Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-17
A suiride on Railroad Row.

/ morning, and will move at noon.
a sniride on Railroad Row.
/ a STRASGER DIPS or M OVERDOSE OF
cnLORAL AT THE BERKSHIRE HOUSE
HIS NAME Is HENRY n. MfGATT OF WASH
INGTCN.
/ The travelling public who stop OF in Spring
Held for suicidal purposes seem To take quite
a liking 10 Railroad row. a few months
ago there was a suicide at the NayaSSett
house, and Yesterday the Berkshire house
Vas The scene Of another deed Of self-deStTGc-
ton. Tie actor in il Is n wPli-GTcSsed young
man who arrived from tie north in the fore
noon. About O'Clock he went into Hub
tard'S >alCOn, next door 10 RGbinSOn'S stable
Office. and called for drink telling the bar
keeTeT HAT he Wanted 10 take some medicine
Ia he liquor. lie said he had en- up nights
/ I'LL MS nerves were So disturbed that a.. baI
10 idkc something tn quiet them before re
could sleep. lie poured the mediciue-Sub-
sepEentiy discovered TO be choral obtained
at NEefc d Buructt'S-intO Tie glass from a
small vial. drank ii with the IquDr. and
went out. lie tu@I went TO the Berkshire
house ami at the bar there took another DO
ton of the choral with some liquor. and then
called for a room. saying he wanted 20 90 -
bed. He was shown to his room. and nOtajug
more was thought abOat il TIL some one en-
tered the room about o'clock and lDu5d
him dead in the bed. lie had apparently
S0re directly 20 bel and fallen at once under
The deadly influence of the chlOTtl.
Coroner TraSk made the usual eNamina-
ton of the man and his effects. lie was
apparently ab0ut thirty years Old. well male
and very neatly dressed. He hal in his
Pockets SOS in money, a business card OF
/ Seward Willard. tai!OrS az Greenfield. and
letter. The letter was addressed TO Henry
y. Mygatt. and was from his wife al WASH
iHgton. II. {. IL was wif,ly and affection
. ate letter. bat was not signed with fall
E2me, and gave no information of the man
OF The address Of his friends. A telegram was
sent 20 Seward & Willard, and they responI-
cd That they would telegraph Nyratts
family IN " aShiDgtOD, and requesting that
the proper attention be given the remains.
The facts in the ease seemed So patent That
no inquest was hel9. From some trOubic or
ifreGulaTlty, the man hal probably bccOraa
worn out, and fell a victim TO an overdose o:
choral taken in imprudent quantities 10
alleNlate his nervous suffering. The body
was placed in ndertakeF Was hbUrn's care
and will be held AT the dis -osII Of his friends.
Springfield Rep"tiicGr, ~.
TIE THEATERs.-Na lie Mitchell n Tie
Pearl OF savoy" Mrs. Il. Clay Fo-i ia Mr.
and Mrs. Peter White " is tue great double
bill az ForJ.S Opera House this evening. on
occasion OF the complimentary benefit to tha
popular manager. Nj Ii. Clay Ford To-
MORROW evening the new play "Ba.le,i" and
the Female MinStrelS.
RObcriSOn's foe play. Caste" will be per-
fOImed AZ the National Theater This cvetiIng
with Mr.. BeIville Ryan in ;he character 'O!I
Eccles, ~ which he has won a decided repu-
tatiCn. He viii be supported by q dramiti,.
company from Chicago.
The first OPEN air performance OF tine sum
heF Ibcdter to'nique VIII take place this
evening and will be- eHliVeuel 10y the Female
Trader Arrest 80
Another fine programme az the Avenue
Ihcater this week. III which several now
stars appear. with the Old i.tyOr!tos Can
Tan every evening.
y DECREE or DIVORCE To-day. JIis-o
Ny.I", IN Tie Equity Court. made q si.cIs.
divorring Margaret !. Ash formerly Bruce
rom tHe hon@s OF Inatrimony with Charlie,
). Ash. ard giving complainant custody Uf
he Chiid. They were married ii 1852. a-i
!r>,t'T two years in Georgetown. and -.
>iaied tiiii IN consequence OH the intaInre-4f. Il.
Ea'itS HfdelendaHt, who failed % contribute
10 linen support, she was obliged 10 secure Il
position r. the Treasury department b.
when l" earn q support. u I-CI lac promised
Z" REFORM II Size would 90 10 Phila lalahtl
- relying On these promises she aIi So
iHL ne wa there crGeI and abusive toward
.irE, on one occasion threatening 10 take her
iIie " IN Il razor. They then returnc 10 this
GltE am she a-.lIu secured place in tn.
Treasury. aud autIl $50 She supported him.
NH"h IN toi4st4Jc.t-r ot the cruelty OF de-
PENDANT She was Obliged TO leave him Mr.
" ". EEf"~ appeared for p'ai-t.rI, AMI
3if.i j. Anderson TOOK the testimony.
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Two INCFNDINEY FIET~ THIS NToPvrxG
N""ui 80" O'Clock This morning. officer F-lt
turned u Gn alarm from box T.. for the burn
~ - some lumber !roll house veceutIy
belonging 70 Mr.. Lindsey. THIS fire was
,I' work o: an incepiiarv. Fire engine,
Nos. 5 and and the truck company re-
- l.ttt 70 the alarm.
II 20 O clock this morning an alarm was
turned in from hox j. 10y officer Hawkin,
,.a L lre J" Three small unoccGpieI frame
touN- ~ We alley betWeu 18Th ami cHtn
and !. and " streets mort west Two of Them
were owned ~ Andrew Ircy. Of ;oorg,t l,v1
aid it' Other By Adam UJtc, coIOreI. The
ifehleh ui Nos. aud cOmPauie- aGJ tlic
truck were pf"mpt on the ground. ana el-
itE-ulShCd the flames. loss. 500. THIS ais,
"'s iAe.'ork Of AN tn..entiary.
BUILDING PERMITS -Jro. J.. Brown. fhr,,.
tNo-S,9Iy aud basement dwell.nG.,.-0 by -
teet. with bay windows and IRE walls. on t..
Avith >loe OF :. between 18TH and 10Th streets
northwest Si1.1cO. W. w. Birth trustee a
O-story brick dwelling. - by iI0 feet, man
sand Roof and bay windows south sid. = no
when i>t and j streets. northwest. -. con
John Clark. thTee-stOry brick dwelling ~
ny - irci, north side Last Capitol street, be-
Tween Nih and "th streets, north; - 500. sam
SHfyOt, a two story frame dwelling - by
( feet, cast side I'd between { and Water SIS
northwest. $40.
PicTU BE LOVERS should not forget the
sale 10y DJGC3ESOu Bros. tomorrow evening
oi paintings by local artists. The catalogue,
now ready FOL distTi button. j. an attractive
one IN both names AMI subjects, and the sale
VIII include number of fine pieces sent in
too late TO be embraced in the list.
MARE AGE LICENSES have been issued rs
follows pln Brooks and Mary Wisner,
John O't nor and Mary Calhoun, Got
tleib Cons and Mary Wolf, Robert Diliarl
ana Susan Ok
MADAM SOU. ~ ao7 Penns yIvania avenra
desires To anuoU. To her customers that
she Will take no or rs for dreSSmaking q tier
Juhe ~, as she III leave for Paris shortly
after that date.
MEssRS. IL. ID. COOKE. JR., & Co, bankers
+ street, near 18th street and the Treasure
buy and sell District and United STATES
bonds, together with all business pertaining
10 banking.
PRoPERTY-oWNERS who have not made
application for damages TO property by
reason of public improvements can now file
their claims with j. c. Lay s. Co., No. 22a *
street. ="