Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-18

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ton was directed to the extravaganza in the star
i route service.
| The Fire at Nr Nerric.I,S House.
! MR.. KER HAS NO DOUBT OF IT'S BEING CT INCENDIARY
| ORIGIN - THE COUNSEL HAVE ALL RECEIVED
| THREATENING LETTERS.
! Mr. her, talking 10 a STAR reporter to-day about
| the fire ut Mr.. Merrck's house. said he had no
doubt that 1t was Of ncend}ry origin, but whether
| the attempt was committed by som, one in the
| interest OF the star route defe ndants or not he
| would not say. 1--WE have all received threaten
ing letters" he said, 'the Attorney General, Mr.
| Mcrrck and all of Us have seen Mr.. Merrlck
| open such letters and throw them In the fire."
| - hat have Eeen tie nature OF the threats ?'
| asked the reporter.
"Well, these letters have told US to look out for
ourselves, TO look out for our heads, something
or that sort, and Indicated that somebody would
peat us, or assault US. some OF the letters say
kind"
| asked the reporter.
| Ever since the last trial. +" said Mr.. Ker. "Then
we have hal great many anonymous letters rom
! people who advise that they have ovarhcar:
| threatening remarks. OF course we pay no attei-
ton TO them. Always where there is an important
tflal gong on tnere are great many superser-
| ''Do you think then that Mr.. MerricN's house was
set on IRE in pursuance OF some OF these threat>:
| :" All can say is that the facts suspicious.
The room where the fire originated IS unoccupied;
there was no fire there at all 1t is known that
and for that reason Saturday night was selected
for the attempt. I think they selected Mr.. Merric8
because his family lives in the house. They could
not burn Mr.. Bliss or myself out without burn
Ing cut great many other people, as we live at
hotels. Now: # this attempt was made by any
oyeTZeaOuS friend OF these defendants il was done
| either In the hope of destroying some papers, or
else for the purpose OF terroriz;ng Mr.. Merrick,
| whose family, as said, live In the house with
| him."
| MRS. NJ. A. FITHIAN has been appointed to DO
IcffT
| that during the war Mrs. FIthian permitted pOr-
ton of her home to be used as hospital for Union
| soldiers.
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THE A. GRANT Insurance CASE IN THE U. S. ST.
PREME CoURT.-In the case OF Albert Grant agt
the Ph9nix Mutual Life Insurance Company the
| United States supreme Court to-day decided in
effect to remit the case back to the lower court
! The opinion by the Chief Justice held that the
decree was not final decree such as could be ap-
pealed. Therefore the appeal is dismissed and the
| case RENTED.
! Col SCHoFIELDs SUICIDE.-A telegram wa s re-
ceived at the War department this morning stat
Ing that Lieut.. Col. George ". Schofeld of the 9Th
cavalry, shot himself dead at Fort Apache, Arr.
IONA Territory, oD the morning OF the nth inst,
while at reveille. The death OF Lieut. Col Scho-
! Held promotes Major A. P. Morrow, 9Th cavalry
now on Gen. Shermans staff, to be lieutenant
colonel; Capt. Frel.W. Benteen nth cavalry, to be
! be captain, and % Lieut. H. G. Sickel, 7th cavalry,
| TO be LIST lieut. 1t Will be remembered that Capt
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sacre and 1t was owing to his bravery On that oc-
| cJsiOn that RenO's command was slved Lieut.
De Ruilo is supposed to be one OF the three men
VINO attempted to take the life OF Louis Napoleon
Whiie on HI way to the OPERA by throwing bombs
\ under his carriage.
THE ORTIZ observation-disclosures Harrison, Lap
ham ana Sanders have been appointed to attend
| the funeral OF the late Representative Orth, of
| Indiana
BIDS were opened at the Treasury department
to-day, for the plastering the new public
| building at Paducah, Ky. Joseph Eastman was
the lowest bidder at So $50, and will probably get
the contract.
A COURT MARTIAL has not been ordered for the
| trial OF Capt II. H. Crews, U. s. A., yet, as the
| charges nave not been properly formulated.
| PERsoSAI--senators Harrison and Sawyer, Gen.
Sherman and Representatives Hit, Dwight and
Washburn were In New York yesterday.-Ex-
| Secretary Evarts is st NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Architect Hill has gone north on tour OF inspec-
tion.-Conmodorc Luce, CHIEF Engineer Loring,
| Assistant Engineer Talcott, A. Il. Mullett Mrs
| Capt. I. ii. Bradley. and H. w. Turner Of WASH
| lngton, were passengers by the overland train to
| tor-elec: Edlleberger ex-Representative Pettis
and Mr. Oliver. OF the tariff commission are at the
Youngest children arrived yesterday in New York
city, where she VIII remain this winter
Director or the Mint Burch&rd has returned to the
| city from New York.-Chief Justice Okey, of the
Supreme Court OF Ohio and wife are in the city,
visiting Mr. Charles Danenhower, or Capitol Hill.
| Condensed Locals
Yesterday Detective McDevitt took Young
Rlrl. about seventeen years old. from a house of
i'll fame, on Mary land avenue near ~ street TO
police headquarters, and this morning by direc-
;iOn of her mother. who is a widow accom-
panied her to the house of the Good Shepherd
| i'm Baltimore.
! The aid committee of the Gamma Gael. formed
for the purpose of relieving the distress in Ire
| land. met at Gamma Gael hall yesterday. MANY
new members were added to the COMMITTEES
and several subscriptions were handed in. An
peais for aid from distressed districts were read.
and 1t was decided to make appropriations at
the meeting next Sunday
Yesterday, about O'Clock p. M, a white female
! infant was found on the steps OF ST Ann,S infant
asylum by the lady in charge and properly cared
| Mr. Albert ". Boss son OF Mr. Vim. A. Ross.
| has been absent for sixteen years in California
and other foreign parts or the world, returned
unoDw IS experienced in Nj Bass residence. He
| Is connected with Mestayer'S theatrical company
which travels by Pullman'S palace car company
| Which company is now in Richmond, Va
WITHDREW HIS APPEAL.-Chas Lilly alias
Thornton. one of the men charged with COM
| pllcity In the Fleming safe burglary. and con-
/ vcted last May OF the charge of assault with in
tent TO Kill Sergeant Amiss. appeared i'm the
| Criminal Court this morning and through his
connsei. Mr. Miller. withdrew his appeal Mr.
the time of his trial. though the execution of
sentence was then suspended. Judge Wyie said
that when the time arrived at the expiration of
the sentence, the prisoner could have his rights
| determined by any court. II am afraid. re-
| marked Mr.. Miller, THAT We will all be beyond
the power Of habeas corpus then"
Nudge Accidentally Killed.
Judge Clinton Briggs. of Omaha. Neb., was
| killed Saturday evening by failing from an east
bound express train on the Burlington road
near Alton, Iowa. He had been at Lincoln for
a few days on legal and political business. and
| left there Saturday. A fellow passenger asked
him if he was going to Omaha. He replied that
| he was not feeling very well. and thought he
would run through to Chicago for q few DAYS in
| the hope that the change would do him good
NO particulars have vet been received concern
Ing the accident except the fact of the finding
of the body. He probably accidently fell from
the Car platform. Judge Briggs was one OF the
| leading lawyers in Nebraska. He had occupied
i a seat on the supreme bench of the state, and
been interested as counsel in some of the most