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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08
THE DISTRICT ASSESSORS.
Their Appointment Now Under Considera-
tion by the President.

The President has under consideration the
appointments Of the three District assessors
provided by the last Congress to form the
board Of review
II II understood that the President is anxious
TO appoint men Of experience, ability and in
tegrity, and whose selection would DO most sat
isfactorv 90 the citizens.
number Of names have been submitted TO
him and the appointments will be made within
the next few DAYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08

Mr.. Jas. L. Norris, the District member Of
the national democratic committee, will return
Monday from a consultation with the demo-
cratic leaders at New York. when he will an
nounce the members Of the ad visory committee
for the District authorized by the national DEM
ocrstic committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08
A Republican Banner.

At meeting Of the special committee ap-
pointed Oy the Blaine Invincible Republican
Club last evening 1t was decided 70 have the
banner, with portraits Of Harrison and Reid,
thrown to the breeze on Monday evening
October II ct 730 O'Clock pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08

Tina spencer today, by Campbell Darlington,
fled q sGit against Henry Freeman for $1,000
damage for an assault upon her on Auguss 20.
knocking her 10 the ground and compelling her
~ take to her bed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08

Victoria johnson today divorced from
Peter johnson BY the decree Of Judge Bradley.
They we're married in November. iss5, by Rev.
Peter Hayes, have ore child living. and she
charged de-ertion In July. 1851. Mr.. r. Ford
Conbs appeared for complainant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08

Dennis Healy, an inmate Of the Soldiers'
Home, was found dead in the hay barracks of
the institution this morning. The coroner was
notified. There is suspicion Of foul play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08
SHOOTING STARS.

81 tell you" said the man who exercises his
mind whether he has to or not, there is such a
thing as being too logical"
''Whst makes you think SOP
''Scrimmins. He bought a new bicycle and
left it out over night the first thing. Because
nobody stole it he concluded it wasn't good
one and gave it away"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08

There is plenty Of peaches and plenty Of wheat
The tidings are never distressful,
For cen politicians this comfort may meet
The pair-crop is highly successful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08
Upper Marlboro.


Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, Oct. 8, 1892.
A decree In the case Of the Washington and
Potomac Railroad Company against the Wash.
ington City and Point Lookout railroad has
been granted by the circuit court, granting the
injunction asked for by the plaintiff and max
ing It perpetual :EI-Consressman Mudd was
appointed receiver Of the road The point a,
issue was the ownership of the right Of way Of
the old road bed.
Joint debate has been arranged between
the Edwin H. Brown Of Queen Anne
county and George N. Russom, nominee for
Congress from Caroline county, to take place
before the Cleveland and Stevenson Club st
Denton at Q date vet to be named.
Miss Ella Vickery Of Washington, daughter
Of Mr.. C. W. Vickery, superintendent Of the
third division OF the railway service, has re-
turned home after . delightful visit to hen
friends. the Miases Gardner Of Leon 6prings.
Chief Judge John p. Briscoe Of the circuit
court returned 10 his homo IN Calvert county
to-day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.


pany-Genersl Notes.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, October Z 1892
Today Judge Vinson, in the circuit court,
upon the petition of John H. Walter Of Wash.
ington, d. c., BY his attorneys W. Mosbv Will
hams and John Ridout of that city and Talbot
Talbot Of this place. granted an order
against s. Dana Lincoln, secretary of the
Garrett Park Company. to show cause
on or before the Goth Of October instant WHY a.
writ OF mandamus should not issue a. prayed
Briefly the petition AYERS that Walter is the
owner Of twenty-five shares of stock: that he
has received information which iusti-
hes the apprehension that the affairs
are being mismanaged and neglected
by said secretary and other officers
thereof to his great pecuniary loss Desiring
to know the true consition of affairs, petit
TONER, on the 4th instant. requested of said
secxetary. at the Office in Garrett Park, where
at that time the books and records were, to be
given an opportunity to examine, make copies,
notes and memoranda therefrom. bat
said secretary without cause refused TO allow
making such copies. notes and memoranda and
upon repeating the request and demand said
Lincoln still denied it. Petitioner asks that he
be given full opportunity in person or by his
agent, who shall no: necessarily be stock
holder, but who shall be reputable person asd
learned In the profession OF aduiting books and
accounts to examine the books, make COPIES
and extracts therefrom NAV be necessary"
Petitioner Is advised that il In his legal right to
inspect and, as a necessary incident of such in
spectlon. to copy, make extracts from said books
and records; that it is the duty of said Lincoln
to permit the same and that he is without dny
discretion in the premises.
Mr.. Washington Day. farmer residing
about three miles from this place. met with a
painful accident on Tuesday by falling from q
ing hay. In falling he struck on his head
making scalp wound Of several inches and
rendering him unconscious for some time. One
Of his hips is also badly injured.
Mr. Robert Emory Marshall and Miss Martha
E. Tyson, daughter of the late Henry TYSON of
Baltimore, were married at Sandy Spring on
Tuesday by Rev. A. s.. Johns of this town
Under a recent apportionment of the state
school fund by the controller this county re-
ceives 81, 872 81 for white schools and 81 237 80
for colored schools.
The farm of the late Joshua w. Offutt in Po-
tomac district, containing l07 acres, has been
sold to Mr.. F. Hertzog Of Washington for o. 900.
Mr.. Chas. d. Cooke, q former resident of
this county, who has been living in the west for
q number Of years, is at present visiting reia-
tives near Choppers station.
young son Of Mr.. Sylvester c. Jones Of po-
topnac district while on his way to school at
this place on Wednesday was thrown from the
vehicle in which he was riding and had one of
his arms broken.
At the shooting tournament at Takoma Park
on Wednesday, which contest was participated
in by several clubs Of the county, the Takoma
Club was the winner by six points. s. A n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08
DEATH OF JOHN Sullivan
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
AN ELECTRIC LIGHr APPLICATION.

AN APPLICATION.
Al the next meeting Of the board the Com
missioners will take up for consideration the
reGues, Of the Washington and Arlington Rail-
road Company for permission to supply electric
power To Libbey Co. on Water street.
Georgetown, by running wires from the power
house on 30th street TO the premises. The in
dorsement of Capt. Fiebeger upon the papers
il To the effect that in view of the opinion OF
the attorney for the District the Commissioners
have no power to grant permission to string
overhead wires over any Of the streets and ave-
nues in Georgetown.
BUrDING PERMITS.
Building permits were issued TODAY to the
following: George W. Young. one brick DWELL
ing at 1880 SD street northwest; cost, 81 500
John Nooman. one brick dwelling at 1882 l.
street northwest; cost, $1,000. v. Trott,
three brick dwellings at 1852 18th street and
1872 and l14i street northwest; cost, go, OOO
Catherine Wertz, one brick private stable
in rear of Al street southwest; cost. $780,
Peter Ferisner, four brick dwellings,, 623 to
62s 18th street northeast: cost, $4,000. Lorens
Weinberg. one brick private stable in rear of
- i. street northwest; cost, 500. W. S. Nc
Marry. one brick private stable in rear of 1905
l4th street northwest; cost, $500.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners today. upon the recon-
mendation of Capt Fiebeger, established the
roadway of Sd street northwest from New Jer-
sey avenue to Florida avenue at thirty-five feet
The following public gas lamps have been
ordered: One west side of 9Th between L
and Spruce northwest, one on southeast corner
Of 5th and Elm northwest one on south side of
Elm between 4th and 5th north west, one on
southeast corner ith and Elm northwest and
one on east side of 4th between and Spruce
rorthwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08

This country might bestow on one Of it's cow
boy versifers the title Of poet-lariat.
One Of the griefs Of life is the fact that 90
many men who are revered as level headed iex-
tend tbe Aatness to their conversation.
INA, !" said q newspaper mans son, II know
why editors call themselves 'we'"
"why?'
"So's the man that doesn't like the article
viii think there are too many people for him to
tackle"
''Mrs. Bliggins has . very hard time" said
one sympathetic woman to another.
"What about?'
about the fire."
81 suppose it's her husbands fault"
"Of course it is.'
"Does he make her buildit2"
''No. He builds it. But he can't do IL to
suit her,"
The actor sought the railway track
When poverty befeL
Quoth he, at comes again, alack!
Thss deadly psraiiel!'' .
''You want me to 60 on the roof Of that
tower?'' said the workman.
"YeA"
''Do you notice there's clock in the tover?''
81 know II What difference docs tia,
make2'
I'm have 70 charge you for working over
time"
ABPEoIAL meeting Of the school board vss
held this morning st the Franklin building
The estimates fog The year were considered snJ
Approyed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08

This country might bestow on one Of its COW
boy versifers the title Of poet-lariat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08

A BPEoIAL meeting Of the school board m,
held this morning ss the Franklin BUILDING,
The estimates for the year were considered snS
approved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-08

One of the griefs Of life is the fact that 90
many men who are revered as level headed ex-
tend the fatness to their conversation.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

Arctic sea, which ia the gymnasium in
which the explorers and navigators de-
velop their courage. A continent TO-
800 miles long, 1000, 900 square miles,
and all of IL butabout one-sevcnth capa-
BILE of rich cultivation. One hundred
millions of population on this conti-
nent OF North aud South America-one
hundred millions, and room for many
hundred millions more All fora and
all fauna, all metals aud all precious
woods, and all grains and all fruits
The Appalachian range the backbone
and the rivers the ganglia carrying life
all through and out to the extremides
lsthmus of Darien the narrow waist OF
OF giant continent, all to be under one
government, and all free and al Chris
tan, and the scene of Christ's personal
reign on earth if, according to the ex'
peetation of many good people, he
shall at last set up his throne in this
world Who shall have this hemisphere?
Christ or Satan? Who shall have the
shore of her inland seas. the silver Of
her Nevadas, the gold of her Colorados,
the telescopes of her observatories, the
brain of her universities, the wheat o
her prairies, the rice of her savannahs,
the two great ocean beaches the one
reaching from Baflin's bay to Terra lei
Fueg1, and the other from Boring
straits to Cape Horn-and all the moral,
and temporal, and spiritual and ever
lasting interests of population vast
beyond all computation save by Him
with whom thousand years are as one
day? Who shall have the hemisphere!
| You and will decide that, or help &c
decide it, by conscientious vote, by earn
est prayer, by maintenance of Christian
institutions, by support of great philan-
thropies, by putting body, mind and
soul on the right side of all moral, reli-
gious and national movements.
All! it will not be long before it viii
not make any difference to you or to
me what becomes of this continent, Sc
far as earthly comfort is concerned.
by 3, and that will take in the largest,
and there will be room and to spare.
That is all of this country we will need
very soon, the youngest Of us. But we
have an anxiety about the welfare ano
the happiness Of the generations thai
are coming on, and it will be grand
thing if, when the archangel's trumpet
sounds, we find that our sepulchcr, like
the one Joseph OF Arilnathea provided
for Christ, is in the midst of a garden
By that time this country will be al
Paradise or all Dry Tortugas. Eterna
God, to Thee we commit the destiny o
this people!
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23
FOOLAHS AND MANDINGOES.
A Highly Civilized Race In the Heart OF
the Dark Continent"

Highly Civilized Race In the Heart oil
the ozark Continent"
The world labors under great many
mistakes with regard to Africa, and
one of the greatest is that of consider
ing the Congo region the best part OF
the continent The Congo district is
practically worthless, although labori-
GUS efforts have been made to COLOMBO
it, but the Niger Valley, one of the
richest regions on the globe, is neg
lected. Little commerce of value comes
from the Congo, while the exports from
the Niger are worth upward of $50, O00,'
900 a year. The Upper Niger Valley
and the Kong Mountain region, which
are set down in our maps as part of the
Sahara, are inhabited by two tribes of
people, the Foolahs and the Mandin
goes, who are really in an advanced
state of civilization. They manufacture
excellent cloths, are metal workers,
make iron swords equal TO any in the
world, produce their own guns and buy
nothing from the white traders but the
best grades of silks, satins, fine cloth
and repeating rifles and ammunition
| They have processes of tanning by
which they produce the finest leather
in the world. They will take the or.
binary grades of leather, such as with
us is used for shoe leather, and by their
methods of tanning will evolve q
leather perfectly waterproof, that will
wear for years and remain as soft and
pliable as an old glove. A pair of boots
made from such leather, reaching to
the knees and ornamented with small
metal buttons, will sell among them for
$50 or more, and be cheap at the price,
for they will wear half lifetime.
knew a British officer to buy such a
pair of boots secondhand at that, from
a Foolah gentleman and pay him S9'
tor them. There are at the least esti
mate 40, 900, 900 people of the Mandin
goes nation, and 2s,0O00OO Foolahs
They are negroes, the finest specimens
of their race; tall, strong men, with
well-marked features, but lacking the
thick lips of the more southern blacks
They are all Mohammedans and mos
are able to read and write Arabic
White missionaries have never beer
able to hold satisfactory intercourse
with them, for they are perfectly salts
fed with their religion, do not wish t.
change, so will not tolerate the efforts
of missionaries in their midst To DIES
ignate such people as savages is an alb
surdity; they are as highly civilized, il
their way, as we in ours, and the fac
should be recognized by missionary
boards who attempt their evangelical
tion.-St Louis Globe Dem ocrat.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23
Strange scenes in Gotham.

The scene in Madison Square garden,
New York, during the Christian En-
deavor convention was memorable
eighteen thousand under one roof, all
young, ali clean, all self-respecting, all
on fire with zeal At the same time
half dozen other places only less
spacious than the garden were thronged
with overhowerS And it was sing and
cheer and pray and cxhort, here, there
and yonder, until the whole city seemed
trGEsfo:-x et. i1ls = cab p-aeeling.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23
Gambling a Breach of the Tenth Com
mandment.

Gambling, according to an ethical au.
therity, bears to stealing the same rela-
ton that dueling bears TO murder. In
dueling each combatant is necessarily
prepared TO have his life taken, and in
gambling each party is similarly pre-
pared to take or lose what is not prop
erly his own. OF all habits, gambling
is the most intrinsically savage. Nor.
ally, tits unchivalrous and un-Christian.
"Au gaming" said the acute Arch
bishop Whately, ''since it desires to
profit at the unrequited expense of an
other, is breach of the Tenth com
maudmeut"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

SOME parts of Texas are so infested
with chicken snakes that poultry rais.
ing is practically impossible. The
chicken snake feeds on the young of
geese, ducks, chickens etc, and has a
special fondness for eggs which it usual.
ly swallows whole. The smart poultry
raiser now procures a liberal supply of
porcelain nest eggs for the special
delectation of these providers, and leaves
them around where he can easily find
them. When a chicken snake relagates
one of these porcelain eggs to his in
terror ECONOMY his days of usefulness
are numbered.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

IN the limited space between Worth
street and the battery, New York,
where there are many large wholesale
houses, it is stated that 10, 900 women
are employed as typewriters A single
typewnting machine company finds en-
ployment, through its various offices,
foy" 10, 900 women year
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

ANOTHER engine fitted with liquid
fuel has been running on the Great
Eastern railway, England-one of a
class of ten similar express engines
and as compared with the other nine
engines doing the same round of duty is
reported as doing efficient service: that
is, the oil burner has consumed about
one-third the weight of coal per mile,
and about as much oil as coal in weight.
her total fuel being thus about two.
thirds by weight what it would be if all
coal, and the liquid practically giving
an efficiency of double its weight OF
coal
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

The new postal card has made its APP
pearance. 1t is simply like two of the
medium-sized cards, joined at the upper
edge. On one-half you write your mes
sage; on the back of the message you
write the address, at the same time
writing your own address on the other
half, which is 20 be returned.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT is very much
interested over the Niagara tunnel,
which is to be soon completed, and has
such faith in the development of a great
manufacturing city on the banks of the
Niagara river that he and his friends
have invested heavily in the enterprise
Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mr.. Depew believe
that before many years have passed the
territory extending from the river to
the city of Buffalo will be built up with
mani ,actories and perhaps city Of
1,000p00 people be established there.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

COSTA RIGA has already collected 8, 41S
different objects, besides 5000 birds
and nearly 5000 pieces of antiquities,
for exhibition at the Worlds fair. The
collection OF woods embraces more
than S64 classes, and there are 1877
samples of minerals such as gold, cop
per, coal, etc
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

A NEW kind of paving is3about to be
tried in Chicago. 1t consists in laying
solid steel plates that reach from curbs
to street-car tracks, one-half inch thick,
and laid on a thick strata Of sand.
Rising from the solid steel plates to the
height of two inches are steel tongues
securely bolted to an underlying plate.
Grooves are sawed into the bottoms of
wooden blocks by which they are fitted
snugly over these tongues. The wooden
blocks are oblong with sharp corners
that admit of being fitted closely to.
gether. The pavement will he almost
as noiseless as a floor covered with lin.
oleum
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

THE Jewish population of America
now numbers more than a million. it is
said. At no time in their history. not
even Immediately after they had taken
possession of the promised Land"
were the Jews more prosperous than
they are to-day in America. All efforts,
therefore, to attract them to Palestine
seems to be futile. The Jewish Tidings,
in speaking of this matter, says: ''The
conditions in this country will have to
change nightly before the Jews will
forsake it for the land of the prophets.
As for the Jews of the United States, it
has no inducements for them"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

THB subject of free baths is being
agitated again in New York. Through
the Association for Improving the Con-
dition of the Poor bathing in winter
and summer has become possible for
the poor in some parts of the city, but
free lighthouses are too wide apart. The
association just named proposes to ex-
pand the privilege
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

IT is found that a photograph can
easily be made luminous in the dark by
taking white mount, and, after coat
ing it with starch paste, sprinkle over it
luminous powder and press it down
firmly to make it adhere. All that is
now necessary is to make the unmount-
ed silver print as transparent as posi-.
BILE by coating it on the back with cas-.
tor oil and wiping away the surplus
oil. By placing this over the prepared
mounting card and exposing it to day.
light luminous positive is obtained.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

SOME new ideas have lately attracted
attention in the matter of pavements.
Among these is the paving of a bridge
by German engineer with India rub.
Der, the result having been SO satisfac-
tory as to induce its application on a
much larger scale, point in its favor
being that it is more durable than
asphalt, and not slippery.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

THE average age of the assemblymen
from New York is diminishing yearly,
and the next legislature will show a
body OF young men averaging hardly
thirty years apiece.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

THE New York Sun building is pro-
vided with the largest thermometer in
existence. 1t has dial plate forty
inches in diameter, so situated as to DO
in plain view of passersby.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23

A GUN has been invented by
Frenchman which fires cartridges
loaded by compressed gas The gun
is said to be noiseless ard to emit no
smoke
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23
POLITICAL BRIBERY.
A Sermon by DR.. Talmage Appro-
pirate to the National Struggle.

He Asserts That Political Corruption and
the Low state of Public Morals
Threatens to Destroy Our Nation
American Politics Have
Sunk So Low That There
is Nothing Beneath.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-23
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.

l. When men have neither argument
nor right on their side, they make up
the deficiency by hard words and re-
proaches.
9. Rejecters of Christ prove them
selves unworthy of everlasting life.
3. 1t is terribly dangerous 10 reject
even once the offers of salvation.
4. Men often drive away from them
selves the greatest of blessings, the
Gospel, Gods love, usefulness, brotherly
kindness.
.. Opposition is sometimes a reason
why we should keep on doing the Lords
work. -
Nevada County picayune., 1892-01-07

and districts casting only 73, IA votes, while there were opposed to him l34 members representing l95, $40 votes. If Senator Platt. or his colleague, Senator Hawley, have oc- cation during this session to refer to the presidents $ views in his message on either "gerrymanders" or the suppression of the suffrage at the South, they will, of course, tell us all about this peculiar Connecticut system" bat for which thclr own seats would now be filled by two Democrats. The two Republican senators from Rhode Island. where the little towns outvote in the lcgis- lature the cities and large towns with many times their population. stand in very much the same ironicle pre- dicament.