Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-14
COSsteN>rts UncaIs

Ihra'fr CofaiqHe.-.RiD Van WinkIe.- anC
Condensed Locals.
eAtingUisbed at 1859 n IN T. ''' " '
The Sabbath echooI s,Inerfn -ando,.s r,a, Ias.
night az the lecture room q rhe y N. a. 4.
ana STATISTICS we've received from forty-si2
Sehoe'S. Inc question, "DitticutieS in conduct
nS SdpDdtu school and how 10 OscfrOmc
thtin was disc !sseG al some length
It'll ule holiday announcement Of e. VI
JoWSnns ON fOut tn page
Parties We're in this city last ni,-hr from Sea
brooS- Md. looking over the STAT fOn-hod.p
i0dcers IN search OF the tramp who made an at.
Tempt 10 commit an outrage Wednesday eve
nfS on MrS. John Wesley, of SeabroOk. bat
ihey I'D moi Identify the guilty man
Inc grand jury yesterday fOu al indiCt nentS
~ foiloWs: Charles Jones. burglary and In rceny.
Two eases: Joseph SlmOndS, assault with intent
10 XII: VIM Williams. larceny; Isaac Newton
Alias Billy Harris, petit larceny. second offence
James Bellew sends No. of Doaahuex Naqst-
zine.
About 10 O'Clock last night Policeman Smoof
Was taken violently ill While on duty, and was
conveyed to his residence, corner Of 9Th and +
streets southeast.
About ~ O'Clock this morning Onicer B.Ii-
rows found dead tcOloredD infant in an alley
between Eth and 18th and II and streets NV
1he typographical Machine Printing Con-
pssny has MED iii the Recorder of Deeds 0Ti.f. a
statement that the capital is s.. 600 all paid in
that J.. Hannay IS the president. George H.
Morgan \. McCallum and Peter Hannav are
the trustees.
The cosmos Club. the object Of which is the
advancement OF its members in science. 'iter,a-
tu'e and art, &c. has filed q certificate OF ID
corporation. The incOrpnrators are j. W Pow
ell. Edward =. Holden James &. Welling Theo
GIL. Clarence f. button, ". VI. New. F. NJ
Endiich. Henry GdTnCtt. Ganick Mallery and
Vim. Hardness.
From j. ShillingtOn and j. c. Parker we have
an interesting budget OF magazines: Hafpsr'<
Monthly, The atlantic HonthiB, Scrib.leF's MoHthly
and st. Nich0idS. all for January: also, from
Robert Beall we have HaTper'S Monthly for Jan
uafy, and the superbly illustrated Christmas
number of the Publishers WeckLy, presented 10
his customers by Beal.
THE MARSH CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE
Writ If HGtedS COJpUs-YeSterday, MeSsr, W
A. Cook and L. A Cole, for r. H. Marsh II ed a
petition for Il writ OF habcaS corpus. and j Idse
Humphreys ordered the writ TO issue and made
II returnabe before him at noon on Mo lday
Petitioner sets forth that be is Illegally held H.
lall by virtue OF an order Of Judge DIN. in The
PROBATE jurisdiction. adjudging him guilty OF
contempt OF that court timing him IS, 0I2 % and
ordering its immediate payment into the
registry of the court. in default OF which h. va
ordered 10 be- imprisoned in the jail until the
further order OF the court; hat the cOntemlj
consists in the failure on the part of the petit
TONER 10 comply with two orders of the court.
mate III the matter against him as guardian OF
Charles f. Farming aud Bayald VI. Fanning.
and for settlement OF the accounts as such.
The order of June 10Th required him 10 give an
additional bond Of $1,000. with TWO good and
sufficient SrIretieS. within ten GAYS and the one
OF september 10th. directed him to pay the
ta,ol2..25 into the registry within ten days from
that date. He claims that both of the orders are
erroneous, Illegal and void, and that the court
had neither the right or power TO make the
Same in the manner iii which they We're male
He cites section 942 OF the Revised Statutes to
support this assertion, and says that he never
was summoned 10 show cause. nor did he have
ten days notice OF the intended application 10
the order requiring him 10 give new security
He claims that the second order is void, as the
law does not give the court authority TO direct Il
guardian 10 pay funds in his hands into the
registry Of the court. He further claims that at
the time these orders We're made lie was not the
guardian OF the children OF W. ii. Tanning. He
was appointed guardian January -. 1873. and
I'm june !. 1876. Bayard Tanning died and Chas
Tanning Is more than twenty-one years OF age.
and ne hlG ceased 10 be his guardian. He AYERS
that the fine Is eXOrbitanI and unreasonable.
and i'm cOntrOVerNiOn OF the constitutional guar
anty that cruel and unuSal punishment shalt
not be inflicted. He says he is not guilty OF the
contempt for further reason. because he is
unable financially TO comply with either OF the
oiderS- He has not any such SUN i'll his hands
belonging 10 tine wards. but ONLY about sio9 o.
and is even unable. 10 pay that sum owing t.
unfortunate business Transactions He believes
the sentence TO be void on account of upceI
tainty, and adds he IS an old man, feeble in
health. which is steadily declining that he i
wholly innocent OF any intentional diSreSpect OF
contempt OF the court, and his continued con-
nnement is preying upon both his mind and
body and must soon result in total prOSfratiOn
AWKWARD GIRL-Abom twoweeks ar,
fl1tf for.
little girl about 10 years o.a named Lofty An.
gen. who left the I.1w,r Of her parents on CAPT
tOl Hill and had not returned. Last night the
brother OF the girl. well-dispoSed young man
about IS years OLD, appeared at the Central sta
ton, on 10th street, having in charge his sister
whom, he stated. he found running about the
streets Ia the company OF very bad characters.
who had been harboring her. it is believed. for
evil purposes. The young man stated 10 It.
Austin that neither he nor his parents could do
anything with her; that she was inclined from
him great distress and he wished that some
thing could be done 10 keep her under proper
restraint and good influences until she was old
enough 10 realize the danger she Is in by such
course. The girl seemed quite hardened for one
Of her age and inclined 10 be- stubborn, bur il Is
believed that she is not too far contaminat d
for thorough reformation had she the Oppor-
tunity- Liberal provisions have been made by
the authorities here for a refOrmatOry inSJitU-
zion for boys, but none for the reformation OF
girls.
TO WHOM SHALL SECRETARY SCHURz PAY
TIE RENT OF TIE PENSION OFFICE BCTLpING?-
Mr. A. ID. Je>sup, OF Newport. X. L., has f'ed {.
bill in equity against Hon. Carl Schun. Secre
tary of the Interior, and Alex. II. Shepherd, in
relation 10 the building at the corner OF TT
street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue. in this city e.
occupied by the United States Pension Office
The bill sets forth that the United States pays
5000 per anntun for The upper portion OF this
building MIR. POrJncr 81 900 per annum for the
basement, and Mr.. Lester $3.50 per annHm for
the principal store; that by Il contract between
Mr. JeSSup and Mr.. shepherd who JeSSup al
leges is his tenant) Shepherd is only entitled 10
$Is9. so per month out of the $500 per month due
for rent by the niIed States, but that Secret AIRY
Schuz persists I'm paying the entire $500 10
Shepherd each month. He prayS that Schur
may be restrained from paying and Shepherd
from receiving this amount. and that a proper
decree for a division OF rent. &C. may be made.
The case vas entered diSInis sed this morning 10y
order Of plaintiffs solicitor.
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.-At the lO4th mont h
~ meeting OF the Franklin Cooperative Build
ing Association SEQ was adv anced at ~ per
cent. premium and four shares redeemed at
S3I1. SIS per Share-SI 5000.
Al the 5lSt monthly meeting of the JEFFERSON
cooperative Building Association 5000 was
advanced at premium of 81 per cent.
At the 3sth monthly meeting OF the Aringt on
Cooperative Building ASsOci6 ton. g.. 500 was
advanced at ~ premium and fifteen shares
were redeemed az $l0>. 92 each-$1 1913 o.
AT 80 per cent premium the monthly payments
on each $lo0 Is Sl.tJ. consisting OF: stock. -
cents; return OF advance. - cents; premium OF
interest, g, cents.
FIRE INSCRANCE.-AS this il the time OF wear
when protection from loss by rire is most need
ed. we take pleasure in making favorable men-
ton of one Of our home companies which NAV
be called a cooperative society in its best sense
VIZ: 1.-The Mutual Protection Fire Insurance
Company" OF the District. The company is
managed by board Of trustees, composed OF