Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-16
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defendants plea Withdrawn
and demurrer filed. Wilson 4 Co. agt. Gas /
tleman; on trial
EQUITY CoURr-Jis5oe WyHs.
To-day, Mccarthy agt. McCs.aley, and
agt. Mccarthy; decree substi-
tutlng trustees. Claoaugh fgt. Ehrman-
traut ct al; decree pro confe:sso against GER
tain defendants. Snyder eS al agt. Schlorb
ct al; do. McCook agt McCook; decree for
sale. Lee agt. +. 8. and T. Co.; order setting
aside pro confesso. Barber agt- Kilbourn;
decree PRO confesso. Clements agt. Clements;
decree substituting trustees.
PPoBATE CoURr-J,otoe DIN.
Today, the viii of Frederick Adolph
publication issued. The will OF Joseph Low
ell, deceased, was filed; order of publication
ISSUED ;ed me n will OF 3; W; Reed deceased
will OF Minerva w. Macartney, deceased,
was filed and partially proven. In re estate
OF Chas. A; zimmerman, deceased; rule on
the administrator issued and returnable
TUESDAY, November sd, 1875. Letters of
administration were issued to Emma Grit
nng ON the estate of Josephine s. Griffing,
Mary b. Brown was filed. The will OF Will
nam.Gilliam was file1- The Register of Wills
presented several executors. administrators
and guardian accounts, which were approved
and passed. Court adjourned TO Saturday
next
POLICE CoURr-Jt0ioe Smell
Yesterday, after our report closed, William
Wheeler was fined SIS for fastening a mule to
a tree. Charles Reichter, malicious trespass
in removing some grape vines from the
premises of a lady; $50 or 60 days In Jail.
Michael Burke was sent down for vagrancy.
Abraham Landrick, profanity; IS Martin
Spencer forfeited s.. Thomas Kelly, disor-
Derby; SIS. Robt. McGuin, same; IS. Henry
Emmel man, prOfane; 50. Lemuel Nix,
same; S5 Thos Randolph, same; So. Thos.
Rand jlph was also fined $50 for 1ourishing
razor. Samuel Peterson, cursing; s.; James
Berry was fined $50 for carving razor u.
=: Kellem, profane; IS. Sarah Rogers, same.
Henry WolfOrd, obstructing the streets; 50.
John Merling, a vagrant, was sent to the
chain gang. Also, charged with indecent ex-
posure; IS. Bernard Shearer, charged with
selling rum in Tennallytown without Ii
cense; sos. An appeal noted; bonds, $500.
Robt. Sherlock was fined IS for disOrderly
Fritz. cursing; IS. VIM. Williams, same
charge; S5 b. Sbearer was charged with
keeping his place, where liquor is sold, open
Sophia Jane Magrnder, assault on Jesse
Lee-one blow, 81. Jas. Dempsey, loud and
boisterous talking; 50. VIM. Dempsey loud
Hill: So. VIM. Faunce and VIM. Norris,
emerged with ARRAY; 50 each. Reuben White,
small cOlored boy. charged with creating
nuisance by throwing filth in the streets.
was arraigned on the same charge. The tes-
timOny of the officer was that Mrs. White
into p street; so Anna was fined s. and the
boy discharged. Edward Roach and James
Shreves, charged with stealing thirty nine
pounds of butter, a basket and sheet from
Thomas kenney, a farmer, who brought the
butter to the Center market in his wagon on
the 2Sth of October, and, being tired, laid
down to take nap. and when he awoke mis-
butter was gone. He complained to Lieu
tenant SkippOn, and Officer McMahOn
started ont and found several prints OF but
ter scattered on the ground leading to the
Smithsonian ground. He recovered some of
the butter and the basket afterwards, which
he recognized by certain marks on them.
The case was dismissed.
STEALING BOOKS FROM A CHURCH.
Jas. II. Beverly, coIored, charged with lar
ceny of a large number of Sunday school
books belonging to the Christian church. on
Vermont avenue, said books being I'm the
custody of w. h. Childs. the librarian. 1t
was testified that the defendant sold the
books TO n second hand dealer for a small
sum. Beverly was arraigned in the Criminal
Court last week for this offence and was dis
CT arged on the ground that the Indictment
was defective, but was Tearrested. Upwards
of sixty books were taken from the church,
but forty were recovered and returned 10 Mr..
Chflds. The members of this society have
been collecting this little library for a long
time by means of fairs, sewing circles and
other ways, and this was a serious
loss. The books were sold by BeverIy To a
hook stall on + street, and recovered there.
This case was continued until Thursday TO
give defendants counsel a chance to bring
his witnesses. Beverly was then arraig ned
on the charge of stealing the pulpit bible
from the Christian church--a large quartO,
pretty clearly made out. Beverly sold IL to
dealer ON Pennsylvania avenue near the
Capitol grounds, who was present in court,
ard fully recognized defendant He par
chased the bible on the 9Th of Septen1 1er
last. Mr.. Birney put in testimony the
records of the court To show that Beverly h ii
been convicted of like offense in the Poll
Court; after which, the further hearing was
continued, on motion OF defendants counsel.
THE RAILROAD DEPOT LETTER Boxes
regard
letter boxes placed in the railroad depots i'm
this city, make the following statement
made by the proper officials of the Post Office
department necessary: Letter boxes for the
reception of letters for the north and east
and for the south, have been placed in the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad depot and
box for western letters in the Baltimore
and Ohio depot. The mail deposited in
these boxes Is not taken TO the post office,
office clerks just before the trains start.
Only mail for such states and offices as are
designated on the bulletin board over these
boxes should be placed therein. City letters
will be delayed If mailed in these boxes.
Sons OF JoNADAB.-At a meeting of the
trict, last night. Past Chief G. ]. l.. Foxwell
was elected to the unexpired term of Grand
Chief, made vacant by the resignation of
elected Grand Marshall; Past Chief John
Richmond Grand Inside, and Past Grand A.
j. Carroll Grand Outside Waterman. Sat
d..
Simpson, with Past Chief w. H. Champion,
organized a council of the Sons of Jonadab
at POmOnkey, Charles county, Md. This
makes seven councils in that state.
WHO owns THE BRICK IN THE SIDE
Waikiki will be recOllected that a few
days ago Samuel HermOn was before the Po-
lice Court on the charge of the larceny of
bricks, which he claimed as his own, they
having been taken from the pavement in
front OF his property by street improvers
and appropriated by him. The District Com
missiOners Oday, by Mr.. VIM. Birney, en-
tered suit in replevin for the brick in ques-
ton.
WANTS HIS NAME CHANGED.-John f.
Grimes has filed bill by Mr.. w. Redin
Woodward Tor change of name to John F.
Carter. He sets forth that he has for many
years dOmiciliated in the family OF Mr..
f. Carter. and has always borne the name
of that family, aud he has done business in
that name.
THE GovERNMENT's4H PER CENT. BONDS.
Several capitalists want TO buy bonds of the
United States bearing X per cent. interest.
The act of July IA, 1870, authorized only two
hundred million of the per cent. bonds.
The act OF January 20, 1871, authorized three