Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-05
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Five men have died from the effects OF the
boiler explosion III famaqua. Pa. Tuesday.
Mr.. Gladstone In a letter TO Mr. Arnold Nor
ley announces his purpose TO seek rest from the
burdens OF political hle.
Grave alarm exists throughout the mining
districts OF Montana over the rapid decline oil
silver.
reunion of the Jones family is now being
tended
The southern general passenger agents, rep.
resenting ali the leading lines, are Ia session at
falf and winter travel.
Henry Davis, = colored youth nineteen years
Oh age, was shot To death M Mclean, Ca, by
masked men, for raping girl ten years oil age,
by the upsetting OF a boat In the harbor al
Portland, Me-, yesterday afternoon, seven
persons were drowned.
Governor Lloyd, of Maryland, has issued an
order for the assen,blage OF the Mary land mill
tary at Annapolis, August L. Tor the un-
yelling Of the DE kalb monument
"A serious riot occurred last evening near the
PORK packing establishment OF John Il. Squire
q Co. ia Somerviile and Cambridge, Mass the
result being probably fatal Injuries 90 one
policeman ana one rioier, severe injuries TO
large number OF policemen and rioters. and
several arrests.
Miss Emma and Miss Bessie Merritt, sisters.
ana Miss Maud n. ketteu, victims at the de-
Pioraoie accident To the schooner Sarah Craig,
were buried in Philadelphia yesterday.
w. l.. Royal. or Richmond, counsel for the
holders OF Virginia consol bonds, IL preparing
papers for nifty suits against treasurcrs OF the
counties aud cities oil the state, who have
levied upon property OF persons who offered
coupons or taxes.
Great dissatisfaction prevails ON the isthnus
on account VI the defective mail service with
New York. E-- e...- -ga ----ss
At meeting OF the municipal council of the
Irish National League In New York Tuesday
resolutions were adopted that all societies thai
had furnished financial Aid % the Irish cause
should be recognized at the national conven-
Ton 1n Chicago, making the convention one OF
Irish societies, and not one OF the National
League.
Five little children were drowned together
a hat In in nA ria
Zion, Iowa. .e.-- ~ .
Geo. Bannister keeper OF an all-night saloon
at Rlchinond, ' a, was shot there Tuesday night
Press Muckies, a gambler, has been arrested.
charged with the shooting. Bannister's wounds
are not iatai
The engagement is announced of j. Augustus
Robbins. OF springfield, Mass, and Baroness de
Massenbach, of Berlin. "- -.z.a-t-- .'l7
A barn anu stable on the farm OF Mr.. Samuel
Parrott Anne Arundel county, Md, was de-
stroyed by fire on sunday.
The strIkiug operatives In the Sibiey mill
Augusta, GA, returned 10 work Tuesday. No
Mrs. q. A. Copeland, formerly Mrs. c. A. Var.
ney, has been arrested on n charge OF having
murdered her husband. James Copeland. al
fittsneld, Me-, by administering laudanum.
A detachment oil military has gone from Bel
fast. Ireland, TO Armagh. IN accordance with Q
ssl.tance TO Queii riots in
A dispatch from London says the police there
have been informed Of the existence OF extern
slve tntrfgues by Irish and Russian dynain tiers
against the English governMent. 't.
Miss Ella W eich, aged eighteen years. visited
Cape May MONDAY with the immaculate
Heart chufch excursion from Chester, Pa, ana
was drowned while bathing -
K b. Stewart the Baltimore stock broker, Ar
rested few days ago on the charge OF having
embezzled upward of $1,000. the money q
Frank Walker, WAS discharged. 80 .
Mr.. BLAINE on EDUcATIoN.-Mr James a.
Blelbe delivered an eloquent address on the
subject OF Modern Collegiate f3ducation"
before The Chautauqua Assembly AT Fryeburg,
tuesday. n Esl m nm L,.lr 1pirla. .t4r
notes, critlcising TIVE present collegiate course
as commencing Loo late and being continued
TOO long, young men now commencing the
course at the age at which a preceding genera
ton graduated. He also condemned the grow
Ing consideration which wealth was receiving
AT the hands OF learning, and pictured its de-
leterlous elect on the minds OF the DOOR
student VINO had TO work tor his bread after
graduation. tie deprecated the elective course,
and advocated the retention OF Greek .
necessary branch OF education.