Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-05
Mr. Cushing Against HIS. Gaines.

Mr.. Cushing Against HIS. Gaines.
THE OTHER SIDE HEARD From.
We yesterday published an abstract Of the
bin for an Injunction fled by sfrs. Myra Clark
Gaines against Hon. Caleb Gushing. This
morning the other side vas heard from, Mr..
Gushing fling by Mr.. III. W. Garrett q bill
against Mrs. Gaines. This bill states tn at COM
plainant is q citizen Of Virginia and defendant
2 citizen of Brooklyn; that February A. 1881,
defendant entered into contract with him to
pay sos 600 contingent upon his success in pros
ecutiDg certain causes that this sum was 70 be
h Iss .moune per os sSs a,t from
Gaines against Herman, and six per centum
on the amount or value of any other portion of
the estate Of Daniel Clark as often as such por-
tons might be recovered by her until the whole
amount was paid. That in pursuance of the
contract he did undertake to argue the first
named case, which was decided in her favor. and
she, disre garsing her contract, conveyed away
all her right, title and interest in the property
recovered. and on his demonstrating with her,
she replied that she had forgotten the con-
tract, and to compensate him for the amount
due she assigned 10 him all her rights against
Herman, and under such assignment he
commenced proceedings, but Herman proved
insolvent, and he continued the proceedings
against the grantor Of Herman, which proceed
ings have been prosecuted at New Orleans,
and no conclusion has yet been reached. That
subsequently there appeals were taken to the
Supreme Court of the United States-namely,
in the cases of Gaines agt. the city of New Or
leans, ditto agt. De La Croix, and ditto agt.
Lizard ct al.-and he argued these cases to a
successful q rmination. That subsequently she
expressed her satisfaction at the result, and pro-
missed to comply with her contract. That under
these judgments she recovered large amount
Of property in New Orleans and damages
against the city, and by compromise, &C., she
has recovered large amounts. He charges that
by the express terms of the contract he is en-
titled to six per cent. of all property damages
recovered, and she has refused or neglected to
pay the same or account to him for his share,
except 5000 paid his attorney. J. s. Whitaker,
in New Orleans. He further states that he has
recovered decree for 4,122 acres entitled to
patent, and certificates for ca 101 acres. He
therefore prays for the statement of an account,
that she may be decreed TO pay such sums as
may be due; that she may be made to discover
what property she has recovered, Sc.
THE CHARMING LITTLE MRS. OATES and
her excellent comic opera troupe will COM
on Monday night The "Grsnd Duchess" has
been selected for the opening, and during the
week she will afford amusement goers an op-
portunlty OF seeing her in many of her most
popular pieces. 1t should be borne in mind
that her repertoire does not include burlesque
rendered Objectionable by abuse at other
hands. Mrs. Oates appears in what is strictly
comic opera, which embraces all the fun of the
opera cOD!ique, and in many Instances rivals the
best morcedu1 of the grand opera itself. AS her
cultivated she always does full justice to the
fine music, whilst in her acting she charms us
with her ever fresh and pleasing vivacity. She
Will be greeted with brilliant audiences.
A
HARTz AT WILLARD HALL.-After a num-
Der OF beautiful illusions, performed as only he
can perform them, Mons. HartZ will tonight
introduce his Spiritual Basket" in connection
with his "Indian Box Trick" the most mex
plicable Illusion ever performed in this coun-
Try, and original with himself. In abiding to
this trick the New York Express saws: "The
verdict of two thousand pairs Of hands last even
ing at Cooper Institute attested that Hartz has
not his equal as an illusionist; the baffied
glances of four thousand searching and suspi-
cious eyes attested to his undetectibility and
the bewilderment or two thousand human
brains acknowledged his incomprehensibility."
Reserved seats can be secured at Ellis Music
Store.
A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS having come to
the Governor that clerk in the office of the
Board of z ublic Works, who holds a commission
as notary public, is in the habit of charging a
fee for filling up blanks of the board used in the
branch where he is employed, the Governor re-
9uested the members of the board to investigate
the matter, and IL found to be as represented to
dismiss the clerk from their employment. To-
day an inquiry was held by the board, resulting
In partial standardization of the charges, but
through the interposition of DIR. Blake the rec
concentration of the Governor was modified by
reprimand being administered to the clerk
and orders given to have the same read before
all the clerks and employees in the Office; which
was done.
ORAToRIo OF THE MEssIAH.-The sixth con-
cert Of the organ course at the Congre gational
Church comes off "Wednesday night of next week
with the oratorio of the Messiah by the Phil
harmonic Society, and chorus of a hundred
voices. Miss Clementine Lasar, of New York;
Mrs. CaulReld, Mr.. Ever, and Mr.. Cannon, OF
this city, are the soloists. Prof. George W.
Walters will preside at the great organ, the
whole under the direction of DR.. j. P. Caul-
field. The Messish, of all the oratorios which
have OF late years been rendered in this coun-
have made elaborate preparations for the occa.
sion, and VIII afford the opportunity of an
evening with one of the grand old masters that
no lover OF music should neglect.
STATUARY FOR THE ART GALLERY.-There
was received at the Corcoran gallery of art last
plaster casts of the celebrated EIgin marbles
the Baptistory gates at Florence, described by
Raphael as tit to be the portals of Paradise, the
LAGOON OF the Vatican galleries. also copies of
other celebrated ancient and modern statuary
from the museums of Europe, which were ali
purchased last summer by VIM. T. Walters
esq., OF Baitimsre, for the Corcoran gallery.
Letters from the People.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 1874.
MI. Editor: VIII you be SO kind as to insert
umn?
MOTOR Richards, Sup't. Of Police:-Sir: What
rs the reason that the ordinance, "Removing
the snow from the sidewalks" is not duly exc
cuted? We have to support the poor, and there
MANY PEDESTRIANS.
A NEW DENOMINATION OF CHRISTIANS has
been discovered in New York CITY, who hold
tenets similar to those Of Edward irving, fifty
is in brick building in Goth street, west of 9Th
avenue, which Is surmounted with a large cross
SSssTcg IN Easa Letters Catholic Apostolic
10 I'm. Daily prayer at 6 a. m, and SD m
The services have a liturgy more fun than that
OF the Episcopal church, and more resembling
is In English. The ministers wear surplices.
stoles and copes, and incense is burned by the
ehi n munster M during prayers Prophesying is