Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-07
The National Theological Institute
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Troubles.
Who is WHO and Which is Whieh l--Kr. z. Rich
ards and the United States Bonds.
At meeting OF the Executive COMMITTEES OF
the National Theological Institute and Uni
versity last evening, The committee appointed
parties claiming to act as the National The0lo-
gcai Institute and University, made their
report Notice was served upon those parties s.
also presented, as part of the report, state
ment, IS answer, IN part, to q certain paper
read at meeting Of said parties by Richards
and II. Beud:-First. Then it Is true that q
charter was obtained, but not for nor BY this
Boston organization, with whom said z.
Richards and III: Beard claim TO act; second.
This party claim to act solely through
an unauthorized meeting held in Boston in
May, 1861, outside the porstion; third.
Two persons at that time, 2. Richards
and j. W. Parker. called on the secretary.
From this Boston meeting, and forward, no ces-
sation OF the corporate powers and action of
the institution has ever occurred mp to the pres
ent time. Soon after, z. Richards, who still
claimed to be treasurer, secured 80 600 in United
States bonds, held by the First National Bank
OF this CITY, to Boston party. A suit was in
stltutedto cause them to return the s'borrowed"
books, Sc, and an Injunction served upon
them, which they run over by sheer ignorance
as they afterwards confessed to the court,
when brought before 1t for contempt. From
various causes, beyond our control, this was
ceayed two or three years until they had used
mp the money. We then invoked the aid of
Congress, who made the Law, to give
the Interpretation to it's habitat, which
they did, declaring 1t to have been here.
Actipg upon this decision this party, taking the
hint, have sought. under different names AMI
guises, to perpetuate themselves within the Dis
trict; and the better to enact the role had cor
pora'ion seal made. We then sued the bank
first, in the name of the corporation; second, by
the trustees who deposited the bonds. Ii APP
peared in evidence in one of these suits that the
bank register had been made by some person or
pertons. in the absence of our trustees, to rep
resent u. Richards as the custodian of the
bonds, under the guise OF being treasurer, i'm
stead Of the three trustees who invested and
deposited them.
The other suit is still to be tried, and, with the
Important evidence yet to be introduced, will,
without doubt, Xix the matter where it belongs
Never Trust to Appearances.
Dumb Piano and q Disem6oweled Store.
Two funny cases occurred here yesterday,
which led some of the participants in them to
sing with JUNCTION the we'll known verse COM
The first case was piano case. literally. One
OF those instruments was purchased in Balti-
more by Washingtonian whose love Of melody
q levy on the music box, which was seized bv
the Marshal of the District-at least, he thought
be had 1t, but found to his cost that appear
on trying to find out show the old thing
worked" it was discovered that the tunofui
intestines had all been removed, and that the
udo icvitu on An empty she'll. li3h1v
ornamental, but not worth q cent for Concert
purposes. = :. :,
Case No. 2, was thst Of Mr.. Davenport. a
clerk In the Second AUDITORS Office, whose old
stove called mp unpleasant reminders this warm
weather OF place where artificial heatlug ar
Engagements are unnecessary, and he sold it TO a
ladv. recommending 1t, she says, as a stove
which understood its business thoroughly, and
was good'un to draw. She found it, on exams
nation, to be hollow mockery, with the fire
bricks burnt out, and the only draw IL ever made
she thinks was to draw the price out of her
pocket. She therefore, with d lady companion.
went for" MIR. Davenport, at the Treasury
Department, and on his refusal to return the
stamps dra eyed him from HIS official desk and
beIabored his official head with umbrellas until
some OF bis fellow-clerks rescued him from his
tormentors, looking as N he had been in a rail-
road smash up, Of which he was the sole suryi.
vor.
NEW MUsIC-From the Ellis Music Store We
have the following new music lust Issued bv
that publishing house: 6" When the Nights
Shadow Creep" serenade; "Mother o, Rean
and "The Lovers Leap Galop."
ONE OF TIE FINEST PIC-NICs of the season
was given by the Greenleaf Socials of George
town, ON the 9th. at Green Springs. The mem-
bers were out in full force, and looked exceed