Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-01

the trustees OF New Englsnd Society Meeting
OF Friends; referred.
Mr.. Brewer offered a resolution for the sp-
pOintDent of committee to wait on the Cou n
Gil and arrange an hOur OF meeting; adopted
ard Messrs. Brown, Fleming and Dickson were
appointed.
Mr.. Fleming introduced bull appropriating
$4,000 to more fally uniform and equip aud
support the volunteer militia; referred,
Mr.. Brewer moved that the House adjourn to
5oclock p. IT. Friday; agreed to.
Fall of n Building ON r Street
SEVERAL SKN BURIED UNDER THE RUIss AND
ONE SERIOUSLY, PERHAPS FATALLY, IN
JURRD.
The fire alarm at O'Clock this afternoon from
box no 76 was caused by the falling down of
the old building. No. 1918 r street. formerly
used a. bakery by Mr.. Ostermyer. workmen
were at the time engaged In underpinning the
wells previous to the erection of a new front
building, and several were covered by the
debris, one cOiCred man, named John b lrnes
being seriously, If not fatally, injured. He was
dragged cut as soon as possible, and conveyed
10 Mr. Entgisls's drug store, corner of Penn
sy yaDia avenue and 18th street, where some
rtstoratives were applied, and he was taken to
ms nome, corner of 18th and III streets, in a
furniture wagon by Officer George w. Nokes
What the extent of his injuries is is not known
but from appearances he is injured internally
when the old house fell, Mr.. VIM b. Reed one
OF the Fire Commissioners, who resides near
the scene of the accident, at once turned in an
alarm as matter of precautisn, there being
considerable cOmbustibe matter among the
Iuhs me seVeTAl companies responded
promptly. hut, finding their services were not
needed, returned at once to their respective
stations. The thTee-StOTy brick bnildinp No
l2l6l adjoining is thought to be in a dangerous
CONDITION, cracks having opened this morning
from bottom TO top. The other men caught in
the runs were not much injured.
UNsUCCEssFUL EFFORTS To OBTAIN A d.
EoRCE-N esterdsy, in the Court in General
Ierm, the case of John A. Steele agt Charlotte
Steele was heard; Mr.. W. z. Pierce for plain
I'm. Steele instituted proceedings for divorce
nom his wife on the ground OF desertiOn and
IN bis petition he set foI tn that thev we're mar
Tled in ls4I and lived together until 1866 when
defendant withdrew from his bed, and has ever
since denied to him matrimonial Intercourse:
that she continued to remain in the same house
with the defendant for a considerable time
hereafter, and then moved to another house
whittier the defendant did not 90: that the
plaintiff subscq uently requested the defendant
through q friend, 'tO live with him again as his
wife, and she replied that she could come aud
I'VE hse 10 the house, but she would not live with
The case was submitted upon bill aud testi-
mony, no answer having been fled and .Jud "a
Wyne m February made an order dismissing
the olii. me plalntlf app eaed from this order,
ard yesterday urged that the decree below be
reversed, arguing that the withdrawal of the
defendant from the matrimonial bed of the
paihun Tor the uninterrupted space of two
years was cesertiOn within the meaning of the
stItute. That the removal of the plaintiff from
the house In which they were domicIl I'd, being
e
PENDANTS conduct towards him, Constitutes
de'ertion on the part of the defendant Tint
the subsequent refuSai OF the defendant 10 DOM
lClle with the plaintiff as his gtfe ar.i ais,
the fact that she now remains in a sana-ate
com ciia, the result OF no wrong on the part OF
paibtih. constitutes deseTtion on the part Of the
defendant.
The court affirmed the decision of ,Iudre
Wylie dismissiDg the bill, and thus SIR St eele
mus continue q married man, alter hayin,
been one for - years.
REAL Estate TRANsFERs-wm. C.. Naves
to Benz. Miller, part lot II, in Peters square"
George town. - 900; Rich. r. Jackson, trustee
TO Michael Benin, part lot 20, HOImaad's addi-
ton TO Georgetown, IS; Thos. i. o inter and
wife to Wash. ID. Quinter, situate on Mount
Pleasant. $500; John r. Kendall and wife Is
Jonn K ~. lot 80, Linville's subdivision
Rebecea Collinsworth, part lot Z, square $50;
Rose Knox ct al. to Jas. s. Edwards mart Iof
-, square 40, 81 40; Frank T. Rawlings and
wife 10 Isaac ;. Hollidge. lots 100 and 10, Raw
lines subdivision square Sic, $3.50; Peter Brady
70 richard Coleman, part to- square $50, 500;
eos; ii. G. Todd, agent, to NJ. Brady, lot 80,
Iedd's subdivision square 1885 $500; Chas T.
Tanning and wife to Eliz. wittehndt, part lots
= and "A and q. square PCS. 500; L. G.. Bsrba-
ooes to w VIM; Brown, part lot 2l, Subdivision
to COruelia Hinds, part lot 5, square "a. -,
Timothy O'Sullivsn and wife to Jos. @. G. Ken,
nedy, part lot 43, square AS. siS5.
TIE "LANTgRN" MAN IN CIVIL Sufr
This morning the case OF j. IL. Adriaans sgt
James Wormley- action of Gssampsit-was be-
fOre Justice Walter; MIR. j. Pope Hoduett for
plaintiff, and Mr.. ID. l.. CahiIl for defendant
Plaintiff claimed that defend ant was Indebted
TO him $50 for services, at $50 per month IA
s 80 per, on which he had given a credit of
81. Adrlsars testified that he was the store
keeper for time, and received, in addition, n =
board, as also board for his SON The defence
was that A had been paid in full and defendant
owed nothing, and he also put in a bill in mar
Tor board OF son. After a speech on each sids
the justice reserved his decision. The hearing
a. after ed by number of interested mem
bers Of the bar.
IHE ALDINE. the art journal of America IL
Low IN the seventh year of its existence, and
has maintained the promise of its earIv nun,
beIH being now able TO claim a first rank
amongst the illustrated monthles OF the world.
BON IN letter press and illustration. IL is cred-
priking publishers James Sutton &. lo M
York. An opportunity is now afforded TO obtain
this Interesting and beautiful publication regyl-
larry thfoukH the agent, Mr.. j. W. Rhodes,
Parkiusos teGte, % street and Psnusyivauis
avenue.
DrCoRATIoN DAT.-An order has been is
sued by Charles Devens, jr., commander-in- /
chief Of the Grand Army of the R.public.
dated al Boston, that the customary hoaors will |
be paid to the memory of departed comrades
on the SOth instant, by decorating their graves |
part ment posts throughout the country TO invite
the cooperation OF comrades not members the |
Grand Army. the clergy, and s1l who feel in |
terested in such memorial service,
TIE sP sIS6 WEATHER seems to have fairly |
set IN to-day, and an early inspection of suita-
Die wearing apparel will now be in order. By
advertis ment else here IL win be seen that Mr..
Straus, the clothier, has on hand q stock which
Is At o1ce fashionable and not exorbitapt A
glance At his lst OF goods will serve to convince
purchasers that his establishment should be at
least inspected before visiting elsewhere. His
prices are low and his goods arc OF the finest
quality.
Two ALLEGED THIEVES ARRKsrRp.-Yester-
DAY afternoon, Detective Coomss arrested Jas.
Beverly, coiored man, charged with larceny
o. some books and jewelry from the house OF
e1- Senator Foote. Mr.. Coomes also arrested
Seorge smith on suspicion OF breaking into the
house OF Mrs. Mary Brick. corner of Massachu-
setts avenue and I'd street northwest. They
were beth locked up.
SUIT FOR REAssIGNMENr OF PATENT
Messrs. Durant and Horner to-day for Dr..
John VaDsaBt. entered Q suit against John w.
Thompson ct al, composing the Electro VI Az
netic Gas Lighting Company, to obtain q