Evening star., 1877-12-31
LOCAL NEWS.


LOCAL NEWS.
Amusements, &C., Tonight.
National Thedtsr.-The Florences in "The
Mighty Dollar"
7rsater COmiqUe.-"wln Bill" and varie-
iics-
Congregational ChureA.-Aunt Polly Bas-
seats Singing skewL"
Condensed Locals.
Prom j. c. Parker We have the New York
papers in advance OF the mails.
The District Offices were closed at II o'cIeck
to-day, and Will b. closed tO-mOTrow.<
ESTly yesterday morning a coloreS nan.
Henry Ashton. living in Grinders alley, be
tween lSt street and New Jersey avenue and
I. and VI streets southeast, died suddenly of
songestiOn of the lungs.
Rev. George MILLER, the well known English
Faith" preacher, commenced services in this
civ yeSteTday-3n the morning ut the Congre-
EatiOnal church on The Christian Life : and
in the afternoon at Lincoln hall on - aith-"
Remedy DOR hard times, security fOr bread
and butter: correct ideas and training. The
SpeneeTlan Business College supplies the de
hand. ItsmOrning sessions viii Re resumed
January =; evening sessions. the Sd.
4. ". Barnes representing the well-known
arm Of heSSrS. VIM. n. Graham Co, OF Phil
sselphia, will receive at his Office. 4i3 9TH St.
on New Year day. The merchants and friends
are cordially requested to call.
This morning requisitiOr, was received
here from Gov. Carroll, OF Maryland. for Wm
Reed. aiIaS Curtis charged with horse steal
ing in st Mary : county. and he was released
from iaii and delivered To j. Frank Smith. OF
-. Mary county, Md.
The Rrutal Outrage ON Miss Wilson.
CAPTURE or SUSPECTED NEGROES AND
THREATS OF LYNCH LAW.
The negro who perPetrated the brutal out
rage ON Miss Eva Wilson last Friday evening
has not We. been discovered. The police have
arrested several negroes on suspicion. none Of
whom have been certainly identified by the
unfortunate giTi n the perpetrat0r of the ont
To identity her aS-ailanf. - her eyes are uiurh
swollen from TIE tcgTlbl" blow which stunned
her. O1If 0i the men arrested Is named Henry
Hall H. 1I>v pr~ the description given by
- Wilson. and IL j. thought he is the one
sought Tor ltr viii b. retained until Miss
Wilson is better able To- see him. He was
taken before her yesterday. hut she was in
doubt and De- wa> returned tO the station. The
coat and vest lc wears answer the deScrip-
tion cNJstlN- a. neither have any buttons ON
flenl. TIE II Also quite dark and has side
NhlSkeT>. and has had cOUutenance. The
tracks i'SHIng from the scene Of the outrage
show that heavy bTOrauS with large nails.
were AuTU bV TIE villain. On taking Han %
sire spuf IL WAS found that his shoes fitted the
tracks but the rain Of yesterday had washed
cut the print Of the nails in the mud. and no
comparison could De made When he was
taken 20 Miss Wilson's hnu>e a TumOF gained
currency IN the urighbOThUod that the right
man had been caught. and in few minutes
a large and excited crowd assembled and FOL
loved him {" the station house. Il was with
consider be difficulty the police could prevent
A
The - - uf lynch him. get a rope &C.,
n"Te heard from the crowd all the way 10 the
station
AZ INDICNATION MEETING.
The largest Indignation meeting ever assem-
eteC in The northeastern section of the city
UaS convened ~ the Eastern Presbyterian
church saturday evening. Major III. a Myers
va called tu the chair and a committee Of ten
Wa> appointed tu devise means for better pro
iecj'cn 81 the citizens Oi that section against
Tho rutT1SeS that have been recently commit
ted 10 their midst. The committee consisted
az H. A Myers. T.. &. tfdtchell, Thomas Ellis
A VI kdn1u>c, W. W. Burke. j. Z. Engle. j.
d. Snith. I. G.. Hcn>ey. ". =. Seville. r T.
R"esr, aud \. l. Cavis. The committee re-
tITst. and ItS chairman being also chairman of
the meeting Mr.. r. &. Cate was called tO the
chair. and } p Maupin appointed secretary
EaTnrS' aud stirring remarks were made by
the chairman. Nj. Mcleod and others. and
and resolutions offered by Mr.. YOkum We're
aGOrjrd. that committee of ten be appoint
ed ~ the chair with instructions To enroll one
hundred discreet citizens aS police for pres
rht puIpo>eS The chair appointed on this
'oIninlttee McS>rS. NOkum. Street, Richard
son. Holden. NalcOtt and J. III. Ellis. The
committee of ten first appointed. before con-
ciVdITg their ldbOTS sent IN To the meeting
resolutions. which were adopted. that in
view Ot the several outrage> which have been
rete.Itly committed against the peace and Sc
rtjTlJN Ol the citizens of the northeastern see
ton II the clty. that We unite in an urgent and
GtteTmined appeal 10 Congress, through the
District police commissioners, 10 secure to- us
q Al ettl1i protection with the frontiers: that "A
committee Of seven. To be known "a the exec
Hiive committee. be chosen By this meeting to
present such an appeal" The chair appointed
Is The executive committee MeSSrs. Gallau-
jette. Seville. Maupin. Myers. HenSey T. G.
Cate and DIR. Street. The first-named commit
tee Of ten reported that they had mafured their
plans for future operations but for prudential
reasons deemed il best not 10 make them
known for the present to the general public.
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
Lieut.. Kelly, in behalf of the officers of the
seventh precinct, viii pay a reward of fifty
dollars tO any person that-Will give such infOr-
NATION as Will head 10 the arrest and cOnyie-
lion Oi the man who outraged Miss Wilson.
The entire detective force and all the extra
men Of the seventh precinct have been busy
today IN searching for the perpes ratOT of the
outrage. Two arrests were made under sUS-
PlcIOn and the parties confronted with Miss
wilson, who failed 10 recognize them. and
they were released. The excitement is un-
abated.