Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-08
W.T.. cIn..,cn.:,. Nom,.n,,.,.

W.T.. Cims;cas,s Nomination.
aEMBKKs or CONGRESS wRo sieSKp MS psrrRs
Gen. King, member OF the House, visiteu a mem,
Der OF the Senate District committee to-day In be.
half OF himself and his colleague. Mr. Blanchard,
gressmsn and others who favored and In
dorset the appointment of Mr.. o:mstead
as District Commits, Toner. Gen. King said that no
| ard Mr. Blanchard might have sicred some paper
| favoring Mr. olmstead I'm an inadycrtent sort of
manner, AT the request Of somebody else, without
| exactly knowing It's contents lie said that, whe-
| Their this had been done or not both himself and
| Mr.. Blanchard wanted it understood and they
DO not approve Mr.. omstead's appointment
The National Fnir Association.
| THE ANNUAL MEETING ro-pAy-ELEc1IoN or arFr-
The annual meeting OF the stockholders OF the
National Fair association was held al half past 70
to-day at their rooms IN the Vernon building
| The president, Mr. James = Edwards submit.
ted the report O; the board OF directors II stated
| mat The running Faces held during the year were
literally patronized, and re lived net pront In
| GLIDING membership dues, OF 80 sol sc Particular
| attention has been paid Ia the improycme',; aud
| beantifyfng 81 the grounds. The Organization OF
the 10 key Club has proved to be a valgp Lir any.
Hilary To the association. The hoard has lert no
unpaid accounts OF its own creation. number
OF unsettled matters LETT y the former board have
| prclr!um.
AT , O'Clock the voting for the board or directors
/ 4 odd
| board with the exceptions NJ !. I. Barbour y e.
| ROCK. Tor which the names or ". VI. G4t ana
| Mm r.. Ciark were substituted. The following te!-
| lerS We're appointed: 4. W. Kelly. h. NJ. Draney
NJ L. Weller, IL r. Crabbs, john McCheney The
9ther Ticket was as follows: H. Brow alGg. g. r..
| Repe,t1. J. &. Rock. J. :. F,.wartS W n smith
D. e. Mcktbhin, q. Nj. Oyster, jr., j. II. k.l:y. Nm.
Dickson, T. II. Chlistman. Both tickets dominated
| II. 4. Baker for treasurer.
| Tie report OF the treasurer Mr. r. T. Raj err shows
amat N rHct lptS during toe year were fie 5s3 -.
Inc I'll ~hurSements improvements wcrt iSGa 20
| Win otiNr items, leaving casa on hani s.ss9 H.
also submitted.
| HEAVY DAMAGES CLAIMED FROM THE DT>rRrCr-
| SAMUEL Hurdle, day. by X. h. Lewis ana r. F.
Miller, entered suit against the District OF Cslum-
bia for so 900 damages accoun; OF intaries re.
cciyei by tie plaintiff while working (Ausust -,
caught unfer pile OF stone. which fell upon him,
by reason oi which he WAS badly Injured lie al.
iegss that the Injuries were received through The
negligence OF the defendants IN not having tahen
the necessary precautions. a.
| THE FLEMING SAFE BuRGIARs-To I'm the
! Court In General Term, Iuigm mt az the Criminal
Court was affirmed in The eases of Edward MorreV
and Charles Wood, alias FIizmcrris, who, in Nav
| last, Were. with Thomas Jones' alias Wood and
| Charles Lilly. alias Thornton Collins alias James
| Thornton. convicted or assault and battery with
intent TO XIII Sergeant Amiss. ard Sentenced Ito ~
| eight years in the Buffalo panitentiary They
We're defended below 10y Messrs. {. NJ. Smith and
| T. r. Miller, who took the case M on exceptions
P.niing the hearing Jones' atlas Wood, and
Lily, alias Collins, alias Thornton, withdrew the
4 =, "a
the execution OF sentences
| ISRAEL CoLoRED CHURCH CLOSED BY THE Ters.
| TEES-For some time past there has peen I'm the
Israel L. Nj. II. congregation, whose church eiiice
Is at the corner OF and LIST streets southwest an
opposition TO the present pastor, Rev. w T.
mhomas, performing his duties as such Rev. Mr..
thomas was some two or three weeks ago re-
appointed To the paStOrate. al which time the op-
| position commenced and since that time IN has
been crystallzEg, and last week the trust. es or
some OF them, determined 10 bring things 10 n m.
| Ia. hp
were locked. This church was formerly OF the
Baltimore conference OF the African NJ r. church
ont several years ago they went ever 10 the coll
ored N. t. church. The membership is somewhat
aIVided as 70 the proprity OF returning TO the A.
NJ r. church. but IL Is said that the largest portion
want some other miniSt. 4 than the pre- ent one
A In citing Will be held on the subject "Wednesday
night
THF>EAsT wAsHINGroN ELorEMESr CasE-In the
Saturdays STAR, 1t turns out that IL was the wife
| or MI. D. j. Carroll who eioped with Vim. Koontz
ana not the wife of Mr.. George Young, who Is
repreS ntei to be a lady OF well-known respecta-
billy I'm that neighborhood. Mr.. George Young
was. IL Is said, employed by Mr.. Carroll TO go to
chicago In search OF the runaway wife OF Mr.. Car.
ROLL who Is the wife OF Mr.. Youngs first wifee
| father
The WEEK OF PRAyER.-The union service dur.
Ing the week OF prayer began to-day at noon In
| terrain church. The attendance was not large.
ana nearly all those present were ladies' Among
| the reverend gentlemen present were Rev. Mr.
/ IL
SIDES those announced as taking part In the ser.
Vice during the week. Rev. $. K. Cox. ID. a.,
Methodist Episcopal church, was In charge OF the
| service to-day. And gave discourse on praise
and thanksgiving meeting OF the WomenT
christian temperance union will follow the union
service each day.
A Son ASSAULTS HIS FATHER. A gray haired
man named Herman Wehausen, was before Ice
shell this morning as complainant against his son
wnarles. whom he Charged with assaulting him.
Inc Old mans face was badly cut and bruised.
The young man took the stand. being much
effected, and stated that his father has been
drinking several Days, and IL almost worried him
crazy, and ne also cursed witness WIFE, Witness
peat him, but IL was the first time The court
said In view OF all the circumstances he would
only fine him $40.
Prof. Richards, or this city, was awarded prize
at the annual meeting OF the American Institute
or instruction In Boston, Saturday, for an essay
on Tie Course Of Studies for Primary Schooisw
THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Tie following are The Opcning and closing prices
e tie New York Stock Market today a, reportei
by special wire TO H. IL Dodge, $50 18th street
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