Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-25

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LOCAL NE VS..
Condensed Locals.

Yesterday Ofncer Oliyer found q dead
white female infant on 1st street, between u
street and Massachusetts avenue northeast.
The coroner furnished a certificate of burial
The new school house for ST. AlOysius par
isb, corner OF North Capitol and Myrtle
streets, will be blessed on Sunday evening
tomorrow, at O'Clock prompt
Prof Scharit gives a free lecture and read
tngs at Marinfs hall on the evening of the
9Th instant, TO which teachers, ministers,
lawyers, students and others interested, are
Invited. See advt-
About one O'Clock this morning an alarm
was struck from box 80 by Officer Riley for
fire in frame house, No. 1912 l. street,
owned and occupied by Henry Grinnell
Loss about s10O; no insurance.
That clock on the Sumner school building
has taken its usual vacation this summer
II does pretty well as long as school keeps
but stops promptly with the beginning OF the
vacation recess.
About 10 O'Clock last night a colored man
named Tbos- Randolph. while engaged in an
ARRAY on 10 street, near Ohio avenue, with
another colored man, wss shot in the LEFT
hip. The wound is lot of a serious char
acter.
1t was the station Keeper at the Seventh
Precinct station referred to in the report OF
The last meeting OF the Police Board as CEN
surable for not employing a reliable person
10 carry a message 10 the friends of a sick
prisoner, and not the station keeper of the
Eighth precinct.
In the local article on the Jefersonian "Me-
Jldtan stone in yesterdays STAR, "RObert
k1ng" was enormously printed instead of
nicholas King as surveyor of the city OF
Washington in 1SCi.
Richard avs writes to saw that he did not
steal certain documents from the Capitol, as
published, bat "bought them of one Sandy
Bruce and paid him the money for the same,
as Old waste paper which he asserts he will
prove
A troupe of native Algerian Arabs will
give an exhibition at Masonic Temple Mon
day and Tuesday evenings. showing the
manners, habits and customs of the Arabs.
including singing, dancing, the forms OF
marriage and play.
A correspondent writes to say that on the
nor off fCr,n tIr-
or careltssly drop into the fare boxes tickets
on another road, and are compelled TO again
pay their fares. He would like TO know what
becomes OF the surplus car tickets accumu-
lated in this way.
Too MANY JUDGES IN ONE CASE Some
time since MeSSrs. Bryan * Bro. purchased
At trustees sale piece of property on Cap
itol Hill in the pOssession of MIR. SandersOn,
who retained pos session. The organs few
days since through their counsel, Mr.. X X.
Elliot, petiiioned Judge Wylie for q writ of
assistance, that they might be placed in pos
session. Judge Wylie granted the writ, but
before il could be executed by the marshal,
Sanderson, through Mr.. W. A. MelOy, asked
ard obtained from Judge Humphreys a suS-
pension of the writ. On Thursday this action
was brought to the notice of Judge Wylie,
who made an order directing the marshal to
execute the writ and put the Bryans in pos
session, notwithstanding the order of Judge
Humphreys. Yesterday Mr.. L. p. Williams,
The deputy marshal, proceeded to the place
and removing the effects of SandersOn, put
u
noon Mr.. Meloy. Mr.. Sanderson's attorney,
brought the subject before Judge Humph-
reys, and he ordered a rule to issue on the
be compelled to restore the properly, and be
made 1t returna6le before Judge DIN.
THE MORTALITY report OF the District for
The month or July shows the total number
of deaths TO have been 40, of which number
5were whites and PSI colored. Prominent
among the causes were cholera inlantum,
lot
g; enfero colitis, IS; diarrhea, 90; scarlet
fever, II. marasmus, q; congestion of brain,
y TIsmus nascentium, .; and old age,
II. Tie mortality of the District OF Column
bia for the month was IS less than cores
Tor dirg month of last year. or at the rate of
a., per loo per annup. Decrease OF popu-
11s, or at the rate of SEQ per Loco per an
rum Rate OF mortality OF white popula.
ton. 3fs3 per Loco per annum. Rate OF
NOR ally OF colored population, 67.732 per
LOO Der anDum. Number Of births reported
turir the north, 3G3-white. lis: colored
20 Rate OF decrease of white population
fy deaths over births trepOrtedi was 9O4
per LOCO per annum, while the decrease of
the colored population by deaths over births
pepor;ed) was Use Per LOCO per annum.
MRS. BUTLERs Two HUSBANDS. In
May suit for a divorce was commenced in
the name OF Louisa c. Butler sgt. John III.
Butler, and yesterday the defendant filed a
cross bill asking that the marriage be an
pulled: He sets forth that the plaintiff,
Louisa, was q married woman with living
and undivOrced husband at the time she
married him; that the first marriage took
1852, and that the second marriage was con-
tracted at ST. Matthew's parsonage in 1861,
he being under the belief that her first hus-
band was dead. He therefore prays that an
order annullipg the marriage be made.
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
GRoUNDS.-The beauties OF these grounds
as lard out and beautified by cultivation
o. under the direction OF Mr.. Saunders, are
worth tide OF twenty miles 10 see. Attrac-
tive from any point OF view, the charming
effects OF light and shade and contrasts aud
baInonies Of color are best appreciated by
being seen from one of the upper windows of
the department. building. To all lovers OF
landscape gardening and Horticulture We sug-
gest a visit OF inspection. IL cannot but be
greatly enjoyed.
TIE WILBUR-JoHNsoN CAsE-In the
roiGe court this morning: counsel for James
M Wilbur, charged with retaining some
able papers relating 10 Mexican claims
from Jasper W. johnson, made a motion for
dismissal of the case, on the ground that
there were DO charges in the affidavit on
which the warrant was based. Some argu-
ment took place between Messrs. Miller and
Garnett for defendant and Mr.. Miller for the
prosecution; after which the hearing of me
case was postponed until Tuesday next. His
bonds were continued.
BASE BALL.-Yes,eaaay there were a pur-
Der of base ball matches. some OF which at
traced much attention. The Creighton AMI
Templar clubs played on the old Olympic
grounds, and the former won by a score OF
II 10 IL. AT 9Th and streets the AS
torfas played the Patriots, making runs TO
the latter's /. --'' The Socials beat the Rose
aales yesterday by a score OF n to Q. Ion
me White Lot. in a match between the Ac-
uves and Upstairs, the former made % TO the
fattsr's ..
THE Potomac FRUIT GRowrRs, Assocr-
AIioS res ponds TO the petition OF numerous
delshttd participants in its previous eNhibi-
uons OF frult and flowers on the Mary WASH
1ngton with another exhibition on fba an ~
Sep smber, whereof the particulars are given
under special notices. eA
FOR good. honest job OF plumbing call on
HAMILTON, Y. NJ. c. A. building The rea son
ne 10 doing such an extensive business i'm
nis line is because he does good work al rea-
eonhole prices, and sends out no bows In do
mems work.-Adrt. ~
CORAL BRACELLrs with bells. gold plated
cnains, necklaces, rings In plate and golI
plain and stone; misses bracelets rings ont
earrings the best fifty cent eve glass in the
city, NJ Priggs Jewelry store, No. 457 Penn
sylvania avenue, near \ street.
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