la bor organization will keep them in their po- sitions. But why wasn't the charge, if well based, made at the outset
The Press., 1890-08-28

H.RrFoRD is satisfied to find it's population over 53 900, indicating an increase or over 10. 800 since 1880, gain of over 20 per cent This is larger ratio of increase than 1t has ever shown before, and most of this has been made during the last half of the decade. The sshoomn which worked it is yet on, and likely to gain more power before it loses any.
The Press., 1890-08-28

TIE N. Y. Central railroad claims that freight trains are running on schedule tlme' that they are receiving all freight offered, thus denying reports to the contrary, also de- nyine that a single carload of perishabie freight has been lost by the company during the strike.
The Press., 1890-08-28

AN effort will be made in the coming demo- cratic state convention to start move toward having future democratic conventions made up of representation based on population giving, for instance, New Haven city more delegates than Holland and Windham coun- ties combined. This move succeeding, the next will be to have legislature made up In the same way. At present Holland county has 22 representatives, Windham county "A, and New Haven city 2. Reapportioned ac- cording to the democratic plan, and New Haven city would have 26 representatives all Holland county 8, all Windham county A.
The Press., 1890-08-28

GOoD TENEMENT TO RENT. T " CRANE
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-21
REMARKABLE OPERATIONS.
Some of the Difficult Things Done Sue
cesslnlIY by SurgeOns.

Some of the Difficult Things Done Sue
cessfuily by Surgeons.
The first hon0rS of surgery are awarded
to those who ara the first TO perform diff
cult operations. Judged by this standard,
DR.. Valentine Mott, the distinguished ex-
ponent of surgical science, is entitled to the
first rank among the surgeons of the world,
says the New York Ledger. In his thirty
third year he placed a ligature round arter-
les within two inches of the heart-an
operation sufficient of itself to place him at
the summit of his profession. In 1928 he
performed what is universally allowed to
be the most difficult feat ever attempted in
surgery.
A clergyman was afflicted with an enor-
nous tumOr in the neck, in which were I'M
bedded and twisted many of the great
arteries. In removing this tumor it was
necessary TO take out entire one of the collar
bones, to lay bare the membrane enclosing
the lungs, to dissect around arteries dis
placed by the tumor and Undecided in it, to
apply forty ligatures and remove an i'm
mense mass of diseased matter. All this
was done without the aid Of choroform.
The patient survived the operation, and
subsequently discharged the duties of his
profession.
DR.. Mott was the first to operate success
fully for Immortality of the lower jaw
and the first to entirely remove the lower
jaw. de was the first to succeed in sewing
up slit in large vein, and he did this in
some cases where portion of the vein had
been sliced away-an operation of incon-
ceivable delicacy. He once cut away two
inches Of the deep juguar vein, which was
imbedded in tumor, and tied both ends of
it. In the course of his long professional
life he tied the carotid artery forty-six
times and amputated nearly 1000 limbs. Sir
Ashley Cooper truly remarked: "Dr. Mott
has performed more of the great operations
than any other man living or that ever did
live.'
A great surgeon is frequently tempted, by
the mere love of his art, to perform an
operation not strictly necessary. DR.. Mott
held this practice in adherence. He used
to relate an anecdote of his last visit to
Paris, which shows that some surgeons are
not so scrupulous. A celebrated Paris sur
geOn asked him one day il he would like to
see him perform his original operation.
Nothing would give me morepleasure,"
replied DR.. Mott. The Frenchman unused
moment, aud then said: However, now l
think of it, there is no patient in the hospi-
tai who has that malady. No matter, my
dear friend, there is a poor devil in ward
No. -, who is of no use to himself or any
body else; and if you come tomorrow I'll
operate beautifully on him." 1t need not
be said that DR.. Mott declined to witness
the preparation of a crime so atrocious.