The Evening critic., 1884-05-17
III Pacific Railroad Company ha
famous Credit Mobiller litigation
nent with oliver Ames andsta3're
hich they will purclpsef all tn
Credit Mobilier stsck'a $50 pc
J involIHS the<rayment only
.sats9P uhg's, 736 7th street.
Thornton, secretary of the Ma
Bureau OF the colored press, ha
o TO the different correspondent
\ maaf hia avaHtnp Mt tha Reg n

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Mr..RrE. Thornton, secretary of the Ma
.-lssDdf News Bureau of the colored press, has
Issued notice 10 the different correspondents
I'm the city 10 meet this evening at the Bee Of
flee at z o'clock. Colonel william Murrell and
L. A. Forrest, esq, have agreed TO lend sub
stantial aid TO perfect tho organization OF the
association.
Sir Titus Salt, Mr.. Charles Stead, of Salt
air, England, and VIM. Donaldson, OF Glasgow,
the owners OF 2S,OO0 acres OF mineral lands
near Chattanooga, Tenn, have arrived there
and have decided to erect two large blast fur
PAGES on their tract, with capacity OF $50
tons per day. The Investment Will reach $780,
OOO and VIII be expended within the next
sixteen months.
The will of the late John Moore, filed
with the Register, leaves TO George Moore the
house on the southeast corner OF square 3fS,
and the residue of the estate TO the children OF
James and David Moore with the exception of
life estate to Mary L. Cooper. Messrs. A. B.
Duvali and John +. Hanna are appointed col
lectors and their bond fixed at 100000.
Coroner Patterson yesterday afternoon
held an inquest on the remains OF Charles
Hassler, OF S26 First street northeast-the boy
who was run over and killed by a brick carl.
The verdict OF the Jury was to the eject that
death was caused by being run over bya prick
cart driven by Robert Duvall. Duvall 10 held
at the Seventh Precinct station-House to an-
swer Tor killing young Hassler.
In compliance with the order to reduce
expenses, $50 :men were discharged at the
close OF the work last evening1n the shops OF
the Philadelphia 4 Reading Railroad at Read
ing, Pa. This makes over i've hundred hands
discharged since last Saturday. 1t is calcu-
lated that the suspension OF unnecessary work
all along the main line and the New Jersey
Central road will cave about 100000 per
month.
An enjoyable complimentary hop was
given by Meade Post, No. 8, @. A. r., to their
friends, last night, at Seventh and l. streets,
which was participated In by large crowd.
The festivities were kept up until 10 O'Clock.
Among those present were Colonel Dulan and
lady, Colonel Yeager and lady, DR.. Balch and
lady, Colonel Months and lady, and the Misses
Pnmpel, Morse, Meeks, Prather, Dom, Hol.
land, Harper, Fletcher, Town and Captain Out.
Ter and lady.
A banquet was given at Gray's Cato
last evening by number OF prominent citi-
gens in honor OF the Republican delegates 10
chicago from this District, Messrs. Frank b.
Conger and Perry II. Carson. Mr.. Conger sent
letter OF regret. MIR. j. H. Smith presided,
and there were seventy guests. The toasts,
"Sunrage for the District OF Columbia" "rhe
Education OF the Colored Race" sour Dele
gates to Chicago" and "The Oolored Press"
were responded to by George W. Stewart, lalsi
onel William Murrell, Colonel GeQrgeDH. Ar
1 TSIh fsrry osrson ad r. New
OABINET.sIzE phbeI{yfaphs, only $3.50 per
dozen. ohestss't Edy, 428 Seventh st. n. W.
RenSseehtative each of the boat clubs
ssrooht practicing daily on the river. Thomas
Cropley, Richard Morgan, Fisher, McKenney,
| and Kearney, OF the Potomacs, are training In
dustriously for tho single scull championship.
bak and Ryan In a double and tue four and
eight-oared crews are out every day. Kintner,
Zeigier, Lake and Brewster, or the Oolumblas,
| VIII compete closely for the supremacy In
singles, and the tour-oared crew OF the Pas
Sale VIII train industriodsly. The Analostans
VIII BIO well represented In singles and doubles
! and four-oared shells.