Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-19

AnAira I'm west Washinxsou.
Mr.. w. w. CoRcoRAN AT THE COOKE MAN
sfoN.-The second evening OF the "Noctes AM
brosiance," at the Cooke mansion, was highly
successful and enjoyable, an interesting concert
being the prominent feature of the affair, which
terminated with minstrel show given by the
ladies Of the parish, and which will be repeated
TOOK Of the inncReon was Mr aV Co ac Pap.
who accompanied his niece.
DEATH OF AN ESrIMAeLE LApY.-Miss Susan
residence Of Mr. Austin Herr. 1857 sist street. sa
in the 73d year Of her age. from an affection OF
the heart: The DECEASED was well known and
highly esteemed. The funeral will take place
tomorrow, ihtermeEt to be at Oak Hill.
SHIPPING NEwa-Brig Regina arrived from
Trinidad with asphalt for A. L. Barber
GRAIN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lizzie Regain
arrived from Alexandria with LOO bushes of
wheat for Hartley Bros.
At A.M.-Great Falls. temperature, Al: con.
dition, IS. Receiving reservoir, temperature,
49, condition at north connection, -; south
connection. "a. distributing reservoir, tenn.
perature, 4S; condition at intiueut gate house,
80; condition at etfiuent gate house. SO.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for The EVENING STAR.
THE COMING CANAL MEETING.-The Alexan-
dria Canal company meeting at the council
ant meeting held by that corporation since the
meeting held 10 organize the company in May,
1851. The city OF Alexandria, whose stock in
partment, has appointed no proxy to this meet
Ing, as an injunction of Judge Hughes, made in
1ss2, prevents The city from voting ON its
paWneo shares. There are now not many pri-
waite holders of stock, although at one time
several hundred AIeXandrians had interest in
the canal, yet most have disposed of Them
Some whose parents held stock have lost evil
denceS OF title and paid no attention TO it, SO
xaiueless has the stock been for forty years.
Inc canal, now finally closed, was never very
successful. In 1883 1915 boats came over Ii.
Inc Whole tonnage being 112,551, OF which
11O,293 tons was coal. In 1882 only AS boats
came over. The receipts Tor toll were u, "a in
1882 and S3,9i6 in 1883. The canal mas been
supported 10y the toll bridge at Georgetown.
The ALEXANDRIA JURORS IN THE CLUvE-
RUS CASE.-A Richmond reporter has inter-
viewed the members O1 the Cluverius Jury Iiv.
Ing here. All the jurors declared that they
would not sign for a pardon. Mr.. c. Z. French
ana MIR. +. A. Howell said they would decline
10 sign any petition TO the governor on the sub
Ject. Ii. W. French, W. L. Herrick and j. +.
Sherwood were not inclined 10 sign even for a
communication, and MIR. w. H. p. Berkeley would
not sign Tor Communication unless new facts were
shown. 1t Is general opinion here that the
governor should declare III this, as In All other
cases, That alter the jurors have discharged
the hard duties devOlved upon them they
siloulu not be again troubled in the matter, and
that the executive should dIScOuntenance all
Efforts 10 interfere with jurors AS we'll after as
before their verdict
NOTES.-The agents of the bondholders' SYM
olcate mere sell coupons on the old bonds at 40
cents on the dollar. When these coupons are
presented to the treasurer tor taxes he takes
IT,
declines TO receive tnem.-Mayor Smuot has
returned, aud at his last court fined VIM. Free
man w ior gambllng.-The market building
mas been handsome y improved by the iIescoes
OF Mr.. NJ. +. Hobsun on The walls OF some OF the
rooms.-Ihe lands on the delinquent tax list
IN AieXandria county Will be SOLD next week.
A DRY Land Bill for Ireland.
FEATURES OF A SCHEME THE SALISBURY
CABINET Is PREPARING.
committee OF the English cabinet. COM
posed OF Lord Randolph Churchill Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach, Lord Ashbourne and the right
Hon. William Henry Smith, is preparing
land bill tor Ireland. The first draft is based
upon an extension OF the AshbOurne act. 1t
limits tenants purchase of land to holdings
tons the transfer, the imperial treasury will
advance the amount, the commission paying
lour-hiths to the landlord and retaining the
other fifth until the tenants annual install
ments amount 10 One-fi.th Of the stipulated
sum. The tenants repayments shall extend
over thlrty-nine years, with interest at per
cent per annuln, as in the Ashbourne act. The
TOTAL necessary to be guaranteed by the
treasury IS estimated at f25,OOO,OOO. The
ready exhausted the parliamentary grant OF
t5,OOO,OUO it is reported that the government
trusting To parliamenL's retrospective sanction
mas ofuered The treasury to Continue to make
advances. II the report be true this action ex-
poses the government TO q critical attack for q
Dreach OF the constitution.
The BaptiStS In Baltimore.
THEY DISCUSS ENDLESS PUNISHMENT AND
CONDITIONAL IMMoRTALITY.'
Inc Baptist congress, in session In Baltimore,
held its final sessions yesterday in the Eutaw
Place Baptist church. Rev. L. A. CrandaIl. of
New forK, opened the proceedings with prayer
"The Future LIFE was discussed in three
phases: Endless Punishment" conditional
!mmortaii,s ,.,i, "I";,-s 49, -;
Heavenly
ness is to be eternal, it is very reasonable 70
infer tnat the punishment OF those who do
mortality" was discussed by Rev. w. II. Robin
son, OF Philadelphia and Future Probation"
by Rev. E. Johnson, of Pennsylvania Yester-
day afternoon Rev. Malcolm McVicar, of To-
ronto, Canada, read u paper on Popular 1ndiI-
terence 10 Religion" The subject was dis
cussed by Rev. }. b. Hawlhorne. of Atlanta,
and Rev. John Peddie Oi Philadelphia. The
officers and speakers of the congress were the
guests OF the Baptist Social union, of Maryland,
at the Carroiiton hotel last evening.
At the closing session of the patrons of hus-
bandry yesterday there was AN excited debate
over the subject of woman's rights. The subject
was finally referred back 10 tine state granses
The influx OF Immigrants at New York the
last six weeks has been unusually large Tor this
time OI the year.
DOC WIison yesterday filed a motion for q
new trial ot his case against Philip L. Men,
alleging Insufficient evidence ana unlaw lui
CONDUCT and prejudice on the part OF certain
jurymen.
Gov. Lloyd, OF Maryland, has committed the
sentence OF Paul Reed. VINO was sentenced to be
hanged for the murder OF VIM. Green, alias
BILLY the Joker" in Cecil county, to imprison-
menL Tor life.
passenger train on the Nincennes and Chi
cago railroad ran into Il fallen tree near Vim
cennes, Ind, Causing u bad wreck, killing Fire
mai Fred k.,cn and injuring Engineer BIgeiow.
Inc strike oi the employees OF the Columbia
Pa.) rolling mill for an increase i'll the price of
puduiing iron to $50, has been cOnprOni Used,
the men accepting $3.50.
Fire yesterday destroyed the Upshur Guano
cOmpany's factory at Norfolk, Va; loss over
$4,000.
The HaH Mall Gazette publishes a report that
the Marquis OIL Salisbury had decided to re-
main i'll London next sunday and receive the
an audience has been asked by the Social DEM
OcraLIc Federation.