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GEORGETOWN.

FL0yRIsEISG A PESroL--Ellas Jamison. col.
Ored blacksmith from Alexandria. while under
the influence OF whisky, Saturday evening
about 3:15 o'clock at barnes stable became
quite dlsorderly, and, floul ishing pistol about
threatened to shoot Alfred BranSOn, Whereupon
BfanSon picked I'D bale stick and struck Jam
ison a heavy blow across the mouth. severely
cutting his lips. In the Police Court this morn
ing BraDSoD who works tor Mr.. Darnes was
fined $50 for the assault and JamiSon $50 for
carrying concealed weapons.
A TBIEF QUICKLY CAUGHT.-Oficer A. Hess
about $3.50 O'Clock Saturday evening arrested 4
colored man named ChaS. w. Philip on sllSpi-
ClOn OF having stolen during the Gay some cloth
Ing rom MT. HeBry Brown. who lives on Penn
SyiVan1a avenue, near TIE AQueduct bridge
The suspicion turned Out to have been well
grounded, and the clothes were found at jacob
LelrS secondhand store On Bridge Street
Phllip was sent down for three months.
CoAI.-TWenty seven boats left Cumberland
saturday, with 2,I9.,02 tons OF coal, as follows
consolidation Company, 49, 10 tons; New Cen-
ual Company, G6I.03 tons; American Company
456.l3 tons; Borden Company, 3l.15; Maryland
company, isis; Beaen Avon Company, ia Il:
Industrial Company, 22i.05.
GRAIN ARkIVALS.-B0aJ Samuel Jarooe with
S,oJ0 bushels wheat and 100 bushels corn: boat
George T. Dunlop with 5000 bushels wheat and
CSC bushels corr.
MERCHANTS Offerings on Change
to-day 6,500 bushels OF wheat with sales OF 5 $50
Dllshel5 OF wheat at prices ranging from los }
ll2I5.
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ALEXANDRIA,

TIDINGS OF 4 MISSING BOY.-Mentfon was
made about two weeks ago that two boys. Jas.
II. HarVell and Charles Hayes, the former from
RlchmOnd and the latter from Washington. had
runaway from ST. Nincent'S School, On July 4th
uarSel refused to accompany the boy Hayes to
m,s nvtie, al4 the last seen CT MN was on the
49,. near THIS City, and although the whole
country was secured in every direction nothing
could be heard OF him until Yesterday when 4
was learned that he has been for some time aud
Is still at the residence of Mrs. Dr. HILL at Acco.
tink, Va. This news, il she has not already re-
ceiVed 1t. Will no doubt bring great joy to the
neart or an anxious mother, who is represented
to be grief stricken over the supposed loss or
her son.
RoBEERIEs.-Some time ago a colored man
engaged lodgings at the boarding house Of G. A,
Lumpklns, corner OF Prince and Alfred streets
lie cid not remain long before he left for parts
unknown. A short While after his departure
the proprietor or the house missed several arLi-
Giles OF clothing. Upon inquiry IL was also
learned that the residence Of Mrs Col. Richard
Bland Lee and Mr.. W. III. Irwin, upper end OF
Prince street, had also been entered and robbed
Of several small articles. Nickens, who has lust
served out term OF eleven years in the peni.
Tertiary Tor roObiGg the hotel then known as
Is supposed TO be the thief.
The UNLAWFUL FISHING CAsE--The case OF
the CommonW eath agt. George Hendricks OF
thlS city. and Richard Raymond and VIM. Day,
OF Mary land. charged with unlawful fishing In
the Potomac river. at Stony Point the berth of
N. Knight, OF Washington, Will come up for
tI1al before the County Court OF Fairfax On
Monday neXt.-G0zette. lar.
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LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed E.AcalS

&OAacESGu LOCALS
Street lamps viii be lighted a. 1900 p. 10. and
extiDguShed at $40 a. III.
De MOlay COmmandery No. I. Knights TEN
plar. lett here At O'Clock yesterday morning
Glove.
Oliver P. Chappen entered suit saturday
against the National Fair Association for $4,000
on account OF Injuries received by falling from
scanold In October 1o1O. while engaged In the
erection Of one OF the fair buildings, which fall,
he Claims, was due 10 the negligence OF the de-
PENDANTS.
An artesian we'll has been sunk In the ward OF
the Citizens market, Rhode Island avenue, be-
tween -th and 9th SITS NV, and much to the
surprise of the market men a sire am OF mineral
water resembling Eicby, was reached.
The Dashavays met at Tallmadge Hall last
evening and y. McGee w. III. Boyd AMI W. =.
Dawson each gave their experience. Messrs. T.
+. PeDGell- J. p DupninS ami Dr.. Eea made
speeches, Mr.. Cunning referring to what ne had
seen in the west where the water was so bad
that they had to boil 10 before using Il. About
20 people signed the pledge.
See adyt. of lost |. ). bonds.
1t was Weber'5 band that paraded with the
knights Tempiar Friday night and performed
at the serenade, not the Marine band, as pub
lshed.
Coups lew united monster shows are coming,
ard as be always exhibits what h announces
readers or TIE STAR are referred TO his adVer-
t1Sement for facts as TO his wonderful c0leC-
tiOD.
A litter 10 TIE STAR from Fauquier Spring,
says that q large german was given there SAT-
were Issued to the beauX and bt lies OF Warren
ton. Miss Lille Kendall. OF Washington. was
the ''Star OF tie evening"
To-day MeSSrs. Joseph Williams and II. Him.
Der, OF the COMMITTEES in charge commenced
the stand at the City Hall for the republican
IatlfcaI10n meeting on Thursday evening next.
The stand yin be about 80 by Is feet In dimen-
sfons, and 1t Is intended to make Ii one OF the
1nfSt ever erected In the District.
Tie Metropolitan Hotel In this city closed to-
day. The National Hotel. run by Mr.. Ttnney.
Will close september ist next. Mr.. Tenney viii
take hold OF the Metropolitan and make much
larger hotel OF it than IL noF is lie will en-
large IL In the rear and take in all the SPACE
ABOVE tbe stores nearly up co the st. Mare
hotel.
The marriage Of Laura HOoson, CT the Balti-
more GefHi nJOHd". to Alexander D. Brown
which TOOK place 1T Christ Or. E. church (navy
yaIGlin thiS.citF last Friday evening has created
a Decided sensation III Baltimore. The bride Is
ABOUT 30 years OF age and the groom Is So years
oid ana rich, having inherited one-third of the
wealth Of his father, who was one OF the Baltf-
more banking firm OF Alexander Brown 4 Sous
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Republican Meetings.
TIE MAINE ASSOCIATION.


The Maine Republican Association met Sat-
urday night at 81 18th street northwest; Hon.
John III. Rice In the chair. who reported that
the services OF the club would be required by
the congressional committee In the forwarding
OF documents. A communication from the
secretary OF the Maine state committee In
reference TO the sending home OF voters was
rea0. but no action taken. A committee was
appointed TO procure q permanent place OF
meeting for the association.
BOYS IN BLUE.
An adjourned meeting OF the Boys In Blue was
held saturday night at the ST. Cloud building;
Major ". III. Decker in the chair Permanent
oiiiCers were elected as follows:-Colonal L. b.
cutler, captain and acting chairman; Captain
J. II. Brock, first lieutenant: Comrade c. III.
Torrey. second lieutenant; and J. C. !. Burger.
quarteTlnaSter. The committee on organization
reported that they had agreed to name the club
the Union veterans Union. A uniform was
adopted, consisting of a black SLOUGH hat with
blue cord and taSSel. black pants aud single.
breasted blue blouse or sack coat With army
buttons.
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Picnics. Excursions. &c.

The excursion TO be given next Weines,1ay
evening by the Columbia Boat Club VIII be one
OF the best arranged and pleasantest of the
season The trip will be to Mars 1all Hal on
the w. W. Corcoran. There VIII be Sr,.an1,d
music for dancers. Tickets can be bought from
members of the club
Eagle Tents, ST. and jr., l. o. OF r.. Will Give
an excursion next Wednesday to P.anT P3inf
on The steamer Jane Moseley. The boat will
leave High street wharf, GEORGETOWN at : a m.
ana 6th street wharf at s am, stopDIn- OF
AleXandrfa going and coming. Street cars will
ge IN waiting On return OF boat. Music and
dancing. "
The ilrSt annual excursion of Potomac Lodge.
No 5, |; o. NJ, will be given next Thur sday. to
f:ney Point On the Jane Moseley The steamer
VIII leave at 5 am. and return at II pm
The Californian Club VIII give is annual
excursion to Glymont next Friday On the Cor
cCTan.
ST. Domintc's division Of the Young Catholics
friends Society will give select excursion to
flney Point next Monday on the Jane Mose!ey.
There will be picnic and excursion for the
dement, OF st. Joseph church at Ammendaie. B.
. q. railroad, next Thursday, in the grove at
the station. Trains will leave Washington az
10 and 1910.
The Potomac Fruit Growers viii leave to
InoffoW morning On the CorCoran for picnic
excursion TO Marshall IL all. The boat Will leave
at 10 am. and pm, returning at 4 and $50
PIN.
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Another Garbage CornpIaInt.

To The Editor Of The Sdr:-I have resided on
tnis square three months. During this time
the garbage has nerP7 once been removed !
have been compelled to throw 1t on the vacant
lots in the rear OF my dwelling, as has every
other resident OF this entire square. The plan
advocated by one correspondent OF burnLag
might do for small quantities; but to dispose or
the accumulation OF melon rinds, &C.. Incident
TO this season would require regular furnace.
IL cremation" is to be our last resort let us
have the garbage collector to practice on first
rather than consume the garbage he is paid To
remove. My complaint Is endorsed by every
resident on this square.
5TH ST., BET. Q AND X.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE,
Tho S,nn Suss.,.o

M. Eft0r:-I am truly glad TO have read in
fridays STAR that some Ohe has complained
ot Stops having been thrown out on the con-
mons back OF houses. Cali attention TO the
amount thrown out on alley back OF street,
between 18th and 18th, and l know owner and
tenants will be notified. None Will be found
back OF my house in same block v
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A SMALL ToRNADo.-During storm In Mary
LAND Thursday evening last whirlwind struck
mile below the ferry, opposite this City, doing
considerable damage. The growing corn was
Twisted on at the roots. the ground torn up and
tne earth scattered In every direction. The
rooi OF the barn was torn of by the wind, car
req INTO the air to che distance Of twenty feet
ana landed about thirty feet from the building.
MI: StTeeks says the whirlwind, which lasted
but short while spent itself by die ginp hoie
In the earth OF considerable depth.
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No. %. 495. drawing First Capital Prize $50. ooo
sod half in New Orleans and half In Gardner
Worcester county, Mass.
No 26. l5s, Drawing Second Capital Prize
So Geo, sold ia New Orleans.
No: 80. l56. Drawing Third Carital Prize IS OaOs
sold in afourche Crossing, Morgsn'sR Il La.
Nss. Is, $40, 90, SST, each 81. 500 sold in Gal
LANDS. Pittsylyania county, Va, AMI New York.
sold IN NorE
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commonwealth Distribution Co ,
TRUTHS WORTH READING.

The manuscript receipts Tor the following
amounts drawn In the late drawing OF the COM
n42n,efGtm Dts,bti9n CO. are on file at the
buyers are at liberty 10 address the parties anH
ascertain Their genlineness: A. Il. Morgan, st.
James Ho1el, Phila., Pa, $4,000 o. p. An1er-
burg, Ind, $50. Goo V. E. M0rera Louisville. Ky.
$500; A!cene vanderespt Louisville. Ky.'
S5,eoo; r. ?. 1ilden, Bank of Louisville, Louis,
81 ,0no; Edward Baldwin Plckwick. Penn. 81. 900:
Bank OF Kentucky, Louisville, TOR collecU.on).
S9oo German Bank. Louisville, Cor collection),
81 Geo; German ms. Co. Louisville, Ky, {for
collection, .sl,50o; German National Bank.
e4, eo IL ky' SIor collection ooo; Charles
= 900; George Gelhus, grocer, Louisville, KY,
s. GOO; Q. c. Perry, Greenville, Ohio, 81 900; 4
IL. Brachy, money delivery and collection clerk
collection). $1,000; r. Wood, collector American
Express Company. Louisville, $500; Col It. r.
Taylor, 1884 Wabash Ave, Chicago, 5000.
Many Of the above prizes were sold in New
York and collected az above. The Common
wealth Distribution Co. is authorized by charter
from the Legislature OF Kentucky for educa-
pany ever declared legal by the United States
Court. The United States Circuit Court on
March 81 rendered the following decisions:
FiTSt-That the Commonwealth Distribution
Company is legal 2nd-Its drawings are fair.
The 7. NJ General at Washington, after care
1ul Investigation, has also declared the Com
tied TO the free use OF the mails.
Twenty-third Popular Drawing Common
wealth Distribution Company viii be drawn tn
public at Macauiey'S Theater, Louisville Ky,
on Tuesday, August 81. Authorized by the
Legislature and sustained by The courts OF Ken
lucky.
X. NJ. BoARDuAN, Courier-Journal Building,
Louisville, KY, or same at SO7 q 309 Broadway,
New York.
DR. HARTLEY's great remedy for catarrh and
throat diseases.
Sold by all druggists. jy3l-s,m&Wlm
Thickens Thin Hair, Gives 1T New Lift.
London Hair ReStorer. Insures new growth.
london Hair ReStcFef. Restores the color.
London Hair Restorer. Exquisite dressing
London Hair Restorer. Not Sticky Or gunnny,
but clean and totally different from all others
Price 75c. 6 bottles, 81. Ask your druggist for
il.
SSayne's Ointment Cures Itching Piles.
Itching Piles. SymptOmS-A moisture, like
| Itching Piles. perspiratiOn, intense itching
Itching Piles. particularly at night. 1t never
| Itching Piles. fails.
Also cures letter, pimpleS and all skin dis.
| eases.
swayne's Pills are the best for all bilious dis
| orders.
SKINNY MEN AND WOMEN are not admired. II
| lacking flesh, vital brain, or nerve force use
earth for tmpotency, sexual debility, decline &C.
81 at druggists. Depot, IS Barclay street. NY,
and for Washington at $50 Penn'a avenue.
"AIDERNHY WAGONS Fresh Attorney butter
| churned every morning. and delivered In 4 lbs.
"Wardn prints, s5c. per III. Also, cottage
cneese, o0ttermik ana sweet milk &c. per at.
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The CoRCORAN SQUARE CONTEST-On Satur-
DAY afternoon Mr.. Thomas NJ. Thyson filed a
OIL by Mr.. W. A. Cook against the District OF
columbia, for an Injunction to restrain the cree
ton OF q school building on square 446. the size
OF the Corcoran market. 1t r6cites that In 1872
TIE lots on which 1t is proposed to build the
Schooi house were purchased OF Mr.. Corcoran
for market purposes: that temporary stalls were
erected and contracts entered into for the con-
structi0n Of a market building; that he and others
Lad special interest In the erection OF q mar
ket there, and In consequence or the purchase
OF The lois. and the contracting for the building
the property became enhanced In value an1
they have paid largely increased sums OF money
into the District treasury in the way OF taxes
They claim That Congress only (even il it COULD
can divert the use OF the land from the purposes
Ii Was purchased for. and that body has ratified
the acts OF the legislative assembly authorizing
The pure ase for market purposes and the OIL.
GERS Of the District have no authority 10 divert
the ground TO other uses and tie attempt to do
so is fraud and wrong upon the complainant
ara others ia that locality. They set to tn that
the square Is surrounded by business places.
notes, restaurants. wagon yards on all sides py
street railroads. making it dangerous, and the
nclse theretfom and from 9TH street makes it
very Objectionable for school purposes: aud the
oonds Tor the purchase, $1,000: for or1dino
Se,Eo, and to the contractor, S. 600, have been
paid out &c,
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LIE NATIONAL THRATER.-On September 9Th
The meantime there viii be changes in the r..
Terror. recurring rooms for ladies' and Children
are 70 oe htied up on both the orchestra and
oIesS cree noors. Though the list OF the sea-
Is not YET positively decided upon. f'''
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CITY ITEMS.

LoDILLE's HEADACHE SPECIFIC will not dlsao.
point you. Try it, costs 80 cents.
FROM THOMAS s. E.sTON, NJ. d., NEW Or
LEANs.-l have given COIdiHs Liebig's Liquid
ELract Of BeeI ana Tonic HsriJOrdtOr thorough
tfiai In several chronic cases in females debility
ana weakness, and find 1t more efficient and
much more acceptable to the stomach tnan anY
Other preparation have ever used.
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The Official census OF New York city foots up
LOO, S2S. Twenty-Five OF the thirty nc States
have less population than New York ciy,
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THE CHANCES In the raf1ie for the steam
yacht are being rapidly sold. Those who wish
tnem had better secure them at once, az the ED
Dit House drug store
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poToMAC FRUIT Guo,yERS p,C-

10 MARSHALL HALL, TUESDAY Auuyus. ,-,,
lsoU. STEAMER CorcCraD VIII leave n~-..
her Whsrf az 10 y. m. and H. M. E-.1ft N-s-N
returning az ard 80 =. m. Pare Ss---I-,fss 1zz
90 cehts-25 cents 30 holders of passrorte v,,i.,,
mag be had of members Of ASSOCIATE On ana % p
lpre Store. All 7th srt 1t u W. Mnsic n1nciGs- ao
me slia! emf ertGHments, including Tea ana q ,ft
F.t' 70 al Sho furnish ours.
,o l. Il. TREMBSY
11<IS-0t OF Excursion COMMITTEE
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UNHE TIVOII PARtt.

L FORMERLY GlESRORO
IS NOW CPbS TO 1HE PrRLIO Tor picrics ava
Excursions The Tl-asentest summer resort an
sroIhd N9shington; The Ferry Boats land ~
every halt hour. ard beautiful drl,c l,v road - ~
70 tie Park. First csss accouunodati1us a
clty pIlces also. ire stab.ing acc,nrnodstions fof
huees. RICHARD R0BR
Dr,,
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FIRST GRANp FAMILY EXCUUsioy

OF POTOMAC LODGE, Nos
mr., ,>.. |. o. Nj, sSpauH&
TO PINFY POINT, on tho Steamer --assrAscna1aks
JANE M0eELEY. THURSDAY, Aug l. *,
lIckeis 10 cts. children under M years FREQ Boat
S .e her wharf at = NJ. returning a. II T. ~.
Stittt cars Vii be IN waiting az the W0srf sta
rooms 81, secured az the boat srxlst a.
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Gambetta expects France to regain her lost
provinces.
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4 NNUaL EXCURSION

CAL EpoNIsN GLIB
10 Ola MONT, lhIDAY, Aug 20. sa<-- q 'sAs-<lsA
lSso. Steamer W. W G, ,IiClRAN lea,-as I'll ..
wharf al $50 2. IN. and d y. IA.
,Sentef-..l : docket 80 cts. Iady's tickle. 25 It
Children lnder - years Of age FREE anil -
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DICNIC AND ENCERSraN

igr the Brnefit Of ST. JOrTPu cYTrRcrt ~
ta 5a ~ y, r.. =; x .: r. L.. in g. -,
tie Church, on THURSDAY. 18th efs2 's@+ss.ss
AnsGst. liatfoi1n FOR dancing and band Lunch
Trains leave Washington at 10 and 10 Io go
ard see the country. anJr2 10"
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"ANTKD-Eyeryb % tH Wasne.s hand
w made unexoelled ZOE OKGAN, ct 800. pel
Per s;lon. s 1Qls Ufk q nv. D1soOnnt e dssl.
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GHAND EXCUKsioNs

P0PuLtR STEAMER JANE MOSELEY,
Fac 81. Round trip Sl.50. -.
Ilchets, s,ateIooms, &C, apply to
Genera! Office, 1ii6 + st. n. w, near rGH5Hxs
Nlllard's Ectel, and al the boat. 9th street whsr
aOR3- I'M O, 8 LOWELL. prouidaD+
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To MAKE ROOM for Improvements 10 store
great reduction Ia boys and chii1reD's clothing
at the boys clothing house OF b. Robinson &
Co, $40 Pennsylvania avenue
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FL vii give n grand Eyculsion IN -~--
NEDNEsDAN, 18th Ausllst ISSp EfA-S
10 PlNEG POINT on the palace afsAsss
s,eaner JANE MOSklEf. Adnlt tickets - Cts
cave h'sh street wharf, GEORGETOWN, at IA m
anu eth street snarf AZ a. M. stopping ut AieN-
aLUsIs going aud con in.-. Street ears MI - IN
Haltii X on return al boat. Aiussr ,ra 1Hu,i,.-
SOtE- StflnE Bana las htrr OF .-a...s II
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PosTPoHED.-Owing TO the state OF the weather
outside. as seen from the ''MOSeley7' yesterday
ar the capes, and the condition Of the harbor at
Cobb'S Island, the excursion for this evening to
the latter place IS necessarily postponed.
o. S. LOWELL.
President of the Inland and Seaboard Coast.
ing Company.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-09
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
CINCINNATI INDECENT SHOWS.

CINCINNATI, Feb. THE .distric. court
to-day decided that the ordinance, recently
passed, giving the mayor power to tax or Ii
cense shows.lnvalid, on application of Snelba-
ker for mandamus to compel the mayor
to issue license to him. The man
damus, how ever, was refused. This destroys
the recent action of the city government
against indecent shows.
MURDER NEAR INDIANAPcLIs.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. john G. Brown,
living a few miles east of the city, was muir
dered last night while on his way home. A
man named Joseph Wade, who has lived at
Browns for some time, has been arrested.
RUN OVER AND KILLED.
TOLEDO, Feb. Michael Sullivan, as
sistsnt yard master at the Canada Southern
junction. was run over and killed this after
noon by freight train. He leaves wife
and three children.
THREE OLD BANKERS DEAF.
New YORK, Feb. 7.-On the death returns
to-day were the names Of three bankers,
namely: James Madison Jones, aged rs;
William Hammol Milton, aged 20, and Geo.
S. Nelson, aged 20.
COL. ALsToNS MURDERER.
ATLANTA, Feb. The supreme court has
refused new trial to Cox, sentenced to I'M
prisonment for life for the murder of Col.
Aston, and the case will be carried to the
supreme court of the United States.
SHOT DEAD IN PALESTINE.
GALVESTON, Feb. THE Neus special
from Palestine says: Early this morning at
C,omp's saloon, John Kerr was shot dead by
Kirk Hage. No apparent cause for the muir