Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-11
A Card from Captain A. Grant.


SIR:-In last Saturdays issue OF THE EVE
MING STAR your reporter furnished an in
complete statement of certain remarks which
fell from certain judges on the bench of the
court in bdRc, upon the rendition of a decree
in my favor in the case Of Carter and others,
wherein i was defendant. The remarks re-
printed statement addressed by me to the
court, charging fraud, chicanery and deceit
on the part OF the Phoenix Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company and Others, to deprive me of
my property by unlawful means. AT the
proper time mot many days distant) will
be prepared 10 submit, for the consideration
of the public, full and complete ezpose of all
matters pertaining to my business relations
with said company and others, until which
time ask suspension of public sentiment.
A. GRANT.
WASHINGTON March II, 1875.
O
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-B H. Warner sold
Yesterday afternoon, at auction, lot num-
bered three and the west four feet of lot num-
bered two, in square one hundred and six,
fronting fOrty-fOur feet on street, between
18th and 18th streets northwest, improved by
fOur-story brick and three-story frame
dwelling, Nos. 1909 and 1907, to Chester
keiser, esq, at S12, 900.
Thomas L. Waggaman, so It'll street has
sold for Theodore A. Curtis part of lot I, in
square 6s2, fronting IS feet on north ID street,
by 40 feet on LIST street east, for 81 900 cash;
also. at auction. to William Frere, lot 10, in
square $50, fronting 20 I, ct on H street north
east, for 81 ,000 also, for Mrs. L. j. Stone,
o., 600 square feet of ground at the intersec-
ton of 14th street and the road leading TO the
Soldiers Home, at ten cents per foot, amount
ing TO s6 800. The purchaser, VIM. F. Mat
tingly, esq, intends at an early day improv-
ing it with very handsome residence.
ALMOST A SERIOUS ACCIDENT-Yester
day afternoon peculiar collision occurred
between the limited express trains from and
TO New York, while passing each other,
about twenty miles this side of Philadelphia.
In turning q curve the rear car of the New
York train struck the rear car of the WASH
inpf0nlhOnnd no NIL 10 .rIo
windows along its side and ripping off part
OF the roof. IL would seem that a similar
accident is liable to happen at any time, as
the speed at which the trains are run is liable
TO swing the end cars of the train so that In
running on curve they may be swung
together
ARREST OF A WASHINGTON BURGLAR
IN BALTIMORE. - John Cole, alias John
Tuesday by Chief Detective Crone, charged
with having clothing In his possession under
suspicious circumstances, and Detective
ing: This morning he was taken before
Judge Smell. fH the Police Court, on the
charge OF break king and entering the dwelling
night OF 5th instant, and stealing therefrom
clothing and other articles valued at about
500. He was committed to Jail for q hearing
in default OF $500 bonds.
THE THEATER C0NIoUR presents some
unusually attractive features this week.
vocalist, appears in different characters, the
celebI ated LaDglois brothers In their aston
ishing feats OF jugglery, Miss Lulu Delmay,
and the Weston sisters, and other attractions.
RIAL ESTATE SALE IN ALEXANDRIA,
r. A. Kerby, auctioneer, sold for u. l.. Smoot,
trustee, the lots on the southwest corner OF
Queen and Patrick streets, 75x6O feet, the
property OF the late William Wlraley, 10
John summers, for s4oo.-Seaf,ei. lc<a.
MOLLY MAGUIREs-On Tuesday about
q hundred of the striking miners at Ashton,
Pa. belonging to an organization known as
the Molly Maguires,, paraded with masks,