Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-22
LOCAL NEWS.

TRBED BY BLOODHOUSDs-A CAietsa rli>f IN
q r0st Piacs-Ahout o'clock on Saturday
uornfng, Mr.. Christian Schneider, who lives on
Boundary street, between 10th and Ilth stresfs.
vss aroused nom sleep by the barking and
swapping Of two blOOdhOUnds which he keeps in
window, called them away from the lower % lrt
OF The lot, where, az he thought, they bad treed
cat, and be went 10 led a gain. In a moment
they were yelpiDR ,aiu at Ihe slme place. and
continued Tor some tine. In the morning Mr..
SCHNEIDER took a survey OF his premises, and
discovered two pl-rks OF his fence, about eight
and on the sharp end or one OF tue p.ckets the
back OF q mans vest snd f-Sgment OF a coat
tail were hanging, showing t1at The owner of
the anne had evidently had a hard St. ygle in
freeing b,r-ef. t seems 'hat q CD -cken thief
int glfed by fhe devil, and without the fear OF
docs be ore his eyes, had sesisd nigh plank
fence vii te!On ors Designs on rOost, and
aroDsipg th-5e BLOODHOUND. he .aade q vault
over the fence sr0 cot 4Uspt by the coat and
vest - ted, ana While dangling on the out
side try ug TO zee bimseH, the dogs had nes rly
sn1V. - Ough the fence. These hounds are
g. large ard fierce as lions. and bad hey Tot
holdosh N be would never have stolen another
eh.f Ken.
FIRE AND CBARGE OF ARsoN.-Yesterday
ac0ut VI O'Clock a. m, An alarm of fiIe was
TUNED IN IRON box 30. G used by the dis, Dvery
OF t.e in the CeptTll Lam Office No 40 I1th
street nOrthwsss. on. er Yoss rOr. ed the door
and, with the aid OF other persors in the neigh
bOrbOOd e1tine u'sfed the n lanes render, n fhe
sSlyi"fs OF ire bre De o1timert Uunee sary.
Damage s'igtS The p-opriet,-s. r a T.
Abraham. were subSCquerj.y 8I-S-S-d on sd :
plclon OF haLinS iet the pi eTies On q. 1t IS
stltcd tat the officer, when he b.ske in the
doc, u covered large pls o. IA, ard other
HSbt m Ter. Il piled no on ire foOr and burr.
irg. The Material had been previously satu-
rated wth kero enc, and a. TIE two Abrahsms
were cen u leave the shop but a few ninut>J
previously they were arrested oh the Charge of
arson.
Issso ar Lebrman Eh-ah ms, the p-oprie-
to-s. we're srousft be ore the Police Court this
morning charged with srson, and waived an
examination. ard they were held in the sum o.
S3,mo-S1,5cG each-for action OF the Grand
Jury.
Inc brothers Abraham-Is,,c. samusI and
Lenan-say that the fire vas purely accidental.
The manner ir which the accident happened h
tbl7: The older and younger brother lett the
once al 10 O'Clock or about that time they .y
lie idest ororoer int the ga, and thinks he
must have negligently thrown the match on the
noor, which ienited come paper. and in that
manner Set the counter on Gre. TIE lsss they
say, wss abou; five dollars.
CosPLINRNTART TO OUR SCHOOL HOUSES
Ibe Earl de Grey has, through Mr.. Edwin NJ.
stanton, the secretary of the District Of Co.
innbAs requested from Superintendent Wilson
defst'ed illustrations OF the Franklin school
building and Mr.. Ciuss, the architect, has COM
pied ~ furnishing him with plane showing the
general arrangements systems of heating and
yeptilAting, mode OF seating the pupils styIe OF
nal appearance Of the building. The plans of
this building have been extensively Circulated
throughout this country BY the instru mentality
OF Senator's and Representatives., and about
we've montns ago Senior ID. g. Sarmiento, the
PRESIDENT OF the Argentine Confederation, who
VISITED the building whilst be was ambassl dor
nere, had them sent on IN the Interest of the
city OF BueDos AyTos. The plans Of the Wall
Iaeh school we're also forwarded at his request
eratiep.