Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-13
Condensed Locals.

tion.
The central committee of colored men of this
Guy nave addressed letter of thanks TO Vice
President solfax for the deciding vote east by
him IN favor Of MIR. Summers civil rights bill.
The Arlington Boat Club held a meeting az
beck : Hall last night To consider the subject of
The International race on the Potomac next
summer. committee was appointed to act in
con unc ton with the committees of other clubs
in makig arrange pents for the contest
The Washington Grenadierr, a new military
organization, last night elected the following
en- ~. Z. Croker, Jr., captain; l.. h. Cut
Ter, 2d lieutenant; NJ F. Recess. breyet 81 lieu
tenant; +. Nussbaum, LIST sergeant; Chas. curtin,
Al sergeant; Franz Foster. Sd sergeant; j. Ii.
kurney, @th sergeant; Samuel Ceas, 5th ser
geant; Carl Steifel, armorer
PEOrosED ABOLITION OF rHEPoLrCE COURT
az THE DIsTRICT.-In the Senate to-day, Mr.
Patterson introduced bill which was prepared
by the commissioners 20 csdify the laws Of the
DistTict OF Columbia, entitled :. An act 10 es-
tsbhsh a municipal court in the District of Co
mmbia." The court shall consist of three
judges, 20 be appointed by the Governor and
the Supreme CoUTt OF the District, one clerk
two assistant clerks. and the ne ceSsary number
OF baIliff; the salary OF the judges to be - 600
each FER wear. the clerk 81 zoo and his assistants
81 zee each Tie udge sshall be selected from the
District, and shall hold their Offices fer one
two, and three Years respectively-the Judge
having the shortest term to be the presiding
Judge. The court shall he court OF record
and shalt use a seal, but shall have no power 20
natUTaliZe foreigners. The court shall have ju-
risdicticn in all cases where the amount claimed
Tor deb does not exceed $500, but shall not have
jurisdiction of cases involving the title to real
estate, nor of actions to recover damages for
assault and battery for malicious prosecu-
t'sn, or actions against officers for misconduct
IN office, or actions ON official bonds, or
actions Tor SANDER or libel. Ii shall
have jurisdiction In all cases of violations OF
municipal law, Of all simple assaults and bat
teries, petty larcenies, and shall be an examin-
ing eOnrt OF all other offences against the laws
Of the United States in the District of Coin mbia
within the District limits. The District OF Co
IHmbla shall be divided into three judicial dis
tricts, IN each of which shall be held at least
once week, asDecial session of the court ky one
or the judges for the purpose of transacting
civil business. A criminal session of the
judges. At least once a week a general
session shall be held by two or more of the
judges. The remainder of the bill is devoted to
rules for the govern ment of the court and the
mode OF procedure i'm the prosecution OF cases
Section u provides for the meeting of the c0nrt
ON the first Monday of the month succeeding the
that date of the Police Court of the District of
Columbia. Thebil was referred to the Com
natee on the District of Columbia.
COLLISION BETWEEN MR. SULLIVAN AND
CAPT A. GRANT-TheIe was an unpleasant
ness at the Office of Captain A. Grant last
ttrer, has been endeavOring TO get settlement
with hSir. Grant in regard to some business
transactions IN connection with work done on
Grant = row of houses. BY which Sullivan alleges
That be u out TO the extent of some thousands
of dollars. Grant. il would appear did NOT
come to time in the way OF a settlement. and
Sullivan for some days past has been in a
pretty desperate way about the fix he was in
On FRIDAY he entered Grants Office on East
Capitol street, in an excited manner, and ad-
dressed Grant as follows: Mr.. Grant | have
come here to whip YOU" Mr. Grant made some
deprecating remark To she effect that be did not
see the necessity for such proceeding on Sulli-
saiis part. Slr- sullivan waived an yer and
ordered Captain Grant TO take his hands from
LIS pockets, because, said he. al rever strike
man with his hands in his pockets" Captain
Grant seeing that his opponent was in earnest
withdrew his hands and nut himself in lighting
position; but not seasOnably, for Sullivan struck
out and knocked him down. "Get up, YOU
neyar strike man when he is down
tapt- Grant complied with the request but il
seem I'd an usless resumption OF the perpendicu-
lar ie- Sullivan strsightway knocked him down
again And again the iTate Sullivan with an
unpleasant allusion to the color of Grants hair
and to ais canine relationship summoned Cap
tam Gr@nt TO get up And for the third time
when captain A Grant had set himself up on
end, wac he knocked down by the insatiate Sui
ivan n 6Eant now seemed to think he might as
well stay down. whereupOE Sullivan seized him
by the slack OF his blue psRtalOOns and shouted
Tor some one 10 hoist the window, aud Out
you s9 sad ne TO his much pummelled debt
or Through the interpOsitioE of bystanders,
however, Sullivan was persuaded TO abandon
his purpose Of tossing the captain through the
his opponent OF an sncompliment2ry nature lie
left the premises. The a fair has caused no lit
tie excitement on Capitol Hill.
sBzGINSING OF LENT.-To- day is shrovetide
aud Tomorrow is Ash-Wednesday the frst ,lay
OF the fast of lent, The ancient penitential sea-
son OF the chTistiaH church. Lent begins lust
forty-ssx days before the festival Of Easter
which this year comes very early, falling on the
3lst day OF March. There are six Sundays in
TENT, which, however, are not counted As fast
days, all Sundays in the christian wear being
from the earliest ages OF the church regarded as
festival days in honor OF the great fact OF the
~ arwar 4 - e.
GRATED. The omission OF Sundays IN lent from
the days Of lent makes this season of Humiliation
Just forty days-the precise number of the DAYS
OF abstinence observed BY the Saviour prior TO
His temptation in the wilderness a. recorded i'm
the Gospels This season OF lent is devoted by
deyout people TO meditation and special acts OF
devotion, and by seE-denial to the cultivation
OF those religious grsces which are best calcu-
lated to enable men 70 overcome and subdue
Their EVIL habits and prOpensIties. Lent is OBJ
served with varying degrees of strictness by all
the various branches of tbe "Church CATHOLIC,
throughout the world. such a. the Greek Church,
the Anglican Church the Roman Church, the
American Episcopal Church, and also by the
various branches OF the Lutheran faith.
TIE FUNERAL OF THE LATE Col. PErKR
u. AsHINGToN, who died in New York quite
suddenly on Saturday last, tcek place this morn
ing from the Church Of the Epiphany and was
altended oy a}iarge number Of the friends and
OF Virginia. but came to this city when Youth.
and on reaching his ma ority was appointed to a
clt1ksnip In the Treasury. and during his life
hiIed the position Of chief clerk of the Treasu-
rers office; chief clerk OF 9th Auditor LIST Assist
ant Postmaster General and A ssistant Secretary
OF the Treasury. He was q vice president OF the
Oidest IDhabitants' Association Of this city, and
member OF the Washington National Monu-
ment Association.
The remains Of Mr.. Washington arrived here
this morning, accompanied by Rev. DIR. Edward
q. Flagg, OF the Church Of the Resurrection Of
New York, of which he was a vestryman and
were taken 10 the church OF the Epiphany. The
funeral services were conducted by Rev. Drs.
StaIkey and Flagg, after which the cortege pro-
ceeded to the Congressional Cemetery, where
the remains were inferred. The pa-bearers
were g. W. Mcclellan, A. n. Zevely, II. j. An
Gerson, Il. j. ID. Fuller, j. b. Blake and j. c.
Berrett.
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CoNFIDRNcR CICERO PARKR CUNNINGHAM
IN QUOD.-ln the Louisville, Kentucky citv
court, Oh Saturday, man calling himself Col
T.. p. Cooper, with q number of aliases known
a. confidence man, having been before the
court some time ago in that capacity under the
name Of Z. p. Cunningham, was held in 81 900
as a suspected felon. He was arrested in com
Pany with respectfully connected young girl
from Cincinnati, aged about seventeen years.
whom he had seduced and brought to Louisville,
lodging AT a hotel a. man and wife. The girl
ref a Tn Cinrf