Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-18
KILOGRAMS, &c.


Gay, the hrst being q dash of two miles ana
the second mile heat, bes: three in Ave. Three
started IN ca Ia race. Mollie Austin won the
hrss, beating Richmond and Knightnocd.
times, 3.4s The second race was one OF the
tnat bestHver came of in the South, seven heats
Dtlng closely contested, each horse winning
two before the deciding heat. The horses were
Nellie Gwynne, ST. Patrick, and J. r. John
son-the latter winning the fret, nth and
seventh heats
About eighteen hundred coIored persons
held political meeting az Princess Anne
Courthouse, Va, on Saturday. Remarks
were made by several speakers, who advised
them 10 adhere to agricultural pursuits and
eschew politics. The right OF suffrage was
argued as being a question Of time, and when
they were properly qualified to vote they
would receive all the perregatives enjoyed by
white men. The meeting was extremely or
derby.
The Southern Press Convention, ". q.
Clark, of MOBILE, president, and l.. b. Barr, o
Macon, secretary. met At Atlanta, GA, yester-
day evening. Thirty papers. daily and tri-
weekly, were represented Messrs. Erastus
BROOKS and Wm. Barr, of the New York As
socIated Press; Ed. LehOupe, of the South
western Associated Press, and John 5. Ma
ther, were invited TO seats on the floor.
A dispatch from Berlin, Prussia, says:-The
national constitution, wi hich has so long been
under debate, has at length been adopted
The Polish members protested against the ac-
ton OF the Parliament, and, on the result being
made known, unanimously resigned The
German Parliament adjourned Tuesday
evening without day.
In the United States Circuit Court in Balti-
more yesterday morning, in the case OF Thos. X
Rich and others against General John E.
w ool for false Imprisonment during the war
the demurrer OF the defendant for Justification
by act of Congress was overrulsd by the court
on account OF there being insufficient grounds
of defence.
The election at Chicago, yesterday, passed
off quietly. We have returns from eleven
wards, giving majority for the Republican
ticket of 1884 The estimated returns from the
other II We wards Will increase this majority to
3.7S4. The Council will staRd 25 Republicans
and seven Democrats.
Information has been received at New Or.
leans that the FIQues and Waterloo wees are
in imminent danger. Labor cannot be obtained
owing TO a want Of money, and there is much
suffering in the overfowed districts of Louisi-
ana.
Major John A G ood win. formerly a member
OF the Kentucky State Senate. and for many
years May or of CovingtOn, Kentucky. COM
mtted suicide at Cincinnati yesterday He
was seventy four years OF age. No cause is
assigned for the act.
A special dispatch from Des Moines Iowa
says the Des Moines river Is rising rapidly
and dong great damage. A large portion o,
the city Is under water. The bridge on Court
avenue was carried away, with two men who
were on the piers.
A reservoir belonging to the Fort WAYNE
anu CulcdgO at Alliance, OnlO, bQrst
Tuesday, flooding the village and doing much
damage. Four children are reported TO be
drowned.
bridge over the Erie canal at knappyille,
twelve miles east of Rochester n. Y. fell Mon
day, as Aaron Bosworth, of Perrinton was
crossing with a team. Mr.. Bosworth was Sc.
riously and his little son fatally injured
Archbishop M. J SPalding. of the diocese of
Baltimore, is lying dangerously ill Of inftam-
nation OF the bowels at the archiepiseofaI
residence in that city. 1t is feared that .Ae
disease will prove fatal. -eaf
The forty eighth anniversary Of the founda
tion OF Odd Fellowship will be celebrated ia
Norfolk by grand procession, addresses in
the opera house, banquets and balls in the
evening.
The New York express train on the Lebanon
Valley railroad struck a market wagon, at
rutherford Station, Pa, while crossing the
track, killing man named Abraham Singst
and severely woundihg his son.
The ST. Louis Times st. Joseph special dis
patch says the steamer Sunset ran into the
hountaineer about eight miles below Browns
vile, Nebraska, Tuesday. The latter vessel
sunk.
Hole in. the Day. the Chippewa chief has
just arrived at St. Paul Mimi from Wash
tDgton. bringing with him his white wife
taken from the laundry OF a Washington hotel
The steamship Marmion sailed from New
Orleans Tuesday morning for Brazil, with 3UU
enigrants.
Spsin has acceded to the demands OF the
BIitish Government, in part, at least, and the
ship Victoria will be restored
The Democratic ticket with the execution
OF two aldermen, was elected at Quincy, Ill,
Tuesday.
The Right Rev. J ohm Timon, bishop OF Ruff
falo. died yesterday Of erysipelas.
The ice is al length moving on the St Law
renee river.