Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-05
LIEUT.. ZEILIN'S SAD DEATH.
ThrONNn n from hik Horse and Killed,

says. Lieut.. w. +. Ze11l0, tne marine Ofilcer
the United States receiving ship Franklin, and
son OF Brigadier General Zeiltn, United States
marine corps OF washington, was thrown by a
runaway horse, on which he was riding on the
ocean View road, yesterday evening and in-
stantly Killed by falling on his head and having
his neck broken. The body was brought to the
Atlantic Hotel last night, and will be FORWARDED d
to Washington tomorrow.
NORFOLK, Va, June 5.-Lieut. W. F. Zeilin, of
the [. S. Marine corps and attached to the
receiving ship Franklin. or this station son
OF Gen. Zeilin, OF Washington. met with ter
rible and fatal accident last night while return
Ing. from ocean View. Just before reaching
the cottage toll bridge three miles from this
city his horse very spirited animal took fright
and ran away. Lieut. Zeilin retained his
presence of mind and falling to control his
horse he called to the toll keeper to shut the
gate hoping thereby to stop the horse. One
half of the gate was closed and while the boy
In charge was closing the other half the horse
strucked the closed part throwing Lieut.
Zeilin on the bridge with such force that he
was dead In minutes. cut over his right
eye was the only external injury that was ap-
parent. Death resulted from the breaking OF
his neck. An inquest was held at O'Clock
this morning and the body was brought to this
marine corps at this station accompanied by
his fellow officers of the Franklin. Lieut.
Ze1lln was a young officer OF much promise
and was quite favorite In naval circles.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Another Duel.
PARIS, June 5.-M. M. Olivier Pain and lie
Pellatier, writer's on the extreme radical paper
The Not d'Ctdre, have telegraphed from Lyons
where they are staying In connection with NJ
Blanques election accepting the challenge OF
the staff OF the GaulotS for a duel They Will
return to Paris on the 9th inst.
Gordon Pacha.
LONDON, June 5.-A Bombay dispatch to the
Standard says: Col Gordon, Gordon Pacha,
who recently resigned the post OF private secrc-
tary to the VicerOy OF India, has started for
Zanzibar to hold a consultation concerning the
supplementary Belgium expedition to Central
Africa. He Will then pro ,e, to Brussels 10
arrange the details Of the expedition With the
The International II ifle Match.
LONDON, June 5.-Sir Henry Halford writes as
folloWs regarding the international rifle match
for the purpose OF choosing my team, but to
take them from their public Shooting and gen.
eral performances, as in my opinion that Is a
more satisfactory plan than any but very
exhaustive series Of competitions The team
VIII probably be taken from among the follow.
Ing names: A. P. Humphrey, Martin II. Smith,
MT: Evans, Major Young, John Rigby, j. K.
Miner. Martin Boyd, Messrs. Thorburn, McKer-
rel. Whitehead Ferguson and Scrtven, and
captain u. Fenton. L mention the names OF
persons am In communication with. but may
select some one else on this years shooting"
The Russian Army i'm Mourning.
LONDON, June 5.-A Berlin dispatch to the
Times says: The Russian army has been ordered
TO wear mourning for six months. as mark o.
iSSPSSt W IuC uiCuOis VI llt ldtS EulpTeSS.
The ST. GOthard Tunnel COIIause.
A Geneva dispatch to the Times saws: At Is h,
Ieved that the engineers OF the ST. GothaId
tunnel will be able to overcome the dIfficuIt
arising from the threatened collapse of the pas
sage, In Which occurs the porous white stone
Ioimat1on, where the vaulttng has given away.
The Funeral of the Empress.
ct. PETERSBURG, June 5.-The funeral of the
iatt empress or Russia will be solemnized at
Ihe PetrGpaulC osk fortress On "Wednesday next
Inc remains will be removed to-day to the large
chapel In the Winter Palace and funeral SER
vices viii be held there at which all persons at
tached 10 the court have been directed TO at
ttnQ. Tie remains will be taken to the fortress
on Monday to lie in state. All the high officias q
OF The government now on furlough will return
TO ST. petersburg to be present at The obsequieS
The Church Hill in the Prussian
Diet.
LONDON, June 5.-A Berlin dispatch to the
NdhddTd says the committee OF the PruSsian
diet TO which was referred the church bill has
decided in favor OF three important clauses,
The government owes this success to coalition
or The ultra conservatives and ultramontaneS
and Poles who make up eleven votes. The mi
horlty OF ten consisted of liberals and free con-
seTvatfves The first of the three clauses makes
the highest provincial official alone competent
to appeal to the state authorities against eccle-
s1astlcai decisions. The second clause enacts
That the power OF secular courts is not to ex-
tend 10 dlSplac1ng those who are incapable of
nlllng their offices, and the third clause enables
the sovereign to replace deposed bishops.
More Trouble i'm South America.
dispatch dated BuenoS Ayres. June Sd. re-
ce1ved In Paris, says: IL Is feared that the Ifer-
ence between the national and provincial gov
efnmentS relative to the presidential election
may Iead 10 an outbreak and disturbances.