Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-07

lee nrossn, ard had q very quarrelsome
olsp3sISon epparently, best pleased when
s smy nsd ST. ST. family and neigheors in hot
Ihey have frequently parted in the last few
years, but ne would always come back to
her, and finding that she had, during his alb
would get drunk. Then q fuss would ensue.
In the last two months, IL is said, they had
nifty or more quarrels, and that once she at.
noon She had some words with THOMPSON
about Mrs. 7. being so greedy, and she re-
marked that she was not able to work, and
not WORK, and this was spoken in a careless
manner, Notwithstanding 1t that hour her
husband had been dead by her hands for
with whom Turpin frequently took JOBS
called to get him 70 assist In q job, and she
answered that he had gone to Petersburg
ana ne would likely never return.
THE CHILDREN.
The parties have had i've children, only
two now living, and one Of them has been
passable intelligence, but both seemed to be
much more attached to the father than the
mother. After being taken to the station
tbs morning they were given In charge OF
THE THEORY OF THE MURDER.
It Is thought that on Wednesday the quar-.
rel OF the previous night was renewed, when
she felled him with the axe on the side of the
head, "a wound there correspondents with the
back OF the axe above described,) but d ia not
heard for some time after, and that on Wei
nesday afternoon, when there was 20 one
about, she chopped off the head, arms and
legs, and gathering the trunk up in a blau-
ket took II te the ash heap in which she also
threw the head, arms and legs, aud having
taken the lime from reg In which he kept
be totally destroyed.
EXCITEMENT.
During the day immense crowds of both
white and colored people gathered about the
mouse station. anxious n q I'm
the minutest particulars, and when 1t was
stated that In placing the body in the coffin
action of the lime,) a loud "Ough!' came
from the crowd.
n. p,,.. .tSouEsT:
uty, DR.. Hartigan, viewed the remains aud
a corporation coffin was ordered, in which
the BODY was placed and removed to the
afternoon at O'Clock. This postponemeut
was made in order TO give the officers ample
time to work up the case.
The woman suspected of the murder has
friends on the Island, relatives at Arlington
and Bladensburg, and 1t is thought she has
gone to one or the other of the places.
THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE AP-
PoINTMENT OF SCHOOL TEACHERs.-The
daily papers announce and discuss pro-
public school teachers. We eatSer from tb os
expressions of our contemporaries, and from
inquiry among well-informed men, that
cucW OlUeI OI tuID86 In plain language.
new ring. We thought that our past ex-
perfence had taught us and our servants vaIu-
able lessons OF null icipal life. Wesupposed
after coming out from the Corruption and
fraud SO permeating every department of
our local government, that the knife was
found to be the only remedy; we supposed
that our recent bitter experience would at
least bear the fruit Of prudence; but in all
appointment.
We regret to have to announce to the tax
payers that your public schools are threat
ened with an invasion Of political jobbers
and that the tried teachers OF your Children
are to be sacrificed to the favorites of poll
ticians who have no property or personal
relations whatever with the District.
We can only say to these thoughtless and
greedy gentlemen who are about to institute
this new order of things, that they are fur
nishipg material for another Investigation.
besides bringing fresh disgrace upon the
District, rendering IL an object of suspicion
to strangers contemplating making 1t their
home. We will further add that unless these
schemes are given over we will give in detail
the facts In our possession in respect to the
men and the motives that inspire disturb
ance OF comparatively perfect system of
popular education.-t Cdpita.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued tn
Nelson Harper and Martha Mathews; Robert
Rowles and Eliza Curtis; w. G.. Perrin aud
Mary j. Mills; Travis Ross and Laura Tay-
lQr. F. TQndpraf and MQrparafha mon