Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-20


win anyhow. but the court has reserved its
| decision and will not announce it until it has
recovered from its cachinnatOry effort.
For Fair Elections.
MR.. HOLMAN INTRODUCES BILL IN THE HOUSE
| TO CHECK BRIBERY, ETC.
Representative Holman yesterday introduced
| bill in the House which provides as follows
''That it shall be unlawful for any person to
solicit or receive directly or indirectly, or be
| in any manner connected with or concerned in
soliciting or receiving an assessment, subscrip-
ton or contribution of money, or anything of
value, to be expended, used or employed in
| any manner whatever in any national election.
| or in the political canvass Immediately preced-
| ing the same, to control in any manner, or to
in any wise influence any such election or the
| result thereof.
| Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son to give or hand over to any other person.
directly or indirectly, any money or thing OF
| value for the purpose, or with the intent that
the same shall be used or expended in any
manner whatever in any national election or
in any way such election or the result thereof,
or to aid, promote or assist in the election of
any person at such election. or to aid or assist
in defeating any person therein"
| Section declares that the foregoing sections
| shall not be construed as applying to any
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under the laws OF any state or territory for the
| necessary expenses, or to money received
and expended for the printing of tickets, or in
the publication OF any newspapers or other
publication, or for the distribution thereof
Section prescribes punishment of impris-
onment for not exceeding three years, and of a
fine not exceeding $1,000, for any person who
violates the provisions of sections l and of
| the act.
Sections s, 6 and z make it unlawful for anv
person at national election to offer, TO give
| or to receive any money or other valuable
| thing a consideration for q vote at such cleo
| ton, and provides that any person so offending
shall be disfranchised and disqualified from
| holding Office for five years, and shall also be
liable to pay fine of not exceeding $1,000, and
| to be imprisoned for not exceeding three years.
1t is provided that, in the discretion of the at
| torney for the district in which the offense is
committed, person who is charged with hav-
| ing been bribed may be granted immunity
| from prosecution upon testifying against the
person who bribed, or attempted to bride him.
| CHICKEN THIEF HELD FOR THE GRAND
| JuRY.-Geo BriscOe. young colOred man. was
placed on trial in the Police Court to-day
charged with HOUSEKEEPING in the night on
! tho premises Of Albert Wall, in the county
| The alleged burglary was committed about two
weeks ago. The hen-house Of Mr.. Wall was
broken open and robbed Of nineteen chickens.
The morning after the burglary "Bilf' Jones'
| the avenger, saw o colored man near Brooks
station with the chickens in wheelbarrow.
Jones identified BriscOe as the man who had
| the chickens. The case was sent to the grand
jury; bonds $500.
| PRISONERS SENT To ALBANY PENrrENTrARY.-
Last night Captains w. C. Crocker, Woodward
and Ward left the District Jail with the follow
ing prisoners bound for the Albany peniten-
tiary: Richard Bates, sentenced to three years
imprisonment for receiving stolen goods; Jas.
Jackson, eight years for assault with intent to
kill; Frank Wallace, four years, do; John
| Crusenberry, three years for HOUSEKEEPING;
John A. Lewis, five years for assault with in
tent to kill; Quincy McCassey, one year for
HOUSEKEEPING; Frank H. Gusts, two years,
| do; Charles Rudd one year, do; Edward
Ward, one year, do. John W. Mcfarland, two
years. do.
| sold this evening, commencing at o'clock, and
the jewelry tomorrow, Friday evening, at the
same hour, at DowLINo's auction rooms.
ATTENTION is called to the advertisement by
Fitch, Fox and Brown of money to loan at S
per cent interest.
| HOLIDAY Excursion TICKETs.-The Baltimore
cursion tickets between all ticket stations on
| its lines east OF the Ohio river, on December
%, %, "a, Is, 20, 80, and 81, 1885, and on jan
uary l, 1889, good for return passage until Jan
| uary 3, 1858, inclusive.
In the common pleas court at Huntingdon,
Pa, yesterday, Mrs. Jennie link, of Altoona,
secured verdict Of 5,766 against the Pennsyl-
vania railroad for killing her husband at Al
toona in October, 1887.
1t is said in Philadelphia that Chas. Il.
Litchman, Jn0. Jarrett, Robt. d. Layton, E.
Robinson, and Jas. Campbell, Of Pittsburg
will attempt the formation Of a permanent
labor organization with protection to Ameri-
can industry" as its ruling idea.
The fire at the Calumet and Hecla mine is
nearly burned out.
At Youngstown, Ohio, yesterday Arthur
Farding, receiver Of Sheriff Walkers property,
began suit against Caleb B. Wick to recover
1852 alleged to have been won by Wick by
gambling. Nearly $10,0OO was lost by Walker
at the gaming table, and sufficient has been re-
covered to pay his creditors in full,
The South Carolina legislature yesterday
passed an act validating all township bonds is
sued in aid of railroads, but providing that
taxes for the interest on these bonds should
| not be levied until the roads have been COM
| pleted through the townships.