Evening star., 1877-11-07

A C0LORED SOCRATES AND HIS XANTIPPE.
This morning Edward Lee, a young col
ored man, was arraigned in the Criminal
Court, Judge Macarthur, on the charge o.
an assault and battery with intent to kill
JEFFERSON Brown, his step father, by shooting
hlni IN The arm with pistol on the 18Th OF
September. 1t appeared from the testimony
OF Brown that be was married to the mother
of Lee, and that she threw the contents of a
domestic utensll on him, and he went In the
house, when Lee, who was laying down
under the stairs, said 1T was an accident"
and witness went up stairs, when Lee got up
and hred at him. He SAID that he ''did not
correspond" with his vile, they occupied
different rooms and had nothing TO say To
each other. He could not live with her, for
she was a very vicious, spiteful woman, and
he had tried to get a di ivorce from her. Ser
geant BOteler testified TO making the arrest.
Mary Virginia Brown, the mother of the ac-
cused, and the wife of the prosecuting Wit
ness, testified that for eleven months she aud
Brown had not occupied the same room; that
on this morning she threw a vessel of water
out and some got on Brown. She heard him
say Il want TO know what this means" and,
after going off little distance, he came
back, say ing 81 am going to see what in III
this means" and coming up stairs she said
she did not throw IL on him Intentionally.
He forced the door (which she had locked
ard graphing her by the throat forced h 7
out of the door: She hallOed "Murier,"
when her son said 'Let go that won Al, ;" AMI
fired. After he got down stairs they clenched
and the pi, tOl went of, her son being wound
ed in the hand The jury found verdict of
guilty OF assault, and the court sentenced tie
prisoner to eleven months in jail.
THE AUTHOR OF OUR NATIONAL HYMN
An intere sting affair took place las ight at
The hospita6le residence of Hon. Horatio
King, on Ii street, in the shape of a recep-
tiion given by Mr.. and Mrs. King To Rev. ).
F. Smith, ID. D., author OF our nattonalhymI
"America." Inresponse to a request 70 give
scme particulars of the cJniuoSitioI of
"Anerica," the distinguished author ey-
cused himself from treating upon anything
so hackneyed, and asked to osubstitute com
posit ON ELECTED by the question often asked
him after European travel, "Did you fiud
any country better than American" He then
recit6d some eloquent stanZas entitled "My
Native Land" On the conclusion of the
reading, the com pany, at Mr.. Kings request,
JoiEed In singing, with stirring effect, the
grand patriotic hymn :" America IL appears
that the piece (Which is sung to the music of
God Save the King'O was composed by Mr.
smith when be was a theological student at
AnGOver. He is now and has been for many
years Professor of The ology In Newton The0-
log zeal Seminary. In the course of the eve
nlng Inc company, which was made up of
dIsungu1shed people, resident or visiting
washington, enjoyed handsome collation..
Two MEN FOUND DEAD-The BODY of an
unknown white man was found lying in
some water on Sd street, between ID and F.
street northwest, AT noon day. The unfin-
1shed grading OF the street had left n wide
excavation, which had become filled with
wafer, and in this the body was discovered
lying. Mr.. EiDstein, the pOundm aster nott-
ned the 4th precinct police of the discovery
and Lieut.. Hurley responded. The body was
LETT on the spot guarded by an officer, until
the coroner should see it. The man was
apparently about fifty years of age, and had
deep cut over one OF his eyes.
This morning, John Quincy Adams q
we'll known character of South Washington
vas found dead IN a house in Fighting AL
ley, and the coroner having been notified an
inquest Is being held this afternoon. The
- n q
tive of Alexandria, Va, and spent most of
bis life IN the old I'd ward; but for some wears
past has lived in the southern portion OF the
city.
ANOTHER STRING OF DIVORCE CASES-
Judge Wylie to-day made decree of di-
vorce in the case of Rosetta Washington agt.
Jared Washington, who were married in
lSoh, On the ground of nOn-suppOrt and deser
tiOn.
Also in the case of Sarah A. Thomas agt.
A. j. Thomas, with custody 5 of children and
permission to resume maiden name of KIM
mel. This was granted also on the ground
Of desertiOn.
The court denied the application of Marion
V. Shanks FOR divorce from bonds of matri
mony with Benjamin F. Shanks, in which
adultery was charged, but not susta ined.
A DESERTED HUSBAND WANTS A d.
YoRCE:-TO- day, Mr. j j. Johnson, for En-
click w. Hansell, filed a petition for divorce
against Mary T. Hansell. The parties were
married on the 4th of June, 1873, by Rev. J
u SIllD. UeIeDCaDLS name being Mary T.,
cross, and he charges that on June 18th, 1874,
she deserted his home without provoca.iou
or cause, and has not lived with MIN since.
<S
WHEN IoU DE- TO procure neat and
good nLtIpg c.Otting, We All wise you to bring
your boys to the New Boys Depa rtmeHL al
Sas ss q Co.'S, (3i6 9Th street, where the Irost
elegant and To an ordinary school suit is sold
AT Iopular prices.-Advt.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been isSuei 70
ns.f a
James T. True and Mary NJ. Bill .gIa,
John W. Means and Sarah +. Anadal-; Wni
Hanson and Susan Hanson; Alex. Miller of
Baltimore, and Ella Henderson.
CLOSING SALE OF WORKS OF ARr-The:e
will be closing sale of elegant specimen, OF
works of art al the auction rooms of Thomas
November 8, when bargains may b. expect-
ed. See advertisement.
EpAM, Sap SagO, Pine Apple, Chesidar
and English Dairy cheese. John II. Magru-
der, fne grocer, 1927 New York avenue, late
OF Magroder & Howard )-Ad0t.
THE COURTs.
CRIMINAL COURT-yiAd0e Mac Arthur
with resisting an officer tDunaginT the Jury failed to
agree and were discharged John GRAY plead not
guilty 10 the larceny of domestic utensils from CinGe
fella morrill, W bile removing her furniture and was
the larceny Of silk dress Of the value of ol5O from
the house of Mr., U. Payson, were placed on trial.
To day, the jury in the of William Turley and
Robert Thomas, indicted for the larceny If a silk
not guilty TO Turey; Thomas was sentenced 10 two
al Albany. Andrew Jack convicted of for