Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-07

Miss Emma Craneh, the new soprano brought
out BY TheotoIe Thomas At BuffslO, is 4 daugh-
ter Of Edward p. CTancb, OF Cincinnati. grand
daughter of the late Chief Justice Crancb, of
Washington. and niece of Bishop WOod, of
Iial y. EheTe she has been stndyi2g for the CON
cert room.
District Government Affairs.
ContIOHer Baker Il engaged to-day in paying
tie hremen and police.
The water egistrar has been directed 20 lower
the water main on Massachusetts, avenue, be-
tween 14th and 18th streets.
OveTseer Cunningham has been directed to
place temporary plank fOOtWaIk on y street.
between l6.b and 18th streets.
School Com missioners Champlin and Lloyd,
OF the ith district, were before Engineer H0xie
to-cay Tor the purpose OF getting orders TO pur-
IN that district.
The SAVE BURGLARY CAsE.-T0 day, in the
Criminal Court, Judge Humphreys, Special
Assistant Attorney General Riddle and Assist
AIT Attorney General HILL who have charge of
the safe-buTglaTy case, appeared and stated
that they were present in response to a notice
served by Mr.. Davidge CHE counsel for Mr.
Harrington, " no Is indicted with Gus Zirruth
and others Tor conspiracy, that he would move
that bill Of partcuiars-a statement of what
the government expected to prOve-and list of
Witnesses, be furnished.
MIR. Davidge was not presf mt at the time: and
the court stated that when such motion was
hled the government counsel would DC notified.
eeiysd by Mr.. II. II. Tsllmadge, in this city this
afternoon, announces the death in New York
city this morning OF Rev. DR.. ThOs. NJ. EDDIE
whose serious illness was referred to in yeste1-
day STAR. The funeral viii take place at D. I'M.
tomorrow ST st. Paul's Church. Rev DR. EDDY
was one Of the missionary secretaries of the
Methodist Episcopal Church; at New York ard
al the time OF his death was So wears of age,
Bis father was the Rev, Augustus Eddy and
the deceased was born In Indiana. He had a
good education as tar as the sparsely settled
~ h. he =
tered the ministry when he Was 10 years of age
and rapidly rose 10 prominence in the church
being made presiding elder OF his district at the
age OF D lie wss a number Of times delegate
to the general conference, and was appointed
by that body editor OF the NOyfI1yssfsyJ1 Chris
tiGn AdrCcats. published in Chicago. de held
tbat position for l. years, with marked ability,
until lc67, when he was called as pastor OF the
Charles street Methodist Episcopal Church OF
Balimore, and ne continued TO III the position
Tor three years with the greatest success. He
was the principal mover in the project TO build
the elegant Mount Vernon Methodist Church
presided over its interest until the church was
nearly finished, and he sItici Sated in the dedi-
eatoTy services. From Baltimore be was
Egned 10 the pastOrate OF the MetropUii;tan
ShuTeh IN tins city, as the successor Of ReY, DR..
NeWmsn' he held this position hut a sbort
time, having been elected mlssinpsrv serreTarv
by the general conference. He was generaIIy
beloved by al with whom he was brought in
oIEelAI ItlatloIs. Three Of his four children
are married.
Z
Some sht months a 60, a young man named
Philip g. KObb, t~enty-fOur wears Of aye went
from bis home near Fredericksburg, Va, to
Philadelphia, where he engaged himself 10
work for Dir. Painter, = merchant tailor Nos
ISIS and 1870 Market street, where he conducted
himself in manner to win the confidence of
the proprietor Of the house. on Saturday last
be wss sent 70 bank in that city with Si25 for
deposit. he made false entry in the hank
BOOK which ne explained by stating that there
Nss Few receiving clerk az the bank which
SATISFIED bis employer. II appears that he kent
the money himself, and assuming the name OF
n. X kugg'es came to this city, where he ar
TVed on Sunday last. and took a room az Vii
IaTd's hotel. Several kilograms were sent to
ne detectives Anc botel keepers in this city by
mr. faintsr and by another person in PhiIa-
delphia who had cashed a check for Robb
-ehiCh was with the money which should have
lint was not. The proprietors
been n, dsI9s..ss: ----'a'e to Detectives
McDesitt and Miller TO come 10 the 49,
cnce on business OF importance. On going there I
the officers found that RObb had been there, but
had Just left, stating that he was going to Mem
phis, Tenn. This occurred yesterday morning,
ard the officers st once repaired to the |
railroad depOts and watched the western
bound trains, but RObb did not make his ap-
pesrspce. They then commenced a search of
al the hotels, snd at the st. james found him
AZ go p. m. Yesterday. he had registered the
name OF q. K. st. julien. When arrested he
had SZi5 in cash, a large gold watch and heavy
chain, and two travelling bags well tlled with
gOoo suits belonging to Mr. Painter, of Phila-
delphia. The of5eeIs then locked him up, ana
this morning sent him back to PHILADELPHIA on
the 5.25 a. m. last line. 70 be dealt With there.
The Opp-FELIovrsTII BRARY-Thea animal
meeting Of the l. o. . F. Library Association
was held last evening. This library was COM
menced in 1850 ana il located in Odd-FellOws'
Hall. From q very small beEinDlBg-the con-
Iibutions OF members srd friends OF the order
n has continued 70 grow, until now there are
or the shelves about 1 GOO volumes, embracing
every department Of literature. 1t is free 70
the members Of the order and the widows ana
Orul uVffer its and l. n An
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays az O'Clock
y. N. The following officers we're elected. John
II. Bartlett, president; A. II. Gawler, vice
president; John NJ. Follin. secretary; b. A.
Kidcer, treasurer; Henry Urine, Thomas Greer,
VIM. X. Mclean, John NJ. Hinkle, and VIM.
II. overly, directors; and g. ". Mclean, libra
rian Il position which be has filed since 1866
50 very acceptRbly that year after year he has
been reelected. The association contemplate
giving q grand leyee ~ the hall or Thanks
giving eve, for the purpose OF raising funds AMI
naALng The library still more useful,
TEE CoSTRACToRsF Assoc ir,o>S ma. ta.t
nlsn1-fres;oent WHITES IN the chair and
Henry HiDbtr, seCretary-for the purpose of
SnLsisins = Toel OF District securities held by
IL u preparatory 70 negotiating loan thereon
in New York. The secretary called the roll,
and those who had not heretofore handed In a
by the Board OF Public Works, but upon which
10 certificates have been issued, came forward
and did 50, the aggregate amount being some
S4Go Geo, in addition 20 thar heretofore given.
when the entire amount shall have been ascer-
tsined an arrangement viii be entered into with
cApitslists in New York 10 advance loan, tax
ing the securities TO be issued by the District
government ss collateral, in order that the con-
tractors may be able to proceed with their work.
The prospects for liberal terms in New York are
represented to be quite catering.
WHT MRS. KEYS WANTS DIVORCE FROM
Mr. kEYs.-I esterdsv, IN the Equity Court,
Mary Francis KEYS fled bill for divorce
trora her husband, Albert II. Keys. She states
Ihat thew were married October Il. 1851. in
frinee William county, Va, by Rev. Mr.
Leechnani that they have had several children;
that his conduct toward her since his marriage
bae been more Ike that of q drunkard than a
sober ran, and, worst Of all. that in their house
At the corner Of SiIth and B streets south west
in March. 1874, be committed adultery with
Virginia Keys, widow OF his own cousin whom
he hsd deceitfully brought under his power by
aneffer OF q home until she could get employ
ment and earn an honorable livelihood. The
wife also alleges incessaut cruel treatment, and
asks for an absolute divorce and custody OF her