Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-29


CHAFGE Or AESCS-Ra!ph Thomas. n
yellow man o. bout 10 years OF age. was ar
Talgt q in tie Police Court, Judge Smell
lhls morning. on the charge Of arson in SET
III Ire To house at No. . u street S0ut l.
east, yesterday morning. between I and 9
OclocE-EroWning Brothers appeared for de-
iendan,, and Nr. Miller for the prosecution.
Sarah Marshall, who occupies room i'm The
mouse, was the compla ming witness and She
testified that on Thursday night she was al
Mork until past II O'Clock, when she heard
subsequently, discovered in a box in the cell
lar, quantity OF husks from his bed having
been saturated with coal oil and fred.
Inc defence raised the point that the war
rant was detective. and a rev warrant wa.
PREPARED. Jerry Diggs testified that he re-
SIDED IN The house; that he was awakened by
NE VIE, and found that the house was lull of
SInGse. witness was sure IL was in Mar
thail's room. and he called Thomas To open
ne door. witness went down with bucket
OF water and found that the door was clos.I
An old box fiiei with shucks mixed with
coal OIL, had been fired. end The floor was
bIIIed. Yesterday morning witness got an
cHlceT SEd found that Thomas bel had been
oPtIt 20 anu some OF The shucks taken Olt.
A pair Of shoes wer- found m the &c az ami
Thomas ACKNOWLEDGED that they were his
a piece O. ...2Irel Staye partially burned cor
IeSpOrGet 20 ne saves Of barrel IN
Thomas room.
After further testimony tie cO1rt com
United Inn to jail in default ~ el,c.O bonds.
IHA Board o. HEALTH rdet last evening.
III NeTdl. OF The sanitary cOIa mitte,,. Te-
ported that The District Commissioners lad
pIomlStC 10 do all in their power TO ahate
nuisance tstagnaIt water at D and North
SapitoI streets. aid To take means To prevent
lEe publlc urinal tIth street and PennSyl-
prl,I,tsa. que I'm becoming offensive
t,nS y =. IZiI sth street northwest: Nos
NS az $40 J. street north west; in the rear of
20 II Z street northeast, the two shanties on
The Northeast corner % Delaware avenue and
Z street southwest; No so North Carolina
avenue southeast, and three ShantieS corner
Of South Capitol aud c streets southwest,
were declared nuisauces, and the health
officer was ordered To abate the same. A
Communication was received from the health
officer requesting authority to expend n sum
rot exceeding SO for temporary abatement
OF nuisance OF stagnant water in square
FS, IeieiTed 70 The attorney. The rC gulatiOns
were amended 10 allow "a fine of q cents per
htau 10Y geese 1mpOunGed, instead of 50
cents, a heretofore.
WILL OPEN Monday morning p beauti
iul patterns Of imported fall aud winter
nrets ecOds az p cents per yard. These same
quality of goods are now selling ei>euSs-a
at 81 cCH-S. {. ". Towson * Co. psnnsvI
wanna ayenue.-AdUt.
BASE BALL--The game between the hon
orsry members OF the Creighton and Ma
os sltLacted large audience 10 tue
SynElc grounds yesterday afternoon. the
TO 10. - -
DRT GOODS very cheap; black alpacas
black s'lks. black Grape wells, black stawis'
new coiored dress goods In all the new
shades. blankets; casSimeres for boys wear.
al Carriers, Market Space.
IN ORDER 20 economic and max e-sure of
ObtsiI;ug good aIt.c.s. bay YOUR goods al
Hell bruins cheap shoe stOs - No. f0Z Ifh 81
s.gus Old woman in Sh X, in win low.
For FINE upholstery work, feather reno
vatiag. and moth extsrminating from fUrni-
Inre at The lowest ~ ce.. go 10 Chacs's, GA
LOalSia q avenue AttCs.
THE GAZETTE tomorrow will contain q
"fsure"- ative sketch of the Sitting Bull
Commission.
WELCKER's RESTAURANT, ~ 18th street
ne DelmOnico of Washington, will open OF
monday, October LIST, O'Clock.
SEE tie report OF the Sitting Bail commits
sion In to-morrow's Gazette.
They ALL Do IT. Go to Roberts book
morTow's Gas<ae.