Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-02

what we have hitherto insisted upon so often
we are bound to repeat, that President Garfield
will not be out of danger until the wound is
healed.
Latest General News from Abroad.
THE MANCHESTER FAILURE.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-The Daily Telegraph. in its
financial article this morning. saws: Grand
Trunk railway securities are depressed In con.
sequence of the failure of the old established
firm OF brOkers-Speakman & Son. of Manches.
ter.who had been largely operating for a rise
IN Grand Trunks, and whose accounts are now
closed. The loss is suppOsed.to to be about equally
divided among houses in London, Manchester
and Glasgow.
GONE TO SWITZERLAND.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-The Geneva correspondent,
of the Times says: The conductors of the Ere
Word, the new Russian newspaper. which i:
published for circulation i'm Russia, state tha,
as the open advocacy of their opinions in Russia
is prohibited they have abandoned Russia fol
the free soil of Switzerland.
SOCIALISTS EXPELLED.
STRAsBURG, Sept. 2.-The Alsace- Lorraine
Gazette says: The governor has expelled from
Strasburg two wOrkmen suspected of being con-
nected with the German socialist leaders for the
purpose of starting a socialist propaganda i'm
Alsace-Lorrane.
M. GAMBErTA AND THE PREMIERSHIP.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-The Paris correspondent of
the Tunes says President Grevy is quite ready
TO offer NJ. Gambetta the premiership but he
will wait until NJ. Jules Ferry encounters a hos
tile vote in the chamber of deputies.
ECCLESIASTICAL LEGISLATION AT BERLIN
The Berlin correspondent of the Times saws:
Another ecclesiastical laws amendment act is
being elaborated in the ministry of worship for
presentation at the next session of parliament.
GERMAN ARTIST DEAD.
The death lis announced of Gustave Richter
the German painter and professor i'm the Berlin
Academy of Art. He had just attained his 5Stf
year.
GEN. SIR EVELYN WOOD.
The Standard announces that Gen. Sir EVELYN
Wood will remain at the Cape of Good Hope for
the present.
THE PROPERTY DEFENCE ASSOCIATION IN IRE
LAND.
At the annual meeting of the Property De-
fence Association. at Dublin. yesterday il was
unanimously resolved that voluntary tax of
One-half OF one per cent upon the valuation of
their properties should be paid for the next
year by the members of the association. 1t is
estimated already from the number who have
signified their concurrence with the proposal
that &24 600 will be this year raised from the
tax
TUNNEL UNDER THE BRITISH CHANNEL.
LONDON, Sept 2.-The British board of trade
has decided to appoint committee to consider
the project for the construction of tunnel un-
der the channel between England and France
THE "RECIPROCITY CRAZE"
The Daily NescS announces that the Golden
Club will tomorrow publish $1,000 copies of the
recent speech in the House of Commons of the
Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain president of
the board of trade, on the subject of reciprocity
and will to-day issue 20, 600 copies of the pamph-
let recently referred to in these dispatches under
the title of the Reciprocity Craze exposing the
sophisms of the new protection movement.
CHANGE IN THE GERMAN ADMIRALTY
LONDON. August 1.-The Berlin correspondent
of the Morning Post says: 'The retirement of
Admiral Won StOsch, as chief of the German ad-
miralty, is expected shortly. Vice Admiral
Batsch will probably be appointed as his sue
cessOr.
AUsTRIAs WARNING TO THE czAR
It is reported that the Emperor of Austria
has personally warned the Gar against the
probability of a continuance of the pan slavist
agitation, endangering his good relations with
Austria.
NOTICE TO STUDENTS OF AMERICAN ARCHAEOL.-
OGY.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-Mr. Allen, an English dele
gate, writes to the Daily Nesns informing stu
dents of American archaeology that the fourth
biennial Congress will be held at Madrid from
September 26th to the 2Sth inclusive under the
patronage of the King of Spain and the munich
pality. Lineal descendants of Montezuma and
of Columbus will preside at some of the sittihgs
Death Of Representative Hendrick B. Wright.
WMKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. 2.-Congressman
Hendrick B. Wright died at 11:30 o'clock this
morning Hendrick Bradley Wright was born
at Plymouth Luzerne county, Pa, April "a, 1908.
He pursued the usual classical and mathemati-
cal studies at Dickinson college, upon leaving
which he began the study of law. He was ad-
mitted to the bar of Luzerne county i'm 1881.
In 1841 he was elected to the house of repre-
sentatives of Pennsylvania, and reelected i'm
1912. In 1843 he declined the nomination of
state senator and was again elected to the house.
Upon the opening Of the house he was chosen
speaker. In 1874 the democratic national con-
vention met at Baltimore to nominate a candi-
date for the presidency. Mr.. Wright was dele
gate at large from Pennsylvania In 1861 he was
elected to Congress by both parties. He was
the democratic candidate for Congressman at
large in 1872, and being endorsed by the work
ingmens convention, ran several thousand votes
ahead Of the ticket. Mr.. Wright was elected to
Congress in 1876 in the Luzerne district. and
again in 1873 and 1880. His political life closed
March 4th, 1881.
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