Evening star., 1886-11-02
Don't RiQXs

"A burlington girl, VINO Is a great talker says
that IL Is better 10 be engaged in conversation
than not at al.-Burtis9ton Free Press
Some one says 1t is the hill which produces
the echo. And here we have lived All these
years thinking it was the holer.-Btaghampto
Too good not to mention-the fac: that the
youthful president of certain club noted for its
Pnliantnropic and elevaiing work, remarked
while conducting a recent annual election.
icaa.
Belva Lockwood SAYS her voice will soon be
heard around the world. Is somebody going TO
turn mouse loose in the room with her?-Chi-
cdgO Wears.
smith says that when the Bartholdi statue is
lighted up IL will look like a country woman
with candle in her hand standing in a kitchen
door calling IN the dos..Boston Post.
KILLED By AN OFFICER.-In DanviIle Va,
Saturday night. Officer j. b. Long arrested a
negro named Jesse hargrave Tor disorderiy con-
duct, when he broke away and ran, The officer
pursued him through the bridge a very dark
anu dangerous thoroughiare which spans Dan
rlSer. W hen about hail way across the negro
threw stone at the officer, and the latter fired
over the negros head. The negro then turned
ana grabbed the officer throwing him 10 the
noor oI the bridge lie TOOK the officers club
from hiiii and beat him IN a terrible manner
across the head and breast. Long managed Ia
draw MS pistol and fired, the tail entering the
heart OF Hargrave, causing instant death.
LYNCHED FOR A BRUTAL CRIuE-WbiIe IN,
her way rom school on Thursday afternoon
Miss Sallie Evans, daughter OF the weaItbiest
eitlzen OF Kildare, Tex, was assaulted by a
negro named Jim Pitender. The girls mother
hearing her cries, came To- the Rescue and the
negro He'd. The sheriff was notified and dogs
were put on the trail Several negroes were ar
rested and carried before the young lady mi
neither proved To be the right one. Late at
night fitender was arrested and identified by
Tue girl as the man VINO assaulted her. He was
placed under strong guard of deputy United
Stales marshals, but The populac.. roc or
thnasse, hn, TOOK Pltender from the officers and
hanged him To a tree. where the body remained
ali day.
THREE ACRES OF COAL ABLAZE-A Con-
nellsviile, Pa, special says: The fire at the
Standard mines, near Mount Peasant wbicI,
originated yesterday afternoon, is still raging
ana IS hourly gaining headway. Flame and
smoke driven by strong current OF air lean
from the mouth OF the snaft TO the height OF
one hundred feet above the ground All effort,
10 check the fire have been Oi no avail A fire
engine from Pi.tsbUrg arrived, and the work
oi noodlng the mine Will be begun AT once
Ihls will require several months. 1t Is tho,ig ht
that nearly three acres oi coal are now abaz,.
The amodnt OF loss cannot be estimated, Tor the
entire plant will have to suspend operations
for several months, thus throwing six hundred
men out OF employ ment. The daily output OF
the shaft Was 800 tons. and in consequence
oi It's being idle Ii will result In the closing
down OF hye hundred coke ovens, or one
twentieth Of the whole Connellsviile region.
PASTOR STAUNToN REsIGNs.-The Rev. 3. F.
Staunton, OF the Fort Green, N " Presbyte-
ran enureh, has resigned, and by vote oI the
enUrcu session the sgnation was accepted. a
New York special says: 1t will be remembered
that the presbytery OF Brooklyn, after trying
Staunton Tor conduct unbecoming minister,
aoond MIN guilty, then formally forgave him.
inis last action enabled him Io Keep nis stand
ing In the church. Practically, though, he Is
tuhihed W herever his name aud its associa-
lions are known. The church owes Staunton
ABOUT nine months salary, something over
kooO. he has little chance OF getting IL from
ne congregation, for they are reduced finan-
siaily 10 y iow ebb.
"A PROSECUTING ATTORNEY KILLS HIS
okoTHkR--A telegram from Perry VILE Me
DOwei county, West Va, says. "Yesterday
aIoert Ray ne was shot through the head by his
Dfother, w. r. fayne, Prosecuting attorney oI
Ills county anu prominent democratic pOliti
can, ana instantly killed. The two men lett q
nelshoors place AT about dark and started ioI
Nome. iney were under the influence OF LIQUOR
iew minutes afterward several shots were
nearo, anu upon residents OF the locality going
70 the spot Albert Payne was found 10 be dead
An empty revolver lay ON the ground at his
Drotbers feei. W. T.. Pay ne was arrested and
iocKed up lie cause OF the murder is uu-
SoNAoDoRE PERRY's GRANDSON OUT or
.hsoS.-Sanluel Payson was discharged from
.ne prison at jackson, Mich, saturday his sen
sAPfeo- special interest attaches 10 Payton
because he l. grandson OF Com odore Perry
ana Is said, during his Incarceration TO hay.
oeen left fortune OF $25O,OoO. He has beer
employed - the prison ply ysician's book Keeper