Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-14

PROPOSED MASS MEETING or coLoREp PEOPLE
INV YORK, May li.-The colored people are
organizing for large mass meeting O. be held
in Cooper Institute, TO take into consideration
their rights under the law guaranteeing them
full and equal enjoyment Of admission 10 the
theaters and entertainment BY hotel proprie-
tors. The meeting Il preliminary 20 the prose-
cution OF Lester WSllack, whose agent denied
two colored men admission 20 his theater on the
ground that there was no room for them. and OF
one Dixon, saloon keeper, who refused 90
serve three colored men at the tables OF his
saloon. .-.-.-
THE MEMORY OF THE LATE CHIEF JUSTICE
erase
The bar association has appointed q commit
tee To cooperate with any committee Of the bar
Chief Justice. II is anderstood that > larse
public meeting will be held.
THE NES DROWNED BY THE COLLISION
at Hell Gate yesterday between the steamer
Americas and the commissioners OF charities
and corrections boat Hope, were VIM. Albert
son, engineer Of the latter. and three unknown
prisoners, who had been sentenced % ten DAYS
penaRce for trivial offences, and detailed TO do
work on the Hope.
CAPT. WILLIAMS,
of the Inflated Atlantic, has sailed for England
LOST $4,000 AND THEN suIcIDED.
Philip Straus, OF 90 Lexington avenue, shot
years ago his father left him SIS 900, all OF
which was cost in unlucky business ventures
and stock speculations.
THE STOKES CASE.
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granted a writ of error in the case OF Edward
:. Stokes, upon stipulation by the defence 10
take the case AT once 20 the court OF appeals.
As that court is now in session u will be unne-
cessary to resentence HIM.
NIXON 10 HANG.
Five supreme court judges and the the judge
proceedings in the case OF Nixon TO be hanged
on Friday. Governor Dix also declines 20 inter-
fere on the ground that the judges have refused;
also that the murder of Pfiefier was cruel, un-
provoked, and perfectly unjustifsble. Sixon's
counsel will 60 TO the remainder of the thirty-two
supreme court judges or such OF them A. he can
reach before the sentence IL carried into ekecu-
ton.
ANOTHER STRIKE.
The workers on ladies boots in this city have
demanded an increase OF p cents on each pair,
and in event Of noncompliance 20 on a strike.
THE ADJOURNED SALE OF WIN NJ. TwKED's
BROADWAY PROPERTY.
i'm the suitof Henry A. Ceam, took place to-
day The attendance was large. The houses
sold as follows: No. go, corner lot, st22,O0e;
No. 92i, s90,5 500; No. 926, SO, 500; No. S2s,
ss' 600; No. $50, $4,000:
The Railway Master Mechanics' Con-
ve0e1O0.
BALTIMORE, May li.-The convention Of the
American railway master mechanics reAssem-
bied at $50 O'Clock this morning. The report
OF the committee on the comparative value OF
anthracite coal, bituminous coal, and wood for
generating steam in locomotives, WAS received.
The convention rescinded the resolution 70 20
TO New York via Gettysburg, and will 20 direct
in special train. Recess.
In the afternoon session the finance commit
tee reported the accounts correct, and assessed
each member ten dollars for expenses this year.
Adopted. The discussion Of the report Of the
committee on the construction, operation, and
cost OF maintaining q continuous train brake,
was called up, but went over, mo one wishing to
discuss II. The committee on the relative cost
of operating roads Of gauges Of three feet six
inches, or less, and those Of the ordinary four
feet and eight and q half inch gauge, was called
up, but there was no report paper WAS read
on the subject from n. w. Evans, Of New York.
Tho Vacant Chief yasticeshfp.
NEW FORK, May IA Washington special
says the President recently expressed regret
that the appointment OF Chief Justice would
devolve on him, and that he would willingly
shrink from the responsibility IL he could. He
fnrther said he would appoint q man indepen-
dent OF political consider ations and one whom
the lawyers Of the country would endorse. In
the meantime he hoped his friends and promi-
nent men In the country would give him their