Evening star., 1877-11-16


pad Disposed OF u all making one Of his
Sons ,ne special object OF his sollcitddc aud
fOEniy, as would appear from his frequent
refe rel ee 10 that son in terms of endearment
But IL is said IL the construction given by the
court below Is the correct one, portion of
the real estate is left undispOSed Of by the
VII, and fhiS 5 J, contrary to The presumption
argued Tho case for apreiiS hts, and W. Cox
ard j. Johnson for apPellees.
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TIE EOAFD OF Police met last night,
and a communication was read from Col
FaehZ, OF the Washington asylum, asking
that the OyeTS6 erS 81 that Institution he COM
missiOECd as sToeial oflicers. y similar re-
quest was made by tie superintendent of the
II. =. Treasury building in relation to TWEEN
ty-thTee Watcbmen there. Mr. SOmerville,
from TIE trial con mit,ee, reported that the
case of Officer RodeTi"k had been continued
for archer week. The Committee recon-
nendtd tEat the charges against Officers
SmCot ard LusEy be dismissed. TIE report
was adopted. The board decided 10 commits
sion s. special policemen The twenty three
waicl men IN The Treasury building, as also
tie guards in the Washington asylum. On
molten Of Mr.. son erville rule s. OF the
Manual, relative 10 officers drinking and
smoking while or Cuty. was amended so as
TO iur'fsr prohibit all officers from entering
lquCT saloons wE,n in Uniform, except in
1he necessary DISCHARGE of duty.
THE RACES IT ER;GHIwcoD,vc d, vcsf.r,lsv.
attracted quite crowd OF interested specta-
for the 2.-0, class. COhee, No Name and
Trump started. FOur neats were truited.
Tie first, second ard fourth heats were Won
by Trump. Tine, 255H 2.55, 2:5la.
TIE S1CoId and Iast race was the 2:30 class
mile ftats, Lest three in five. Jersey Boy
Nod Puekiey, ModOc and Gilt Edge started
Three straight heals were won by Ned Buck
ley. Time. &i6. PIN 2i2%.
Arrangements We're made for 8 race next
Thursday between Ned Buckley and Jersey
Boy, for a two mile heat race, best two IN
q.
THE BIRD HABEAs CoRPCs CAsE-Thi,
morning Judge Macarthur decided in The
hsbess corl1s ease Of John Bird, com mi tied
10 jail ny Justice Joseph, on a charge o
crueity 10 animals, 20 discharge the petition
ON The ground tfat the justice bad not juris-
diettCu. The act CTeatiDg the police cour
haviIg taken the power in such cases from
ih'm- Mis-. R.cker appeared for the peti
GOntT.
1EUII nING AssOCIArIoNs.-At the ais
meeting OF the Frauklin Co opsIa alive Build
ing Association. $50 was advanced al a pre-
MUM CT ~, and i3 shares were redeemed a
SS36 a eacE-S SHE.
AT the SSth meeting OF the Jefferson Co
operative Building Association, IS 900 wa
advanced at an average premium of 100 PEI
cent.
APAIY IN A HoGsHEAD.-Last evenins
Offcer Clark found a live female color
infant N a hogshead IN me rear oi premise
Miss Isabella James, colOred. The child wa
carried To the ID precinct station house, anC
sub eQuenily taken IN charge by Daniel Bar
ber, cOlortd.
THE RFsT CLOTHING FOR THE LEAs
NoSEY can oe had az A. Straus' cloihin
house. Pennsylvania avenue, near lltl
street. New styles OF winter overcoats q Z.
ulsteIs for men and boys, at prices 10 suit AL
may be fOUTd on his shelves. Buying 70
cash, he IS PREPARED to sell very iow.-Adc.
MARRIsG GE LICENSE have been issued q
Jacob BuckDeT and Marina Voolfolk Geo
W. Adams and Almira Bowler; NatnaGf.s
Robinson ard Isabella Scott; Charles )
B6nnett and NtdOrs Z. Laws
DIVORCE SUIT DISMISSED. The case o
Charles NJ iller against Mary n iller, petition
Tor divorce on the ground of desertfon, en-
tered In August, has bee1 dismiExsd by com
plAinaEt,