Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-20
The Cook Divorce Ca..
ANSWER OF PROF. COOK.


agt. Truman 4. Cook Cof Balm of Lie famr).
the respondent. Professor Cook, by MILE.
Norris, filed his answer 10 the bin Of Mrs
COOK. He denies that he, In fitS of passion
TORE hcr clothing because She expressed de
sire 10 go 10 church, and SayS,aS to this charge
that the facts are briefly these: Soon after
maTrlaST ne, aiter repeated ntimati0nS Ia her
.s. aS 20 IA thS linpt%hlety OF her conduct, repri-
mahueu her ana admOniShed her against her
fllrtatlons With young man named Mari 10
whom She stated she had been en- "a g,.d haf,,ra
respondent Knew her; that her conduct was
unbcComlng IN married woman, aud he
felt II his duty 10 advise her. as he was
some Years her senior; that he ALWAYS
encouraged her 10 attend to religions
matters, and II only wish she had done n: =
He denies thai he ever treated her with hru-
taltiN. and AYERS that he always provided FOR
her; procured horse and carriage Tor her,
NC; and denies that he ever assaulted her
Win razor or struck her blow al any time.
As 10 the razor affair, which he states took
Place several years ago, he says TIA. while
shaving he turned to her and said: 4 would
rather be dead than that your conduct should
MAKE me appear as a cuckOld husband al
fIG,hS fuGthS 10 , ner .ilange pranks with Mari He
lulther states that the disagreement in Fehru-
AIRY last was caused 10y DIR. {. w Sonnen-
Schmldt visiting her; that he Cook Charged
her win receiving visits from him N unSeaS
enable hours, and asked; WHY cHntinne In
disgrace yourself, Your husband and clildrene'
When She Jumped up, and thrusting her FIST
night, while you are asleep and made
an effort Ia scratch his face and Ia kick him,
and raising Spittoon, he attempted 10 wreSt
n nom her, when She fall back, and the Spit-
toon fell with some force against her breast
As 10 charges against her honor. he says he
had good reason TO make such charges, ami
says that he did charge her with conduct un-
becoming Wife, with clandeStine meetings
with pr. SonncnSchmidt, who he states he can
prove has remained at his house some times
from q: O'Clock \. m. To a. m lie denies
that he beat the children. and AYERS that he
mas always treated them kindly. and asserts
ihat the charges made as 70 the property are
made I'm order to damage him and 10 prevent
The charges he has against her from having
erect Ia conclusion, he asserts that she iS
not The proper person 10 have the control of
the children. &c.
THE EXODUS OF THE NEGRO RACE."-A
meeting ot the American Progressive aSSOcia-
uon was he'd last evening AT the paTlOrS of
Prof. John Williamson. PENNSYLVANIA avenue
between Alh and 2lSt streets n. W. The bust
ness "i thr meeting was the appointment OF
committees to draft resolutions and addresses
lor transmission throughout the United
STATES, an the interest Of the cOloTed race,
condemning the emigration scheme now
belhE pfactlced 10y Hon. Richard Cain. of
South Carolina, and others, which S merely
Tor pecunIarN interest and not for the good or
advancement ut the cOlored race Col. Sin.
cldlf made brlet address upon the supposed
exodus of the cOlOrcd race" and concluded
by saying that aS Hon. Frederick Douglass
was the leader OF the coOred race. he moved
that committee be appointed To wait upan
him and ask him Ia deliver an address hetor,.
the association and the public, i'm some popu-
Lar hail. upon the supposed EXODUS OF the
Coored race and the evils leading thcretO'
Mr.. W. Il. Brown said that the cOorad race
was without leader. Fred Douglass was no
more leader than Prof Richard +. Greener
or Prof. LangSlon. So far as leadership il
concerned. neither Douglass nor LangStou
would give up their petty positions and awake
rms oppressed race from lethargy 10y denOunc-
ing this Liberia scheme. Mr.. Scott moved to
amend the motion 10y striking out the name of
Fred. Douglass and insert, i'm lieu thereof, the
name OF Prof Richard Theodore Greener.
The amendment was agreed To. A committee
was then appointed emakc arrangements for
public meeting 10 consider the question sub
mitted 10y III. c. Chase, esq. to wit: The
damaging effects that the democIatir party
HAS had upon the colored race, and that which
they have never done and never will do. and
whether party allegiance should be any longer
tolerated 10y the colored race"
COMMENCEMENT MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
GEoRG EToWN JNIyERSITY.-The twenty
annual commencement of the Medical depart
ment ol Georgetown University was held last
night at Lincoln Hall. a large attendance of
spectators being present The entire faculty
were seated on the platform. There was
profusion of flowers arranged in front 0f the
platform. Professor Young president of the
faculty, read the act of Congress authorizing
Georgetown University to confer the degree
OF Doctor OF Medicine. Rev. T. f. HealV y
j.. president of the University delivered an
address and conferred the degrees. Mr. Pat
rick j. 1ImminS delivered the YaledictOry:
Professor +. A. Ashford. MD. delivered an
address to the graduates. and Professor 5. G.
BuSey. MID. presented the faculty prize i'm
appropriate remarks. The graduates were
MessrS. Arthur Wellington Adams. of New
York: Harrison Crook, Mary land: James r
Lewis. New Hampshire, and T.. }. Timmins.
Ireland: Mr. Samuel 3 Adams, District OF
Columbia, received his diploma, after having
passed a satisfactory examination in anatomy,
physiology, motertd nledtcd, and chemistry.
REDUCTION OF TELEGRAPH OPERATORS
SALARIEs.-The operatives of the Western
Union telegraph Company have been notified
that on the 9th OF this month their salaries
will be reduced ten per cent This will be- tb,.
third reduction of that amount made by the
Western tnion,and a great deal OF diSSatiSfac-
ton on account of il exists among the opera
tors here and elsewhere Ii is expected that a
strike will occur among them about The first
of next month, originating in New York. III
started there, the operators here, who number
about two hundred say they Will follow and
stick ii out. The salaries of some OF these
operators now do not amount to more than
S2..5O, and they think they cannot stand an
other reduction.
ONE SUDDEN DEATH FOLLOWED BY AN
OTHER.-Mr. r. w Sanborn general agent for
the Zapfie Manufacturing company of New
York, who succeeds Mr.. Geo. skinner the
gentleman who, il will be recollected, dropped
dead few days since at UniOntown. as stated
In IHE SRAR, has arrived in this city from
New \ ork, and states that the wife of Mr.
skinner died the next morning after the news
OF her husbands death reached her i'm that
city from the effects OF the shock the news
gave her.
ACCIDENT TO Col. SwART.-YesterdaV
afternoon, horse attached to feed wagon
belong to Dir. L. b. Williams of Georgetown
became frightened near the corner of New
York avenue and 18th street, and ran into the
carriage OF Mr.. B. T. Swart which was passing
at the time. Mr.. Swart was thrown out and
severely injured. He was taken TO his home
in the county 10y his friends.
CUT WITH RAZoR.-About s o'clock last
night a cOl0red man named Asa Hall was
attacked al the corner of 7th and VI streets
northwest bytlIree cOlOred men. One of them
Walter Brown, drew a razor and cut him i'm
the left side, infticting a severe flesh wound
Hall lives in Grant alley. Brown made his
escape.
INDICTMENTs.--The grand jury to-day found
indictments against Samuel j. HOugh for lar
ceny; George AlOysius, alias George Allen.
for larceny; John Thomas. second offence
petit larceny: John w. School, alias John Bat
tlefoOt, assault with intent TO kin John Small
wood,
BURGLAR FROZEN TO DEATH.-On We'd
nesday afternoon the body of a negro was
found on East Mountain, Williamstown, N Y
The village authorities have discovered that
his name was Vincent, a resident of Cam
bridge. VI. From certain articles found on
his person, ii was concluded that he was one
of the burglars who, few weeks ago, broke
info srOrp connected with ha pIa al ;,,,.~,.