Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-02


road miners in the Pittsburg region.
THE AFFLICTED CANADIAN CIrY-At dawn
Thursday morning a Montreal smallpox patient
leaped from his window into the street followed
by his friends. who chased him until he took
refuge In the police headquarters. He was taken
home again and at noon, with the help of aposse
OF police, was taken to the smallpox hospital
but not before he had given his wife a scalp
wound because she would not help him to resist.
"A riot took place at four O'Clock. when police
men tried to placard a house on Mignonne street.
health officer retired and left the rioters in
possession. On Sunday there Is to be a grand
procession of the Holy Rosary. This, on account
oI the great crowd which will gather, it is
feared will help spread the disease The deaths
in Montreal Thursday numbered fifty-six.
RUTGERS STUDENTS UNDER ARREsT.-Eight-
teen students of Rutgers college were arrested
"Wednesday evening tor alleged disorderly con-
duct, but were discharged on their own recogniz-
ance until eight last night, when they appeared
before Justice Lefferts and pleaded not guilty,
What seemed q huge joke'' to the students
now threatens to become q serious matter
Seven OF the eighteen students are freshmen.
and are all of good standing.
DEATH OF MISUNDERSTANDING HALDEMAN.
K1chard j. Haldeman, who represented York
cumberland and Adams counties in the Forty.
first and Forty-second Congresses, died sud
denly at Harrisburg, Pa, Thursday afternoon.
ceived his education at Yale college and Heidel-
berg and Berlin universities. He was an
attache OF the French legation when Mason, of
Mason and Slidell fame was minister to France
and subsequently he was made secretary of the
russian legation by Thomas III. Seymour min
raj others, founded the Harrisburg Dailv Patriot
and Union, of which he was the editor for seve.
raj years. He afterwards served two terms in
congress. He was married to the second
daughter of Gen. Cameron, and his wife and
three children survive him.
REoRGANIzATIoN OF THE b. &. o. TELE-
GRAPH CoMPANY.-The Baltimore american
says that at the conference Mr.. Robert Garrett
Ohio building with Vice Presidents Spencer
ana King and Mr.. ID. H. Bates, president of the
baltimore and Ohio telegraph company, a re-
organization Of the latter company was eff.
fected, and 1t was announced that the com
term OF years with the United Press:
THE CIGAR MAKERS AND MR.. CoNKL1Nc
me Cigarmakers International Union has
to enforce the rule Of eight hours for a day 5
work after May LIST next. The president was
to begin legal against
retainer, which the cigarmakers claim he &C.
cepted when he agreed to defend the tenement
performed any service. Mr. Conkling, being
asked about the matter, said: "The charge is
gfCenaess gave every attention
the matter"
SIR PETER LUMsDEN's BROTHER KILLED.
Thomas Lumsden, brother Of Sir Peter Lums-
den, was fatally gored by q bull, about twenty
miles from Winnipeg, Man., last Saturday
night. He started for the exhibition there lead
Ing magnificent bull, which he proposed ex-
hibiting. A mile from home the bull suddenly
attacked him, fnjuring him frightfully. He
was found three hours later by q neighbor in
an unconscious condition. He died TUESDAY
morning. He was wealthy farmer and stock
raiser and leaves widow and three children,
he was hfty-three years old.
TROUBLE ABOUT THE GRANT FUND.-The
executors OF the Morgan estate have offered Ia
pay the trustees of the Grant fund both PRINCIPAL
and interest up to August LIST Of the Wabash
bonds, inwhich the fund was invested and which
Governor Morgan guaranteed. It is found,
the premium OF Is per cent, at which the
bonds were bought, and which amounted to
S2S The rumor which has gained cur.
rency that the August interest Is In doubt pro
badly grows out OF the fact that the trustees
nave thus far declined to accsPt the above offer
MEANWHILE, however, the trustees, or some Of
them, Mr.. Oliver HOyt principally, have paid OF
advanced the August interest to the Grant
family, 80 that they will not have TO wait foI
| crstodians Of the fund TO decide what TO do In
| A TRAGIcAL BUoGY RIDB.-Miss Anna Huh
| bard, daughter of Sheriff Hubbard, OF Kanawhs
| county, West Virginia, died suddenly last week
| rom an attack OF epilepsy, caused by tnjurie,
reserved In being thrown nom buggy las
was driving with Miss Hubbard at the time =. q
tne accident, and who was engaged TO the youns
iaoy, mas disappeared since her death ANA 4,
believed to be insane --'A =
delphia Times states that Minnie Reilve ~, !.
ON white girl. emp loved at C3ro~sssS 49, ~