Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-05


prOvement in lard presses. Michael Mona
NEE, OF Baltimore, assignor of one-haif in
tsrest to George T. RoseDsteel. jr., OF same
place, Improvement In lamps. VIM. G.
Perry, OF Baltimore, Improvement in ma
chimes for binding and wiring hat frames.
Trade marS-H. Wilkins & Co., of BaIti-
more, smoking tobacco.
THgi,iic.-George W. Parrish, OF Salem. as
stgnor o. one third interest TO Robert 3.
horse powers. George w. Parrish, of salem,
assignor of onehalf interest 10 Robert Il.
Norman. OF Big. Lick. Improvement in
belt tightening devices. Trade marks. w.
Nenable x Co, Petersburg, manufactured
tobacco. Lsbel-Hewitt x Buyrn, of Ports
mouth, title: "Buyn's Sulpho Oxygenated
A DEsPERADo CAPTURED IN THE RIVER
AFTER NEARLY DRowNING A POLICEMAN.
AOOut clock, on last Wednesday night,
Mrs. Rose Myers. residing on 9th street,
near T., was assaulted In her store by Bsn
wallace. notorious negro rough, who was
arrested by Officer Melton, but after a des-
perate struggle with the officer he escaped.
The police having received Information that
he intended TO leave on the steamer Thomp-
son yesterday morning, O1lcers Barry and
Melton started after him. On their ap-
proaching the wharf, Wallace seeing no other
means OF escape, jumped overheard in the
enamel. Officers Lewis and Melton ABOUT
this time came to the assistance of the others,
and getting a boat put out for the fugitive,
and succeeded in capturing him. In a few
minutes he upset the boat, and the three
commenced a severe tussle in the water and
Officer Lewis came near being drownei, but
after they had used their batons some time
ne csved, and was brought TO the station in
almost nude condition, his Clothes in the
struggle being almost torn of.
FIREs-AbOut four O'CLOCK this morning
IRE was discovered in house No. 1244 Tth
street northwest. An alarm was turned in
from box - The house was occupied by
Simon BCcsbinder as a ciothtuy store II
was completely destroyed, with t..s stocx
Loss about Sl,500. House 1916, EXT door,
7faffh
was damaged to some extent, but was fully
insured. The FIRE is thought to have been
ihe woIK OF an incendiary: Bockbindsr was
from box Is AZ six p m. yesterday was
caused by the roof of frame house No. ITO
Ith street taking FIRE from some falling 6rs
VOTES Damage slight. 10y Yesterday, the
nooflng OF the new Anacostia bridge took
IRE from the explosion OF a fire cracker,
which ignited the accumulated hsy aud
straw which had collected there. Car MOI
OF the new street railroad was passing, and
The driver Golden with the bucket atticled
10 bis car exiiDguished the flames, which
were spreading on the WOODWORK, thus saw
ing Disastrous results. as the fiooring is OF
dry North Carolina pitch pine.
MARRIAGE LICENSE have been fsgueI To
James ii. Croker and Kate Ryan; Charles
q. Hankey aud Mary +. Hail, both of tIti-
more; VIM. A Radcliffe and Mary C. QuIg-
ley; Joseph r Lehman ana Rosa StansHrIry.
Herman j. Wagner and Pauline b. WOLF,
both OF Georgetown; Eugene Brown and
A. Robbins; Lewis BaumOach and MOIlie
T. Weber, James +. Hood and Mary III
Emerson; j. w. Reynolds and Susan j. Pat
terson, both OF Baltimore: John r. Hagsr of
Fairfax county, Va, and OpheIIa F. HarrI-
son, OF Alexandria; Henderson Smith and
Lizzie Bell; Rufus Reed and Susan Trice;
francis Deer and Maria Pylis; John Carter
and Lucy Foster; John Ross and Lizzie
Logan; Thomas ]. Hunter and Mary V. Bar
rett.
WASTE OF WATER--As the great waste OF
wafer al present makes IL necessary n the
Water Registrar 10 apply some REMEDY, n
Is worth while OF consumers to read me law
regulating the use of street washers and
hand hose. IL Is as follows: The use of
pavement or street washers or hand hose
snail be restricted TO The time between sun
r1se and seven O'Clock a. M, and sunset and
one hour thereafter, and then for no longer
period than fifteen minutes and any parson
or persons vino shall use or permit the r,se Of
MS her or their pavement or street washers
or hsnd nose, IN violation OF this act shall
De Haoie 10 me OF not less than one nor
more than five dollars. 70 be recovered and
applied as other fines are by this corpo-
BOY KILLED BY STREET Car
ABOUT 6:i5 p. m. yesterday AZ Mrs loan
hnoey, OF Alexandria, was leaving one oF
Ire metropolitan "a ilrOad cars In front 20
the Baltimore and Potomac depot with ber
Httie son Edward, aged 6X years the latter
was struck 6y car 8, bessie OwiDgs, dri-
set,l knocked down, and run over, HIS head
oeing badly cut, and he was badly Injured
internally, the car passing over hrs nSi1
anout the stomach. He was immsii steIy
Idksn 10 MS nome in Alexandria, where he
oled thls morning. Some who saw the o.,
cuTIence state that ~ was entirely acei-
Gental, while others state that had the dri-
Yer oten prompt the child would have re.
eeiVed 10 other In ury than cut head.
A PLEASING IsCIDsNT-At the racsnt
examination OF Miss Adele Taif's ssbo1i
tIntermediste, III district IL was found Inat
1r1s,,s ooS - rank Nash and Francis w.
49, 81 t .'S equally deserved a metal;
eLu, q 70 provision had been made for Sucb
prizes, ex Trustee r ". Fenwic< ds,eIrninsj
OF giving them medals, which ne did an MIS-
Ialts residence on Saturday night Tns Isst
named boy has been attending the nS,hI9e
scnoois FOR seven years. has never missed a
day, and has taken four medals successiyeiv'
HE TILDEN AND HENDRICKS RIrrpr
CATION MkETING.-Tb5 grand torchlIgh,
procession and ratification meeting OF the
democracy or the District OF Columbia will
tske pace o-morrow evening. The procas-
st h NIL Io[In opposite the headquarters OF
,ner an sss and Hendricks Campaign Club
Isuncation meeting VIII De held in MONT oT
TIE City Hal. u
NEW FIRM-We call the Attention os o,x
Iesners 70 the card OF the new nrra OF MlIans
~ wilkins, booksellers and stationers. Toe
ehlerprising and energetic gentlemen com
POSING IL have had considerable eynerisnca
IN me business, and those patropiZing "a am
aesi,nay upon well selected stock ami fair
xes,sr.aS suNsrRUCK-About . o'slasIx
Cooley Wa snnnoon man named James
sod z! s,,ss, s1nstruek at the corner or I'm
his house, No III 81 He was taken to
Ryan, and medical aid summoned oef
az kDERAL BUILDING Assocr.r,ox a,
me second monthly meeting on a. " Al
bnlldlng Association, held on Mo5as S .
LIZ =. nGInOer OF shares were advanSaS.o
~ an SNerage OF "A per cent. The books On
ue suoscrlptlon OF stock will remain ons," f
sPECIAL NorICE-BdIfimOre cry,,5 Clb,o D.,
rodd-On and after this date. JnIv "A 81 pI-
soeIpnia and Baltimore express will ieav,
BAInmoTe aud OHIO depot at ID. M. insfes5
Of $50 p. m.
MINT Tonic at the Ebbitt House DING
StOLei new drink, IN LILLY 0--e