Evening star., 1886-09-06
Fatal Railroad Accidents,

A WOMAN AND CHILD KILLED AND MAN
FA-ALLY INJURED.
Jane Cook. a colored woman, was run over
and killed by the O'Clock express train Satur.
day near Benning's, on the b. and p. railroad
The coroner held an inquest over the body at
| the nfth precinct station yesterday afternoon,
and the jury returned verdict that the woman
| was killed us the result OF her own carelessness
while intoxicated.
On Saturday afternoon John Scott, a middle
aged colored man, tell from the west bound
| train on the Metropolitan branch of the
baltimore and Ohio railroad at the crossing
ol New 1Drk avenue anu ist street. His
skull was fractured, his jaw broken, and he
suffered other injuries. He was taken TO the
Freedman s hospital.
A train the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
which arrived at Sandy Hook. just above Point
II X Jck>, Friday afternoon, ran over and killed
| - llttie girl aged about twelve years. The girls
name Is believed TO have been Emma jenkins.
| The NEW SwEDENBoKGIAN PAsroR.-Rev
| e. ID. Daniels, OF Toronto, Canada, vino has
| oeen Called To the pulpit of the Swedenborgian
| church here, preached his first sermon IN that
| church yesterday morning. Mr. Daniels will
continue To occupy the pulpit OF the Swedenoor-
! gian church here until the LIST OF next January
when. by the desire OF the board OF missions OF
the general convention OF the SweueubOrgian
cnurcn, ne will lake charge of the missionary
work in Texas Tor three months, during whIcn
| time Rev. Jibrz Fox, the .orner pastor OF the
| cnurcn here, will tili the pulpit. Mr.. Fox has
been at kiverhead. l.. L., lor several weeks sup
| plying tue pulpit OF The society there. lie Will
AIRY Work in Virginia aId Tennessee until Jam
| uary 1st.
THE Police Do Nor LIKE THE HELMEr-
! THE question OF bats for the police force has
| been seIt.ed by the commissioners adopting
the helmet. L he officers ami IN IN o. tue iorce
however, do not take kindly to the full helmet
style, and almost to a favor hat with
| helmet crown and rolling briIn, and ur.e That
| the helmet brIm at ,rds out little prot -clion
from Tie weather; Lnit IL IeIVes the face
| tireiy exposed, while a rolling Drim will pro-
! admitled To- be stylish military rig, the upin-
| ion oi tue force and o. rnany of those brou, Int
into contact with the orce is tnaL the hat with
rUIlluS rim is lar preferable for service.
BASE BALL.-On Saturday at Chicago, the
hone club Wa. defeated by tue Chcags,s easily,
the score UeinS 10 13. Madgan hit lreeiy.
Aiter paying three games uuriug this week
with the Detroits The Nationals viii return and
| play the PniiadelphIas Friday afternoon at
Capitol park. Several series remain TO be
played with the eastern clubs. anu tueu the Ma
tIonals Will remain at the home grounds and
finish the season with their WESTERN coinpeti-
| tors Other Saturday gaines were k,iiows: at
DeIrUit-New York L; Detroit 7. AT Kansas
Cit.-Phiiade phiis 3; kan>as City v. At 81.
Louts-Bo>ton z; st. Louis IL. On sunday at
Brooklyn the game between the Athletics and
Brooki was stopped by lie police Ill The Iirst
hall OF The sixth INNING; Brookiyns 8; AtuieIIcs
s. Al Lonisvlile-St. Louis z; Louisville =. In
the American association the ioiiowlng gaines
were played OH Saturday: AT Pltt>DuIg-AIie-
Yheneys l.; CihcinhJtls U. Al LoulsVliie-St.
Luui, IL; Louisviiles 4. Al Staten Islnu-bai-
| t., A h.
| iriics 10; Brookiyns =.
THEY Go FIsHING.-The following men,
bers Oh the Columbia tis ming cluD Oi lni, cI.y
| lett ON The steamer SUE yesterday for Mundy )
POInt, Northumberland county, Va. for L.Ieir
annual eDcampment: Mes>rs. Conrad Kautf.
man, James Lowe, John S,uoot, +. w. Berg
man, Waiter Cox, Henry Fry, Joseph Shame,
George kauffInsnn, Edward Mittern, john Vi.
Becker, W. L. Riley, Jonn sinclair, JacSo koth,
george Eek on Chds. ScheSel, ueoryc ue
MANN, George Miller, john FoS J., thiiries JOAN
son, GEORGE Zurhorst, Frank Lewis, ,RoLnscu,Id,
Jonu Ciark Sh.ffltid, COlinau, Frank Senseny
John Wagner and Joseph Beck.
DIED OF HIS INJUR1Es-Mr James Boswell
a nreinan oi the Baltimore and Potomac rail.
road, ho, on friday evening, Was badly scaded
10y steam from AN engine standing III tue yard
on Virginia avenue, near Suutn Capitol street
died yesterday mornlng at Providence hospital
from the effects of his injuries. Tue deceased
was "a years old, a native of South Was.iuc.
ton. his funeral Will take place rom the RESI-
dence OI his brot her-iu-law, No Il - 5th street
northwest, tomorrow afternoon az o'clock.
LAUREL, MD. - Cardinal Gibbons went to
Laurel, Prince Georges county, Md, Saturday
afternoon, accom- panied by his secretary, Rev
VI. r. Foley. He WIS met by an escort OF ufty
gentlemen, mounted on horses and attired in
black suits, with high silk hats, white ueckiies
whlte hid gloves and scariet st,ile> ON ,un.
day tue cardinal confirmed tnirty-Inur pel,oI,s
\ select choir from this city, under the diree-
tion OF Mr.. G. Massey, sang Haydn's No. 20
mass.
MR.. BREEN AND THE GOVERNMENT PRINT.
ING OFFICE.-Mr. James Breeu. u Brooklyn
printer. who was discharged from the govern.
ment printing office after the adjournment OF
Congress, Charges upon oath, that Mr.. Eiliott
the foreman oil the stereotypins rooni never
worked All hour AT the Siere.ty ping trade, but is
a compO>itor Instead He also charge, thai the
force III that Room IL inefficient. Pubic Printer
Rounds says, in re-ard TO Mr.. Breen and his
charges, that "he Was just one of those disagree-
aoie men VINO can disorganize and demoraize
whoie workshop. advised Mr.. Elliott To get
rid OF him long ago.
The WINSTON BENEFIr.-An extensive and
attractive program has Dcrn arran. ed for the
W lnston beneiit al the National Thealer Thurs
udS, anu great Efforts are making TO in,ur d
httlng Testimonial to the popular light opera
artste. Among the volunteers ior the occ,.
SION are Maurice Haseman, H. C. Bernays, Il. j.