Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-25

and as a result the bookmakers kept
the books open for bets just that
length of time, after the winner was
known in New Orleans. When finally
the news came that Judge Jackson had
won the third race the wire cutter
had what he wanted, just how he
contriVed it is not known. If ht
himself was in the West to
give his friends in New York d private
tip by wire to hurry up and bet all
their wealth on Jackson remains to be
discovered, but certainly everything
worked to perfection. The bookmakers
will have to swallow the unpleasant
pill, as the peculiar nature of the
business would prevent getting any
very good hold of sympathy
of a judge or jury, but they will try
and discover how and where news
could possibly be blocked on both lines
of telegraph, if so it was.
Geo. w. Evans. shot and killed
Thomas Curry, colored janitor, of the
house 345 West 2lst street, on the
night of January 30th last. He es-
capped and with money furnished him
by friends went West. He was ar
rested yesterday at 106th street and
Sd Avenue. About a month ago In
spector Byrnes discovered that Evans
was in the city and had visited an aunt,
Mrs. Silva. 1t was found that
Mrs. Silva lived at 3I2 East 105th
street, and the inspector hired apart
ments opposite that house, and had it
watched. Evans Was seen to leave the
house yesterday, and was Immediately
arrested. When searched a dirk u
inches was found on him. Evans is
the son of the well known sneak thief
and pickpocket, Alexander Evans,
alias "The Milkman," who is now re-
siding in sing sing.
The stable Of w. r. Scott, which
earned nearly $4,000 in 1884,
won $4,000 during the current year.
The work of the past season was
done with fifteen horses, these
were started eighty.seven times;
ten victories were scored and the sta
BILE ran second in seventeen races,
and third in twelve. Mr.. Kellson's
stable with seventeen horses, won
$4,000. His horses started 1870 times
and won sixteen times.
The 5000 locked out employees of
the Singer company at Elizabethport,
spent Sunday quietly. All but about
300 are residents Of Elizabethport
The regular trains on the Central rail
road, of New Jersey, which formerly
stopped at Elizabethport morning and
evening, will hereafter pass the station
in full speed. Half the employees
are Germans. These gath
cred in saloons yesterday and
discussed the situation over beer.
Some belong 30 labor organizations.
The company has frowned on the
Trades Union among the employees,
and the foreman and many of the
workmen have been steadily employed
by the firm for more than a quarter of
a century. Its wishes have been a law
to them. Nevertheless, two branches
of the knights of Labor, in Elizabeth
port, and one in Elizabeth proper, have
quietly enrolled many of the Singer
employees, and yesterday the number
was increased. 1t was reported that
a movement was on foot to secure
the names of a large majority
of the workmen and then induce the
Knights of Labor all over the country
to boycott the sewing machines so long
as the firm keeps the shop shut. Deal
ers in Christmas toys in Elizabetbport
boxed up many Of their trinkets on
Saturday, and to day they are to be re.
turned to New York. One dealer is to
send back eleven cases. The idea is
that if the shop remains closed there
will be no buyers.