Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-24

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year The poor and rich are alike interested ia
Tie prospects for good ice crop. During the
past few days the thermometer has kept he
low the frecnug point. and there j. every in
dIcation al present that the harvest will be
plenty. In the neighbOThood of this city the
WOTkmen are now actively engaged in cutting
and storing: aid although the average thick
ness Is not very great, the ice continues to
lolm slowly. Al SchOdack, StuyYeSSant and
CoeymanS the machinery is not vet moving.
though The Ice Is firm. with thickness of
about five inches. Van Steenburgh a. Co oI
cats XIII. are harvesting Hine- inch ice from the
creek Al Athens, opposite Hudson, the
hnlckelbocker Company is ready to start its
runs as soon as the ice reaches a thickness Of
six inches. Between Kingston Point and Nal
den there is Il thickness of from three To six
inches. On the ESopuS channel AZ SaugeriirS
there X about five or six inches of ice. Below
kingston as far aS the ESopuS meadows the
ice is firm, and the prospects are fair for get
ting the houses filled. At StaatSbuTgh, Hyde
Park and PoughkecpSie the ice is fast and
smooth. and the recent cold snap has hardened
it. Ii varies in thickness from two TO six
iRches.-I Atbdng Journal. nth.
THE LOUISIANA RETURNING BnARD-The
members of the Louisiana returning board
have pCttiOned for the removal of the eases
against them 10 the United States Circuit
Count frCm tie Superior Criminal Court.
where they are now pending the Nenlre IN
which contains the name Of moi one single col
ored man. The application was filed and
would be argued.
BAD PAPER.-The New York EreaiR0 Post
iniimateS that much Of the paper of the heath
cr manufacturing firms that was afiOat in
Philadelphia was not genuine. Ii is estimated
that between two and three hundred thou
sand dollars of this paper had been disposed
OF in New York and New England.
THE AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
| will give a reception To Lord Dufern sn
Thursday, the 3lst inst, at Chickering han,
reaching the North Pole will be discussed al
the meeting of the society by Captain How
gate, Dr; Hayes. Bayard Taylor and William
Cullen Bryant. Staneys great work of eN-
ploratlon VIII also be one of the subjects for
consideration.
A MEETING OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY ORE
RAToRs was called for yesterday in Philadel-
phla, but as many OF them were at Asa Pack
er golden wedding at Mauch Chunk. the at
tendance was small and il was decided 10 adj
jOurn until Friday. Ii seems Ia be the gene
lal opinion among operators that the prices
VIII be put upon level with the Schuylkill
figures.
VIRGINIA REPUDIAToRS DEFEATED.-The
Virginia legislature yesterday elected a state
auditor, register Of the land Office and other
public officials, all the nominees of a caucus
composed mainly of the debt-paying element
of the legislature. The election Is considered
acrushing defeat of the forcible readiusterS in
that body.
PERILoUs Position OF A RoY-The schooner
Twilight broke her moOrings at Atlantic City,
y. j., Yesterday. and drifted TO sea, having on
board boy only. No one could go 30 his aS-
Slstance at the time, as the wind was terrific
The latest report states that the schooner was
ten miles from shore and headed up the beach,
and that crew was about to start 10 attempt
10 oyertake her.
IN THE MASSACHUSETTS house OF represen-
tailNeS yesterday resolution was introduced
approving the course of the Massachusetts
senator's " in defending the honor of the state
against the attack of the Senator from Maine
III the national Senate"
AN OHIO HAPPY THoUGHT.-Come 10 think
oi u, Mcclellan was once an Ohio man. His
chance Tor the White House brighteDs al
ready-l Cincinnati Enquirer.
A SUSPENDED CASHIER - The National
Stale bank OF Newark, \. j., has suspended
lis cashier, Isaac CASTOR, pending an eNami-
nation OF his accounts. 1t was discovered
tilat he had been carrying a large amount OF
checks and sight drafts for a irln who are
said 10 have conspired with him 10 take Iheir
paper and credit them on the books.
DYING AT THE CLOSE or PR.rYR-
JACOB Brown, an old man 73 years of age a
resident OF Martinsyille, n. j. attended ser
vice al the Methodist church I'm that place last
Sunday morning. After the sermon Mr. Brown
was requested TO lead i'm prayer. lie made an
earnest prayer. and as he uttered the word
Amen he fell dead OF heart disease.
The MEMORIAL SERVICES OF Samuel BowIes.
held in the church of the Unity yesterday
were made by Gen. Hawley, Rev. Francis
Tiffany Newton, and Charles Francis Adams.
Jr, Letters were read from Charles Francis
ADAMS. Senator Dawes, Carl SehurZ aud GOV.
Hubbard.
PROVOST PARADoLs DAUGHTER took the
veil when her father shot himself. Now the
suicide OF her only brother has 50 affected her
that il is feared she will die.
New BISHOP OF RICHMoND.-A letter re-
ceiyed by gentleman OF this city yesterday
from priest in Rome says that, although the
fact has not been officially promulgated il is
certain Mgr. Chatard has been chosen bishop
of Richmond.
PINCHING POVERTY il not confined Ia the
dense population of great cities. From bong
lass county Georgia, comes story of a wid
owed and lnsiGent mother drowning her two
children because she was not able 10 feed
them.
DEATH OF 6YPsEY QuEEN-Mrs. Matilda
Stanley, whom the papers style the Queen OF
the Gypsles, her authority being recognized
py all The tribes i'm the United States and
canada, died in Nicksburg, Miss, a few days
ago. Her remains have been taken IA Dayton,
Ohio, where her family" owns mnch real
estate.