Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-13
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In the South Carolina election trials yesterday
and nine sailing vessels loaded with Chinese
coolies are on the way 10 the Pacific coast
Three more bodies OF victims of the Golden city
disaster were recovered yesterday Mrs Ladooch
OF Milwaukee, and her grand child died yesterday
from eating raj robson. An unsuccessful attempt
was made nfrht before last, at Sacr amento, TO
lynch Simon Baton, who shot and killed James
Lansing. -. Signor Salvn will begin an American
tour next October The reported death OF Prince
Victor Napoleon is without foundation. The
London Times advocates the absorption OF Peru
by Chill.
MRS. ScovuLE's PETITION DIsNrssFp.-Judge
Ioomts, OF the Cook county QlLl court has re-
fused 70 consider the petition OF Mrs ScOyille for
the appointment OF a conservator Tor Quite nj
holding that he had not jurisdiction In matter
properly belonging I'm the probate court sum-
mons for Gulteau issued by the clerk OF the court
was quashed.
SENATOR HILL, OF Georgia, LEFT Philadelphia
yesterday to spend week or ten days at Atlantic
city, whence he will probably 60 to Old Point
Comfort Va. His physicians think he will have no
further trouble with his throat.
MARYLAND NRws-A colored practitioner has
been admitted TO membership OF the medical and
ch1rugical faculty OF Maryl9 nd The Baltimore
killed the ear 'ruit, ana ice half an inch thick
was formed yesterday morning in the country sur
rounding Baltimore. The Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road company has declared semi-annual divi-
aena OF per cent, leaving surplus o; 100000 net
OF coored Methodist bishops will be he'd in Balti-
more April 2S looking to union OF the African ard
dications now are that the striking miners OF the
Cumberland region VIII have tn recede from their
| postt on. Mount St. Marys College has been
closet on account OF malignant scarlet fever
among the students. The board OF trustees OF
the Maryland Agricultural College has been re-
| elected.
SPRAGUE DIVORCE SUR DECRRE-The death OF
Judge f. r. Potter, or Rhode Island, has given
rise 10 the rumor that his sudden taking away has
rendered null and void the final proceedings in the
Sprague divorce case. The decree was tO be left
open until certain matters could be arranged be-
tween Gov. Sprague and his creditors The mat
tiers have not yet been settled and the decree has
not been ordered Unless Judge Potter wrote
''Granted" on the application or ordered IL written
another hearing will have to be had
THE NEW CoMEr.-Telescopic observations at
the RedhouSe N. W Observatory OF the new Wells
since its discovery The head Is RAPIDLY enlarging
and the tail lengthening II must soon become
visible to the naked eye.
MILLION FOR EDUCATION OF FREKDMEN.-John
T. Slater, wealthy gentleman or Norwich, Conn.,,
has sfgn'fied his Intention TO create a fund of
$l.OOOOO, to be known as the "John r. Slater
FUND.-" Tor the education OF the freedmen. The
fund Is 70 be vested i'm the hands OF Trustees, who
are TO apply the income according TO the In Struc-
lions OF the donor. A bill was introduced In the
New York assembly yesterday Ito incorporate the
trustees Of the John r. Slater fund.-" The blll
names Ex-PreSident Hayes CHIEF Justice Waite
and Others incorporators OF the fund Ruther-
ford B. Hayes is named as the first pres dent
At Belair, Hartford county, Md, yesterday, Ar
thur Preston, young colored man, Killed with an
Ak Mary Dorsey, colored, with whom he had been
living.
William Fares. farmer In Newton county, Ark,
was awakened from his sleep Monday night by the
glare OF burning fodder-Stack, and ran toward It.
but before he reached II was riddled with bullets
and instantly killed