Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-24
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The Irish Confederation. In New York las. NIGH,
elected the following officers for the ensuing vfar,
President Miles N. o'Brter: vice president 3ho,o
I,ougherty; secretary, John j. Seaman; treasurer,
VIM. DurIivan.
Mary Anderson denies her engagement tn tha
Duke OF Portland
Isaac s. sprague, the living skeleton, who is forty
years Old and has been reduced 10y aTcphy to forty
pounds OF weight. has willed his body to the Har,
ward Medical College ~ ~
Mrs Kate Eddy, known in nearly every npws,,a-
per o.ice IN tne country, as the woman tramp
circumstances that point TO an aho:1f0n
Ia the divorce suit Oh Capt. G. E. Coolidge against
MS Vile at Kings Mountain, " C.. an exciting err
sode was introduced on Saturday by an attpnint on
the part OF the Wife 10 kidnap the Children me
attempt was frustrated. "
MonSeigneur Fable ordained In Mont rea, Ss+,rs
10 candidates 10 various grades OF the minis ~ n,
the Roman Catholic Church Many were Aineriean
students.
At negro dance In Portsmouth. Va los. ,,c,.
arrow occurred. and Eddie Corg1gan. colored wss
Killed by pstoi-ehot through the head by Come
HuS wilson. who escaped.
Wlllam Is: Catln, young farmer near Rutland
VI. died under suspicious circumstances Safurdav
ana lt was reported that his wife was unduly inti
mate with hired man named Ayes
The authorities In the city OF Mexico ara ono,,n,,
seoIes ior SAFE OF the necessities OF lie for nickel
money. No further disorders have occurred '''e"1
Patrick Murray, a soldier stationed on Gover,-
0r'S Island, n. u, died while at Confession a. a
Brooklyn church saturday iii !"
IIeone hundredth anniversary OF the surrender
by General Washington OF his commtsSio, .aoi
celebrated by the Maryland Historical society by
pauuutU SATURDAY. -
special from Gadsden, Tenn, says: Great dis
tress exists there from smallpox epidemic our or
tweaty-Six cases fourteen have died. VI
Ma, maa $50 square Garden, New York, has been Sc
cured Tor the Six-day Syou-pleaSe race betITen
Charles Rowell, Alderman Fitzgerald. and otSe,I
on February 5 0'e's
A WEALTHY MAN CHARGED WITH wp,,,,,,
WICKED LETTERs.-A special dispatch to the Phia-
oelpnla Press from Wheeling, W. Va. December "a
says: For some time Dr. Todd nostmast.r 80 81;
brioEeport o., opposite this city, has noticed LEI
onS aba,,1 caIoeaed stamps among the local mail
citizens began TO complain OF the rece,pt nf ii',
GUS ana scandalous anonymous letters by members
cross yesterday created much coInmotjon nv ~.
Neaung A. .. osborne, wealthy and prominent
sn, as the cnpIt Osborne was given hear.
HiS ueiole nited states Commissioner Forbes 10
nlght, ana bound over to appear ct the Jenua~v
term OF the United States circuit court at CoSum-
bus, O." ~ NoiAin-
FRANK JAMES AT LARGE on BAu.-Frank James
OF the United states court az Kansass,,y 80 %
the motion TO deliver him to his bondsnc On fia
groana mat James Is In the hands of the state ana
Tue IeueIu authorities cannot take him unit, the
state IS uone with him. The governor OF Njssmirf
mas requested suspension OF the fedora, cansas
Until James answers the Missouri indictments.
FoRKIeN EVENTS OF INTEREsr-Intell,eence ,,r,,
Hue states that the King OF AMMAN, Who abaicstad
recently, died mysteriolisly soon Afterwards Tea
prime minister is virtual master-Franch ,,s,l'
Is repoed a to SePe tor
CONQUER the Soudan--The Jury in the Mayo 1re-
harged-Prfnce Napoleon has wiihdrsWn
from ms candiaacy for the French ciaalaS,sr =,
aepu.aeS~Sediaousp lacarls have been posted 10
;ne, mosque, and the police are search
Ing lor the authorsof them.--Lotta, the AmeTIrar,
actress, appeared IN London Saturday right. Her
pay, ~Musette was not weil receiyed-ST.fta.e.a,
students nave been burned to death I'm . Jeuse,,
scnooi near Constantlnople. 61rman cfnS NJ,
prince mas returned 20 Beriin.--NeoaF ani sarlra,
In Stepney, England. = "seosn&,s
GENTLE MASS MEETING N Ur.s
ing OF Gentaies-deinocrats arsa reuufaicaSs 49,,
10 Sait Lake CITY Saturday night fndorsed Pr.
lion for t1tah ana s,I Regarding legisa-