Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-13

J hlt1n G rbtr oi Frederick.
Nominated for Congress-.
ST Lots; Mo. sept. lS.-rhe republicans
! nated Jphn Baker for Congress q, aSclama
! lion. MI. Baker has represented tlIe district
| IN S"hEle:S. and is now mIni,ger 20 Nene
| Iuela.
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| hEes less. Ere, i3 do deferred. 80 ;. Pean-
syNSnla Sentia!. "a. New Jersey Central 81
THE RUSSIAN STEAMERS At PHILADELPHIA
fA Sr.4T AGhf ,lar1a
Dor, Me. arrived al Philadelphia yesterday
! She Is commanded by Captain Badenhauser
Who represents her owners. The Russians on
beard are under command of Comm lnder Ie-
venhagen OF the Russian navy, and number
anout tO cheers and 6W men. and Dmprise
/ me crews oi the four steamers now under
4 RUSSIAN government Upon the arrival of The.
J Cimblia she was boarded bY CaDraiuS Sen
nsehkin. Nellan- Alexeieff, Lowan aud other
frsslan officers. The steamer will probably
! undergo repairs before sailing The date of
. departure al the Russian vessels now al
! tramp yard is not yet decided upon re-
. ceplioh Was given the officers OF the Russian
! navy IN Philadel phia last night, by Mr. ChaS
/ II. tramp, OF tue well-known ship bulldinr
urn, at hls residence: Some p Russian ON
/ GERS We're present, besides 80 invited guests
including - officers of the United States navy
| S30CD FOR A HALF INTEREST IN A TRorrFR
| MT Ecroyd, OF Muncy. Joint half owner OF the
! famous Ecroyd stallion, that beautiful speedy
| dapple gray trotter, 50 We'll known about ali
y.
| bali interest in consideration OF SS OJO TO a
! fhllaQelphIa gentleman who purposes bring
| ing the horse out this fall yet. This speedy
| stallion Is as well known throughout this and
! ADJOINING counties as the most popular resi-
| dent; il is also well known that this stallion
has only been prevented from becoming a
Karus owing TO his owner being mem Ner OF
ne society Of Friends" and they strictly for
| bid any OF their members to engage i'm horse
racing.-I H.altdnSport Pa BIaner.
ANOTHER HOMICIDE AT NoRFoLK.-A dis
| patch from Norfolk, Va, last night saws
tnat shocking homicide occurred on Water
| street, in that city, yesterday afternoon, the
victim being an aged colOred wood SAWYER
! named Francis Cornick. The deceased was
eating his dinner at a stand kept 10y colored
woman, when he was approached from be-
hind, il is alleged, by partially intoxicated
white man named 0ssian Cook, who held
! heavy oak stave in his hand, such as are used
in baling hay. Upon reaching Cornick, who
had, SO far as appears, committed no onense,
and was even unconScious of his peril, Cook
raised the Stave and struck him a heavy blow
! upon the back of the head The injured man
fell TO the pavement, and, although several
parties rushed to render him assistance, he
! died in few minutes. Cook was brought be-
fore Justice Miller, who committed him 10 iail
Cook Is young man about thirty years OF age
/ and son of MIR. James Cock, o. Norfolk
TIE RICH MAN IN MEMPHIS does not take
/ kindly TO the charge of the Il cdidnche, that he
cohIllbutes nothing TO the sufferers. One OF
them sends the editor pungent note saving.
| The Citizens Relief Committee or the col
umns OF the drdi0Bche will tell YOU that Won
ned IN your Tuesday paper so far as am CON
| cerned. Don't do so any more about Gift
zen, or any one else who has contributed
Don't take advantage of your accidental ele.
vatlon TO the tripod to Sneer at, abuse and
have only left you behind because YOU are the
| most worthless thing about the establish
ment- 10 which the Audldnche replies that
stores ON Main street" That he prSp"ses -
when their funds fell below ssSos, UTfhs and that
storm of indignation" That while thousands
OF dollars have been contributed by poor peo.
Shs at sse occupies
has contributed the paltry sum of s5O''
| The ST. John (Newfoundland) Tele0rapL of
August 3th says: George Kiwain a prison
er confined In the Charlotte county jail at ST.
on Tussdax ang marni5g riai DIED tb very suddenly
some OF bis fellow prisoners called him. but
ne replied that he would not come out so soon
as Dy lying awhile IT would make the day
shorter. He was then reclining on the bed,
smok ng his pipe and reading a Bible. Ten
minutes later noise was heard in his ceIl
ana Kn, When II was entered by the other prisoner
hliWaln was dead. An inquest was held ty
Dr. :. i. Cove, coroner, and the verdict was
Death from heart disease. induced by exces-
slve use Of tobacco"
FLOUR DUST EAPLosIoN.-In confirmation
vi lutDiS lildl hlluiltdpOIlS kMiuu. D
-four mills were destroyed by an explosion OF
6our dust is the experience OF John b. Kehl,
Chippewa Falls (Wis) miller. While exam
lining clOgged spout on the grinding floor
with lantern, the flour sifted down. ignting
and exploding with force that threw Mr.
kehl back and burned his hair and whiskers,
also burning an assistant. Fortunately there
was no opening to conduct the blaze to the
upper stories, or Mr.. Kehl believes that he
would have lost his mill.
A STREET CAR RADvENTURR-Charles Henz-
ler, OF 80 Crosby street, after drinking with his
brother In an uptown bar-roon yesterday,
fell asleep in Seventh Avenue car on his way
home. A woman who sat next to him placed
babe in his arms and walked out of the car,
telling the conductor that he was her husband.
When he awOke he proposed to leave the babe
In the Car, but the conductor insisted that he
should take IL away; and with the babe In his
arms he wandered until he met an off ser, and
to the officer he endeavored to intrust his
charge. The officer took both man and babe
to the Leonard street police station and Henz-
Ter, being una BILE to make his German under
stood. was sent with the babe to the Central
Office. The babe was given to Matron Webb
NJ Y. Sun, nth.
A WIFK's FREAK.-While Mrs. Mary Fa-