Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-21

No street lamps Will De A!sule1 uDitt tue
1Dd inst
The fishing season on the Potomac has
Se,n failure thus far this year.
proves o. cattle and sheep are still per
Hltted 20 run O' er the parking ct 18th street
west, between north and soCth streets.
Er. q. G. CalIan. formerly OF thiS city. is
Tov editor AID proprietor OF the Fredericks-
tuTg Texas Se.Iti,jCL
ASTelling match a. Waugh NJ. E Church.
taIlt"t Eili. last evening. resulted in fav or
M :. Gardner AMI Miss Nellie JeffTieS
iir- Verdi. who has been quite III Tor some
time past. role o'.t to-day, FOR the first time
ID three week
About O'Clock to-day Edward Williams,
white man, was iOuni drowned near the
9Th street wharf II - SAID tIat he teIOng5
To one 81 tie yacht clubs
Men are engaged ar the Nav Ward cut-
ling up tie iT,u torpedo hpaf PiS, ataqus,
which has been laying at TIE yard since the
war.
The rooms formerly OCCUPIED by the col
lection "a taN'S ~ the west wing ui the City
Hall a." bciu. fitted up .OT use a. Tie District
Attorneys UilirP-
Al a recent nlec.in.. O: the board OF dirpc
tors Of THE Washington SrhUetZeG-N ercin. q
was decided Ca rfcC; a ddUciug pavilion at
their IaTk on the tn street road, TO cost
$500.
To-Day w C. MurIork entered a suit for
Sidney Mcfarland. Late cieTS OF the north
tTI market. agaiHSt the u striCt Of Columbia.
for expenses incurred in repairs, removing
garbage. sc. SJ+i
Gto1re Rooka ,uoy matched 20 fizht Tom
A lien for The champion ShI pot America and
Joe CObUIu. The CN-cEampiDn of The world,
viii appear in ring costume al next week az
rhe Avenue Tbcater. Coburu has never De
fore spared HiGi~ Citv.
Last evening Mi. John r. Dennis was
robbed OF his watch IN the alley IN the rear
Of Wesley chapel. by "a cplOrcd man. VINO
lnas4e Of. sne facts were REPORTED - pOi.rs
he adq UaT;eTs. ana Detectives McElfrrSh and
Sargent arrested Jackson Bullock - the
party, AMI he Was fully identified. lie IS
held for "A hearing
About noon to-day a ryIm0r was set afnat
nat murder had been committed AZ the
tlISy camp or tire B.Jten>buTg Tnal. above
Ht tHVet-G woman being ki!Iei by her
buscaId- Tine T'poTt reached hcstdq GarteTs,
and MAJOR Richards and Detectives McDev-
10 and TCo.ueS hurried 20 the place, AMI
There found That one Of the trampS tNarri-
son had had q shgi.t difficulty with his wife.
=Ld had run of.
An ent, rfainmpnt viii he given on the I'D
instant. a. Willard Hall. for the benefit Of
E'Iic V Prud'hOmme. who il about 10 re-
turn tC Paris The talent OF the Davenport
aud ID" JEFF eT~On Clubs. and also OF the
t'Tcie pTSWatique Francois have consented
"a assist on tie occasion The hall should be
Sled - overfiOwirg by the many friends
sud pupils of Mile PrUd hOmme. who has
heeh one 81 our most successful teachers.
IMPORTANT Bull DING ASSOCIATION DE-
eIsTON--Ihe building association ease of tine
Franklin cooperative Building Association
against the National Capital Association
vas decided by Justice Wylie in the Equity
court yesterday. The facts are that i'm OcfO-
her lS,2 III WEIGH secretary of the Ma
y
lion. together with the treasurer, certified
that the sum of $3.50 had been paid ON twenty
certificates Of stock, whereupOn the Franklin
Cooperative Building Association advanced
Sn these certificates and other securities
Si.eeo, total of 50 ,oO0 advanced. In Febry-
airy, 1874. the stock was formally trans ferred
10 the Franklin association, but Welch
having given notice in 1872 of its surrender
30 dues were paid Oh il by the Franklin. In
1874 the secretary of the Latter association
gave notice Gifts surrender and the National
association refusing To redeem, the Franklin
Sled Dill IN equity in September last 10
compel them TO do so. The defendants
answer set up that the stock was issued by
WEIGH without authority. and vas frauiu-
tent. wheTeupOn issue was taken on this
answer. and mass OF testimony taken.
Judge Wylie held that the defendants We're
estOpped by the act of their secretary (Mr
WEIGH, and Were bound to redeem. and ac-
coTtingly passed decree IL that effect, thus
seeding that tie stock of a bu i'll up aS>Orja-
lion, fraUduiently OF IrregulaTly ISSUED Oy
one q! It's own officers. - valid in the hands
81 an innocent holder as ssaiuSf the aSSocia-
ton n. \. Elliott for plaintiff and VI u.
Rall for defendant.