Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-13

fifteen
east, near Virginia avenue, died quite suddenly |
Ii appears that the family of the deceased were |
moving, on that day, from a house on l. street |
south near the canal, TO house on 4th street |
east, and Miss Dyer, while assisting In the re- |
moyal, had made one trip, bringing an infant |
child of her sister-in-Iaws in her arms Ar |
irving at the house where everything was in |
confusion, she placed the baby on the bed and 4
reelined to rest herself few moments. She was |
Immediately taken with commissions and foam
ing at the mouth, and in spite Of the relief at |
once given. she died almost Immediately. |
Coroner Potter was notified and yesterday held |
post norton examination, which revealed |
aPpOpleNy as the cause OF death, and no inquest |
was deemed necessary. The brain of the de- /
ceased was found to be in such a condition that |
the slightest excitement at any time would have
produced instant death. The family of the de- |
ceased formerly resided in Prince Georges |
County, MARYLAND.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE JAMES SwyvSy
he funeral OF the late James Sweeny, who was l
Killed on Thursday last by being run over by an |
ice wagon OF the Great Falls Ice Company, (as |
stated in TIE STAR OF that date } 70 * place
yesterday afternoon and was very numerOusly |
attended. The remains were incased in hand |
some black walnut coffin covered with black |
velvet. furnished by Mr.. j. w. Plant. who had |
charge OF the funeral. The body was removed |
from the late residence of deceased nth street
near r, ;. W., about O'Clock and placed on the |
heaTse drawn by one of Cruit's four-hOrse teams
and the cOrtege proceeded to 1T. DOminick's
thurch, frOm whence, after the services of the |
church by Rev: Father BOkel, the remains were /
taken 10 Mt Olivet for interment. The cortege 4
was composed Of long line of carriages CON
tanning the family, relatives and friends OF the |
Falls Ice Company, the superintendent, Mr.. ;.
w. X Handy, and twenty OF the wagons of the |
company with drivers and attendants. The /
wagon driven by the deceased was heavily |
draped in mourning. and on the harness of the |
teams were badges Of mourning.
RAILROAD DIRECTORS ARREsrEp.-On Fri |
Gay, MI: Joseph H. Stewart caused a warrant TO /
be issued for the arrest of George b. Roberts |
A. HewsOn, j. Il. Green and W. ). Lincoln
directors OF the Alexandria and Fredericksburg |
Railroad Company. Detectives Claryoe and /
McDeyltt were selected to make the arrest, and |
learning that the parties had gone to Bladens-
burg. where they designed taking the PhiIadeI-
phla bound train, the detectives procured /
hack and proceeded TO Bladensburg, where the |
arrest was effected. The accused were brought /
TO this city, and arrai gned before Justice Wal
Ter at police headquarters. where the facts clio
lted satisfied the justice that the case not |
one OF criminal chara cter, but Of a copartneT-
snip nature, and should be heard before a court /
OF equity, and discharged the parties on their
Thursday morning next at ten O'Clock. The
charge made by Mr.. Stewart is that he is the
Alexandria and Fredericksburg railroad and
these parties had possession OF said stock by
virtue OF conspiracy to cheat anddefraud him.
Fatal TERNINATIoN.-The colored man.
JOSEF Hart, who was struck in the head with
an axe ON Tuesday last by another cOOred man. |
named Henry Brown, (as reported in TBs !
STAR and was taken 70 Providence Hospital |
died there on Saturday afternoon in great
agony. IL will he remembered Brown, on his
return home: on Tuesday last. found Hart in |
him on the head with an axe. Brown himself
escaped, II - supposed. into Virginia. and his |
wife has since nursed Hart at The hospital most
attentively. Coroner Potter held post mortem |
on the deceased at the hospital yesterday as
sisted by Drs Ford and Todd, and empaneIled !
jury, which convened at the eighth precinct !
station last evening, al 8 O'Clock. The verdict |
OF the jury was that the cause OF his death was |
INTIMIDATION or the brain. from the wound in !
nlcted by Brown Brown has not yet been ar /
rested.
A SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF HISTORICAL ,
DCCUNENTs-On Saturday afternoon Lieut. | :
johnson, OF the second police precinct, found a |
III OoN nearly a loot squarein the bushes in the {
country outside the city limits containing paners |
concerning transactions occurring IpTior to- :
curing and subsequent TO the Revolutionary war. |
The paI ers bear the signatures OF residents of I
Virginia whose names are historical. Some of | i
the papers relate 20 property Of tories coniscated
Dy The revolutionary leaders during the war for y
national independence The box bears marks | ,
OF having been stolen and broken open by being
smashed against a stone, the thief evidently | !
hoping TO find money therein. Ii Is at police |
headquarters Tor Identification
We ARE PLEASED TO learn that Mr. Pripg | ,
mas perfected arrangements by which he Will ! =
tecei'e sample goods every morning from New
YORK, by express, so that ladies and gentlemen y
can see all the novelties soon a. they are pro-
duced at his attractive iewelTy store, No. Al | ,
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, between A. and 9Th sts | \
MI Prog has an immense assortment OF Alas
ka diamonds, set in gold and oroide, in cross |
1919 ana PENDANT sets; over one thousand a
ware; ice pitchers, and hundreds of articles that
need but be seen TO be appreciated. Ladies and
gentlemen are invited to call and examine his | !
stock, which is constantly being repienished |
with novelties.
DRowSED.-Yesterday, while a number of |
boys were bathing near 6th-street wharf, an |
alarm was raised that the police were coming, |
and the bathers attempted to get under the |
wharf, when one named John Henry Washing |
drowned. A boy named James ToIson seeing |
him Owed after him several times, but failed to |
rescue him. few moments after the occur
renee the body was recovered. The deceased |
was colored youth aged about IA years, and 4
hls remains were taken to his parents residence,
Ohlo avenue, near 18th street.
STRUcK BY LTGHrNIsG.-Saturday afternoon,
oaring heavy thunder storm which visited this |
city abont tive O'Clock, a man named John |
Mis-, who was standing in 2ist street, was |
lie now lies in a critical condition. The nuid |
also struck the house of Mrs. Sarah Sprigg, in |
chimney, which II demolished stunning Mrs. s..
shattering the floors and ceilings. breaking the |
windows, and killing a hoek of chickens In the |
yard.
oRDISATIos OF MrSIsrERs.-The Ri Rev.
Bishop Nottingham held an ordination yester- |
day morning at Grace Church, Baltimore Rev
Ut. Leeds at which Rev. Ogle Marbury, of
more city. and Rev. Edward Kenny, of wash
Lng1on, u. u, were received into the holy Of |
n nee OF me priesthood according to the forms
mon was preached BY Rev DR.. Leeds.
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CENSUS ENUMERATION OF YoUrH-Tbe su- |
Perintendent OF the census has deemed il expe-
ulent, by special circular call the attention
OF msrshals and assistant marshals to the rules
shlch are 10 govern in the enumeration of |
youth absent from their homes for the purpose |
OF daeaton; These viii be enumerated at the |
college, academy, or other institutions at which
they lodge and board, and not at their family |
home, as heretofore.
SUSPICION OF Foul PLAY.-Emma Over a
vhlte girl, aged about thirteen years. living I
WIN her brother on l. street southeast died
quite soddenly on Saturday. The rumor was |
S hsI tnat me girl had been harshly treated
by her brothers wife, and Coroner Potter Wa q
summoned, and after holding an autopsy Ia I
elded that she came 70 her death from natural |
causes. Il
ARREST OF BURGLARs.-wllliam Heath and 7
Edward Meads were arrested yesterday evening |