Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-06
District Government Affairs.


offiCiated. and the remains were inferred in
Mount Olivet Cemetery
District Government Affairs
Permission has been given To MeSSrS.
Ganewell & Co. TO open streets where neces-
saTy To place poles AMI lay wire under
ground for the construction Of the new fire
alarm telegraph Poles are To he used ONLY
where there are 10 houses ON which TO put
The wires.
PROPERTY SOLD FOR NON-FAYNENT OF
SPECIAL TANF-.
Mr. r. II. Warner. auctlOneer. sold at auc-
lion to-day The property advertised on /. II.
l-th. r. and other streets for special i'm
proponents held by the First National Bank
OF New York. The property sold was gene
bank who was present
\ WRIT OF HABEAs CoRPUs-Thc Po.rey
~ ts Iffi@, f7Tt OTsT Cqfeapt CGses-TO-
day. James Cook, by his attorneys. Me>Sr>
l. -. Washington and John III. Cook. filed a
petition for a writ Of habeaS CORPUS and
Judge Macarthur directed the writ To issue
Itturuahle al T. O'Clock tomorrow morning
The petitioner sets forth that he is held i'm
jail under a commitment from the Police
Court, and states the facts OF his determine
lion 10 be. As he understands them. as fol-
lows That he was brought before the Police
Court ON the lSt Of July on process of attach
meut for contempt in neglecting or emitting
To appear as witness in the case of the pis-
1rlct agt- i. III. Hurdle, nOtwi tbs standing the
fact that the records do not show that he was
served with process as a witness. And after
Immediate hearing he was fined 500. or thirty
days IN JAIL, the record being. Cook hnei
SO, or 80 days in iJil-and be impriSOnei l.
hours in jail July iSt." on that date he was
committed for Is hours. On the "a of Julv
another commitment, as follows. was sent
Ia the warden, IT =. agt James Cook com
mittet 10 Jail July ri. Is15. charged with con-
Tempt. ard sentenced To Jail 80 dayS in de-
fault of so" He represents that his cOufiDe-
ment j. ia violation OF the act of JuDp T-tb
1870. organizing the Police Court and in vi0-
Iatlon OF his constitutional and legal rights
a. a citizen.
THE RAILROAD FARES TO BALTIMORE
OCNE BA'K To THE OLD RATES-The Bal
tlnoTe anC ohio and Baltimore AMI Potomac
Ticket agents commenced Yesterday morning
The safe Oi through tickets at increased
rates. IN pursuance of the greenenf recently
entered into al New York. The local fare
between Baltimore and Washington. on the
Baltimore and Potomac was not advanced
until this afternoon. and tickets are now
sod al the T. and Z. Offices at the OLD
Tates-~l2p fOI single trip and - for rOund
mlp-same as the Baltimore and Ohio rates
lie agents were this morning teIPgraphad
mar The regular tickets would answer on the
Philadelphia train. about 2.iG O'clOck) and
ihey should be placed on sale immediately
ana the old ones returned. During the low
Iale season the Baltimore and Potomac
S"hIthE nave been carrying fun cars, and
u now remains 10 be seen a. 10 how the new
passengers VIII stick.
SHOCKING ATTEMPT AT SUICIDEAg
-AGfa Nan Cits HIS ThToOf.-A shoemaker
named L Shekel. - years old. living on 22d
street; between q and II. was found about
oclockOn sunday morning upon the ground
IN The back yard OfhIS residence. No. 723 22I
street. IN state Of inSenSibilitv covered
WIN bFood, with very ugly cash across his
throat. the windpipe cut and gaping omen an
inch or more. and the large vessels and nerves
nearly exposed. He has had periodical at
tacks OF mental arrangement for the last four
years during which he has made several at
temptS 10 destroy his life. Dr. Marburv as
sisted by Or. Draper. rendered surgical ser
vices, and say thai his injuries may rro,-a
fatal.
Az AGFD MAN KILLED BY AFALLFPON
tART-A bout noon to-day a mule al
tached 10 a cart driven by Patrick q gleason
near the corner OF North CAPITOL and X
streets started 10 run. and threw Gleason
OUT. anu. falling or his head. he was kiUed
almost instantly. his skull being fractured.
bfhcerS THOMPSON and AmoSS had the boiv
SSollSeSeI 70 The seventh precinct station
age. and was the father OF the weIl-knOyyn
contractor, Mr.. Andrew Gleason. This acct
cent gave rise 10 false report that the lat
Killed. ''-0'
SERIOUS PERHAPS FATAL. Blow WITH
fANISG STOSE.-A quarrel arose vesfer
day between James Davis and 1;e0rge (,l,rrI
~ an entertainment given al the Colorei
Mission Church corner Ct 18th AMI J streets
southeast. during which Curry struck Davis
~ The mead with q paving stone, knocking
nm senseieSs. aud intiict.ng injuries which
may prove fatal Officer GfTutt arreS ted ne
aSsallant and locked him up in the sfh pre
ciTct station house. Davis was taken home
and medical assistance summoned. They
were 10th members Of the church. but ha.i
beeh imbl6ing rather freely.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have .5een iSSued a.
IoilOWS--Wm. Hill and Carrie Johnson of
baltimore John T. Day and sarah Jones.
Henry T. Davis and Martha j. Louis; c. T.
Harding. Of Mansfield. Ohio and Kate
hcl AOnald; Andrew j. Stewart and Laura V
Major Robert Johnson and TarGuinia Me-
henZle, Robert j. N-ynne. OF PHI adeIphia
and Mary T. McCa5e.
"A VERDICT or AAEsLAU sat
nruay evening the case of Charles Stevenson.
charged with the murder of Cornelius Shea
was gwen 10 the jury about !. o'clock and
after an absence OF hCurS they returned "A
verdict OF guilty of manslaughter. The conn
sci for the prisoner (MeSSrS HenkIe ana
tupPy) entered motion for q new trfas
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY ARRESTS -
TWESTI-FOUR GOURs-ATrests were mace
IN the several police precincts Yesterday e.
IOiloWS NO ], ?; No ?. -; No 3. 8: No L. ,
q; No 5, p No. 6. l.. MOI Is. Nos 70,
making altogether 140.
OVERCOME BY THE HEAT-TIig rnorniDO
While Oiheer stone was pursuing man
Ut, and was conveyed to his home near ne r
corner OF ri and 4 streets northeast
BUILDING AssOCIATrON-The second
monthly OF Capitol Hill Co-operatieye /
building Association was held last might a. !
WifhsftS Han. Capitol Hill. SIGOo was SoId /
al an average premium OF 100 per cent.
RECEIPTED tax bill is a jOy forever To I
realize this inestimabie boon. pay your 4
special inn rOvement tax bills through j. c. |
Lay q Go No. 3 =. street. 7