Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-02
News Briefs.

Judge Hoadly was serenaded by tie DucKworth
ngn at ann ms 6rf on
the remark that, like his opponent, Judge Fora
ker, he would sly nothing about politics.
At a meeting OF the Central labor union In New
York Yesterday GOV Butler was proposed as the
grand marshal or orator at their picnic in Septem-
Der: This was warmly opposed, on the ground
that he was politician and a capitalist, and the
resolution was tabled.
The auditorium OF the Ocean Grove camp-meet-
Ing association was formally opened for the season
yesterday.
Four boxes held for advance freight at the depot
OF the Lebanon Valley railroad, at Lebanon, Pa,
were found to contain books stolen from the
library OF the Lebanon Valley college, at Annville
They were addressed to a student named Shields,
who had recently returned to his home in Tennes-
Gov. Hamilton, OF Maryland, has decided to ap-
point j. H. Gordon, OF Cumberland, to succeed the
The Lord Mayor of Dublin gave banquet Satur-
day night to Senator Jones, OF Florida.
One hundred and twenty more assisted immi-
grants embarked for America from London yester-
day:
Lexington, Va, this morning for New York, where
they will present to the city government the flag
OF the lo4th regiment, New York, which was cap
tured at New Market In 1864.
The war on the trade dollar has reached Balti.
more, and very few people will take the coin.
old, nephew OF Gen. Lewis Cass, of Michigan, has
been missing since Fr:Gay morning His wife is at
Seabrght, but he has not gone there 1t is thought
an injury to his head by recent fall may have
| affected his mind.
In Henry county, Va, Washington Manning
made remarks rejecting upon the character OF
| John Grants mother, hearing OF which Grant
| armed himself, and, going into harvest field
| where Manning was at work, shot him five tines
| and then stabbed him. The murderer taen fled.
| Patsey Burns, Of Binghamton N. Y, has chal-
| lenged John L. Sullivan, the champion, to knock
him out in three-minute rounds for 81 900 side.
Dennis Kearney arrived in Chicago from Cali
| fornia saturday to attend the National Ant-Mo-
| nopoly convention, Which Will open there on
| July 4.
George W. Harm, editor OF the Mansfield, O.,
Herald. was assaulted and severely handled
| gressmen Geddes, whom ne had published az one
| OF gang that attempted to fleece a Plttsburg
/ man out OF a draft for 81, $50
On the steamship Nevada there arrived In New
| York yesterday $50 Mormon converts in charge of
| twenty-five missionaries. The converts from
Sweden, Denmark, Wales, England and Norway.
Mrs. Agnes l. Wynne, OF No. 81 Myrtle avenue,
| band, James II. Wynne, While she was lying on
| the bed with her baby. Mrs. Wynne is 10 years
/ old and her husband year younger.
A RACE FOR LIFE.-A fire engine, with seven
men seated on 1t. was on Its way to fire in Brook
| lyn yesterday. Its route lay across the Brighton
| Beach railroad track. AS 1t neared the crossing a
train was rapidly approaching. The danger flag
was waived but no attention was paid to 1t. The
driver seeing that he could not stop his horses nor
cross in time to avoid collision. turned and drove
| down the track In front OF the train with such
| speed that he was not Overtaken until he had
reached station short distance below where
the train had to stop. witnesses to the affair
were so indignant at the engineer OF the train for
| police were obliged to protect him.
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