Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-02
The Walking Mania.


Five women only remain on the track az Gil
mores out OF eighteen that started I'VE days
ago. Won Berg Is more tnau Seh'y miles
ahead OF all her competitors, and IL - conceaeo @
night the score was as follows:-No1 Berg Biz;
Wallace, go; kilburn, 2s3; Tobias, 265; Won
klamasch, ?i9.
ANOTHER SIX DAYS CHAMPION MATCH
O'Ieary last night said that he had engaged
Gilmore's Garden for the whole month OF Octo-
Der, and that a six days match Will take place
there some time In that month. The contest
ants are TO run or walk. The winner Is 70 have
S. O0a ard the belt. and challenge Rowell for
the Ashley belt. The second man gets g 600,
the third 81 600, and the fourth $500. The OBJ
ject OF the walk Is to encourage running In this
country.
Yesterday morning Miss A. BtrJell gave up
the attempt 20 walk 1000 quarter miles In as
many consecutive quarter hours. at PnIladel-
phia, having completed LIS quarter miles She
was very much exhausted. The other woman,
Ida Vernon. is still on the track, having COM
pleted In the aggregate over 300 miles. Last
evening a race for The championship. medal and
belt, for women OF New YORK, Pennsy vanla and
New jersey, was commenced In philadelphia.
Addie Freeman viii represent Pennsylvania;
Josie Wilson. New jersey; and Stella Hughes
New York. The race is 70 last twelve days.
PAYING Up FOX BREACH OF PROMISE TO
MAKRy.-A young woman or 20 years, who
had been I'm this country several IN Jnths, long
enough, however, TO enter into and Afterwards
have TO have a matrimonial engagement
broken, intended 10 return 10 Ireland py the
steamship Sandman yesterday, but reached
Locust Point only 10 see the vessel moving
down the harbor. Her sister was on board for
the same destination. having taken passage
the day before. The douby -disappoiated young
woman secured ticket by steamer out or
New York. and fastened 10 that city to emoark
TO day. IL seems that while stopping with
friends near Baltimore she made such an i'm
preston upon The susceptible neart OF Balti:
more county swain OF 50 years that he offered
marriage and was accepted. The time for the
ceremony was set, and the young woman's
sister postponed her return TO Ireland until
after TIE event. Difficulties arose I'm regard TO
the different religious views OF the contracting
parties, and TIE swain, on sober second thought,
concluded TO retTace his steps. Feeling warm
TO figure IN a breach OF promise case, he wrote
10 her male relatives Offering $500 as a gift In
BIS letter he alluded 10 the disparity 10 the
ages and hoped always TO be considered as q
Iiiend. The leJter caused a scene, but In the
END his ofier was accepted The couple met,
the money was paid, and release from obliga-
tion 10 marry signed. The young woman yes
terday hurriedly made up her mind 10 join her
sister In tie voyage home. The steamer from
New York viii reach Queenstown as soon as
the Sardinian--IB Bdito. Sun, I'd.
MUyIcIPAL ELEcroNs-At Chicago, yester-
ard gIeeb'r1 5,21S and Wright (repD liz 9S5.
schmidt (sociaiist) Will, according 10 indica-
tioDs, poll total OF about 900 10 10000.
AT st. Louis yesterday, the republicans
elected one and democrats five new members OF
the select council, and that body viii stand
seven republicans TO six democrats. Repub-
licans Claim a majority OF one In the lower
branch.
AT Little Rock, Ark, the democrats elected
Tour out OF SIX aldermen; the greenbackers
elected one and another Is tn doubt. Mayor
Fletcher was re- elected.
At Milwaukee, Wis, the republicans elected
10 out OF Is aldermen, giving them a large ma
JOr1ty In tine council, and out of 13 superv1S-
ors. The county board Will probably be DEM
ocratic. The city gives Cole (rep) for supreme
court over 3,eeo majority. The vote shows large
republican gains. Latest election returns from
Milwaukee are that Cole (rep.) Is undoubtedly
reelected Judge OF the supreme court by more
than s, eco majority. The reports from the In
terror towns show great republican gains over
last year.