Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-15

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him with ar ounce of laudanum, stating that
be required II for sick child. The hauid
was put IN a small phial and placed on the
coUE ier. when the young man asked for some
Other ar'iclss. and upon the doctors absent
ing himself from the counter TO the rear par
of the store the would-be suicide openad
the bottle. end, unob>erved, swallowed
aoout half the contents, and Immed,a,elv
tell 10 The floor in an inseusible condition.
Drs. Baltzell. Steven son and Brewer wee in
stapiiy summoned and administered a power
fll enei'c- alter which he was reno we'd 10 tHp
western station house by officer II G. Smlth
NhtIe ne continued in an apparently hteless
coLuluoh IOT some two hours. when he revived
MS person was searched by the officers on ms
entering the station, bur upon his reyiying h.
drew from an inner pocket small pocket
Ebi' ana e1oeayOred to cut his throat. The
Hatmp ~ was to,tuns tey Fl ustrated by Captain
EinmeF man, who was 5nding near at the
TIME and who, with considerable difficulty,
succeeding IN wrestling the knife from his
nahu- he was then placed In one of the cells
Wueh LIE mace another attempt 10 destroy hi
NE Nv struggling himt elf with his snspender-,
which he tightly wrapped around his throat
his O. sign u as also prevented by the close
suiNrIlante under which he was kept and ali
means of destruction were then taken from
him. Upon being questioned rs 10 the cause OF
bis singular conduct, h. replied that be could
orer 10 excuse except that ne was out of en-
PiOymsnt aud was suffering from a depress ;oa
OF pIriis. He appeared perfectly cool and seu-
sIble, ard positively refused 10 give his name
OF residence. IL was, however, subsequently
ssceTtalned tha;he Is 4 resident OF Washington.
II. C.. and named Samuel AL, his father being
a clerk Iu 8 telegraph O.fIce Of that city His
father was at once appristd OF the facts of The
case. ara tue young man IN the mean time l.
&c alIed az the station house, TO await the or
deTs Of mis- friends. After being frustrated in
tae third attempt at self traction, he stated
that his intention was, as soon as liberated 20
renew The attempt al suicide. as he was de-
teImined 10 end his existence.
The CONSOLIDATION OF WHITE AND Col
n
Presbyterian Church, the pastor Kew. T. Sill
Martin, spoke OF hIs action as chsirmsn of the
Committee 70 wal, ON Congress aud urge thai
the bIil transferring the duties of the Trustees
OF Color, Schools TO the Trustees of the Public
Schools sbould not become law He stated
That Senator had informed him that n
had been represented that majority of tb-
colored people favored the bill. aud he repliac
that be (the Ssnator) haC been incorrectly in
formed. He read resolutions adopted bv 81
Andrews Church requesting that no further
AT AsbuTy Church, Rev. Mt Anderson's, Third
Baptist Church, Rev. Mr.. Bouidin's; Eoenez-r
Church and Asbury Chapel. Rev. NJ johnson
acting pastor As also resolution adopted A.
the 18TH street Baptist Church, REV d. W
Anderson's,) and read the resolution adoptei
at the mass-meetng held at Israel Church
on Tuesday last He offered 4 rasolulioa
Ihat they favor free schools and equal schooi
rights, under a school system embracing whit
ana coiOred children. and therefore depreca,e
any legislation that does not abolish in tor, IN
present system, built upon Distinctions of rae
ana color. That they especially deprecat., tn.
bill transferring the powers from the b1ari for
colortd schools, because il leaves il op,ionai
wlth the board 10 be appointed under that dill
should II becom- a law. to continue co!Srat
schools, and also because the appointment Of
the proposed boird VIII be controlled by local
POLITICS, which one yelr may nut in tha,r
trends and the next year their enemies. The
latter having the power of Keeping up distinc-
lions IN the schools, they have every reason 4
believe they will ne that power, and taey
therefore petition Congress most respectfully
10 reserve all legislation on this ub ect till suc
time as they can pass a bill which will make
them III the matter of school rights eaual win
all others b-fore the la w, that they may rot n
oel hnent upon personal favor IN matter 80
vital, nor exposed TO political hostility IN cir.
crmstances where they are poweress AT 81
e wing a history of The BILL the res d utjon W,
ADOPTED by the congregation with bu. one dis
sent III voice.
tNsAFE RAILROAD BRIDE Es.-TheTe hayinr
Deen, ior some time past, some DOUBTS abOus
the salty Tor railroad purposes OF tue brifg-
crossing the canal at Mary land avenue and "a
street the PTesIdeht of the Baltimore and on.
halirudd Company directed their bridge eugI-
nter TO make an examination on Friday OF tina.
structure, Inch was done, and a report ma
that II vas unsafe for The heavy engines of Ii
company 10 pass over. Therefore line company
lmme dIa'ely determined that the trains r-ach-
lug TINS city shoui Id stop at the depot on New
jersey avenue. THIS fact becoming known to
the W ashington AID Alexandria ana Oraug-
and Alexandria Railroad Companies, AIese-s
Stevens and Phelps, The agents al Alexandria
iorihWlth determine 10 q o what they could 10
facilitate southern travel and COMMUNICATION
ana accordingly started one OF their light ell.
giies; al .Ieal peril, across the recently con-
0rmner railroad bridge spanning the Potomac
! De locomotive safely crossed on SATURDAY
and lat afternoon took the freight which gis
bOuno SOrth from the Baltimore and Oaio
trIct Ia ms Sity across Maryland avenue
brIose TO the Maryland avenus depot of tue
Oldrge and Alexandria railroad, from y.tian
pClnt ~ has been seat for come weeks past, and
VIII be, iili further notice, taken across tn
Long BrICge Ia wagons and transhipp-d ~
ralirotd South. The through sOnth bern pas.e,i
gers leave the cars az Mary land avenue depo,
ana are taken 10 Alexandra by the Alexandra
Ferry STEAMERS Captain Phelps, We learn, r--
ports the experiment of bringing his engine
across the Potomac railroad bridge on Sat.r
day last as accompanied with great danger and
SAYS ne could not be induced 10 run II back
before repairs are made, for any consideration
BALTIMORE ANNUAL CONFERENCE ii !
CHUEc B.-Rey. Il. Bsyton Brown, pastor II
fuuhory Church, on saturday evening col4-
pI ttO Ll> ilst OF homes for tn preachers duri.y
The sitting OF Conference, which cpmrn.ar.,
here On "wednesday, the Sd u1y of Mar,
AtUui eighty families hav. thro wn opeu thzIr
comfortable dwellings for the aecoinmadauou
)i M preachers, and We have no doubt they
Will be well entertained Owing to recent r.
'rrsueensnts of he Conferences, the old Bal.
. more Is considerably enlarged, bringing back
~ - ihFNlVi-ltp OF tlr Oldest
wing Methodist preachers in eur land In
dds connection we may add tina, the dedication
OF Ire Metropolitan NJ f.. Church on the 2-tn
lHe''ht Will convene q large numb.r of d,s-
nngnlshed preachers, s+presentIng several Of
The States.
SERIOUS ACCIDKNT.-On Saturday evening
iaet Mr- John Van Horn, a carpenter en-
plOyrd in the erection OF a building nea- the
treasury DEPARTING H. tell from a third s,or,
-eanoiding 10 the ground, Sustaining In INJURIES OF
Ns ~ f..ro
conveyed To his residence on eth, between VI
al n streets, where q physician was soon iu
iU-Ecfnce. and ascertained that two OF the
unfortunate mans ribs had been broken he
-icss probable injuries internally. His wounds
were promptly attended 10, and at last = G.
counts Mr.. Van II nrn was somew hat free iron,
pam, though his recovery is not alt0g ether Ger.
tain.
'CATLIN OUTLINES OF the North Amer, an
hdlfns, is al present on exhibition at q ID
elbows HAN, 1th street. The collection m
,iudts 371 full length portraits of Indian chiefs
md other celebrities besides large number OF
'csnes, illustrating Indian life and customs
such another COLLECTION can be seen no WHERE
'l.e nd no one should neglect the opportunity
ot witnC ssing this unique exhibition, winch
~dl probably close on Wednesday.
CUTTING OUT cF CELL-John Currtn
ind Ned Wilkins, arrested by officer Aeon ON
saturday afternoon, as suspicious charac,er.
md committed 10 the wcrkhouse by Jnst,ce
Ilaik, made their escape " lille awaiting trans
pUrtaton 10 The Corporation inn by cutting
)nt OF their cell, and have not since been heard
rom.
IHE sTHREOECoPiC EXHIBITION, poetic reai-
nss, and lecture, TO be held In the basement OF
81 STEPHENS Church. Pennsylyania avanpa