Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-21
THE EVENING STAR.
lDAY............Jan0Ary Ell, 1851.
Tue Senatorial Fights,


Although Oliver, the regular republican sen.
atorial candidate In PENNSYLVANIA, had Iess
votes Yesterday than he received Wednesday
f0r I. 5. Senator. his friends seem Confident
that he will be successful No desertiOns are
counted on from the boilers, but the Democratic
nineteen are expected to materially aid the re-
pnDncan caucus candidate In his contest. A
telegram from Harrisburg last night says: aIn
CONSIDERATION Of democratic votes 1t Is said the
repu0llcans are to pass congressional and
senatorial superintendent bill which Will give
Ine democrats several more congressman and
senators than they can now elect. Senator
wallace and Speaker Randall are both said to
be favorable to the success OF Oliver, because
tiers. who are almost entirely ignored in the ap-
port1onment committee OF the two branches OF
the legislature. Instead OF supporting Oliver
win decline to vote to elect the republican
caucus nominee" The ball0ting will be re-
sumed today.
The Tennessee legislature reached its nth
ballot yesterday for {. s. Senator without re-
suit, as FOL ows; Maynard s., Bates 81, Bailey
IA, Harrison 5, W. N. Smith 1, Bright 3. b. l.
Tayior2. Edwards l, D. d. Thomas /. The con.
vtn,ton adjourned until to-day.
There was no choice in the ballOting for Sen.
ator In the Nebraska legislature yesterday. 1t
Is thought that some one candidate opposed to
PADDOCK VIII be united on o-night and elected.
Common Rights III the schools.
AN INTERESTING CASE IN vIRGtNIA-A SCHOLAR
hXCLUDhD BECAUSE OF REPUTATION.
n tctSTdil 10 Tue NEW lOrk HefUtf from
LyDchDurg Va, January 10 says:-A writ has
lust been issued In the clerks Off ,e OF the L. s.
district court, in this city, in an action for dam
ages under the civil rights bill which Will bring
up novel aspect or that legislation for adjudi
alton. The writ Is made retuTnable In Feb
'ualy, and the case Will come up at the March
term. The suit is instituted IN behalf OF MilIie
I. Whitlow, white girl living In Cumberland
county. by her prOchein annie, Nelson A. Ander-
son. Miss Whi.low, 1t appears, has lived for
some time in the family Of a negro
Whoever as nurse and house servant, being
treated and considered as one of the house
hold. Though nothing specific was alleged as
to criminal conduct or character. this NODE OF
life tended to 1njure her reputation In the
neighborhood. After leaving. the house OF
coleman, the negro, the girl entered one of the
pubic schools OF the county as pupil, upon
which the rest OF the scholars all quit attend
Ing 1t. The teacher of the school applied for
instructions to the school board, and was d.
rected to exclude Miss WhitlOw. lie did so, and
she now brings suit for damages, naming a
round sum. All the parties to the suit are white
but the girl lost character by living with
negro as bis servant. AS this fact gives the
federal court jurisdiction, 1t Will be a point OF
no small importance. Alexander Riyes, who
recently caused the Indictment of the state
Judges for failure to put negroes on their juries.
will preside at the trial, whose issue Is awaited
with much interest.