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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-07
Was a Cronin Juror Bribed?

State Attorney Longenecker was asked yes
terday what effect it would have upon the
recent verdict in the Cronin case should it be
shown that one Of the jurors had been bribed.
He replied that it would be rendered null and
void
Would that apply to Beggs' case as well?'
he was asked
"1never thought Of that" he answered, "and
hence couldn't say"
fierce fight is in progress between ex-Juror
Culver and the Chicago Herald, the latter do
ing Its best to find proof to substantiate the
grave charges il brought against Mr.. Culver
for his action as a Cronin juror. Culver sued
the paper for 5000 damages. The motion
for new trial will be argued next Monday. In
the meantime the four prisoners, having re-
covered their equanimity, are resting quiet ly
In JAIL Sullivan, the ice man, is suffering less
than usual and saws he feels better
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NAVAL CONSTRUCTION CORPS.
The Examination Of Candidates for Ad.
mission to Begin Tomorrow.

The board Of examiners, consisting Of Capt
Philip Hichborn, president, and Assistant Naval
Constructors Baxter and Taylor, appointed 10
examine candidates for admission to the con-
struction corps Of the navy, viii meet tomor-
row morning in the Navy department and be-
gin the examination, which, it in expected, will
last fully month. The candidates are 40 fol-
lows: Messrs. Hanscom, Cassidy, rockingham,
Dubosque and HART, principal draughtsmen in
the bureau Of construction and repair; Assist
ant Engineer Redgrave and Mr. Dashiell, who
was formerly cadet at the naval academy and
is now employed in the patent ofico.
OBJECTIONS 10 TIE SCOPE OF THE IxAnrNArIoN.
The examination was to have started about .
month ago, but just before the meeting Of the
board the candidates appealed to Secretary
Tracy, claiming that the scope of the examina-
ton, which was according to q circular pre-
pared in 1881 by Assistant Constructor Bowles
OF Texas fame, under orders Of Secretary
Chandler, was too extensive, embracing studies
that practically barred them out, such as
riench and German and vast deal Of the
higher mathematics. The Secretary was at first
inclined to listen favorsbly to their appeal and
half promised them that he would have the old
circular amended The younger members Of
the board, then Taylor and Lakewood, made
strenuous efforts to get the Secretary to re-
.N1ooo
Assistant Constructor Gatewood, however, was
relieved and Baxter substituted. Both Baxter
and Taylor are highly competent to pass any
examination to which they may be subjected,
having passed several years abroad studying
at the English and Scotch schools
THEY DON'T WANT CIVILIANS IN THE CORPS.
1t IL their desire, Of course, to maintain the
high standard for entrance into the corps, and
they naturally look little jealousy upon any
effort on the part Of civilians to get into the
corps On the other hand the president Of the
board, Constructor Hichborn, il inclined to
sympathize with the applicants, five of whom
have for some years been engaged in the most
practical sort of work in ship designing in the
who. despite possible deficiency in
the way Of the foreign languages and the ex-
treme higher mathematics, are, in his view,
thoroughly well qualified to be admitted into
the naval service, where their duties would not
differ much from those they have been per-
forming during the past with credit
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CAPITOL TOPICS.

CLERK OF THE HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Jeffords of Williamstown, vt. will have
a share in District legislation this winter, he
having been appointed by Mr.. Grout a. clerk
to the District committee.
Mr. BYNUN's BLocKs-oF-FIvE RESOLUTION.
The resolution introduced in the House to-
day by Mr.. Bynum Of Indianapolis calling for
an investigation of Col W. W. Dudley alleged
connection with the famous blocks-of-fve cir
cular letter, which figured so prominently in
the last days OF the campaign Of 1883, is pre-
coded by an affidavit from John A. Lang which
charges Col Dudley with conspiring with Chas
n. Schroeder, VIM. II. Murray and other re-
publicans Of Indiana with unduly and cor
ruptly influencing voters at the polls. 1t
charges United States District Attorney
Smiley N. Chambers of Indiana with refusing
to tab steps for the prosecution of Dudley
and asks that a committee of five be appointed
by the Speaker to investigate the action and
non-action OF Chambers and his immediate pre-
decessors In connection with this blocks-of- five
circular letter. The committee is empowered
to employ stenographer and clerk, send for
persons and papers and take testimony.
FOR A GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH LINE.
Mr.. Dawes offered a resolution in the Senate
yesterday, which was agreed to, calling Oh the
Postmaster General for information as to the
proposed connection of the Post Office depart
ment with the telegraph companies and as to
the probable cost of the erection OF a govern
ment independent telegraph line between the
cities of St Louis, Chicago, Philadelphia
and New York
BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Perkins introduced bill in the House yes
terday to establish a congressional correspon-
dence and department business bureau for the
benefit Of members of the houses; Mr.. Chapman
bill providing that the pay of letter carriers
shall be at the maximum, 81, cooper year, and
that substitute letter carriers shall be paid
$500 per year; Mr.. Buchanan of New Jersey a
bill providing for the assembling of Congress
on the fourth day of March, instead Of on the
first Monday Of December; and Mr.. Butter
worth Of Ohio introduced bill increasing the
pay Of watchmen in the Treasury to $50 per
month, of the lieutenants OF the watch $50 and
Of the captain Of the watch Sl25.
NOTES
Representative ]. p Walker Of Missouri ia i'll
at mis- reeidence. 922 NJ street northwest.
Mr.. O'Neill of Massachusetts, introduced q
bill yesterday authorizing contracts with the
pneumatic gun carriage and power company to
convert the monitors Wyandotte and Nantucket
into floating batteries and appropriating
$780, 900 for the work.
The Senate yesterday passed the bill to
amend the census act by increasing the pay of
supervisors from $500 to 1000.
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THE PROPOSED EXPOSITION.
A Bill Introduced Appropriating $15,-
OOO, 900 for Holding 1t In This City.

Senator Faulkner of West Virginia today in
troduced bill to provide for Three-Americas
and worlds exposition at the national capital
IN 1892 1t is similar in all its provisions to the
bill recently introduced by Senator German,
except that instead of providing for the issuing
Of els, ZOO, 900 in District bonds to provide an
exposition fund 1t contains the following sec
ton: That the sum of Sis. OOO, 900 out uf any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, or so much thereof as may be necessary,
is hereby appropriated for carrying out the
objects of this act" The bill will be introduced
in the House by Mr.. Wilson of West Virginia
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THE COURTS.
POLICE CoURT-J,ldqe Miller.

Today-Othello Mcdonald, John johnson,
Charles Williams, Vim. Hall and John Reeder
were fined So each for being loud and bolster
Gus. Chas. Kelly, vagrancy; personal bonds
Chas. MCGEE, selling liquor without license
in the county; judgment suspended. John H.
Davis, indecent exposure; $50. Geo. Alfreds,
vagrancy; ninety days. Robt. Hawkinson va
grancy; thirty days. Maria Lewis and Kitty
Thomas, loud and boisterous; personal bonds.
John Green and Al Lomax, shooting crap; per-
sonal bonds. Clifford Dewey, street vender
without a license; personal bonds. Vim. Par
ker and Chas. Dade, loud and boisterous; $5.
John Early, vagrancy; sixty days. Henry Gross
Andrew Walker, disorderly conduct; IS. Jas.
Riley, vagrancy; ninety days. Isaac Sgner,
for driving and maltreating ive-dollar horse;
personal honda
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-07

The Arlington, Nj, physicians are greatly
peared there and the citizens are greatly
alarmed, owing to the fact that the symptoms
are not unlike those of leprosy.
Mrs. Davis, the widow OF jefferson Davis, has
undertaken the work OF supervising the COM
pilation and publication of her husbands me-
moirs, and when that is completed-about May,
it is expected-will join her daughter, Miss
Winnie, in Europe.
A team valued at g, 500 jumped into the river
from q Camden ferry.
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Accidental Shooting.

Correspondence Of The EVENING STAR
BoYDs, Nd, January 6
Charles Arnold, young man living at or
near GAINESVILLE, was seriously wounded today
by the accidental discharge of gun which he
was pulling across the floor at his house about
a mile from here. The load entered his hand
under the thumb and coming out at the wrist
entered his side. 1t is thought amputation OF
his hand will be necessary. J.W.W
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1t Was q Family Fight.

Noble Rush and his wife, Bridget, were in
the Police Court today. Bridget made an as
sault on her stepson, Frank, by striking him
with glass preserving jar. She was charged
with the assault and the husband was arrested
charged by his wife with interfering in the
fight. Judge Miller decided it to be q simple
family jar and took the parties personal bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-07

The notice published December 81, 1889, that
Mrs NJ E Foxwell, assisted by her daughters,
SOC Rhode Island avenue, would receive on
New Year day" was not authorized, Mrs.
Foxwen says. by any member Of her family.
Charles E Walker, SIG Sd street northeast,
reports stolen from new buildings fifteen rim
and three mOrtise locks. sam Nov, 2OI2 7th
street northwest, bad a revolver stolen from
him on Wednesday last.
In the cases Of Joseph J. Fowler, Clara B.
Holman, John Lewis, Louisa N. Brsninger,
josephine Dunlop and Virginia Franklin Judge
Co today confirmed the findings Of the Jury
that they are insane.
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Officers Elected.

The bakers beneficial association No. I has
slected officers for the year 1890 as follows:
President, John Schuerger; vice president.
George Suppes; recording secretary, Paul
Burk; financial secretary, Henry E. Gross;
treasurer, John W. Miller. Finance commit
tee-JOhn Banf, chairman; Henry Arnold,
Gottlieo Hurlebaus, William speckman and
Charles Stein
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POwdePly Il No Better.

Grand Master Workman Powderly, who was
taken suddenly ill in Philadelphia last week,
is suffering at Scranton from q complicated at
tack Of influenza and quinsy. Inquirers as to
his condition last night were informed that
there had been no improvement as yet, but his
physicians were OF the opinion that he would
be able to resume his official duties in Q week
or 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-07
JOiner's Story Is True.

The Raleigh, NC, Nescs and Observer has
learned that Joiners story is substantially true,
the circumstances having occurred near Ash
boro, in Randolph county, nearly a hundred
miles distant from Holly Springs Wake county.
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10 BIND TWO CONI1N EMS.
The Proposed International American
Railway.

The railroad committee Of the manner lean
congress, of which ex-senator Davis is the
active spirit, is giving serious attention to a
proposition for the construction of an interna-
tional American railroad, by which all the ma
tions OF this continent may be brought into
easy communication. With the American and
Mexican system and the roads already con-
structed in South America it is thought that it
would not be difficult to make the necessary
connections for complete line of communi-
cation. 1t is understood that the foreign
members Of the committee state that their
governments will be willing to assist the pro-
iect by large land grants along the route If the
United States will raise the necessary money
by indorslng the construction bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-07
A Jerseyman Who Wrote on the Monu-
ment.

In the Police Court this morning a longshore-
man from Jersey City was arraigned under the
name of George Murphy on the charge Of de-
facing the Warrington monument. Special
Officer James B. Evans testified that the &C.
cused reached the monument yesterday too
late to go to the top, but he put the name Of
George Rind and address on several parts of
the structure. Murphy made q statement ac-
knowledging the act but said he was a stranger
here and If let off could get transportation
home. He was fined $40 and sentence sus-
pended on his promise to 60 home.
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WANTED-ROOMS

WANTED-BY MAN AND WIFE, TWO PLEAS
w ant Rooms, Furnished or Partly Furnished. with
Star office. h7-2ts
WANTED-BY YOUNG COUPLE WITH CHILD
Wv Zor3 On furnished Rooms on I'd Floor with
dress J.B.V., Star Office iaT-2ts
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WAREHOUSES;.

WANTED-TO PURCHA HOUSE OF SIX Oh
ONCE ja7tth&s-3ts
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WANTED-LOTS.

WANTED-TO PURCHASE CHEAP-LOTS ON
dress Box So, Star office. is4-3t
WANTED-AT ONCE FOR CLIENT, UNIM-
w proved property in the northeast; whole square
preferred. ACkER GADsBY, zoos F St NV.
d1S-lm
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTED-SIT
WANTED-A POSITION AS MANAGER oFFARM;
onoerstands care OF stock and raising Of all kinds
OF gram. the care and manage ment of all machines
used on farms, either wind. horse or steam power.
Address G II. NJ, Star ONCE. ja6-4c
WAETED-BYAN EXPERIENCED BOOK KEEPER
w and Correspondent, Situation salary nominal;
references Givnn Address SCRIBE. Star once.
1ao-St'
WANTED - TYPE WRITING COPYING AT
w home, 30 per folio. Wrappers, a., addressed,
soc Per thousand- Experienced and references. Ad-
oress mss h NJ star ONCE. b6-3r
w and femAlel, Waters. House and Ladies' MAZDA
Drivers. Buffers Nurses. House Men. (No tramp
aeencyJ An honest charge. BURNHAM'S, ITO @
ST. NV. taA-6ts
TED-EMPLOYERS-YOU WILL BE FUR
~ mtshed Highly Recommends Clerical Applicants:
also Well trained Servants Of any nationality without
charge CITY INTELLIGENCE OFFICE. III @ nv.
n23-44ts
WANTED-A POSITION IN DRUG STORE By
w young man with four years experience Ad-
dress b. I'm, Star once. ja4-3t'
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KGNE MANDKyuLI Expert MANICURE AND
M ChiropodisA de.merly Of Yr and sssissaas have
opened paTlon 1897 NV. Entire sat1sfncttou gun9.
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15
Prattled With Her Fingers.

A peculiar family attracted the atten-
ton of the passengers on Brooklyn
Bridge train the other morning. The
entire family were deaf and dumb.
1t consisted of the father, a man ap-
parently twenty-eight years old, who
looked like an industrious mechanic; the
mother, a handsome, neatly dressed
woman of about twenty-five, and a beau
tiful child, little girl under three years
of age.
1t was the child in whom the pas
sengers seemed to take the greatest in
terest, the little "tot's" actions causing
many friendly smile.
Young as she was the child could talk
in the deaf and dumb language with ap-
parent ease, and when her parents, who
were conversing in their peculiar Ian
guage, mentioned anything that pleased
the childish fancy she would laugh and
clap her little hands, much to the delight
of all who saw her.
She was very shy little thing, how
ever, and would not leave her mothers
side for a moment An elderly gentle
man spoke to her, but she hung her head
to one side, looking at him with a bash
full expression in her eyes which appar-
emily said: "I don't know you, sir, and
couldn't speak to you if did. ."-NeT
York Herald.
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The First Express Package.

The first express package carrier was
a rather consumptive-looking young
man of the name of Harnden (his given
name has escaped my memory, who in
1886 instituted the business in New York
city by calling on bankers, brokers and
merchants with carpet bag and solicit
ing the carrying of money and other val
liable packages between that city and
Boston. Like all new undertakings, it
was not long before competitor ap-
peared in the person of Alyah Adams,
who selected Philadelphia as his objec-
tive point, and who adopted the same
tactics as Harnden. James Hoey, who
is now prominent figure in "The
Adams Express Company" and re-
puted millionaire, was at that time a
young Irish boy employed to sweep out
ten by fifteen office on William street,
west side, between Wall and Pine, and
to deliver and call for packages which
became too large for the carpet bag.
The business grew rapidly, the trunk
took the place of the carpet bag, sue
ceeded by iron bound crates strongly
padlocked, which had to give way to box
cars on truck wheels, for the convenience
Of transfer from the New York and
Providence line of steamboats, TO the
Boston and Providence railroad. Harm
den continued the eastern route and
Adams the southern. Later on con-
solidation took place under the present
title, and Harnden's express was merged
into the Adams Express Company
CRicagO Tribune.
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scarcely year younger than herself, had
been almost as son and brother in
one. And was there nearer love still
and dearer love yet, SO deep hidden in
the secret recesses of consciousness that
even the heart that harbored it had not
recognized its presence2
1t was all over now. There was one
thing left alone, and that was ever
friendly,
She went back into the house and wrote
two letters. One was addressed to Helen
Vassar. It accused her, Leslie Radetsky,
of the theft of the Vassar diamonds, She
wanted the money for her own personal
uses. No need ever to ask what those
uses might have been. That would never
be discovered. The French maid was
innocent. Steps might be taken at once
for her liberation. Suspicion had, of
course, been purposely thrown on this
woman. Who else knew where Miss
Vassar kept her diamonds-who but the
new maid and Miss Vassar's friend, the
adopted sister of the man she was to
marry2 Miss Vassar had wealth in super
fluffy. What she had regretted was not
the loss of her diamonds so much as the
guilt of a young girl who had impressed
her as innocent. Well, that young girl
was now absolved. 1t was true that the
adopted sister of her betrothed bore the
guilt instead. But she loved the brother,
and for his sake, perhaps, she would drop
the veil over crime expiated as sins
could alone be expiated, it was said.
Such was the substance of the first
letter. The second was written to
Louis.
"You are safe, unless you speak your
self, which, though you are coward, 1
do not think likely. Helen will not seek
to know one detail of my deed. She is
noble and Quixotic. She need never
discover that the necklace passed on to
you and was severed and the stones scat
tered and sold. The French girl is safe,
too. am going where disgrace does
not reach. Strange! l loved you. Can
you understand that, wonderp
Both letters were found by her side.
The room was filed with the odor of
bitter almonds and she held the little
vial still clenched in her stiffening hand.
Louis Radetsky and the heiress were
married abroad year later. The young
man had been for months at deaths door
with a fever of the brain.
They now live in Paris. He has aged
and broken rapidly. His health is pool
and he has strange hallucinations. Bu
after so ghastly a shock, what more
natural, thinks his wife.
She cares for him with a wonderful
devotion. But there is sadness in hel
face and curious shadow fingers there
at times.-Me,o York Mercury.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

The Prairie Farmer does not take
much stock in the suggestion of a con-
tractor of Chicago, to pump out the lake
front after building a Golfer dam around
800 or 400 acres of water. To build the
worlds fair in the bottom Of the lake
would be unique; the project is feasible,
of course, but who wants to go down
twenty feet below the water line to see a
great exposition9 There would be con-
slant dread of possible inbreak of the
waters If so, what then3 A great scare
aud loss of life. The worlds fair will
not be held on the bottom or the top of
Lake Michigan.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15
19,S64,OOO 16, ,l92, 99t
The Largest Perfeet Diamond.

About twenty companies are engaged
in diamond mining in South Africa, ono
of which has capital Of $50, 1000, 000
They are nearly all under the control OF
the De Beers Syndicate IN London,
which is limiting the production and in
creasing the price. During the month
of February, 1890, there were shipped
from Kimberly 130, OFT carats of rough
and uncut diamonds, valued at 81, ,2S2,-
700. In the mines they are found scat.
tered through the blue earth in sizes
ranging from $50 carats to the size of
pinhead. The largest perfect diamond
ever brought from the Cape is the elm
perial, owned by a syndicate aud said
to be worth 81, 100000. Next to it
comes the "Stewart," of 2SSf carats,
which was found in the Vaal River in
1872. IL was an inch and quarter in
diameter, of light yellow, variously
supposed to be due to vegetable secre-
tions, the decomposition of fluid, or
changes effected by action Of heat
Ne,o York Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15
Dog That Slgnals Trains.

The Globe Democrat had a story some
time ago about baboou that had been
taught to turn switches, but that animal
is equaled by a dog in this city that
signals trains. The dogs owner is the
watchman at the Grayois road-crossing
of the Oak Hill Railroad, and finding
the animal could be taught to do almost
anything but talk and eat with a fork,
showed him how to carry the flag, and
now when a train comes along the dog
runs out with the flagstaff in his mouth
and waves the flag up and down, if not
as we'll as his master, at least well
enough to give notice of danger. OF
course the watchman does not leave his
post, but is always on hand to render
assistance, but the dog seems to under
stand the business and 10 take pleasure
in il.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
IN THE SHADOW.

Drear is the night with its wavering 1gnt,
And the moon is under cloud,
Each planet afar the wrath Of a star
Cleans pale in its mist-woven shroud,
Lovel
So wan in its chilling, white shroudl
Weary the feet on the desolate street
That bear my burden and me;
Ny comrades are gone, and am alone,
To think of heaven and thee,
Love,
To dream of heaven and theel
Hungering in my Loneliness sigh
For thee and all that thou art
For the lovelight that lies in thy glorious
eyes
To cheer my famishing heart,
Love-
To cheer nay desolate heartl
Vain the desired Hopes bright beacon fire
Burns dimly in life's autumn rain,
While walk these lone ways and long for
the days
That will dawn for me never again,
Love,
The days that will dawn not again!
M NJ. Folsom, in Atlanta Constitution.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

The Shoe and Leather Reporter says:
"a noticeable thing about the statues
found in our museums of art, and sup
posed to represent the perfect figures of
ancient men and women, is the apparent
disproportionate size OF their feet. We
moderns are apt to pronounce them too
large, particularly those of the women. 1t
will be found, however, that for sym
metrical perfection these feet could not
be better. A Greek sculptor would not
think of such thing as putting nine
inch foot on a fve-and one -half-foot wo-
man. Their types for these classical
marble figures were taken from the best
forms of living persons" The Reporter
goes on to show that well proportioned
woman of ten feet three inches in height
should have a foot ten inches long and
should wear a No 6. Courage, fair
sisters of Chicago; it is true that your
feet are big, but they are classical feet.