Evening star., 1876-11-21

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FRATERNAL VISIT or BALTINoREANS.
Last evening a delegation of twenty-five
members of Golden Lodge, No. I, Knights of
fraternal visit to Franklin Lodge at the
Navy Yard They were received at the Bal
timore and Ohio depot by Messrs. Frank
Langley. Bobart, Clark, HanSii, and Will
liams, of Franklin Lodge, and Messrs. Dun
ming. MOling. Kline, We'll, and Douglas, of
Mt. Vernon Lodge, and were escorted to
coined, and addresses were made by Messrs.
J. II. X. Plant, Joseph 8. Martin, F. Lang
ley. and Du nning, which We're responded to
by Robert Brown, DIR. NJ. X. Burkhard, Rob
Robert Gillaspey, h. Of s. and r., on behalf
Of Golden Lodge, presented Franklin Lodge
with two null sets OF steel arnlor, which were
received with appropriate remarks by Mr..
Joseph -. Martin. a huge gayel, weighing
about fifteen pounds, was presented to Mr..
Plant, which compliment he acknowledged
in fitting terms At Franklin Lodge besides
the speeches, there was music, vocal and in
strumental, by Messrs. Decker, Langley and
j. III. Kline, the latter giving a number OF
banjo, harmonicon, and piano solos. The
visitors were next escorted To Baier's hall,
corner Of sth and + streets, where, after a
welcome song by the Pythian Choir. led by
Mr.. W III. Tucker, a fine banquet was dis
cussed- The company next proceeded to the
upper hall. where for several hours they gave
themselves up to enjoyment, singing, recita-
tons, &c, in which the Pythian Choir, Mr.
Tucker, Mr.. Kline, and others took part.
Among the visitors were p C's William III.
Mariner, J. %. Healy. Robert Gillespie, Rob
ert T.. Cooper, NJ. L. Buckhardt, 8. C. Miller
and Jasper Brown; c. NJ. Wanerberger. c. c.;
II. WOOlenbeTg. V. G.; John Shafer NJ A.:
s. Nicholson, VI. E; John Little, Prelate,
and Robert Ogle, j, s..
JURORS DRAwN.-To-day the following
were drawn TO serve in the December Term
of the Criminal Court, which will be con-
Tened on Monday, ith proximo, by Judge
Macarthur:
Grand JtTors-Thomas Welsh, Johnson
avenue; James Wallace, Georgetown; Leon
ard c. Bailey, 18th street; Charles A. Acker,
1st street northwest; Jas. L. Castleman, 7th
street northwest; VIM Thompson, Metropol-
Itan Bank; Ed CrusOr, = street northwest;
John K Dale, Georgetown; John NJ. Butler,
Vermont avenue; l. c. Campbell, Penllsyl
yania avenue; Joseph B. Wells, Georgetown;
Robert Beall, Pennsy sylvania avenue; Frank
Hume, Pennsylvania avenue; Frank s.
Bakewell, New Hamphire avenue; G.. w.
Tolbert, 11th street northwest; Charles A.
18th street northeast; j. NJ. Magill, 2lst street
northwest; James Hudson, F. street; JOurdan
W. Maury. X street; W. III. Lee. G GEORGETOWN;
Samuel Emery, b street; Oseeola Green,
county.
Petii JVrrs-M. c. Mitchell, 7th street
northwest; Chas. II. De Mar, GeOrgetown;
Edmund Handley, 18th street; Jacob BoOl,
9TH street northwest; j. f. Zug, Rhode Island
avenue northwest; VIM. Ballantyne, New
York avenue; j. +. Wollard, Geo. Gaddis
chusetts avenue: Geo. G. Tompkins. d Street
northwest; Sayles ]. Bowen, W. NJ. Shuster,
III. c. Windsor, Henry Warren, 11th street
enue; G. F. Gulick, j. f. Miller. coal dealer;
Horace Marshall, sth street, near Boundary
A Ross Ray, Georgetown; John A. j. Cres-
well, John II. Butler, Water street; John Ea-
gleston, Mount Pleasant; John II. Bird, W.
II. Dempsey, Arthur 7. Brice, Water street
THE MILITARY AND THE RESTAURANTS.
The receipts OF the restaurants in some sec
tons OF the city were largely increased last
night by the presence OF the troops here
doubtless many persons are not aware that
law. passed in 1861, in relation TO selling or
giving liquor to soldiers, is yet in force, hay-
ing been re-enacted in the Revised Statutes.
The law may be found In sections Isl, 81
and 3, pages 1867, consolidated statutes re-
lating To the District, and il makes IL unlaw-
ful for any person 10 sell, give or administer
70 any soldier any spirituous or intoxicating
liquor under penalty OF $40 fine, or thirty
days in jail; that IL any person who shall
suffer or permit any soldier or person wear
ing the uniform to drink on his or her
premises they shall be subject to like pun
ishment, and in either case in addition to
the penalty above the license shall be for
feited.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN As
socIATIoN met last night, A. III. Girard in
the chair, and DIR. G.. W. Lunney secretary.
A preamble and resolutions were adopted in
relation to the recent election in that state,
the preamble setting forth cases where IL is
alleged intimidation, violence and fraud had
been resOrted TO by the democrats, and the
resolutions calling the serious attention of
The whole country to said acts. and Stating
that the bold endeavor To secure the fruits OF
so glaring and stupendous a fraud are equal
ed only by the astounding assurance on the
part OF the chairman of the state democratic
executive committee OF recommending the
Observance by the churches throughout the
state OF South Carolina OF n day of fasting
and prayer for the success OF such methods as
are developed in the preamble.
Dr-n ".
was mentioned in THE STAR Of last evening
that the little son Of Policeman g. w Nokes
was frightfully burned yesterday morning
while the servant left in charge OF the house
was absent The little sufferer, ,nOtwithstand-
ing the efforts of the physicians-Drs. Roberts
and Adams-died about five O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. Mr.. Nokes' wife died a few
months since leaving a number OF small
children, and he concluded TO continue house
keeping, employing a servant woman to take
charge OF the house and children. Yesterday
morning this woman locked the youngest
child, Noryal, a boy three years old in the
kItehen, while she went out on some business,
and II is supposed that while passing near the
stove the ehild's clothing took fire.
SUIT AGAINST THE r. ASD p r. R-The
Circuit Court, Judge Cartier, was engaged
to-day in The trial OF the case of j. N. Trook
agt- the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Company.MT. !: g. Payne for the plaintiff
and Mr.. +. l. Stanton for the defendant
This is an action for alleged damages done
70 the property OF plaintiff, on the southeast
corner OF 7th street and Virginia avenue
southwest, by reason OF the defendant main
tanning freight tracks in front OF the property
Plaintiff alleges that his property was, In
July, Is72, worth, with improvements, s23 900
tut by reason of the acts Of defendants In
locating and maintaining their tracks, the
value has deprecated until it is not now
worth over g 600, and he therefore brings
suit.
BURGLARS ABOUT-At an early hour this
morning a burglar got into the residence No
80 New Jersey avenue, but some Of the in
mates were awakened and he took fright and
left- Ofieer Berkely saw him leaving the
premises and gave chase, firing several shots
az him, but failed To bring him To. ....Ofiicer
Ahern last night arrested a young yellow
man ON suspicion Of being n burglar and
took him IN. He gave the names OF Williams
ara Parks. and this morning he was turned
over 10 the detectives. II is believed that he
came from fredericksburg arjY has escapes]
from the jail at that place.