Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

In LIE OlAN
A glance through the personal items In
the newspapers OF half century ago win
often bring back 70 mind peo-s
Personal pie and events somewhat OBJ
Mention. scured by the flight OF time.
In The Star OF June IS, 1851
are several items OF this character which
will doubtless revive recollecttons on the
part of the elder newspaper readers.
KNOWLES, the author of The Hunchback.'
The Love Chase, etc. is now q minister OF
the gospel.
Mexican Buchanan has performed 1872
nights out of 217 he has been in Califor-
MIA
Don Jose salizar Harrequis, Espeneza
Cervantes and four others of the Mexican
boundary commission are ut the k1rkwood
House.
James G. strang, the Mormon leader at
Beaver Island, Mich, was shot on the 10th
by two of his former followers. At latest
accounts he was still alive, but in a crit
ical condition. His assassins are under ar
rest.
THE Sunday Courier understands that
Barnum has received an offer from the
Sydenham Crystal Palace in England OF
se year g. g, go go d 6sea ner and the
editor learns that Barnum thinks seriously
of accepting the offer.
Mile. Sarah Felix. NJ. Leon Patre. MI;
Jas. Bennett Mr.. ]. w. Wallack. jr.. and
| MT Jos. jefferson have recently sailed for
Europe. Mr.. Jefferson goes to Europe on an
excursion for his health and pleasure. not
| to act. He is one of the best OF our come
| dians.'
| Two of the burglars who escaped from
| the District Jail about this time half
| century ago, as noted in this
Fugitives column last week. were cap
| Captured. tured later by police oHcers
| and constables. The officers.
! who had received the tip of the presence
| Of these desperate men in the neighporhooa
| of the CITY left washington by train on the
| afternoon of Thursday OF June -, 1886,
| for EIicotts Mills and from that point re-
! turned to Beltsville, where they searched
| the house of a half-sister OF Ray. one OF the
| fugitives The Star of June Y says:
.FWhile searching this house Mrs. Vermil-
| lion raised a great cutlery, apparently m
| tended to give the alarm to the fugitives
| lurking in the vicinity. The ofhcers. AFTER
| going over the house, divided and proceed
| cd to search the woods in the rear.
| While scattered in this way over consId-
| cradle extent OF ground Offieer Slmonos
| came suddenly upon Croggin, Bailey and
Eoung Cross, who were seated pay
| ing cards, while Ray lay asleep
nearby. Croggin sprang up and pre-
scented a double-barreled gun at 81
| monds and asked what he came for. 81
| monds replied that he came for him. Crog-
| gin then said: You better go back, one man
| or two can't take us. haif-a-dozen of you
| may Ray, who had now awakened, also
| presented a douhle-barreled gun and 81
| monds. whose pistol was not capped, re-
| turned to his companions for assistance.
| The officers now gathered and hus and
cry was raised throughout the country In
| pursuit of the fugitives, who decanpad ab-
| ruptly Those in pursuit followed TN their
| track some eight miles in Montgomery
| county where the fugitives were finally lost
| trace OF in a large swamp. The last seen
! of them there they were seated on fence
| keeping some colored people who were fol-
| lowing them at bay by presenting their dou-
| ble-barreled guns at them. This morning
about half-past O'Clock On1cers A. X Al
| len and r. w Dove OF the auxiliary suard
| and John Davis, chief Of police, went to the
| house OF E. G. Cross on 18th street, near K,
| and there discovered and captured Croggin
and Bailey. Bailey allowed himself to be
| taken without opposition, but Croggin
! showed fight. using a pair of tongs on the
| head and face of Allen, cutting and bruis-
| ing him a good deal. 1t Is stated
| that this desperate gang Of burglars al the
| time Of their detection had the keys all pre-
pared to make entry into the money de-
partmert of the treasury building
| Dur1nS the spring OF 1890 lnere was COn-
| siderable friction between this government
| and Great Britain over the
Friction With unwiilingness OF the United
ENGLAND States to maintain rela-
| tons with England through
| the then representatives Of the queen Mt
| Washington. The trouble was entirely per-
sonal but the international gossips man
| aged to- make a mountain out Of the mole
| hill and upon the virtual dismissal of the
| British minister and his suite from Wash
| ngton reports were started on the other
| side. being brought here by the steamer
| ASIA that Mr.. Dallas, the American min
| lister at London, was to be in turn dis
| missed and that war was inevitable The
! Star of June Is, 1856, printed the following
| comment upon the excitement which was
caused by the receipt of this report:
THE news by the Asia created much ex-
element and feeling on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon. The wonder-nion-
gers were evidently in state OF great anxiety
over the probability of war with Eng
land. They were busy for hours discuss
| ing the prospects of war with all takers
within their reach. Their anxiety amused
us, inasmuch we really believe there
exists almost as much danger of war with
the moon as between England and United
States at this time Neither power has
anything to gain by war between them
and both have much more to lose by such
a war than by engaging In hostilitles with
any other power. No material interest of
either Is at tn9 bottom OF lHSff current
understanding: the point In issue being one
Of etiquette rather of national dignity
The act Of the government in dismissing
the representatives and agents of the Brit
| ish government, whose official presence
here has become offensive, is by no means
cause of war under the laws or customs
of nations; nor would retaliation by the
dismissal of Mr.. Dallas be legitimate cause
for declaration of war on the part of the
United States. There is certainly dis
position on the part of any portion Of the
people of the United States to go to
with Britain nor have We. the remotest
| idea that any one connected with this gov
eminent entertains the slightest disposition
to SO do"
nErRNEpArY ANn rpIMP