Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-28
THE G0ERr

CRIMINAL CoURT Judge sfIc zr'h'T.
To-Csy. VIM. colt, charged with The rob
berry OF Mary Mari, was found guilty, AID
recommended 10 mercy. Edward Calvert,
grand larceny. jury out. VIM. Fox, larceny,
second offence, on trial.
PROBATE CoURT-J,RIoe DIN.
On Saturday, in re viii Of John e Green;
order admitting will Ia probate. In the case
OF stephen ID. Csstlemen, administrator OF
Thomas Cookendorfer, the petition Of Jennie
w. Holman, one of the heirs at-law. To COM
pei the admi Distrator To die an account WAS
granted. In re estate of Peter Kinnihan: de-
cree that James kinnihan, the administra-
tor, should receive certain funds. In re Anna
V RelntZeli, guardian to the orphans OF
Charles II. Reintzell, deceased: decree for
sale OF real estate of wards. In re will of
AdeliDe Sergeant, deceased: order admitting
to probate. In re estate OF Francis II. Nc
Carly; final ratification of sale. In re petit
ton of Johanna Cross, guardian of Sarah F.
Cross, for mortgage of real estate OF wards;
prayers granted. The will of VIM. c. Magee
was admitted to probate and record The
will of Nathaniel Smith was flied for pro-
bate. Fred. A. Gee is named as executor. In
re estate of William and Edward Cation mi
nors; order for letters OF administration to
John w. Pilling. In re petition of Annie NJ
Smith, guardian TO orphans of Elijah ii.
Smith; decree for sale ofreal estate. Geo r.
johnson was appointed appraiser of the
court.
POLICE CoURT-Judoe S5,e2.
of collaterals. VIM. Douglas. for cursing
was fined SO. George Trap, vagrant; down
for ninety days. Mary Dunagan, cuYSiu q
ton, loud and boisterous: IS. VIM. Lewis,
Henry Mason, Wilson Jackson aud John
Brown, loud and boisterous, plead not guilty
and were fined So each. John III. Wilson and
Henry r. Butler, do forfeited collateral. j.
+. Rogers and Andy Hughes, assault on
FTederick Farqurson. This assault grew ont
of dispute over game of billiards THURS
Gay night last. They were fined So each with
costs John Russell, profanity; IS. Thos.
Kelly, lnuecent exposure; s.. Henry Ed
wards, profanity; s.. Edward KahOe, vag-
So Henry Miller, keeping gambling table;
go. John Collins, assault aud battery on
Margaret Collins; bonds. John Russell, as
sault on Alice Lewis. plead guilty TO S!rik-
Ing her one crack; 80 and costs. Robert Duff
fey, larceny OF two bushels of coal; SO or 50
days, Cornelius Sullivan, assault on w. III.
Fisher, plead guilty; fined $50 or sixty DAYS.
plead guilty: fined $50 or thirty days. Geo.
Dubant, loud and bOisterous on the street; S5.
THE RICHEST PREACHER IN NEW YORK
q. Il. rockingham is the richest preacher
10y 1nheritancej in this city. He is the son
Of Nathaniel rockingham, formerly B1s-
ton Unitarian preacher, who distinguished
himself by marrying one of the richest girls
in that city. The latter was the daughter of
Peter Z. Brooks, then the greatest of Boston
capitalists. Another daughter married Ed
ward Everett. Nathaniel preached dull SER
mons for many years, and his son saw the
importance of becoming more sensational.
v.
preaching Christianity attacked it. This, of
course, attracted notice. Being very rich
he needed no salary. All indeed that he
asked was some one to hear him, aud in this
he has been moderately gratifed. The papers
have noticed him, and he has attained
moderate degree of that publicity which
human nature seems 10 crave. AS TO Froth-
iDgham's preaching, it is a little of every
thing and a good deal of nothing. He keeps
up running fire at whatever may he before
the public, from the scriptures down to
Moody and Sankey. All OF which he does in
so ingenious manner that he might have
stood for POpe's sketch in the Dunciad.-NeIU
lOTk Cor. Cincinnati Gazette.
RIVER PIRATEs.-A gang Of river thieves
have lately been committing depreta-
lions in New York harbor almost nightly,
and II would seem with perfect impunity.
The latest outrage was perpetrated early
saturday morning, when gang of twelve
thieves, after robbing an unknown schooner,
boarded the schooner Highlander, Captain
Wood, lying at anchor on the Jersey fats
near Communipaw ferry. Taking the Ian
tern from the rigging six of them entered
the cabin where was Captain Wood and his
two boys, and, with pistols pointed AT their
heads, demanded their money and valuables.
In the prosecution of the robbery they used
great violence, repeatedly striking the cap
tain and The boys, and smashing the furni-
ture of the cabin, and on retiring, fired on
the captain, the bullet striking him in the
mouth, carrying away part of his lips and
SCATTERING his teeth. Complaint has been
made TO the police authorities.
BERTHA MEYERS DIsAPpEARANCE-A
young girl named Bertha Meyer, who resided
with her parents on Sd street, Jersey City,
went TO Newport two months ago to reside
with family named Mensinger. The chief
reason for her departure was the unwelcOme
and annoying attention of man whose com
pany she did not reciprOcate. Two weeks
ago she left Newport for her home and was
put safely On the train by her friends. The
parents have not seen her since, alt rough
they remained up ali that night and made
inquiries at the depot. Not the slightest
clew TO her whereabouts has been found
~. Y. Herald, 26th.
ICE IN CoNNEcTICUT.-TheH Hartford Times
OF Thursday says: There is now a fair
prospect OF an abundance OF ice for the next
season. The Cove Company has filled its
houses with good clear ice gathered from the
WetherSheld Cove. The New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad company ha
hlled It's houses from Windsor Locks. The
Hartford Company has done nothing vet:
What II mas mas cut has been used for daily sup
pies. The new company expects to fill its
houses. Excellent ice can be had in West
Hartford, where IL is from nine TO ten inches
Thick
BALD MoUNTAIN.-A person just from
Bald Mountain reports that on Sunday last
there was renewal OF the rumbling which
was heard in the mountain about eighteen
months ago. The rumbling noise was very
distinctly heard, and created considerable
apprehension in the minds of the people liy-
ing in the immediate vicinity of the noun
tain. 1t is said that the religion which Old
Badly shook into the people up there year
before last has about all oozed out, and that
they have pretty generally returned to cuss-
ing BuntceR Is. C) Sentinel, 1Sth.
e<New Orleans is full of strangers TO at
Tend the state fair. In the pigeon shooting
Saturday II. N. Sherman won the first prize
or 81 zoo
SPECIAL NOTICE The route OF the NJRTH-
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