Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-21

Lehtgh and WnSesharre Coal cornpanv for Tho
e%ual % companleS 10 stop production for n least
t"o Mechs IN March, 80 as 20 advance the price
OF coal. II was stated by A unominent coal oT,.-
rator yesterday that Judge Packer would MOI
conSebt 20 any combination regulating the out
put Tor different companies hui thal be would
asTe' 10 9n association OF coal companies 10
stop work whenever an oyer-proaucfian occurs
and Tie price rules too low Ne also i afed Thai
a conference OF coal companies would be held
na, nelS on Friday, and that all the companies
,Nn %No"s1 oe represented. The only drawback 10
,nS III present movement. u Is said. is The Della
Se 80 ana Hudson canal Coal company tht,
, c,aih oalnG that 10 stop work would be iniu1-
arraTSe,,sn = canal company. with no Nlntrr
9IanoGACcHent or The regular eoi psiaY.t',.
ID, 49, -. anna and Western coal mas bsn.l nos
puh,u Uhtll The result of thr corf.r..l..s il
NLo"h--sA. b. Tribune, 2oth.
iht ONO PRoHIB,uoN CoSvE>rro~ ,,,,, a,
tNiUhluus yesterday and nominaiea - -, -
aof Gideon I. stewart, OF NorwnlS. .-ssS,a-,
no.eyn"f, s,r Mi1 sharp. of Delaware state aud
,1i, Mlti9rl y. RAINING. OF \oTWal. rr,.,s,,,,.,.
Bias Blair. OF Crawford: supreme iudEs 4 H.
dy; oi leNeland; attorney general. :. b. Fosf,r
II Logan; member board OF public WORKS. lame,
II. horton, OF Miami county. The natfo41
( ily0s laws giving The lahOrer Tor rsfsa.-3rions
ne UiSt len Tor wages, Tor rc~cr, fg.s ulbli.
lands Ter home>ieadS, suppression Oi -lnh,ipu
M stocks, prohibition of the ator OF .Ift,n
u:der IL in mines ana factories, etc.
TrE MoxoToNouS WALKING MANIA. ipst.ad,
d' lug out, is now liable 10 obtain renewed !o,'e
Though the coming contest for Sir Jonu A.
ley : lcli for the lOng-diStance championship of
the world. Sir John possibly eNpeclai % ,ll
weasel asleep In hurrytnC MI. ROwell over tn
seas ~ The hope OF taking back the trophy won
by olealH last year. Mr.. OIeary'S frsends
claim, however, that ne can still spring around
The track with s'if1icient energy TO detcat the
Englishman, while at least one other American
pedestrian has good chance 10 clutch he co
Neted prize. IL looks az though we Were To have
real contest this time. which VIII hc a wei
come change from the late lanlenJabe nlles-
n. i. SRA, 2ofh.
FALSE REPORTS or YELLOW FEyER.-Rcporis
OF the existence OF yellow fever I'm New orleans
are untrue telegram from that city states
no cases or deaths from yellow lever having
occurred there duang this year \ 81 tatement
10 this effect is signed by many prominent citi-
zcns and officers, including Dr. samuel Chop-
pin. president Of the board of health: Governor
Nicholls. Mayor Patton and Perry Nugent
president of The cotton exchange.
STkRN FATHER OUTwITTED-An al0pement
Ia high life occurred an Washington, Tud. Tues
day night. }. {. IoVelle the deputy county
auditor. led with Miss Matte ThlmgsO tne
daughter II l.. ". Thompson. a prominent
llervlant of hat city. Mr.. Thompson forbade
me n3fllaYe because LoveHe was catholic
inNtHe dhd Miss Thompson were married in
LOUISVILLE, Nv. "Wednesday morning.
A JOCKEY BriRrD TO SrlI A RACE rele-
ram iioin thafle-ton. sc, Feb. j.. SAWS. Ben
folc alias l3bbit, COlpTCd. who rode ifry Val
/ ION m The miie dash on the last dlv n the
races mere confessed that he pulled fhe mar.
al t1e way around the UJcR. and allowed Ben
! lllIl ~ WIZ having been paid bv the owner ot
ne morse. :. NChisou, S25 In cash and q pool
ticket on ilIiI, winning $50. 10 do 80. ArcbiSnn
ana lac Jockey were both ruled OF the ttark by
me Souih Carolina Jockey club, ana were ar
rested Today on the charge OF conspiracy 20 de-
fraud, Tie prosecutors being persons who pIr-
chased pools Oh Mary Walton. They waived
eXanilnai ion and were bound over I'm $50 each
20 appear Tor Trial a. the June term Of the st.s
SOlS court. warrant was issued against
trta, The owner 81 Tie mare but he left tue
state. Pools aIG De;s have all been paid ana
mGch indignation exists IN sporting circles
against the parties.
THE PENNSYLVANIA STRIKE RIorS-Gre,f ox-
element continues TO prevail at browns, ill,.
Fayetie county, Pa. on account Of the arrests
~ miners 10y Nhsiin Work. OF Washington
county, and =" armed and mounted deputies.
Tor participating IA the recent riot 1hpt have
arrested thirty three. Works authority 10
make arrests outside OF his own county -
perlilN without warrant, j. disputed Mauy
of the miners are armed. aud cnutlic' \ f,arp1
The trouble arose from a reduction of wages
ana an attempt OF mine owners 10 starr uD "a
TIA" reduced Iafp with Lew hands The former
employ g ln s0h, Instances have taken pnS04,sS-
tnh ol TIE hbht>, Ahd threaten vengeance On
any one -uln. 20 WORK. Sheriff Work arrested
many OF The Fugitive rioters early "Wednesday
morning when they were Ia their beds lie
and his deputies are cHcamped in BROWNSVILLE
/ COY. Hoy has placed company II OF The feulh
regiment under Works command Many
miners have ned to the mines, where they have
prov lSloh> cIou%h 10 stand quite siege. and
fears are felt That bloody outbreak may occur
at any moment
RoBEiNG A CITY TRE,SURY.-Thcre j. a de-
clded cCmmction iE Newark. a.. on account uf
the publication, by order OF the city council. of
the names al former members OF the council.
with dates, and amounts OF money Illegally
| taken from the city treasury under different
/ prete\ts. ag@r'gating S3,oo0. Many Ol the ne
cipicntS of The money are among the mCSl
prominent citizens. The solicitor II instructed
TO commence suit Tor The recovery OF the money
/ al once This added to the recently discovered
irregularities ~ The county clerks OH ,r ocal-
! >ionS considerable excitement.
THE LAST o. GEN ANDERsoN-s SoNS-Rubrl1
! Anderson son oi zen. Robert Anderson OF Fort
! sumter fame, died IN his mothers home in West
/ ForN-tilih street, on sunday last. He was
| years OF age at the time OF the bombardment.
When year OF two later the General was sem
| Oh 10 Kentucky, hlS wife and son accompanied
! him. After the war the entire family wsLt
| abroad. aud Robert was sent 10 school In rali>
! He pursued his studies In France until Is,4,
and then his father sent him 10 Howe a Aliens
! Military school Oh the Hudson river where ht
! studded for three years. Taen he camr 10
| Columbia College Law Sch nl. His death was
| great blow tohis wido'ed mother aud 10 hiN
sister--JN. r. s"". ..Gtb.
DEsroNDEN'. = ExpING N DEArH-Jaines Has
icy, a partier al No. 90 Macdougal St, was
ioul On the roor Of his room yesterday, nav
ing cut his throat with a razor. He had retired
al the usual hour the night before; but as he did
moi OF down 10 breakfast yesterday, servant
Wenf Nf to car hIm. Hasley was born IN ireland
! and ,s,,,e "a 81, - country about twelve years
sTo lie sterral tl,.1 IN ~stness for himself az No
- MERCER II. >oOn after la. ~ firms He did
! agency Tor several foreign llnt = wears apo
! hell Tor time, but failed about ", -rnan foI
riliec tC, tCh NJ HAS Deeh tIafelns sale aver
I Max Wen a Co. al No. - Walker st. lie IA,
! recovered fIom his business d1sappontnentS
! ana frequently expressed wish that ne was
! dead.-.A \. T,fb,tHe, 20E.
! THE REBELLION IN HAYTI.-On the lSt Instant
two bands or armed men landed al different
spots 10 The north aud south OF PoTt-au-P Prince
llaYt and proclaimed Gen. MOTency Ben jamin
president. The British avail authorities on the
station sent two gunb0ats 10 the scene for the
protection of British interests. but before they
entered port the Insurgents got away In their
steamer and a small schooner. The insurgents
! have since captured san Miguel ana repulsed an
4 assault by President Canal, who LOST 35 Killed
1 and ~ wounded. All insurgents captured s'red
! handed" by annals forces were slain. Stephen
} Preston, Haytlen minister, residing at New
/ ork. confirms the adviceS concerning the trou-
bles in his republic. and says that il is expected
/ the rebellion viii soon he crushed Several
IilibuStenng expeditions from jamaica conf
posed chiefly Of Hdytlen refugees, have already
tailed.