Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

was able to tell his majesty's govern
ment exactly how the campaign In
America should be conducted. He
signed himself "A Veteran OF Seen
Service" And the same newspaper
had the following item:
Yesterday was launched at Black
wall the Swiftsure, a curious bomb
man of-war on new construction.
She is going in his majesty's service
to America, with two bomb beds.
mounts 40 guns and carries 240 men,"
Other General News.
Turn we now to the general news.
much OF which Is, oddly enough,
either from America or about Ameri-
cans. Says the Morning Post:
"A gentleman who came from New
York says that, having two horses TO
dispose Of, he advertised them to be
sold for cash, az he was leaving the
country, on which he was sent for to
alter his advertisement, as 1t was a
reflection upon the paper currency OF
Congress"
And the following anecdote. re
lated with absolute gravity, is to be
found in the Morning Chronicle OF the
same day:
"a certain American lady. being in
company last week, with great seem
ing anguish said she was very GER
tain that the regulars and provlncials
we're at that instant in battle. A
member Of his ma jesty's cabinet pres
ent asked her her reason for such
declaration, TO which she replied:
Why. sir, to be serious with you, L
know it by the shooting of my corns.
which / have found on every similar
occasion to be equally authentic with
your Gazette. Now, sir. walt the
event, and you will certainly find that
your dispatches, whenever they come.
will confirm the testimony OF my
corns.'
This happened on Wednesday last,
and the minister took down the par
ticulars in his commonplace book Inn
mediately."
The foregoing titbits are sand
wiched in between accounts of hold
ups by footpads, of which there had
been two on the previous day; a de-
scription of a sanguinary duel arising
out Of a dispute about America, and
other local news"
The record of the affair of honor.
which is given in fullest detail in the
Gazetteer Of July 4, Is as follows:
"A remarkable duel happened lately
in Bedfordshire. Two gentlemen, dis
putting about American politics. grew
warmer in their argument as the bot
tie went around, till at last one gave
the other the lie. The expression was
Immediately returned by throwing
bottle half full of wine at the others
head, which grazed his temples. They
Immediately retired and procured PTS
tolls and fought before they were
sober, when the gentleman who had
given the lie was shot so dangerously
in the shoulder that his life is de-
SPARED Of If he dies, he will leave
widow and seven young children"
Much Entertainment Available.
So as you will see, apart from the
rather languid public interest in the
war with the colonies, life in England
in July, 1875, was proceeding on the
accustomed lines. That there was
entertainment for everybody accord
ing to his means and inclinations,
from cock flights "a particularly at
tractive cooking main was an
nounced on July for the following
day. to theatricals "of the highest
class" the newspaper advertisements
make plain.
At the Theater Royal, in the Hay
market, a comedy called The Maid
of Bath was being performed, ap-
parently with huge success, by Mr..
Foote" and his company, and at the
Royal, Richmond Green, there was to
be forthcoming on July another
comedy, yclept Love in Village"
to which it appears was to be added
"Bon-Ton, or High Life Above Stairs"
simultaneously the Marylebone Gar.
dens announced: This evening, the
4th instant (the weather having been
unfavorable Tuesday night, the ele-
CANT ballroom erected for the Grand
Festival di Campagna will be illumi-