Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-17
Grand Lodge 10 or

trce 81 the kl'Cfl OF lN~f = -eIoI VI.
tstoal items in rtTorts from &c 2 ;- j .T.s-
tictcns embraced only fractional vcri'' 81
tine comprised between the san ~ -iuue. ISIS,
and January !, is.2 Hence tGs grand ~e-rc-
aggregate Of the increase 81 membership. 81
retthne and disbursements Tor rchtf der NJ the
past year.
lie Grand Secretarv's rer,ort uas as, sub
iTaI.'Nr lI Inch DC states tfsa g. snr.z frRHn
The Grand Lodge ana Grand EncamTmeut 81
The District ~ Col mbis were rece. saa IN doe
sessUn, and MON these returfs u D. ..rsrifyiux
- see that our Order maintains It's Ustsl y5,y1r
IN this Jurisdiction. Ihir' sen lodges are a.
work. With ~ tr'1 -four hundred m nt,ers srs
four encsmpmenfs. with nearly seven haudr.,i
PstTiarchs. This OTsnd Lodge has been cal e,i
20 mourn the death 81 ,ne q ~ earliest mcIn-
bers. Brother John Scs>ieId, Past Grand Ker-
rescrtstfve. This brofter appeared in th,,
Grand Lodge of the United States TOP TIE as
time in lSs7, and was houored by his brethren
with reelection tCr several terms. For many
wears during h. lie he was deyo--d, Jealous,
and uutirine laroreE."
KICKING LUNATgC PArITNrs r. DEArH.-
FT7gt Jet Afrtc.trs "a ~ fsg7gs - .'HB-'H.
wsrds the latter part of last week .Ie auths.-
ltles 81 y ards Island earned Thar isZrHr .I
outrage had beeu come ned sU twt rgf .tur- Ii
the insane asylum, named orrrIl ans Seymr...
by a keeper or nurse rsmr' Farr r. a.. %
has since died, and &C latest account : rvulH .l
Wa fal ldiy SINKING trcm ;he SUN .lss
Cuustauces sUrrCr.- .'iH. tlc case, llr. I -,...
ria COX crnel,'s sute- p 1-frm statement, O.. Dr.
which he furnishes IRE following. 81 ON ....
Monday John y. Oruell. SWe,le. NO las u q
in the asylum, complained that hC had
lrutally beaten by Thomas Farrell, his lc
! made sn examination OF oruel. ard o..
HIM suffering from severe kicks in the stor1
and horrible bruises % the head. 4 leemc.
injuries extremely dangerous, and ~ ono. g..
him under the best medical trsatmel..
could give him on Friday night. Pre- .s
TO has demise 4 took his Rute-uaf- A
statement, and in he charges Thou.
Farrell with having attacked ana
beaten him without any reason" The doc
further said. cornell has been quiet and ...-
offensive man AZ all times, and Farrell is a rrsa
only appointed a few months ago. - 1 DO IS
know much about him." The doctor contlrfa !
his statement On Tuesday morning HOra 4,
Seymour, . coiOred man, AMI an inmate since
last May, was found 60 be suffering from 'rrg-
ries precisely similar 20 those under which -
nell suCCumbed. The abdomen was coif-.
black and blue, a. " from severe kicks u .H =
boot. an over the BODY aud head We ID
found severe contusiOns OF a dangerous r' .. r--
ter. On my questioning him rs 10 Who 3d. rr. 1
him he replied that Thomas Farrell hal Il. 4
to abusing him that morning. ana had taaa
knocked him down and kicked and beat him ID
insensibllity. lie could assign no reason Isr the
assault by Farrell. Dr. EchCyerria considers
the cases 50 strong against Farrell that ne has
fled an AFFIDAVIT 10 the effect that Drn-l lieE
from the effects Of kicks I'm the stomach. Far
TeI has been arrested and BE- At present u-l I.r
close confinement IN tie Harlem IIison.-N 4.
inns. lGtk inst.
A telegram from New York last nj -I. -avz.-
An examination OF the remains Ct IlHr NJ. or-
nell, the sWede, Who h. supposed O. haze ed
luu, Wards Island. shows I'm 20 have been n
weak state OF mind ar the time Of -he assault.
The accused a. iausnt. Farrell. denied ud.c..ng
tie punishment, but admitted that parties m
tie institution were whipped. Seymour, WHO
was also beaten, may recover
THR PENNSYLVANIA Coal TRADE.-Ths
total production OF al kinds OF coal Tor the week
Was 4eA.5i0 tons, and Tor the year, 15.e12.s5 .
tons, against lO,l36.i5s tons 10 corresponding
time last year, showing an increase Of 25b,4l5
tons. We report steady market al unchanged
prices both - the trade and by retail. The Le-
high Navigation be delivering stove coal A. -. -
per long TON. Other retail dealers aIveruse
good schuylkill coal al the same price. There
II steadily more demand tor coal a winter 40
pTOaches, and willie we do not quote auv al
vance in prices, the trade welcome reports on
lCssened stocks al coal centers eastward n pre-
cuTsers Of the desired rise. As vet, however, We
do not see any very marked evidence OF 4 short
supply of coal The larger tracts OF anthracite
coal lands are steadily going into the hauis OF
the six or eight large carrying Companies
Phnddelphia LedgeT, l6h.
MORE ABoUTTHE CLARK ri XIV EIL TRAGEDY
The hanasses, Va, Ga-etts has AN account OF
the connection Of Its proprietor, Mr.. Harvey
Warns, with the shooting OF Clark BY FeWen,
brought out in response 10 the remarks OF the
Warren NeE,sRel in regard ID IL. From this u =
seen nat Mi. aTnus went 10 BTeIJ,yille nat
morning at the elder Sir. FeWeI's request, IA
order 10 prccent REody from carryi ng out h.
purpose, but got there no late. The same paper
also publishes card from John a. Goodwin
sheriff OF Prince William county, III which he
stats that the front door was lett open on tie
morning o. the shooting At Clark's earnest re
quest, and That he (GoOdgin) wss not Loo yard
Of at the Tine.
TIE MAINE ELECTIoN-R.pulf.rq MIMI,
Il ,GS2.-The kenuebec Journal pubIishe- COM
piete official returns OF the late election OF
Governor from tie entire state except some
small places, which last year threw a. rltsl vote
OF SIS, about evenly divided between rte Two
parties. The returns give Perham -. S1g. Kan.
bali 81, l42; majority Tor Perhsm, l. 80; an in
crease between a. rOD and $50 over tie majority
OF last year, and little more than a3Gble tie
average republican La orItY ut tie x. -erIatsI
elections OF the last three wears, Ia 1855 less
than Grants majority in lsf>.
THE LEXINGTON. KT.. RACE YFs-rk.,y.
The attendance at the races ~ Lexington, Nv,
yesterday was large and the sport exciting.
TIE inst race was Tor the Phoenix II tel stakes,
for three-year Olts. mile heats. SIX horses
started. The race was won by Fam VI. iu two
meats, teatng Ellie, kamatam, M tia. Flor
eDce j., and Bill Patterson. Time. I.ftts. 80 &.
The second race, sweepstakes. Tor te0-year 0il
nlies, Eree-GusrteTs OF nile dash, was Won
BY Marame G, Grinstead's rhes tIut l.lv. by
Lightning, second. and BOyd's ht!v tlfrd RI yh-
horses started. Time, Ley.
THE VIELE ABDUCTION CAsE-M. II. Lev
son, the man arrested i'm HobOken on Thursday
charged with having been concerned in the alb
duction OF the child OF General kiele. was Ves-
lerday afternoon identified as the m an who lad
personated the doctor at General Tiele's house,
and was committed 10 jail 20 await the seton of
Niele was entitled TO the custody of the child,
and that he has consequently committed 40
crime--N. j. Post 1ib.
"A COLOR FiGBT IN PITTS BURG-A spscl.i
from Pittsburg says that SATURDAY. night a
bloody night occurred between a cOlJrel Grant
club anc white Greeley club. The lEht VS.
OF the most desperate Character, lasting Mt
more than ten minutes, but in this time ,
shots were fred. Six negroes were shot, bat
now b2oly was not ascertaiIed. Oae white man,
named John Seyer, had mis- skull fractured By
stone, and will die. The blame OF the afTIfr
1s generally laid TO the negroes.
SHOCKING SUIcTDR.-Mr. Peter WesteTye7T
an aged man OF property living in Tem-,ls
street. paterson, this morning COMMITTEE sui.i Ia
an singular manner. de took butcher knife
went into the back part of his yard and inf .t
Cd iour gashes that almost severed his head
from his body. He held his head over the -
barrel so that the blood would POUR an IL instea5
Oh cropping upon the ground. lie had been I'M
for some time and the act is supposed 10 be +be
result or temporary iDsanity.-N. 4. Posf I.rL
TIE SECOND TRIAL of Mrs. Laura ID. Fair
before the Supreme Court at San Francisco IS