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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
Fond of SlcepiDp Out NJ Doors

From the Louisville Commercial.
There is peculiar individual who may be
seen in the neighborhood Of the river front at
any hour, day or night. Nobody knows his
name, and he refuses to give it, though he does
not hesitate to speak freely Of himself and his
past history. He says he will be seyenty-one
years old the 18th of this month, aud one re-
markable thing about him is the fact that he
has not slept under roof since he left the
Cincinnati hospital in 1861. He was born and
reared near that city, and was a private in the
first Kentucky regiment, U. S. A., during the
late war. He served until its close, during which
time he slept in the open air and became ac-
customed to it. Since the war he has followed
various occupations. but in winter as well az in
summer he invariably sleeps out doors, For
several years he was employed as a deck
hand on the James Guthrie. and the river men
who knew him say he invariably slept on the
deck. no difference what the weather. If the
temperature was below zero he would accent
blanket or quilt. and would perhaps get
under box. In spite Of all that he endure d
he was never frozen, and though he is now an
old man, he has never been troubled with
rheumatism. About one year ago, while nm
loading freight at Evansville. he fell, and a
heavy piece Of iron broke his thigh in two
places and dislocated his ankle, rendering
him an ineurabie cripple. He walks with
crutches and never complains, though he lives
on what is given to him by the charitable. He
persists IN sleeping in the open air, though he
has an opportunity to stay indoors il he would
He has only one eye and is grizzly looking old
fellow. Helsays that il the weather docs not
get colder than the freezing point he can lie
down on the ground, with but few clothes on.
and sleep ten hours without waking. He was
never sick in his life, though he has been
crippled several times. He says he has not
taken drink Of intoxicating liquor since the
war. He says he has not had bad cold since
he entered the army, and knows nothing about
the ordinary ailments which flesh is heir to.
His wife died many years ago and his children
think he died in the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
BOYCOTTING IN IRELAND.
IL Is Carried on Vigorously I'm Spite of
Catholic Clerical Condemnation.

Bishop ODwyer in his letter anent the Dillon
dispute says that he does not impute personal
dishonesty to Mr.. Dillon, but simply adheres to
the papal decision on the Persico report and
denounces the plan of campaign and the system
OF boycotting. Despite the clerical condemna-
ton the boycott is still employed largely as a
political weapon, and the system is especially
strong in the west of Ireland. The case of a
man named Ryan, living near Limerick is
being cited as proof of the thoroughness with
which the plan is carried out Ryan has been
striving since 1857 to live on an cvicted farm
For speeches denouncing Ryan two members
OF parliament Finucane and Sheehy, Rev.
Father Marinan and others were sentenced to
imprisonment. The congregation left the gal
lery IN the chapel as soon as Ryan entered il.
a grocer In Limerick sent a messenger after
linn and returned him money paid for goods
ordered as soon as he knew to whom the articles
had been sold. Ryan was Swallowed at fairs
until tt police began shadowing the shadowers,
and he could not get his horses shod A firm
that had always repaired his moving machine
refused to do SO any longer. and he has been
subjected, he declares. to "all the annoyance
and Inconvenience that human ingenuity can
devise" But he still holds on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
NO DOUBT ABOUT MAINE.
The State Will Go Republican and
Speaker Reed VIII be REFLECTED.

The election takes place in Maine in two
weeks. governor, legislature and four Con-
gressmen are to be chosen. Four gubernatorial
tickets are in the field-republican, democratic.
prohibition and labor. The last two will hardly
make ripple. The campaign up to the pres
ent time has been very dull and lifeless A dis
patch from Portland, Me-, to the Philadei phia
Press says: The Democrats are badly
split up over the proposition in the platform,
adopted by their second state convention, to
resubmis the prohibition amendment Their
first stat, convention had refused to indorse
any such movement, but the second convention,
which was called to fill the vacancy caused bv
the death of their gubernatoral nominee and
which was very thinly attended. was controlled
by the license faction of the party and got in
the resubmission plank. The rural democrats
are generally opposed to 1t and probably many
OF them will stay at home on election day. The
prospect is that the republican candidate, Gov
ernOr Burleigh, will have the usual majority In
Off years, say 10 900 or II 600 and perhaps better
Nobody regards Speaker Reeds district as at
all doubtful. The democratic candidate is a
very respectable lawyer Of Portland. who has
seen little service i'll the state legislature. He
will poll his party vote pretty well. but that is
ALL He probably accepted the nomination
more for the purpose OF getting into a good
position to become the patronage dis
tributor for the district if the next
administration should happen to be
democratic than with any expectation of
being elected. Mr. Reeds defeat has been pre-
dcted biannuallv for the last twelve years but
every time he has been elected by an increased
majority. Two years ago his plurality was
2.OC0. but that was u presidential year, when
great effort was made to get out the full vote
Possibly, therefore, Mr.. Reeds plurality may
fall somewhat below that figure. All the other
districts are 30 Overwhelmingly republican
that the democrats will make only a show OF
coutcs,ing them, .o-~ (
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
SEVENTY-SIX DROWNED.
Terrible Scenes at tho Wreck of the
Ship Oneida.

Survivors Of the wreck OF the shin Oneida
arrived at San Francisco Monday, bringing
tho first full details of the loss of that vessel
on sunken rock in Cooks Inlet and the
drowning OF seventy-six Chinese hired to work
in salmon cannery. The Oneida left San
Francisco in March with full canning outfit
and 200 Chinese. In heavy fog at Q O'Clock at
night shc struck on sunkcn rock with great
force. An immense hole was stove in the ships
bottom and water came pouring in. Tho scene
that followed was terrible. John Ericsson, one
OF the crew, described it as follows:
Tho Chinese in the hold came swarming on
deck. cursed. charged on the boats and had to
the rigging and down to the deck again. Then
they attempted to take possession Of the boats
and 1t was necessary to push them from the
side OF the ship. To attempt to hold them in
check was impossible. They were like demons
They ran to the side Of the ship, scuffled with
each other in their madness and half
leaped into the water only to drown. None Of
the white men were drowned. but every strip
Of clothing, except what they had on their
backs, was lost. All this happened in less
time than l can tell it. Twenty min
utes after we struck there was nothing
to be seen Of the ship. She landed fairly
on top Of the rock and was broken in two
as she was settling. Three dories were washed
out of the matches. There was scramble for
them by the panic-stricken Chinese, but only
four floated off in them. 1t was terrible to
listen to the walls and cries of tine doomed
creatures, and We could give them no help. A
number were caught like rats in a cage. and
went to the bottom in the Oneida. Thirty
minutes after the ship struck not a sound
could be heard except the oars in the locks of
our boats. When day broke we found twelve
Chinese floating on some wreckage. Seven
days afterward three were found on a rock
which they reached by swimming. but only one
was alive. He had lived by drinking from a
key of spirits. When work began at the can
merry the Chinese seemed to have lost heart and
little was accom- pllshcd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
A STORY DENIED.
The Alleged Defects in the New Cruiser
Philadelphia.

New York Dispatch 10 the Baltimore Sun.
great deal Of gossip has been going the
rounds at the navy yard in relation to several
alleged defects in the new cruiser Philadel.
phia. Capt J. N. Miller today denied that
there was particle Of truth in the story. Ad-
mirai Gherardi said: THE Philadelphia is the
sister ship OF the Baltimore, and any defects
found in the former would necessarily be found
in the latter" The Philadelphia is now the
flagship Of the North Atlantic station pending
the return OF the Baltimore. Carpenters and
seamen are busy preparing her for her in
tended cruise, and everything on board is con-
sequently in q confused shape just at present.
The navy yard people say that on her trip to
New York the Philadelphia listed little. but
1t was not due to any tendency to avoid riding
on an even keel, as stated in the published
story. The trouble lay in the fact that she was
not evenly balanced. The coal was put too
much on one side and her guns were not shifted
properly. The Philadelphia is soon to have a
new captain, Capt Bradford having applied for
a sick leave on the ground Of being uuwell.
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
THEY ASK "RECOGNITION.n
A Lively Convention Of Colored North
Carolina Republicans.

A state convention Of colored men met ai
Raleigh, N. c., yesterday. The delegates were
among the ablest negroes in tn g state James
II. Young called the convention to order and
said its purpose was neither child's play MOI
the disruption of the republican party, but 70
make all men, from the President to the
smallest ofhoeholder. understand that the
negroes demand the rights and privileges to
which they are entitled. The negroes, he said
met now as the real republican party of North
Carolina and will never get any recognition
until they thus demand it Thor purpose ID
not to draw the color line, but to de.
mand in PLAIN language that the negro must be
recognized in the distribution Of patronage.
John :. Dancy read the call for the convention,
IN which the committee states that for twenty
nve years tho negroes have voted wildly. L.
Z. Smith, ex-ministcr to Liberia, was made
temporary chairman.
cHEATnAM COLBY RECEIVED.
A call was made for Cheatham, the negro
Congressman from the second district. but ex-
Minister Smith made speech bitterly opposing
the CALL and said that he did not want to hear
Cheatham. who had opposed the convention,
and he positively refused to hear him. A
lively scene followed, but finally Cheatham
spoke and attempted defense of himself He
said that President Harrison had made some
a6ominable appointments, but that still his
administration was great one, and called upon
the convention to indorse it. The republican
Senators had planned and plotted the defeat OF
the Blair bill, but he assured the convention it
would become a law next session.
NO WHITE MEN WANTED.
There was motion for Congressman Brewer
to come forward and explain his actions to-
ward the negroes, but the convention refused
to entertain it, the chair ruling that white men
had no business in the convention and that the
explanations could be made with ballots next
November.
The convention adopted resolutions which.
briefly summarized. reaffirms allegiance to the
republican party and ask that the negro race
receive proper recognition in the distribution
OF patronage; commend Harrison's admins
tration on all national questions; condemn the
self-appointed white bosses who 90 to Wash
ington and make the representation that the
negro. no matter whether he is recognized or
not, will support the republican party; call for
committee to go to Washington to lay the
grievances of the North Carolina negroes be-
fore the President; ask for the establishment of
a negro school of technology in the south; in
dorse the Merrill educational bill; commend
the state election law and jury system; indorse
the plan OF southern exposition in some
northern city by both races, and condemn
Senator Blair for his work for the educational
bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
He Wanted to Kill His Fiance

James Harold Sawyer, young Enylishmau,
attempted to kill his fance, Miss Made
Elliott, at her home at Summit, Pa, Monday
evening. Sawyer became acquainted with the
Elhotts In Europe. Alter a brief courtship he
became engaged to Miss Elliott and came to
this country with the family. 1t was learned
shortly afterward that Sawyer was gambler
and a confidence man and the engagement was
broken off. Monday evening he obtained
access to Miss Elliott's home and after asking
the reason for the breaking of the engagement
and getting reply he drew a revolver and
fired twice, the bullets grazing Miss Elliott's
check. Mr.. Elliott rushed into the room and
was knocked down with a blow from the re-
volver. Sawyer then made his escape. Mr..
Elliott is Frustrated and fears are entertained
for his recovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
IRELAND'S POTATO CROP.
In Some Places the Yield Will be Less
Than One.Half.

The Irish land commissioners have Just
issued their report ON the condition of the
potato crop all through Ireland 1t confirms
the statements of the newspapers that the
blight is universal. In Donegal there is only
half crop, in West Cork the yield is far below
the average.
In the poor districts Of Mayo the crop ia a
total failure. The continued wet weather in
creases the gloom Of the picture and the stu
alton threatens to repeat the horrors of lS48.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
MRS. BRUMM's BRAVERY.
The Wife OF the Congressman Crap.
pies With q Burglar.

At Pottsvills, Pa, about o'clock yesterday
morning the wife Of ex-Congressman Brumm
was reused by seeing . man in the room.
Thinking it was one of the boys she made no
outcry at Hrst but noticing the man looking
among her husbands clothing, which lay on 9
chair, she sprang from bed and shouted to her
husband. She grasped tho burglar and contin-
ued calling for help. The man srappled with
her, dragged her into the hall and, displaying
large knife, threatened her with death unless
she remained quiet Meanwhile Mr.. Brumm
had become reused to the situation and sprans
to the rescue, when the burglar went on,
over the conservatory roof and escaped, carry
ing with him the ex-Congressman's gold watch
and pocket book with valuable papers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
Scranton Elopers Caught,

Edward L. Smythe, manager Of the Dayton
paper house in Scranton, Pa. eloped with Rosa
Warner, daughter of one of the owners of the
paper house, on Saturday night, August l6.
The next day they we're married at Bingham.
ton, NY. Smythe already had a wife and child
at Kingsbridge, NY. James i. Robinson, Miss
warmers brother-in-law, came on from VIII
loughby, Ohio, as soon as he received news OF
the elopement, aud Monday he found the OBJ.
1ects OF his search in Q boarding house In
Rochester. He caused Smythe's arrest on the
charge Of embezzling money belonging to the
paper house. Then he returned to Scranton
with Mrs. Smythe No. q Smythe was brought
back by q Scranton officer. Robinson, Who
caught Smythe, was President Garfield's score
tary during the Garfield presidential campaign.
Mrs. Smythes father, J. p. Warner, was can
didate for the appointment Of postmaster OF
Scranton under Garfield
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
His Son Obeyed Orders.

Jonathan Hartgroves Of Hillsboro, ILL.,. owns
large watermelon patch and has a chronic
fear of the melon thief. Monday night he
loaded a big duck gun and gave the weapon to
his twelve-year-old son with instructions to
watch the patch till daybreak and shoot any
one he saw in the patch. Later OH the old man
fell to wondering II the boy would really shoot
SO Jonathan sneaked into the melon patch He
was just OH the point of devOuring a melon
when the boy emptied both barrels into the
old mans body. Jonathan is very badly hurt
aud may die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
A Pretty Scotch Widows Romance.

Among the seventy passengers that arrived
in Philadelphia yesterday afternoon in the
Allen limo steamship Canadian, Capt. Dunlap,
from Glasgow and Halifax, was a handsome
young Scotch widow. who gave her name az
M,s. Johnston, and said she had come here to
marry A. Ross OF Dsnville, Va, who had prom
ised to meet her on the dock. search was
made on the dock for her betrothed and he WAS
taken on board. most affecting meeting
took place in the presence of all the officers
and crew Of the ship. The two immed iately
departed in u carriage to be married
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
Young Iturbide Cashiered.

Lieut.. Iturbide was yesterday found guilty
by court-martial for criticising his superior
officers and sentenced to $40 days imprison-
ment to date from July q, dismissed from the
army and prohibited from holding public Office
for the period of ten years.
The case has attracted great interest on ac-
count of the high social position of the accused.
lturbide was adopted heir of MAMMALIAN to
succeed to the throne of Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27

A Stately Shaft Erected and Unveiled in
Memory Of the Slain Soldiers.

The Duke Of Cambridge, commander in
chief of the British army, yesterday unveiled
the memorial to the soldiers slain in the battle
of Waterloo. erected in the rural cemetery
three miles beyond the Louvain Gate OF Brus-
sells. The sculptor Of the memorial is the
Comte de Lalaing, who is not thirty years old.
He rendered his artistic services without any
charge. The masonry is thirty feet long, fifteen
feet wide and thirty feet high
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
THE GRIP SPREADING AGAIN.
Prevalent In London and Austria and
Hungarian Rural Districts.

The influenza, which has fingered in London
through the summer, is again becoming very
prevalent. Reports from the continent an
nounce that similar outbreak has occurred in
Vienna, in the Austrian rural districts and in
Hungary, the only difference being that this is
accompanied by symptoms Of choleraic trouble
instead Of those of affections Of the lungs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


4 HEEkl-sTONE C0TTAGE-BATHINGB BOAT.
~ ing fsshng. Oysters. Crabs. Clans Fish. No Moe
geisoes: NJ Malaria Cold pure. soft Water stesmsn
Cheriton station bus 10 cottage. Terms Ell as psg
Gay $40 Ter week. s35 TOR weeks
,y.-2m cherry-stone p. O.. Sortnampton Co. ".
(NoLoNIAL BEACH. va, 6s MILES FROM WASH
~ lngton, on the Lower Potomac, ofers for the
NORTH OF August special reduced prices from o. 10
Sl: per week. Fishing, Grabbing, BOATING dancing
ana other anuseinents- Also the nuest nsh diuueF
served on the Potomac river for J0c
auG- ln ". T. CRUMP proprietor
IrlsHING, GRABBING. SAILING AND BATHING
Il al =. L. swan's, 81. Georges river, one mile
from F1ney Point Hotel. Good tons rood
board Tor 81 er day. Will meet guests p1ney Point
wharf free oi charge. Boats free. au2l-1ts
HlGEIA. HOTEL
IL OLD POINT COMFORT VA
Unsurpassed IN appointments. table aud general a.
tehuoh Terms less for the nccommoda lions, enter.
tAneits and Amusemen hts given that any resort Of
its prestige IN the United Music twice a day
by the celebrated Fort Monroe Band; nightly hoI~
saiest and most delightful bathing the coast;
koed slllg. ilshlng and driving Frequent presence
OF foreiSn aud American shiTs Of war. daily insIc-
os drills, parGdes, cannon and rife tsr1ret Practice
broad eHIanse Of salt water surrounds Old Point
Comfort hence there are land breezes malaria.
no hay lever no oppressive heat The
hghtfu and the nights cool aud refreshing The most
Charming marine views III the world. send for de-
scrlptlve pamphlet
,elO-eo='4m =. n PIKE. Manager
WNHL BALTIMORE. SPRING LAKE BEACH M,
- One bl ok from ocean. Open during September,
Terms moderate. Address
suo-sS~lm' Mr. l. p. WHEELER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
To Go It Alone.

The stock yards strike at Chicago, after the
grievances of the engineers and firemen hsd
been adjusted, puta new phase on the situation.
and yesterday morning il was decided to dis
solve the association and allow each road IN do
its own switching. while the striking switchmen
were told that their services were no longer
required and new men were procured TO 40
the :witohins. Superintendent Marsh, At the
yards 10 take charge Of the polioe srrsnss-
msnts and ses that no acts Of violence srs
Committed By the strikers. Very little ~
done In the way OF clearing the tracks Of the
freight cara.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27

Mrs. Cavanagh, the Actress, Convicted.
It took . jury in general sessions court in
New York but ten minutes yesterday afternoon
to find Mrs. Emily Cavanagh guilty OF assault
In the first degree for peppering her husband,
James, in . running fusilade on the '.Rialto, -
on 18th street, several weeks since. Mrs.
Cavanagh is an actress and her husband In in
the theatrical line as we'll James owes his
life, when attacked by the woman he had de-
serted, to the small caliber of the revolver she
used. He was hit three times, but suffered
only from slight scratches and a perforated
dress coat The penalty under the CONVICTION
II from five to ten years imprisonment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
A Dragged Jockey.

In the Monmouth handicap yesterday Firenzi
was the favorite at to s. This would have
been great race had it not been for the dis
graceful exhibition that Isaac Murphy. the
crack jockey Of the country. made on Firenzi.
He nearly fell of the mare several times dur
ing the race, and after the finish did fall off.
and had to be helped on to get back to the
scales. It is said Murphy was drugged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27

you do, bu. they are farmers who produce cot
ton seed oil, between which and pure lard there
is no more comparison than between heaven
and hell [Laughter.l
Mr.. Henderson-Then put it on the market
as such. Don't sneak Be man Republican
applause.l
Mr.. Turner Of New York then got the door
and talked until adjournment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
CITY AND DISTRICT.

CT The local circulation OF The EVENING
STAR is not only the largest and fullest but it is
also the BEST, since the paper goes not alone
into the hands Of the people Of the District Of
Columbia As body, but regularly into their
Lomss-into the families of all classes, and
into those of the money-spending as well a.
the money-earnins portion Of the community.
An advertisement in its columns therefore
reaches the eye Of everybody worth reaching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
A Tobacco Ware House Syndicate.

An English syndicate is trying to obtain con-
troll Of the tobacco ware houses Of Louisville
and Cincinnati. The syndicate will be named
the Western Tobacco Ware House Trust. 1t is
expected that the warehousemcn of Clarks-
vile, Tenn, will Join. The negotiations are
now pending and the deal will probably be
made within the next ten DAYS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
Horrible Scene on . scaffold.

A dreadful scene occurred in the Jail at Biz.
mingham. England, yesterday, when Frederick
Davis. who was sentenced 10 death for the
murder Of his wife, was executed. His head
was half torn on and the windpips and carotid
artery we're severed and blood spurtsd all over
the scanold. The hangman explained that this
unusual occurrence was the result of the fact
THAT Davis vas spare man with long neck,
VA given . dx-foot drop.