Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-30
Political Notes.

The contest in the Maryland congressional
district now represented by Dr. Henkle will be
settled by nomination next Wednesday. Mr.
ChepnaD, OF Prince Charles and Mir. Marbury
or Prince Georges, are DR.. IIepke'S opponents
It is said that, failing To receive the nomination
himself. DR.. Henkle Will throw his strength to
Marbury.
Senator Corking's secretary has written to
the republican committee OF PENNSYLVANIA that
the Senator will speak first in New York In the
Academy OF Music and VIII then so west via
Iltisnurg. He Will speak twice in Ohio and
INDIANA and then return to New York. The
letter further stated that Mr.. Conkling Will stop
Oil at Pittshurg and make a speech, and re.
questeG Chairman Cessna to make arrange
HentS Tor q meeting In that City about the l5th
or September. Returning east Mr.. Conkling
Will make a second address at some DOfnr no1
yet designated Philadelphia win probably be
selected.
All along the Garfield men have found ready
takers to all offers to make even wagers on the
result, and yesterday Mr.. John 6. O'Keeffe of
Tammany Hall, wagered $1,000 that Hancock
VIII be elected against 81 500 put up by Mr.. Ed.
Gilmore that Garfield will be elected. The
money was deposited, and, this bet being latest
quotations. the Hancock men now aver that
their candidate Is the favOrite In the Wall street
bett1ng.-N. T. Su1.
The Richmond Wing Creadtuster denounces
John S. Barbour, nominee for Congress In the
oJn virginia district, as "a railroad ringSter" :"
and says that when Neale, the attorney OF Bar
bGurs railroad company, failed to get the nom.
w
charges that the funder leaders Wtckham
Echolls, Buford and Barbour, compose q rail
road ring working together for their own ends.
A NEST OF PoLRCATs UNDER A COUNTRY
CHURCH.-Mr. Frank A. Richardson, OF the Bal
tinlore sun, who has Just returned to Washing
ton. .bronZed but lovely, from his Maryland farm,
must have some unique experiences at his coun-
Try nome. Judging by the following extract
fiom letter he wrote recently to a friend In
thls CITY: 'Dld.you ever sniff The breeze when
the polecat was near? colony OF them re-
Gently pre-elnpted the cellar under our parish
CnuIch. Last sunday. While the rector was
telllhg US In his most solemn and impressive
stfaln what we must do to be saved some pro
vocation (prooably they imagined the rector
was ADDRESSING his adrnOnitlons to them. .)stirre1
up the bile OF The amiable and lovely Specimens.
Each evidently Iivaled the other tn the effort IN
gel lia OF tne largest amount OF that double dts
tllled perfume Which polecats ind it SO handy
70 nave ABOUT them. l must say have never
seen a sleepy congregation SO instantaaeo,lsiV
aIru 1slrs,aa s,imauiIaneousiy aroused. The children
WIlggied ana glggied, the ladies batooS them
selves vigorously 10 their fans and smellinp hot.
tieS. Tie men frowned and said bad words Under
a sneif breath; Even the horses out In the church
snorts OF disapproval, and the dogs hOy,ed
their indignation. The rector, dear good man
mat ne Is, never faltered. He stood al the open
window, Where each successive emission OF the
dlebolical efduyta enveloped him in ali tts origi
nal undluted strength. AS the highly scenfsd
waves rolled in and struck him, he could not
!SotAoiA LID COIls uloIfC SdSpo, UUI SUeauylnp
himself by the altar rails, with a foNftude be-
1Cre Which the shining example or the early
martyrs pales, he ceased not 70 call down wrath
On the evil doers Oh, how wished that pole
cats had souls that they might be et;raally
damned. II some good Samaritan does not be-
Iore next Sunday eXtermtnate that den
Q! beasts, must ask the rector to add to the
Lllany, From the odor OF po!ecatS good Lord
deliver usn"
THE REPORT OF OUEAys DEATH NOT CRED
rTED.-Acting Secretary OF the Interior Bell
does not credit the reported death of Ouray,
the Ute Indian chief. The telegraphic announce
ment OF the death Via the Los Pinos agency
gives the date of death August 24th. On the
xo,d 1o,n vi August the Interior department. had
deiegIam from Col. Manypenny, Of the Ute
CO.. commission, saying ''Ouray Is here quite sick"
Ihis, lt win be observed. Is one day subsequent
10 the GATE OF the reported death. Acting Sec
Letary Bell says that If Ouray, as reported, had
0leo on the 24th OF August the Interior depart
menu would by this time have been officially
ADVISED OF IL; but as yet it Is not
LEAVING TowN.-Gen. Sherman, Miss Rachel
sherman, Gen. McCook and Mrs. Audenreid,
and Col and Mrs. Barr left the city this morn
lng, eA route to join the Presidents western
RarsS' sa1 zen. Poe, Of Gen. Shermans stan. will
ieaVe tomorrow for Canton. Ohio to attend
tne soldiers reunion there. Secretary Thomp-
son VIII leave tomorrow for New York. to be
gone few days. ~Ss
In thunder storm at Providence, r. l.. yes.
terday, the First Presbyterian church and two
or tnree other buildings, were struck by light.
ming. At Mtfin. Pa, while John WelleS and
,hamliy hnnaSy were a. dinner lightning struck the
were severely burned.
Sanford r. Clifford, the well-known artist,
fever.