Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-24
Condensed Locals,

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81. Peters Hon, C1pttoE H,U.-Dramatic en-
teTtaipmeni-"Sh andy Mcguire
Condensed Locals.
From j. C. Parker we have the New York
papers in advance of the mails.
Yesterday, District Attorney Wells filed
suit for the United States agt. Walter S. Cox
on their bond of $4,000 as executors of John
A. Smith. late assistant quarteTmaster, to re.
cover $50 due by John A Smith to the govern
ment at the time OF his death.
The trustees of the Metropolitan Nj. +.
church Of this city. on whom there is debt of
about S5N,0c0. sent a committee to the recent
session of the bishops, in Wilmington, Del, to
confer with them as to the debt which the
trustees say they find it impossible to carry.
The bishops took the matter into cOnsidera-
ton, but it is not known yet what relief Cif
any) they can give.
The young man, Frank Blair who was shot
i'm the face under the left eye last Saturday by
Thomas SlSSOn, Is represented as being yery
low from hemorrhageS. Those who know him
best say that the reports circulated OF his be
ing a corner loafer are incorrect, as he Is a
hard working mechanic. and happened by
mere accident to be near SiSSOn'S Store at the
time of the shooting.
White, Campbell, Page and Burdette. the
AnalOStan crew, have gone to Baltimore to
train over the course Of the approaching Ana
lOstan-I ndine race.
Rev. George B. Russell ID. D., of this eity is
attending the General Synod OF the Reformed
Church, in session at Lancaster. Pa, and is Oh
several of the most important committees.
IlSHI hSN w III tTIOSS. IL. H., DlSlOD OF
Savannah, Ga, who is IN the city on a visit,
will preach at st. DOminic's church at the II
O'Clock mass on Sunday.
An exhibition OF the speaking phonoqraph
drew large audience at Tallmadge Hall last
night Scraps OF poetry, songs, and cOrnet
solos were reproduced. There Will be three
exhibitions daily.
The result of the municipal election in Alex
andIla yesterday was the re electiOn of the
entire conservative ticket with the exception
that Robert Lucas, who ran for city sergeant
% lAtt ala
U. NJ Monroe, the regular conservative nomi-
nee. The entire conservative ticket in every
ward was elected to the council.
GethSemaDe COmmandery No 3, Knights
Templar, (cOlOredl are going to Richmond to
spend Decoration Day. the Goth OF May.
AN INTERESTING HABEAs CORPUS CASE
This morning Judge Humphreys had before
him George ZeigIer, a child, between and
years old, produced by F. w. Howe, superin-
tendent of the reform school, in obedience to
a writ of habeas corpus issued at the instance
of the child's mother, Annie Brown. The boy
had been committed TO the reform school on
rieible. but she now seeks possession of the
b y again. Mr.. Morris and Mr.. Browne APP
peared for the petitioner, and Mr.. A.B. Duvall
for the respondent Judge Humphreys re-
marked that mother might, in a fit of pas
sion, send child to this place, and afterwards
repent, and this sort of confinement was
tuition fOrbids. He thought that the mother
should have control OF her offspring. He would
postpone the case, and allow the child to go
with its mother. Nh Duvall suggested that
there were some important questions involved
and he would like time to prepare for argu-
ment, but asked that the child be retained in
The school. After some further discussion and
an examination of the child and the mother
by the Judge, the further hearing was con.
mnued to Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
The boy is quite ne-lOOking, intelligent lad
and with his mother and a number of her
friends left the court, the friends becoming
responsible for his production in court on
Wedne- day.
The WAsHINGTON TRAINING SCHOOL FOR
NURSES opened It's class, last evening, at the
Seaton Exchange. There were present six "a
dies forming the class, and number of Othe
persons interested. including DR.. Antisell, DR.
g. {. Cox, DIR. Eliot, DIR. kCene, Dr.. j Table
johnson, Mr.. Hangover. Mrs HitZ the Misse
Gangewer, Mrs. and Miss Chester, Miss Cas-
paris, and Mrs. Garfield. DR.. Antien called
The meeting to order, and made brief ad
dress, expressing regret that General John
Eaton, who had promised to deliver the open
ing address, was unable to do SO becau Sc o:
the illness of a child. He congratulated tn .
SchOOi, that although the number entering tn :
class was small, Ii was as large as the frs
class OF the New York school, and briefly CAV
some good counsel to the class DR.. Keen
was introduced as one of the preceptOrs an
delivered the first lecture to the class.
DIDN'T KNOW 1T WAS LoADED-Yesterday
afternoon, two white boys named Joseph
house No. 2O3 f street northwest, when Krae
mer picked up loaded double barrel shot
gun, and pointed it at O'Brien, saying at the
same time: Look out, - and discharged it, the
shot entering O'Brien's throat, under the chin
lnlllctlng an ugly wound. Officer Boyle car
lied him 10 his house on street, and DIR. Ma
gruder succeeded in extracting some of the
shot, and stated that there was no immediate
danger Young kraemer was placed under
arrest by Officer Boyle and held for hearing
FIRE THIs MORNING The alarm of fire
from box Is at o'clock this morning was for
the burning OF building corner of It'll and
POmerOy streets, in the county, owned by
Henry Thomas and occupied as a grocery by
&C. McKenny. 1t is thought to have origin
ated from coal oil lamp left burning on the
counter by the proprietor, who left the prem
lSe si to come TO the city in the evening. The
building and contents were utterly destroyed
at loss of s1,OC0; Insured for 800 The pO-
ice and firemen were promptly on the ground,
but owing to scarcity of water little could be
done TO save the property.
VERY LIGHT SILKS in small checks and
stripes, colOred silks, navy blue, cardinal, seal
brown, steel and all the medium and very
light shades OF colOred silks; black silks, Is,
~, 81, 81 =, $50; our 81 and our 81 .25 black
silks are special bargains; our real satin fin
ish black silk only SIPS; pure silk and wool
black grenadines; real French lawns; pure
linen lawns; new paraSOlS, new paraSOls;
beautiful dress goods, part wool, Is cents
Carriers, III Market Space.-AdUt.
POLICE OFFICER DUNNIGAN states i'm rela.
tiOn to his difficulty with Mr.. Killigan, report
ed day or two since, that he (Dunnigan) was
sent by the sergeant to quell disturbance
killigan was making and arrest him. He
went as directed and found Killigan i'm a pub
lie alley and arrested him for profanity He
and his wife and two sons then dragged him
tDunniganl into the stable and used him very
roughly. He had never encrOached upon
killigan's lot nor made it a thoroughfare as
others had done.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector En-
twisle: P. j. Darneille, make addition to frame
dwelling BIZ StOddard street, George town
$50. +. L. Moore, construct a twO-stOry stable
congress and Road streets, Georgetown; $50.
-; r; Irueworthy, repair a frame dwelling,
6Z b street southwest: 800. z. j. TOrney re.
par frame house, 1881 New Jersey avenue
northwest; so.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
lhOmas W. Smith to Michael Brooke $50. lots
81 and ~, subdivision Prospect Henry Birch
10 William Fletcher, s. I'D 49, lot TO- Bears adj.
1ltlon 10 Georgetown. j. III. Keng,a to b. j
PenrOd, $500, lot II, square Ill. w H Over
by 10 L. III. RiSler, slS9, sub Is square S47, A
nj. Daniels TO II. j. Barton, 81, 600, lot T. SQUARE
3l6
GOING FISHING FOR THE POSTMASTER
The Alexandria Gazette says that Captain j
M Frass- whose arrest and trial on the charge
OF Illegal fishing and subsequent discharge
nave been heretofore noticed, has again SCI
MS traps near Fort Washington and will re
business and hat ict dor In