Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-01
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| mfddie-aged white man, became very bolster
| GUS and disorderly yesterday afternoon near
o na Wsa oaae ana wne mir, by
stone on the arm. He then ran quickly, pur.
sued by the officer. OToole then jumped into
| the creek, but was dragged out with the assist.
| ance of ioOkers-on. He again managed to get
away and once more jumped into the creek, but
where he abused the officer for not letting him
drown. This morning, in the Police Court,
O'Toole pleaded guilty TO a charge OF assaulting
the officer, and was fined so. He was also
| fined So for disorderly conduct.
THE FUNERAL of John Hedges, who died at
Fernandina. Fla, on Monday last. in the sixty.
afternoon from the chapel at Oak Hill, DIR.
Lindsay, OF st. Johns parish, officiating. The
deceased formerly resided in this place, where
POLICE CHANeEs.-Acting Sergeant Connolly
mas been transferred to the fifth precinct and
Acting Sergeant Robey to do duty in this pre-
c1nct
BASE BALL.-The Olympics were again vic
torious over the WOOdberrys at Olympic park
| yesterday afternoon by a score of 8 to 8.
TEMPERATURES AND CONDITION OF WATER
At A:M.-Great Falls, temperature, g. con-
Q1tlon, SO. Receiving reservoir, temperature,
az; condition at north connection, SO; south
connection, 49, Distributing reservoir, tenn
pera ture, ~; condition at influent galehOuse,
SO; condition at effiuent gatehouse, SO.
ALI and Bob.
INCIDENTS OF THE FRATERNAL RACE FOR THE
GovERNoRsHIP OF TENNESSEE.
A dispatch from Bethel, Tenn, says that at
early dawn of Wednesday the lor brothers,
accompanied by number of friends boarded
the steamer w. A. Johnson and moved up the
rolling Tennessee.
A number of friends closed around the broth
ers on the boat. The conversation was brilliant
ana hlghiy entertaining. A gentleman greeted
Bob, saying: 81 am happy TO meet you, but
want your brother elected With a smile, Bob
said: Get over there and congratulate him, for
as sure as the sun shines he will be the brother
OF the next governor. gentleman greeting ALI
stid: we are not OF The same politics, but of
face Lit up with smile, III am sorry you nave
no religion to make amends for your democ-
racy.''
The largest crowd which las assembled in
savannah since the days of the war collected
there W eunesday to near the brothers. Each
candidate can i was Interrupted repeatedly by loud
dued Bob paid him a glowing eulogy and con-
cluded with the remark: 81 have now the pleas
ure OF introducing Hon. All Taylor" Boo had
spoken IL Jew sentences when the gentleman
arose and said: Ladies and gentlemen, beg
your pardon. This is Bob Taylor was a little
mixed when l introduced him ALI" The
crowd was about evenly divided between the
two candidates Eacu satisfied his political
is he atleSt speaker in Tennessee, while demo-
c cit say Bob has no equal as a campaigner in
this or any other state.
Political Notes.
Nominations for Congress: James White
GEN., hfst Tenn essee district; b. a. Enoe,
dem; eighth Tennessee; j. n. Cummings, rep,
teenth New York (renominated); William
McMahon, DEM, third New jersey; John l..
Mcdonald DEM, third Minnesota; Martin A.
twenty-lourth, twentieth aud eighteenth re.
seeen, Ohio; Gen Nm Goggswel, rep,
tenth Massachusetts, (renominaled): T. e.
Wilkinson. DEM, first louisiana; W. &. Laid
law nn', rep twenty.seN New York; J. s.
Chambers, W. +. Thomas and Waller q.
smith, dem first, second and fifth Pennsyl-
vania districts, respectively; John W. West
DEM. fourteenth Illinois; W. A. Moore prohibi.
ton, eighteenth Missouri; VIM. Walter Phelps,
rep, NTH New Jersey lrenominated.l
The Massachusetts democratic convention
Yesterday completed the state ticket bymaking
the following nominations: Lieutenant gov
ernor, Frank h. Foster; secretary OF state, John
X. Thayer; treasurer, Lewis Wainer;
auditor, VIM. F. Cook, attorney general,
Jonn W. Cochran.
Blaine CLUB celebrated the opening of their new
ciuo mousse by parade in which they were
joined by all the Republican clubs in the city,
as well as clubs from Columbus, Portsmouth
anu Dayton. Brief addresses were made by
Senator Sherman, Gov Foraker. Lieut.. Gov.
Kennedy, Hon. Ben Butierworth and
others. letter of regret was read from Hon
James q. Blaine VINO was unable TO be present
senator Sherman Was received with cheers
when ne appeared on the stage, and a man in
the crow shouted, Three cheers for Sherman
the next President whereupon the air rang
Will responsive
Inc result Oh the Sussex county, Delaware.
legislative convention assures the reelection OF
MI Cray to the United States Senate.
j. ". Foster, OF Leesburg, Va, emphatically
denies That he will enter the race against Gen
Lee in the eighth Virginia district as an indie
pendent candidate.
KILLED BY AN ELECTRIC WIRE.-In Detroit
Wednesday RhOdy carroll, an empoye of the
Western Union telegraph company, met his
death on AtWater street from shock OF cleo
tricity. lie had been engaged in changing a
wire which led into the Western Union office
and clImbed pole and cut the WIRE which
Tell To the ground. When the end OF the wire
came 10 the ground Carroll came down the pole
with the Intention OF taking the wire up the
next pole, not realizing that IL had fallen across
a pair OF wires which led to an electric light
lie approached the next pole, picked up the
END Oh the wire and the next moment expert
enced terrible shock. AS he fell to the ground
he called out, "Cut the wire!" a fellow work
man took his pliers and tried to cut the wire
but the current was too strong, and gave MIN
sucn shock tuat he could not. Anoiner man
then cut the wire, but it TOO late, AS Carroll
was dead.
IRISH WOMEN IMrRIsON SHERIFF's OFF,
CERS.-At Miiitowii-M.,iU County Clare to-
day, while me snerIus We're empioyed in dis.