Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-12
Freedmen's Hospital investigation.

Mr.. BeecheI's lecture last night was rather
simly ATTENDED.
Freedmen's Hospital investigation.
ANOTHER AFFIDAVIT.
Sidney Mcfarland. one of the witnesses
sefeTe the Senate sub committee investigating
NE management of the Freellmen'S Hospital
has submitted and sworn 10 the following
statement
THAT pending the recent inyes igation into
NE management of the FrtedmenS III ,Spital
enc Col ins Cursor came To his residence al
$40 V street, and appealed To him to induce
n 'ern ed it. against Dr. PurviS, of the said
hesl ital, sta ing that DR.. Palmer the surgeon
IN ehlef, was willing To resign in favor OF the
said Puryi,; and that in case the latter was
appointed chief he was willing to guarantee to
Wall whatever he might desire: that the said
Sgusor endeayored then TO appeal to the
aiflants Sympathy for DIR. PuryfS!, saying, in
substance, that he was promising young
SolOred physician, and that if the investigation
prsee eded II might result in his ruin The
aniaHt further states that upon his asking
Cruiser why he did not see Wall himself C'rm.
sor replied that he had just seen Wall, but
desired affiant To see him also. The affia
also states that when recently before the
senate committee a witness i'm this case he
had no favorable opportunity To make state
nent OF these facts. and that he now offers
them of his own vOlitiOn, as an act of Justice
coward Mr.. Wall, who has been accused by
Mr.. CTuSOr aS having InsIigated this inyeSti-
CATION through sinister and selfish motives
THE NORTHERN MARKET ELECTIoN-Tri-
an.ph o. he pa oard;--lesterday. the elec-
tiOn for directors of the Northern Liberty Mar
ket company by the stockholders nOticed in
The STAR of last EVENING" was continued
sntil five o'clock, when the polls closed. The
indges-A. ID. Sheele, john Hammond and
VIM H. Spienul-after an absence of one ami
2 half hours reported the result as follows:
Theodore Barnes, 2,53l votes; John FL. Click
2Sn; Lewis kengla l,574; James A Hoffman
la; George Nj. Oyster, 224l; John r. Kelly
Li4: john j. LightfOO'. 81: William Miller
l.; 81; Sylvester b; Boarman, 1,A5i: Charles
Mueller, "a: Rudolph Eichhorn, 81; G. d.
Pearson, go. and DIR. Cunt n, loo. Messrs
kaInes; CLICK, Kenga, Hoffman, Oyster,
bhereupOn declared elected. Mr.. Ryan gave
letice that he intended to contest the election
le considered l. Illegal and invalid, as shares
Of stock belonging to the company had been
voted by the ring" Mr.. SpigHul, one of the
judges, representing the reform element
refused to sign the returns, because of the re-
SeptlOn OF balIotS-One representing 80 and
she other ~ shareS-belOnging to the company
notwithstanding the protest which was filed
against them. II these votes had been
counted the general result would not have been
changed
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector En-
fWisle: A. j. Larkin, repair house 3l9 M
street southeast: SO. F. =. Little repair a
hsuse at 40 Sth street southeast: so Mrs
Faulkner, repair a frame dwelling. ll25 9TH
street northwest: 800. owen Leddy, repair a
brick house, 1850 18th street northwest: $50
Lawrence Flemming. build sheds AS and lis
Massachusetts avenue northwest: so. c. H.
Wright. construct two tWO-StOry brick dwell
hhgs, street, between 10th and 1lth streets
southeast: Sl.i0O. Mrs. Berry. repair frame
swelling h. between a. and 9th streets, south
west: $50. {. III. Darlington. repair brick
aWelllDg 7, between 18th and 10Th streets
northwest: Ss25. Mrs. Poole. repair a frame,
"a Th street southeast; $50. W T. Fowler,
construct twO-StOTy brick dwelling F. be-
tween I'D and I'd streets northwest: 500.
SHHoT1NG AFFRAY N ALEXASpRIA:-.At the
1onsine House, on Cameron street, Alexan-
dTia yesterday shooting atfray occurred be:
tween Mr.. John 5 Taylor, the barkeeper of
she house, and Mr.. Philip EOglegeSang, a
baker, living in the adjoining house. After a
quarrel outside, EOglegeSang came in the bar
room. drew pistol, and fired three shots at
Taylor, one Of which struck him on the right
side of the neck and another in the left hand
The wounds are merely flesh wounds. When
segR gesang commenced firing Taylor drew a
aerrlnger and fired one shot at his asSailant
whieh missed him, but striking the wall
glanced on and struck Mr.. John Robinson on
the hand- Noglegesang was arrested.
TEMPERANCE MEETISGs-A successful tenn
Seranee meeting was held last night at the
congregational Church where addresses were
2ade by DR. Rankin and Messrs. Kendrick,
Dranseomhe, and others, after which a mum.
Der OF people signed the pledge
A meeting OF the Washington Central Union
was held last night at Waugh Chapel corner
and streets northeast, under charge
wye. WHO leu OH Ill an address fol
lowed by Robert Graham, Edward Humphreys
and others. number of signatures were
added 10 the pledge.
REAL ESTATE Subsidiaries W. Handy.
aactiODeer, has made the following auction
sales: For James White and James Fuller
ton. trustees, lot :, in Subdiy. OF square 305,
with improvements, to Hibernian Building
Association for 81, DO. Also by direction of Z.
Carusi. James q. Payne and A. C.. Bradley,
trustees lot IL, in square 623, with improve
Inenfs, TO ThOS 4. Waggaman for 81, 900 Also,
Tor Eugene Carusi, trustee. lots 2 g. and 3,
square 93i, with improvements, to l.. Schlosser
Tor SA2W.
WASHINGTON EXHIBITORS AT PARIs-As
already stated in The STAR, Washington fur
BlShes six exhibitors at the coming Paris expo
lows: Louis Dagger, glass bearings; Agricul-
tural Department. agricultural products
Martha j. COstOD, night signals j. w. Davis,
eitNating signal tower: III. III. DOty, hight house
amps treasury Department, engraving.
- MI MI BOOK SSATCHERS.-Mrs. A. Han
-, Tying AT STA 18th street while walking
. nntLa. Ia Net space, had her pocket picked of
..hssL - sso containing SIS in money and a
.an snn, ". ABOUT the same time a cOlored
sn 'nn.SSHeo pocketbOOk from Mrs Re
- 1919 10 oI ,dp street, on Pennsylya
MA avenue, near 18th street and mads he
escape Hi"ue HIS
FaENCH LOCkETs. crosses, chains. earrinos
and sets 10 MI ch. from two to ten doIIarS =;
PIigss iewelry store, No. 457 PeDna. aYenue
near "a StTeet.--iGct.