Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-26
The Champion Pedestrian.

oLEAIY's PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES.
OLeary, The winner of the great inter
is splendid fellow, and has style of walk
ing which is unequalled. He stands i've feet
eight and One-half inches, weighs about AS
pounds, and was born in county Cork, 1916,
but is now an American citizen. In this
country he has walked many wonderful trials
among the first being journey of 800 miles in
May, 1879; at the West Side Rink, Chicago.
He was l53 hours at this task. He then came
to New York and beat Wilson Reid, mode
rately known metropolitan pedestrian, in a %
nile event, Reid being allowed liberal start
The Exposition Building, Chicago. This was a
match OF 800 miles, occurring November IS to
~, 1870. weston was beaten 81 miles, O'Leary
accomplishing, as nearly as possible, SOB miles
in the six consecutive days. After several ex
hIbilion walks in st. Louis. San Francisco and
Oihet PAGES OF prominence in the west o. Leary
EoIea pedestrians OF that country. He was not
long IDLE: for i'll November, 1876, he was match
ca with Peter Grassland at Manchester again
Winning, Vdrl e. WaIklng 1l2i miles in the first a
itOnfs, iS2 miles IN As hours and 25S miles in y
hOurS. ID! ring December of the same year he
walked ". HoWes, at Cambridge Heath. the
sav eS Ierg I0l 0i 2 me Which, strange to
OF the winner was in nowise remarkable.
iih iLh6ary next walked another 800 miles match
hclder turned the tables and won, but not
without showing performance unprecede mt
ed, and beating record time from l42 miles up
TO 2oI miles (69 hours, 22 min., @ Sec) His
next performance was the memorable match
win weston, Agricultural Hall, London, from
ARGl a2iGs to d 1s 1T The six days, task was for
MeStOn's 2lO. O'Leary made 200 miles in
the best time then recorded, and the miles
rom rom ~ up were the fastest. A short while
the United States and in New York he at.
tempted to walk $40 miles in six days, july
TO-, 10 lSn. S GWing to his poor physical condi
O'Leary beat John Ennis in a match of 100
miles for 500 side. 1t was walked at the
GXp0siiton l0 lb0ulding Chicago. OLeary ac
seconds, and the full distance I'M 10 hours, 50
minutes, 40 seconds. Ennis quit after walk
mG lmnG 81 miles in II hours, As minutes, 81 seconds
three xhbto Walks IN Gincnna IN two ana or
other towns in the west. where he prepared
nlmSelf ior the undertaking as above, reach
ing London just in time to take part in the
great exhibition OF physical endurance.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES IN PHILADELPH1A.-A
1lre broke out last evening among the large
st0rehouses on 4th street, above Arch, Phita-
GieIphla, including several paint and Oil estab-
lishments 1t ragged with great fury on both
sides OF the street, and for a long time was be-
yond the control of the fremen. The flames
spread along Cherry street, demolishng near.
y all the dwellings and saloons between Sd
OF Sd street. The sparks were carried to a
great distance by a fierce wind, and fired a
store; store at the corner of I'd and Cherry streets,
scene OF destruction, and at midnight six
large stores in that locality were in flames.
fne Ia st: tt Elmo hotel on Arch street also caught
damage, though causing a scattering of the
boarders. The Camden fire department vol.
unteered their services, and aided in prevent
ing the spread of the flames. AT l O'Clock the
hre was under control. No estimate can be
made of the losses, but they will doubtless az.
gregate more than million.
CRIPPLED FIRMs.-John c. Kohlsaats' Sons.
dry goods dealers, New York, made All assign.
burgh, n. ", extensive dealers in timber.
nave made an assignment. Terry & Wells, of
River Head, L. t. who recently failed, pro-
cheney is now upward of SIS. 900. The directors
OF the Home Savings Bank in Boston expect
to resume in a few weeks.
A CoLoRED DIVINE MURDERED AND ROB-
BED.-InfOrmatiOn has been received at Rich.
mon mond del CT the murder n OF John Figg colored
on last wednesday night. The murdered man
was riding in his buggy alone, and was on his
way from home to distant village to fill a
body was found on the roadside with the
threat cut from ear to ear. His overcOat and
$40 in money, all that was known to have been
about fifty four years Old, and was a member
OF the Washington county Methodist confer-
ence. He was celebrated as a revivalist aud
also as a temperance lecturer. He was known
In the southern part of the state as the Cough
OF Virginia. The perpetrators of the shocking
tragedy have not been apprehended.
A LABORER KILLED BY HIS PARANoIrR
WITH KETTLE OF BOILING WATERFALL Mon.
treal. in drunken brawl that took place
between Peter Deegan labOrer, and his para
mOur, Anne Kane, the woman dashed a Kettle
OF boiling water over Deegan, infiicting fatal
injuries. The unfortunate man was removed
to the hospital, where he died after terrible
suffering. Kane is good looking Voung
woman, only twenty-fOu years of age She
has been arrested and lodged in Jail to await
the cOrOner's inquest. Deegan was a married
man, under forty years of age. and leaves a
wife and family.
A9Three men have been arrested in New
York for narIicinating in the rohhar,r af ti,a