Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-14

AN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY PROFESSIONAL oARsMEx.
The representative OF Charles f. Courtney, at
Union Springs, y. Y, endeayored recently 60 ar
range race for five miles between him and Wall
lace Ross on Seneca Lake August 10th The offer
was refused and the Following agreement was
made public which was given as a reason:
In view of the public Charles Courtney for
several past and particularly because he has done
dersined in order to pro,e. ourselves encourage
s squat manly ra~hS hereby pese ouEsy never Y
Courtney either by rowing with or against him at
George u: Hosmer Albert Hamm George 6aisel Georss
Lee H Peterson James A. Ten Eyck. John Teeu,sf
WHAT COURTNEY SAYS
When STAR reporter showed Courtney O COPY
OF the agreement TO boycott him to-day Courtney
smiled and said: "That's some OF Pilkington and
Nagle's work. You see this is all the outcome OF
that Oak Point fasco. and / don't mind Il a Bit
Those follows are seeking their revenge for my
having made public the skin game that they wer0
engaged In They won't hurt me particle. Tbs
men who are represented as having signed that
agreement do hot constitute all the best oarsnen of
this country by a good deal am surprised that
1eemefs maine is there, because / know that he
refused TO sign the paper, and don't believe that
petersen's signature is genuine He and are good
friends and here is friendly letter from him, dated
July 9Th, making Some Inquiries about oars, &C.
Teemer is the best man OF the lot, In my opinion,
and can beat them easily"
THE LEAVES OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT CLERKS
Considerable disafIection is evident among the.
clerks OF the Treasury department regarding their
annual leave or absence. Secretary Foger is au-
in each calendar year. This leave he
grants TO be taken at the time when
II is most convenient 10 the heads OF the different
bureaus The trouble grows cut OF the ruling OF
some OF the chiefs that at the end or SIX months Of
the year the clerks are only entitled 10 fteen days
leave OF absence. Complaints have been made,
and the matter Will be brought 10 the attention ok
the Secretary for adjudication
Cornelius Cumming a carpenter from Aiexan-
dria, while working on building near the corner
OF Louisiana avenue and 9TH street. about noon TO.
day, fell from the second story To the basement,
sustaining internal injuries
STRuck By A FAILING BRIcK.-To-day while Mr.
Larrabee. from Baltimore, was passing the Howard
House. 9th street and Pennsylvania avenue, where
a new roof is being constructed, he was struck by
falling brick and his arm broken.
News Briefs.
Orange riots are reported at Belfast in Ireland.
and Whitehaven. on the English coast.
The RI Rev. William jacobson ID. d., bishop OF
Chester, England. is dead
Ground Hog, the Cherokee citizen or the Indian
Nation who has been found guilty OF murder by
the Choctaws and sentenced TO DC executed Sep
The Operations for the relief OF Khartoum. I, has
finally been decided, viii begin early In Septem-
Der.
nailstones as large as hens eggs devastated the
family OF ten persons at Detroit were poisoned
by eating meat which had been left standing In
The steamer State OF Maine struck a reef at Le-
preaux Point, near St John, n. Is. She Is a total
wreck. but no lives were lost
In private exhibition saturday night at the Mad
fson Square Theater, New York, Lulu Hurst, the
georgia Wonder" threw Mrs Langtry down and
split the back OF her thin white dress
Prof. Apheus s. Packard, died suddenly OF heart
disease yesterday at Squirrel Island, Me. His ago
was s. years
Two men, named Beale and Bowie locked them
selves In a room OF Dallas Texas, hotel, saturday
night and killed each other In duel
There were 10 deaths at Havana from yellow
fever during the past week.
WIN. q. Holden, a salesman In the employ OF the
Babcock Fire Extinguisher company, was arrested
I'm New York yesterday, charged with forgery.
The Rev. Herman Wolfe. o. 3. B. OF ST Marysa
German Catholic church, Richmond. Va, an ex-
confederate soldier died saturday, aged 6s years
SICK HEADACHE, LASGCoR AND MELANCHOLY
generally spring from Torpid Liver, a Disordered
Stomach or Costiveness, the distressing effects of
which Dr. JayDes Sanatiye Pills Will speedily re-
move; by their beneficial action on the hillary
gaDs they Will also lessen the likelihood OF return