Evening star., 1886-11-27
A DANGEROUS CROSSING.

Officer Slack reports that about 1:BO p. m. on
the 22d instant, as he WAS about To cross the
at Bennings s, the hagman signalled the train
coming from Baltimore and immediately alter
the train passed commenced shoyeling coal.
The officer thought, OF course, that the way
was clear and started across but quickly saw
the train from Washi ington TO Baltimore COM
ing down upon him and he narrowly escaped
being killed. There has been, TO the officers
knowledge, two persons killed at this station
within two months.
DIRECTING To THE TRACK.
Mr.. George n. Hyde and Others property
holders on 35th street, between - and streets.
represent that on account oil the improvement
OF said street Ii has been reduced in width to
about thirty-siX teet, "A part OF which II covered
and occupied by the track OF the Metropolitan
street railroad company, and that the said
company is about 10 lay switch track tho
street, which Will reduce the width Of the same
to about twenty-five icet, already incumbereu
by the main track, and VIII throw all the travel
(which has and will hereafter become very
great on 10 one side of the street, and perhaps
be the occasion OF many mishaps aud collisions.
the writers protest against the laying OF tho
switch track; and IL IL be already laid, they
quest that 1t be ordered to be removed at once
AN INJUNCTION DENIED THE UNITED
STATES ELECTRIC LIGHTING CoMPANY.-To-
day, in the Equity Court, Judge James, the
case of the United States Electric Lighting
company against Letter Tor a receiver and In
junction was heard. and the court held that
whatever rights the plaintin had they hao
been signed away SO far as they Affected this
straiuing order aud denied the injunction.
Four CHARGES OF BURGLARY AGAINST
HIM.-Chas. Green, alias Garrett, young coli
ored man, was arrested last night by Detectives
kaff and Horne on suspicion OF burglary and
was locked up at the sixth precinct station
pending an Investigation. he was at first
charged with robDing the store OF Geo. Chap
man, on Pomeroy ST, In the county, ana In this
case he admitted his guilt. He also said ho
took part In the robbery at Prof. Langston's
house some weeks ago. The officers say they
against him.
QCAY TO SUCCEED SENATOR MITCHELL
The republican members OF the Pennsylvania
Legislature from the counties Of Butler, Beaver.
kayette. Lawrence, Mestmoreland, Washing
ton, Indiana and Armstrong met al the Mo-
nongahela house. In Pittsburg. yesterday after
noon and unanimously indorsed Hon. Matthew
b. Quay, for the United States senate 70 succeed
senator Mitchell
MICHAEL DAvIrr COMPLIMENTS PowpERLY.
Replying 70 the address Oi the knights OF Labor.
In Montreal yesterday, Mr. Daviu compli.
mented Mr.. Powderly, whom, he said, he knew
personally, and whose administrative ability
ne admired, AS while ne occupied his present
from doctrines antagonistlc 10 just government
or the rights OF the people. lie also expressed
the hope that the digniLarles OF the Roman
Catholic church In Canada would extend the
same good will towards the organization as
that extended by the digniLaries Of that church
The Knights OF Labor propose to purchase
Lewis Jones hosiery mill In bristol Pa and
operate IL as . cooperative concern. Jones mas
ofered 20 cell for S;30,O00.
heavy shows prevailed In Pennsylvania yos-
teroay. Trims were ooneraliv