Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-25
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
Nominations in Prince Georges County
Yesterday.

The Prince Georges county Nd, republican
convention was called to order at Marlboro
promptly at noon yesterday. Mr.Wm A. Maloy
was elected chairman and W. L. Watkins secre-
tary. For the state senatorship G.. C. Merrick
Of Marlboro received Is and Gen. Edward f.
Beall of this city 50 votes. Gen. Beall was
called for and accepted the nomination in a
happy five minutes speech
vinton Hall, W. A. Maloy and R. E. G.
Parker were chosen as candidates for the
house of delegates and then one great big
wave of enthusiasm and a war whoop made
John W. Belt the nominee for clerk of courts.
The names Of AlonZo j. Darcy and j. Benson
Perry being presented for0egister Of wills Mr.
Darcy withdrew and Mr.. Perry went through
by acclamation. The candidates for sheriff
were r. Wesley Bell, VIM. d. Pyles and Richard
Hardisty. and the first ballot stood: Bell 81.
Pyles. 26 and Hardisty IS. Thirty-six votes
being necessary to a choice Hardsty was
dropped and the second ballot stood: Bell 81
and Pyles SO.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
eleven names were presented and it was de-
cided that the five receiving the highest vote
should be declared the nominees The sue
cessful ones were: Horace Crosier of Suitland,
John l.. Warning Of Surratts, Henry w. Clag-
gett OF Marlboro, Luther Brashears of Lau-
rel and Frank Garner. For survey Thos. H.
Latimer was nominated by reclamation
There being large number of names pre-
sented for members of the county central COM
mittee it was declared that the two white men
and two colored men receiving the highest
vote should be deemed elected. The ballot
gave success to Chas. E. Coffin and John n w.
Wilson, white, and to 8. r. Jennings aud Jere-
miah Hawkins, colored.
:, The following were appointed delegates to
the state convention: F. Smith, Jas w. Mckee,
Charles Holiday, VIM. Sedgwick.
The Lochiel House Controversy Settled.
Mr.. John Paul Jones has been granted full
possession of the property once known as the
Lochiel house, on 9Th street. Mr.. Jones had
considerable difficulty with the tenants. but
they are now out, and the work of tearing down
the old house will proceed at once. On the
site will be erected the '.Inter-ocean" building,
which VIII be occupied by the census bureau.
Real Estate Matters.
Yesterday deeds were recorded conveying
of VIM. Easily, to the Crawford paving
company several pieces of property in
square IL, south of square IL, and in square H.
with the wharf and water rights on 9th street
at the foot Of New Hampshire avenue west Of
the canal. The considerations aggregate
s24, 72s.50.
NEW FEATURES OF TIE PENNSYLVANIA LIN
| IrED.-The spirit Of progress which impels the
management OF the Pennsylvania railroad and
the Pullman palace car company to provide
every comfort convenience and luxury for its
patrons is conspicuously manifest in the new
equipment of the Pennsylvania limited express
The train has recently been equipped with new
drawing and state room sleeping cars Of the
latest design in car building, and an observa-
tion drawing-room car that has no counterpart
| on any other railway in the world. This car ID
one Of the handsomest railway coaches ever
built, and it is designed 81 . drawing or sitting
! room for the ladies and children, and even men
| who do not smoke. 1t is fitted with luxurious
rattan arm-chairs and it forms the rear OF
| the train the outlook from the broad plate-ga
windows takes in all the passing scenery. The
sleeping cars have also ladies' bathroom,
| house. A colored maid, whose duties consist in
attending to the wants Of the ladies and chill
dren, 10 now to be introduced as the very latesi
feature Of this wonderfully complete train.
The men are not overlooked in the perfection
| Of the service, and besides their smoking room
bath room, barber shop, library and periodi.
Gals, they win hereafter be supplied with the
stock quotations and weather reports These
reports viii be received en- route at Jersey City
Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Altoona, Pittsbura
| and Chicago. Business men will appreciate
this innovation. as il enables them 10 keeF
| posted a. to the conditions Of the market
i while speeding between the great centers Of
the east and the west No regular passenger
train in the world offers any approach to the
measure Of comfort and ease afforded by the
Pennsylvania limited to ladies, business mer
and tourists. Il 10 the ideal railway train Of
the nineteenth century.
SPECIAL SALE Of 500 new and second hand
carpets at Duncansou's auction rooms tomor
row morning ct IL O'Clock
Mr.. p. ". Luster Of Tennessee vas relesse(
from confinement in Panama September IL
after having been in prison 1856 days awaiting