Evening star., 1885-06-24
News Briefs.

Joseph Taylor the venerable father OF Bayard
Pa, Monday, his age being about 30 years He
was born September s, 1875.
The Maryland court of appeals has refused TO
interfere with the sentence of death passed ON
Howard Cooper, the negro who outraged Miss
Lord Gormoyle has renewed his correspond.
ence with Miss Fortescue
City Clerk Snodgrass and f. r. Morrisett a
prominent lawyer OF Montgomery county. Ala,
niu a quarrel, during VIZ ich Snodg grass was dan
gerously cut several times
theodore Roosevelt arrived in St Paul Mon
day from Montana arrayed in the costume OF "A
cowboy. He intimated that he is to take the
stump in Ohio for Judge Foraker.
Emil Sieger, aged sixty years, a Hungarian,
formerly companion OF kossuth lately enCi.
neer on the United States Mississippi river COM
mission, committed suicide at Memphis Tenn
Sunday night. by taking cyanide of potash
Senator Sabin is reported TO be improving
The oregon Railway and Navigation line has
Pacific.
A violent type of measels, followed by flux,
which often results fatally, is prevalent in
Eioert and Madison counties, Ga
reports from Virginia show favorably for
blair Tor republican candidate for governor.
Admiral Lacombe, OF the French navy, and
hork haroor, were the guests OF the New York
chamber OF commerce yesterday an excur.
sion up the Hudson river.
THE AFGHANs DESCENDED FROM THE Iosr
TRIBES.-The Pail MAJ Gazette prints "A hither-
TO unpublished proclamation of the ameer of
Afghanistan to his subjects issued i'm Isso n
reviews the history of the Afghans, claiming
that they are descended from the lost ten tribes
ol Israel. IL traces their descent from Adam
through Jacob, their subsection i'm EgNpt their
deliNerance therefrom by Moses. their wander
lngs in the desert and their settlement IN syria
under the ameerShip of Samul and solomon 10
their Babylonian captivity. their release their
Wanderlngs on the hills of GhoUr. and their
nnai settlement in Afghanistan. Itconclu,cS 10y
eXnoftlng The Afghans 10 trust i'm tiod. who
Will preserve them from their terrible enemy
Russia, who Is waiting To derour them.
THE CLUvERIUs ALIBr FALLS THRorGit.-
Counsel for Thomas ]. Cluverius who is
under sentence OF death for the murder
of Fannie Lillian Madison, presented an
afndavit To the court in Richmond, Na
saturday, tendiHg to prove alibi for the
convicted man. a hotel man named Johnston
states that j. II. Savage. OF Clifton Forge told
him that he saw Cluverius i'm Ford's Hotel early
on the evening OF March l3 uhe date of tile
murder) and subsequently in a dime museum.
Savage stated that Cluverius remained in the
museum from $40 pm. until 1o:2o. The Judge
announced that he would hear the motion Tor "A
new trial on next Friday. Information has
been received by the commonwealth attorney
that Savage was at Clifton Forge from the lst
iy was not in the city on the 18th of March, as
set forth in Johnston's affidavit. Savage now
publishes communication in local paper,
saying: did see at the Dime Museum a man
answering to the description OF Cluyerus, hut
II was not on the 18th OF March, nor would L
soberly have ever said SO, if ever did I'm any
other condition. 1t was in January or Febrli-
airy that saw some one who very much resem-
bled him.