Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-23
The Unemployed Teicgrapl,ers.
PAY DAY BUT NO MONEY.

PAY DAY BUT NO MONEY.
To-day is the regular pay day in the Brother
hood Of Telegraphers, but as no money had been
received from outside sources since the strike
began the larger part of the strikers Will have TO
60 without this needed assistance. When. the
strike began there were seventy-four names on the
payroll OF the brotherhood. There are now about
forty names left, the rest having been provided
other employment There have been about six
men taken back by the Western Union. and the
operators DO not know when the company will
employ additional men. 1t IS thought that at the
beginning OF the month others will be offered situ
ations. The former strikers who have now OBJ
tanned work are expected to contribute to the
support OF those still out and such contributions
are very cheerfully given.
around the Office yesterday looking for 1ob, said
an operator to STAR reporter to-day.
. Yes" ehmed In another operator with laugh.
In thirteen years, that is as often as there is a
strike'
"As soon as the old men come back" resumed
the FIRST speaker, ''such as this fellow will be
bounced at once.
MARYLAND POLITICIAN IN TRouBLE-A tele-
gram to the New York World from Elkton. Md,
August q, says: warrant was issued to-day
for the arrest OF William NJ. Knight, Senator
GrOOm'S brOther-1n-law, and 4 prominent poll
tician Of the first district. on charge OF assault
Ing with pistol 9,, Thomas BroXon; the son Of
take the young mans life. 1t appears that Mr..
Knight had gone to the place tenated by BrOxOn,
where they were picking and shipping peaches,
too green and not ht for market. This brought
on a controversy between him and the BrOxOns, in
which hard words were used on both Sides.
Young BrOxon finally applied most insulting
epithet to MIR. Knight, who went to his house. pro-
cured his pistol, and returning drew it upon
young Broken, demanding retraction OF the
epithet BrOxon retracted, and then drove to
Elkton and swore out the warrant.
SUING FOR BREACH OF PRoMIsE.-Sarah Tennen-
court against Louis Selig for breach OF promise OF
marriage, claiming 80, 900 damages. They met in
1882 and 1t is alleged that the wedding day was
fixed for June Goth last. The girl says she was
betrayed and that then the plaintiff refused to make
her his Wife An order or arrest was obtained
against the defendant, who was required to give
500 bail. Tuesday motion was argued to COM
pei Miss Tannenbaum to increase the security for
costs. Decision was reserved
THE JACKSON STATUE AT NASHVILLE TUMBLIse
DOwN.-The equestrian statue OF Gen. Andrew
Jackson, by Clark Mills, which stands in the car.
itOl grounds at Nashville, Tenn, IS one OF three
In the United States by the same sculptor the two
jackson square, New Orleans 1t was erected In
honor Of Nashvtlie's centennial three years ago.
1t appears that the temporary base which was
1mprov1Sed for 1t rests upon wooden trestles 1t
was intended that 1t should remain upon the
wooden supports only until an appropriation
could be OBJ! aimed from the legislature TO be used
In the purchase OF marble base. Accordingly
COO was asked for that purpose but the legiSla-
ture thought the sum excessive, and finally ep-
prOpr1ated S2OO0, the act also providing for the
1cct designed. The committee, however, after
taking some. preliminary action In the matter,
seems to have stopped there, and the statue is In
danger OF tumbling down.