Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-08
CONDENSED Locals.


Odd FeU0lHs' HdH-'rTen Nights in q Bar
ROOM" concluding with Tine Spectre Bride
groom"
Condensed Locals.
Saturday evening Policeman Layton found
a dead female infant at the corner OF nth
and = streets northwest.
AT meeting OF the Minnesota republican
association Saturday, the members Of Con-
gress from that state were elected to homo
Tary membership.
The Union prayer meetings this week will
be held to- highland Wednesday night at the
Foundry NJ. f.. Church, and on the other
evenings atthe Congregational Church.
AbOut one-balf OF the new Jail near the
AimshOuse viii be ready for Occupany on the
Isl 81 December, IL is thought, and the pris-
on eTs will then be removed from the old
"Plue Jug on Judiciary Square.
The 81. Cloud hotel property, which has
feen in litigation for some time past. was
sold al auction Saturday, and bought in by
Mr. A. l.. Barber for SIS coo. The property
viii be improved and fitted up for offices.
Messrs- Young & Middleton will sell to-
morrow some Of the lots adjoining the Sol
CieTs' Home. Terms easy. See adv. II the
weather should he iBcleme1t the sale will be
pOstIOr Ell until Thursday.
On Wednesday last a Grand Council of
Tire Sons OF JOnsiab for the state OF Virginia
was Instituted by The Sovereign Patriarch of
the order, William ". Young. of Washing
ton. assisted by Sovereign Representative
William ]. Points. Of Virginia. at stanton.
For the last five weeks revival has been
in progress AT the Attn street East Washing
q
veYts have been enrolled by the pastor. Rev.
j. W. Hedges. who was assisted by Rev. j.
A. Wood, Of baltimore, and some Washing
ton ministers.
APFAIG SNF NTs IN THE { RIMINAL COURT,
JUDO Wo~ AIthJT.-TO-day. after the proceed
ings in the alleged Treasury robbery and Be-
gus EdeS cases were closed, Guy ii. ThOmp
son, charged with conspiracy to defraud the
District government. was surrendered by his
surety. The following prisoners from the
jail we're ARA gued John Frawner, murder
of Thomas A. kennard: pleaded not guilty.
John Stewart aiIas SenteT alias Linton. bur
-slsTy; not guilty. Byron NOEL and Albert
Rennet, larceny; not guilty. In the case of
Bernard May, charged with procuring an
abortion To be committed. Mr.. Cook flied
pleas challenging the grand jury; and the
government filed a demurrer, which was
OveTTuled. and May plead not guilty. The
trial was fixed for to morrow. GeOrgianna
Johnson, larceny; not guilty. Mr.. Browne
as Eed for speedy trial in the case OF Fraw-
rer and Monday next was fixed for the trial.
George Washington, assault with intent TO
kill James Johnson; not guilty. Angelette
Allen. assault with intent TO kill Mary Fitz-
gerald; not guilty. James Waters. resisting
an officer; not guilty. Kate White, assault
with intent 10 Kill arthur Whitei not guilty.
John b Baptist. assault on Moses SnO~fen
with intent 10 kill; not guilty. Emma Wiz
liams. larceny OF dresses. &c, from Paul
BonaviTes: rot guilty. Charles BOgue, as
sault and battery with intent to kill Thomas
Downs: not guilty. John Agge, burglary;
Lot guilty.
MYsTFEycUs DTsAPPEiaAxcE OF A
YOUNG LsDY.-The Baltimore Sun of this
morning SAYS: ''On Thursday last Mr.. w
GOshard came 10 Baltimore from BROOKLYN,
y. y. accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Elite GOshard, a young lady about sixteen
wears Gi age. and stopped at the Germania
Hotel, Camden street, opposite Camden.s sta
lion. On Saturday morning Mr.. Goshard
Ieit ne hotel ON business, stating to his
daughter that If she became lonely in his ab-
Sence she might take q walk. About eleven
O'Clock Miss GOShard left the hotel, without
saying where she intended to go, carrying
the Key of her own and her fathers room
with her, and has not been seen since Her
father, upon finding that she did not return
10 the hotel, instituted search for her and
BOtlned The detectives who up TO a late hour
last night had obtained no tidings of her. a
few hours after the disappearance of Miss
GOshard her mother and younger sister ar
rived In Baltimore. Her parents are natu-
rally very much distressed at her unsccornt-
able absence. Mr.. GOshard is a native of
Frederick county, Md. where he resided
until few years ago. He also lived soma
time In Washington city. He had brought
his family 10 Baltimore with the intention
of going into business here
A LADY BURNED TO DEATH.-Abnut six
O'Clock Saturday evening. Mrs. Jane H
Geiger, the widowed daughter OF John Mea-
ger, VINO resided at the corner of 10th street
and New York avenue, met with terrible
accident, which resulted in death. Mrs
Geiger, VINO Is well known as singer and
With a candle in her hand, she went ont to
the wOOi-bouse to get something, and was
attacked with her malady, and fell insen-
sible. her clothing catching fire from the
candle. In few minutes she recovered. AMI
nndlDg her clothing ablaze ran into the
street, where her cries attacted the attention
OF passers- by, who eXtinguished the flames
Of. however, until she was terribly burned
about her body. Her father bearing her
screams, rushed 10 her rescue. and in extin-
gushing the flames had his left hand severely
al in
shortly after midnight. Coroner Patterson
visited the house yesterday afternoon. aud
nearing the circumstances of the C ise. gave
a certificate OF death from accidental burn
ing.
AN INTERESTING HABEAs CoRPrs CASE.
This morning, an interesting hearing on ma
oeas corpus was before Judge Wylie. The
petitioner was a colored woman named Ss-
ran Hall, formerly slave in this city, who
seeks 10 recover possession of her child,
Mhicn she LEFT in care of her grandmother,
Nancy ar;a Pinn: when; In 1851, she was sent TO
appeared for complainant, and Mr.. l.. NJ
Saunders for respondent. The facts were
admitted and petitioner also stated that she
mad married IN Louisiana and had come here
for her child, intending TO return to her bus
band In that state. The grandmother testi-
Ned that she had well taken care of the child
given her an education, and that the father
of The child was here. The court decided to
dismiss the WIT, ,eaving the Child with the
grandmother.
RAILROAD CAsE.-To-day. in the Cir
emit Court, Judge Cartier, the case OF -
Pitney agt- the Washington and Georgetown
Railroad Company was heard-Messrs. Rid
Ole and Miller for complainant, and Mr.. Tot
Ten for defendant. The plaintiff alleges that
naNiGg taken passage in one OF the 18th
street line Of cars and rendered his transfer
ueket, In order TO make room for some ladies'
ne then went TO the front platform and raw
was again demanded. He refused TO paw and
TIE conductor assaulted him and put hi m off,
In the course OF the assault breaking two of
bis ribs, for which he lays his damages at
$1,000 Owing TO a family affiiction OF Mr.
w u Reed, one OF the jurors, the case was
adjourned.
The VETERANS OF THE MEXICAN WAR
met on Saturday evening, Gen. j. w. Den
yer IN the chair, and elected officers for the
year a. follows: j. w. Denver, president:
Col. Foliot T. Lally and Major Alex. Mont
somery. vice presidents; Capt. Samuel W
Niles, treasurer; A. X. French marshall
Mahlon ID. Months, Joshua Clark and John
BTannon, trustees, and A. NJ. Kenaday, re-
cordiDg and corresponding secretary; Mr.. 8.
q. Merrill, assistant secretary. A resolution
was adopted empowering q committee, OF
which Gen. Denver is chairman, to make all
the necessary arrangements for the attend
ance OF the association at the Centennial on
The ith Of July next.