Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-27
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Receiver Atkinson. OF The defuact Rochester
city bank, states there is probability that de.
posftors will receive about 20 per cent
Admit. al Crosby, OF the United States navy has
arrived at SOUTHAMPTON from Brazil.
AT the Fred 'rick. Nd. municipal election yester-
day, Hiram Bartgfs. democrat, was elected mayor.
and the democrats control the corporation.
The First National bank OF Union Mills OF
Union city, Erie county.Pa closed its doors Satur.
In the wrestling match between Duncan C. Ross
ana Theobald Bauer at Savannah, Ga, yesterday,
Tie levees between Greenv1lle Miss, ana New
orleans. and also those above vicksburg on the
mississippi side, remain intact.
The grand jury at Milwaukee Yesterday found
an Indictment against Shelter, the barkeeper OF
tne Newaaii house, charying him with setting Ire
The Pennsylvania railroad company are con-
templating establishing boat connections between
Cambridge and Oxford. Md, and Baliimorr TO con.
meet with their recently purchased line, the Dor.
chester and Delaware railroad.
The case OF ex-Treasurer Polk was called IN the
criminal court at Nashville. Tenn. yesterday
put was continued, owing 10 the illness OF the
The Massachusetts, house OF representatives yes.
terday engro,sed the hill providing for the de-
structon OF English sparrowS
The superintendent or public instruction OF vfr.
glnia has called conference or the county and
TIE city superintendents OF schools to meet In
Richmond to-day.
George c. Barber, charged with having attempt.
ed 10 sell bogus bonds OF the Albany ana Susuus-
hanna railroad company, had hearing In Phila-
delpia Yesterday, and was held in 81 $50 bail for
The Trustees OF the Newark On j. City Home.
at Verona, Essex county, the reformatory insti.
tuition OF the city OF Newark last night voted TO
ADMIT ministers OF all denominations 10 visit the
inmates
officers or the Dixmont [Pa) insane ASYLUM yes.
terday, ID. c. C. Carroll stated that he refused to
take medicine. and was Knocked down, kicked and
choked and saw pl''nty OF Others maltreated.
Capt. Martin L. Smith was liberated from tho
luratic Sylum 10y order OF Judge Donohue OF New
YORK. III had been confiHed for several years
The IRISH societies OF New York city viii cele.
brate 81. Patrick's day by a street parade and q
picnic at Jones' Wood. the proceeds OF which viii
The CoLoRED BEAUTY SHOW IN BALTIMORE
Eleven colored women sat In row on the stage
at Douglass institute last night to contest for the
honor OF being considered the champion beauty OF
America The most noticeable element of their
good looks was their cleaning white teeth. All
the beauties were conscious OF the alteration they
mere receiving, anu seemed quite proud OF the
from visiting cOlored bellies There were a mum.
per OF white visitors Among these was q WE'LL
known gentleman, who bought five dollars worth
OF ballots TO back up his declaration that certain
beauty would take the prize, which is said TO be
500 In gold, In addition to the honor. No. % n
the favorfte thus far She is from Alexandrfa- Va"
put would not give her name for publication.
0ecsuse such things. she said, are low and COM
mon. she has black eyes. and is coQuetttsh in man.
ner. Miss Jennie Gibson, No Is, Is light ia color
and was dressed in black. Miss Florence Minor. No
was adorned at the neck and waist with many
flowers Miss Mary e. Banen, No 3d. is a dgnned
guDilee singer Miss Lizzie A. Cornish. No. 81.
has light complexion and a plum dress Miss
Sedoala Wise, No. s, was Respondent In plack
SILK Miss Ella Barker, No. %, was well satis.
Id In black velvet and bangs Miss Edith wise.
NO. q is pensiye. has long straight
hair and a garnet dress Miss Fanny
Spriggs. No; 6. is plump and jolly.
MISS annie johnson. No. 81. was fine IN black silk.
and Miss Fannie Brown, No. q. was elegant in
navy blue SILK The beauties are from BaIri-
more, Washington. New York, Philadelphia and
Virginia. The show Is being conducted with great
pr0priety and Observation-Disclosures Sssa, to-dap
Mr.. PARNKLL SHARPLY AKRAIGNs THE BRrrrsR
SoVERNAENE-ME Parnel yesterday, in moving
his amen iinent to the address I'm reply TO tina
speech from the throne, spoke OF the unjust exc
cutlons" In Ireland. and said that the people had
been kept down by the brutal terrible, coercion
act he dened the government to continue TO
govern Irelan nd without the sympathy OF the peo.
pie. He complained or the Irish judges whom, he
SAID, had mostly been appointed political rea.
sons and were UNFIT TO try political cases III the
government, after the PhBnix park murders were
committed, hid relied on the sympathy or tho
people instead OF uDon a tyrannical act, Ireland
would have been pacif1ed Mr. Parnel said the
government has now a great opportunity to restore
peace and order In Ireland. h was conn lent o(
victory. having million OF Irish In America b.
Jected.
The ELECTRIC LIGHT IN NoRFoIK.-A meeting Of
representative business m n or Norfolk, Va, Fri.
day eye.ing decided to organize a company for
the Introduction OF the electric light Tue cspital
STOCK Is to be not less than $4,000 nor more thaa
$4,000.