Evening star., 1877-11-13

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LlGhD OUTRAGER OF Hiss HHICu The
grand jury Yesterday found a preS-ufFrent
aEaiI 81 the black man, CepbGS Jones for
cdmnsitting a rape on Miss Floreoce +.
Smlth last week. This action OF The author
ines prCbab'y y saE ed Jones from being lynch
cd. IL IS asceTtained that an arrangement
had ben made TO take the prisoner from the
Back Maria while on lis way 10 the Police
Court, and hang him Ia q tree some where
near Lincoln PaTk- This getting talked
about the an hOritfeE decided 20 lake the
case direct 10 the grand jury, without a pre-
lminsry examination al The Police Court.
The grand jury tins morning brought In an
Indictment against Jones of two coGnts-one
charging him with the cOmmiSs ion of the
crime ard tie other with intent TO commit
the crime. The witnesses endorsed on the
papers are RCmulUS A. Foster, Florence p.
Smith, JRmes T. Stafford, Mary Newton,
Maria +. Butler, Sarah A. SlstfOrd, Joseph
e. Smith, James II. Smith, Louisa Med
Sergeant Johnson, ID. q Felt and s. J. Block,
OF the police force, and ferdinand r. BOrgla.
Jones will be brought ont for trial in the
Criminal Court to- morrow, and. II convi cted,
it Is likely that within twenty-four hours he
viii be IN the penltentiary.
PROPOSED TIMPERANCE MUTUAL RE-
LIFE AssoCIATION-The Grard Division
Sons OF Tempe rance of the District OF COlum-
bis met last night. J. Il. Bradley in the chair.
The committee on the subject submitted
plan which suggests the OIgauiIat zion Of a
mutual relief association among All tie TEN
persure Orgoulz lzatiors Of the District sirnIls-
10 tie Masonic Relief AssOeiat' GA, members
10 Tay an initiation fee Of -yJ and . tax Of
sl.IO on tie death al a msInb Der. The report
OF the committee was unanimously adopted,
and DRAFT or DILL Of incorporation pre-
pared. Br. GOSS' resolution 10 so amend the
pledge as 20 prOh bit the use Of alcohol as a
medicine. was almost uran mOUsly voted
down. The EeWly-slcC:ed officers were then
installed. MeSSrS. r. VI. Bradley, VIM. p
Drew, VIM. II Chase. J. L. II. WlEde.d, W.
IL 1ourg, J. J. pobbin, J. c. Rock, ]. r.
Bradley. George Savage, $. NJ Yeatma1.
A. C. Constantine, W. II. Norton. John
RicL mCnd, Siias BOyce and J. n. Bridge
were elected delegates TO the National Divi-
sion OF North America.
sUDDES DEGTH.-Last night Mr.. John
Mansfield, we'll known nlaCEini residing
at so 10Th street southeast, who has been
employed for many years past IN the uri-
rance department of the navy yard. died
very suddenly al his residence. Mr.. Mans
held was at work yesterday usual and,
after taking bis supper, went 10 the store OF
Mr.. l.. a. Wood, near his home, where ne
sat smoking for time and on returning
bone, about %. O'Clock, complained OF
singular feeling across the region OF the
Stomaeb, and. calling his wife 70 make him
drink, be fell a corpse.
INCFNDIARlsM IN THK CoUNTy.-Last
night about O'Clock, the fodder. house Of
Mr JOseph =. NOrthington, on GOC1 Hope
Hill, about mile from CuiontOwn, was set
on nre anu destroyed, eDtailiug q loss OF
Sbout SlOO a house near by was found 70
nave Tie weather boarding well saturated
win coal oil, AID there was found near il a
match which had been lighted Il is hlKEIy
PROBABLE That SCIae arrests viii follow.
-A
VALUABLE kELL, ESTATE AT ATCrIoN
Io-noIiO% IEom4s DOwling viii sell for
JChn r. RILEY, tTDStee. al o'clock on the
piehlses, heaTiy al OF square numbered GIg
lying between New York avenue and NJ
street and lst street west aud North CsUIto
streets. As this property viii be sold in lots
a. divided, II oilers uue opportunity 10
partles 10 make profitable inysstmen.s Ses
advertise ment.
NEW DRY GOODS, large assortment and
very cheap, At Csrters. the Popular Dry
Goods Store. 7O1 Marke. space. Black silks
back csshmcres ami black alpacas. very
cheap; very large assortment OF beautiful
colOTed dress goods, caShmeres. mOhairs,
kniclerbockers. &c double width cOlore1
dress goods, only fifteen cents, blankets ard
thswls, very cheap.-Adr'.
MARY CATHERINE.'-Danie tel Cotter iast
might found white Re male infant about two
snonlhs Old, on TIE pavement near toe park ,
on massachusetts avenue, between 2lst and
Zzd streets, northwest He took 10 TO tie 4th |
precinct station house IL was neatly dressed !
aho note was pinned TO Its dress, which |
st2teu lie name was Mary Catherine. twill |
oe cared Tor at 81. AIMS Infant Asylum.
Only OSE Of Burdette's New Store Houses
% IN street, between " and n, is lef for