Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-21
4 sad and True Sf0rv

some twenty years or more ago there came
10 this city from the sacred soil of old Viz
glnla, near the quiet town Of Warrenton, a
Ielcate and modest little girl named Mary
A. She won many friends by her quiet
department and Industrious habits as n
dresSma ker, which trade she learned and Ia
bored at for some time. Her personal charms
hnally captivated the heart of young GEN
tleman in one of the departments who wooed
and married her. They lived happily To-
eether until the husband, during the war
entered the military service of the govern
meltt lie was informed, during his extend
ed absence, of things that did not look alto
gether right 10 him. This led tn trouble and
Inc maynard conduct OF his wife finally LED
70 his abandonment of her, since which time
Mary has been going from bad to worse
several Tunes, as the records of the Police
court VIII show, she has been up for keepinp
bawdy house, but always managed thr1u Oh
The influence of men in high places, whicI,
she always managed to secure, TO be let
down softly. Her racket :" as the noIico
term II, Is TO locate herself in neat houses
IN respecta bic neignborhOoIs. instead OF the
low haUnts OF the division, for the prOsecu-
ton OF her calling. Her last place OF resi-
denee, from which she was pulled last
night by Lieut.. Skippon's officers. was in q
me house on q street, between eth and sth
Streets, where, for couple of moons, she has
Kept mat usually quiet place in hot water by
nightly jamborees of her friends. Among
The constant dodgers at her house has been an
eX-Judge from the same state who has re-
duced himself TO pitiable state by his in
temperate habits. Last night. between ii
and II O'Clock, the judge went home i'm a
maudl1n state, and rather bOisterous
Mary had already borne too much
from him, and refused him admission.
The judge sung, in not a very sweet
tone Of voice, 'I'm sitting on the stiIe
Nary" which he occasionally varied with
spoken sentences in language for which ne
Is somewhat noted, and finding Mary ebd,-
rate he commenced kicking at the cOor 10
6urst ~ open. just here the lieutenant with
Sergeants Leach and Dinsmore and Officers
Smoot, Longstreet, and Hineliue came mn.
and after capturing the troubadour raicied
Mary's castle and captured the proprietresS
anu Dung woman in black silk robes, who
gave the name of LOttie Wood, together with
the servants OF the house the rest having es-
caped), and escorted them TO the guard
mouse. Lottle's tears and sObs and Mary's
rCmonStrances had no effect upon the otficers
and all were locked up for a hearing TODAY
IN Inc Police Court this morning Mary ].
patterson was charged in the information
with Keeping bawdy house, and Mr. Car
rlngton stated that the government was not
yet ready 10 hear the case, as an importanf
witness, named Benjamin F. Nef, was not
present, and asked continuance until to-
morrow. Mr.. Evans asked that the time IA
fixed for SATURDAY, and by that time he add
eel, he thought the government would abar-
aoii lhe case. MI; Carrington.-''I think not,
SIR. ES-Judge Nelson was held in 500
bonds as witness in the case, and il goes
over TIL saturday next.
THE GERMANIA SCHUETzESFEsr C1osrn
Yesterday The shooting at the kings target
was concluded, resulting in the crOwning OF
Mr.. Michael Fox as schuetZen king for The
ensuing year. Captain Bauch made the
greatest number of bulls eyes in the king
shcotlng; j. n. Seller ranking second, and q
. w heeler third. Mr.. J.. A. Seller secured
me nrst prize; II. Fursinger second; Captain
Bauch third; {. s. Wheeler fourth; c. kozeI
nithi A kleinhem sixth; III. Xander seventh:
NJ: Fox eighth; A. Doehrer ninth; and A.
hlelnhem tenth. The off-hand SHOOTING
which was closely contested, resulted witt,
Inc greatest number OF bulls eyes for Can
tain Bauch, c. 3. Wheeler and J. A. Seller
In the bowling match the prizes were
awarded as follows The first TO Frei.
schmidt, second TO A. DOehrer, third TO Cleo
A. Fisher. fourth to NJ. Fox, fifth TO Mr..
Heunch, sixth TO Mr.. Cooley.
ELECTION OF OFFICERs.-At the animal
meeting OF the Grand Encampment L. o. o.
F., held last night, the following officers were
elected :-George 5. King, q. p; q. H Baer
u Ill. p Joseph Burroughs, G.. s. W.; l.. b.
Allyn, u. 8; +. h. Lord, sr., G.. T.; III. c.
stevens, q. j. W.; John T. Given, Grand
representative to the Grand Lodge of the
United States W
The washington Hibernia Benevolent As
ISOLATION have elected the following officers
10 serve during the ensuing year:-Daniel G.
McGivern, president; John Fopartv FIRST
Vice president; John A. Gleason second vics
president; Dennis Lyons, recoriing score
tary; Jas Dillon, financial Secretary. Iohn
J. HUI, treasurer; Thos Montgomery. chief
marshal. 0iioi
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs. Duncan
son BIOS, auctioneers, sold yesterday after