Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-01

FUNERAL OF Mr.. A. W. MARKIFy-Tba
funeral to OF MI; Albert w Markley, who was
urday last. look place from mis- residence in
| Camo Ell, N, j., On Wednesday last. The fin
neral was largely attended, among those
present being ex-Governors Parker. Newell
| ana ward, of New Jersey, with MANY dis
tlnguished men from various parts of the
country. The street, for a square above and
oeiow the house, was densely packed with
cltlzens who wished to pay respect to the
memory of the deceased. Amongst the pail
bearers were Judge Bradley, OF the United
STATES Supreme Court; Senator Stockton.
MT: IhOmas A. Scott, and Benjamin Fish
| or Trenton, 80 years of age, and for MANY
years an intimate friend of Mr.. Markley.
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR Cow
ERNoR0F MAssACHUsETTS.-The Hon 4 lev
ander ID Rice, the nominee of the republi-
cans Tor the G0vernorship of Massachusetts,
was Dorm IN Newton, Mass, August 1918
AFTER receiving common school education
ne entered a clerkship in his fathers paper-
mili, but subsequently entered Union Col.
,ege' graduating from that institution I'm
iSfi. he Then went into the paper business
| II his own interest, and was largely success
ful His first entry into public life was
made in 1853, when he was elected Ia the
common council of Boston, serving a nortion
OF his time as president of that bOdy Three
years later he was elected mayor and finally
waS sent as representative from his district
10 congress, where he served several terms
Two SUICIDES FROM FINANCIAL, Teorr-
BLE-Charles Flack, farmer residing in
bucKIngham township, Bucks county, Penn
sylvania. committed suicide yesterday nv
cutting ms throat with razor. Financial
troubles are stated as the cause.
WIN: ;. Wood, president of the Greenfield
manufacturing company, at Greenfield, In
9Ei inn, s1icided at Inlianapolis yesterday.
cause. The deceased had his life heavily in
sured. A note was found in his room stat
ing that he had forged the names of some of
MS relatives on notes for g, 900.
THE HARPER's FERRY PRoPERTY.-In the
case Of the United States VS.. the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, involving GER
taln property rights at Harpers Ferry West
Virginia, which was argued in the United
18th OF September, Judge Jackson has indi
Gated his purpose to render a decision in
wheeling on the 10th day OF November
n next, to which time and place the court has
AN ESCAPED CONVICT RE-ARREsrKp.-
Oscar Thomas. coIored, OF Middlesex counrv.
Va, was arrested In Baltimore last night
DE is charged with having committed ram
which crime he had been sentenced ia he he
hanged. Six weeks ago he escaped from the
Middlesex county Jail. He will be held IN
await the action Of the Virginia authorities.
OUTRAeRs By TRAMPs.-Tuesday night
tnree tramps boarded one OF the freight
fourth one on board they robbed him OF what
lit lie he bad and then threw him off tbs
IRA short distance east of that place. He
wa run over and had one OF his legs cut off
by e cars.
The STALLION RACE IN BosroN.-The
race yesterday at Boston between the stat
lions SmuRgler and Thomas Jefferson for
Sfnuggler In three straight heats. Jefferson
was Withdrawn In the third heat on account
OF iameness. Time 2:25K, 22s, $40.
@In Toronto yesterday Professor Gold
win smith was married 70 the widow of the
church.
9-A scaf1old fifty feet high at the Ply
mouth furnace, Conshohocken, Pa. fell yas-
terday afternoon, seriously injuring several
men who were on IL at the II me