Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-10

children's meeting Rev. C. W. Baldwin. Of Hunt
ingdon Avenue NE. Church. and Rev. George
I. Tyler participated in the devotional EXERCISES
Addresses were made by Revs. l. w. Cauter. G.
D. Smith. of waverly Me. Church. and c. NJ.
Brown. of ReSterstown. The morning PRAYER
and experience meetings were conducted by
Rev. b. W. Waters and Rev. {. NJ Brown. The
young peoples meeting was conducted by Rev.
). h. Cox, and at night a sermon was preached
by Rev. c. NJ. Brown. The new arrivals were
Rev. Charles McElfresh. of Seamen's Union
Bethel. Baltimore; Rev. r. w. Waters. Of Frce-
dom circuit: Rev. c. W. Baldwin. OF Huntingdon
Avenue Me. Church, and Rev c. ID. Smith. OF
wayerly ME- Church. Formerly the services OF
the last night was protractcd until morning.
This will not be the case tonight.
The Union Camp.
AT the Union camp, at Irving Park, yesterday,
the morning service at the tabernacle consisted
of an experience meeting, at which Rev. J. A.
Holmes, Rev. J. ID. Lane and others made I'D
dresses. At pm, Mrs y. w. Harper. colorr<i.
delivered an address on temperance, which WAS
listened 10 with much interest. At s pm. a
general temperance rally was held, in which the
whole camp Joined.
The WILL OF THE I.Arr Tuos. BRoApwnop.
grandson of the founder OF the celebrated piano
forte manufacturing house of John Broadwood
Sons. has just been proved In London the
personality being sworn at mere than - 600 0o0.
The deceased had also large landed estates IN
Sussex and other counties of England Ii wws
partner Of this house. Henry Aston who first
sent John Jacob Astor. his brother. to this coun.
try a century ago to sell musical Instruments,
and an old spinnct bearing the trade mark az
Broadwood 4 Aston still exists in New York.
A DEFAUITER CoNFEssEs.-w. A. Johnson
the agent and canvasser Of the Singer sewing
Machine company at Pittston. who absconaed
on Thursday last, returned TO Wikesbarre, Pa,
Monday night. from WilIiamsport and gave
himself up. He pleaded guilty TO using the
companys money.
SUICIDE OF MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME Corrr
JUDGE.-Pittsield. Mass, was terribly Shocked
about seven O'Clock last evening by the news
that Judge James ID. Colt. of the MASSACHUSETTS,
supreme bench. had been found dead in his Office
having committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head. Judge Colt has had for
years private Office in room connected with
the Berkshire County Savings bank, where he
had a library and other accommodations Cor
writing and study. He entered this study about
three O'Clock yesterday afternoon. and at four
O'Clock. when Treasurer Daniel Day LEFT the
bank. the Judge was sitting at his table with
books and writing paper before him. At half
past T. m. Treasurer Day returned to the bank
and entered the Judges ROOM He found Judge
Colt lying on the floor. and near his right hand
was hve-barreed Smith x Wesson revolver.
belonging to the bank. Mr.. Day AT once sum-
moned medical aid. but life was extinct though
the body was quite warm. Judge Colt was
born in Pittsield. October 3, 1916. He was aI,-
! pointed To the supreme bench in 1863. He had
| filled several important offices. and at the time
OF his death was trustee of " iams college
/ For some time he had been in very bad health.
/
CLOSING THE SPRAGUE Mn.Ls.-All the works
/ belonging TO the Sprague estate have b~en
closed indefinitely by order of Trustee Oh sftp
They include the Baltic. Arctic and Quidnic<
Mills, those at Natick and Kennebec. Me-, br-
sides the Morgan Mill at johnson. the United
States Flax companys works. and the Cra,tAtun
Print Works. This action throws out ofempl
ment over 5000 men. besides women and
children. The cause of the closing IL the result
Treasurer of the Qudnck company by the
! Spraeue family and the injunction of the court
restraining him from controlling and using the
| funds OF the company for running expenses As
he cannot obtain funds outside sufficient for his
needs, and as some dealers are perpleXed not
knowing who is the legal financial agent of the
company, he is Obliged to close.
! O'D0NoyAN Rosa TO Mr. BIAINE-Mr
ODonovan Rosa has indicted a letter To Secrr-
tary of state Blaine on the subject of Internal
machines. He chides Mr.. Blaine for beconllnu
as he alleges. the tool Of English statesmen"
and denies any completely in the shipment of the
dynamite instruments recently discovered on a
vessel at Liverpool which cleared from an Ameri-
can port. Mr.. 0'Donovan Rosa closes his letter
as follows: 1T Is my opinion that England will
before long have something else TO trouble her
besides getting up jobs to fool you-so something
that will convince her that the Irish have gone
In