Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-06


SECRETARY robson returned here las
evening. Secretary Boutwell, will return to-
night.
POSTMASTER GENERAL CREswELL closed his
stumping tour with speech at Elkton, Md, on
Monday night last.
ADMIRAL BoGGs, L. S. ", who has been sick
at the Ebbitt House for some time past, is
slowly improving.
How THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED AT THE
WHITE HoUsE.-Of course there was quite as
much interest felt at the White House as else
where in the result OF the election yesterday,
though, from the quiet demeanor OF President
Grant, few would have supposed that he was one
OF the two persons most directly concerned in
the result. number of the personal friends OF
the President. together with members of has
9Ihclal household, we're gathered in General
Porter's room 10 receive the news. Among those
present were Secretary Robson, Attorney GEN
eral Williams, Judge Cartier, Judge Mac
Arthur, Justice Swsyne, Admiral Porter, Gov
ernor Cooke, d. X. Jones, L. 5. minister at Brus-
sells; A. ). Solomons, esq, Colonel Webster,
General Bsbcock, Senator Morrill, (Me.), Gen.
eral Dent, and others. General Grant
occupied General Porter's seat while his son,
Lieutenant Fred Grant, had a seat next him.
kilograms we've brought in almost momentarily,
and the excitement in the gathering got ND to
fever heat as the dispatches were read an
nouncing that state after state had wheeled into
line with colossal republican msiorities; but
TRANQUILITY away at his cigar, pausing only TO
knock the ashes of and ensure good light. He
was by all odds the coolest man in the room.
His inquiries and suggestions at various times
showed, however, that he was well informed in
regard to the political situation in the different
states. Several odd incident occurred to create
had the wopds appended "BaBks defeated by
5,o0O majority" and the dispatches from
other quarters began TO have the newt
a9ie item about Banks; varied TO say,
hanks rRnOrtp1 defeated Nv nat r.
Finally the iteration was 50 continuous that
when the President read dispatch and the
expected words did not appear, il was suggested
10 him 10 turn the page over and make sure
there was not something about Banks on the
other side just i'll the crisis of the excitement,
and when all were on the qxi rirs for decisive
news from New York, a bulky and most prom
lslng looking telegram OF several pages was re-
ceiyed, directed to President Grant, marked
Deliver Immediately" It was torn open
with bated breath, while the President, after
glanclng at the opening lines proceeded, with
twinkle OF something very much like fun in the
corner OF his eye, TO read il for the ediicatiOn of
the eager crowd. IL was a telegram from a
horse doctor out in Duluth, giving the Presi-
dent an elaborate prescription for the
treatment OF his epiZO0tic horses or cOuSe
this episode created some fun, and il
was voted that the horse doctor had
taken rather an opportune time to advertise
his remedy tor ''the prevailing disease"
AS the dispatches came IN from Pennsylvania
there were many hits SHE'D of in regard to some
OF the noted politicians of that state, and there
were numerous inquiries about Curtin ami as
to whether be had voted, yet. The President
listened to the badinage with imperturbable
lace and gave no sign a. to just what he thought
about this or that man named in the talk. At
half past ten O'Clock enough returns having bean
received TO ensure Grant twenty eight states
and popular majority of not much under
100000, the circle separated, feeling that they
had got glory enough for one night
THE CLARK FEwgLL TRAGRDY.-The trial OF
khoda fewell for the killing Of James Z. Clark
in the jail at Brentsville, Prince William coun-
ty, Virginia, will take place to-day. 1t will be
remembered that James +. Clark was the COM
monwealth's attorney for the county of Prince
Miss Fanny S. Fewell, daughter OF w. f.
Fewell, depot agent and hotel keeper at Manas
sas The fugitiyes, after being absent about siN
weeks. returned to Virginia-Miss Jewell to
Manassas and Clark to Fredericksburg. CLARK
was arrested and sent to Prince William county
jail 10 await an investigation at the next term
OF the county court, and while in Jail, on the
morning of the 3lst of August, RhOda Jewell,
the brother OF Fanny Jewell, entered the oper.
door of the JAIL in the absence of the ialer, and
through the grating of the door Of Clark's cell
shot him three times, one sfot proving fatal.
Rhoda Fewell was Immediately arrested and
indicted by the grand jury OF Prince William
county for murder in the first degree at the last
term OF the court, the eth of October, and tn,
case continued until the next term OF the court
which began yesterday. The commonwealth if
represented by Judge Charles f. Sinclair, com
II tA-HOVernOr Henry A
Wise ard j, Y. Menifee, esq. For the defence
Judge III. w. Thomas, General Ezra Huntotl
and General W. H. Payne.
l FEARFUL SCENR-A Wsman 1ttdcLs1 D,
| an FuTTouS Buu.-Yesterday morning about
O'Clock, a bull, owned by Mr.. SNYDER which
| was being driven through Lombard street neal
| broadway, by two col0red men, became un
| manageable. just before reaching BroadwaN
| the enraged animal male dash at lady, Mrs
Louisa Whitcraft, who was enGeavoring d
cross the street, ard catching her with his horn
| tossed her into the air about six feet and A
| sne fet, tramped her beneath his feet Seyera
| policeman and OTHERS ran to the assistance Q
| the injured woman, who was picked up in a,
4 lnse nsibe condition, and convened 10 her resi-
/ dence near by. The phrenzied Animal ate
her terrible ors laugbt, dashed along Lombar,
street, followe1 by a crowd of men who fire,
pistols at him as he ran, until at the corner o
central avenue he fell from his wounds loss O
| olooo and exhaustion. A colored rsen ,yohI
| henderson, then despatched him WITH an axe
| he was foCpd TO have been struck with the mis-
| toi outlets twenty times. Mrs. Whitcraft wa
! attended by DIR. Dwinele, who found the nm
| fortunate lady so terribly gored in the arm an,
/ leg mat the chances for her recovery were very
| slight, but last night her condition was ir,
| proved, and she was believed 70 be out o.
| congratulations Sun, 5tk.
| THREE CEFoRTU NATE BRorHRRs-The In
4 Gianapoiis News says: ''SOme years ago Jason
| smith, John khkwO0d and william Nicholson
| msrrled three sisters, named Jolly. the wed.
| dlngs taking place within a short period of one
| an3ther. Smith, who at the time was engineer