Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-14

WAsHINGToN. ID. c.. Dec II, 1876.
An address has tonight been issued bv the
democratic committee. It is the last demo-
cratic attempt 10 prop a 10 ling cause Gov.
Hayes has been fairly ele' ted by clear ma
jOrity of the electoral votes. There is no in
dicatiOn that any right minded citizen has a
doubt as 10 the result. The address of the
democratic committee is an impudent and
audacious attempt 10 prejudice and pervert
The public judgment. Hayes and Wheeler
arc elected, and the will of the American peO-
pie will be carried out and maintained.
u. CHANDLER.
Chairman Republican National Committee
Political Facts and Faneies.
IL is understood that Tammany Hall has
decided TO nominate the Hon. David Dudley
Field 10 fill the Congressional vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr.. Smith Ely.
". y. Herald 80 Ex-Governor Bgler saws
that the President of the Senate may open
but not pass upon, the electoral votes. 49,
The people who suggest that Hayes should
give mp TO Tilden scOrn the idea that Tilden
might give up to Hayes.-N y. Herald
Vice President-elect Wheeler has been too i'll
to appear in his seat in the House. Mr..
Wheeler has borne with great composure the
uncertainty of the Presidential contest and
expresses his belief that the election of Gov
all the people will acquiesce i'm his Inaugural
ton.-N y. Tribune. THE OregOnians are
now advising Governor Grover to Ego west"
You are a republican, "Yes' Massa. Use
republican" "What did you go and vote
the democratic ticket for, then, Sambo?'' In
stantly Sambo replied: 'YOu know dat de
dog has to wag his tail to de one dat GIBBS him
de bone.' THE democrats concede that
the republicans have a decided advantage in
position, and that, unless compromise is
agreed TO, Hayes will probably be Inaugural
ted. IL was "A noticeable fact in the Senate
debate, this morning, on the Oregon case
that no democratic Senator attempted to de-
feDd Gov. Grover II turns out that the COM
mittee thai went TO see Tilden got no encour-
agement to proceed TO violent measures
rs I"'' ia SP,in0tieM Reputlica.
THE TURF IN THE SOUTH-R0cing at Nor
toiE.-The Campostila race course, at Nor
iolk, Va, was opened Yesterday. under the
first meeting held at Norfolk since the war
The attendance was good, but the track very
heavy; First race, half mile dash for two
year Odds. purse $3.50 so to second horse was
won by DOcility. Bosworth second: time So
Second race, one mile dash, all ages. purse
$50, $50 To second horse, won by Bay Rum,
Pinto second, Flora third; time minutes.
Third race, half mile heats. for local horses,
won by Captain Jack; no time given.
Charleston Is c. Rdces-The races of the
Camden Jockey club took place at Charleston
=. c. yesterday. The first race. half mile
heats: First Chance, I. I; Rooster. ., 2: Jack
Trigg, distanced. The second race, sweep
stakes. mile dash. for two-year Odds was won
by James chestnut filly, Lynchburg
l:J0R. The third race. one and a quarter mile
lash was won by Birch's Amateur; Wilson's
Tom ONeill 2. and Barnes $. Time, 2;lsk.
How AN EXPRESS MESSENGER IpENrI-
FLED AND CAPTURED THIEF.--On the 9th
Of NoyeD Der last {. r.. Cronin, L. g. express
agent at Lawler, Chickasaw county. Iowa
decamped with S1.1s0 of the company's funds
Last Monday evening Joseph w. Irwin, an
,'xrress messenger on the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railroad. running from
laavcnwOrth, Kan. TO Trenton. saw CrOnin
NJ the town OF Jamesport, standing on the de-
pot platform. Upon arriving at Trenton, he
>wore out warrant for CrOnin's arrest, and
securing locomotive sped back To James
port. where he found his man in bed at the
~. Elmo house, passing under the name of
Carpenter BY putting pistol 10 Cronin's
head Irving made him own up as to his iden-
THY. and putting him i'm irons took him back
TO Trenton, where he is now in Jail.
NEW YoRK'sNE CATHEDRAL-The new
Catholic cathedral at New York is the largest
church edifice i'm America. 1t is 332 feet long,
and ia wide, and its spires are to be 32S feet
high. 1t exceeds in size both the Philadel-
phia and Montreal cathedrals. The Phila-
delphia cathedral is DIG by 2lo feet; aud the
ers 90 feet high. The New York building is
all under roof, and the towers have been
raised TO height of I3s feet Thirty-five of
are ready; and its high altar cost $1,000. 1t
will he the cOstliest as well as the largest
church on the continent.-(P Philadelphia
ledger.
GERNANIN PUBLIC SCHOoLs.-The Board
81 Education OF Brooklyn held a speci al
meeting yesterday afternoon for the purpose
of king action on the report of the sub-com-
mlttee OF seven. to whom was referred the
matter OF the Introduction of the study of the
German language into Brooklyn public
schools The committee presented two re-
ports. Messrs Carol. FOrman. HurlbeIt and
Prosser presented the majority report, oppos-
Ing The Introduction of the study, and
minority report was signed by MeSsrs. Cole
Rergen and Schuman. which favored its
introduction into three of the districts which
were thlckiy populated by the German
people. these districts TO be designated by the
Board. The annual cost 10 be 5000 The
minority report was adopted.-IN. T. Herald
WARRINGTON AND OHIO RAILROAD
President Mckenzie. of the Washington and
Ohio railroad. i'm his report To the stockhoId-
"rs. says the receipts for the last fiscal year
were Sol 1886, and the expenses Sc, l67 2l.
leaving net gain of S3s -. an increase OF
Sil .4520l over the net gain for the preceding
wear The outstanding debt OF the company
has been reduced during the year SO 81. rs.
The report states that during the year past
r6i'2 nave been paid on construction west of
Hamilton. and that the board Is still endeay-
orine Ia make an arrangement to complete
the road 10 Win hester and the coal and iron
fields OF West Virginia.
Brutal ROBBERs.-One night last week.
men entered the house of DR.. tmphelby, an
old man. and upon his refusing 10 tell where
his money was. took on his shoes and stock
inss and poured hot ashes and embers over
ms bare feet. The agony was too great for
him TO bear. and he told them where To find
so. After securing that. the fiends again APP
piled the torture i'm hopes of getting more
but when deep holes had been burned i'm his
feet and ankles, 10 no purpose. the old man
having no money. they desisted.-fl Stoaista,s
Coi.) NeUs.
ExcoLIEcToR DIR. WI. D. NoIEN. of
Wilmington Del. convicted of EN- bezzle-
ment of public funds and sentenced To six
months Imprisonment, has been pardoned
by the President after serving IS DAYS OF his
sentence.
FRINGE BISMARCK mas established il as a
principle that no official OF the Foreign or
ice can marry a foreigner. The Prince rea-
sons thus husband is sure TO tell his wife
and the wife to tell some one of her country
women.
Col. HENRY w. DELLINGER. indicted for
assault with intent to kill Jacob Sosey AT
Clearspring, Washington county, Nd, last
July has been tried; and the State agreed TO .
verdict of no guilty. :
THE ROD IN PUBLIC scHooLs.-The Jer-
sey City education board has discovered that
prohibition, fnfiict CORPORAL punfshmenf on