Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-18
THE EVENING STAR!
LOCAL NEWS.



DOorkeepers and Ushers, on which OCCASION
Bulwer's fine comedy of sM Oh ey,' will be
given. after which Mrs! Cecilia Young Kretsch-
mar viii sing PaIs;p,s ballads o. tn. sn,
ing" the performance to conclude with the
farce OF ''The Lottery Ticket s.a
NATIONAL TnEArKR.-First night Of Edwin
Forrest, " no vill appear is ssRichelieu;" Miss
Lille as ..JnIie de Mortimer"
METzrRorT HALL--Last aisht OF MI. Ken
nedy, the Scotch Vocalist, who will sing some
OF the finest songs IN his repertoire.
FUNERAL OF ALpgKMAN EDMoNsrox.-The
funeral OF the la,e Elijah Edmenston, Alder
man from the Fourth Ward took place yester-
denee on III, between Sd and 4th streets, and
was attended by very large number of per-
sons. The following organizations Of which
Mr.. Edmons ton was q member were preseBt in
full RECALLS, but without music, and proceeded
to the cemetery in carriages st. Johns Lodge,
No II, Free and Accepted Masons; Grand
Lodge J. o. o. r; Central Lodge, No. 4; Me-
tropolis Lodge, No. Is; Mount Nebo Encamp.
ment; the Grand Encampment; and the Oldest
Inhabitants, of which organization deceased
Aldermen and Board OF Common CounciI,
headed by Mayor Wallach, Presidents Lloyd
and Moore, with nearly all the members, were
ow-member-
The body was inclosed in a handsome wal
nut eofin, with silver mountings and lined
with white merino. On the lid was a silver
plale. bearing the inscription, elijah Edmon-
ston; born Oct 25, 1890 died Feb "a Is67''
A wreath of japoDIcas and lilies, together with
the regalia OF the Odd Fellows and Masonic
orders, were placed on the coffin.
After the funeral services by Rev. Mr. Brown,
OF Foundry Church, and Rev. Mr.. Ames, of
Wesley Chapel, the coffin was placed In the
hearse by the following-named gentlemen,
who acted as pall-bearers Alderman TAFT,
Councilman Joyce; A. J. Donaldson. on the
part of the Grand and Subordinate Encamp-
ments; VIM Scott on the part of the Grand
and Central Lodge; Messrs. X. II. Hooe and
Robert w aters, on the part of st. Johns Lodge.
Inc remains were conveyed 10 Glen wood
Cemetery, where they were placed in the vault,
af'er services by the chaplains of the Masons
an' Odd Fellows.
The MEARsS ATeHEL ROBBERY.-Last week
we mentioned the arrest and commitment Of
Charles IL Smith. colored hackman, for the
larceny OF a sstchel containing clothing, Jew
elry and valuable documents. the property Of
MIR. Thomas Mears, OF Steuben Vile, OHIO. The
case was assigned 10 detectives Kelly and Big
ley, who al last succeeded in rseo yerine a por-
ron of the clothing and aseertaining what has
been done with the documents. 1t appeared
in evidence that Smith took the satcheI TO the
residence of his coccuoine, in Murder Bay.
but before doing so opened IL, and probably Sc
cured the diamond studs for himself His con.
cubine, Mary Cecilia Brooks, opened the
satehel and read the documents, and as certain
ing that she could get no money upon them,
she proposed 70 burn them Smith agreed, and
she set FIRE 10 them. Finding that the parch-
ments would MOI burn freely, she poured coal
oil upon Them, and burned them TO ashes
They were OF very great value. Yesterday,
Mary Cecilia Brooks was committed by JUS
lice Tucker as accessory to the robbery, and
Mary Washington and Mary Butler, at whose
house The satchel was temporarily left by
Mary C. Brooks, were dismissed The detec-
tives are in search of other parts Of the prop
erty.
ORPHANS Court, Judge PurcsH-Saturday
the will of The late Ed. g. Dyer was admitted
10 probate and record, aud letters testamen-
ts-y were granted TO Thos J. Fisher end SyI-
B.
bond in sltOOO0. Mr.. Bosrman was appoint.
ted guardian 10 the children, giving bond in
S6,OCJ
Henry Reynolds renowned his right to adj
minister on the estate of his deceased brother,
Joseph REYNOLDS, late of Mississippi, and let
tiers OF administration were graz ted 10 Ed ward
SImms, who gave bond in 81, coo.
Letters testamentary on the estate OF the late
John Mckim were issued to Alexander H.
6se and John w. McKim, who gave bond In
$4,000.
Marion Il. Judah was appointed guardian to
the orphans OF II M. Judah, late of the u. s.
army. Bond $1,000.
The first accounts of the guardians to the
orphans of Comic s. Whittlesey, the fourth
OF the guardian to the orphans Of Owen Muir.
ray, and Nth OF guardian to the orphans of
Sllas n. Hull, were approved an passed.
THE DISTRICT IN CoNGRxss-In the House
OF Representatives on Saturday, Mr.. lneersolI,
from the Committee for the District OF Column,
bia- reported back bill to amend the act incor-
porsting the Newsb boys Home, and for the re.
lief OF abandoned children In the District OF
Columbus; passed. Also, the bill appropri-
aung s1i6tOU for paving with the Nicholson
payementa portion or Pennsylvania avenue
and Fifteenth street west. Referred to DOM
miuee on the Whole on the private calendar
Mr.: lngersoll, on leave, inrrod iced q bill
providing for certain surveys in the District of
Columbia, a bill establishing ho-pital in the
District of Column la for sick and disabled COL
ored people. Referred to the District Com
mittee.
MI Maynard from the sam. committee, re.
ported Dill refu ndIDR S3is TO VIM. b. Todd, OF
Washington. Passed.
Mt Ingersoli reported back bill 70 incorpo-
rate the Great Falls Ice Company, OF Wash
inston, ID. y. During the reading of the bill
the morning hour expired, and the bill
went over till next Friday.
A SERIOUS AssABLT.-This morning three
discharged colored soldiers who had Just been
paid of, started at an early hour in wagon for
Bryantown, and about O'Clock were ATTACKED
by gang of colored men near the foot OF
GOOD Hope HID, across the Eastern Branch,
with sticks, stones, sc. Two Of the neil were
robbed of $500 each, and very badly beaten
one OF them so severely that 1t is probable he
VIII die, and the other had hrs face and aead
missing, and IL Is Thoughts he made his escape
up the hill. One of the men Immediately re-
turned TO the city, and the other, more seri-
ously injured was conveyed to the Eighth
Precinct Station by officer Duvall IL Is
thought that some colored men having heard
OF me intention OF the party to leave for their
homes plan ned this attack TO rob them The
police are actively engaged in getting clue a
TO who composed the attacking party.
s..
CHARGEoF HIGHWAY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Lieutenant johnson, OF the second. precinct
arrested VIM. Broadis, colored, for ASS lung
AND robbing Joseph n ack, colored, OF a watch
and chain upon the high way. Broadis de-
clared that he won the watch from Mack by
playing the Sfrop game, but Mack says that
broadis offered to trade with him for the watch
and HIDING that he could not strike bargain
ne presented revolver and threatened To shoot
MIN III he did not give IL up. Justice Tucker
committed Broadis TO jail for court.
KNIGHTS OF PYrHIAs.-At the last session
OF the Grand Lodge of the Knights Of Pythias
OF the District of Colunbia the folio wing ON /.
GERS were delegated To proceed 70 Phiiadeip b la
on the 32d instani, 70 organize two lodges OF
the order-the fret movement. we believe To
extend the order throughout the country
Past Grand Chancellor J. II. Rathbone, Past
Grand Chancellor C. ID. Barton, Grand Chan-
eeilor Edward Dunn, Past Chanceilors ID
CarrIgan and John W. Cross
TIE DIAMoNDs--At an early hour this
morning Detectives Kelly and BigIey arrested
James III. Holmes rs an accomplice of Smitb
the haekman WAC was the principal IN tfe lar
-ceny Of MT Mears' satrhel. and from him Oh
tanned the pawn ticket for TIVE of the diamond