Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-07
GEORGETOWN.

ERECTION OF OFFICERS.-The Georgetown Iii
herman Society has elected the following OIL
GERS for the ensuing year: President, VIM
Smith; first Vice president. ID. O'Leary; second
vice president. James OBrien; recording secre-
tary, Dennis Horrgan; financial secretary, Cor
nelius Ryan; treasurer, p. Major; marshal. W.
g. Thorn.
MARRrAeE.-wm. l.. Dunlop, esq, a well
known citizen and lawyer of this place, was
united in marriage, on Wednesday last, To Miss
Sallie Peter, daugter OF Hon. George Peter. OF
performed at the residence OF the brides father
in Rockville.
week ending to-day: Receipts-Maryland Coal
Co, 1924 tons; New Central Coal Co. 5000 do
Borden Mining Co, 5000 do; Consultation Coal
Co, 1927 do; total, l2,41l tons Shipments
Coal Co, 5000 do: Borden Mining Co. 900 do !:
Consolidation Coal Co., 3, IA do; total, .9I3
tons.
GRAIN.-Arriyed boat Seneca with Lea
bushels wheat and 800 bushels corn TO Hartley
Bro. also 800 bushels wheat Ia ii. NJ Talbot
MERCHANTS Observation-Disclosures on Change
to-day. 800 bushels wheat sold at l1l To 1915
Observation-Disclosures f. &. Knight. Chi
chester. for New York with assorted cargo. in
GLIDING i,5co barrels OF flour.
DROWNING OF A YOUNG LApY.-'The HarelS-
town Mail learns that Miss Laura Barnet. a
bright young girl, Is years OF age. daughter of
TheophiluS Garnet, lOck-kceper on the CheSa-
peake and Ohio canal, near Hancock. Md went
cut before day. on Wednesday morning last TO
call the assistant locktender to breakfast. She
Ventuled 100 near the edge, and it is supposed
Sllpfea on the frosted curbing and fell into the
canal and was drowned Her body was found
and recovered by means OF lock rake an hour
later.
HANGING OF CONFIRMED MALEFAcroR.-A
special to the Baltimore Sun. from Warrenton
n. c., Dec. q. SayS:-Nm jefferson alias JET
Tres. col0reG,waS hanged here at 3 D H. TODAY
iofoutraSe on young colored girl in he county
some time ago. He made confession which
nv he. ltri: in,
attendance, in which jefferson admitted he had
pelpetrated eight other crimes similar 10 that
Tor which he was to forfeit his life: also TO the
murder OF a man al Weldon, n c. and nuinpr-
Gus bdTGiarieS. He said his sentence was Il lust
one.
IHE CONFLICT Or AUTHORITY IN NTRGINIA-fn
me Virginia senate, yesterday. Gen. Bradley r.
Johnson introduced resolution in regard TO the
release in Patrick county, Va, under habnas
corpus awarded by Judge RiveS. of the nited
states court, of two cOlOred mpn,cOnvicted OF
murder in a state court, the representation
being that the state court refused to allow col
Ored men 10 Sit on the jury. The resolution
provides for a joint committee tn inquire how
iar such exercise of jurisdiction by Judge RiveS
IS warranted by the constitution aud laws OF
the nlted states. and. if such action be unwar-
ranted, to report the mode of redress. and
means OF preventing repetition thereof.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION occurred nj the upner
Brlef Hill furnace. near Youngstown. Ohio. YES
terdiy. The men were In the act OF turning on
the blast when The explosion occurred. throw
ing the hot blast in every direction and cover
Ing the men. II, bert Lowe had a thigh broken,
ana was perhaps fatally injured Geo. Ander-
son mad his legs and head badly cat. Patrick
saunders head aud body were badly cut. ana
Inc boss had leg broken. The cause Of the eX-
ploson is not known.
A WOUNDED TRAMP TURNS OUT TO Re A
N0MAN.-A special dispatch 10 the Cincinnati
enquirer from EliZabethtoWn. December I. saws:
Yesterday morning tramp named Frank Wat
son attempted to get on a freight train Oh The
+. and Z. Railroad, at Nelson Station. b IT. miss
ing his footing, fell and came near heinz
crushed 10 death The right foot was badi2
mashed, and the right hip very seriously
bruised. Last night the passenger train brought
MN 10 this place, and he was taken II the board
lng-house of Mr. W. ID. Kennedy and pilysi-
cian called in. On the examination the fact
was developed that the man was a woman bur
the doctor nor none of those assisting him made
KNOWN tnelf suspicious 10 the patient. To-day
your correspondent. hearing the report called
on the injured individual, and found out from
her the truth She gives her name as Frances
watson and her place OF birth Lancaster Lou
lSftna, and her usual place OF abode Toledo
ONO. where She has a brother and sister She
Is a lully developed woman, and when charged
herewith the fact she hung her head. but finally
SAID she adopted the garb Of man because she
could better secure work. She is paSSabIy
Ialf woman, with round, SmoOth-cut features
small hands, which bear the marks OF hardship
ana small feet. She gives her age as sixteen
though she is probably older; and beyond thp
Iact that she has had to work for living her
il
cent as to her family and past life. She will be
Kept mere until able to travel again, when Kind
influences, ii Is hoped. will cause her 10 assume
the garb best suited TO her sex.
LOTS DRAWN FOR IIFE.-Died in CLAYTON Ala
On sunday evening last, MIR. Friendly GrrlDb, q
soldier III the Indian and MEXICAN wars lie
was born october 10th, 1911. He served i'm the
lndlan war, and was engaged in the battle ii
HOBBY ; bridge. in 1886. He went to Texas from
TINS county in the fall of 1851. and in 1911 en-
listed III Captain EaStman'S company IN Colonel
FISHER 5 regiment Of infantry. in Mier'S expedi-
ton, and fought calamity until he was cait,lr-
ed, When he was taken to the Castle OF Pernte
and confined therein with number of others.
he ana The others who were in prison ESCAPED
ana short time afterWard We're rccaptured
lhey were made 10 draw beans from a vessel in
which beans equal To the number OF prisoners
who escaped and were recaptured were put TO
determine which OF the prisoners should be
SHOT. For every sixteenth man there was a
Dlack bean put into the vessel. and those that
drew the black beans were shot. He and the
others that drew the white beans were carried
TO the City OF Mexico, where they were made To
work between shafts TO One-hOrse carts. with
ShackleS on Clayton Courier.
~ leading Norwich citizen was unable re-
Gently TO procure an ounce OF brandy from the
city druggists TO save the life of his child and il
died.