Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-29
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Condensed Locals.
The Probate Court will convene To morroy
Street lamps will be lighted tonight at j 40
,. m. and eXtin guiShed at 5.3Oa m
From j. =. Parker We have the New York
papers In advance of the mails.
The following delegates from this city 20 the
bhal Birth convention, TO he held next week
AZ charleston, South Carolina. have left for
Miller, :. GOldstein. Max Cohen, w. Nordinger
D SenlZheimer and y. Fisher.
DIT. W. ID. Stuart reported another case of
~Glsmus maScentium to the board of health
yesterday-the infant of cOlored woman
named Lena Ennis, residing in alley between
list and I'd and J. and nj streets northwest
The board of police commissioners have
kHed the vacancy i'll the detective corps caused
by the resignation of Mr.. John l. Sargent
about year since, by the appointment of Mr..
J. H. FOSS. who has been efficiently acting in
shat capacity since the resignation Of Mr. Sar-
gent.
An alteration occurred i'm the corridor of
the National hotel last evening, between Col
John ID. Adams, of Arkansas, mail con
tractor, and Mr.. John F. Reside who i'm his
effcial capacity as special agent of the Post
once department made report last fall
which reflected on the integrity of Adams i'm
struck him.
The annual dinner of the Yale Alumni asSo-
eEttlon VIII De- given AZ the Arlington to NOR
row efenln@.When addresses will be delivered
ey Justice Strong, Secretary EvaTtS. Chief
Justice Waite. and other prominent gentle
men.
The work of street and alley repairs und.r
me supervision of DIR. r. M. Chaplin, as thus
taf progressed to the entire SatiSsac ion OF the
District commissioners and the chief engi-
neer, and at about hall the cost of the former
slow system.
Two LAWYERS ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF
tOSsPlRACI TO DEFRAUD THE GOVERNMENT.
kTC.-GeOTge TayIor. a we'll known LAWYER
was arrested last week in this city on an in
Al kRf M. mi from fI,..l "a
Tor the district Of Louisiana. for conspiracy
IN presenting and prosecuting a fraudulent
cotton claim against the United States in the
Court OF Claims. and defTauding the United
STATES out Of S2tuUG0. \ writ Of habeaS cor
pHS was taken out, and the hearing set for
yesterday. but postponed by Chief Justice
cartier until Thursday next. YESTERDAY Mr.
DhNer L. Lowell. a lawyer. was also arrested
III ms city To answer the same indictments
anu MS counsel obtained writ of habeas cor
pns, anu IL WAS set Tor hearing at the same
nme Gen b. f. Butler. Col. ". 4. Cook and
SathanIel Wilson will appear for the REALTORS
One OF the indictments found i'm New Orleans
charges that August p. NoblOm. merchant
Henry Pfychard. Theodore EaIlede Robert
"a shannon. lawyer: George Taylor. LAWYER:
tofHn5la. and Frederick Y. Pope, of MaSsa-
ehnSettS, and others persons whose names are
hnkno"n To the jurors. on june 10. lS74, fraud
nently eOnSpircd and combined between
themselves and AdOlph Blanchard To defraud
1he tnlted States out of $2gD,0G0.'' The other
charges that George Taylor. o. S. Lowell, and
states by presenting and prosecuting before
the Court OF Claims what is known as the
Mills and Cleveland claims for $4,000
LUBEY MEMORIAL SERVICES OF THE {. AR
lie services Uf the Grand Army OF The RepIiiL
ne I'D memory OF the late Col. Timothy Lubey,
PaSt GTand Commander, took place at the
congregational Church last evening. There
was large attendance. In front of the pulpit
was the altar OF encampment. draprd in black |
Oh WHICH was broken column formed Of |
bowers: photograph of the deceased hung |
under this tribute. Upon a chair was placed |
the uniform and sword of the deceased ON
each side of the pulpit stood stack of guns. |
sHTmOUnted by the dTapcd flags of the several |
posts To which the deceased belonged A |
prNa.e 5000 al carry arms on each side of the |
pulpit ne exercises were opened by yOlIn- !
iafy performed 10y Prof. Carl Richter Depart !
ment Commander \. III. G.. Richardson then !
introduced Assistant Adiutant General G. w
Taylor. who read the military record of the !
deceased. responsive service by the chap |
lam and comrades was then read. after which !
he Washington Octette Club sang 4 chant
frayer was then offered by Rev. George Tay- |
Tor, The chaplain. followed bya hymn composed !
iSf me OCCASION by him. COmrade Z. c. Royce !
then delivered u short eulogy. The Octcttp !
Club sang hymn. Peace TO the memory of |
ne dead. Comrades e. C.. Royce and II. j. !
GinoTd spoke of the virtues of the deceased /!
GIL" 'he FAsrflSes closed with III" n5xology
AN INTERESTING CASE on TRTN.-Yester- /
day the Court in General Term heard argll !
lGentS III the ease of VIM King Ell al against
TIdHCiS EN>tA anu the DlSIflcI oil Comm
ma IL appears that on january 18TH 1866
Peter Won Essen died, and by his will left an
nultleS to the corporation of Georgetown for /
The use OF the free white schools OF that town /
+. v Essex, who was left the annuity of 800 !
by Mr.. Won Essen. objects To the annuity to !
Inc corporation of Georgetown. and contends |
mat THE District of Columbia is not the sue /
cesS0r OF said corporation i'm the premises |
and that it is not entitled to receive aud can |
hot TAKE any property or money so beuueath- !!
ed anu devised under said last will and tesla !
ment.' !
SUPERINTENDENT OF PoLICE-It is stated |
That Capt. Donald McCathran is an applicant |
tor the office of Chief of Police Last night at !
a special meeting of the Board. q memorial !
Giilzehs, was presented. asking that Major |
Richards be requested to withdraw his reSig |
nation but 1t not stated what action was |
taken thereon. IL is said that Mr. Bobert !
Bal, whose name has been mentioned in con |
nectiOn with the Office, IS backed up by !
large number of prominent citizens. irreSpec- |
i've oi party. and that eX-Mayor Bowen is |
RISING his influence for him.
THE DEDICATION of the new Unitarian church |
IAN Souls will take place this evening. The |
interesting programme Of exercises comprises |
an organ voluntary, anthem, dedicatofy ser !
v, wee sh eS tGI: T. H. ShipPen, gloria. dedication
Will participate hymn, by II. +. Woodbury.: |
PRAYER by Rev. Rufus Ellis. DID. Te Deum. |
Fielder Israel. dONology. henedicfi6n. There
conference on "Wednesday morniro /
',rstsilaiion Of Rev Clay McCauley Wednes. |
day evening and SOciable Thursday even |
ing See the advertisement. |
LIST OF PiTENTs granted the residents Of
Maryland, Virginia and the District OF Column
bia January l., 1873: Emile Berinef, OF Wash.
ington- ID. C., telephones: JOelC. Slaughter, of
Grumpton. Md, fruit dreTS: Benjamin Bur
CESS, of Baltimore, Md, machines Tor making
mods for ear wheels; Henry {. McCorney, OF
Washington. d. e.. hDrseShOeS; Edward
Mcconnell of Lexington, Va. nut locks
Trade MarkS-G. W. Gail & AK. of Baltimore
Md, smoking and chewing tobacco. and cigars
cigarettes and Snuff: Enrich l.. Williams of
Baltimore. Md. smoking tobacco aud ciga-
Tettes.
TIRE MURPHY MEETTNGS.-At Lincoln hail
TO day there was large audience at the Muir