Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-16
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals.


9 FtLshio1S: all for August.
Lynchburg and Danvil1e, Va. folks are
coming on an excursion TO this city and Mt.
vernon on the 18th instant.
Yesterday was st. Swithin's day, and as IL
did not rain we may look for forty days OF
Dry weather, Ii there is any truth in the old
Yesterday Officers Morgan and Junifer OF
The county. arrested John c. Brooks, the col
$50 note from VIM. u. Wylie. He was found
In house near lie Droit park.
The body of a cOlored infant was found
Saturday evening on X street, between New
Jersey avenue and 81 street northwest III
was taken 20 the seventh precinct station
house, when the coroner gave a certificate of
About 81 O'Clock this morning the line
fence AZ $40 Pennsy lvaDia avenue southeast
owned by James Simpson. was discovered
10 be on tire Ii was extinguiShei by Ser
geant Pierce and colOred man; damage
Harmony Lodge, No 2I. X. Of p, has in
stall d the following officers: W. II. q. Sim
mons, L. G; David Gregg. G.. c.. James \.
Barr, V. G; A. Bassfori. p; u. p. Catell.
g. i " - ~ i''S
Where is the pump doctor? a subscriber
writes, Near me four pumps are out OF
avenue: another. Sd and f. streets; another,
r, between 1st and ID streets northwest;
another. rear sol y street northwest.
W. III. Simpson, District sewer tapDer lost
on 9Th street, between J. street and New
York avenue, on Saturday, some twenty
FfiH Li~ f.'lu bilfdttOrS Tor permits for tan
ping sewers and has been unable TO recover
Them
In the Criminal Court Judge Macarthur
on Saturday, a motion for a new trial in the
case Of Henry Burk ard 4 braham Washing
ton. convicted Of rObbing Peter Morton. was
overruled, and they were sentenced to three
years IN the penitentiary.
Centennial tBenefcial Council, No T. s.
OF J.. have elected the following officers:
Thos HEmIhrey, ?. G.: Jas. III. Maxwell. w.
p; VI. Arenz. W. c; VIM. Reron. ID. C.: Jas
Ruhl. r s: John :. Finch. F. s. Thomas
SUmme:ScaleS, treasurer; G.. g. Campbell,
Guide; W H Snyder, \. g; r. T. Webb, I.
w; HalvOr Nelson, -. w; John Brayman,
representative 10 g. c.
A DOCTOR's WIFE DIvoRCED.-Ju Judge
Wylie to-day made decree OF divorce I'm the
case Of Catherine SOnneuschmfdt from Chas
w. Sonnenschmidt. The decree is from bed
and board, and gives complainant SIPS per
month al1mOny as long as both children re-
main with her. S1OO when one is with her
and s.5 absolutely. The petition sets forth
that they were married I'm March, 1857, by
Kew. II. l. Wilson, lher name being McJil-
tOn;) that they have two children both Iiy-
ing; that he has an income as a physician Of
$500 10 S9c0 per month, and she charges that
for the past nine years he has neglected to
provide the comforts OF life for his family,
and for five years he has treated her with
cruelty, endangeri3g her life and putting her
IN bodily tear. and on the 18th OF February
she was compelled 10 leave him. The defen-
cant denled the charges made. The evidence
was taken by Mr. j. \. Oliver, as examiner.
plaintiff, and A. E. Williams for defendant.
TRICG DYER. daughter of the late Gen. A. B.
Dyer. who died in San Francisco, Cal. on
The 5lh instant, arrived here yesterday morn
ing IN charge of two OF her brothers. The
body, inclOsed in a metallic casket, was
taken 20 the family residence, No. Pa Sth
street, and In the afternoon was removed TO
The Church of the Epiphany. where the
funeral services took piac- at five o'clock 10
M Rev. DIR. Wilbur r. Watkins of Raltf-
more, assisted by the R7y. Or. Paret. offici-
at1ng. There were many floral tributes on
Ihe casket, and n very large COncOurSe of cit
Izens present The interment took place a.
OAK Hi cemetery The pall-bearers were
Messrs. George +. Appleby, Dr. V McNally
DR.. Lloyd Magruder. Iieutsnapt Townsend
Mr.. kearney Radford, and Mr.. Samuel Mad
COX.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector
Plowman:-J. 7. BrenkeTt, construct a two
STORY BRICK dwelling, alley between Gth and
.th ard and streets northwest; $500. Bar
nett 4 Walsh, a brick Office for wool and
coal business, odd. between l. and NJ streets
northwest; slo0. District OF Columbia CON
struct brick water closet in Anthony
Bowen school building: $50. l.. Newrath.
repair frame dwelling, Massachusetts, ave-
nue., between Sd and ith streets northeast;
SO. owen DOnnelly, construct two one-stOry
Drlek stores, Pennsy lvania avenue between
81 and 9TH streets southeast; 500 Anna NJ
Boswell, repair frame dwelling. T1niou
street, between NJ ard Y streats st,,,,,, aiOi
e1J0. 'O"iA"e9''
THE GERMANIA SCHUETZESFEsT-Th
yer, S6efmsnia Schueizen Nerein commenced
thelr tenth annual fest at their park Gales
Woods) to-day. The verein, with their
rlends, assembled at sth and f streets fhjs
t.olhhIDg; and, taking carriages, proceeded
70 TIE Baltimore and Ohio depot and re-
ceived a large delegation of the West End
SchuetZen or Baltimore, and, returning 10
iBsalers, they partook OF refreshments. The
line was again formed, under the marshall
AAlp OF Dir. Goebel, ard proceeded through
various streets 10 the p;.~t- headed oy the
coloIs and band OF music. The fest viii
continue this evening and to morrow.
Two NUMEROUS HUSBANDS Saturiay
night. Joseph Williams, cOlOrsd, cut his
wife very seriously with a shoemaker knife
across the breast, on the street near the X
street circle, al the west end. The physicians
pronounce her injuries dangerous. Williams
escaped.
Yesterday afternoon, a coIored man named
James W. WanZer, living at No. IlI3 2lst
street, and IN the employ Of the Howe Sewing
machine agency. threw carving knife at
his wife, striking her on the left cheek
inhieiing painful flesh wound. He also
escaped.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-AeSsrs. Duncan
Son Bros, aucriOneers, sold for MessTs. Geo.
Neitzey & Conrad Scnaefer, trustees, part of
lot L, In square IS5, fronting on North y
street, between Sd and ith streets east, and
improved by a small brick, 10 T. NJ. Sulli-
van. for $500. Also, on Saturday afternoon,
for Reginald FendalI. trustee, the west %
feet inches of lot II, in square 800, i'm
proved by frame house, known rs No.
- y street southeast, TO L. NJ. Boteler, for
s5iO.
REsIGNED-Mr. Florian Hitz, who has for
upwards OF three years so faithfully and ac-
ceptably served the public as flour inspect
or, has sent his resignation to the District
Commissioners, 10 take effect August 4 Mr.
Hitz finds the duties too arduous 10 perform
In accepting the resignation the COmuis-
sioners cordially reciprocate the kind ex-
preSSions in which the resignation is couch-
ed, and tender their wishes for his future suc-
cess. The Commissioners have appointed
y, i Craobs as flour inspector in place of
Mr.. HitZ.
HIS WIFE LYING DEAD AT HIS SIDE
William Alexander Warren, residing in
Nichols Row, between Ii and G. and Isl
streets and Delaware avenue northeast
awoke at O'Clock yesterday morning AMI
found his wife. Hattie Warren, living dead AT
his side She had been sick since her CON
nnement, three weeks ago The coroner was
notified OF her death.