Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18
Condensed Locals.

Street lamps will be lighted at 555 D. N. and
eXtlnguished at 4:30 am.
Justice MscAl .hur, who adjourned the Equity
Count il t Satu day until t. day, yesterday
1eles raphed the clerk that he could not return
until Monday, aud direci ed htrn to further ad.
1Cu the CouiC until that time.
Mr.. H. i. King. residing at 1880 New York ave-
nue. northwest, discovered that the gas was es-
Gaping tTom the meter Yesterday afternoon,
OccU' rcd, by which Mr.. King had his eyebrow,
and hair bui led Off.
The few rev rs on the Metropolitan Street
ra1' DAD are more comfortable than the old
ones, end tfe'~ rrTpber should be iGcrea led.
The SpeDCerlsn Business College Is having
unusual success IN giving condensed. c'ea" and
ehectiVe busiress trs' ming to large day aud eve
p'ng classes. ore hundred and twenty-five
students are entol!ed.
Charles Wright was severely injured by being
thrown out OF market wagon yesterday, on
North Capitol street, between aud K ST. Gets.
The number of drawback certificates issued
by Mr.. Roome, in charge Of revi5ons OF special
assessments, at O'Clock to-day, was 4,54, az
gregatiEg in amount 1903 IS "a.
John L. Franz ~ 1onvici'd OF the larceny OF
money from the cafe OF the MarSrau House,
was this morning sente1red. In the Criminal
Cor;s Judge Hagier overrulIpg the motion
for new trial-to ~ years in the Albany pen
itentlary.
TIE SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN, ASSOCIATION met
last night, Mr.. A: NJ: Green, of Fla, in the
CHAIR, ard Mr.. E. W. Hardy secretary. Gen. j.
q. Sypher, of La; E. N. Hill. Of Ark; w. R.
Hemmord, n. G.: T. Humphrey Brook John
Tyler, Jo, iah Miller ard Jas. L: FlensIey, Of
names as members. Hon. Alien RutherfoId d,
Of n. c.; Hon. J. r. West, of La; Amos
Fl. Alderman and Dawson Walker. Of Ga;
3: w. Dorsey, OF Ark; Gov. s. j. Davis,
Of Texas, and T. G. Campbell, OF Ca,
were elected honorary members. Gen. Sypher
submitted substitute for the resolutions
oneled by him at the last meeting. The sub
stItute, providing for appointment OF COM
m1ttee OF two members from each Of the fifteen
southern states, to be called the Executive Com
lfna op1 To rnlon
ftSelf in communication with prominent
men, committees and organizations of
the republican party in southern states was
ADOPTED, aud Mr. T. G. Douglass, OF Mississippi.
submitted a resolution that a committee Of i've,
consisting Of Messrs Green of Florida, Nc
wharton OF George, Pelham Of Alabama, MIL
lard OF Virginia, and Hardy OF Mississippi be
appointed to report at the rext meeting sutta-
Die names as members of the executive CON-
mittee; adopted; Mr.: Swatles, of South Caro-
lima, thought that the executive committee
should be increased, and that three from each
state be the number In lieu of two, and moved
q Reconsideration OF the previous action. Dis
cussfon followed, In which Mr. Hill, of Arkan-
Sas, who opposed the motion, said the commit
tee will represent at the seat of general govern
ment upWards million republicans In the south.
ne spoke Of hts experience as former chair
men OF committee OF this organization, and
sad that even the 1nducement OF keeping sun
dry little jugs and bottles IN bis committee
room Wor'd not always bring majr rity up to
tine. tSepsat lon.] The chair remarked that
That was 1ndSed strange thtug-that ought to
nave Drought CDem. lSm1leS, and some smack
Ing OF ltpS.l A member from Georgia remarked
that In his state such an 1nducement would
Ding every democrat for circuit Of fifty miles
up TO time to second. [Laughter.] A vote
was taken on the motion to reconsider and it
wss lost. Mr.. Hill said many false reports had
been sent to northern newspapers as to the OBJ
Jects ard purposes Of this distinct movement
OF southern republicans, and called upon Gen.
Sypher to set the matter tight. That gentleman
said that impartial history will some day de-
clare that the handful OF true republicans
white men OF the .outhern states, aud s'uo the
manor Oorn"-who had led the great mass OF
untutored pes roes up to the blllot box under
the file Of the shot gun, and every conceivable
Vlolefce peculiar TO the democrats, were the
brayest men that God had ever let tive ZAP
plause.l Southern repub"cantsm cost some
thing, because it involves not only money but
HE. 1Appiarse.l AT the north this state of
anatrS IS not uuoerst bed and little IS known OF
the cordit1on OF their southern brethern. Look
at the election IN Ohio aud see If 1t costs much
70 De republican there! AT the south the
terms republican" 'carpet- yger," "scala
Magn and "r'gger" are sylony nous.
They Ste I'D on the picket line of The south, and
Plause.]
The secretary announced that to dspel any
mtsg wings as TO status OF this association he
would state that the Constitution Of the associa-
ton had been Submitted to President Hayes,
who had given bis word that he had no objec-
tiors 10 their organization in this city, realizing
the fact they could not have such organizations
In their stateS-no one should lose mis- place in
consequence OF uniting In common cause for
protecting Life end property at their homes in
The states. [ApplaUSe.1