Evening star., 1877-12-10

AssAULTING A WIFE TO GET EVEN WITH
THE HUsBAND.-Aboat 7:15 o'clock Saturday
night Mrs. Byrnes, while on her way to church
ON 4th street southeast. was followed by an
unknown white man, who dealt her a muir
derous blow over the right eye with a stone,
inficting dangerous wound. She was con
Veyed 10 her home, No. los 4th street south
east. when DIR. Fisher was called to see her.
and decided she was in a very critical condi-
tion. The scoundrel who struck the blow
made his escape in the dark. These kind OF
assaults have recently become quite common,
and swift and adequate punishment should be
meted out when the parties are discovered.
This morning Officer Edelin, arrested Patrick
Leonard on the charge of being her assailant,
and took him before the injured woman. who
at once recognized him as the man who as
sailed her. He was locked mp, and this morn
ing i'm the Police Court the hearing was post
poned until next Wednesday one week. IL Is
stated by the police officers that there has eN-
lsted feud for some time between the huS-
band OF Mrs. Byrne and Patrick Leonard, and
that the latter took took this means to show
his spite.
FATHER KEANE, BISHOP OF RICHNOND.-A
letter from Rome states that Rev. Father j. j.
keane, for many years assistant pastor of st.
Patrlcks church, in this city. has been ap
pointed bishop of the Catholic diocese Of Rich
mond. to succeed Most Rev. James Gibbons,
recently made Archbishop, of Baltimore
Father keane is not only popular among Cath
oiics, but stands high in the estimation of the
people here generally. especially among the
temperance reformerS, he having been for
.esio a. NSaiouo anu ctoIuCit aUNoCdtc VI tisss
cause.
The letter from Rome above referred to is
said to have been received in Richmond. \
Washington dispatch to a New York paper
says the position of bishop of Richmond has
been conferred upon Mgr. SilaS Chatard. OF
Baltimore, formerly president of the American
college at Rome, and not upon Father keane.
JOINING THE DOMINICAN ORDER.-The little
chapel connected with the Academy OF the
Sacred Heart of Mary, corner of Sth and G
streets southwest, was the scene of the cere-
monial of taking the habit as members OF
the Dominican order, Saturday afternoon at /
O'Clock, the candidates being Miss Kate
MOriarty, of this city, and Miss Mary Gaffney,
OF Newark, \. j. There We're number of the
friends OF the candidates present. and the ser
vices We're conducted by Rev. Father Fortune,
assisted by Father Sheridan. Miss Moriarty
Will hereafter be known in religion as Sister
Baptista and Miss Gaffney as Sister Evangela.
SPECIAL NoTICE.-On account of the great
rush for the cheap dry goods at Carter's, 10I
Market Space, the store will be closed two
hours later, so as to give every one an Oppor-
tunity to buy the cheap dry goods. Remem-
ber. February l, 1873, the store will be posi-
tiyeiy closed.-Adrt.
READ the new advertisement of c. VI. Tow
son & Co. Blankets. all prices: plain dress
goods. l5c. knickerbocker dress goods Pie
caShmeres; carpets at cost; cloth for men and
boys wear Our entire stock will be offered
this day about cost. c. NJ. TOwson & Co., go
Pa. av., south side. near 7th st.-AdCt.
Buy your boys and children's over6 oats and
ulsters at the Boys Clothing House of B. Rob
insOn Co., 500 Penna. ave.-AdUt.
Dp R,N<J~c tho inyentor of tho oaIabro +ad