Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-09

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TWO CENTS.
ELECTION RETURNS.
Republican Gains I'm jersey.
NEW YORK, April 9.-The election In jersey
City, n. j., yesterday, for members OF loca
boards resulted in republican gains. The
boards last year were strongly democrauc
There is tie In the boards OF police ana nre
commissioners. The board OF freeholdefs is re.
publican. The board OF aldermen stands Z
democrats and republicans. One district Is
doubtful The board OF works and board OF
controlled by the democrats. In the city OF
Bayonne, which usually goes democratic. the
republicans have made clean sweep. In Ho-
mayor; the democrats elect their city treasurer
and city clerk without opposition.
MethOdism i'm New York.
NBwBURG, N. Y, April 9.-At last nights
session of the New York Methodist Episcopal
Conference the following were among the sta
tstics reported;-Total number OF members,
A., ,69S-an increase from last year Of 305; local
preachers, 139; baptisms, 2,sl6; churches. 372-
OF valuation of S., 237 400; Sunday school men,
beIsh1p 600; raised for missions, about s3O 900;
s476.s7S; receipts for ministerial support,
s1s7,226. The conference adjourned sine die.
Marine Disasters.
LEwEs, DEL, April 9.-The steamer Equator,
from Fall River, for Philadelphia, broke her
shaft on the Sd instant twenty-five miles OF
Five Islands, and has arrived here in tow OF the
steamer Lancaster. Schooner Chas. A. Jones,
from Chrisholms Island, s. c., with phosphate
rock for Woodshole, Mass, sprung a leak
during heavy gale, March 3Oth, or FryingDan
The crew was picked up by the schooner Ages
l. Grace and have been landed here.
The Pennsylvania Riot Damage
HARRIsBuRG, Pa, April e-The bill, known
as Inc Plttspurg riot act, making the state
and appropriatfng s4,OO0,OOO for that purpose,
was indefinitely postponed in the house this
morning by vote OF 103 to sc. A motion to
reconsider was made, which was supplemented
by motion TO postpone reconsideration for the
to 81. " 0' ''''O'' "''' 'p''N
CRUEL TREATMENT OF GIRL.-A girl aged
fourteen, the daughter of Isaac and Mary E.
Morris, OF Boston, has been taken In charge by
19r 5ne ner 6f Cruelty to
her parents, to which she has been all her life
subjected to by her mother. While an infant
she was put out to nurse, and the mother ever
child had died and another was substituted
that was not her own flesh and blood. The cir
was never suffered to leave the house or even
look out the windows, and was at times beaten
unmercifully.
Ex:Gov. SEYMOUR, according to an interview
in the New York Herald, has no idea OF running
for governor this fall. He says his candidacy L
thing out OF the question; that he is not mere
~ unwilling to be candidate, but that OF
account OF his years and tll-health he is unable
York.
WANTS TO SECKDR FROM THE DoMrNroy.-I,
the Dominion House Of Commons yesterday Mr
Decosmos. member Of British Columbia, movet
ior Iaae Leave to introduce blu to provide for
the Dominion OF Canada The motion not bein
seconded, the speaker declared it out OF order
ana the matter was allowed to drop.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGIsLATURK.-In the Penn
sylyania Senate, yesterday, after reading let
who is OF the opinion that pleuro-pneumonit
exists In the vicinity OF Philadelphia, the act t
prevent the spread OF the disease was flnall,
passed. report from the state treasurer show
support OF penal and charitable institution
$,521, ,7s5 remains unpaid. In the House, a biI
WAS introduced appropriating $3.50, 900 for th,
relief OF the widows and orphans OF those k1lle(
In the Ptttsburg riots OF 1871.
TIE SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION CAsRs.-Ir
Gen. Jas. Conner, counsel for the defendant.
In the election cases moved to QuaSh the entire
panel Of the grand and petit jurors on the grount
that the list from which the Juries are to b
made up was not drawn In conformity with Law
or IN compliance with the order OF the court
and further, that the persons so drawn were
not properly or sufhciently summoned. The
the prosecution time to prepare its answer.
MILEAGE IN MAME.-The supreme court O
Maine has decided that members OF the legfsla
ture can receive mileage but one way, at the
rate OF 20 cents mile. large number o
members Will be called upon to return half thu
mileage they have drawn from the state treas
Uer.
CosvIcTEp-Georgew ". Gregg has been con
v1cted at Chicago OF embeZZlement while super
1ntendent OF the money-order department O
the post On1ce. Edw. A. Miller cashier. wa
implicated, but turned government witness
Sentence reserved.
Fatal RAILROAD ACcIDENrlThe emieran
cars OF train on the Central Pacific roaf
bound east were detached and thrown on ths
track Monday near Lovelocks station. New
Ira j: Marcy, OF Wilkesbare, Pa, was killed
and two other passengers injured. The accf
dent was caused by broken rail,
BURNED 10 DEATH IN TIE WOops.-A tele
gram rom Bordentown, N. j. April Z. saws
JACOB Ceaders, an old resident OF GroveVille. 8
small msnUf factu ing town fewmiles from her
was yesterday literally roasted to death. He
mad gone with some companions to the Eoods
Ior frol1c. Having drunk rather freely. the
whole party fell asleep by fire which they had
6ullt. One OF them finally awoke and found
Ceaders unconscious and slowly roasting he.
fore the fire. Unavailing efforts were made fo
save him, and he died about two hours later.
CONGRESSMAN O'REILLY.-The recent decision
OF Judge Gilbert In the case of Congressman
ORe1lly, OF Brooklyn, does not seem TO be- saf-
!siaCtory to the latter gentleman. In the hone
OF upsettng the decision application was made
yesterday to Judge DonOhue, In supreme court.
Chambers for stay of PROCEEDINGS In the case
The papers submitted simply contained a recital
OF the facts OF the case as published in the pro-
ceediDgs In the Brooklyn court JUDGE Dono-
nue granted the stay, but with the proyfsion
that II the Brooklyn board of aldermen desired
TO be heard In opposition such hearing Should
promptly be granted.-[N Y. Herald, Stk,
KILLED BY A DETRcT1yR-ChaS poyorton