Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-11
Condensed Loeala.


Election returns viii be read from the
stage tonight, II Ford's Opera House and
The collections at st. Matthews Church
On sunday morning last In Aid OF the vel
NV fever sufferers At Savannah footed no
Ground has been broken by the o street
and south washington Railroad COMPANY.
on sun stTee, ior the extension OF thelf road
lestrday, on motion of Mr.. FendaIl,
Leigh Robinson, OF Washington, ID. @. Was
admitted To practice rs An attorney and
SSulS S,. OF the supreme Court Of the
From Milans 4 wilkins we have HuDer,s
Weetiy for October 81; "Tbe Monthly 40
ttreet OF Medical Science, )" and The Manu-
script Manual" showing how 10 prepare
manuscripts for the press.
Katienal Colorsa Sunday school Con
yent1on
The second National Colored Convention
Of Evangelical Sunday schools of the United
States commenced It's session at the 18th
street Baptist Church yesterday. There
were over one hundred delegates present
Who represented about one hundred and
hirty- six sunday schools. The convention
WAS called to order by Mr.. John F. Wright
o. delaware, and devotional exercises were
sono ucted BY Rev. j. A. Hardy. John y.
chairman and G. II. Shorter secretary. x
permanent organization was then affected
9y electng James A. Handy president,
snallvood assistant secretary
On motion, IL was agreed that q vice pres
nent nom the District of Colum bia ana each
2: Rider from The District OF Columbia: Mrs.
h A. Proctor, Pennsylvania Miss F.. II.
Cruise, Delaware; Miss Mary E. johnson,
vi, sIgginia, and MT; Z. l.. 8. Johnson, Mary
Rev. W. p. Ryder welcomed the conven-
,ion, and In the course of his remarks said !:
See Inst We have in the District $50 colored
children between six and seventeen years of
age; there are on the rolls of the public
children, while the rolls OF the various sun
gay SCHOOLS show that We have only three
1fibs OF this number. This may Be only
United States. We are met TO secure 3 bet
Yer attendance upon our Sunday SCHOOLS"
M. Coppin, OF Wilmington, Del, made
After recess Mr.. David Warner, president
Of The District Union, made an address.
At the evening session DIR. King, OF Way
and seminary, and Mr.. h. A. Wormley sd-
The committee on resolutions reported that
''it 10 the duty Of this convention, In order to
more enectually unite the Sabbath school
Satn- school workers throughout the country,
% organize upon permanent basis . Ma
nonal Sunday school Union"
Upon motion OF Mr.. Wormley, the consid-
Grafton OF the report was laid over until to-
day.
The convention reassembled this morning
NJ the EbeneZer M. Z. church, and was
opened With devotional exercises. Mount
Winan Mission Sunday school, of Baltimore,
Eas admitted: Rev. A. M; Green reported
Importance OF the Sunday school work being
conducted with harmony of movement; that
they regard the highest aim OF the Sunday
school to be the advancement OF the Redeem.
ers cause, and hail with unfegned 10Y The
WORK OF reformation already begun, and
pledge themselves TO more earnest zeal; and
recommend service OF devotion for Gods
special blessing on the work. These resolu-
tons were adopted.
The consideration OF the resolutions re-
convention the balance OF the morning and
the subject will be further discussed this az
ternoon.
Case Of Buhin, the Colored Lawyer,
HE Is sENr TO JAIL.
In the Police Court, Judge Smell, to-day,
X ID. Rnnin was arraigned on the charge OF
receiving q gold chain, valued at le2O, the
property OF ID. w. Classic, and feloaiously
carrying IL away, knowing IL TO have been
stolen. He plead not guilty. Mr. Henkle ap.
Ptared for the defendant. Mr.. Classic tssii-
He'd that the chain, with other things was
stolen rom his house on the 10th OF April,
aimee which time he has not seen IL, although
he bad heard Of IL. Mr.. Ruffin lad called on
witness several times IN relation to the
chain, saying that the mother OF the boy
The chain In her possession, and was anX-
tous 70 have IL returned to him. but
was afraid TO do so. fearing the consequences
tiatipg for q return OF tire chain. 80 ~ NOT 10
have prosecution Of either the boy or his
mother. Rufdn asked him II there was no
the return Of the chain, and told him tSe BE
ne.ses f.iled % come TO trial Rumn told
him r. with the request that IL be restored,
without prosecution of either herself or
the boy. On the day Of the trial be told wit
nees that he was willing TO give up the
Mrs.. NARROW, mother of the boy testified
mat her boy was arrested on the 18th day Of
September. She went to see Mr.. Classic
about having the chain returned TO him. She
npsny got the chain from q boy aud took
IL TO Rufnr. He tR) gave her Q card with
some writing on IL, telling her TO take il to
She Also gave him the chain, and after wards
went 10 see Der boy In JAIL TO tell him that
she bad got the chain, And as abe was not
R Tre !. ~ Ine aight one sne went 70 see Mr..
Ing 10 Mr.. Classic She went on to detail
the circumstances In which Ruffin W As con-
necc.eA; showing 4 disposition on his part to
keep possession OF the chains Is she was
her son. She had not seen the chain since
banding IL TO him. He told her that he
WOulu Keep IL In DIS possession. as the detec-
lives might go 10 her house and search for II,
and they could md pins point. Healso said
he would get lawyer Riddle help defend the
boy, and they would clear him, and keep the
Chain TOO, He lad never refuied to give IL
TO her, but never mad IL when she went to
get IL, nor never advised her 10 give IL up to
Mr.. Classic.
Detective Coofnes testified 10 being a wit
ness In the Criminal Court on the trial OF
The boy NARROW. Mrs. MARROW on that occa-
sion told the judge that Ruftin had the chain,
which he denied TO the Judge. Afterwards
n police headquarters Rud1n told witness
tbat he would see party, and he thought
In day or two be could reach the chain. he
did not own that he had IL, but Mrs. MARROW
insisted That she gave II 10 him on the street.
For defence colored man, John Cherry,
testined 70 being present in Ruffin's ONCE
vhen Mrs MARROW was there. Saw Rufiu
nand her hand kerchief, AZ the same time
teling Der, there's your hand kerchief and
chain. III have no more TO do with it,
Saw bin open the handkerchief and sav
somethirg In II like . chain. They then
both vert into the hall together and came
back. witness saw 10 distinctly And took
police Of IL. because ne bad heard Something
about the chain before.
A oolored woman named Garnett taatteaa