Evening star., 1876-09-28
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and extiD Dguished at a. m.
See notice of meeting Of the Tilden and
Hendricks club at 4J2 Tth street this even.
From J. c. Parker we have late New York
and philadelphia papers In advance OF the
The "District OF Columbia dsvy q, the
Centennial has been fixed on the 10TH OF o.
tooer, tne same as for the state OF Maryland
Boxes were placed in the Centennial
grounds TO oday-"PennsylvanIa's day"-f0r
nosSrlp,lons 70 the Washington national
The District republican club m mst Iast even
ing az Saks hall and resolved tO hold a rat
1neation meeting after the October Ohio
election.
Last night some unknown thief entered
The residence of Mrs. q. n. Candy, No. 1908
u street northwest, and stole three dozen
AZ % "A half Of silver spoons.
Mr.. Isaac A ieXander. OF this city. has been
awarded q first premium medal by the CEN
tennial board OF award for an eye glass in
vented and patented by him.
This morning portion ofthe eastern bound
through freight train on the Metropolitan
branch point OF Rocks OF the b. and o. r
r., jumped the track between BOyd's and
MOnCcacy stations, but no one was hurt
The accident, however, caused a delay In the
trains, none arriving until 12:l5 p. m. to-
day.
The republicans OF Bladensbure and Hv-
attsville propose, on Saturday next, to omen
tbe campaign in Prince George county bv
lne raising OF two Hayes and Wheeler fags
one at the headquarters OF the repubIicsn
club, In Bladensburg. and one at the rail
way station In Hyattsyiile. There will be
music and speaking.
TIE DIVORCE Yesterday, in
lhe Equity Court, Judge Olin made DEGREES
OF James Lewis agt- Mary Jane Lewis The
Dill charges that the parties were married In
tnls city June is. 1870, and that on Septem-
Der 10, 1853, the defendant deserted him with
out cause, aud has committed adultery with
one Alien Blunt In September, 1875, on the
farm of William W. Rapley, in Montgomery
county, county MO: Decree OF divorce granted a
Harriet T. Green agt. Jacob Otto Green.
Iney were married at Mayville, N. Y, July,
tertan church, and that one child was born
OF t0e union, who died many years since.
Ine plaintin charges that for tho last ten
years tne defendant has been q habItual
drunkard, and abusive and quarrelsome
when In LIQUOR; that he has not lived with
Inc complainant as her husband since June
IeoS, I ana since November, 1872, rendered her
10 support, but, on the contrary, she has
oeen compelled to pay his obligations while
ne mas squandered the little that he earned.
by DIS persistent immoralIties and evil
ways her life is rendered wretcbed nd nm
comfortable, so that both mind and health
have become impaired.
Peter Csnpady agt- Fanny Cannady. The
Petitloner charges that he was married to
deIencant November "a, 1870, and lived with
QeI up 70 October Is, 1873; that the defendant
nas since that time given herself up to adul-
eSAOAo viii OUt nOTntOQ Blru and
other persons 10 the petitioner unknown.
EDWARD Fitzgerald against Susan FitZger-
Aid. This case has ceen the theme OF much
lalk, owing 10 the questions OF law involved.
The plaintiff fled his bill year or more ago
In which be charged the defendant with de-
sertion, bad treatment, and adultery with
one ". +. POultoD, and prayed TO be di-
yorced, and that the defendant execute a
deed conveying the property that she has in
her own name to plaintiff. The defendant
fully answered said bill. denying all the
charges as To desertion, bad treatment and
adultery. She then filed q cross BILL charg-
Ing tie pl ain tiff with desertion, cruel treat
ment and habitual drum ken ness, and prayed
10 be divorced, TO have the custody of the
children, and for alimony. The case came
on 10 be heard last week, on the pleadIngs
and proof that was taken in the case, which
occupied the attention OF the court for three
or four days. aud was argued at great length
oy Messrs. Norris and DTury for plaIntif
9nd Totten and Browning for the defendant
The court announced its decision yesterday.
granting TO the defendant a divorce from bel
and board, the custody OF the children, to
receive the rents, issues and profits OF the
property In ber own name, and decTeed that
the plaintiff pay 10 the defendant alimony
ID tDe sum of $50 per month, and to pay all
costs IN The case, thus fully vlndIc ating the
Defendant from the charges made by plain
tiff.