Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-27

h-''4e fleiu o. Shllnh.'
fs1 ~ !, S;rs.i n Z. cs4re1, May Fard.-Lec.
'-Ie % +. McS. money.
Prof. Pratt, the Horse Tanner. Az an,
sHeetk. -'S Auu
hAikriieris Art Gallery, iss 7th street.
baIloT sGsllery Of OIL Paiu.srcs. 123s Penn
Nv SHns ,s-CLuTch's pset1Ie, "Niagara
NRw STriE or REAL ESTATE AssoclA-
stS"-by notice in another column Of TEE
STAR II " u be seen shat there is 10 be an al
seHrned meeting a. tie Board Of Trade Rooms,
Leescay evening, 10 perfect the organization OF
TIE proposed National Cap aol Real Es.a.e AS
socistion. The proposition is TO raise A canitaI
sock o. 500 Geo. 70 be divided nte sh srss of 100
each, and paw able in fifty months, st the rate
o. " per month. The funds are 20 De used for
'fe Iurehase o. real estate, improved OF uniD-
proved, az re discretion OF TIE board of dire--
fcfs, and &C u 20 the highest bidder uDOn credit
q Ten ga :. dayaOe a the rate OF Ss.3j on
cunt OF P.inc rai or purchase money, AMI
- average inesres;, making an average pay
&eEt Of Si0sjia cash on each al 600 of rrI-cta se
mercy, a.3 q Ike amount each month for
q period OF one hansred and nineteen
&Gt fair re9.a. OF tie property. Mem
hers W'sh,rg 10 plrct rss Improved prom
CIV N any part Jla- ICCalitv AT -eT the frs.
yeo Al a. sDI y n writing 10 the b. ard Of di-
'-tC.C:s g.N-1s location, lowest casi pa -,
vi Ch TIE pc -Tty can be boz -s-. AZ, -.
AM m tae applicant vii pay - -ssociatioD
for TIE -Oper v on the tcr "a p.sSc,ibai. arJ
he o. ors may LuIc' g ter the member
same 20 me a sociatic1. Me II 6ers NAV VITA
sTav ron the association az any time, AMI re-
serve tae amount paid in h them as dues, with
g Itr cent. interest thereon. and the share or
shares 20 Withdrawn are TO be reissued by the
seeTe,aTy. When the protSs are sufficient 70
make each share OF stock worth 500, each stock
leldt. VII receive from tie association one
add Icnal share of stock for each share held,
md from and after tha' date dividends will be
seeLAIed yearly: TBS is an undertaking. as we
understand o; the department clerks, and the
plan seems to have good features.
DuCE!Ns IN MARYLAND wATHgs-Loses,
esss AND DECOr prcKs PEOHIBIrsD-FGss-
lssICHiGS,s Here q Tasts S|.IarglcRd Lg,g.-Sev-
eTAI OfG * old river spOrtsmen W no have a.
lowed hunting and fishing for a livelihood for
years past, have recently got into trouble, in
seIse nence OF an attempt BY the State authori-
Tee OK Maryland 70 enforce some cid statute,
which u IL claimed, prohibits the use of sink
hoSes, decoys and large guns ON the .o.omsc
I% hn IUr sne faspos OF duikins: La. week am
another from the Seventh Ward, werepye.Takea
BY ore Of the Revenue cutters OF MarylsnI
While ID lie vicinity OF Marshall Hall landing
ard taken before q Magistrate near By who As,
fessed tie IL $40 each, and i,formed them tina, il
was the smallest amOu Mt Prest sibed BIZ tie laws
and that II caught again the maximum amount
would be required OF them. There are several
etbe Parties absent from their homes In fine
seventh Ward on a Sucking hnn., and az thev
nave Seen absent beyond the usual time. IL Is
theught ~ their friends that they have been
detained in default of sufficient funds fo nav
TIER fines. IL there is such a law il II So ,nys
mar u has never been known before, and N at
given 20 persons interested. The useIOf decoy
sosss and long muSkeis have become indispcn,
saoie IN tnis sport, the ducks IA wing been hunted
20 much that they Keep out OF range of short
guns. This Revenue steamer is one o. tIose
stec on the oyster shoals 70 look after unlicensed
river craft engaged in the oyster trade.
A NOTORIOUS SNRAK THIEF CkGRno,
Saturday night last, about 10 O'CLOCK a r.tia
Enl about twelve years of age. the dsunhser of
6r q %. Wall. living on 9Th street, between ID
. negro man standing behind the door in the
second story of the house. The giIl uttered a
scream, which at once alarmed the inmates of
the house, and the negro made bolt for the
coor and staiTwav, but, Slipping he tumble5
end over end TO the bottom OF the stairs, where
lie was surrounded by number OF
sesfCeTs IL the house. Tie little girl ran To
Iehce Headquarters, and Detectives McDeyi.t.
Soonlbs ana Miller were notified OF the situa-
nen, and repaired 10 the house post haste, when
she pufSlaf was taken into custody and licked
ZIP Ia the cell IT headquarters The fellow
Iarnei OFT 70 be the notorious thief Frank Car
wi. ne was IN his stock ing Set aud lad three
sN on him, all OF which he had stOien
tom MI Walls house This sama fsIioy H.
jus, served out a term in the TAIL wba,a =. -
sentenced by Judge Smell for stealing me % "a
.halrs ont OF the Police Court whiie the con-.
was ID session. 'S 'Ou''
A Jealous HUSBAND ON THR w.RP.TH-
TIE hTgs and he ~ G.. W0rE-Ab out
. clock last evening there was quite a comuo-
sfh and 10Th streets y. W. II appears that FL
ward Shepherd. colOred, became ieaIors of
FRANK Parker, Who has Tor some time occupied
rooms IN his house, and coming in about the
touT named above, and fnding Parker ther-
attacked him with penknI!e inftictiuc A pain
III wound on the ,houlder. Shepherd next az
tacked lbs wife with al ave, and Knocked her
down, and her mother coming 10 her asSistsnra
wss Gladly Injured. Officer Ball. wa attracted
by Their cries and fastened TO the house tuf
shepherd had made hi esrape. DuriD5 tho
evening he was spprehended. II wonIS an
pear that Parker and Shepherds wife were not
hueh injured, for when the officer went 10 The
neuse thDs morning 70 sHHm'n them to appear
~ the Police Cour., he found them together
enGer circumstances calculated to Justify Shgp-
BtTds suspicious.
MARYLAND ANIMAL COSyypyx,y n, ID
ChukCH.-The cODgregatiou6ithe Ninth Street
Aetbodist Protestant Church has elected James
=. hennedy lay representative and Irving Ba-
ser 70 the War land Annual Conference 10 mae,
on the On proxlso, at Charlestown, Kent
County, Maryland. This growing Methodist
conference organized in 1875, nov consists OF
nearly one hundred itinerant ministers, abont
twelve thousand members. and the same nm
Der e sunday School scholars and tearbers
ihty nc % between siN AMI seven hundred dol
idfr o. 81 arch property, and a Conference su
IersnuSted fund with an invested canit., .,
soo,"O. Zach church Of This denomination "a
represented IN the conference by Law delegates
tzy representation being a distinctive feature OF
the church. The Navy Yard and GeOTpetown
churches especially will present gratifying re-
ports at this conference.
ice FILTHIEsT STREET In wa.hiuy,op :,
IabS weather Il l2th street, from PENN Ina
avenue 20 the cana sridge. The muI i. nj rs
blacktst and stickiest kind and ankIa ,Jaen
iraOtlOn informs u that there vas once a.
ioo,waE from the bridge 20 n street and ths1
pedestrians could pa-s over dry shod; bur il has
besn a long time sInce the suns RAYS havs
hgbtednp that footway. Just where II ia an
foeen 10 be horses and vehi cles now pass As the
niuuie OF The street IL such a slough of de.nond
ihI II II impossible Tor them to travel thsrs
~ Is uls grace 10 the city and should n. looL al
after by the authorities. W '"'Aeu
DIVORCE CASES To- EE Hy.en ~ o..,
SOC si-Ihc trH Case aHisr TIE Veg RI. In
the Equity Court, on SATURDAY. morniny I.-i
Judge Macarthur made AL order thai IN ~
case OF Emeline Ritctie against John RitcbisN
Dill Tor divorce-fhe Testimony he t.kan a,
open court. This order Was made On mo,,on 81
The counsel for petitioner. MIR. II. Wilson AMI
Ne oeUeve this IS the frst time an order has
eeen made TO take testimony in divorce ease.
IN OPEN court, the usual course being for An
sAsmlner IN ehsncery 10 take the testimony and
trans init II TO the court.
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