Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-10

Bnooklyn the two con versed about Charley
Ross Westervelt said that "those were the
parties ana II they were arrested the child
would not live three days" Witness asksst
We ytervelt where the child was. whether
nlgden m hut cTve, or where. ''I'll never
tel You, responded WeStervelt. Later, in
response 10 further questions on the paA ~
wltnc =, defendant said that MoSher hal ths
child mp the river, where he did not know.
YOUTHFUL ELoPENENr.-A little cir,
whose parents live I'm New York CITY and
are visiting the Rev. Mr.. Kelly. OF Monti-
cello, y. Y, recently became hoineSirk ant
asked little Frank, Mr.. Kelly's son 20 take
her home. The little pair were aged : and :
respectively. The manly little fellow A.
scented 20 his cousins propos ton, and plar
ing their Clothing In a satcilel they startai
Town The Monticello railroad on foot for Sex
YORK. To avoid attention they started In
their every day clothes and changed their
azure after eetting short way out of town
Their Joint stock for the journey was fifteen
cents. Together they trudged hopefully aud
bravely along until the afternoon train over
took them al HARDWOOD, they having walked
nine miles OF the l0s To New York. Conduc.
tor Miloank by questioning found out the
nature OF their enterprise, and TOOK them ON
his train. On reaching Port Jervis ne tele.
grarhed 10 The Rev. Mr. Kelly toquiet appr,,-
tensions at that end of the line. The Ven
turesome couple were returned To Monticello
the same eyening.-M u. SIN, 9fh.
HIGHWAY Robbery IN BRooKLyS-
Mr.. sylNanus Workman. OF BROOKLYN was
going home on Monday night across some
vacant lots, guiding himself Dy the light
winch MS wife had placed IN the bedroom
window for him When he was near his
mousse Two men ran up 90 him, and one Of
mem struck him over the head with some
blunt Instrument, striking him unoonscions
10 The ground. He recovered himself In a
minute, and felt one mans hand clutching
ms throat The other took on his gold
Watch and rlhed his pockets of some money
and papers. lie made an effort 20 free him
sell and one Of tie men asked the other AZ
,hey should Kill him. They promised not u
- ara
Workman was scarcely able 10 breathe after
lne Choking, and was unable 10 make a noise
Jhe highMaymen ran away, aud I'm a few
seconds workman reached the door OF his
OVID house. in sight OF which he was robbed
he reported the facts 10 the police, but they
We're unable 70 arrest any OF the asSailants.
ASSASSINATION or SoUrH CAROLINA RE-
PUBBICANs.-Hon. Joe Crews a republican
politician OF note, and Charles BOllin were
shot yeSterday by unknown parties while
driving IN buggy, near LaurenceVille court
mousse, y. T., 10 catch the train that would
take them TO Columbia. They were shot
from ambush on the roadside. Crews has
Iour buckshot In the spine, and will die
Bollin rs seriously AZ not fatally Injured
Srews, who is member for Laureas, took
up the material on Monday to start a repub-
lcan paper an that town. The two men
were taken 10 Columbia. The Governor will
ofier reward OF 70 coo for the arrest of the
&ssasslnS. AdJutant General PurviS. Il. -.
Commissioner Wilkes. L. =. Marshal Can
ton, surgeon, ana Senator Owens have lust
LETT Tor the scene ia special train.
Political NoTEs.-A woman suffrage mic
mic was held at Medheld, Mass, last Tuesday
THE Cincinnati Gazette addresses an omen
letter ~ Mr.. William u. Kelley, in which IN
tells him that intelligent men regard him a.
',elther grossly Ignorant, or as an abandoned
demagogue, or q lunatic." The contest
ior ne republican nomination for governor
IA Massachusetts is now chiefly between the
friends OF Mr.. Rice and Mr.. Loring. 1.-The
republicans OF the 81 MiSSisSipDi district
"a \
gTess. '''-Senator Wright, OF Iowa, in his
opening speech in the Iowa canvass last sat-
urday at HillsborO, in that state, strongly
advocated the substitution OF Treasury notes
for national bank currency and mot fixing
an early day for resumption"
CAPTURE OF GREEN, THE MURDERER
Green, the cOlOred man who deliberately
kllled his half-brother, Marshall. at Mans
ueiu, IA, last week. was captured on Wei
nesday near Freedom, Beaver county. and
lodged m jail The murderer has been, since
rIlday last work ing on the farm OF W NJ
Stewart, near Freedom. On the stb two col
oTed men, who have been following upon n a
track, arrived al the farm, and Immediately
identified him. Upon seeing them, Green
stdTleI TO nee, and several shots wered fired
az him Without effect. After a chase OF
about mile, however, he was captured by
John Z. Davis, farmer Green had larle
DuIcheI knlie, but Offered no resistance. He
Is powerful looking man, with prominent
features, and displays great deal OF uncon-
cern about the murder.
SPORTS OF THE TURF.-At the Lexington.
lky.,l races yesterday everybody was aston
ished by the defeat OF Bob Woolley by Har-
per's Ten Brock, the time being the best on
record for the distance, one mile and i've
furlopgs, 2i9S Harry Bassetts time for "a
same distance was 2:56. The selling race, o.
nHaT ana an a, eighth, Mas won by ktlbul
and an eighth mile race was won by Big Fel-
low, Steinbok second, In 3.5ih.
AT Prospect Park, New York, Vanderbit
IL 49,.
the mile and quarter dash in BIB 4 aud
Nenango the mile heat race i'm Ia 4 aud IA.
over PaperInaker and Jack Trigg.
A WoMAN's STRUGGLE EoR MA CHILD.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fay and Thomas A. Fay
were divorced a few weeks ago by a BROOKLYN
court, and their two children were awarded
10 Mr.. Fay, who placed them in the care OF
his sister, Mrs. Mullen OF Myrtle avenue.
On TUESDAY afternoon the divorced wife
went To Mrs. Mullen aud by threats 10 shoot
her gained admission 10 the house, and
snaiching one OF the children ran away with
IL. On Mr.. Fay return he went in search OF
the child, and finding ~ with the mother, he
attempted 70 take IL from her. She struck
him, and yesterday was held in $3.50 bonds
for examination on charge Of assault.-N j..
Sun, 9th.
JUMPING INTO rus RAPIDS Ar NIAGARA
FALLs.-James Wood aud wife ana Captain
John {. Jones, OF Few York, arrived at Nj
agara Fails Wednesday, and put up at The
spencer House. After dinner the party
~ NA1-N AIN lOtH1c vi lnScfc>ls dul
a. soon as lhey reached the river at the en-
trance To Prospect Park, Capt. Jones sail
-good-by," and jumped into the rapids. Mr.
Wood made spring after him, but failed Ia
reach The body, and barely escaped himself
The body went over the American fall only
4 few feet from Prospect Point in sight OF
several hundred visitors.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
The meeting which was held IN San Francis
co on Wednesday evening, ostensibly for tbs
purpose OF passing resolutions OF respect To-
the memory Of Ralston. appears 70 have been
turned into an indignation meeting against
the press for their action during the crisis.
The affairs of the National Gold Bank and
Trust Company are progressing favorably.
IL has paid claims and deposlte 70 the amount
of over al 900 ,000 ana its statement shows a
surplus OF 81 900 as regards depositors,
HFRoIsM IN THE BRKAKERs.-Miss Jenny
Wilson, OF Brooklyn, was carried away by
The undertow at Long Branch Wednesday
afternoon, and but for the heroic efforts OF
Writ Skies (olive Logan's husband1 WOULD
undoubtedly have been drowned. The res
cue was warmly applauded by the specta-
Tors. Mrs. Skies was on the beach, and more
man once urged her husband 10 save the
drowning girl,