Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-16
THE COURIS.

CIRCUIT CsURT-Jadge Eunphreys.
Yesterday, Costley agt. Frey; verdict for de-
To-day, Pepper agt. Flaherty; verdict for
plaintiff, number of judgments by default
were taken. Griffin agt. Gibbons and Van
derllp; on trial.
POLICE CoURT-Judge SneH
To-day, VIM. LockSmith was sent down for
ninety days tor vagrancy. He was caught I'M
der suspicious circumstances by Officer Daily
having three skeleton keys in his pockets.
1homaS L thompson, q tramp and beggar. who
has been let Off several times by the court
was brought in again this morning and sent
down Tor ninety days Fletcher Rowe, another
beggar, was sent down for vagrancy. Andrew
Scott, loud and bOisterouS; 81. Robert Dorsey
was fined s. for cursing on the street. George
Stewart, colored boy vagrant, was sent down
Obstructing the sidewalk by exhibiting his fur
niture for sale: s.. He was fined So i'm another
similar case. John II. Dunnigan assault on
to Wylie White: 500 bonds Mie6ael t Cavan,
augh, charged with stealing valise contain
ing clothing, from stranger at the railroad
depot: sixty days in jail. Also, charged with
assault on man in the CELL $. Sarah Wal
ker., threats to Maria Lucas; bonds. Moses
Banks assault on VIM. Franklin; So
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EMPEROR WILLIAMS ASsAILANT-The Lon
don Daily NelCS Berlin correspondents tele-
graphs as follows: THE Indignation and ex-
Sltement over the attack on the Emperor on
Saturday last has Increased rather than sub
sided, but, except the North German Gazette
all the newspapers counsel calmnoSs and
aVOldance or rash measures of repriSal UDOn
the social democrats. This tone fairly repre-
SCENTS pubic sentiment. In the ReichStag to-
day tMonday) two socialists openly invited re-
Duke by refusing to join in loyal cheers which
attention was paid to them. All attempts to
establish HOedels insanity as we'll as his indie
pendence of the social democrats have utter
ly Jailed His crime is proved by numerous
witnesses. The trial will be mere fOrmality
and the efforts of the police are directed to
hndlng the threads of a general conspiracy if
Such exists, OF which as yet no evidence seems
to have come to light 1t is reported that one
accOmplice is suspected, and a detective is
now in Leipsic looking him up
NOTES OF PREPARATION IN EUROPE.-State
mentS recently made in the Austrian reichs-
rath and Hungarian diet indicate, beyond
doubt, AuStria'S intention to oppose Russia
SO that il England is compelled to go to war
stances than were before anticipated. The
stand now taken by Austria will have favor
able effect on the negotiations at st. Peters
DurS. Ii was announced that Austria would
act In concert with Turkey in Bosnia, and it
was necessary to take precautions on the
northern, southern, and eastern frontiers to
increase the number of troops. so as to be safe
against any surprise. Measures to secure tbs.
Carpathian passes are already made, as well
as In Pennsylvania. Bucharest adViceS report
the continual passage to the front of detach-
mems Oh Russian troops, many of the men raw
recruits, ignorant of military drill. Contracts
are being made for the transportation of large
are hourly worked. The movement of the
troops from India to Malta will be discussed
IN both houses of the English parliament on
Monday next.