Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-29

ATTEMPT TO BLAcKNATb HOS. FER
NANDo WOODS SON.-CalhOun Wood, "A sOn
ant in a case OF attempted blackmail in
New York Saturday. VIM. NJ. Kirk, OF No.
1876 east Ia tn street. was the defendant. It
was alleged that In August last KIRK forged
the name OF a young womal-Miss Julia
Wace-tO a note addressed To Woo, author
iZipg Kirk 10 act a. her agent I'm the settle
ment OF some troubles that were alleged
her and Mr.. Wood. Five hundred dol
lars was demanded. The money Oeing re-
fused MIN, Kirk left, threatening violence
been repeated At various times and renewed
demands for money having been made. Mr..
Wood sought the protection OF the Court.
The defendant admitted delivering the let
ter. but said be did not know what its con-
tents were and denied that he demanded any
money on her behalf He was formerly
livery stable keeper. The note was as iol-
lows;
CaEy. am compelled, in consequence Of
my situation with you, 10 say tlat some-
thing must be done az once. Ahythlilg MI.
Kirk NAV say 20 you In the mater has my
fUll sanction, as he will advise that which
wilOe for tie benefit OF botn. JULIET.
THE BEKcHER BUSINESS Nor ENDED
YET-Whdt Questions COae Before a COagne-
gationGl COl0lclL-At the last Friday evening
meeting al Plymouth church, Mrs. AQal-
tons request for a council OF Congregational,
chrrciles. 10 consider the legality OF her re-
ct AZ ctsnissal from the Plymouth congrega-
m II.
the examiu, ing committee was directed 10
take the neces. airy steps Tor The COUNCIL. ma
points TO he cons dered, In the words of Mr.
Beecher, I'm the ans yer 70 Mrs. Moulton read
before the meeting are IL. Whether Won maj
or were entitled 10 a PROP trial; ? Whether
you ought TO have been ARA Sned for unjust
charges against the pastor of tits church; 3.
Mheiher we had a right, IN view OF vour con-
fessed and proposed absence from tire COM
munlon OF any church for hve years 10 drop
yonr name under our long established rule,
l. whether the excuses alleged by you justi-
ing that you had abandoned your connection
with Us; 5. Whether we considered those ex-
cuses; .. Whether we ought TO have given
you accommodation 10 another church.
~ was resolved 10 reconsider the expulsion
OF Deacon West. At the close OF the services
subpoanas were served upon Mr.. Beecher TO
attend The Bowen-Eagle-kinsella libel suits.
CARDINAL McCLosKEY has been inter-
From what he had heard or read OF local
events while abroad. he seemed inclined TO
believe that the republican party was assum-
ing an anti, Catholic attitude, purely as q
party cry, for the sake OF political effect.
such an attitude he deemed wholly unwar-
rantec by aggressiveness on the part OF the
Catholics; The school question was spoken
Of "Well, what are the Catholics asking
now In the school question that they have
not always asked for? Then why this sudden
outbreak against them? II is simply a revi-
val Of the old know-nothing movement,
The cardinal delivered his first address since
his return from Rome In ST. Patrick's Ca
thedral, New York, yesterday. IL was con-
fined principally 10 a review of his visit tn
Rome, and was highly eulogistic of The char
acter OF Pope Plus TX.
Ex-CHIKF CLERK AvEKY's TRIAL-The
trlalo W. Avery progressed I'm ST. Louis,
saturday, in the presence OF the usual large
crowd OF spectators, the interest In the reve-
letions OF the whiskyring still being fully sus-
tanned. Fitzroy, Engelke and Tuescher tes-
tined al considerable length; But very little
new information was ELECTED. There was
really no direct evidence against Mr.. Avery.
All the Witnesses stated that they UNDER
stood Avery received part OF the money
raised for the ring, package being set aside
Joyce ever sent IL 10 Avery, or whether that
gentleman ever received Il from any other
person, they could not say. They did not
know, OF their own knowledge, that Avery
ever got dollar.
PAUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the report that
Paul Morphy, the famous chess player, hat
become insane, the New Orleans Republican,
day 1 1e o
the practice OF The Law. He was never iSr
better health, physically and mentally, than
now, and the above news is calculated TO sur
prise him and his friends.
BECAUSE HIS WIFE SUED ron DIVORCE.
John komman. living near Lavrenceburgs
Ind, whose wife sued for divorce, Waited
and contents, fired NJ her with . revolver.
doing no injury, end then shot himself three
times In the head. He win probably re-
~The vokss family sent cheek for o. ,ico
@ New York 70 pay the funeral expenso Of
0e0Ye Bslmore, the actor. -
ncesys. tho1sand per1u.s p Spain, cnes
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