Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-10
TrOftiuS Races at WV City.

PHALLASTINE AND JOHNNY II. TUE WINNERS.
The trotting races at Ivy City yesterday were
very Interesting. The first race was for q purse
Of 800. There were six entries. +. o. Sander
sons CHI. 2. Carrolton won the first two heats,
III. NOrton's CHI. II. Modoc the third, and G. H.
Hess b. y. PhallistiDe the fourth fifth and
sixth heats and the race.
IN the second race tor horses of the $50
class for purse of = 90, three were entered,
George and Johnny III. Each won two heats
ana iii the final heat Johnny II. broke at the
firstquarter and George passed him, keeping the
lead until the last 'urIong when George broke
and Johnny H. pushed ahead, and Won in 2:43.
Asking the Prayers of His Family.
ANTONIO NARDELLO STICKS TO THE STORY THAT
HE HAD ACCOMPLICEs IN THE MURDER OF
RoTUNNo.
The Italian. Antonio Nardello who Is in the
District Jail on the charge OF numbering Car
mine ROtunnO ty cutting his throat, in the lat
ter part of July, still tells the same story OF the
tragedy that he told at the time of his arrest,
viz: That two other parties were with him and
he was not the principal, but that one of them
cut his throat while he assisted in holding him
on the floor. He does not seem to realize the
fact that even If the story is true it will avail!
him nothing, as he is equally guilty with the
others, If there were any Recently hc has
written letters TO his mother and other rela-
tives i'll Italy, in which he reiterates the story
OF the Killing, and asks their prayers for him
in his trouble.
defeated the Bridgeports yesterday by a score
OF . to L. thereby passing into the lead in the
race for the championship of the Eastern league
Boston-New York, o; Boston, 2. At Provi.
dence, X. I.-Philadelphia, L. Providence,
At Baltimore.Baltimore, 1; st. Louis, 6. At
Brooklyn-Brooklyn, 8: Louisvilie,7.
THE HEBREW NEW YEAR.-The Jewish New
Year or Rosh Hashanna began last evening,
and the ceremonies incident to this most i'm.
portant of the Hebrew holidays were celebrated
in the synagogues of this city. The places of
business are closed from sunset last evening
until sunset this evening. The ceremonies in
clude the sounding of the shOfar in the syna-
proach of the great fast day and bid them make
their peace with their neighbOrs before they
6dv aSs the With on the
gulshed color In synaSogues for these holy days.
SHOT Two TREsPAssING HoRsEs.-Some two
weeks ago gang of gypseys took up their
quarters near UniOntown, on the Hamilton
road. having some fifteen or twenty horses,
which, as usual, they allowed to Craze on the
roads and on the commons in the neighborhood
Some days ago Mr.. Thomas Jenkins found
some of these horses in his cOrntfeld. and drove
them out, telling the owners that if he found
them in his field again he would shoot them
and commence prosecution against the owner
OF the animals for damages. A committee OF
arbitratOrs was appointed to assess damages
and awarded $3.50 to Mr.. Jenkins. Yesterday
morning the gypsey, gang allowed their horses
Jenkins went for his musket and shot two of
the ami mails that he found in his cornf1eld. One
of the horses, it is thought, is fatally hurt The
damages will now be looked for from the other
side, so the police say.
THE NATIONAL RIFLES FAIR.-At a meet
ing of the National Rifles fair committee, last
evening, reports from the decoration and con-
tributiOns committees were made showing en-
courasing progress. Donations for the fair were
reported from the Burdett Organ Co., of Erie,
Co. through John w. Boteler & Son, and VIM
Sullivan, besides number of liberal contribu-
tons made anonymously.
A YOUTHFUL THIEF SENTENCED.-Charles
Stepney, a colOred boy, took four boxes of cigars
from a wagon belonging to CORTLAND Boyer,
and ran off. He was pursued by a crowd OF
boys and captured by Officer SkidmOre and
locked up at the seventh precinct station This
morning in the Police Court he was charged
with larceny and sentenced to two months in
Jail.
MARRIAGE LICENsEs-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk of the court to Deca-
tur =. Treadway, of Bonneville, KY, and Win
ME V. Stoddard; Murray Tapscott and Rather
inc Calvin; John Burton and Maggie Lowrey,
both of Stafford county Va