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The evening times., 1895-12-21
Second District Republicans,

The Howard Republican Club. of the Sec
ond district. held large and enthusia site
meeting last night in the lecture room of
the Colored Lutheran Church, Eighth street
extended.
There were over $50 members present.
All the candidates for delegates to the ma
tional Republican convention were present.
with the exception of Mr. Perry H. Carson.
who was represented by Mr.. F. d. Lee.
Holland. l.. c. Baily, j. C. Wright. j. H
Harrison and F. ID. Lee.
The evening times., 1895-12-21
ASKS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.
Jane Church will Seeks Il Separation
After Thirty Years.

Jane Churchwill, by Robert H Tenele
and James H. Smith, her solicitors, filed a
bill today asking for a decree of divorce
rom her husband, Geo. -Churchwill, charg-
ing cruelty, and alleging that she is in fear
OF bodily harm.
She declares that on five different occa-
sions she was compelled to invoke the aid
OF the criminal courts for protection from
her husbands assaults and threats, and
once he was sent to Jail in default of pay
ment Of a fine of $40.
The parties were married by Rev Sandy
Alexander January 1s, 1866, and have
had eight children, all but two Of whom
have died. The defendant, it is alleged,
has been drunk every night for the past
five years, and on divers occasions has
assaulted her, threatened to cut her open
with an oyster knife, has driven her from
home, thrown her bed clothes out of the
window and put out all the fire In the
stoves, and that she has had for eight
years to pay out Of her own earnings the
taxes on their home, No. 212S Eighth street
extended.
The complainant wants absolute divorce
and permission to resume her maiden name
The evening times., 1895-12-21
sublime and the ridiculous.

1t was the night before the wedding, and
he was bidding her good night, and softly
whispered: Tomorrow eve, darling, we
begin our journey as bride and bridegroom,
pilgrims Of life together; hand in hand we
will journey adown life's rugged road. We
shall want to set out with a glorious equip
ment of faith, and hope, and coura ge, that
neither of us may faint nd fall by the way
side before the jourT' = is ended; will we not,
darling7"
'I-I-oh, yes, to be sure; only really am
so worried about the train of my dress. II
didn't hang one bit. nice today when !
tried the dress on, and I'D die with mortift-
cation If 1T hung sofat the wedding tomor.
row. Go on with What you were saying,
dearr'-The American, Philadelphia.
The evening times., 1895-12-21
Forecast TIL sP. NJ. Sunday.

For Eastern Penns sylvania. New jersey
knd Dela aware-Increasing cloudiness and
rain; southeasterly winds: colder.
For the District of Columbia and Mar ryland
VThreatening weather and rain. followed
sundayby bymuch colder and clearing weather:
sOutherly winds.
For yirginia-Showers. followed by fair:
southerly winds: colder.
The depression yesterday I'm the Missis-
eippf Valley has disappea red. and the ba-
fometer has risen from the lake regions
southw ward to the Gulf: it has also risen In
New England and the Northwest, and ia lien
from the upper Mississippi Valley south
westward to the sothern Rocky Mountain
slope: it has fallen slightly in the middle
Atlantic coast.
Ii is from 10 to 20 degrees colder from
the Ohio valley to the Gulf and in the North
west and warmer fromthe upper Mississippi
and Missouri valleys southwark to Texas.
General rains have fallen in the lake re-
Eions, the central valleys and the south At
lantic States, and light SHOWS in the North
west. The heavy rains OF the pa st three or
four days have caused a rapid rise in the
lower Missouri, the central Mississippi and
the Arkansas rivers. sending the last-named
The evening times., 1895-12-21
Killed by II Peanut.

Lake Charles. Dec. 9.-Yesterday the g.
year-oId child of Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Mead-
ows of Neryville died. The child swal-
lowed a peanut whole. which lodged in the
windpipe. failing to dislodgc it, the
parents came to Lake Charles for surgical
aid. Too much time had elapsed. how
ever, and shortly after reaching the hotel
the glands became swollen to such an ex-
tent as to obstruct the breathing. and death
resulted.-New Orleans Times-Deunocrat.
The evening times., 1895-12-21
ANACOSTIA NEWS.

The brick buildings on Harrison street
near Fillmore are now nearly completed.
The block includes three stores and
corner building designed for saloon
with Messrs. Leonard and Beal as ap-
plicants. The buildings are two stories
high and will be completed in a few
weeks.
Presiding Elder Wilson will preach at
the Methodist church tomorrow morning.
This will be his last sermon at Anacostia
this year.
Mrs, NJ NJ. North of Minnesota avenue.
who has been quite i'll is reported better.
Mr.. J. B. Pitcher of Lincoln street has
recovered from the typhoid fever.
The evening times., 1895-12-21
What Dressmaker should Know.

The supreme court of Massachusetts
says that a dressRiak0 ought TO know
the difference between the right and
wrong side of piece of cloth, and that
if the garment is not made with the right
side out when no instructions to- the con-
trary are given, the owner has right
to recover damages. The plaintiff in the
case under consideration, whose dress had
been made with cloth wrong side
out, obtained verdict of $40.
The evening times., 1895-12-21
Entire Estate to the Wife.

The will of jeremiah Sullivan, dated
December IS, 1895, and filed today for
probate. bequeaths his entire estate. real,
personal and mixed. to his wife Ellen;
title to be held by her during her life or
widowhood. Should she remarry, the prop
erty is to go their children. share and share
alike The widow is named as executrix.
The evening times., 1895-12-21
BVlLslHDB[IE 6gN|tp
Second Day Of Wall Streets
Smashing Of Prices. '''.'''
LITTLE BETTER FEELING
Moment Market Opened Brokers Went
Crazy and Sold Down Everything In
the Way of Speculative Securities.
Time Too Short for Repetition OF
Yesterdays Transactions.

| New York. Dec. 21.-Wall street wit
messed another exciting scare this morn
ing when the Stock Exchange opened for
| business.
| Long before the hour for beginning busi-
| ness large crowds had massed themselves
| In the circular galleries. standing in rows
| OF two and three deep
An unusual number or ladies' were present,
| and the exchange presented a lively spec
| tacle.
The operating brokers. looking grim and
| worried, were about early discussing with
umch animation the critical situation.
Hopes for brighter outlook today were
Enormously expressed. o,e ~
II was generally believed that President
CleveIaDd's message to Congress yester-
day on the financial question would have
a tendency 10 revive confidence. The bulls
and bears were common in their declara-
tion TO try and steady the market.
Immediately after the cIiairmaD's gayel
announced the opening OF the market there
was repetition OF yesterdays wild scenes
The various posts were at once surrounded
by ytumultuouscrowds,a and operations began
with an exciting scramble. The confidence
anticipated did not manifest itself.
There was another smashing OF stocks all
around. and as price after price went lower
and lower feverish feeling began quickly
To sprea danong the operators.
There seemed nothing 10 encourage a
better feeling or steadier market, and an
other day OF great losses was feared.
There was Il regular slaughter of certain
securities during the first ten minutes of
business by brokers whose customers failed
to respond TO last nights call for addi-
tlonal margins.
In the smash at the opening Consolidated
Gas, which closed at LA IL yesterday,
sold down to 1876, Distiliing 1-2 to 8.
Sugar 3 ga to 92 and Chicago Gas IL
to 81 3-4. "' %.
Toward IL O'Clock the selling power
exhausted itself, and there was quick
recovery of l to per cent.
Call money opened at 25a5O per cent, but
there was no business reported to these
rates.
The evening times., 1895-12-21

~ ,odnt 10 be the Je,oeter
,cho comes into your mind
tirst!"
The evening times., 1895-12-21
&, 3, Dapison,
JeWeker,
11O5 F STREET.
SxoWs shoes

Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses were issued this morn
ing as follows:
Michael Fennesy and Catharine Frances
sprogg, both of New York city.
Joseph Seiben and Ophelia Faulkner.
Henry N. Brooks and Ella Williams. both
OF Philadelphia.
Gustav W. Werner and Annie n. Cutler,
both OF Carroll county, Nd.
The evening times., 1895-12-21
.IARI-ITH0 R0BBtRIEs
All These This Week and None
Of the Thieves Caught.
SMALL DETECTIVE FORCE

The Fly Cops" Are Unable to Handle
All the Cases and the Police Force
Ii Inadequate to Meet the Ordinary
Demand-COngrsssS Should Give the
City Speedy Relief.
The evening times., 1895-12-21

TO slightly above the danger line at Fort
smith, and producing floods in the smaller
rivers OF the lower Missouri valley.
The following heavy precipitation, in
inches, was reported:
During the past "a 4hours-Augusta 20:
Columbus. LIZ: Parkerburg. 1.O4
Condition Of the Water.
High and low tides are officially re-
corded at the Navy Yard for today as fol-
lows: 80
High. Low.
DAB a. m. 11:33 q. m.
600 pm. 1I:61 n. m.
Temperature and condition of the water
at q, M: Great Falls-Temperatur A:
condition, SO. Receiving reserVoir-Tem-
perature, SO: condition at north connection.
SO: condition at south connection, 30,
Distributing acknowledgements Il;
condition at ihfIuent gatehouse. '36; ef.
fluent gatehouse, So.
Schedule for. Street Lighting.
Gas lamps lighted at $3.50 .. m; extin.
guished at,6:02 a.. m.st'e =
Naphtiia lamps lighted at 6:57 %. M: ex.
tnguished at,0a17A. rn!fr-e
The evening times., 1895-12-21

Boston. Mass, Dec 21.-The meeting of
members of the Boston Stock Exchange,
called yesterday for noon today TO choose
committee of three TO go TO Washington
and consult with President Cleveland and
Secretary Olney as totte adoption of meas
ures looking to tie relief OF The financial
situation. adjourned. subject TO tfe call
OF the chairman. without taking any action
The Boston Stock Market opened very
weak this morning. The failure was an
nounced on the board Of Price Co.. the
Congress street brokers. No statement Of
their indebtedness can be given at present.
The evening times., 1895-12-21
PERMIT WORK ORDERED
long lisiof improvements TO Be
~. -. Made.
WATER. MAINS TO BE LAID

Cancellation of Number of Orders
That Were Improperly Advertised.
Conference About the Highway Act
Casts-MinOr District Matters and
Items of Interest.
The evening times., 1895-12-21
Have
YOU made
up your mind

about the Christmas
presents you are going
to give?
If not look through
my stock, it contains
many articles that will
fill the bill exactly, and
you cannot go wrong in
giving Jewelry.
The evening times., 1895-12-21

Won's restaurant, No. "a Pell street, where
Mayor Strong had dinner last summer.
a dish of chop suey. an onielet, some chow
Men and macaroni tor yokaman) were
served. This amused Mile Guiibert i'm
mensely. although she partook OF the re
past sparingly.
The evening times., 1895-12-21

London. Dec. 21.-The Stock Exhange
market opened panicky- American railroad
stocks were demoralized. Notwithstanding
the fact that in the first hours of the session
the prices were better than they were at
the clos eor the market yesterday afternoon
The fluctuations were rapid and sometimes
violent Many stocks were nS;ileable. The
Stock Exchange brokers profess to be
wholly uncertain S to The outcome OF events
and are very cautious
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02
DEATH OF MRS. SKINNER.
She Had Been I'll For Three
Months and the End Was
Expected.

Mrs. Llewllyn Summers Skinner,
wife of DIR. Cornelius Skinner, died
last night at 10 80 o'clock at her resi-
dence, Ito West Oak Street. Her
death had been expected for several
days. She had been i'll for three
months. She was first seized with
typhoid fever, which developed into
serious complications.
Mrs. Skinner was Miss Llewllyn
Summers, daughter of DR.. Thomas
Ii. Summers, of Bath county. She
left no children. The funeral will
take place this afternoon at 2 o'clock
from McFerran Memorial church the
services to be conducted by the Revs.
Carter Helm Jones and j. r. Sampey.
The remains will be taken to Win
chester to be inferred there at 8 a. m.
morrow. -(Courier-Jour March
30.)
Mrs. Skinner, as Miss Llewllyn
Summers, was well known and greatly
beloved in this community,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02
BACK TO THE FOLD'
Chairman of the South Dakota
Republican State Central Com
mittee Wants to Be a Minister
Again.

Redfield, S. D., March pa SEN
sation was created here to-day by the
appearance before the Methodist
church, al his own request, of Orville
5. Basford, Chairman of the Repub-
Iican Central State Committee. Bas-
ford reviews his past life, confessed
backsliding in eaying the church for
politics, and begged to be reinstated
to fellowship that he might secure
his former pastoral calling. Basford
has been political leader here for
some years. He was once a minister
in good standing, but went back into
the world. He hopes to get into the
Missouri Conference. His re-conVer-
sion is the sensation of the day, be-
cause of his past political associations.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02

Mr.. Firman Cheatham, aged sew
ty.tLree years, after having been an
invalid for seven years, passed from
earth ON last Tuesday morning, March
26, to meet his reward Born and
reared here he was active in business
until seven years ago, when he suffer-
ed stroke of paralysis, since which
time he has gradually declined and
the end was not unexpected For
twenty-five years he had been mem
Der of the Methodist church. and as
long as his health would permit he
was found in his pew eager to hear
the redemption story. His wife pre-
ceeded him twenty-three years ago,
leaving him with a large family.
which he lived to see men and women
and who tenderly and lovingly cared
for him in his declining years. Every
want was quickly met, and when the
final hour came he was surrounded
by his family. for whom he had labor
ed long and faithfully and who exhi-
bited a just appreciation of fathers
love.
Mrs. Mollie Trimble, Mobile, Ala. ;
Mrs. James III. Thompson, Lexing-
ton; Mrs. r. M. King. of Clark coun.
ty; James r.. Cheatham, of Califor-
mia; Miss frankie Cheatham, Will Il,
Cheatham, and M. r. Cheatham, fore
man of this office, survive him.
Funeral was preached at the resi-
dence by Rev. c.. j. Nugent and his
remains were taken to Millersburg,
and there interred in that beautiful
cemetery by the side of his wife.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02

Union Meeting.

The Rev. Sam Jones has cancelled
his Hopkinsville engagement because
of the opposition of ministers and
church members.
There are great many people here
who would be delighted to have Mr..
Jones conduct the union revival SER
vice being arranged at this place. Mr..
Fife, who was to conduct the meet
ing here, is broken down and it is
more than likely the meeting will be
declared off, as to him, when the COM
mittee meets tonight, and now is the
time and this the place for Mr.. Jones
rs do a grand work. We of the Press
Committee would advise that imme-
diate steps be taken to secure Mr..
Jones, having his date here to take the
place of the meeting cancelled at Hop
kinsville, Ky. (
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02
SAM FRAZER's BAD RECORD.
Hes the Man Who Exposed the
Recent Greenwood Train Rob
berry Plot.
Reese Building, Mt. Sterlfz9.gg's-

Sam Frazer, who tipped off the pIOs
of the train robbery near Somerset
Ky, lived near Louisville for many
ycals, and was well known in JefIeP-~
sonyil,e, where he worked at his trade.
Of house painting Twenty odd years
ago he served term in the KentuekyE
ponitcntiary for theft committed ~
Louisville. About fifteen years agca
he was sent to the Joffersonville peni
Tertiary for robbing a Mr.. Mains
jeweIry store in that city.
Frazer was brought up in ST. LoUiss
where lie had good connections, but
was always considered a sneak thfeE
about the falls. He married a Miss.
Davis, of Jacksonville, and during a]E
his troubles she remained true to him.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02
NOVEL WEDDING,
In Which a Divorced Wife Acted
as Bridesmaid.

Chicago. March 27.--Alfred Broom
head was married to Miss Clara Gre
CORY in this city yesterday, and the
divorced wife of Broomhead was
bridesmaid at the wedding. Broom
head is an Englishman, and he and
his first wife, who was Miss Grace
Dempsey, eloped from England; be-
cause the father of the young woman
objected to Broomhead as a son~in.
law. The young people settled at
Gary, in this county, where Broom
head secured employment as an engi-
neer. Two children were born to
them, and all things went prosper
ously.
Finally Mrs. Broomhead became
discontinued and announced that she
did not love her husband any more,
and wanted a divorce so that she
could marry former lover who had
DGCu IClb III IlCL
strongly objected to divorce, but he
finally accepted her offer to 60 to En-
gland and stay there if she would pay
him 5000. Broomhead went to En-
gland, hut only received $50 of the
promised amount, and growing tired
of the old country, he came back to
see about collecting the remainder.
He brought with him Miss Gregory
his cousin, and found on reaching
Chicago that his wife had secured a
divorce. His wife, that was. said that
if he would give her 5000 she would
give him back the house in which
they had lived, and leave the children
with him. She also advised him to
marry Miss Gregory. BroOmhead
followed the advice, his former wife
acting as the bridesmaid. All Of them
are now living in the same house at
Gary.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02

Nanz & Neuner, florists of Louis
vile, KY, are outin an attractive and
handsome catalogue for 1895. This
firm is we'll known here and was
never known not to give thorough sat-
isfaction and number of extras.
Their stock is grown with care and
plants are true to name. Their new
roses are marvels of beauty and cheap
ness, and their standards are the very
best Gerapiums, vines, and chrysan-
themums were never prettier, and
last but not least, the "Cape Jessa-
mine," is grown. in all its beauty.
Send in your order and we can testify
you will never regret 1t.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02

IN Phipps, of this CITY, is prepar-
ing selection from his poems fol-
publication in book form, under the
title of "The Lay of the Wrath and
Other POEMS"
Mr.. Phipps, under the non de plume
of "Owen Emmett" has published
many beautiful pieces, some of which
have been well received and extern
sively copied. But what he considers
his best productions have never been
submitted for publication, and will
be seen for the first time in the vol
ume soon to appear, and we bespeak
for them an appreciative reception.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02
Sheriff Sued.

George W. Shields, editor of Justice
weekly paper published at Louis
vile, has filed suit for $4,000 dana.
ages against Sheriff Pfanz, charging.
the latter with inhuman treatraenta
while conveying him to Bardstswny,
where the editor was to stand. trial FORK
an alleged libelous article which app
peared in Justice, concerning TB-
ternal Revenue Collector, Johnson
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02
Mrs. Lou, wife of Cornelius Skin.

Mrs. Lou, wife of Cornelius Skin
ner, died at her home in Louisville
last Friday evening. Mrs. Skinner
was thirty-eight years old, and was
married to DR.. Skinner nearly eleven
years ago. She had been sick since
the 10Th OF last December and her
troubles resulted from an attack of
typhoid fever from which she never
fully recovered. Her funeral was
preached at the McFerran Baptist
church of Louisville on last Saturday
by Pastor Carter Helm Jones, assist
ed by DR.. Sampey, of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary. Her
remains .were taken to Winchester
and buried Sunday, after a service
at the grave, conducted by DR.. Sam
pey, assisted by Rev. Chism, of the
Presbyterian church, and Rev. B. B.
Baily, of the Baptist church; pastors
at Winchester. Mrs. Skinner was a
sister of Mrs. r. l.. Bean, of Louis
vile Mrs. James Cloud, Of Licking
ton; Mrs. j. G. Skinner. of Winches-
ter, and Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, OF
this city. In Louisville Mrs. Skinner
was loved as she had been from baby
hood up to womanhood here. When
the writer came to the city, March,
1895, a stranger, one of the first to
meet him and his family was the kind
good, young christian woman of
eighteen years, Miss Lou Summers.
The stranger was made TO feel at
home, and ray of sunshine over a
Swallowed path was made by her
cheering words. Her loss to her hus-
band and devoted sisters is indeed a
heavy one, but it would not be her
wish that they mourn; bright and
hopeful she would have them be
faithfully serving the Master and
ready to meet her in few day hence.
Just re ceived, full line of Ladies',
Misses and Children's slippers at
Chanault e. PunCh's
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02
Mysterious.

Last court day John W. Howerton,
who came here from Hazel Green
more than year ago and raised a
crop of tobacco with d. w. Chenault
last year, and who since disposing of
his crop has been living in this
city, left home to go to Ford
Clark county, for the purpose of Sc
curing work and has not been heard
of since. His wife is very uneasy
fearing he has been foully dealt with
Mr.. Howerton is sober, industrious
man and when he left home had only
two dollars on his person.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02
Mr.. John P. Martin has returned

Mr., John p. Martin has returned
from the East, where he had been
purchasing electric light and water
works machinery. Mrs. Martin is
here with her husband, and they eX-
pect as soon as possible, to locate per-
manently in this city. He expects to
have the new electric plant in opera
ton within thirty days aud at the
same time to be pushing work on the
water plant. ...t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02

Circuit Clerk II. r. Bright, who
has been sick for sometime, remains
in about the same condition as report
ed last week, and will not be able to
attend the Circuit Court this session,
but his efficient deputy, N. r. Bright,
will be on deck and see that the du-
ties Of the office are properly attend
ed to.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02

The horses taken from this section,
the most of which were stable colts,
to Norfork, Vagina. were sold last
Wednesday. The highest price re-
ceived was 1920. The average of the
thirty-two head was about 500.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02

Mr.. William Helwig has resigned
his position with the Electric Light
Company and the patrons ofthe plant
regret it. He is an industrious, &C.
commodating and efficient man. The
company will have a time in getting
a man that will please the public as
well as Mr.. Helwig his.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02

George Owing's has been engaged
as general hustler at Harper & Sons
livery and sale stable and will make
things hum until interfered by the
Mt. Sterling and Sharpsburg Electric
railway.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02
Were Caught in the Act.

The Federal officers Thursday
caught two men in the act of forging
Chinese registration certificates at
San Francisco and arrested them.
They are Employees of the Oceanic
Steamship Chmpany, and are named
False and Ciprico. The Government
officials claim to have unearthed a
gigantic conspiracy to forge Chinese
certificates.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02

Mrs. DR.. Neal S. Skinner, of Lou
isville, is dead. She was formerly
Miss Lou Summers. She was men,
Der of the Baptist church, and was adj
mired and loved by every one. She
was a sister of Mrs. Elizabeth Thorn
son of this city. E.. .z...
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-02

Mrs. William Reeves met a hero
ines death at Newport, Long Island.
She rescued her father and mother
from burning building, and, rushing
back for her daughter, persisted in the
flames.