Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-22

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POLITICAL NoTEs.-DemOcratic Congress
man elect Benjamin III. Hill, of Georgia,
says ne THINKS that just at this time there
ought 10 be but little, If any, public speaking
on political questions, especially at the
south. 1T is said in Massachusetts that
General Butler remains quiet in the present
state COZ test because he does not agree with
the repU blicanS on the currency question nor
| with the democrats on the Cancellation que5-
uon. '''' referring TO the Presidents Sug-
geStIOn TO Governor Ames, of Mississippi,
the ~. .ouiS Republican says: 1--WE believe
the whole country will say amen to this inn
partial and statesmaulike counsel. 1t is pre-
oisely what the case needs"
RACES EsTERDAY IN KENTUCKY AND
MABYLAND.-At me Lo7lisrJIe (Ry) rqcos
yesterday, the Bluegrass stake IA dash of
three. quarters of miie) was won by Clarice
(twO-mile heats for all ages) there We're ONLY
two entries. The race was won by Arizona;
OXmore second. Time. 3:45 and 3IiI. The
ullrd race, "a dash OF one and a half miles }
was won by Fair Play: Vandolite second;
KilbUTn third. Time, 80.
AZ NE PD,licO (N3) races yesterday, the
Irotilng race for 2:1S class horses was won by
Adelaide second and Rarus third. Time
2;l6J5, 2-27, 225.
WFSTERVELT was found guilty on the last
Lhree counts of the indictment against him
II csc are. Conspiracy TO kidnap: 2 Con
>PlidtS 90 tAlOrJ money bY means of threat
enlng letters; Conspiracy To defraul the
child of his liberty. On the first two counts
charging Dim with kidnapping the chld and
cnncealing him after being kidnapped, Yves
tervelt has been acquitted. As motion
tor new trial has been made, sentence will
De deferred for four days. to permit de-
clSlon TO ne reached on that motion. Legal
opinions seem To differ as to whether max
mum sentence of twenty-one years, or one
OF only nine years, can be inflicted.
CRADLE AND GRAVE OF SECESSION
montgomery, Ala, was the first capital of
The Confederate states. There the Confeie-
rate government first established itself and
the first Confederate Congress assembled II
Is extremely notable that the Alabama con
sututional convention, which is now I'm So
sloh IN Montgomery, and is democratic by a
large majority, has unanimously atomic
Tie following as section of the bill of rights
OF the new constitution which the c.uyan-
tjnn is framing for Alabama: The people NJ
ms state accept as final the established fact
that from the federal Union there can he no
secession OF any state"
BURNING OF A SILVER MANrFAcroRY.-
Inc SILVER mandatory of the whiting mar
uiactnrlng company OF North Attleb1ro.
Mass, was entirely destroyed by fire last
night. Loss estimated at 500 coo. MOSt OF
the stock was in vaults, which IL is hOped a "a
fireprCOf. II not, the loss will be nucb
greater. The building was also occupied by
+. ;; Draper Co, and Smith q Gin Oto,
Jewelry manufacturers, who lose about
S15,CaO each, all pretty well insured over
three hundred men are thrown out Of EN-
ployment,
ANOTHER EPISCOPAL DIFFJUuLFY IN
lLLINOIs--There appears to lie still consid-
cradle OppOsi ton in the diocese of Illinois to
the elevation of DIR. EcclestOn to the episcO-
pate. and eighteen parishes out of the thirty
tour in the diocese are said to have unitei in
a memorial declaring his election invalid
This is the same kind of difficulty that was
raised in DR.. Dekoven's case. but the oppo-
Sltion now comes from the other side Of the
house.
THE BLACK Hills INDIAN COUNCIL
The nrst session Of the Black Hills Treaty
Council was held Saturday near the X i
cloud agency. After considerable wrangling
among the Indians as 10 the locality where
the council should be held. they were notified
10y General Terry, on the part of the commits
SION, mat the ground near the Crow Buttes
had been selected, and that decision was
final. Several companies of cavalry aud in
fantry are now a: Red Cloud.
LIVING WITHOUT FooD.-An old man
named William Iately has just died at the
tasted Of any description of food for twenty-
seven days previous 10 his death During
that time he subSisted entirely on small doses
ofwhisky given To him periodically. He was
an inmate OF the institution for two years
lie dled from thorough exhaustion.
a SHOCKING WIFE MURDER.-The re-
mains Of the wife of Alex. McGtllias have
been found buried on the lot where they
fact that McGillias murdered her and made
his Two sons dig a grave. into which tho
almost nude remains Of the murdered wOmar
were buried. The father and sons have been
arrested.
PORK AT THE CENTESNIAL-The Pork
packers association OF Cincinnati have re-
solved TO make an exhibition of the hog pro-
drct at The centennial, and have appointed a
committee 10 procure space and to carry out
the intentions OF the association.
DELEGATES OF THE LIBERAL LEAGUE
from various parts Of the country have been
holding meetings in Philadelphia during the
past three days To make arran gements for a
convention of liberals to be held In that city
in 1876. 10y
WHY He SUICIDED.-Last evening Rich
ard Luther, deranged, committed suicide in
Franklin Square, Philadelphia, by shooting
himself through the mouth. A card found in
his pocket stated he had committed the deed
because he had the wrong head on his body.
1. o. o. Fat the session of the Grand
Lodge OF Odd Fellows yesterday it was re-
solved to hold an anniversary meeting Of the
various lodges of the United States al Phila-
delphia ON the Goth of September, 1876.
THE NEW YORK LKGAL-TENpKR cLuR
are 10 hold public meeting on THURSDAY
Cooper viii PRESIDE and ni0n er MT Better
lips, Gen. Banks and Mr.. PendIeton are
named among the speakers.
THE woMEN's centennial committee OF
Slnclnnati have unanimously voted to send
5000 as free gift to the new building to be
erected on the centennial grounds at Phila-
delphia for the display OF women's work.
- What this country really needs is a
good five cent cigar.
EITHER are 1913 American colleges, and
the end is not yet.
gPrinee Adelbert, the uncle of the king
OF Bavaria, is dead. He was born in 1928.
@Professor Goodwin Smith, of Cornell
university, has been married to Mrs Bolton.
widow OF the late Judge Bolton OF the Eng
nsh bench, Canada.
~ The dog tax in Tennessee is providing a
fine thing for the lean treasury OF that state.
In one county four hundred persons have no
other taxable property.
1A Troy, n. Y, woman, determined To
love somebody, has ensnared poor old man