Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-13
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The Stree lamps will be lighted at 1l-30 p.
m. and eXtinguished at a. m.
II will he seen that the bars. booths etc,
for the next Schuetzen Fest are to be sold by
auction day after 10 morrow.
See notice of moonlight eXcgIrSiOn OF North
Carolina Avenue Mission tomorrow even
ing.
Mrs. scroggin while going down tee steps
from the terrace at the corner of 4th ard F.
streets southwest last night, slipped and fell
20 the bottom brea king her left arm. Ser
eeant Holltng5erger assisted her 70 her home
and called in Or. McKim.
Tie fine mare of Col. c. NJ. Alexander.
which was stolen from his stable in this
city on Sunday night, las stated in THE
STAR OF yesterday. ) came TO his farm yester-
day afternoon, probably having been turned
loose by the thief, who forgot TO return the
Harry Brooks, the pedestrian, is still walk
ing at the Avenue Theater, and seems conf
dent of completing his self-impOscd task.
viz: walking OcO half miles in as many ha II
hours. His walk will be finished between o
and II O'Clock tomorrow evening if ne holds
out so long, and the indications now are that
he will.
a MINE0 DIVORCE CAsE-Yesrerday, in
the Equity Court. Judge Wylie made a de-
cree divOrcing William c. johnson from the
bonds OF matrimOny with Virginia Johnson.
The bill i'm this case was filed in May, 1874,
and sets forth that they were married at
Wilmington, Del in September, 1885. and
have one child; that they lived together I'M
I'll August. 1871; that in October, 1853, ne
purchased lot in square 1tS}. which he had
conveyed to G.. A. James in trust for his
wife; that on the sd of August, 1871, with
out bis knowledge. she conveyed the prop
erty To @. W. Stickney to secure $3.50 Dor
rOwed by her, and the next day deserted
him. and subsequently, disposed OF the prop
erty absolutely. He also charges in general
hat defendant is living lewd and laciviOus
life. and is totally unfit to have the care of
the child. He asks that the bonds of matri-
mony be dissolved; that he may have the
custody of the child; tnat defendant be de-
creed to resume the maiden name OF Timbus
and shall not make herself known by the
name of Virginia johnson.
The respondent i'm her answer AMI cross
bill states that she left complainant because
of the cruel and iHhuman treatment of her
self and child by complainant; Admits that
she borrowed money on the property 50 as to
get 10 her mother, and subsequently sold 10
TO obtain means Of support; makes specific
charges of his striking and beating her
threatening to take her life; knock
ing her almost senselesS with a bot
lie. procuring rope and threatening to
hang her and coming To bed with razor.
She charges that complainant is not the
proper person To have the custody OF the
child, and asks decree from the bonds Of
matrlmony, and that alimOny be granted
her and her child. The testimony was taken
by Mr.. CruikStank. The decree disSOIveS
the bonds of matrimOny between the parties
gives the custody of the child To the petit
UOEeT. and directs respondent to resume her
maiden name of TimbuS. Mr.. F. w. Jones
appeared for complainant, and Messrs. A. q.
Riddle and {. y. Thomas for respondent.
SUIT AGAINST THE BALTIMORE AND
the Circuit Court, Judge Humphreys the
motion for a new trial IN the case Of l.. A
Beall against the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. was OveITuled, the plaintiff remittng
all damages over loco, each party paving
its own costs 1t will be recoIlected that
about two years ago Mrs. BealI, with her in
fant, was in one of the Columbia II street)
cars. and when il was crossing the Metropol-
ifan Branch road on LIST street east she be-
came frightened at the approach OF train
on that road and jumped out, and her child
falling beneath, the wheels Of the engine
PASSED over 10. and IL was instantly killei,
NJ rs Beall was also injured at the time and
this suit was brought by her husband to re-
cover for her injuries. 1t was claimed by
the plaintiff that the cause of the accident
was the negligence of the defendant in not
stopping the train or giving warning. On
the first trial a verdict for IS. 00O was given
plaintiff, which Judge Carter set aside as ey-
cess1ve. and on the recent trial verdict for
$1,000 was given, which Judge Humphreys
also regarded as excessive and would have
Set aside had not the plaintiff agreed to re-
hitting all above $1,000.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Wash. b. Will
IIams. auetioneer, has recently sold for F.
improvements, TO a. T. Boswell for $50: for
Frederic Smith. trustee, the old Easily es-
tate, corner 9th street and Pennsylvania av-
enUe southeast. comprising lots Q, 10 and II.
IN square No: S25, 10 Julius Leins, for - 800;
and for i. e. kimball, trustee, 80 lots in Hun
tington, on the line of the Baltimore aud
Potomac railroad, in Prince Georges county,
Md, TO r. Il. Dodge, for go per lot
Thomas L. Waggaman, real estate auc-
uoneer. sold on saturday last, for John w.
Ross, trustee, the farm formerly owned by
C. VI. Alexander. near Mount Olivet cerne-
tery, comprising about ITO acres OF land, for
B. II. Warner, real estate broker and auc-
Uoneer. through George f. Emmons, sales
man, sold yesterday afternoon for j. T. Gull
trustee, frame dwelling situated on 9th st.
east. between Pennsylvania avenue and
South St, 10 H. j. Norton, for 81 ,O25.
asa Chicago COl0Ted DdnEsel and General
LcctDi's COdciBGn.-YeSterda Messrs. H y
Oler and l. y. Mitchell filed bill for NAL
N1Ea Massey, cOlOred. against Lewis III p
Davis, for breach of promise of marriage
laying damages at 5000 She alleges that
on or about the 18th OF November last he
promised 70 marry her and in consideration
OF such promise she has remained single but
be has violated such promise. by marrying
another woman-Henrietta Stewart-on the
ath instant, IN this city. The plaintiff claims
mat defendant, who is the coachrnan of Gen
Logan. OF Ill, was the father OF a child by
her and she bad him arrested in Chicago
but ne then promising TO marry her and to
Day the costs, she declined to appear against
him. and the case was DISMISSED. She also
alleges that he not only refused to marry her.
Guy mas neglected. 10 pay the costs Of the
suit. II viii be recollected that the parties
were before the Police Court last week de-
iendant IN this case charging the plaintiff
men WIN threats, ana that she was held 10
bail 10 keep tie peace.
a THrFT, A CHASE, AND THREATS OF
MOB LAW. Yesterday afternoon Frank
hltney and another cOlOred man entered a
store on 10th street northwest, and while his |
I'1l was examining some goods Frank |
seized a box OF cigars and ran An alarm
was given, and a crowd chased the prisoner
10 llNery stable on 18th street, near o, !
MEeTe ne was captured by Off1cers Oliver
ana Grant, and locked up at the ID precinct |
station Tor hearing. On the way, however
ne resisted. ana the crowd were in favor of !
mOhblng hiUl- The officers We're Obliged To |
lDfft tEelr WAY through the crowd
reached 9th-Street car, in which the pris-
oner was placed, and the driver was COM
PEELED then to use his whip TO escape the |
Iursu6rs.
ELECTION Or OFFICERS OF ANAcosTIA
AND POTOMAC RAILROAD. - The stock
holders OF the Anacostia and Potomac Rail-
ROAD company yesterday elected the fol-
IHSWIhg directors for .one year: DIR. Noble