Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-08

dOre c. Ray. who is now messenger in Mr..
IoWnSend'S office. The testimony satisfies us
although he had no reason to suppose there
was any foundation for them. We think that
such conduct on his part juStifieS and requires
his removal from the position he now holds"
Amusememts.
National Hedter.-The programme has been
changed, and London Assurance" will not be
given tonight, as announced yesterday.
Risks will be kept on for the remainder of
ne week, with matinee tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.; Raymond, who remains another week,
Sellers
1heater Comique-The large audience here
Torrance. Matinee tomorrow.
Wesley Ch0pel.-The Sunday School gives a
pleasing and Instructive entertainment here
this evening. DreW's DiOrama of Bible History
Will be the feature of the evening.
Ford's opera HOuSe-Monday. Tuesday and
wednesday evenings next, Callender's Famous
sdeOrsla MINISTRIES VIII appear here. The per-
Masonic 1empie.-The second of the Pop
uiar Dime Lectures" series which bids fair
to prove very successful will be delivered here
tins evening by the Rev. c. c. Ellsworth. He
takes - Pictures i'll Prose and Poetry for his
subject.
Lincoln Han. 1.th.-Rev. Joseph Cook. the
welEknown Boston lecturer, will deliver the
tenth lecture in the Y. Nj. {. A. course on the
evening of the 18th. His subject will be-
The BOARD OF METRoPoLTAN POLICE met
last night, present MeSsrs. Somervile. Herr.
CisSell and Gatchell. Mr.. BrittOn was absent
in New York. The report of the detective
corps for FEBRUARY was read, showing 81 rob
was recovered. Thirty-seven arrests were
made by the detectives. The completion of
the first precinct station house was announced
The District treasurer reported that a number
of produce dealers in the O-street market were
backyard in taking out their licenses, and
That there was no reason WHY they should not
a n !, i,H
TO Major Morgan, with instructions to enforce
the law. DR.. Mary Walker, who was present
to look after her commission as a special po-
ncenlan, appllcatlOn for which was made one
week ago, then took the floor. and addressed
the board in support of her application. She
claimed that She was eligible, having been
hOnOrably discharged from the military ser
vice. She desired to be authorized to wear
policeman badge, which she thought would
project her from insult, and be a terror to the
Alter hearing several applicants for liquor H.
cenSes the board went into executive session.
THE EICKERs GARROTING CASE. - In the
case OF the garrOting of FickerS, mentioned in
yesterdays STAR the woman, Lizzie Davis,
other girl, Emma Jones, (by mistake given
yesterday as Emma JarbOe) was released, it
not appearing that she was in any. manner
building mentioned in the report was ThOmp-
sons law building, instead of Columbia law
g Gnhlldl1g, as enormously given by the officers
arresting the other alleged garrOter, Pete
Hyde, and both he and James Delay were in
me tn Police Court this morning, and though
ton, and were committed for action of the
grand jury in default of 81. 900 bonds each Liz
Zle Davis will be before the court tomorrow
"A portion OF NlckerS' money has been re-
covered.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as fOllOws:-
Chas. Kari to Frank Hume. 81, 200. part lot Is,
square lS3: Robert G. Fox to Washington
1 Brick Machine Co., $, lots IS to q, square
4s, square 23S; Christ. Thorn to Roxanna Lam.
son, s., S53, lots 6, 10 and part lots s. !, and
II, square 81; Bank of Washington to Eliza
Gustaye Kahlert to Louis Dorr, 5000 sublots
IS 10 49, lots % to %. square 5O2: Louis Dorr to
Elizabeth kahert. $1,000, suDlots IS to So, lots
Fsr to 2S square mar ; yno T. Barrett to Benz
Bingham to w. c. Tiffany, $500, lot i. block ).
Meridian Hil;'' Fir. II. Cobb, trustee, to G,
Klmball, trustee 81 200, part lot 81 ThreIkeld's
addition to Georgetown.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector
EntWlsle; Richard Curtain, construct a pri-
yate stable Oh 18th street northeast: 5000. G.
Z. Willard, construct tWO-StOry brick ware
house rear I, Of 1870 street northwest; 81 200
Saa a sisee Miams repair bFek house 2o
frame house corner of and 9th streets north.
west 500. Hazen & Co.. repair frame build
ing on on Union street. between and and ~
repair a frame house, OIL 4th street, between |
and streets northwest; 800. HaZen & Co.
construct a twO-StOry brick on Union street
between NJ and N and AZ and 9th SITS. south
west: $3.50: Moses Rowland, construct two
tWO-StOry brick houses on Sth street. between
X and S northwest; s., 600.
ACCIDENT TO BISHOP PINKNEY - Bishop
Pinkney, of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
Whf a. getting out OF street car at the corner
Ol Sln street and Massachusetts avenue, yes
terday morning, met with painful accident
Dy stmmbllng against a stone in the street
he Tell heavily forward, his face striking the
curDSt0ne. by which it was considerably cut
ana prulSed. He was removed to the residence
OF Mr.. Chas. w. Petit, No. 945 Massachusetts,
avenue, where his wounds We're dressed, and
ne afterwards held service at the Church of
The Ascension, where he was going when he
met with the accident
NJ r. church last evening, an enthusiastic tenn
pefancemeeting was held, at which Capt, Stur
teVant, Rev. DR.. Kendrick, Col Meacham and
Cnafley Nye made addresses, the latter giving
an entertaining account of the recent cam.
palgn at Parkersburg, VIVA. AfareweI meet
ing viii be given Capt. Sturtevant Tonight
Mrs. Dr. Lawrence addressed an Open.air
meeting at the corner of It'll street and Penn
SyiVania avenue on the subject of temperance
last night.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
EN-. Wright and Bessie Duyal Paschal: Rich.
ard A. Shaw and Lucy A. Hutchinson; Thos
iipWleS and Julia Mickins; John Knott and
Mary Jane Harden. -. :
BY THE Hot SPRINGS, ARK, FIRE about
one huhdfed aud fifty buildings were de-
hS. noSo including nearly all the business
nuu s ana residences. 1t is estimated that
que tnolsand people are homeless, and aid is
asked lcr the DOOR All fha huildiuoS uraro