Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Excitement nj the Pension Omce.

COLURED EMPIOYE ASS NUITED By A WOMAN
About II O clock to-day, Ms. Bruce, coIored,
The mother Of Lena Bruce. whose name has
been unpleasantly connected with that of
Cole "a colored clerk in the Pension olhcel,
IeSeIuS arrested In raid by the
rohce on house on the corner OF
l?th and streets, called at the Pen
sion office To see Cole. and attacked him
causing quite an excitement thpreahouts
Ii appears that a. the time of the arrest In was
stated that one of the party was a teacher in
the coioTed schools, and suspicion fen on ena
Bruce, teacher in the Stevens building, and
she has since been dismissed This morning
her mother. Mrs. Bruce called al the Pension
office, and entering the 18th street door went
10 Joseph ii. Jackson. the meSScu-er - the
commissioner, and reVueSed 10 see Cole. Cole
came down from his room and advanced 10
her, extending his hand politely, when she
drew hack and said, II don't want your hand
! You have tried 10 ruin my daughter"
Cole invited her down the steps. not caring 20
nave scene There, and I'm going down she
commenced 10 Mhack him over the head and
shoulders with the umbrella, and gave him
| four or five rapS. eNClaiminC, You have caused
talk about my daughter and diSgrared her"
MIR. jackson and others ran up and separated
them and induced her 10 leave, and on the
way She SAID IN have my revenge: I'll
spill my blood for you" cole stated
10 the commissioner that there was no truth
IN the statements that She was the Ctu with
hlm that night thai She was entirely limo
cent, aud he did not see her the night OF the
raid, and tacitly admitted that he was in the
house but with another woman.
WoRKINGMEN nENoUNCING THE CArTrOr
Mass MEETINGS, WEST PoINT Bosses, Ere
The Workingmen'S Assembly met last even
ing at Beck'S Hall-Mr. Il. EmmOnS In the
chair, and &. f. TAYLOR secretary. 4 Commu-
nication was read from Mr.. Henry Hardy, ad-
Nocatlng Tree banking as remedy for hard
times. Mr.. Hamilton called attention TO the
series OF mass meetings being held al the Cap
ltol, and said the wUrkingmen were getting
the blame for them. Mr.. BiShop-Beneiit
you meant No, ! mean blame; and we are
getting 1t. These meetings are incendiary in
| tone, and are conducted by DR. Lawrence
VINO gets on his inccndiary language as the
corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and 7th st"
The speaker was not In favor of mob law, and
! would repuClate the incendiary language. Mr..
| Bishop remaI ked that he attended the meet
| ing on Friday night, and il was a grand sue
| cess, and he had heard nothing of an incendi-
| aIN character MI ArmStToug.-"l ou don't
! like 10 see DIR. Lawrence Cet,along Laughter
I They might a. well have HOdHelt A. .4wlence
! Mr.. Reynolds SAID that Lawrence harrangued
/ the crowd and sold his books at In cpatS each:
and the woman would follow. commenting on
| chew ing tobacco and drinking whisky. The
WoTkmen were not concerned about this, but
wanted work 80 that they got money 10 buy
| Olcad, and u alter they earned the money Il
/ was not OF this wOman'S business whether
| they spent 1t In tobacco or whisky. Chewing
tobacco and drinking whisky has nothing TO
! 40 With appropriations for the library or mu
/ cum building, or fOr The improvement OF the
harhur. They should look to the interests oI
! the mechanics, they did not want WeSr Point
| erS boSSlHg over them. These should he sent
| 10 the front TO Ue targets for the Indians, and
| 10 command soldiers, and mechanics should
| be- placed over mechanics. If there is a water
| closet 10 be erected on the suburbs it can't be
| done until West Pointer is detached 20 Su
| peTinfend Mr.. Armstrong offered "A reSou-
| tlun denoGnClng the Capitol meetings, and
| Mir Barker offered 4 substitute, which was
| adopted, " That We do not indurSe DR.. Law
| renee or any party who are calling together
| The worklngmen IN mass meeting for political
| purposes and the advancement 0f the national
| 2reenback party or ANY oiher political party;
| and that we ignore al connection with he
| naIileS who have held -mpat N
of the Capitol during the past two weeks"
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THE DENTAL NULCANITEC AsEs-YeSterdav
| IN the Equity Court, Judge Macarthur, an or
| der was made i'm the case of the Goodyear
Dental Nulcaniie Company VS. q. III. Bright
| we'll, that ''the clerk of this court shall in per
| son carry to the I. ;. Circuit Court, i'm session
i'm the city of Baltimore, the testimony i'm this
case, there 10 be used by the counsel in the
| pending suits; that the clerk shall retain the
| custody OF the testimony during the trials
| there, anu al their conclusion shan return the
| same. These cases are all for alleged infrac-
tons OF the Goodyear patents, and are brought
| against some fourteen dentists in this city, a.
We'll as number in Baltimore.
Mr.. GLEASON AND THE INDIAN ROBBERY
| 'CAsE.-Mr. :. Gleason writes us in relation 10
the BemO Ondlan) robbery that he had no
! friend Of The robbed Indian that he CGeas0n)
was not arrested, but learning 1t warrant was
out Tor his arrest he went To police heldquart-
erS ana gave bail for his appearance that on
the day OF trial the [. :. district attorney
asked To have the case againt him (IleaSOn)
dismissed, there being no evidence against
! him: that the case was never sent To the grand
| jury and never dismissed 10y them. Inquiry in
other quarters develops facts SubStantiafing
MI. Gleason 5 statements.
REQUIsITIoN FOR AN ALLEGED HORsE
IHILF-Ihls morning Sheriff }. Frank Smith,
of IT. MaTy'S cOuEty, Md, arrived here with a
requisiion for Arthur ID. SmoOt charge [ with
stealing horse from Hezekah ID. Burroughs
| OF that court, and the necessary warrant on
ON at fhA iafI .la1f a -.
| prisoner TO the sheriff. SmOOt was dismissed
from custody yesterday, no one appearing
| against him.
! THE FOLLOWING INDICTMENTS were found
blythe grand jury of the Criminal Court yes
terday: Robert Byng. accessory to larceny
and larceny: Richard Washington aud Els
! worth Hogan, assault with intent to kill: Toll
yer Lee, alias EDWARD johnson, petit larceny,
second otfense. The charge of grand larceny
against John McCabe was dismissed.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector En-.
tWlSle: Mrs. Nj. A. Briggs, repair frame
building, l25l Sth street northwest: s275. Geo
A Sheahan, build Shed corner 7th and water
| streets: 500. {. a. DennekaS, repair frame
| building, lll2 18th street northwest; $3.50. John
b: Outrich, construct a three story brick store,
'th' between q and II streets; $3.50
DEEDS IN FEE have been fled as follows
! Robert Earl ct al. 10 w. III. WelZel sub 10 So
IIR; $50 w. Il: Woodward trustee, ct al. TO
| NOEe' - iNoSl NoblOh ~" El.iNN. JOS.
Eedleln 10 Lewis Ginter, executor of X. B.
Heath, deceased, sub B. So loo: 81 .OO)
| PARDONED BY THE PREsIDENT-The PreSi-
dent to-day granted pardon to Frank r.
Grant, recently convicted in liz Criminal
Court OF abstraGting papers from the redemp.
| tiOn bureau of the Treasury department and
sentenced 10 jail for four months.
THE COURTS.
| CIRCUIT COURT-JUdge HumphreUs
/ Yesterday, the following cases were tried -
| Hall agt. Burr; verdict for plaimtiff for SO
Smith agt SlSSOn; verdict for plaintiff for SlS9
/ with interest. kreamer agt. MeTryman; dis
| continued. Logan agT LOckhead dismissed.
| johnson agt. Pe ct al; demurrer sustained,