Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-21
Condensed Locals.
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twCen9th and loth streets
Condensed Locals.
SOdcue mas an open cOuntenanCe.
Alexandria j. proud of her skating rink.
Among the marriage licenses issued to-day
was one 10 Albert Bnuidin ,fhr wel}-knOwn
colOred Baptist minister aud Eliza Muse.
Mr.. and Mrs ". II. Wyvin have the SYM
paihy Of large circle OF friends over the
death Of their sinCularly loVeabIe and inter
eStiDg daughter. Florence.
Mrs ROSina Fauth. residing on f0th street
between Pennsylvania avenue and q street
was undressing preparatory To- going 10 bed
at l2.i5 o clock yesterday morning. when she
suddenly dropped dca from heart disease.
The Postmaster General Yesterday an
nUlIed the contract of the Lady of the Lake.
tO take effect February I. for carving the
mails Selni-weekiy between Washington and
Norfolk.
The estimates of the Board Of Health for the
seNt EScstl year were presented to Congress
yesterday. The board desire an aDDrOpria-
lion OF SJ2--~i9. which is exclusive Of their own
salaries.
Alta special meeting of the managers Of
the District reform school ye~teplay. IL was
reserved TO pre- vent the claims OF the school
for an appropriation before the Congressional
committee 80 that the work Of improvement
may he resumed.
Certificates were filed in The recorders Of
nee yesterday Of the COrcOran Fire InSur-
snce AMI the National Metropolitan Fire In
surancc companies. showing the capital stock
10 De IN each case $4,000, and no existing
debt.
Major Richards. superintendent Of police.
has issued a general order announcing fn the
force the death Of Lieut. John T. Essex and
ordering a detail of nifty men 70 attend the
funeral. which will take place at O'Clock on
Sunday.
Thesub-c0mmittee Of the Board of Schont
Trustees. investigating the charges against
hr- Mckee. principal of the iSt district gram
mar school. held a meeting Tuesday evening
last and heard Mr. Mckee i'm Seif-dcfence.
Mr. Hardness. assistant teacher. who was
present defended the action Of the principal.
The Patent Office issued Yesterday patcnf>
10 the following persons in This CITY. Garret
r Calhart. design for an advertising desk.
Edward W. Anderson. Improvement i'm cor
ner Of show cases. VIM -. Mitchell. impr0Vp-
menT IN brides: A. =. Mullett. imnrp--tfupur
~ warming ventilatiug apparatus, same
improvement in the construction Of prisons.
We cali attention 10 the lecture to b. de
hyeTed by the Rev. W. II. udwOrth. Of BOS-
ton. This evening al Wllard'S Hall The
subject, Up Hill and Down j. very Suos-
geStiVe- The reputation IF the lecturer. even
IN BOSton- The city Of lectures 80 i first class
ticket.
SoIdene hasa toieraGIy large mouth. but
is very expressive.
THE FEMALE CuNFIBENCE OPFF AToR-
Dsr5iCf nlet'S as o. Hey Myjo ~ Proc,e,Ep0-Iu
Tbs STAR OF Yesterday mention was uIslI4
of the arrest by Detectives McDeyftf and
Miller ri "a woman under the name of Mrs
tTOmley ON the charge Of fsII>,. prstcUceS. and
neT detention at police headquarters. That
The arrest was an important one. as then
stated. Is borne out by The facts dcvfiOpaI
The dct' CtlVeS and that several months 400
there was passed by heron Mr.. Crosby. of the
National Hotel. q CneCk dated June 5Ofh la>t
IN the name Of Hon. Eppd HuntOn on tbp
Farmers and N Mechanics Bank. of Bal fiUor,s
fOr so which being retuTued from Baltimore
HloltNitQ- was a>ceTtalECd 10 be forgery:
that IN November last q check. purpOrtiIg
q be drawn by Admiral Rad lorI for Sl.a was
presented Co Mr. IhOS- Knowles, of Cieorgs-
Town. with mole requesting him To- cash n
Tor Tire ECU~ckreper. Miss Ward aud ne diI
cash II. and subsequently aScsrtainlzf thar
bOth check and note werr fOTgeTicS. that sub
SCquehtlN >hF obtained from q clothing ulpr-
chant III the FIRST ward = fuTI suit of Jlosbf,I.g
giving Therefore a forced check. fL2f ab0Jr
Two nlOnLhS a-O she iOfgct the name Of Hon
James Wilson. Of Iowa. 10 a letter -taTiuE
That ehe was relative Of his. and on an.
strength of % rented from Mrs. Martin John
son on r street. hes rs ldsUcv. Furnished tnr
40 Per month. AMI " bill. IL boz -f~ ION carrie
away beds and furniture until ~b,. had I,y,.f
~ well cleaned it out and 'aft iaftin. the own
eT discover her departure a. best .hrcU1II:
mat she visited the house Of Mr.. James RI
ley .Nc l2th street. where Senator Johnston
OF Virginia. was rOOmiug. and took from Nl-
senator y Eat q number OF IetreT~-Ouc con
tanning an endorsed blank nota. thai under
he name Of Ellen Howard she obtained IRON,
Mr. JonmdguIre- OF street, a check Tor "a
small amount ~ representing that She was
widow O. an editor AMI tHat ~he had five
chi4dlen 70 support. and payment was re-
fuSed beCSu~e the check waS raised. A1ouf
week ago she called AT the house Of John T
took. No 7t> lfth street. and gave. her mann.
a. Mr.. Hammond. soliciting charity. SIe
TOOK me uyeTcOat Out of the hall while the
lady OF the house went 10 obtain her fool
MT>. Cook -CODlZed nrT Yesterday when
me COME ,gt 20 the deed and told Mrs.. Cook
where The coat had been paWue,l She Ina.
pretended 10 some that she had been a feacIc..
IN the Anthony Bowen school building. trf
was removed 20 give place To q cOl0resl appIi-
cont which was NOT true. On her person Wa
found number of pawE-tl,lSet>
Nne - also charged with having Nasal on
NiuNell henderson forged dram ION -
puTIorting % have been drawn Ly W-asbi1,gl.
ION Beale ~ favor Of Mr.. Mary Real co.
M.>SrS, TeeiaEd a Hall OF Baltimore.
among Ecf effects was found the foffoyrin.r
LiS I, winch ~ j. supposed contains the names
81 Persons >ho intended 10 call upon fpr The
IbfPo>c OF NlCtimlZsuL them. lyman
Ia! bi.>>; +, :, COX II. 81. Haitian. J. d. Daw-
son, ) G. P-atf. Judge Hale. NJ Wheeler. :
Il ChltteLdtE. u. VI. Dewitt a. l. lTarri4r,I
and Ellis n. Roberts
Tie accused was brought into tla Police
' OCFJ iiti> morning. AMI MIR Evans asked "a
20 -tTnrcinent O.; hearing until saturday .
next which was agreed upon.
Two SUITS AGAINST rHE DISTRICT g.
EENMENT.-GeueraI over for 4. ~
Jones. yesterday entered two -. ynag5an
sige>t against the District Ills G5- dana
states iu the first riI' 81 CGiuutbfs Ha
-. ~ sent " "F . mat on the 7I of July.
Publ, w nr,,rlTf. fi,,r, Il, a.. ;lo.5r.I 80
.s-ett sfKS asking EyF e. contract to las
~ lard OI WOOt pavement. ami tHs,t on
&C same oav li was ordered by the b,aTi that
>HCh contract -hOulI Pc lu,.je ar the Hrire OF
80" Dat YAM. liifiNf'uG sFtit!tn- npi exec VI
tug two feet. That 0u fIe lIth Of July, Is. he
was NOT hel tuat .ue engineer had been ia
fecteti tu prepare %" contract for New Jersey
avenue, from - street To New York avauue
which h- executed and if was ~gbSrourutEv
amended To- include other work He alfrE-s
Itat prior tu june roth last. when the new
government went into eflrci ne had laid
. go square yards Of pavement and lac con-
Unucd The work tili the nth Of November.
when haVlD- laid about .o0G yart> additional
ne was stopped by orlrT> OF the Commission
SiOnerS. He claims that had be laid the en-
lire amount he would have made prOnt OF
- SOn, HAT al The time hs had a large amount
OF wood on hand which II wholly lost through
me refusal 81 the nmiS>iOnerS tOallOw him
20 prOceed aud he claims $4,000 damages.
IN me second oitl he represents that he did
WORK Tor the board TO Tie amount of : i5i1 90.
which, according To his contract. was 10 De
an lawful money OF the United STATES buf
they paid in cert ihCates OF the real value nf
SO 0,0, and under another contract for $4,000
he received TtiticsteS To the amount OF - 900
ELECTION or OFFICFRS Or THE COT.oNT-