Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-15
AGAY YOUNGH HUSBAND
His Wife follows him TO the Schuetzen Festival
What Came of 1t,

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place a. the Schuetzen Park, where the Steu-
ben festival was in progress, wh.ch occasi,ned
some excitement at the time. Readers of THE
STAR VIII perhaps RENE mber the mention there
IN, some two or three months age of the az
sau't on girl on 9Th street by a Young man
VINO gave as his reason for the attack that the
eIl bad won the affections OF his sisters hps-
that little ep. ode AID othe.s not material to
mention, went far to weaken the faith OF
TIE YOUNG WIFE,
thus defended by her brother, in her husband S
hdelity. Last Thursday evening. learning that
her husband intended participating IN the fes-
tivitles in proFrcSs at the Schuetzea Park, she
became suspicious that he was in company there
With some female not entitled to tde % .vileye.
and in company with her BROTHER she proceeded
TO the park. Here she found
THE GAY YOUNG HUSBAND
engaging himself in the company OF a few
ladies who, it is alleged, were of questionable
character, and, walking into the midst of the
group, she DESTROYED the equanimiy of the cir
Gle by fierce verbal attack, such as m 1t
wives would make under similar circumstan-
c :: Hard words were banded back and forth.
and, L u alleged, that one of the women in COM
pany with the husband struck the wife.
CRY FOR POLICE
was raised, and Officer Beall soon appeared
but no one at the time doing any unlawful act
ir his presence, he was powerless to make an
arrest, but requested the party to leave. They
eft accordingly and hurriedly got into wagons:
the husband, wife and her brother, as also some
OF the company, being together in one of the
vehicles and just about the time the wagons
were dri' .Dg OF, tie cry of sspolice" was again
ra cd, which brought Officers Price anu REQ
way 10 the wagon, and they were informed il
1t is stated that the last cry was carsed by
the husband having attempted to silence his
wife, either by slapping her or by putting his
nfh a-
giving IN fOrcible language her opinion of some
OF the women who she alleges have =" ,duced
nun froI the patti Of rectitude and duty"
As complaints have been made at Police Head
quarters against the officers, more will proba
bly, be heard of the affair.
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD OF BALTINORr-Yss-
terddy's PrOceedings.-The Synod of Baltimore
rea ssem6led yesterday morning in that cit.
rev. Z. Smith, ID. d., Moderator, ia the char
Inc synod fixed the second Thursday Of Octo-
Der, 1sI i. as the time of its next annual m eet-
ing, and Bridge Street Church, Georgetown, ID.
T., Is the place. The report OF the co nmitt,e
on presbyterial records Of presbytery of Wash
ington was received. The report was submitted
oy the chairman of the committee with a re-
mark complimentary to the manner In which
me said record had been kept by Rev. T. B.
Mef ans, the stated clerk. Kew. A. b. Gross
submitted resolution to the effect that the
synod appoint an evangelist to labor within IN.
bounds ct the Synod. Mr.. Croes' RESOLUTION.
after considerable discuss on, IVES ma lie to red
Ps follows, and passed THAT in view a. the
extensive felfs OF N visionary work i'm the Lounds
of this Synod, and the difficulty in procuring
and sustaining pastors and missionaries suffie
cent to meet these necessities, thai The P,esbv-
terles be urged ID employ evanse'ists and ma,e
srch other arrangements as shall enable them
- explore and supply with the instruction of
the Gospel The unoccupieo places within their
bounds. The committee on treasurers ac-
counts reported the same to be correct and re
commended an assessment on each of the Pres
byterles for the expenses of the current year. as
follows :-Presbytery Of Baltimore $50: New
Castle, $685. Washington city, S67.
A MAN SHOT BY A PRIVATE wATCBMAN.-
Last night, between the hours of eichc aud nine
clock, colored man, named Daniel Jon.
was shot by another colOred man nan cd q ,orge
Gam, nell under the following circum. iancss.
L seems tha- campbell is employed as private
Eatclman by Mr.. x. j. Fleming, WHO'S engaged
N brilding four rev bOu.e just beyond
s.reet on eth street: that last night
While 30 employ ed be discovered a man LURKING
about the premises under very suspicious cir |
and seeiC-SS him 40 in') dark |
'orner in the yard he fred fow,im~ !
plCee loaded with bird shot into the
,oIner, the whole load taxing effect in t,e left
.lde OF the man, Jones. The man fell, aud |
Campbel, finding what he had done, went i'm
Dedlately to the police and gave himself up
oh going ID the spot the police found the man
laying there and took him TO the FIR edman's
no spltal, where his wounds were dressed. Camp
bell appeared in court this morning and DIR.
ReybuIn testified that the wounds, though Sc
we're, were not dangerous; that he had traced
come OF the shot to the rib bones but he Thought
more hPd entered the stomach. Alter hearing
he testimony, the court held Campbell in the
sum OF Sl.5C0 for appearance before tro grand
urE. MI fleming, his employer, tecomiDg lis
ecuritv.
The MERCHANTS AND MECHAEICs' BUILD- |
re AssOCIATI0N.-This new ASSOCIATION mel
st evening ct the Columbia Law Building
Sr. ". +. Il. own in the chair amt Mr. =. 4 |
7 a'fer Secretary-to complete its orgarlza |
ION, but after long session, in which the pro- |
'o-ed cor stitutiOn was discussed ana amended 4
urther action was postpored. This a. ociation |
on plan similar to the old style associations /
Nth some notifications, that will make il n !
UaAy bereheIal IN its workings to tie borrower |
'nd he ron-borIower. The shares already sub |
crlbed for number over 900. and 1t Is expected
= at the number will be doubled. BY the FRO |
visions OF the constitution soon as the associa-
on can pay 80 per cent. on the amount paid in.
{ VIII &C INTO liquidation, and with exuerlan sd
management il will Terminate, it Is though.,in
Iears' or probably in shorter PERIOD.
DECREE OF DIvo.sCE.-Io-I ay Judge Wylic
N the Lquity Court made decree aivorcing
Jpmes Buell. kinney from the bands of ma. ii
mony with Mary Kinney. The pc ition, fled by
plaintiff married defendant, Msrv E. KrovIes
IN Partiord. Connecticut, on the 18th OF JnIy
'et4, and thew came TO This city in ~ where
they hveo together until 1867, when she de
airy md February last she lived in house on
18Th S,reet kept by small Pox Liz, ami ON the
Ii OF February she was conveyed out OF said
horse by two Ladies OF the Christian AFsocia-
ton. He o charges that in july and August
10, slo lived in lie boundary Hotel The
u s. OrV in this case was taken by commits
s'oner r +. Brown. The court granted divorce
a r,JcU o mGiTimoEii.
TIE SECOND ANNUAL Sunday school conyen-
ton OF the baltimore Conference SUNDAY School
Union, Methodist Ep- copal Church. VIII as
emble IN this city next Tuesday at the Metro
/. olifan Church. corner - and trC.is tn.
convention is composed OF the preachers OF the
convention, about 10 in number, and two Law
delegates from each charge, making about 30
DC egates IN all. The area of the Baltimore
conference takes in large portion of mid"e
Nj -yland, and extends into a large section OF
The western part of the State, and embraces the
cities of Washington and Georgetown. The
FIRST convention, under the auspices of the con-
ference, was held IN the city of Baltimore last
october, and WIS great success.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIss.-Last evening the
grand officers OF the Grand Lodge X. or p,
IL stituted Anacostis Lodge Of that order and
installed the fC flowing OFF GERS, viz: T.. v, VIM.
h. Coe; w. c.. Co. l.. Laure nee; V. &c, George
-. Fry; X. s., j. H. King; +. s., p. p Little;
Banker, A. w. Miller; Guide. George ID. Dice:
l.. s., w. Wheeler; .. s., Theo. Lewis THIS
lodge is the late Rathbone Lodge, to which a