Evening star., 1877-12-05
LOCAL NEWS
Amusements. = =, Tonight.

YotionaI Tzeqter.-RobSon and Crane in
" Forbidden Fruit
Oyera Hasss.-Eose and Harry Watkins in
"TTCdden Down.
TLF0ttT CDHttgUe.-" Blue Beard and va
TietieS.
Lincoln H,H.-Lecture on Art by W. W.
Story.
ToUmaage HqH.-Humorous and pathetic
readings by F. q. Townsend.
Curtis SchOOl H1iddiR0 l!eOr0etOirH.-Tab-
ienN and musical and literary entertainment.
Condensed Locals.
Street lamps VIII he lighted at 90 p. m, and
eNflngUiShed AT J.1i q. IN.
Members of the Woman's Temperance
Union. SCI special notice elsewhere.
From i. q. Parker. go 9Th street. we have
fhe New York papers in advance Of the mails.
Mr.. Collier {. FraySer an old citizen and 4
competent reliable man, has been appointed
Justice Of the peace.
The Calistheuie Glass at the Washington
Gymnasium Is Increasing rapidly. Every
Monday. "Wednesday and Friday evenings.
Mr.. i. ID. McCih, formerly editor of the
GeoTgetown courier, proposes To issue next
Sunday the hrSt number of a new SUNDAY
paper. to De- called The Washington IItier
and GeOgOe torn Courier.
Martha Hughes. q cOiOred girl four years
old, was severely burned about ? O'Clock yes
teTday 10y her clothes taking fire from stove,
at the residence of her mother, al street
George F. POuSon. not Robert is the name
az the married man who figured in the eiOpt-
meut article copied from the Baltimore amer
~ Fanny g.. Myers who resided at 43T Mad
iSou avenue. Philadelphia.
Maggie McEuen was produced before Judge
Wylie to-day 10y the directors of the Washing
ton City Orphan Asylum. in obedience To 4
writ Of hdbtaS corpus, and was delivered 20
her mother, Mary Rechfer. who claimed that
she had placed the Child in the Institution
Meridian Lodge. No. 6. f \. \. NJ. last
night elected the following officers for the
ensuing Masonic year: &. y. Magruder, W.
Nj: Nathan Addison. :. w: Algeron White
J. w; W. NJ. Ellis. see: j. III. Dick, Treas;
ToiiyeT, = =; l.. Kent. J.S.
SHOCKING CRUTLTY TO \ CHILD.-The case
against Thomas simpson and Amanda SewaU.
charged with assault and battery ON Alice
Belihe.d. was resumed IA the Police Court this
morning. DT. HartigaU. assistant coroner.
testified 10 making the examination Of the
child. Alice Bellfeld. who was beaten Sc
yeTeiy by this cOiOred man and woman at PO-
tOmac City. on Friday last and that the entire
hack Of the child was covered with sears. and
The stomach was literally cTammPd with bread
choking il UP entirely. The verdict of the cor
DneT's jury was that the death was caused by
eOnyulSiOnS from the overlooking of the Stom-
aeh. Coroner Patterson produced Fhe te>ti-
mony taken and the verdict of the cOrOnerS
inquest. and stated that the jury expressed
their condemnation Of the cruel treatment
ACKNOWLEDGED 10 have been inflicted by both
Simpson and this woman. and shown on the
body Of the child. The court said there was
no excuse for such horrible treatment It was
pretty clear that the death OF the child WAS
been nearly starved to have stuffed IFS StoT-
aeh with mdiScTimiHatc food Yet no positive
proof had been shown 10 convince the court 0f
The fact. He would impose the most severe
punishment he could under the circum
stances-six months each in jail.
DEEps N FEE have been fled as foIlows:-
j. +: MctiregGr To Il. \; BallOch. 81 loo. sub.
Dot F of lots $. - and 81. square pa: ii. u.
Cooke to &. 4. Dole et al ei.75N. part lot s.
square 80. and part lots and {. square 2S6: VI.
NJ. EOhTeT tO + 1. Jones. s.Ul. lot l52 square
Cd 6l5: h. IA. Warner To- III. S.JOhnSOn. s9.225. part
lot , reservation y; j. L. HeTrell ct al. 20
Alonzo ID. Shaw. 3. part LOIS II and Il.
square ga: VI. II. /. Burgess 10 Edmund Cam
mack. -. lots 81 and %. square 2i0; W. l..
Glover ~ al. tO ID. !. Macdrty. s.. lots I. l..
l3 and II. square 351 j. F. McGregOr To L. \
BalOeh. Il so part sub. lots II and of lots y.
20 and az. square III. and for u .9 sub. lots i
and +. same subdivision: the Woodstock Col
lcCe 70 y. r. Green, S2.a0, part lot 81. square
19: NJ. W. LoOmiS 10 Thomas Lee. s5T. lotS Ia
and ist square :: i. L. simpson To G.. +. Seha-
fer. S277. part lot square ~ Christopher In
gle. trustee. tO &. &. Magruder. jr-. Sls77.jS.
part lot a, square 2l1 y. q. Hall to c. j. Kin
To George Parkinson $50. l0is and ;. square
Ss: smith < ROhTeT 10 VI. V. Chapman. $500.
lots o and %, square ~.
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY IN THE BR1AST-
CRAIG CAsE.-ln the Criminal Court, Judge
Macarthur. yesterday. in the ease of George
W. BTiant and VIM. Craig. charged with pre-
senting fraudulent claim against the L. ).
government. the motion 10y defendants cOun-
sci tO dismiss tine ease was argued. and Judg.
Macarthur. after citing the points in the teS-
fimOny. said: III these men were honest i'm
making their demand of Gen. CARTS. then il
was done in compliance with the contract. and
there was NO ground for false claims. He did
not propose tn interfere with the province of
the Jury. but where the defence was 80 COM
pletely and fully made out he thought il his
duty tO say and he should instruct the jury
fO return verdict of lot guilty" This was
done and the defendants discharged.
BOYS AND CHILDREN's ULsTERs will be
~ IN orr
season New features i'm trimming make them
very attractive, and Increase the desire of
parents tO purchase one for their little ones.
Prices are very low. and the numerous selec-
.iOnS Of fabric viii meet the public favor.
Robinson Co. the Boys ClothierS. 9OJ Penn.
ayenue. have the largest and best selected
stock of Boys. Children'S and Youths Cloth
ing in the District. IL is the only house which
makes the above branch of business a spe-
Cialty. and by this means they are enabled to
offer inducements that no other house can.
Parents should cali and examine their stock
before making purchases elsewhere. as they
can certainly be suited IN style fit and fabric.
dGCt.
THE POTONAC FRUIT GROWERS AssoCIA-
TION held iiS December meeting yesterday at
the room Of the Board of Trade, with Chalkley
GillInShdm (preSdent) in the chair. and IN.
SuOGgTaSS secretary. There WAS a discussion
upon the important question Of the cause aud
cuIe ol the grape disease, so prevalent
throughout The country. This debate grew out
Of the circular letter of inquiry sent out by
Agricultural Commissioner LIE Due. The dis
eu>SiOn WAS introduced by preliminary re-
port from q committee of which Prof. Brain
eTd i chairman, which will be printed in TIE
NEEkLY STAR. together with the usual full
report of the proceedings.
The WASHINGTON CONvOCATION of the
Protestant EpipcOpal church met last night i'm
~. PauiS church. 2}d street; present, the
dean. Rev. Dr. levin; Rev. A. FlOridius
Steele. of ~. Marks church Rev. j. j. joyce.
OF ST Johns church. Georgetown; Rev. Mr..
Perry, of 81. Pauls parish. Prince Georges
county. Md: Rev. Mr.. Buck. of Rock Creek
church, and Rev. Mr.. jackson. rector of the
Church Addresses were made by the dean
and Rev. MeSSrS. Steele, Joyce and Perry.
The service was sung by choir composed of
boys and girls with several young ladies who
are teachers in the Sabbath school.
TRIsNJs NASCESTIUM.-The Board of Health
met last night. In regard tO the large number
Of cases OF trlSmuS na>Centium reported to
abe Beard Of Health bv the medical sanitary
inspector Dr. Verdi offered a resolution that
the sanitary inspector report 10 the board his
mode of investigation. the facts of his dag