Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-03
A RurR EahYicafion.
Mr. PAINTS EANK sTrLL ON rBE LIST OF rREsrpES-
TlAl CANDIDATES

Mr. PAINTS EANE srrLL on rRR LIST OF rREsrpEy-
TIAL CANDIDATES
STAR reporter was informed this afternoon BY
authority entitled TO credit that a dispatch has
been received from Mr. Oliver Payne wing the
statement imputed to him that his father would
not accept the democratic presidential nomination
Is squire faorfcat.oP-r II is understood that the
dispatcn was sent 10 Representative Paige, Of Ohio
Our Maryland Neighbour.
LE1TER From NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COUNTY
foLITIcS-CoCRT MATTERS-ArTENFT TO TANFtR
WITH A yCRY-IMfRovENENTS
Special Correspondence Of TIE EVENING sr,R
ROCKVILLE, Aprll 3, 1884
The republicans Of this county have called
primary meetings Il the several election districts
on the 18th instant TO elect delegates to county
convention to meet on the 10Th 70 send -four dele
gates 70 the congressional district convention TO
meet here on the s4th- The feeling among the
members OF that party here appears 10 be favorable
70 sending an unpiedged delegation from this state
TO chicago The democrats have as yet made no
move on the political ches>-eoaru.
Potomac chapel. NJ. F.. Church south, viii be re-
Dedicated on Sunday, 9oth inst
MI James W. Higgins, an Old and highly respec-
tea clt1en OF this vicinity, Is lying dangerously III
The present term OF the circuit court stin draws
It's SLOW length along, and during the first two
weeks out two or three cases were tried. The road
case OF Riggs and Griffith, after a Week duration.
came TO close on Saturday last. After about ore
hundred witnesses had been examined the case was
ably argued by Messrs Peter & Henderson ana r.
K Beall for Mr.. Riggs and Messrs Anderson Is
Bouic for Mt. Griffith. and given 10 the jury who
renamed out until sunday about II O'Clock. when
they were disc charged by Judge Ninson. They were
evenly divided when they went out, and remained
50 until discharged The following cases have also
been disposed OF UP 10 present writing: Ms. Juul
Gref. guilty OF violation or local option law; Root
humphrey, guilty, same charge; George Harper,
guilty, disturbing religious meeting; Relnus Riggs.
guilty, obstructing public road: Noah Curtis guilty
assault and battery; Lloyd VI. Gibbs, indicted Tor
murder, guilty OF assault and battery.
no y nj or tr.an
an incident occurred which caused much comment.
A letter was received by or the Jurors serving
option advocate or the neighbJrhood or sandy
Spring. asking him TO do all In his power TO procure
conviction, and also saying that additional evil
dence could be procured II necessary. ThougAtful
and conservative people are indignant at this bold
attempt TO tamper with jury.
new brass band under the leadership OF Pref.
Glen Poole, has just been organized ut LaytonS-
Vile.
Mr. ". Hagey has recently purchased house
and lot from W. E. Pumphrey, on Washington
street, and Intends removing the old building and
erecting handsome new edItice in its place. Mt
Hiram Grady has also purchased OF Or. Charles
II. NourSe, on the same street, a large double lot
with two dwellings upon II. The houses WIN he
repaired, and a large wheelwright shop erected on
the premises during the SUMMER. NJ. e. ". Bag
gerly, principal OF the public school az this place
has purchased lot on Montgomery avenue from
Mr. E. o. EdEonston, and expects TO put dwelling
house upon ii during the sunl:ner.
AT meeting OF the board OF management OF the
Agricultural society yesterday Afternoon it was
determined TO hold spring exhibition June 4th,
at which there will Ce two trCtIIls races. with
purses for each Of 800, divided follows: $50 SIS,
SIS, and So Entries to be made with the secretary
OF +. NJ. Draney, " ashingt on.D.C. Also. running
race: entries on day or exhibition Also. a display
OF machinery and agricultural impleInenJs.
For Some time Eugene, son OF b. ~ SteTne, for
merry or Washington. but how OF This county, has
shown evidences OF insanity, and on FRIDAY last
his father came here and made the necessary ar
engagements to have him sent 20 an asylum near
Baltimore He was taken there by sheriff kelchner
The congregation OF the NJ. E. church south at
Carksburg, this county, have recently been pre-
by Miss Louie Sioussa, OF Washington. Al.