Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-05

THE EVENING" STAR
WASHINGTON CITY:
August 5, 1889. |
Spirit of the Morning Press.
The Constitution ridicules the colored peoples
e convention in Boston and suggests that we may
soon expect to colored ticket for Governor,
members of the Legislature, and the judiciary in
Massachusetts, and the Hon. N. p Banks opposed
by Richard Downing, Esquire, or some other
equally likely negro.
The THtsligeHesr notices. in complimentary
terms the late Plymouth Rock celebration in Mas
sachusetts.
IL The mate and SIX sailors of the bark l.. ID.
Carter, for Galveston, was arrested I'm New York
on Thursday for mutiny. Capt. Wiley makes Sc
Iious charges against them
II Tie Richmond Dispatch urges, among
other public Improvements. the early completion
of the projected extension of the James river and
Kanawha water line to the Ohio.
ITPresident Buchanan. in reply 10 an invita-
tOn to attend the late Plymouth Rock celebration
in Massachusetts, sent letter stating his regret
that public duties, well previous private en-
gsgements, rendered his attendance impossible.
IL The regular annual session OF the Grand
LodgeI O. o. F., of the Southern district of New
York, was opened on "Wednesday morning, by g.
VI. {. C. Pinckney, in presence of numerous
delegation from the subordinate lodges. The
finances of the Grand Lodge are reported tn be In
10000 EOrISITsrvH DuIInS PdsI ycdI
81 new members have been initiated; receipts for
dues So, 900. .- .-f.
NEWSPAPER ENTERPRIsE.-The London Post
announced that Mr.. Choate had reached Liver
pool in slfety. and accompanied the statement
with memoir Of the distinguished America n.
knowing that he was expected, and seeing the
arrival of the steamship on which he was known
TO have secured passage the Post came to the con-
clUsion that il might get ahead Of its contempt
raries by introducing 50 eminent man to the
British public.
II The city of Columbia, :. c. recently passed
an ordinance in regard to bread. The bakers did
not relish tive mean the ordinance-and so re-
solved on multiplying it, by stopping the supply Of
that staff of life. But as -four is cheap in South
Carolina, the people threw themselves Oh their
reserved rights. and brought into fashion the old
family ovens. The result of the conflict has not
Vet traaspired.
IL Alabama has again elected an entire Dem
ocratic delegation to Congress as follows: LIST
district Jas. A. Stallworth. 800 majority; ID dis
trict, James l.. Pugh; I'd district David Clopton,
2tO majority; 18th district, Sydenham Moore; 5th
district, Geo. 5. Houston; 9th district, w. r. w
Cobb; 9TH district, j. L. NJ. Curry. Pugh and
Clopton are new members. All the others Were
members Of the last Congress. Andrew b. Moore,
Dem, is reelected Governor by large majority.
IL In New York, writ Of habeas corpus was
lately issued against Father Cummings. of the
Twenty-eighth street Roman Catholic church. on
the allegation that he had taken Protestant child
the son of Ann Haggerty, widow, and was keep
ing him imprisoned, for the purpose of educa tlng
him to Romanism- The reverend gentleman an
swered the writ on "Wednesday, and denied that
he knew anything Of the child. The case was held
for another hearing.
D-A coroner's inquest held in Troy, y,
on the body of Charles PHmpton, one of the vic
tins Of the late disaster on the Northern Railroad
resulted in tue following verdict:
That the said Charles Plmton came to his
death from injuries received by the falling of 4
bridge on the Albany, Vermont and Canada
Railroad, over the Tomhannock creek, while en-
d Il
Agent; and as said bridge was in a rotten and I'M
safe condition, the jury believe that those having
charge OF said road should be highly censured y
IL The State seal adopted by the new State of
Oregon, Is described as follows: The escutcheon
is supported by thirty-three stars and divided by
an ordinary. with an inscription, The Union :
In relief, mountains IN elk with branching ant
1ers. wagon, the Pacific Ocean, on which a
British man-Ofwar is departing and American
steamer arriving. The second quartering with a
sheaf, plough, and pick-axe. Crest-the Amer
can eagle; legend-:he State Of Oregon"
William Hill, recently convicted in Texas
of the murder of Mr.. Perry, Of New York, and
to whom new trial had been granted by Judge
Watrous, committed suicide in his cell, on the
morning of the oath ult. 1t seems that during the
night be dug through the wall in two different
places, and. had he had sufficient time, no doubt.
would have escaped from confinement but it is
supposed that daylight coming on him, he re-
turned through the opening which he had made
from his cell and hung himself
IL great stir was created in New York some
days ago concerning the alleged abduction of a
beautiful young lady named Miss Hinch, by Alex.
Hoag. who keeps confectionery and house of
evil resort, corner of Mercer and Grand streets
VII 'huieua1' HO"e'cI- the young iauy came vol
unfairly before the court and relieved Hoap from
Inc charge against him by stating that she left tie
house (whither she had gone In answer to an adj
vertisement for servant) without hindrance
though not until after she had been insulted NV
some of the hOarders.
IL The Mayor and members of the City Coun-
ell, together with delegation of other gentlemen
and ladies of Cincinnati. arrived in Pbiladelpbia
al 81 O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon from their
visit to Pittsburg- They Were accompanied by
committee Of nine of the City Councils of Pitts
burg The committee appointed by the Philadel-
Phia City Fathers on Tuesday met the visiters at
'he depot, and escorted them to the ST Lawrence