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

children's meeting Rev. c. W. Baldwin. Of Hunt
incdon Avenue NJ r. Church. and Rev. Gcorro
I. Tyler participated In the devotional EXERCISES.
Addresses were made by Revs. L. W. Canter q.
ID. Smith. of waverly Me. Church. aud c. NJ.
Brown. OF Resterstown. The morning prayer
and experience meetings were conducted by
Rev. Il. W. Waters and Rev. &. NJ. Brown. The
young peoples meeting was conducted by Rev.
5. X: Cox. and at night sermon was preached
by Rev. G. NJ Brown. The new arrivals were
Rev. Charles McElfresh of Scamcn's Union
Bethel. Baltimore: Rev. Il. w. Waters. of Frcr-
dom circuit; Rev. c. W. Baldwin. of Huntingdon
Avenue ME-. Church, and Rev. c. ID. Smith. Of
Waverly ME-. Church. Formerly the services of
the last night was protrac,ed 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. ]. A.
Holmes, Rev. J. ID. Lane and others made ad-
dresses. At pm, Mrs. r. w. Harper. colorpsi.
delivered an address on temperance, which was
listened to with much interest. At s pm. a
general temperance rally was held, in which tine
whole camp Joined.
THE WILL OF THE LarE Tuos BRoApweoD,
grandson OF the founder of the celebrated piano.
forte manufacturing house of John BroadwUod
Sons. has just been proved In London, the
personality being sworn at more than - OoO 100.
The deceased had also large landed estates IN
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a partner Of this house. Henry Aston who first
sent John Jacob Astor. his brother to this coun-
try century ago To sell musical instrumental
and an old spinnct bearing the trade mark OF
Broadwood Astor still exists in New York.
A DEFAULTER CoNFEssss.-w A. johnson,
the agent and canvasser Of the Singer Sewing
Machine company at Pittston. who absconded
on Thursday last. returned 10 Wlkesbarre Pa,
Monday night. from wilIiamsport. and gave
himself up. He pleaded guilty TO using the
companys money.
SUICIDE OF MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME Cot-nr
JUDGE.-Pittsheld. 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 i'm his Office
having committed suicide 10y shooting himself
through the head. Judge Colt has had for
years a private Office i'm 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 p. 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 hye-baTreed Smith 4 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 Pittsfeld. October &. 1916. He was ap-
! pointed To the supreme bench in 1863. He had
4 filled several important offices. and at the time
/ of his death was trustee of Williams college
/ For some time he had been in very bad health.
CLOSING THE SPRAGUE MIILs.-All the works
belonging to the Sprague estate have bcen
closed indefinitely 10y order of Trustee Chafpp
/ They include the Baltic. Arctic. and Quidnici<
Mills. those at Natick and kennebec Me-, br-
sides the Morgan Mill at Johnson the United
States Flax companys works. and the CranNton
/ PRINT Works. This action throws out ofcmploy-
ment over 5000 mon. besides women and
children. The cause of the closing IL the result
of the anticipated removal of Trustee Chafec az
( Treasurer of the Qudnick 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 hts
needs. and as some dealers are perpleNed not
! knowing who is the legal financial agent of the
company, he is obliged TO close.
! o'D0NoyAN Rosa TO Mr. BIAINElNr
ODonovan Rosa has indicted n letter To Serrc-
tary of State Blaine on the subject of Internal
machines. He chides Mr.. Blaine for becoming
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 Amari-
I can port. Mr.. 0Donovan Rosa closes his letter
as follows: 1T is my opinion that England will
before long have something else to trouble ht'r
besides getting up jobs to fool you-so something
that will convince her that the Irish have gone
with a vengeance"