Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-30
The Great Spelling Match.

match
AT Lincoln hall to- morrow night are nearly
complete and the tickets at Choate x Co *
are going Oft in lively manner, ILLUSTRATING
tle very general interest that is being felt on
Inc subject Owing to the amount of prapa-
ration necessary and the limited time il mas
been determined to have but two contests
The first Will be between two classes OF ladies'
ana gentlemen, led by Prof Cleveland AbDp
meteorolO2ist of the weather bureau who
Will spell probabilities" and Dr. e NJ Gal
laudet, president OF the Deaf and Dumb Col
lege, on the other. The second contest will
be between two classes of professionals
grammar school boys and girls against the
reporters. printers. prOOf-readers, dc. MeSSrs
warren ChOate Co. offer "a Webster'S I'm
abridged Dictionary as a prize for the winner
in the firSt-class and the Dday Republican
oilers gold medal for the second. The fol-
lowing rules viii govern the spelling:
]. The standard authority for spelling shall
be according to either Webster or Worces-
2. The speller shall have the right 10 ask
the definition of word before spelling; and
also 10 except To the pronunciation ola word,
II he or she deems it lacking in authority
D. When word is misspelled it shall not
sch3olmaster shall give the correct spelling
to the audience.
4. The referees shall decide all questions
ing officer shall decide.
5. The first spelling of word by a contes-
tant shall 6e final. But this rule shall not
preclude The correction of an error by a
Speller Undiscovered and corrected before the
hnal syllable is spelled
8. The words selected for the contests shall
exclude, so tar as possible, all wOr Is of a
technical, medical, or purely scientific char
acter; also geographical and proper names:
and shall be confined to words in use in gem
efal reading, writing, and speaking
Any persons who would like TO partiripate
In the spelling may send their names to-,lay
aud Tomorrow to committee OF arrange
mentS," Young Mems Christian Associa ion
Rooms. Ladies are especially invited.
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= PRINCE GEORGIANs ALARMED BY SILLY
STORIES OF 4 THREATENED INyASIoN-
Since the recent lynching of Scott, the neer,
raNlsher of Mrs. Nelson on the Motley Hall
estate in Prince Georges county, Nd, oppO-
site Alexandria, there has been considerable
alarm in the neighborhOod i'm consequence of
rumOrs that party has been organized i'm
washington for the purpose of making a raid
10 rob and murder in that neighbOrhoOd and
avenge the lynching of Scott. MANY fami-
lies nightly sleep on their arms and some i'm
the immediate neighborhOod OF Fort Foote
nave become so apprehensive of a raid that
they fled To the Fort for security, and have
lodged there for several nights past. Last
night resident of that section was in town
and called on Lieutenant Austin to innuire
If the police had any knowledge of the pro-
posed raid and asked that inc uiries be made
Lieutenant Austin promised to keep a sharp
look out and to take such measures as would
lead TO the capture of any gang of raiders
should one start.
FIRE To-DAY.-About Il O'Clock to-day
an alarm of fire was sounded from box . for
a fire discovered in houses 2OI and 2O6 New
York avenue, and the fire and police depart
ments responded promptly. 1t was first dis
covered III q closet, and quickly got under
The roof, but ii was confined to these houses
Inc roofs and upper stories were badly dam
aged by fire, and the lower rooms by water.
occasIonlng loss of about II GOO: fully coy
cred by insurance. The first house belonged
TO the estate OF the late Rev. IL \. Sipes and
was occupied s. Stailey, and the other to Mr.
WIN. H. Powell, and occupied by DR.. VOL
hahpter; The lire is supposed TO have caught
rom flue.
OPERA BoUFFE.-The first performance of
lie Coco s sparkling opera, "Girofe- Girofla-
by the Grau company, at the National The
ater last evening, was great success in
every way. There was large and fashion
able audience present, and all were delighted
al the completeness OF the representation.
The music is lively, and was rendered in ex-
cellent style, while the scenic effects were
good and the costumes becoming. The vo-
calism was so much better than that which
we have been accustomed To In opera bouffe
lnat IL was pleasant surprise TO the lovers
of music present. No one should fail to hear
the singing of this fine company.
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE COMMITS
SIONERS yesterday afternoon adopted reso-
luton commenting 1.-the unfiinching gal
lanlry ana mer1tOriOuS conduct of Priyates
Charles c. Myers and Michael w. Ryan on
the oath instant, in the pursuit and arrest of
a burglar OF the name of Thomas Curran,
directly in the face of the fire by the said
Curran of four shots, one of which passed
through the clothing and another between
The limos of one of the said officers" William
Jeffries was appointed a private on the force
A NOVEL SUIT-Noy7noa Ward rs Cnsoor
hnees.-This morning. Mr.. Norman Wizard
by his counsel, Gen. Henkle entered a suit
against Caspar Kneesi for $500 damages. He
charges that in December, 1874. he purchased
set OF harness OF defendant, who represents
"a tnat II was sound in every part and vet
the first time he used it one ofthe lines broke
rom no fault of his or his driver causing
me horses to run away, and thereby damage
MS carriage, &c, to the amount of g 600.
ARREST On THE CHARGE OF EMBEz-
ZLlNG A LETTER.-On Saturday Mr. Tow. a |
special agent of the Post Office department, |
arrested Mr.. Benjamin H. Bryan. a night |
clerk of the Washington city post oeice. |
charged with having secreted and embezzls ed |
a letter Yesterday he was taken before Mr., |
H. L., L. Johnson, United States commissioner. |
ana gave bail in the sum of $500
THE COURTS.
CRIMINAL COURT-JuCiye Mac arthur
yesterday, William Johnson Indicted C,r