Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-10

railroad authorities from all blame.
District Government Affairs.
District Commissioner DennisOn returned
to this city Saturday, accompanied by Mrs.
DenDlSOn. The funeral of their son, Perry
took place on Friday last
District Commissioner Bryan returned to
the city yesterday morning from Chicago,
where he has been the past week making ar
rangements for business connections with his
law office, which he proposes to open here. He
is looking in excellent health, and feels com
forta bic at the prospect OF being relieved from
his official duties.
The current rumor that the District Com
mlSslGners have advocated the reduction of
the salaries of our police before the Congress
sional committees, IS denied in the most EN-
phatic manner by the Commissioners and bv
the members of the District committees.
THE NAMES OF THOSE SPOKEN
OF for the Office of Commissioner of the Dis
foil0ws:-JHhn T. Given, Columbus Alexander.
Sayles J. Bowen, w. III. Ciagett, L. j. Davis,
Josiah Dent DR.. c c. Cox, D. w. Middleton,
IT., Il. {. Fox, j. E. Norris, Thos. E. Cox, A. c.
Richards, John I. Mitchell, and Thomas Z.
Morgan.
Tor False Imprisonment. ON Saturday
Messrs. Darlington and Darlington, for Thorn
as johnson, who Was arrested on the charge
of rObbng at the house of Mr.. l. 2. HanScOm
last week, of 81 OG0, has entered suit for false
Imprisonment against Mr.. HanScOm, claiming
$1,000 damages. johnson was servant in
the house OF MIR. Hanscom at the time the rob
berry was committed. The complainant says
that because of defendant having sworn to
the warrant he was arrested on the Sd day of
June and imprisoned until the 9th day of
June. when Ire was taken to the Police Court,
and although he was ready TO meet the charge
the case was postponed until the Sth, when the
court dismissed the charge and discharged
him. He further AYERS that there was no
ground for Suspecting him.
Ii Will be remembered that the item in the
STAR, based on information from Mr.. Hans
com, stated the loss to be about 81 $50, and Nj.
HanscOm at the same time stated that he had
confidence in the honesty of his servants He
remarked then that one of them had expected
to have left fer New York the previous night,
robbery had called that morning aud stated
that he would not go until the matter was
cleared up.
ga PHASE OF THE ZEKE CADE CAsE.-To-day
MeSSrS. w. VierS Bouic and A. B. Duvall, attOr
neys for John d. BemO, the Indian preacher,
entered suit against Mrs. Amanda F. Bever-
idge for $500, for amount due and acknOwledg
ed on March 26th as on deposit. The affidavit
OF plaintitt before the Judge of the circuit
court OF Montgomery county. Md, sets forth
ington House: that while guest Of the house
in March last compliments trunk was left in
his room containing. 1880, and the trunk, as
during his absence the room was entered and
the trunk robbed of s., 100; that on the 26th of
March defendant acknowledged that $500 was
in her possession, and gave. certificate to that
effect, but she has failed to pay the same or
any part thereof to him. 1t will be remem-
bered that Zeke Cade was indicted for this
burglary, and that other parties-B. F. Bever
concerned in the robbery, were dismissed by
the grand jury.
THE ANNUAL ESAMfNAT1oN of candidates
for the Kendall scholarship in Colum blan Col
lege and the King scholarship in DICKINSON
College took place Saturday at the Franklin
school building. The committee consisted OF
Messrs. Charles B. Young, John w. Hunt and
o. Y. Mason. Fifteen pupils from the ad-
selected according to merit without regard to
district In addition to the usual programme
the studies of algebra and geometry were in
cluded in the examination. AS the boys were
examined by number and not by name, the
committee were not allowed TO know the
names of the candid ates. The committee on
opes at the next meeting of the board and an
nOunce the names of the successful candi-
dates.
EXCURsIONIsTs IN Town. - To-day, the
knights of st. Michael, of Baltimore number
ing about 70. arrived at IL o'clock on the b:
&P. R. r. and we're met by Delegation s oit n OF
escorted to Jueneman's Garden on Capitol
the latter They return to night about u
o'clock. A train of 9 cars arrived by the Alex
andria and Fredericksburg road bringing up
party of 500 people from Richmond-the ex-
cursion being given by Marshall Lodge X. OF
do the city going to the Capitol, Presidents
House and other places. They return this
evening leaving at o'clock.
WE ARE SELLING DRY GOODS very cheap.
Beautiful grenadines, worth Is, we are selling
at r. Beautiful dress goods, part silk and
wool, 25. Beautiful dress goods, part wool, Is.
All these bargains at Carriers, the popular
(caSh) dry goods store, Ill Market Space.
Lavender lawns Pacific lawns, 10. Buntings,
all pure wool, (nO cotton 25 Lace bunting,
Is. Shetland shawls, pure white. Blue; pink
and cardinal Shetland Shawls. Chlldren's
gauze vests. Children's stockings, cream, light
blue and pink.-AdUt.
THE CAPITOL HOMEOPATHIC June term OF
the Criminal Court will be convened on Mon
day next, 9th inst) and the second trial OF
Geo. c. Ellison, formerly chief engineer Of the
| House of Representatives, indicted for the
| homicide of David Small, fifteen months ago,
win be called. His counsel are Representa-;
Tennessee, and Stephen L. Mayham, of New
| York.
| MARRIAGE LICENSE WITH ASSUMED NAMES.
| On the 10th of April last marriage license
| was issued TO Charles s. Hill and Sarah Lane.
| and they We're married by Rev. S. FL. Howe, OF
town. The father of the young man by some
| means found it out, and this morning, when
| the minister made return, their true names,
Charles 5. Waring and Sarah G. Mcdaniel,
LADIES new spring dress goods, all the new
| patterns and colors, from II Is, Is, %, 25c
| Black grenadines, from 25, 81, 80, 60 cents, al
Townson's cheap dry goods store, 6s6 Penn
| sylyania avenue. south side.-Adut.
| SALE AT DowLING's.-Amongst' the great
| mass of, furniture and useful articles to be
| cold in frong of DoWling'S tomorrow is a