Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-27

SERIOUS CUTTING WITH RAZOR
! About y o'clock to-day a quarrel sprang nm
] between two cOlOred men named VIM TAYLOR
/ ana red. Thomas, Oh r street, between 18th
/ ana 18th streets. near the National Theater
( during which Taylor whipped ont a razor
! ard made a pass at Thomas infiicting a hOr-
/ lbie cash on one of his legs, above the knee,
I SeveTing vein. by which he nearly bleJ To
death before medical assistance cOuId ne nrC.
I cured. Taylor at once fed through a barber
>nop near by and hid himself i'm the ward
I where ne was found by Detectives Sargent
and McEliIeSh, who were standing at the
door OF the Imperial Hotel. when the blows
I were struck. The officers took him TO the
I Ponce Court, from whence he was committed
I 10 jail TO await hearing; Thomas being nm
able To appear against him. TAYLOR. who l..
a bad looking fellow. claims that ne w9s
acung IN seltdefenee, TO save him from an
attack by IDomas, who was picked up and
carried 10 the Central guardhOuSe where his
wound was dressed after which he was con
Feyed TO his nome in jackson han alley.
UNITED AMERICAN MECHASICs-An meet
Ing was held in Potomac Hall, corner Mary
l-.hd avenue and 18th street southwest last
night, for the purpose Of organizing a couDciI
OF the Junior Order of United American Me
cii~ mes. Some twenty names are a =
re>tIy on The application for a charter. The
ofder Is beneficial, and admits none unless
ines are between the ages OF 10 and d and
are c. American BIRTH" IL has for its o.
first, 10 assist each other i'm getting
employ nent; second, 10 encourage Amer
leans Ia business; third, to establish q sick
anu funeral fund; fourth, 10 assist in Amer
lcdnlZlIg The youths OF America. and 10 Dre-
pare ia'sm To enter the senior order of the
o. L. A. "a. wh,en they arrive at the age of u
wears a'he Order exists in fourteen states,
ana numbers about 10000.
THE ArTENPTED MURDER AND SUI
GiDE-t oLsCf3iOii u the Parties To-duB-Mrs.
Lottie Warren. 10 was shot on Tuesday
night by John V Dempsey, at No 427 an
street, - still AT the house where the shoot
ing took place, and, although the wound is
OF such a character as 10 almost preclude In.
possibility of her recOI cry, yet, as her con-
ulllOn is not any worse t9sn II mas been for
several days, her frienC , feel hopeful. The
ply sicians, Drs. Dexter and Magruder. are
dolng all they can TO save her life, and with
sood nursing she may re, ssTer. Mr.. Demp-
Icy condition is rather worse, but IL is
thought that is owing TO TIE fever, and il
IS possible he may recover.
y STARTLING FACr-A gentleman In
New YORK, who has grown very wealthy
Win %ionin lew years, in speakin OF life instr
days ago, said that be made il a = rule to keep
ms lie insured FOR certain am 1tlnt, and to
deposit weekly IN several saw ngs banks
What he so paid and depositG d was not
missed, and at the end of a few years the
amounts so saved aggregated a ' cry large
sum- This advice should be heed, VI by the
thousands OF young men who are no, throw
ing away their salaries, but who sh ould de-
pOsit weekly in the Metropolis awnings
Bank, eorner'th street and Louisiana venue.
THE CHURCHES To-NoRRow.-Rev. DIR.
"a >, W; Bellows will preach at Willard's 4ali
me 9th-street NJ. p. church, morning a nd
fEenlng. Rev. VIM. Mcclure, reform sd
7 plScopai church, at LINCOLN Hall, at II An d
y O'CLOCK. Rev. DR. T.. n. Potter, of Union
College, New York, at the Epiphany church. |
morning and evening" Rev. DR.. Addison aud
Rev. N. X. Boss will officiate at the commu-
mon service. Rev. III. A. Cleaveland at the
Foundry al II a. m and missionary anniver-
sary IN the evening.
a NIGHT WITH THE SPIRITs.-ProfeSsor
STAIRS wonderful expose OF the tricks OF the
so called spirit mediums at the National !
TheateT tonight will no doubt draw a large
audience. The testimony of all who have
seen his performances IS that they are of re-
markable interest as showing conelusively |
mat all the manifestations OF the so-calleI
meIlums are merely clever straightforward
tricks.
IHE LARGE SALE OF Elmwood collars |
proves lhelr popularity. IL you have not yet
worn them, Try them at once.--4CtU
STANsFRING CuRFD-Dr Moses will 20
main ID the city only few days longer.