Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-28
LOCAL NEWS


LOCAL NEWS
Condensed Locals.
The colored citizens Of Arlington and yicini-
y VII celebrate the Fourth Of JaIy at village
Park.
Lively and gossipy, the ss.say Gasetts prom
nunerous readers tomorrow.
A game Of base bali yesterday, between the
Creighton and Chesapeake clubs, resulted In
victory for the former by score OF to 1.
Messrs. VIM. Sdckney, M. @. Wilkinson, and
Rev. j. ~. Hubbard, rector Of the Church OF |
The STRANGERS, are 70 SPEAK ct the mass meet
ing Of children in Lincoln Hall, tomorrow AZ |
feTnoon, at 4S0.
A special committee Of the House Of Dele
sns G1 0ns SIy ,h Her
auiring into the manner OF the adminis.r
and enforcement Of the laws for the o ~<se,
OF debts in the District. <eeT.tion
The rece ptiOn of the gradual
lumbar college last night =. eSlxss of Co.
Rev. Dr. Cuthbert, on Ne e. rs.;ds y. e "
pleasant :. Affair e n. The York avenue. Was
MessIs. =. =. Berg seeption committee vere
present were a f. b. Hay. Among those
Fristoe, H. President yelling, Professors
~, nls Ellington, Mason, Gull and Shute.
MI --crning about half past ten o'cock as
-. Murray was assisting in lowering the
>eer mains at the corner Of It'll and + street,
&c was struck In the back by q section of the
railroad track which was also beng lowered ana
was seriously injured. He was taken TO his
home on 10th street between and streets
and DR.. Howard called. II Is not probable hat
his injuries will prove fatal.
LIVELY TINE AT A Sen SOL ExAMrNAFroN-
AT the conclusion yesterday afternoon OF the
examination Of the pupilsof the colored school in
the Ith county district, of which Mr.. Simmonds
is teacher, the examining trustee, Mr.. Follot
{whlte), addressed the pupils in terms of com.
mendation. Mr.. Lewis H. Douglass (colored)
followed, and, after cOmplimentiI2 the pupils,
said that r1is time last year he had hoped tina
before the eNsEinations this year there would
have been no white or coiared schools, but he
had been disappointed in hrs desire of seeing all
distinctions on account Of color abolished in the
public schools He was proceeding to advocate
miNed schools, when Mr.. Feiliot interrupted
oceasrn. MT. Dosss.ss diS not take S his seat.
but continued his remarks, and said the colored
efile-en were not aliowec equal privileges with
the whites, and. by way 81 illustration. pointed
to the walls, sskt.s whe-e we're Ine maps such
dren? Mr. FoiEot retcrted by saying that the
noticeable absence OF maps was because his
Douglsss0 brother bad appropriated them.
Bounced the attack on his absent brother as
cowardfy, and at Tins point Trustee Follott
very properl- dismissed the school, and this
terminated tne war Of words, which was not
particularly edifying. -.-.-.
TEE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS met
lastSevening-pree emit. Messrs Bailey, Booker,
Collins, TAFT and the president (wiIli ams)-and
considerable progress was msde in the work of
revising and simplifying the rules and regulA-
fion was Uostponed on g me revised code" nntil
a fuller meeting of the board. On motion of
Mr. Collins, committee, consisting Of the
president, the building committee, the chief
engineer and assistant chief engineer, v re ap-
pointed to inspect the Georgetown engine-house
and report 20 the board Is to the best applica-
ton which cen be made OF the sum Of Al 900
appropriated by the Legislature for repair of that
house, in crdeT to promote the comfort OF the
men, the proper care Of the horses and security
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thOrtzed "a make the necessary arrangements
for the funeral OF Robert McElrOy, deceased,
late private in No. company.
SHOCKING MURDER OF AN ISFASr.-About
$50 o'clock this morning a colored laborer
MS1.e ss AaOa bOaoos, ;.t dse9Serea dead
between the Long bridge and the Monument
lot, and informed Special Officer Richard III.
Cook, who went with him to the place and re.
notified the coroner. who soon afterwards ar
rived, and after an examination, decided that
see ca,ld has been s1iiocated shortly after birth
and thrown into the river. It IL q large
and beautiful babe, with nothing on il but a
ysece Of Old calico dfese, wound around its
head and fastened tightly about its neck. The
coroner gave certificate of burial.
The ALLEGED ABORTION CAsK-KGster Re-
based on Bcil--This morning Ferdinand Kues-
ter, who it will be remembered Was arrested
with Percy and Maude Brown ON the charge OF
being concerned In the abortion performed on
H..
few days ago, Was before Judge Macarthur to-
day. ON writ Of hGbeGs corpus. Mr.. p. HI.
kheinhsrd made an application for reduction
of bail from 5000 to 81 900, and Me. WIN. NJ.
Evans, acting for the government, made no
objection. The court fixed the bail at 81 900,
and II was gwen. There were quite q number
OF witnesses in court, As also friends of Kuester
and the opinion was freely expressed that he
had been arrested by mistake.
EXPENSIVE sPRER.-On Thursday even
ing last. an intoxicated man went into q house
Of bad repute on street, between 18th and 18th
streets, and on leaving discovered that he was
being stranger, was directed to police head
quarters, and Detectives Sargent and McEl-
mesh went to the house and took into custody
the keeper, Jenny Turby. and two female in
matSs, named Hattie Wood and Nettie Clark,
apdkept them until this morning, when they
were brought before Judge Smell, at the Police
Court, and committed to Jail for a hearing.
The money has not yet been recovered.
SOAD COMPANY In CoURr.-In the Circuit
Court, this morning, the case of the United
states agt the Washington and Georgetown
charter for a failure to comply with its provi-
sislswas argued by Mr.. Mussey for the y. 8.
and Judge Phillips for the company. This
of tLe court, but no decision was given by
Judge Cartier, and it now comes up for arRu-
neHs before Judge Humphreys.
SET FOR TRIAL--On Monday next, in the
Criminal Court, the following cases win be
calkai:-Abram BOwens, charged with man
slaughter in Causing the death OF Dennis Haw-
kins, IN Georgetown, on the 22d Of August last
BY striking him with a stone; Robert Sherlock,
Thomas Bennett, Thomas Terrell and VIM.
Scanlon, charged with having committed a
rape on Mira Agnes Hartnett; Henry johnson,
Charged with burglary; Abraham Eskleman
and Mary EsEieman, Charles Davis and Robr
ROsles, larceny.
ALLEGED STEALING OF FURNIrURR-De-
tectsyes Sargent and McEifresh yesterday ar
rested Two men on complaint OF the members of
the Hesrew literary society, who charge them
with stealing the furniture IRON the hall of the
society, On Pennsylvania avenue. The officers
brought the furniture to headquarters, and the
hearing Of the case has beer fixed for Tuesday.
the 6th proxino- There were two large wagons
fun Of costly furniture, which will be retained
until the case has been disposed Of.
COOP ADyICE--In nticipatiOn OF day like
the Fourth Of July, much money Is spent fool
isLiy. In view Of this fact housekeepers should
N o vrel1- 0oa.3s md Gal