Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-23


OPINION OF TIE coLoRED NEN-aE ENCT~ss
THIN FoR OPPOSING Rim, RECAVSg rHEY
ARE IGSORAET, AND DoN' KNOW ANy BIT
Mr. Greeley delivered an address before the
Cincinnati chamher OF commerce 90 Sa.urtlay.
the main part % his speech being i-y1,ei %
ord, r I'm The money market. he suggested no
remedy, but recommended financial bodies ID
take the subject under serious oons. i'rSri0a, IN
otcer that they might n axe SOM rrarn-ai az
Sesticns 20 prevent the recurrence 81 " Rack
frldays' On Saturday aflrruoau a.. Greeley
arrived At Newport. nv. where he addressed
me people. He arrived A. Ion ISvtlC on Sa-ur-
GAY evening and was introduced o. a large
cmosge Ivy Henry Wstterson. editor 81 the
S.eFtci. His address " mainly repe-
ution OF former speeches In Sf,e.R n- OF o.,
coicfed people he sid .-'s There il ~ other
Ia Ia ~ generally and 80 bitterly opposing n
thel are lnere u no other class. A. a class who
lnsist ~ thoroughly or missppreheuimgiy IN
miSte.resehlng - 1 say not tbs % excite
prejudice EgsiuSt them. They are fgn,ranf
and their ignorance = not their own fErIs M
the colored men did not believe that ne mower
was against u; IL they did not realize tha the
treasury, the army. the leo noD Ofi e holders
we're al banded against us. in force which they
believe We cannot overcome, they certainly
would not be ~ universally hostile g. IS. whv,
they think we cannot succeed. AID they want -
be upon the winning side. That l. part OF if
but they are also delutcd In regard C. or Ps.-
poses"
After Mr.. Greeley reached the hotel he was
called uVon by a large number or Vsople. IN
Guiding Tennessee delegation. HEADED BY Hon.
Henry :. Foot. delegation OF co,orei men
also called. anG had an interview. NIr. Greeley
w8s TO meet the delegation this morning. ana
inform them when he can visit y a~lrile The
following il now hi programme OF travel. tie
was 10 leave bis hotel this morning In a carriage
Tor Jacksonville. Ind, just across the river,
where he Will probably make a bret speech.
lie will take the train there Tor Indianapolis.
lie viii leave indianapolis tonight. arriving AZ
Hamilton, Ohio. about eight O'Clock Tuesday.
Dayton about ten O'Clock, ana leave DAYTON
about eleven O'Clock for Cleveland, stopping
A. SWa-fwa - 81.
Forrest, Carey. THIN, Clyde. and Sandussy.
He will probably leave Cleveland "Wednesday
evening and so through Warren, ohio. Gram
vile, Cary, Warren, Pa, via Philsdelpaia and
IRE railroad 10 Sanbury; also. TO EastOn nv The
Lehigh Valley road, aud thence 20 New York.
A New TUNNEL THRoUGH rHE Aura
contract has lately been signed between the
directors OF the St GOthard railway, SNitzer-
land, and NJ. l.. Fsvre, of Geneva, for the
boring of a new railway tunnel through the
Alps, which promises "a surpsss anything OF the
kind vet attempted. The length OF the tunnel
will be little more than nine miles. Cost,
sIO. OOOOOO. The work is 20 be finished within
eight years; and IL sooner finished the contractor
Is 20 receive $1,000 a day Tor each day in adj
vance OF the contract time. II the completion
Of the work Is. from any cause DELAYED beyond
the contract time, Il 600 q day are 20 be for
teited. III the delay reaches beyond sN months,
the forfeit II then 20 be increased 20 - OO0 dAy
The contractor deposits a COO coo A. security
Tor the faithful performance OF the work. In
the delay exceeds the contract time beyond one
pany take possession of the security money.
The contractor H. an eminent civil en- gineer ana
man OF rare abilities. He was formerly A
Journeyman carpenter in Paris.
A Coon THING FOR wIvRs.-Caliio-niaw wives
who have worthless men Tor husbands have lat
found out that the homestead law of thar safe
Is q nice thing. According 10 that iaW, a vale
alone can make a homestead OF the property
which she and her husband own. and on whi.h
they reside. The husbands consent L. not requi-
% lanaasFazA ar4N
house, not exceeding IN value i've thousand
dollars, can be selected by the husband aud
vile, or either OF them" case illustrative OF
the power OF the wife in this respect lately Oc-
CURED IN San Francisco. husband. who was
hopeless drunksrd, after running through all
hls pe,-onai property was preparing 70 sell the
lived, without the consent Of the wife FOrtu-
nately she heard OF IL, and quietly went and
htegls,ered the property as homestead. The
her declaration, which made IL impossible for
the husband TO sell the property. That law not
only legally makes the wife half owner of the
homestead, but also exempts IL from sale for
subsequent debt, execution or liability.
Gov. CURTIN To DEFINE HIS PosrrroS At
LAsT.-Forney's Press of to-day, saws that Il Is
warranted in saying that in q few DAYS Curtin
VIII speak against Hartranft Tor governor of
Pennsylvania, although IL knows nothing OF
what be will say in regard 10 the Presidency.
Colonel Mcclure prints letter IN the Harris
burg Pdt.tot, which says: "GovernOr Curtin's
Df uDtral committee was made
with his distinct approval, and some DAYS be
fore and az soon as he is able 10 write at all he
will formally accept, defining his position in a
manner most favorable TO the liberals of the
state. He will not be well enough, fear to take
the stump Eli Sitter, OF Pennsylvania aud
i. j. Coffey, assistant attorney general under
Lincoln, viii also speak against Hsrtrsnft. Cur
tins appeal 20 the people Of Pennsylvania will
be published tomorrow.
Row AT A POLITICAL MExrrNs-Ss-sra.
Persons Shot.-In Mobile on Saturday night
during a meeting OF republicans, a disturbances
occurred by the hiring OF pistol on the ground
by some one unknown. causing a general STAN
Pede. Some parties say the frst shot was fired
by white man; Others say by a negro. No one
was injured in the neighborhood OF the speaking,
but three persons were seriously injured in all
and three of them were seven blocks from The
scene OF action, and had not been near the
spesking. Mr.. Morris, Of the firm OF Morris *
bro, was shot while standing in his own dwell
ing. MT. Richards, con OF c. q. Richards, wa
the other white m an shot. Owen J. Jemmes
was knocked down and dubbed. These are the
only persons AZ pre- sent known 10 have been in
jured, all OF whom are white.
POLITICAL MURDER IN SorrH CAROLINA
personal alteration occurred 10 a restaurant
n Columbia, 8. G., Saturday night, BET geen
montgomery, president Of the state senate, and
samuel Melton, regular republican candidate
caldwell and Major j. NJ. Morgan two friends
OF Motions. who interfered to separate the com
,pa1ants, were shot: Caldwell was instantly
dlct OF the coroner's Jury charges Geo Tapper
friend OF Montgomery's, with the wilfui ami
malclous shooting OF Caldwell. The affair,
owing 20 the social position of the parficinants
causes much excitement.
IHH OLD CATHOLIC CoSGREss-The attend
ance at the third days sitting OF the congress OF
old Satnohcs AT Munich, ON SATURDAY., was
large. many ladies occupied seats reserved for
SPECTATORS. Motions were made AMI adopted.
Iasorine dotatlon OF the clergy, compulsory civil
marriage, and the restoration Of churches 70 the
old Catholic priesthood. The COMMITTEES an
pointed TO promote united action on the part or
All christians IN the reform movement was in
structed 70 hold its sittngs alternately a, Co.
q, MAkisS SLAVES OF CHINAMEs IN CUBA
! ne havana Gaeta publishes new and stringent
laws competing Cinnamon now there 20 make
new contracts Tor term not less than six nor
more IMAM Ten years, or to leave the island. The
Cninamen are DESTROYS of leaving I'm o,I,, g..