Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-20
Condensed Locals.

Benson" anu other stars.
Condensed Locals.
me law closing stores on sunday was rigidiy
enforced IN Washington yesterday
The funeral of the late Walter Ogilvie took
place at half-past two O'Clock yesterday after
poon from the residence Of the late Rob't Brown
street southeast. His remains were in
TERED IN the Congressional cemetery.
Archbishop Bayley. of Baltimore, is going to
Florida, accompanied by Father Hecker, of
New YORK, for the benefit of his health. Prior
Ia hrs departure he will be the guest of the Rev
Father Waiter, of this CITY, for few DAYS.
Inc superintendent of streets has been di-
reeted 10 lay temporary plank footwalk on
wet ssde Of LIST street, between PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and street. northwest.
Miss Susan B. Anthony went to New York
yesterday without paying any license for the
evening woman suffTsge meetings in Lincoln
LaI, and wasn't arrested tor failing to take out
a het nsc. either.
place over the long bridge, which was a very
COED one for the birds. The following is the
score, each party having seven birds:-T. L.
SmithsOn, one, (6th;) G. A Shecsells, none;
john DOvell, four, (1st, Sd, 5th and 6th;) Sonny
Ferguson, three, I'D, 9Th and 'th;) Thos. Dom,
A little son of Senator Logan, about eight
years of age, was badly injured on Saturday
evening by falling down an area at his fathers
residence, on street southeast. Ii was at first
supposed that his injuries would prove fatal
hut this morning he Il better, and the physicians
have hopes of his recovery.
On Saturday night a meeting of soldiers and
sailors who served in the three months service,
a. al men Of the regular army whose term of
service COS cred the early part of the rebellion,
vas held AZ Odeon hall for the purpose of taking
measures 70 obtain from the government a sub
stantial recognition Of their services, and a res
elution was adopted that the firm of A. X.
Browne & Co. be employed to represent their
Claims before Congress.
The AttemPs to Rob Shusaer's store.
THE ACCUSED PARTIES WANT To BE HABEAs
CoRPUsED OUT OF JAIL.
This morning Patrick Smith and Henry Mil
Ter, two OF the men arrested last Wednesday
night for attempting TO rob the store Of VIM. NJ.
Sinister & Bro, were before Judge Macarthur
on q writ of habeas corpus; Messrs. %. ID. Bar
Tett and T. A Williams appearing for the ac-
Susoc- Judge Macarthur intimated that he
had bnt little time to devote to the case, and
asked on what grounds they would ask the dis
charge or release OF the prisoners ON bail.
Ar. Barrett stated that they would claim that
there ie hsthing against the prisoners.
Mr.. Harrington read the return to the writ
wat they, Having waived an examination"
Mr.. Barrett said that in the case of these
parties they we're locked up and counsel refused
confer with counsel sent to them by friends,
and, to cap an, the court had committed them
m default of sl0e eco bail, which was excessive.
such proceedings were unheard of where the
CONSTITUTION of the United States is in force
Dir. Harrington said that the parties were not
refused counsel, bat parties they did not wish TO
eee were refused admission to them. Major
Richards had, at his suggestion, made an order
Ia prevent parties looking for Jobs seeing them
They asked for Mr.: Merriek, and Mr.. n. with
Mr.. A Ii. Williams both conferred with them.
and IL by the advice OF this counsel that they
waived an examination.
Mt. Barrett replied that he was not one of
those ~ no looked for jobs, and when he went to
Are the parties at the Jail yesterday at their re-
quest, he asked if they had other counsel and
..sse nc negative answer, lie agreed to take
evear the prisoners as To how they were treated.
Judge Macarthur said that it was perfectly
competent for the parties to waive an examina-
non. and that the ONLY an W a. WI fhar ba
fEOuld reduce the bail.
sIr. Harrington said the court below did not
TX the bail at $4,000, but he had asked that it
be done, and would make the same request here
The court took the papers and stated that he
would inform the counsel when he had examined
Them as TO what order he would make.
An Ice Jam I'm the Potomac.
Yesterday all day, as on Saturday. the vast
sa OF ice continued to float down the Potomac
without cessation, and many were attracted to
The shores to witness the liyelysce The ice
IN the Georgetown channel commenced to form
into Jam above the bridge as early as Friday,
and the entire channel from the bridge to oppo-
eite Arlington. and exte nding to the lists is now
perfect clog OF ice and drift wood apparently
running deep down into the lower strata of the
channel ard old river men were heard to re-
marx yesterday that il wasthe worst ice Jam
they ever saw m this river. No damage had
been done by II up 10 last evening. with the ex-
ceptiOn OF grounding the steamer r c. KNIGHT
on the fats, with no prospect of her getting re-
hef until the ice gets free. The steamer left
u.
time the steamer John Gibson arrived there
from Quantico. and on the passage down the
s'remer ran ashore of Gravelly Creek. She is
heavily laden with -four, and this ice gorge has
had the tendency to force her further on the
kand- 1t Is possible that she may be detained
Tor several days waiting for the river to clear,
sHa possibly 10 repair damages. Since the
formation of this ice an outlet has been made
by the water in a diagonal direction towards the
NORTH draw, and possibly deep swash channel
may be the result Of me ;cA SioSArgo This YEAR
ne steamer fha lat La.
Today, as advertised, the ice being 10 feet thick
a,Gieseboro. No ferry boat are running.
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THE THEATEEs-Miss Leclerco ybosa ex-
cellent acting when she appeared here with
feehter Is vel remembered by play-goers an
nounces brief engagement at the National
TSsater this evening. There is additional inter-
est IN the evenings programme because the
niay y The Lady or Lyons" one of the best
written By the great English author, Bulwer.
whose death Is announced in another column OF
THE STAR.
Miss Lula Delmay will reappear at the Theater
Comique this evening 10 she great delight Of the
patrons OF that place OF amusement. The
Abysinian Prince; Forepaugh, the dashing
tTaIe zist. anG other celebrities OF last week will
also appear Tonight.
Manager Henze has reinforced Baby Benson
with several new stars. and the weeks per-
formanceS az the Metropolitan Varieties Theatsr
will, therefore, he more than usually attractive.
STREET RAILROAD CoNsoLIpATIoS.-The
stockholders OF the Boundary and Silver Springs
railroad to-day. by a twO-thirds vote, trans
ferred that road 10 the Metropolitan railroad
Company, of which Dir. y. w. Thompson il
president A committee of five, Mr. Simon
Vol chairman, wa appointed on behalf OF the
Boundary and Silver Springs road To carry the
arrangement into effect Mr.. Thompson will at
once carry ont the provisions of the Boundary
and Silver Springs railroad charter and build
the road 20 the Maryland boundary, striking the
Point of Rocks road. As he is now laying the
track on \ street, we will soon have a combi-
nation which will bring the produce of Mary
land to our doors. and even for expectation by
way CT the Baltimore and Potomac railroad.
The importance and value of these improve
ments great, and must rebound to the
material prosperity OF the District.
The COIDwATER CAUSE.-THE Congresson-
al Temperance Society held itsseyenth snniver-
e&ry at the Metropolitan church last evening.
Senator Wilson presided, and after PRAYER,
made some interesting Introductory remarks.
Able addresses where delivered by Hon. W. II.
LampoIt, Rev. II. W. Read, Senator Ferry Hon.
Hessrs- Briggs and Packard, and Mr.. Powell
of the New York National 4dr0cate.
The Dashways met in Temperance Hall last
evening, and Mr.. George W. Gushing and
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