Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-07

lie Tavrrant OF due. will b. held a. Witt
hafft's Hall, Capitol HIll, tonight. Persons
wishing To invest small sums monthly, or
those who wish to obtain funds for building
a home for themselves. have now "a COOL
chance 20 Join a mutual ASSOCIATION al the
start.
An Alleged Fugitive Murderer.
HIS ARREST IN THIS CITY FOR y SOUTH
CAROLINA Assassination.
SATURDAY morning. Mr.. III. G.. Alley, chief
81 IOiice Of SpaTian>hurg South Carolina,
arrived in this city with the necessary
PAPERS for the arrest Of a COlOUed man named
AbTam Johnson, alias Dial. charged with
being implicated in the mnrier ON NOvem-
her sth. 1>'S Of liT. +. C. Shell, prominent
and wealthy citizen OF Lawrence county OF
frat state. Dn leaving the depot of the Bal
fjmOre and Potomac road the first man he
met was Abram. who had a push cart on the
street. He thought ne recognized the cOlOred
man who appears alSOTeCOguiZet the officer.
and he came up and asked him IL he was not
from south Carolina Allcy made an eva
Sive answer EGuIIlng where ne lived. ana
left him. This morning he went 10
Police Headg quarters. where ne obtained
the services IF detectives Sargent and
MCEi.rcsh. to whom he gave his pa
IsTS. ana these officers arrested john
son IN the Uei-hborhOod OF that depot
il q house where ne hal taken refuge, ant
look him 10 police headquarters, where ne
was locked MP 20 be returned TO South Caro-
lima for trial. pr. Shell. who resided at his
country seat. had been 10 Lawrence court
house for the transaction OF business, and
while returning home was assaulted by q
gary % sever IE-Etis-~ ana klIlNls " li''il
found he had three balls IN MS person, and
was otherwise mUtilIteJ. The murder n
TIE time caused great excitement. and this
man I0fUS0n LETT The state. since which
nothing has been heard OF him until lately il
came 10 the knowledge Of the authorities of
that state that he was living mere with his
wife and children. The officers nave been on
The alert ever since the murder 10 catch niEu.
Two other men are now in jail Inv South Cur
OLIVIA on charge Of being implicated in the
mrrter, which wa, for plunder.
\ DOG PLAYISG WITH $50 IL GREEN
BACES-N eSterday morning, Mr.. ". Moore,
merchant tailor. doing business at No lyll
New York avenue. fled complaint az
police headquarters that his store had been
entered and his pCcEet-bOOk. containing $3.50.
stolen. Detective McDevitt, after question
ing him particularly. came To the conclusion
NAT 10 was 10 robbery, and accompanied
him To hi place o. business. where ne ma to-
- thorough search. spending nearly an hour
there. He learned from Mr. Moore that the
taking it out OF his pocket ala laying il on On
the sofa on returning 10 police headquar-
tiers Mr.. Moore rcCOllectet That Al the time
he pulled out MS pOcEet-bOOk, his large New
fOuIdland dog came into the room. Mr.
McDevitt advised Mr. Moore to make an
other search in his yard. and IL ne did not
Ent his mOney. Ia notify him This mOrling.
and be would enter the case Oh record All a
general search would be commenced. This
morning GT. Moore went 10 headquarters
ard informed MCUevitt that he hal found
every dollar of hi~ money scattered all over
his var! and the TOCke book torn into Shr-dS
ny hiS large Ncwfour.i and dog, vino hal
playfuIly euawCd the leather AMI scattered
tie greeEta CkS-
WASHINGTON MILITARY AT THE Bun
EER HILL CFNTENSIAL-The Washington
Light Infantry of tLlS city propose 10 par
ficipate in the centennial ami ver>7ry % the
battle 81 Bunker Hill at Char le>towu. Mass.
al the lsth instant. and viii leave this city
on lie evening o. the 18th instant, accom-
panied by the District staff and many homo
ray members OF the corps. and be escorted
from their arnOry 10 the depot h. Captain
Met atITar s company On arriving in BOe-
ton they VIII br received by the Charles
town Cadets and march 10 the Continental
Hotel. which las been engaged a. EeIdqu1r-
ter. The CCTIS viii number fifty mUSSets,
ana v III ac under the command OF Captain
WIN. G. Moore. with Vim. y. la ton. first
lieutenant; Vim. II. Harrison. second leu
IeEalt. and j. J. Needing. third Lieutenant.
The a'iUfaEt Of the District militia, Colonel
Amos " ch>ter. has transmitted BY mail q
formal REQUEST 70 the Governor az MaSSachG-
sets for permission 10 bear arms in that
state. The Light Infantry will wear
fatigue uniform and EoapSackS with over
Goats rClie'is and on parade their white coats.
a DANGEROUS Doe KILLFD-Ahout o.
O'Clock last evening John billiard. who re-
sides Ga iutl street. between l;ID.ie Island
avenue and Il street. was badly bitten Jv
dog owned b "a uc.gHbOT named MOlIie
Ivan>. colOred- n seems billiard entered
EVSI>' house. when tine dog attacked him.
fa~tcTlT- lis teeth li the ca u OF Billari'> las
which b, held until H.IJrJ GOT ont ON the
street. B." then seized the brute by the throat
arr td.lOeI '-Ep.ig-- when Sergeant Cor
man and Officers Conway and Perry hast
CECd % IIS rescue. Perry grabbed furdog bv
The throat also. while Conway ,rel three
>i''> iA'o Hi> -g.,.. 5. .ll.2 him Instantly.
st. Do,rINIys WV CHURCH. In south
Wal II.t1u. VII 'r- Dedicated WIta impO~-
Ins ctr'lHGf. - "il sunday next. Archbishop
Ia[ley. OF Baltimore. viii perform tine c.r..-
l1Cry- and viii Ie assisted ~ Bishop Becker.
81 " liTi-E -luH AMI Bishop @ HJDuS- o. Rich
~ e.. g. Ht-lr- Z
o'Ci',k after w.f-r tine arrilE i~ hop vi. rsy--
tiFfe IoTtltc.i MA mass. Bishop Becker
viii TTeacfl. Won N-Jer-- Mass 81. g. VIII De-
rendered iy fre exec .-rr choir aCc1!rraIfef
~ orchestra music. IN Gr.-F - ~. ye.g
O'iiL>iDL aI.t iaT-- crowd. cst 1s OF atm S.
EFfL Estate ~ALEs.-N->S~S Young "
MIG -eiaE. aGct-1 ay.f.. rea. e. O., IT, ana ifl-
:, f.Ic@ agents. ~p.3 Oh SATURDAY. fDI Vim.
Williams trustee. lot~ J. and !. Iu 81, mare
80 "n 1T street southeast. 90 Tucker q Sher-
mar. IcI - cents Ucr fool
1h">- r Wagsimau sold. on Friday last.
TOT LOWS tlgp.aIc trustee. lots mum Derei
from 8 - ID, averaging about 81. acres each.
LriiE part az kervand'S subdivision of
.'WoCdley.' a tract oI and en- the west s!,.c
acre.
tONNiCTFD.-JOIH Cole, a big and danger
Ot's looking COiOrei man. arrested in Balti-
more and brought To TINS city by Detective
MSLtNltt ca the charge 81 rODDing the resi-
teLce % Mr.. = II. Kaufman in Marcn
81 wa tried on the charge before Judge
MacAftGUT i'm the Criminal Court this morn
2 HE jury gave verdict q guilty
without leaving their seats.
CE"sleS smith. charged with stealing four
el:gS- rom The residence OF Mrs. Emma
- ouLg IA A gril. was also found guilty..
THE INDIAN COMNIssIONEE-AC OEREC-
JION--Ef.tsr S'CT- THE STAR Of last EatuT-
cay contained a report Of an interview he
tween Commissioner Smith and the Sioux
inclans- ] wish To say that Mr.. Smith vas
titstlN mistaken ia all his remarks relating
10 ne " a>!IfngfGu House. There j. not q
VOID OF Truth IN any 81 MS illusions 20 that
ECuse or 10 any person connected Herewith.
The iacfs are Just tEe reverse Of his stale
nCl =. JUSTICE.
MOUNT NFENON.-At the council of the
Mount Vernon Ladies Association. AZ their
meetirg Saturday al Mount Vernon iusfruc-
lions were given Tor such repairs Of the
Mount Venom estate a. are G b~olufciv utcaS-
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