Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-14


Monday before Chief Justice Davis and Judges
Barrett and Brady, in the supreme court gem
eral term. and the day of execution was fixed
by Chlef Justice Davis for Friday, May = next.
The prisoners exhibited no emotion, but took
their sentences very calmly.
A MINISTER EXPELLED.-'rhe Providence NJ. E.
conference at Norwich, Conn.,. has adopted a
resolution urging the general conference to
create separate Connecticut conference. The
committee on the case or Rev. ChaS. E. Walker
OF somerset, Mass, reported that the charges
OF unministerial and Immoral conduct made
against him had been sustained, and recon-
mended expulsion. Adopted.
100000, 600 POUNDS or OLEoMARGA suit
is pending in the United States court I'm Chicago
concerning an oleomargarine patent, which has
brought out the astounding facts that oeomar-
gar1ne, which Is never quoted In the market,
and which is not kept by any merchant as SUCH
mas SAFE In chicago and vicinity OF IS, 100000
pounds per annum.
FOREST FIREs.-The discovery of an extensive
fire raging In the woods OF the Iinganore hills
few miles east of Frederick. Md. produced
quite an excitement In that city last night. The
Catoctin mountain fires are still burning.
THE RESULT OF LOOKING AT AN EXECUTION
Ella Combs, aged IL years, the coIored girl
LOGGED In the Queens county jail, charged with
poisoning ner employers Mr. and Mrs Bailey,
ranged, and her case is to be inquired into. IL
is said that the girl has not been right in her
mind since the hanging of the negro murderers,
Jarvis and Jackson, at Hampstead, In 1875
which she witnessed through hole In the fence
surrounding the jail. When arraigned before
the justice She said to him that she would like
to see another hanging.-N. T. sun, 18TH.
HIS OTHER WIFE ARRIvRs.-On the 18th OF
March tall, stylish-looking fellow, accom-
rahied by comely young girl appeared before
Justice Eastwood OF Syracuse. n. T., to be mar
ried giving the names OF Capt Joe Rainbolt
and Emma Schneider. The ceremony was per-
Nada n fInaxr AZ l1r.av
Rainbolt painted portraits and seemed TO have
plenty OF Work. On the 10th instant upon the
lLf' III alton contained in letter from Ma
r1e,ta Ohio, Mrs. Schneider mother of the
tr.de, caus ed Capt. Joe's arrest for bigamy. IL
is asceitalned that Rainbolt has a wife and
several children in Marietta, where he was
NOV u as Jos. Sharpe. He denies the accusa-
lion. His Ohio wife has arrived and will ioin
n prosecuting him.
SHOT BY HIS BRoTHER.-At Manchester. Va.
on Monday evening little son of Mr. Edward
Hewlett was accidentally shot by an elder
brother. The boy was handling gun that had
been kept In the house for the purpose OF shoot
ing at cats and chickens. He obtained posses
sion OF the weapon without the knowledge OF
his mother, and was toying with IL when the
accident occurred. The little one was Shot in
the head, and his recovery seems impossible.
Two YEARS FOR A WILL CoNsPIRAToR.-At
one of the Lewis will conspirators, the court
yesterday sentenced the accused to two years
in the state prison and $4,000 fine.
BELIEVED TO BE IN A TRAFCE.-At Belleyille.
Ont, Mary Merrill, aged seventeen, was found
dead in her bed there last Thursday morning
she was brilliant mathema llcian, and took
mathematical prize at the Philadelphia centen-
NAL exhibition. She was believed to be In
trance for some time, but medical tests proved
that she was dead, and she has been buried.
A ISLANDER SUIT is causing considerable COM
ment In Hagerstown, Nd, owing 10 the promi-
nence OF one OF the parties Miss Anais Perrot
de La Gaillardierre, French lady, formerly au
lnStructreSS In the HagerstOwn female seminary,
brings suit against the principal OF that Inttitu
ton, Rev. c. L. keedy, for Islander, laying dam
attempt TO blackmail, while the ladys friends
aver she has grounds for action. Eminent coun-
sci has been entered on both sides, and the suit
promises to be an exciting one.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
MD.-On Sunday last the dwelling and tobacco
Oarn On the farm formerly owned by Rufus
Beall and occupied by Charles E. Beall, near
Dickinson Station, Montgomery county, Md,
were destroyed by fire. Nearly all the furni-
ture In the house and about 5000 pounds OF
tobacco in the barn were also burned. MIR.
Beall also lost $3.50 in money. The property
was not insured.
FATAL CUNNING ACCIDENT. A young man
named George CroSley, OF Accomac county, Va,
whilst on hunting expedition last Tuesday ac-
c1dentally discharged his gun, the load catering
his left breast. fnficttng wound from which
he died in a few hours.
BEACoNsFIEIDs CABINET will resign on the
return OF the Queen to England. Liberal gains
In the English elections now amount to 109
Seats making them sure OF clear majority OF
so in the new Parliament.
CONSIDERABLE EXCITEMENT prevails in White
county, Ca, over the finding OF rich pockets OF
gold in NacOochee valley; 100 nuggets were
taken out In four days one OF which shown I'm
Atlanta weighs over pound The yield grows
richer as the washing proceeds.
IMPORTANT TEST INSURANCE CAsE.-At Gin
cinnati, in the case of Ex-Governor c. c. Wash
burn, of Wisconsin, against the Farmers In
States Circuit Court, the jury rendered verdict
yesterday for the full amount OF the claim, with
interest ia This suit was brought TO recover
neapolis, MIMI, which was destroyed by fire re-
sultiDg from an explosion ia May 1878. Five
other similar cases against other defendants re-
main to be tried here.
THE NEW COMET seems to be growing very
esti i to be three minutes e long. a few
Gays later Prof. Swift measured its tail and
found it five minutes long. AT this rate fC
weeks. The fact Of its possessing tail when
SO fer from the sun augurs well for Its Decom-
ing a splendid object when it reaches our west
ern sky.-N. T. sun.
az Two colored men have beea drawn on
county court, in Virginia This is The first In
stance of colored Jurors In that county.
GA Yale college man who used to lead In
affairs of boating and haZing, ard who was
considered Immense" is now selling pork and
paper muslin In country store, and gets angry
when washerwoman tries TO beat him down
on the price OF bar OF soap.
IB- Mrs Mary Schwartz, OF Philadelphia
who was bitten by a spitz dog during Carts t.
mas week, dies Saturday night In great ago ny
from hydroph0bia.