Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-22


Georgia, between NCsSrs. Bell and Hill is
M firIshe'. On the three hundred and thir-
ticth ballot Mr.. Hin received twenty eight
votes and Mr.. Bell thirty three, and the ad-
heTents of each candidate were firm. The
scattering vote preveateI choice between
them. The Atlanta News suggests that
TIE question be referred to the pcOpie
OF the district without a nomination.
."' There seems something almost pheuom-
email in the disparity in the proportion eff
votes TO actual population which is shown
by New Hampshire as compared with other
states. Thus, New Hampshire at the last
election poiled nearly o1e vote 10 every four
OF her population, while Connecticut in a
canvass al least co lally active, cOull poll
but one to five and n hall The ratio of y aw
HAMPSHIRE, IL applied to the population OF
New York, would give a vote OF nearly n
quarter o. n million.
LABOR NoTFs-A meeting of die vario1S
labor unions in New York Will be held in
The course of a few days for the purpose Of
deciding upon some united plan q : to the tu-
ture hours of labor, many OF the Organiza-
tons believing that IL VIII be To their inter
est 10 work nine hours, thdS compromising
with the employers in regard 10 this cues
ton. The Monument Mills, Great Bar
rlnSton, Mass, W tn G.5 hands n work fun
iime. cannot keep up with orders. The
Berkshire Wooden company is fully mannei.
and is crowded with demands FOR more soOlS.
Most OF the cotton fac sOrIes throughO II
the Biacksto le valley. Mass. have restored
the ten pei cent. reduction i'm wages 10 their
help made January !, and run full time. with
\
Tribune calls attention to the fact that many
OF the striking labOrcrS in Brooklyn are mon
who have been thrO Ugh the past winter ehct-
tered and ICi al the public expense.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARyET-The
weather., which was cold during the week
with alternate snow an" sunshine, was de-
cidedly unfavOr9be for the prosecution ocau
active business in dry goods and the volume
OF transactions was only mo ierlte in tha z
gTc9ate. Still there was n fair degree of ar-
q ie-
SiCn houses placed a cons .dergble amount o.
staple cotton goods, prints. ginghamS. g..
with the western inbberS Tae .rale move
ment was SpaSmoIic and ire gular during the
week. III Keeping with the changeabla wealth
or which prevailed. and transact ions with
the importers were cOmpa lively limit-,l.
except through the mNdiUrI OF the auction
rooms, by means OF which an impor:ant
amount OF silks, ribbons. linen goods, en-
nr0ld'rleS etc wHS put in dtStributivcc hll-
ncis.-N }. BUUe':I.
PRFCAUTIONs AGAISsT TwEED's RE-
LEASE on BAEL.-The tim within which
~" court required the sheriff 10 return to
Wheeler IL PcchIam the o.i2r Of arrest re-
comfy granted in the suit AGAINST William
NJ. Tweed expired on Tuesday. whereUDOn q
new order was al once sent ID the warden Of
the peniteliiarS. SO that if Mr. Tweed
should be released by the decision Of the
Court of Appeals in the habaaS cOrpuS ca SO
he will be in the custody OF the sheriff until
b" gives -, OO0 goo bail. In caSa the decision
of the Court % Appya,S i favorable 10 Mr.
iNtttl. ne Will o. removed from the ppnitTI-
Larry aud taken 10 New YORK and placed in
i,udlow'str"et Jail II await the decision on
the main potGt at issue in The Court Of Aa-
reals and the trial of the civil suit.
DIR. JAGCAR.-The Albany Times saws
III IS no. yet certain that DIR. Jaggar is to he
bishop OF the diocese of southern Ohio. To
be sure he has been chosen by the diocesan
convention and his election has been con-
hTmed by m tjOrity OF the standing com
mittecS but il is requisite that he should
also receive the Endorsement OF the House of
bishops. which is far from being "A certainty
We understand that Bishop Whittln1hanl,
OF Maryland. has voted against the cDndr-
nation OF Or. Jaggar'S election, and as Dr.
Whlttin2ham is one OF the most iniiuen ial
members 81 the Al slO- American epiSroptte.
his cOUrS" will be apt To have. an adverse
ehect upon DR. Jag@ar's cOnfrmatiOu.'
4 GRAND WEDDING IN New YOEE-Tha
largest and perhaps .raphr,t wedding in
New York for years was ceIab ratal on Tues
DAY attcrI ool at Calvary church. The bride
was Miss Alice. daughter of Murray H.
smith, and the hr3"rrpOm VIM. II Nalfl- e
bit. jr.. son Of W. II. Vanderbilt and gran :
son OF tOmmo Tor Vanderbilt. The wedding
was followed by a rpcrGtloI at the residence
Of The brides father. ia which overt 40 thouS-
and persons participated. The h0u,a was
thrown open from basement to roof. proriisr-
ly decorated with flowers and brilliantly il
Illuminated. The par.ors were a bower Of roses.
the bride and bridegroom reclining under q
canopy of flowers. The wedding @if.S were
valued at over >j00,o0o
THE PApAL FNVoYs. Moneignor R0ncctfi
and Count MarefoSchi who are in this conn
TRY IN connection with comforting Of the be
Tetta on Cardinal McCloSkey. arrived in
Baltimore from New York yesterday. They
VIII remain the guests of Most Rev. Arch
bishop Baylcy until Saturday. Cardinal
Mct!OskeY viii receive the beretta fEon the
hands of Archbishop Bavley on next Tues
day. The ceremony will take place eat s.,
patrick cathedral. New York.
RAILROAD CONFERENCE.-THE directors
of Araa ". I.
and Potomac railroad companies held meet
ln@S In Baltimore Yesterday. The two bodies
constituted joint conference. the matters
discussed being generally what hoth comma
MES were Interested in. The contract with
The western Maryland railroad for the us
oi me baltimore and Potomac tunnel aGd
tAht win tie Canton company for the use
oiIhe Union tunnel were ratified.
., a S25 ,GGG VERDICT AG AINsr THE CHICAGO
IlMES--ln the case at Chicago OF Alice 4
Early. OF Rockford. Illinois. againSt Wilbur
+; storey, editor of the Chicago Times TOR
l''I IN the publication % II statement, nearly
" wear ago, In which Miss Early's character
was aSSailed. the Jury has rendered a var.iict
awarding the plaintiff - aDp damages. \
ieiraciinn Of The charges was published here
'oi"re IN lie LimeF
SIIyEE REsCMPTI0S.-t-pon the best
NaSllrg Ton authority the New, York RulIe-
''n learns that il is the purpose of tie govern
mcrt not 10 put In circulation any OF the
SILVER coinage. IN pursuance of the reSump-
Ii"l ;ict. mil the price Of gold has fallen 10
a'oHt 10. a. with gold ranging above that
quotation the coin: would naturally -
bought UP for export,
sbi, ~. yrEj OK BY LIGHTSING.-Thn
for u -"rslOWn. loading at New Orleans
= avn, with 5,.uS bales OF cotton on board,
-aS struck by lightning during a thunder
storm YES tcrday morning, and the cotton set
ON fire. The vessels hold was filled with
water by the fire department, and the fire
"\tingui>hed. The cargo, partly damaged by
water. is being unshipped. is insured in
Havre.
DEATH FROM COAL GAS-At Port Jervis
Charles Smith. a boat boy. aged Is years
. dted yesterday from the effect of coal gas
lie was lighting fire, when the gas burst
out of the stove liz his face. He inhaled so
much Of the gas as to be overcome by it, and
survived but two days. His parents and
residence are unknown.
\ MAN WHO NEVER KNEW HIS WIFE's
NAME-Andrew McSweeny, residing at No.
IS railroad avenue, Jersey City, on Monday
made complaint against his wife for as
sault and battery, but when Justice COrrigan
came 10 I'LL up the warrant McSwceny could
rot give his wife's name. and stated that he