Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-06

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uict should he conducted-in short, that il the
suffrage feature of the pending hill is stricken
out they will not vote 20 pay ~ per cent. of the
expenses of the District.
Dtstrict Government Affairs.
Mr.. Charles EdmonSton having declined 10
serve on the commission of experts i'm the eN-
animation of the building used aS the quarter
master generals office, the District COmmis-
sionerS have appointed Mr.. Solomon J. Fague
instead.
A petition signed Ivy owners and IeSsees of
property in the neighborhood of the old cen
tral guardhouse was presented To the District
commissioners this morning setting forth its
unSanitaTy condition, rendering il an injury Ia
the property and business in that locality the
action of the Board Of Health in condemning
subsequent petitions, numerouSly signed
py property holders, for its abatement: and
asking that the necessary authority be OBJ
tanned 10 have the property sold and the nui-
Sance abated. The Commissioners direct that
the petitioners he notified that they (the Com
mSSionerS) have recommended the sale of this
property, but have not as yet been authorized
10 sell II.
TEMPERANCE MEETINGS.-A rouSing tenn
perance meeting was held last night an Lin.
coin Hallto welcome back 10 this city Charley
Nye, who has been absent al ParkerSburg. en-.
gagged i'm the temperance cause. Judge VIM
IT, smell presided, and made an address OF
welcome Ia Mr. Nye, who then gave an inter
eStlng account of his trip and complimented
the citizens of ParkerSburg on the victory
they had achieved 10y aboliShing the license
system. Mr. Alexander EggleSton here Stenped
forward and handed TO the speaker a beauti-
lul basket of flowers, bearing the iuScrintion
Welcomc Home, gift from the ladies' Mrs
Mm; ;. Mexican also presented him with a
handsome bouquet. Addresses of welcome
We're made by X. =. Graham, Col. Gray Jos
Williams. W. IL. Norton and Mr. Cunningham
OF w. Va. choice selections of music were in.
terSperSed 10y the Misses Weaver and Hon
kinS and Mr.. Hopkins. A large number 6I
people took the pledge.
The DaShawayS held a meeting last evening
al the North capitol street NJ Il. church, with
Mr.. John B. Wheeler in the chair Addresses
were made 10y Mr.. j. ID. Wilson. Mr. William
Dixon. and MeSSrS. j. y. ChildS. Joseph Il
Kramer, and VIM. Brackets of Minnesota
Some appropriate music was rendered he
tween the speeches 10y Mr.. HOdgkin and wife
and Miss Alice McNichol A number of naopIe
signed the pledge here also.
THE COURSE OF TRUE LovE.-On Monday.
Mr. David II. Robinson, of Georgetown and
Miss Aura '. Petit, of Fairfax county, IA
were married al a private residence on NaSSa
chusetts avenue, near I'd street under the fol
lowing circumstances: Mr.. X. had been paw
lng attentions To the young lady for SOME
lime past l,ut her parents We're opposed To her
marrying him. Last week however the lovers
made up their minds 10 get married Monday
OF this week. According To arrangement Miss
Aura spent Sunday evening with friend i'm
Virginia, and on Sunday night Capt Robinson
with a friend from this city drove TO the house
where the Young lady was, and she with her
friend as bridesmaid took seats i'm the carriage
and the party came To this city, arriving about
two O'Clock Monday morning. The ladies re-
NAMED ln the house with curtains down fear
full that the father of Miss Petit. or some one
else. would find out the place of concpa lment
and Interfere with the match. As soon as
possible IN the lnornlnga license was procured
and Rev. Mr.. kernS was called i'm and tied the
knot, and then il being out of the power of
friends To interfere the couple walked boldly
out. The newly married pair have taken un
their residence in Georgetown.
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COOPERATIVE GRAPE CULTURE-A meet .
ing oil gentlemen interested in vine growing
was held last night at the corner of 9TH and F
street TO discuss the subject of vine growing
upon cooperative plan. Among those pres
ent were District Commissioner Bryan, Hon.
MIR. Aiken of South Carolina. Judge Durand
DIR. VIM. Tindall, John Hitz, b. Oertly, Gen.
Jos. Smolnski, ii. y. Howard, John Blink
horn, Jos Z. Rock and others. Mr.. Aiken ad-
dressed the meeting, showing the advantages
which South Carolina presents for establish
ing the colonies which the constitution of the
NiticultOrS' Cooperative Association proposes
10 organize. Judge Bryan spoke OF the great
advantages which the southern states give for
colonization of industrious people for vine
growing and general farming upon the CO.
operative plan. Mr.. 0ertley, who has had con-
siderable experience in vine culture. gave
several good and sound reasons why vine
growing should be done by cooperative labor
A committee was appointed to examine the
plan OF the NlneIirOwerS' Association cOnsti-
tuition, and report at a future meeting any
suggestions they may deem practical 10 adj
vance the project.
The OTHER SIDE OF A DIVORCE CAsE-In
the ease of Bridget Durham against TYLER Y
Durhaln-actlon for SeparatiOn-the latter has
hled an answer in which he denies the charges
OF cruel and neglectful treatment. of frequent
ly coming home beaStly intoxicated. of assault
ting her with chair, of having tailed 10 sup
port her, or OF having left his family for
months He states that he bound the child as
an apprentice in December last, because the
plalntf hahitually neglected and cruelty treat
ed it; that she refused TO give il sufficient food
and he charges that she assaulted him al the
Coast Survey office, and that in consequence
OF the laZlneSS OF plaintif he was frequently
obliged 10 cook his own food that he has found
il impossible to live with her on account of her
bad temper and neglect of household duties
A rule To show cause why he should not de
liver the child TO plaintiff was issued in this
case, but OH hearing il was discharged.
A LOST UNCLE AND A LOST TRUNK.-The
foreign correspondence OF the Dead Letter
office is curiOusly varied A letter has lust
been received there dated Georges St, Tenn
plemOre, Ireland, February 2Hh, ls7s," and
says: PLEASE let me know if you can give me
any. account about Patrick Mcdonnell. Bleak
field, parish OF TOomayara, co. Tipperary, Ire
land. and IL he is dead perhaps you NAV have
some account about him; and by your doing
SO his nephew will feel obliged. Direct TO
Michael Larkin."
A two-page letter, all i'm one sentence was
received the other day from a Swede, asking
information concerning trunk which he had
lost, and containing a minute description of
lne HlSSlnS treasure, externally and intern
ally, together with an inventory of its con-
tents.
Not A ADEFAULTER.-Messrs. Rob't H. RYAN
X. A. Morrison and T.. L. Parker the inyesti.
eating committee of the stockholders of the
Northern Liberty Market company, have. at
the request Of Mr.. George w. King secretary
OF the company, signed a letter to him, in
which they state that the bulk of the discrep-
ancy lin his acc0untsD has been absolutely ac-
counted for by unQuestiOnable vouchers for
the destruction of the bonds and coupons
while the balance was accounted for by what
the committee deemed 10 be irregular youch-
erS."
The ARLINGTON SUIT.-Judge Robertson,
as counsel for Gen. Custis Lee in the suit for
the recovery of the Arlington estate, con-
cluded his argument yesterday, In the district
court in Alexandria, and the case was submit
TED TO Judge Hughes who will render a deci-
sion Saturday. probably, in Richmond.
NEW YORK Town ELECTIoNs.-Municipa
elections were held i'm many cities in New
YORK state yesterday. As far as heard from
the democrats were successful at Troy, Rome
and Kingston, the republicans at Sewburgh
and Rochester, the democrats and greenback-
ers combined at Oswego and Auburn, and the
greenbackers at Elmira. At Utica the work
ingmen's candidate for mayor defeated both