Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-30

r>aser cOmiqse-Songs, burlesques, dances,
LiAosln Hau--"Thres years in Man-traP."
Condensed Locals.
In the Equity Court yesterday Mrs. Josie j.
Horton (Hes Cl5rke) filed a bill for divorce fIom
her husband, William Horton, TO whom she -
married in 1861
james Brady, the man who was some DAYS
ago committed to jail for act iOn of the grand
jury, charged with a~sault and battery with in
fent to Kill Kate Thorn, was today released on
The German benevolent a. ,ciation Of this
city, through its president, Justice Walter has
trict pic-nic at the new Schuetxen mark an
the 1eth of June next
The union military ball last night at the inau-
guraton bailding was a great success, and the
committee in charge feel aatisied as TO the re-
suit The room was well filled, and the party
enjoyed themselves until an early hour this
Tie republicans of the 18th district hold
Urinary election between the hours OF and
this evening at the Marshall House, sth
street, for the purpose OF electing three dele
ga-es 10 the re publiCan central committee. See
advertise mCnt.
Attic weekly meeting of Methodist preachers
in New York city on Monday, the question for
discussion was the temperance queSi ON: 'How
can the legislation necessary for the promotion
of temperance be obtain -d?'' and brother A.
Powell, OF the National Christian Advocate.
ssid: ''In Washington alone there were 900
grog shops, AMI II was the FAULT OF the Legisla-
ture."
The republican club of the 18th district held
and reOrgsnized by electing George Renfroe
president Ofthe club; John e. Parker, first vice
president; Jerry Robinson, u do; G. A. Kuhn,
secretary; John NJ. Shipper, assistant secre-
tary, James Coleman, tre.i 'ures; Messrs. Ware,
Waterman and Campbell delegates and Messrs
BOuldin and Williams alternates to the central
committee.
THEMETRoPOLITAS RAILRoAD-ExCURsIoN
TRIP To CCMBERLAND AND THE Coal REGIONS.
The Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and
ONO railroad from Washington city To the main
stem at Point of Rocks having been completed,
an inspection tour was entered upon To -day over
NJ, and the trip will be extended 10 Cumberland
and the coal regions. Vice President Keyser and
the of GERS of the road and guests from Baltimore
left Baltimore for Washington in r special train
at II 10 to-day, and were Joined here by the
Washington guests, including Vice Presi-
dent shepherd, Gen W. Il. Sherman, Gen.
HUMPHREYS, Col. Moore, Gen. Heintzelman
Messrs- NandenbUrg, SemSen, Consul General
HitZ. j. T.. Colburn, Rich. Harrington, Col. j.
a hagl Gder, James X. Young, Frank Rich
ardson, Lewis Davis, Fugitt, W. b. Shaw, Jas.
. Barbour, president Orange and Alexandria
road; John r. Crow, OF the Baltimore San:
Postmaster General CresweIl Senators Sar1
gent and Morrill,, Hon Montgomery Blair, j.
W IhOmphOn. Esq, Vice President of the Lee
Ihos. l.. Hume, - H. Kaufman, Adolf CIuss
o. q. y Moves, u. W. BOteler, :. II. Brown, j. r.
Foley, Thomas Ii: Flor nee, John o. Evans. j.
NJ MC-ris, j y. BIyritt, George Alfred Town
send, III. q. FAINT, w. II. Clagett and others
Special cars were provided for the OCCASION
supplied with everything needed TO make the
trip comfortable AMI satisfactory Including
slet piDg-cars, dining-cars, and an abundantIy-
furnished larder. The excursion train left the |
Washington depot about u. N, and will reach |
Cumberland tonight. where the eNeursionists |
will he entertained at the fine new railroad hotel
built by the railroad company. on tomorrow
atrlp VIII be made through the Cumberland |
coal region, and the excursion party will return
TO Washington on Friday.
''TEE FEIIow VINO LOOKS LIKE ME--Tbe
Brooklyn IN. W detectives having secured a |
Photograph of the Spaniard suspected of being |
in fss(
abOut two months since, sent duplicates OF the |
picture to the police in all the principal cities
Yesterday afternoon. Detectives Sargent and /
Mcklfre>h saw "A man on Pennsylvania avenue i
who looked very much like the original of the /
photograph, and they at once arrested him, but |
he soon proved that he was not the individual |
the officers wanted, and was released. He stated /
that this was the second time he had been mis-
taken for the alleged murderer, the first time |
being In Philadelphia. Fearing a repetition OF |
the Inconvenience OF arrest, after he had |
satisfied the Philadelphia men that he was not |
RO>sell, he had insisted, for his own protec- |
ton, that they give him a certificate to that |
eneet, which he produced, signed by Chief De- |
teetiye Dimes.
TON WRIGHT SENDS FOR MINISTER
Yesterday morning Tom Wright expressed q |
SSsl1e 20 2ne o. the officers Of the Jail u see
that be was tired OF being looked on as a dog |
and that with all his faults he was a human
ister. formerly stationed al St Paul's ch ,pel
Soulh Washington, having LETT the city, be /
nau no preference, and the Rev Samuel |
Draper, of Bethel chu.ch, ION M street.
near 18th street, was then sent for
MT Draper, with Mr.. Hunter, Miss Mason |
Miss Bower, Mrs. Myers and Mrs Smith, mem,
bers Of his church, visited him TO-DAY aSont n
o'cielk, and spent about an hour with him. anu |
afterwards some time with Henry Young. |
praying with them and exhOrting Wright to |
make PREPARATIONS TO meet his God. Wright |
seemed very serious during the exercises and |
was much P'eased with their visit.
CIVIL SUITS FOR ALLEGED Assault AND |
baTTERY, Sc-Messrs Moore and Newman |
have entered a suit for Isaiah W. RidgeIey and |
wife against Henry Wolford and f.. NJ Hall for |
alleg asSauk and battery, charging that Vol |
ford did in April, assault and beat Mrs Ridge
ley, Tor which they claim damages in s5000 |
Also, suit for the same parties against VOL
Tor ,Ssd ehaIging HIM With having in April, used
& \ on want 10 steal my goods. Yon have |
stolen my goods. You might jus: as well steal |
my goods You are not honest. You are no |
lady You are not honorable, and .. IN have
you arrested and sent to the station-house for |
stealing by which malicious words - it is |
set forth in the bill. :" she has peen greatly i'm
paired and prejudieed in name and reputation"
and they therefore claim $1,000 damages on |
that account.
MIscHIEF DONE BY SUNDAY RAIDS OF THE
GoATs-Mr VIM r. Smith chairman OF the
parking commission, has addressed a letter to !
the board of public works complaining that |
the goats are reli giOusly and industriou,ly EN-
Psoytd every Sunday in destroying the efforts
OF the board to feed the esthetic sonI of the
people by decorating the streets with shrubbery
and mquiriDg II a stop cannot be put to the
nuisance. The board has enclosed a copy OF
the letter 10 the health department and 20 |
Major Richards. requesting that a united effort
be made 70 get rid OF these animals II is said
mat the pouDd-men give no attention to the
running at large of animals on SUNDAY and
owners Of stock take advantage of the day To |
browse them ON the public parks. IL is believed |
that 4 few SUNDAY raids would not he Regarded
a violation of the Sabbath, and would effec- |
tuaily cure the evil complained of.
ARRESTED FOR AN ALLEGED ASSAULT IN
BALTIMoRE-This morning, officer Rowland
Gibson, OF the middle police district of Balti-
more, arrived here with q warrant for Lewis
Iepreux, jr., charged with assault and battery
with intent to kill Charles Paulus, of that city,
on the I'd Of September last. Complainant is
the keeper OF a restaurant at the corner of
central avenue and Edward street. and it is
ALE sea That accused went into his place infoyi-
Gated and called for q pack OF cards. which the
proprietor refused TO accommodated him with