Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-20
Grand Lodge l. a. a.

INDEPENDENT SOVEREIGNTY CONFER RED UPON
THE ORDER IN GRRMANy.
In the Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows at BAIfi-
more yesterday, the principal portion of the
morning was consumed in considering the report
OF the committee Oh correspondence relative to
Odd Fellowship in Germany which was in favor
OF granting charters 10 a number of lodges in
Prussia and SaXony, constituting them a SOW
ereigDty in Odd Fellowship under the name apd
title of the Grand Lodge of the German Empire
10 he Independent Of this Grand Lodge in al
respects, except that said Grand L0dg.s OF tlie
German Empire shall not any time hereafter in.
anyWlSe alter or repuGiate any OF the sigma.
tokers, passwords, lsctares or charges or any
other PORTION or part Of either the written Or
uLwriJteR book Of the order, as knoan a. prsr.
tce within the jurisdiction Of this Grand Lode
and that this Grand Lodge reserves 70 Itself thu
right 10 give the German Grand Lodge an
annual travelling password within the jurisiic
non therefor, and TO prescribe the form OF carl
and both Jurisdictions shall use the same travel.
ing password. The report was finally adopted
by large majority.
Ii Is thought that the lodge will conclude i.
business, and adjourn sine die Saturday.
TIE VIELE CHILD ABDUcrToN Casio t,s
divorce SUIT OF General Egbert l.. Viele against
his wife, Teresa Niele, an arrangement wa.
made on h1beds corpus proceeding. that the
General should have custody of the three oldes;
children, Mrs. Niele being allowed charge OF the
Youngest child. An order to this etfectwas en-
tered In the supreme court, and so matters stood
until weeks ago, as is alleged. Mrs. Vie;e by
means or strategem, obtained possession OF
l. hliy tiele. one of the children living with the
General at his residence, at Lake Mahopsr
uhe person who assisted in the carrying off OF
The child, named Leverson, is now being prose
cuted, and as he lives in New Jersey, Governor
norman issued requisition to bring Lev
s s inIo thls state. To-day the counsel
tor Mrs Niele appeared in the supreme court
chambers, before Judge Leonard, aud applied
10 nave the order giving the care of the tire.
children to the General vacated. He stated that
the habeas corpus proceedings were discon-
unued only on the understanding that both par-
ties should have their natural rights as cisto-
n nr1af 1Ira,,
was founded on an order which his client had
no knowledge of, and he contended that Their
could be no contempt OF an order which he
knew nothing OF. AT request of General Viele
the hearing was discontinued. TO allow of an
examination into the matter. LeverSon was
brought to this city this morning by Detectives
riley ahd Waliing, and locked up in cell at
police head9narters.-N. L. Commercial, 18th
ANOTHER OUTRAGE ON THR VETKRANs.-It
would seem that the Greeleyites (for of course
III hotel Proprietor cannot be Republican,
VIII never sicken from outrage upon the men
who fought TO save the Union. The veterans
who Ieft this city for the Pittsburg Convention
have met with their full share OF outrages aud
lnsurs during their absence. At Baltimore
mobbed, and in the city OF Pittsburo, Charles r.
Douglass, an ex- Union soldier, because of his
color was refused entertainments at the same
hotel with the rest of his comrade. who had
travelled with him to that city-he holding the
honora BILE position of color bearer To- the
credit of the veterans be it said that under the
leadership Of General N. p. Chapman, they re-
AosSu " uesSIt luciI CoiOr bearer. Don the in.
suit coming to the knowledge of Gem ChipmaD
ne immediately erased his name from the regis
ter OF the hotel, saying. where his comrades
couid nos stay, ne would not. The great major
icy OF the veterans did the same thing. Here
we have more evidence ofthe unfaithfulness OF
Greeleyites to their professions as promulgated
In their piatform.-NotosalE Era.
Mr. GRsRLHYs oPrrIoN OF TEE WAR
nkf,RAHe.-Hqrace Greeley and party reached
ST, Cherries Hotel by s-torchiight procession.
ne made speech In which he said: "rhe city
OF ritfsburg has recently witnessed q rehearsal
q the pomp and pageantry, the blasonry and
circumstance OF civil war. very large num-
Der OF men we're collected here, at vast expense
WIN tne single purpose Of rekinding the bitter
ne and hatred, the a.imoeity and antiquities,
tne fears and Civilizations of civil war, for the
sdvantsee OF political party. Their talk has
peen about rebels and traitors" After long
harangue In this strain, showing how wrong il
All Is, and how right he has been, and In, even
wnen ne favored letting our sisters depart in
peace, ne spoke In complimentary terms of the
prosperity and growth OF Pittsburg; and closed
scJ ASKING the people to grasp the hand held out
by iheir southern brethren, and forget that they
had been enemies.
@Springfeld street ears bear the inscription:
''Will you rider"
R5Sir John Lubbock OF the British Scien.
tihcA ssociatiop, has tanned wasp.
n%In the Superior Court at Taunton Monday
q woman applied to be naturalized.
SWhy Is a mans life safest in the last