Evening star., 1883-12-27


Lawrence III caughnawauga. opposite Lachine"
Capt. Moran. a saloon keeper, said there was a
Weii.organzed body of inFincibies here, and Capt.
william Smith. who was at the Ridgway raid In
1855. said the attack would he made and the only
thing he was afraid or WAS destroying innocent
peoples lives.
Police Superintendent Curtin ordered Detective
Donovan to arrest Mcbride. who was afterwards
released because there was no eNtradition papers.
News Hriefs.
On Christmas eve snow slide cane down Mar
Shall BASIN. Colorado. carving on the Shaft house
OF the Mendoza mine, I'm which were fourteen men.
eight OF whom were killed outright and TWO ill-
jured.
The STANDARD fire Office Of London. among whose
United states trustees is Gen. L. = Grant has de-
cided to withdraw its agency from this country
The calling uf a constitutional convention in
Maryiahd lor the purpose OF correcting defects IN
the present constitution. is Gow being aCitated by
the legal fraternity The judiciary system is par
tcularly obnoxious
A young man named Parsons. OF Newport News.
Va, was shot In the head by colored man. near
that place. yesterday. and dangerously wounded.
Dr. Beatty. coroner OF Lambton. ont. while hold
Ing an inquest yesterday on the body of Mrs Gibbs
who was murdered on saturday. died suddenly
Gen. T. l. Kane. prominent Pennsylpanian. who
was colonel OF the famous Buck Tail regiment dur
ing the war. and was brother OF tie celebrated
arctic explorer, &. b. Kane, died in Philadelphia
yesterday.
John Thoma. OF New York. committed suicide
CHRISTMAS eve by shooting himself over the grave
OF little son. who was buried in Greenwood ceme-
terry last summer
Euuit DebIeT. aged elgnU wears. IN New orleans
yesterday. was shot In the head with a toy pistol
and mortaliy wounded by some person unknown.
The smallpox has broken out among the prisoners
In the New Castle Del. county lail
The firm or A. ID. Smith IL Co., OF Providence r.
L, nave made an assignment, with liabilities Of
over million dollars.
Creek Pa. Tuesday. 10 fight for SEQ side. Eigh-
ty-seven rounds were fought, when Pedar was de-
clared the winner.
Chatubbe, a Choctaw Indian. was killed Sunday
while resisting arrest, in Indian Territory, by a
member OF the Choctaw light-horse
Rev. Edwin johnson. formerly Congregational
pastor In Boston, Bangor and Baltimore, died I'm
New York Christmas morning.
The idea that the explosion at Birkenhead. Eng
Land Christmas day, was due TO Fenans is discred-
tied In London.
Harry Dorsey, white boy. nine years old. in Bal
tfmore, stabbed James Robinson. a coorpd lad
nearly twice his height, In the left leg yesterday
with knife.
Ulysses S. Grant. son OF Rev William Jesse Grant
who Is cous1no Gen. Grant. was sent 10 jail a.
DallaS Texas. on Monday. on a charge OF burglary.
A laHe crowd was I'm attendance at the Old South
church, Boston. yesterday, TO witness the unveiling
OF the Harriet Martineau statue. The audience
was composed mostly of ladies'
WRESTLING MATCH FOR THE CH.MPIoSsHIP-An
agreement was signed in Boston yesterday for
another match between ii. NJ. Dufur and John
Mcmahon. for $500 side and the heavy-weight
collar and-elhow wrestling championship OF the
world The match Is 10 occur within seven weeks
from date, and Dufur is allowed the privilege OF
Increasing the stakes to 81 0n0 at any time earlier
than ten days before the date or the contest This
match Is In accordance with decision by Richard
X. Fox that nurur must contest the championship
with Mcmahon before accepting the challenges OF
Mclaughlin. or Detroit. and Decker
A MARRIAGE KKrr SECRET FoUR YEaRs-The
marriage OF Frank Cole ana Miss v. F. Neary, OF
Cohoes, N Y. was announced 10 take place yester-
day afternoon. and guests assembled at the house,
The minister Who WAS called I'm youched for the
genuineneSS OF the marriage certificate produced by
the couple. dated four years ago. The minister, by
request had kept the marriage secret
A MCRDERoUs ASSAULr.-Dan Macney OF Uar-
rsburg, Pa, last night visited his sister-in-law
who is widow. and after stating that he had come
TO murder her. beat her with a spttoon about The
head struck her with a heavy iron instrument, ana
then tramped upon her i'm an unmerciful manner
The woman is In precarious condition. No cause
Is assigned for the act.
RAILROAD BUILDING OF THE PAST YEAR-Durfng
the past year 800 miles OF main track OF railroad
have been laid In this country at an approximate
cost OF S16500O.00O. making the total number OF
miles OF railway in the country TO date about
10000. The construction during 1882 was the
largest in the history of the country, 800 miles
being laid against 800 miles the year before.
THREE GENERATIONS MuRDEREp.-A triple muir
der was committed Monday. at Chatham church,
six miles from MOncure, n. C. The victims were
Mrs Olive Gunter, eighty years old, and her daugh-
blows with an axe. Every effort is being made TO
arrest the murderer, but as yet no clue has been
discovered. The community is greatly excited.
PECULIAR FoG-There was singular meteor
illogical phenomenon In Passaic, n. j.. yesterday
morning. The New York Herald says: A fog sud-
denly formed In the neghborhOod OF the Erie denot
1t seemed to be about fifty feet HIGH and from other
portions OF the city the sun could be seen shining
brightly on its upper surface and sides the fog pre-
senftng the appearance Of cloud Of white smoke
1t was so dense that In IL objects could be only
a few feet away II lasted from shortly arter sun
rise to 10 O'Clock, when IL attained its greatest den-
sity and shortly after broke up.
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NOT WILLING TO FoRswgAR IRErANp-A stall
wart IriShman, who had evidently been celebrating
erson. New Jersey, yesterday to declare his inten-
tions OF becoming An American citizen. A waggish
the oath. where the would-be-cftizen is re-
quired to ''renonce all allegiance to all
foreign potentates princes and powers, and espe-
OF Great Britain and Ireland," he substituted the
words, 'and especially to the Irish republic" "Not
by sight," exclaimed the rate Celt, starting
modified to SUIT his hatred OF Brttain's queen. when
he joyfully acquiesced but reluctantly paid the Is
cents exacted for the privilege.
CONFLICTING TESTIMONY IN rHR EMMA BOND CASE
At the trial Of the Emma Bond outrage case, In
of Lee Pettus one OF the defendants testified that
her brother Lee owned but one pair OF red striped
stockings. The witness, on cross examination.
gave quite different testimony from that given at
the preliminary trial, and conrradicted herself and
other members OF the family. owen Hart, brother
ln-i0W On fetJuSs HsStltltu mouse
OF the widow PeEtus on the afternoon Of June ss
the day OF the alleged outrage. He saw Lee Pettus
and Clementt there between ana O'Clock. James
Allen and Charles Montgomery, brother OF John c.
Montgomery, testified he saw John c. Monfgom-
cry at his fathers house between Q and O'Clock
that afternoon The evidence OF the two latter
witnesses c0nn1cted with their testimony at the
preliminary trial.
SHor FoB A WoHANs SAKE.-Two young wo-
men, Grace Hughes and Carrie Marceilus. got into
war OF words at the Schenectady, n. Y, railroad
station, yesterday morning, which was taken up
by VIM Hughes, the brother or Grace, and Taomas
Farrell, young man, said tn be in sympathy with
Miss MarceliuS Farrell squared or TN front OF
Hughes The latter stepped back, drew q revolver
pointed ft directly to Farrells head and fred the
ban striking Farrell In the forehead and passing
out near the right temple. Farrell reeied. bleed
ing, into the arms OF the spectators and Hughes
dashing through the crowd, ran up state street TO
Center, and TO an alley, In which he threw away
his revolver, which has not been found Farrell's
wound is dangerous, but he VIII probably recover
Hughes was arrested at his house. and in the police
court entered plea OF self-defense. and Claimed
that the pistol Was accidentally discharged