Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-24

CRIMINAL corRr, yAlfgs Hsle,.-The case Of
Horatio Bolster, for resisting 0nieer Lspcombe
70 ms endeavors 20 arrest him, came up to-day.
Harrington for the defence. ~ 80
A NEW GKRHAn CATHOLIC CEsxrxRr-The
rev. Matthias Ahg, pastor Of st. Mays Church,
has puehased tsact Of land on Prospect Hill,
to be converted, a soon a. practicable, into .
cemetery. This land IL situated north Of the
city, and ffonts on lincoln avenue, ahd goes IN
straight line eastward with the land called
which to locate Cemetery or place for the dead,
could've found in the vicinity Of Washington city.
FOR the land which the Germans are enclosing
w tnsy ecss eaa s ssn
the sth of December next, at 3 O'Clock D. m.
The Trustees or Directors Of this cemetery, un-
Ger the name OF the Graveyard Of st. Marye
Church, are Messrs. Meinkurd Menke, George
bergiing, Bernard Geier, Franz Prattic and Rn-
dolph Eichorli, under the direction Of the pastor
Rev; Matthias Alig. The present graveyard OF
81. Mary's Church, on New York avenue, be-
tween o and P streets, will be removed, and the
dead carried to this place.. After the removal
ofthe dead this land win be sold, and the pro-
ceeds used to construct chapel and also brick
wall around the new cemetery.
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ALMOST MURDER THROUGH CRIMINAL
CARELEssNEss.-Yester about O'Clock d.
m. woman, who had with her child about six
months old, dropped down in the Baltimore and
ONO railroad depot, dead to all appearance.
Officers McHenry and Wilson rendered assist
ance and signs Of life were at length visible.
Dr. Wallace was called upon, who directed that
she be taken into neighbor's house, where she
was attended to by Drs Todd and Wallace.
Ihey gave her an emetic, which restored her to
consciousness, when she stated that her name
was Mrs. Miller, and that she was on her return
home to Philadelphia from visit to a relative i'm
Brookville, Nd; that she had been suffering
from the tooth ache and went into drug store
In this city for something to relieve her, when
the clerk mixed something in gtAss and gave
her to drink. She drank it and after arriving at
the depot fell senseless, The woman is danger
onsly i'll, and the!Doctors say thatlshe issufering
from an overdose of chloroform.
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LIABILITY OF CoLORED SCHOOL TRUSTEES
Decision Of Justice Chdse.-In the case of Miss
Emma Brown VS.. the COlored School Trustees,
which was yesterday argued before Justice
Chase, decision was rendered at three
O'Clock this afternoon for the PLAINTIFF
for one months wages. 1t appears
that Miss Brown had been employed by
the Trustees of the cOlored schools to teach
on Capitol Hill. on the firsto of last September,
and that within very few days thereafter, the
charged, She brought action then against them
for one months (September) wages, and OBJ
tanned judgment as above mentioned, and it is
understood the same action will be brought by
her successfully for each month in the scholastic
year. ~.
DIsORDERLY IN CHURCH.-Horace Williams
and John Forbes, aged respectively eighteen
and seventeen years, were arrested by Officer
Seymour for disOrderly conduct at Wesley
Chapel, They were taken before Justice Chase,
VINO nned the former %. and the latter one was
dismissed.
SALE OF A yILLA.-Thomas Plowman s. Co.
nave sold to General +. 7. Dent one of their
beautiful villas in Georgetown, adjoining the
residence OF Henry ID. Cooke, ESQ.,, for $4,000.
The CITY TAxEs.-Yesterday and to-day Col
lector Boswell received %, 662 IS on account of
taxes, making total thus far received OF SZ5,-
5O4 IS. '
WILLIAM GREGORY was arrested by Officer
Daily for exposure Of his person, and fined IS
by Justice Schmidt. -. :