Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-26
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
A Democratic Rally-Disgraceful Row on q
Train-General Notes.

correspondence OF Tie Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. October IS. 1892
large crowd this afternoon assembled at the
Town Hall, this place, the occasion eing
democratic meeting, the first one held here dur
ing the present campaign. State Senator
Edward Wootton was called to the chair.
and Messrs. Sylvester Jones, o. II. F.
Clark and Lawrence Darby elected vice
presidents, Messrs. Bowie Waters. Samuel
Riggs, Don. Knight and Maurice Clagett acted
as secretaries. After some appropriate remarks
by the chairman Mr.. Vim. II. Grain was intro
duced and entertained the audience for con-
siderable time with an interesting speech.
Mr.. Vim. N. McKaig. candidate for Congress.
was the second speaker. and when introduced to
the audience met with quite an ovation. The
last 81 eaker was Mr.. James Robinson
Thursday of this week has been designated
by Judge Ninson "a the time for hearing the
large number of appeals from the action of the
officers OF registration: The following addi-
tional petitions were placed on the docket yes
terday, that being the limit of time in
which appeals could be taken:
Petitions to register, George T. Proc
tor, VIM. Holland, Richard II. Cole.
Stewart b. Muncaster, T. II. d. Biser and John
E. Monroe. Petition to strike off the names
Of Michael H. Sullivan, Hugh c. Harrison.
George L. Council. Arthur +. King. John
koehler, A II. Harriss, b. L. Manetin, Ferdi-
naEd Otterbach, John F. Posey, Jacob Miller.
James W. Boswell. John W. Turpin. Benjamin
Davis, Robert Hough, Simon Williams, George
W. Powell and w. c. Hester
In the orphans court today the will of Rosa
Duffy was filed and admitted to probate. Fran
ces c. Hilton. administratrix of Geo w. Kilton
and Thomas f. Brown. administrator of John
johnson. filed inventories of personal estate
Winfield s. Magruder. guardian of Clara J.
McCrossin. filed first and fual account. Geo
7. Greenfield was appointed guardian to Bessie
Talbot. infant child of Chas. H. Talbot de-
ceased: bond $4,000
An all-dav meeting will be held in the Baptist
Church NJ Poolesville on Sunday next when the
centenary of missions viii be celebrated. All
the Baptist ministers of the county are expected
to be present.
bourne. Mr.. D. H. Bouic. Misses Belle King
don, Rosalie Bouic and Belle veirs lief; here to
attend the sessions of the Baptist union in Bal
timore.
The midnight train from Washington on SAT-
urday night last was The scene of a disgraceful
row. in which number Of white and colored
persons were engaged. clubs. knives and pistols
being used. No fatalities are reported, but a
number of the participants are suffering from
broken heads and other injuries. Sew
eral OF the passengers in the car
where the fight occurred were forced to take
refuge IN the uagsage car untlI peace was re-
stored. Yesterday large number of warrants
for the participants in the fight we're obtained
from Justice Morgan, this place. BY Railroad
Detective John Lloyd. and two of the
number. johnson Lewis and William Nucery,
both colored. were today lodged in
jail. These disgraceful affairs have become so
frequent on this train lately that the railroad
officials have determined 20 prosecute the
offenders to the fullest extent Of the law.
S. A. NJ