Evening star., 1917-12-09

~ OMETIMES a thing or an incident
y, becomes SO old that simply to re-
call 1t is news" This Is the case
with yellow, brittle, time-worn copy
of the Washington Gazette, No. .52. OF
volume /. which found its way into
The Star office receNtly. 1t bears date
from Saturday, December II. to We'd
nesday. December 81. 1896"
1t is the property of ]. Forney Queen.
a descendant of Richard Queen, who
founded the old Queens Chapel that Is
famous in the annals of Roman Catho-
lie churches in America, and was erect
ed in what Is now the suburb known
as Langdon. The old newspaper was
probably the property of this same
Richard Queen, whose estate. according
to records In the old city of St. Marys,
the first capital of Maryland, came to
him under charter from Cecil Calvert
in 1871, for the newspaper has been
handed down from generation to gen.
Grafton and Is now one of the priceless
relics of the Queen family, well
which, Benjamin French Queen. was
recently laid away with his ancestors.
The old paper Is quaint in many re-
spects. for prominent at the head of
bears list Of missing tickets of the
Washington Canal Lottery. and warns
all persons from purchasing them. "as
they are stopped at the commissioners
Office" Several of the three columns of
advertisements which appear on the
frst page also are interesting. For in
stance, one which reads, Wanted,
journeyIuan printer who feels as will
Ing to work as to receive generous
wages" which shows that even in
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writer was not a thing to be despised.
Another Of the lads" Is signed by Jo-
seph Boone, sheriff Of Prince Georges
county, and requests the owner of
Negro Timothy. who says he belongs
to Nathaniel CatSean of Charles
county, well fed black fellow, who
talks pretty derce'-to take him away
or he will be sold.
The first page contains more than a
column Of news headed Congressional
United States" with two columns more
extended over to the second page. A
column also is given over to a vigor-
Gus protest by AN Independent Citi-
zen" against France, which seems
clearly to indicate an underlying Tory
sentiment.
One of the most interesting items is
the brief announcement of the total
return of votes for President and Vice
President, according to the latest ac-
counts" which shows the following:
John Adams, 40; Thomas Jefferson.
3s; Thomas Pinckney. SO; Aaron Burr,
II; Samuel Adams. Is; John Jay, 5:
Clinton. 8; Patrick Henry. g."
and at the very bottom Of the list.
George Washington. l." The item
states: 1.-THE votes OF New Hampshire.
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Kentucky. Tennessee. North Carolina.
South Carolina and Georgia. having
not come to hand, are not included in
the above"
Another item. under the caption
foreign Intelligence" which purports
to be an Extract of letter from
Portsmouth (probably England). dated
Oct. 3, to a gentleman in Exeter" con-
small American sloop which had re-
Gently made several trips to and from
that port and thereby had excited sus-
picion, and on which the customs Off.
Just gone on boardLwith small trunk
filled with papers Of such an important
nature that there is no doubt OF his
being a spy to the French" This per-
him. was sent post haste to London.
Domestic news from New York indf-
Gated that the citizens of that city had
just cause for alarm. I'VE are infested
Will d gang Ol NiildluS, tHc dSSo0he
states. against whom we ought to take
every proper measure of security" And
then follows instances of burglaries In
various places. mot even sparing the
Houses of Cod
A Philadelphia item brought news
that "the address of the Senate in an
swer to the speech of the President of
the United States passed that honour
able house unanimously" Another
item. headed Fredericksburg, declares,
I'VE are informed from respectable au
thority that the following is an accu-
rate state of the ballot given by the
electors of President and Vice President
Of this state: Thomas Jefferson. 90
votes; Samuel Adams. Is: George Clin-
ton. 8: Geo. Washington, 1; John Adams.
1: Thomas Pinckney, 1; Aaron Burr l."
Extracts Of foreign news from the
London Review Of September 1. 1876.
are unusually interesting.
OF Germany. 1t Is said: THE electoral
and other princes of the empire have
negotiated. or are negotiating. q peace
With the French, under the mediation