Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-25
The wsnan's remperanes u.iel.
YHrYR YTRaT YEAR's WORK.

THEIR FIRST YEARS WORK.
Woman's Remittance Union was held last
night at Lincoln Hall and was well attended.
Mrs. G. w. Linville presided, with Mrs.
opened with devotional exercises. and the
secretary read the report reviewing the work
OF the year. The report says:
we stand upon the broad platform that all
are responsible-not the saloon keeper alone
They are not breaking the law by dealing ont
licensed to do 50. think am risht In xv-
ing very few drink what they sell We ..h:sr
ina ,hat every one that in any way coontsnsnces
and causes SO much misery D,is,n. is respon,
sible In proportion to the inf oence thew have
the cb in fMaa6hg or admin nering law from
voter: We have not thou kht in the year past
that this was the best pie n Of work. but IL i'm
We should hesitate to 2 az
sEvENrY-THREE "U sON-cLAp- WORKERS
na DufIng ane snmmf 4 the ladies copied the
names msI OF All noens' ID saloon keepers in the
tnelT appncaton. On the I'D of September
t tne Union was f0r mally organized, at which
ton Of of membe I'D pledge the only eondi-
tnree ladies an the number now enrolled is
The report goes on 10 say: Immediately
aINr the VI ion was organized a circular was
seht 70 eac a of the 1000 persons whose names
r we're loun attached to the applications for
10 some Oh LneSe we reteiNtu
eeiyed r plies stating that their signatures
n in. De EN- fraudulently obtained. Finding
,has" Ae liquor law of tie District required
hnIS gnatures OF a majority of the property
nor ers and residents in the vicinity To every
apl LEGATION for a license, and that a protest
~ W. ,uld be regarded, though IL were signed by
Ally few persons, the ladies canyaSsed the
ATTY for the purpose OF obtaining signatures
80 the protests.
GRATIFYING RESULTS.
A great many names were obtained and the
result of the labor is shown by the report OF
the police commissioners, that the number
OF licenses granted was ffty-one less than
| last year, and the Union have now in their
| possession list OF one hundred and twenty
| hve names of persons who were licensed
liquor dealers last year, who for some reason
| letter was addressed to each OF the city pas
| tors requesting them to preach a sermon
| upon the subject of temperance. This request
was complied with by some OF the most
| prominent ministers. memorial was pre-
| scented TO Congress praying that the laws of
the District be so revised as to Danish liquor
| from the grocery stores entirely, and that
| druggists be allowed to sell upon physicians
| prescription. This petition Congress did not
see fit to grant. About the last of January
the members of the Union commenced To
| visit the jail TO hold religious service aad
| converse with the prisoners Oh the sub
| ject of religion.
THE CRUSADE To GO ON
The report concludes: alt is true that we
| have met with discOuragemerts, but we are
| not dismayed. Our cause rests with a higher
| tribunal than that of earth and we believe,
| that with the blessing of God upon our united
efforts We shall live to see intoxicating
| liquors banished from our city and land. For
this We are striving, for this we are praying,
| and for this we ask the cooperation and
! prayers of all good people,
| hr. r. M. Bradley presented the financial
| report, showing that during the past year
the receipts had been S2s3.65; expenditures,
s265.l6; balance on hand. SIS 50.
Short addresses were made by Mrs. Scd-
more. Hrs. Chaplin, Mrs. Connolly, Prot. j.
| W. Chickering, and Mrs Underhil.
| Chase and Capture OF a Noted Burglar
About SIS o'clock last night the dwelling
! house of Mrs. Elizabeth Decker, 1881 III st.
northwest, was entered by burglar, who
| climbed up the awning in front and opened
! window in the second story by means of a
| chisel which he carried. The thief then ran
sacked the front and back rooms while the
/ family below were at supper. Hearing a
| noise up stairs, they started to go up. when
the fellow made his escape the same was he
| entered. In slipping down the awning he
| the alarm, when he started in a brisk run
down III street, towards 18th street, calling
out "stop, Theft Officers Myers and Ryan
| of Lieutenant Greer's force, were near by
and started in pursuit, overhauling him near
| Farragut square, where he was captured but
not before he had turned and fired three shots
through the coat of Officer Myers.
He was scOOped into the statiOn-hOuse, where
ne gave the name of John Hume, but his
right name is Thomas Curran, well-knOwn
! pickpOcket and burglar. In his pockets was
found about So in good money and "A large roll
OF advertisements in imitation of money. II
/ is supposed that there were two Others wi h
/ MIN, who were watching outside, but they
made their escape in different directions
when the chase commenced. Curran is an
OLD Onender and has served a term at Albany
| for similar crime. The OppOrtune discovery
trated his designs of robbery, as nothing
has SO far been missed by Mrs. Decker. In
lhe 'front.' room was a small quantity of mo
! ney, which was overlooked by the robber
he was taken to the Police Court Sdis morn
ing ON two charges-One of burglary and the
other OF assault and battery with intent To
/ Kill, and committed to Jail for action of the
! grand jury. Bonds were Fl xed in each case al
| $500, making $1,000 in all. Subsequently,
and after the adjournment of the court, a
note was received by Judge Smell from the
ONCE OF Judge Fisher, requesting that the
pan Pe nxed at $1,000 in the case of assault
and battery with intent to kill, and 81 900
IN the burglary case. Committed.
Currans picture has been in the rOgues' gal
lery at headquarters for some time past. He
is well known by the detective officers.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS WANTED FOR
An ALLEGED acknowledgements Mr..
woodbury. Wheeler, for VIM. III. CarricO, en-
tered suit against Joseph T. Jenkins for
Islander, laying damages at 81 900. The plain
TN alleges That he was the owner of "a piece
OF land liz the county OF Prince George Md,
and being DESTROYS to sell the same the de-
PENDANT falsely and maliciOusly asserted that
he held a claim against the estates of Thos.
A. and La wSon Nermillion, of which plain
tiff was administrator and had settled up
the estates, ana would prosecute his claim
(meaning S; nd pretended claim of 1861 until
II was pal d; 1T made difference who
bought it' q meaning the estate of the plain
tiff in said l. aDds ,, ''he held the place for his
money" Tn plaintiff asserts that this was
n false claim. and had been fully paid and
discharged, ar a BY these Misrepresentation
persons were deferred from buying said
lands, and to IN AXE sale he has been Obliged
to expend large sums of money in and about
negotiations ant tdealings with purchasers or
would-be purchs ssers
'THF Picture OF ITS DADDY."-YeSter-
day George w 5 ssewart. a bright mulatto
was before Justice tt. Shea on the charge
OF bastardy, pref erred by Carrie Buster,
nearly white, form eTty of Alexandria, Va,
who charges him W t1h being the father of her
Legitimate child, b Srn September 4th last.
There was quite an, amount OF testimony
taken, going to show that she was employed
in a house on Az sire St and Stewart visited
her there. The plaini if was represented by
Mr.. r i Mnrrav and the defendant by MI