Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-14
Dsssrscs G0vernmesss Assnssv.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS OK I'M AyKHrI


In reply 70 the request OF Mt: A. A. Hayes, prcsl-
Dent Of the Brush swan Electric Light company
porary Overhead service, the Commissioner say
that this company have heretofore been afforded
every possible facility for the electric lighting OF
Pennsylvania avenue, tut IL has failed % take ad-
vantage Of Its opportunities. and that they mua
decline TO authorize any project looking % even
temporary establishment Il new overhead sys.
TENS. nor can they permit any wuf Of an under.
ground system 90 be commenced at present. fog
the reason that the winter season n mosa unfavoH
able for such work
Liquor licenses approved to-day: Mfss Klen
Ahern, John Campbel. ThoA r. Conroy, MargarVs
knders, Adam Leimoach and VIM u. Noa
ANorHEs DECISION IN THE GRRAr TELEPHONE
CAsk-In the fnterference telephone case Of Draw.
oaugh agt. Blake or Edison, where motion was
cision OF Commissioner Marble dismissine Kdison
from interference, In conformity with the recent
decision OF the Supreme Court In tae whole case,
the commissioner OF patents has declined % grant
the motion, and decides 70 treat the decision Of th0
Secretary In this case as II rendered by the CON-
missioner In other words, the ONCE adopts ths
News Brtes~.
Capt Isaiah Rynders. who has agured prums.
nently In New YORK politics for nearly nfty years
and was known rs 'sthe war-hofse OF the democ.
racy died suddenly ~ his residence IN New YORK
Miss Laura A. Pelton, niece Of samuel ,. flldsn,
was married In New YORK yesterday % wiliiam
Mouiton.
Gen. william Steel died Monday at san Antonio.
q general In the confederate service. N
Judge j. b. Jones was shot ana Instantly dlled
at Biately, Ca, last night by 4. W. Davb h Q ois-
Robert Brewster, state registrar a vosers OF
Louisiana, who was shot In the once OF the Ncscof
at New orleans, In an afray with the editor, disd
Mrs. Laura Shrewsbury, q grandn,ece ana sns
Oldest surviving relative OF General washingtoa,
S oeao ~ charleston, W. Va, age sevenfy-nvn
WHAT LEoArK's NEPHEW KNOWS About rn oyPyR
willard, nephew Of James +. Iecate has pup.
hshed card I'm which he states that Al LecAte r.
Jo ss ou OF 70 s ssPn a ,a EsnS esn{ % g
states the circumstances connected with the case.
Legate is now quoted as making confused a1d
equivocal denial
TIE sHKRuF 10 SELL HON. RICHARD cnovzzrs
been ordered s 10 t q Nlsssra county ~
ard Crowley. at Lockport 70 satisfy Q m0tgagu
held by Mr. George Bliss, OF New YORK.
ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS 70 sE MADE A CARDINAL
A special from Rome 10 the Baltimore Sun sayu
Inc pope Is now engaged in preparing q spectal
letter, In which he viii congratulate lrchbishou
Gibbons, as well as all OF the bishops recently as
issue OF their deliberations and upon the harmony
and unity with which the conclusions OF the coun-
Gil were reached. II Is generally believed here that
May next
TROUBLE ABour WITNESS BEpoRe rHR sParHeRR
CohMITrEE-A policeman named James White
testified before the Springer committee In
Cincinnati yesterday, that he was detailed at tins
depot before election day, and saw many strange
negroes come In. He thought there were probably
bo0O 10 900 OF them. IL was brought out Cross
examination that witness had served seven months
In the penitentiary for illegal voting. A tilt 90
CURED between MT. Springer and Judge Foraker
over the witness
DEATH OF Gov. HALE or wyoxrN0.-0ov. VIM.
Hale. OF Wyoming Territory, dice al Cheyenne
Tuesday evening. from kidney complications He
gust Sd. 1882 His former residence was Glenwood,
Iowa He was as years OF age.
SPEAKER HANEs' CouP D'ErAr-A dispatch from
Hanes went 10 the ONCE OF the secretary OF state
yesterday morning and was sworn IN as speaker OF
the house When the house met at %. No. he re-
fused 10 entertain motion from the democrats To
proceed 70 permanent organization. Haines de-
nvered long address TO prove that he was perma-
nent speaker.
RID YOURSELF OF she discomfort and danger at
tending cold by using DIR. Jayne's Expectorant,
an oid-estabished curative for coughA sore throat
and pulmonary affections
MAhE1 ED.
LOvETT-FRENCH. On Tuesday January 18th.
ton Md. by the Rev. J. b. Pursell, GEORGE sIDNEY
L0EEIT; OF AlsmosA Colorado. 10 ELLA MAY
BAKER On Tuesday. January 18Th 1885. LILLIAs
BAKER. aged sixteen years and eight months dAugh-
ter of FANNIE and the late Charles p. Baker
Services at the Church Of the Ascension Thuruday.