Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-03
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q EORG ETOWN.
AT THE ANNUAL ELECTION of the Po-
tomac Fire Insurance Company, held yes
terday afternoon, the following gentlemen
were reelected directors for the ensuing
year:-hon. John NJ. Brodhead. John NJ.
Edes. nr VIM. p. Johnston. DIR. VIM. Mar
bury. DIR. Lewis Mackall, IT,, John Puray,
Dr. ArInistesd Peter and Philip May.
NOT MUCH OF \ FLoOD.-Rumors of high
water in the Potomac at Harpers Ferry are
current here this morning. but there is moth
ing in the appearance of the river at this
Toint TO Indicate freshet OF any conse
Guence.
THE RECEIPTS of coal by the canal for the
week ending on Saturday amounted TO p, 400
tons, and the shipments to 22, 100 tons.
GRAIN SALES.-Sales are reported to-day
per buShel.
BUILDING AssoCIATIov-At a meeting
Of the tenth Building Association, held at
Goddard's hall, last night, y shares were
sold at an average of SIyO.
SHAKY.-The rods bracing the X street
bridge are very loose aud the bridge is con-
seQuentiy in a shaky condition. That ho1c in
t.le fOotway is still uncovered.
FLOUR lNSPECTIONS-Mr. s. p. Deener,
hou' Inspector, reports as follows for the
month OF jGly: Number OF barrels OF family
-four t0SpeCted, 3,SCd; extra, 920; superfiue.
IL me, 3, MLdjilngs, fi5. Total, $3.50
barrels.
RIVER NEws-Arrivei-Sch Schooner Kitty
Ann. from Alexandra, with LOO bushels OF
al
ZiH Eeagan, with 500 bushels wheat for Same
firm; schooner John l.. Sanford from Boz
Ion, with $500 sacks OF salt for l. Thomas
IIavl> \ Co.; schooner EuOch Moore. from
New York. with guanO for r. +. Moore;
schooner VIM. l.. Franklin, from PhilaGel-
phia, with coal FOR Va feIi q Hieston.
An Old JOKE, showing the bitterness with
Nhlch the higs and democrats used 10 carry
Oh tnelr political warfare, is revived and
no" made pubic Tor the first time by Ten
ItS>tc SI'OuClent. as follows
Ande-w Johnson and Meredith +. Gentry,
IA 1875, were the opposing candidates for
of the democratic party of the state at tifat
tine was edited by +. q. Eastman, who pos
sessed happy faculty for stirring up the
bile OF political opponents. We make this
statement in order that what follows may be
thoroughly understood. TIe contest be
tWeei the partte> was fierce one, but John
son triEH .He1. Gentry BOWED gracefully
10 the will Of the people, and retirei to his
farm in Bedford county. Two enthusiastic
1riends, Col. Matt. Martin aud the Rev. VIM.
u. BrOWnlCW, soon paid b lm q visit. The lat
ter is not wholly unknown to fame. They
farried several days; and when they were
ah2ut TO depart, Gentry, taking down Bible
distinguished divine to visit my house and
leave Without saying prayers for the family
and tie EeghbOr1OOd. BrownlOw, YOU must
pray" The invitation was accepted and
after chapter in the Bible was read and a
hymn sung, they all got dow upOn their
knees. Among the petitions that Rrownlow
cIlcItl up WdS tIlS one - MAY the Lord send
q beam OF grace upon the heart Of Andrew
johnson and his man, Eastman" Gentry at
% ce spraIg 10 his feet and exclaimed. in "A
loud voice: "StOp, BrownIow: stop! If that
petition Is answered the plan of salvation
VIII be exhausted and the balance OF us Will
be damned"
\ NEW TRIAL IN THE BEECHER CASE
Judge Morris. counsel for Theodore Tiliol,
yesterday afternoon served notice on
Messrs. sherman and Sterling attorneys of
record for Rev. III. W. beecher. to oe prepared
To answer In new trial on the first Monday
il September. Mr.. Norris saws they have
some Lew evidence, and he thinks they can
Try The case In ten days. He said they had
some new and important witnesses, aud he
Thought lhe evidence would be more positive
man IL was on the former trial. The case
W.! he retired in the Brooklyn city court.
a2d tuls time before Judge McCue or Rey-
nolds. Mr.; Morris declares he VIII be ready
10 ansWei I'm ten minutes after the case Is
callCd. He could not tell who would be assO-
ctated with him in the trial of the case
General Tracy stated thet they would fight
the case, aud IN bis opinion IL would last
much longer than Mr.. Morris expected. Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher and wife, accompanied
by party consisting Of Henry w. Sage and
WIFE, Join II. Henry AM wife, Moses s.
Beach, John L. Hill, Henry w. Cleveland,
=. '; White and wife, r. j. 0yington and a
number Of others, left New York city yester-
cay en- route for the White Mountains. A
special car was placed at the disposal of the
eEcUrsionl.ts. large number of their
friends accompanied them To the depot aud
a MICRO CLERGYMAN LoCEED Up FOR
STAINING A RIVAL Rev. John c. HoI-
,!auJ, colOred pastor OF the Methodist Church
No. 1@6 VS. ThIrfieth street was held al
Washington Pace Police Court yesterday to
await the result of Injuries inflicted on p
negro named Thomas Scott, whom he sta b.
BED IN TIC arm 1ith the big blaie of his pen
knife. Tie testimony showed that Mr. HoI-
land mad made frequent pastoral visits 10 a
yOUIg married woIlan named Brown, whose
husband, SeafaffLg man, was often away
from home. Among Mrs. Browns visitors
was Mr.. scott, whom the Rev. Mr.. Holland
regarded with distrust and apprehension,
Thursday night Mr. Scott was guilty of un-
due familiarity with Mrs. Brown, who
promptly sought the protection of Rev. Mr.
Holland. He at once elected Scott. Scott
returned soon after, and finding Rev. Mr.
Holland reclining on sofa i'm Mrs. Browns
room, attacked him. Mr.. Holland drew his
penknife and in selfdsfense, IL is alleged,
stabbed Scott, infiicting several serious
wounds-N y World, 3lst VT.
4 PATHETIC FUNERAL.-A child eight
months old, belonging TO Bohemian family
WEo We're paSseng gers on last evenings emf
grant train, died yesterday on the read be-
tween Carlin and here. Upon their arrival
they signiiied their desire to bury IL, pro-
yiced the train remained a sufficient length
OF me for them to DO so. The railroad
agent Informed them he would hold the train
81 reasonable length of time; so they pro
Cured q PICK and shovel and proceeded to
dig grave east of the track for the lost one
which they placed I'm q dry goods box and
buried IN hole-only three of all that were
on board the train attended the funeral As
IL was getting dark when the train arrived.
hut !eW OF the citizens knew OF the circum-
stance, and they desired that the remains
should be left here until to-day, when they
would be decently buried in the graveyard
west or the river. The parents, however,
preferred 10 attend to the matter Themselves
and buried the little loved one as above
stated, IL the sagebrush east of Kemler's
W0oleYlucco (Neu.) SilreT SAFE
THINGS LOOK BLACK for the people of
these United States. Capen, the weather sage
OF New York, announces that cater Wednes-
day a cOnvulsive or earthquake period en-
fers, running through the first week of Au-
snsI, and strongly affecting the weather.
Tlce, the renowned and successful weather
wiser ofSt. Louis, announces one his uDri-
vailed Venusian perturbations for the 5tb of
august. Besides all this, there will he two
moons curing August which are supposed to
forebode more than an usual allowance of