Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-08


Interesting Among the prizes for ho-ea
nesh should have mentioned those f,y
neaVy draft horseS-staliiOn or geldings: a -
IoI quick draft horses and sa Idle horses 4
SILVER cup prize is Offered for the best hlood-
gu station; also Eeldings brood mare colts
hllys, mare and fOa'.
General Jas. II. Williams OF WincheStar
a., VIII deliver the opening address from
me grand stand At eleven O'Clock 20 dav
hundreds or country people are fiorking Ia
Town ana IN every available vehicle from
the StyilSn dog-caTt TO the more unprefpnf-
ing ana less stylish, as well as EXPEDITIONS
)w-cart- with rope Teins. To- morrow hon
10 announce the premiums for haudiwnrk.
&C. "a 7 n
FOUR CHILDREN KILLED BY WORN
IozENG ES.-Ihe New Orleans PIcay1lne az
tIe "a says: During the latter part of this
week terrible case Of wholesale poisoning
occurred in the family of Mr. Mier. living in
re parish OF Ascension. Ii appears that Mr..
Mler admlnist tered 10 four of his children a
SoCPleo Oh worm Iuzenges, or dragees, "A piece.
sucil as are prepared and put up, sugar
coated, by the French manufacturers OF Ihis
cIdss OF medicines. Three OF the children
were Almost instantly seized with conyuI-
SONS ana cramps, and died ia a few hours.
Inc fourth child Was little later in the daV
attacked IN The same manner a q died in I,.Ss
tHah twenty -four hours aflerward.
GEN. BUTLER breaks custom" by 70
plylng 10 a newspaper article, when quo,ei
me ice President as saying that Butler
vengeance II he
wouldn't support Richardson for Secretarvof
me treasury; nothing of the sort occurred
and furthermore, he has cal WAYS suDpoSaI
that Mr.. Richardson was appointed in ac-
Coruahce with certain machine known as
civil Service Reform By which an unl.r
oIncer is always 10 be promoted 10 his sn-
peror's place, whether lit or not. il he can
pass an examination; political cOntrI yauce
favor"
MooDY's CHURCH IN CHICAGo.-Detais
IN regard TO the great church being built IN
chicago Tor Moody are giyea by the papers
there. II was commenced in 1873, ont
Moody,s long stay in England aud the hard
Times that followed the panic OF that year
caused cessation Of the WORK. which mas
Just been recommended. The church will T.
a plain but massive structure, with seating
capacity for four thousand people There
Will be lecture room with seats for a thOuS-
and, and the basement Will cOmnrIse dining
rooms and a kitchen.
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FREIGHT DIsCRININA very large
meeting was held at Erie, Pa, Monday even
ing TO devise means for breaking JIp the
freight discrimination against mat city.
among the resolutions adopted was one 10
DuIlc new line 70 Cambridge, on the At
lanllc and Great western railroad, thence 70
build a branch road TO the Butler county
coil and oil regions, and subsequently 70 con
meet with the Baltimore and Ohio road. To-.
meeting was very enthusiastic, ani repre-
sentatives were present from ali Dor lions on
The route OF tie proposed line.
CARDINAL MCCLosKEY arrived in Rome
yesterday. He was companied from Flor
cree by MousignOr ROncetti. At the depot
he was met by Cardinal Franchi. who was
specially deputed by the Pope TO receive him
and by Father ChataTd. rector of the Amerl-
can college; Cordial salutations were ex-
charged. Cardinal McCloSkey was then
conducted 10 his carriage and proceedei 10
the American college, where he will reside
during his stay in Rome.
How A STATESMAN Cor BACK HIS CANE
Last June. while Governor Vance was com
ing home from Raleigh, the handsome ebony
cane WITH gold head, which was presented 10
him by the Jewish youths of Wilrnington
WAS stolen from the train. Nothing wa
beard OF IL until Sunday morning last, when
UoNeFhoI ahce received a letter from the
superintendent OF police OF New York city.
lnfOrinir him thai the cane was in a pawn
shop in mat city, aud had been detected by
The engraving on the head. Governor Vance.
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:, GUIBoRD's BODY UNDER GUARD.-The
PROTESTANT cemetery vault at Montreal.
canada, in which the remains OF Guibord
lie, was guarded Monday by eighteen men,
aimed with navy revolvers and Enfield
police. No date is given for the funeral TO
take place. The general feeling OF insecurity
stu pervades the residents in the suburbs.
TWENTY THOUSAND is the lowest estimate
or the numbers at the Rockville (Indianal
soldiers reunion yesterday. 1t was TIA
largest assemblage that ever came together
in western Indiana. The wagons aud horses
covered forty acres, packed close. Speeches
were made by General Sherman, senate
Moreon, r. w. Thompson and Henrv s
Lane.
A JUVENILE MURDERER-In Amh7rs
county, yesterday, two small negro D. Tvs
sons OF George Watts and Alfred MitcaelI,
who live on the widow Munday's plan atom,
got INTO dispute, and one OF them raa pto
the house and picking up a loaded musket,
shot The other in the breast, killing him in
stantly. The boys were aged respectively
.even and eight years.-Lgach51g Star,
tept.6.
A COMPLIMENT FROM THE THUNDER
ER-"-The London Times in a leading article
commenting on the reception in New York
OF the American rifle Team on their return
home, gives them high praise for their bear
ing and achievements during their European
"trip. II thinks their visit there, and the con-
seQuent rivalries, viii he beneficial IN many
senses.
A VILLAIN IN JAIL.-A dispatch fron
Conyers, Ca, reports that Jas. T. Heard a.
tempted rape on two daughters OF Mr.. Cham-
berlsiD, aged nine and eleven years Tha
girls escaped from the room and renorted the
outrage. Heart was heated severely bv
Cham berlaln, and afterwards confined az
jail. He denies the charge.
THE ex-pieman of the post once is a liz
Tie erusty just now.
The King Philip mill, at FAN River.
RIVER, Mass. started yesterday morning and
hundreds OF appli locations for work from strik-
ers were received.
-nTA Berlin dispatch to the London Daily
News reports that Count Won Arnims case
end Of October.