Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-03

ard Eth streets, was robbed OF about SOD
Miss + ne Williams, daughter of A. J.
Williams. No. 4Oi Slh street southwest. who
WIS struck by lightning, Knocked senseless
ard Israly ztd in one side, on Sunday after
mon last, has recovered.
y child having dlei In the rear OF 22i4 Viz
mon ing. whose mother claimed To have no
ma ans to bury IL, notice was sent 70 the
LeaIost police station. Ar officer responded
promptly, hut down 10 O'Clock y. IN. yester-
day tEeTe was neither q burial, nor any sign
of 10, although the case was INN Cdiaf@l y
lnsTeCIed and a c5IIhcdte given, II IS sup
POSED Is this not rather tardy'
Excavations. PIcuies. De
[sne4 TDi0f.-The comfortable ami popular
Size urer sue. Captain GeoShegan. continues
60 give delightful Saturday evening excur-
E1Ons 10 EIBcy Point and Point Lookout re-
iLInlH- ealiy Monday morning. The round
Trip costs only p, and everything Is arranged
IL ne most orderly and COuFDTithIr manner.
tiGI 'tdlfS. - The Charlotte Vanderbilt
IrN 49, 10 MORROW eEebii al O COCK i1r
NaiNh*tis, and on Sunday afternoon VIII
&c a. s.Vr down the tey, making a delight
"a! ride Round tIiP. $40.
y hrF ~ EhaT - TipyS.-An excUrEiOI to
White SulI hur Siiirrs VIII be given Sstur-
dsy evenings, returning Monday. Round
tTg iiczets So. See aivt.
(slsV Fofrt aud g7,a, L@oLotH--Encamp-
meDts, !. -. o. F.. wiz Eiyg Oh excursion 10
u above points. on tue Jane Nosaieys Oh
the $40 o. August
Pin@y Pom; and Point Lookout on the lotu
instant a. Tie Jane Mose'gy.
ACG.ostGsl T,,c5,d-The pic uic 0. the Ever
gree SCcials, tCtave taken place Yesterday,
has been pos. pCurd til next Thursday, on
sCct,dLt 81 The bad weather.
D1u III P0rE.-TEe grand excursion TO
DTG.c Hill Park viii be gwen next Thurs
day, siti Instant.
Mg1t Te7goq .Spriags-An excursion for
the herehi Of the Library Association, !. o.
q. F., viii be made here On Tuesday. 9Ist
instant, OIL the steamer Mary Washington.
~ VIII Dc orderly and well managed.
ARRESTED FoR MURDER IN TEXAS
Las evening requisitiOn was received here
from The governor Of Texas for tn. arrest OF
Chas. 8 Bell, formerly IL government detec-
tive, on the charge OF having in 1859. muir
dered one VIM. Norris, at Live Oak, Texas.
The warrant was issUe,l on the IeqUisition
ard placed in the hands of Deputy Stahl,
who with Detective CunniHgham, VINO
brought the requisitiOn. arreEted Bell about
SocloeR last evening. and took him 10 police
headquarters. IL is alleged that Bell arrested
Morris Cd a tTum ped-up charge, and took his
gold f-Om him and let him go. Morris o.
1ected 10 any such proceeding, when Bell
drew pistol and shot him dead. Some per-
sons who were near attempted To- interfere,
and Bell ran into the house and, getting a
double harreled shot gun fired into the crowd
and Killed two. The warrant Oh which the
arrest was made was issued by Judge Wylie
and authorized his delivery TO Cunningham,
and the latter on taking him TO police head
quarters gave receipt for him, and he was
locked Up 81 headquarters. This morning
Bell sent for Col. Ward II. Lamon. his cOun-
sci, ard after conference with him il was
determ med that a habeas corpus be applied
for. Bell is The ey government detective
who obtained some nOtOriety as a witness in
the BelEnap ard safe burglary csSe.
The petitioner, Mr.. Bell, by his attorneys
Col. W IL. LamOn ard VI. II. Blackburn APP
piled for the writ Of ha beaS corpus about one
o1eiock, and IN The petition be states that he
has never been lawfully indicted by any
proper or legal court; that the paper pur-
Porting 10 be an Indictment is 20! a lawful
jndictment that at the time Of the ALLEGED Of
TGnHn h. Al Hclrfr. nj
and was witness against James r. Cum
ningham for forging certain auditors war
rants IN Mississippi, for which he c. was
sentenced 10 the Penetentiary for term OF
nfteeD year, and the records IN Mississippi
show that ne has been indicted in six cases
for forgery, conspiracy, &c, in all of which
cases petitioner Is witness. He says this
unlawful imprisonment is instiCat6d by
Cunningham out OF desire fCr regenge.
Accompanying tie petition is certificate
OF The cork OF The HEtS county M ISL
court q. y. HOtge), dated July 81, 1S-4 that
Cunningham he'd been for nearly tyro years
past in the jail al that place on the charge OF
haNing In hls possession and attempting 10
pass forge q auditors certificates.
Jucge Humphreys granted the writ and
me petitioner was produced btfOTe him this
aIterhoOn atOut O'Clock After the papers
had beer read. the further hearing was post
poned n Wednesday next, the judge fixing
the an cunt OF bail az 81 600 which the petit
TONER said would be given this afternoon.
MEETING OF METROPOLITAN POLICE
: 4
of Police Commissioners yesterday the re-
port fIom the treasurer was read, showing
endorsements for the quarter ending June
Spth amounted TO 32,166 80; also, that the de-
teotives made thirty-Dine arrests n July
sixty five roboeries were reported during
he month, involving a loss OF : I SD, of which
s4s2 was recovered. AT the request Of Capt.
Brock, three hundred batOns OF locust and
rosewood Were ordered 10 be procured. The
contract OF Keeping The police telegraph IN
repair the coming year was awarded 10 IL
II Miles for [El0 Officer Icfef1
was dismissed from the force. The charges
against Sergeant r. A Milsteat were dis
MCores, charged with ccwardice, was post
poned another week; also, an additional
charge against MooTes for leaving his beat
without leave was postponed a week, TO give
hoOT6s an opportunity TO bring up bis wit
neSses. The rev manual, VII CHI has been
the subject az much labor on the part OF the
printed for distribution among the members
of the force. Several new rules have been
embCdled IN The compilation. Tie city is
DIVIDED into three surgical districts. The
FIRST Includes the ID +th and 9Th pyec nets;
the second district Includes the 81 9Th All
9Th precincts, and the third includes the lst
ard SIN precincts. There will be surgeon
IN each district, whose prescribed duties are
such as are usually discharged by police
surgeons There were also some new rules
ID relation 10 the police telegraph, one OF
which fOIbids operators from sending phi
Yate dispatches over The wires.
THE lie DRoIT PARK RoBBFKIEs- Some
OF the goods stolen from the house or Andrew
Iangdon. IN lie Droit Park. for which uaw-
kfrs ard Wells, tw q OF the pound men, have
been arrested by Detectives McDeyitt and
NcElfresh, have been recovered, having
been placed in the river near Hawkins
house. Another bundle which had been hid
IN some bushes, Were carried away by q col
ored women, and the officers have good rea-
SOD 70 believe that they will recover these
1hE SCHCETZFNFEsT TO BE CoNTIN-
Ofp..Ihe managers Of the Schuetzenfest
nave determined that, in consequence of the
unlaNorsole weather. The fest will he con-
Tnu.u Monosy and Tuesday of next week
Inc follow1ng prizes have been AWARDED for
DovEng;-Ftrst prize. G.. X. Baier: sacout
-. Com; thlfd. George J. Seuferie; fourth,
u. Schusker; fifth, G.. Parker; sISth NJ
Buscher; seventh, ii. Gerreman.
THERE are few organized institutions that
can boast of such efficient and reliable manN
sgement as our leading home company the
Firemens Insurance company. of Washing-
Ton and Georgetown, II. C, (offiee over BANK
OF WashlDgtonl. Their prompt mode of set
flfng losses and low Insurance OF raj ,.si.fa