Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-17
Babes In the Wood.

Clara and Thomas Jones, the two children
who left the residence of their parents on
street, near Sd street, NV, last Sunday to
visit Providence Hospital, after which no trace
OF them could be found, as stated in last even
ing's STAR, returned TO their home Yesterday
afternoon. They say that after leaving home
they lost their way, and were told By some one
70 60 in a direction which from their ac-
count must have been out on the Bennipg,s
Bridge road. They keps on until night over
took them, and they were very much frightened.
IN lying to Tetrace their steps the girl (Clara)
FELL INTO HOLE
some twelve feet Geographically gravel pit
from which che was rescued by her little
brother CIhomas0 who after much trouble
reached the bottom Of the excavation and
dirS citing her to stand on his shoulders and head
she managed to scramble up the bank, when he
back. The little girl chung to him afterward.
and they scon had
when they discovered that a colored man was
following them. They ran az fast as they could
but the man gained on them, and seeing a row
OF honses, the girl said to her brother, loud
and ring the bell and tell father that that niger
is chasing us" Suiting the action to the words,
she ran up the steps, when the fellow took to his
10 O'Clock at night. They then went on and
walked till they got tired and sleepy, and then
LAID DowN UNDER rRRR
wandered about in the country all day and or
Monday night they slept on the ground beside a
fence surrounding flower garden. Feeling
they could get something to eat, and he direct.
ed them towards the city, going some distance
with them, when they met a gentleman who
children was 90 excited with Joy that she forgot
to ask the name of this gentleman, but feels
very grateful for their restoration. The father,
Treasury, and his family has only been living
in this city about five months.
1t seems strange that two children Of their
sges1the boy II and the girl 10 years old
should nave wandered about two DAYS no ne ar
the city, where there ale numerous houses and
great number Of people on the roads, without
Lndirg their way home sooner; but we give
t1eir OWE account of their adventures, beyond
which nothing is known Of what is Certainly A
very singular case.
The BOARD OF PUBLro WORKS held meet
ing yesterday afternoon at 3 O'Clock, and ADOPT
ed An order (which will be found advertised in
iHk STAR stoppingall work now going on by
direction OF the authorities of the cities OF Wash
lngtsn and Georgetown and the Levy Court In
compliance with this order. the work on the
avenues, streets, road, bridges, &C. in this
DistIlct, including that under the ward com
mlsslOners Of this city, has been suspended, and
parties having CONTRACTS are taking the initia-
tory steps towards complying with the require
THE NATIONAL TEEoIoGICAL IysT1TrTR
and University held their fourth annual meeting
last night. The reports showed that the num-
Der OF ministers sent cut was twelve, and that
eight church congregations IN this District and
tour N the country adjacent had been estab-
elected president for the ensuing year with a
large number of vice presidents, and resoIu-
ton was adopted to ask Of Congress a liberal
appropriation for the benefit of the Institute.
SUDDEN DEATE.-Judee Robert Rose. who
mas been for years resident OF this city and
recently connected with the law firm of Black
DaInon " Co., was found dead in his lodgings
AT olZ Thirteenth street, yesterday evening
Deceased was a native of Virginia, about sixty
I'VE years CT age. Coroner Potter after examin-
irg the body concluded IT was unnecessary TO
hold an inquest, as death resulted from natural
causes-age and e1hauttion of the system.
TIE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS me,
last night and adopted resolutions recommend
lng an a., appropriation by the City Councils of
Frank Donaldson, the fireman injured bv an
accident last Christmas. The Board ordered
o. accounts mt Of $40 Tor painting Of No.
chased for the use Of the department.
MIR PAUL GIRARD, the Frenchmau whose
marriage about year and half ago to Miss
Wormley, daughter Of the well-known colored
restaurateur in this city was the subject of
considerable gossip here and elsewhere, is
teacning french In colOred school in this cty
and Is frequently seen on the rect In company
with his wife and handsome baby carriage con-
tanning the fruits of the marriage.
In TIE African III. +. Zion Annual Confer
enee, in session in Union Wesley Church. Dad
sueet; this morning, Rev. Bishop j. ". Lognen
presiding, the different church CONTRIBUTORS
were handed IN, Mount Zion Church, of this
city, contributing 9, so.
Henry wILHKLH, a German, WAS arrested AZ
bIadensburg yesterday by Detective Tilliman,
on the charge of robbing a fellow boarler al
Mrs. Smiths boarding house. tie was broupbt
TO this city and locked up for hearing.
IN THE LIST OF STUDENTS examined at the ST
La aud
OF bachelor of laws was conferred we see the
name Of Silas W. Dooley, OF this CITY