Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-02
Rr.nglIng Body SnatcherS.

| esting matter upon the Eastern question.
Hungling Body SnatcherS.
CoRrSE THROWN INTO THE HALLWAY OF A
PRIVATE HOUSE.
On 10th street, in the neighborhood of the
| Medical College, corner Of street. about
| O'Clock Sunday morning, the Shrieking Of women
and cries for police attracted the attent ion of
Sergeant Slattery and Officer Thompson. who
were on the reserve force at the 5th police pre-
| cinct station-house, just south of the scene
Hearing the cries, they ran TO the place and saw
| two women In their night clothes leaning out Of
the second-story windows. very much excited.
In the street in front Of the house stood horse
| and wagon. The women called ont to the
officers that two cOlOred men had driven the
| wagon there and had dumped out and thrown
into their hall door
BAG CONTAINING A CORPSE.
| intended for the dissecting rooms OF the Medical
| College, next door. The officers removed the
| bag to the wagon. which they permit ed To re-
main standing there for some time with the
hope that the drivers would return 10 claim their
| property, but finding that they did not the Of
| fcerS drove the team 10 the StatiOn-hOusc y
| young medical man soon appeared there ard in
| CURED what had become OF the drivers OF the
| wagon, and Oh being informed that the men i'm
charge Of 1t had left in hurry, he offered to take
charge OF the team, stating that he knew the
| owner. serg't Slattery Informed him that as he
| appeared TO know so much about it, he thought
| he would detatn him on suspicion OF being con-
| nected with rObbng grave yard. The phySi-
| clan then explained that his part in the trans
| action was to receive the cadaver at the col
| lege, but that the drivers were ahead of time
| and had placed the bag in the wrong door b.
| mistake; that While he knew the owner OF the
| teams, he did not know who the drivers were
nor who had taken the body from the grave
| The officers then released the physician, bur
refused TO deliver the wagon Or its contents
| Without orders from higher authority Through
| the efforts of the young physician, who went TO
! see some Of the police officials,
THE CADAEER WAS RESTORED TO THE COLLEGE
and the team turned over to the doctor. Dur
ing this time all the Sunday paper news boys
from ID street collected about the scene. and
the story having been started by some one that
A. T. stewards body had been discovered and
was in the station house, the city was full OF
tie most exaggerated accounts, and yesterday
great many persons called to ascertain the
facts. but the police, by instructions from their
however ascerned that as the hov was M fhs
OF c0lored boy about IS years old who died at
the almShouse and was buried in Potters field
from whence it was removed by the reSurrec-
tlonlStS. 1t was recognized as the remains of q
mulattO named Robinson. The medical men
connected with the college We're very anxious
to have the matter suppressed. but the news
boys scattered The story broadcast.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
Manuel Norment 70 the United States of Amer-
trustees, to Sophia Tibbs, lot Is Of .. Noun;
Pleasant $1,000. Same TO Daniel Sullivan. lot
Sc OF Mount Pleasant" Sl.1i3. Helen NJ
SchItver ct al, to the United States of America.
Crund, part Of lot 80, 81. 624: $. Johl
ClUmp to Ellen o'ConnelI, lot %, 50. 634; $50
So i EYED ON ct 70 bIvi B. ~ AeLRg1n Io H.
10, Sc. 49, ss,5Go. Rob-. Ball TO D. p. Lane l0t
A; 81; 5G4; S.. }. }: shane to Ammin Ben
Tend lot 5, So SIG; $1,000 P. a: DarneIlle, trqs
Douglass to d. p. Lane, lot A, Sd. 564 s65l. Il.
II. Warner TO Henry McIntire, lot ST, So. 216;
So; s541.73. District OF Columbia to Harvey
Spaldng, lot9, So. ,29; S34 ID. Same to same,
lot 5, So. 129; s34.65. Harvey Spa.ding to Flora
s: Hutchinson, lots and .. Sc. 129 500. Saml
Maddox, trustee TO J. +. Given and b. F. Nor
sell, lot 10, So. 49,; $3.50. X. Keith to G. H.
Barnes, lot E. part of st. Philip and jacob
5io &C. s6 Mq msonI to Mary Posey lot TO-
part lot i, so. a; S134t5 District to II. Spald-
ing, lots 4, s. and !, So. 154. and and s. 50 LAB:
s. II. Spalding to Helen NJ. Shriver, same
property; S25S.97.
TEMPERANCE MEETINGs..The Dashaways met
last night at Lincoln hall-Mr. Nye presiding,
was opened by Rev. Mr. Kramar, and expert
ences were given by B. F. Oliphant, Mr.. Hodg-
kin, Bud Eagleston, Joe Coomes W. J. Boyd,
George Savage, and Others. Hons. j. A. Harvey
OF Iowa, and w. b. Redgrave, of Baltimore, ard
Col. Poorman, OF Ohio, delivered addresses.
Cnales Nye closed with strong appeal in an
the pledge. The choir under the lead OF Prof.
NimmO rendered good music
The Prohibition Alliance met at Franklin hail
yesterday afternoon, Mr.. George Savage preSid-
ing and Mr.. C.. Constantine secretary. After
singing by the choir, led By Prof. w. r. Nimmo.
Bud Eagleston, W. ]. Boyd, Rev. c. w. Denison,
Joseph COombs, W. B. Hawes and MI Buchanan
made addresses.
THE KEYSTONE CLUB composed of PennsyI-
Van1anS who propose TO attend the Inaugural
ton Of GOV. Hoyt at Harrisburg in January
next was formed on saturday night with the
| following officers President, E. II. Chapman:
| first vice president, NJ; L: .Littletield; second
vice president. - Neal; third vice president,
John Gilmore; recording and corresponding
| secretary, A. X. Speel financial secretary, Dan
| lei B1rtwell; treasurer, F. X. Griffith marshal,
Paul Hersh. The club expects to take at least
25O members to the Inauguration.
ALL OF OUR DRESS GOODS must be reduced
Prices must be lower. Silk and wool dress goods
reduced to 30 former price 50; coored caShmereS.
pure Wool reduced to 80: the finest quality silk
and wool dress goods reduced to 81, former price
| g; closing out our dress goods at cost and less
than than cost TIC. carters II Market space Pure
cloth reduced to so; DR.. Warmers health corsec
reduced.-Adrt.
THE FUNERAL of Mr.. John Langley, the Well
known restaurateur, took plack yesterday after
noon from his late residence, on 9th street, be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and c street NV,
and was largely attended. At st. Patrick'S
church Father Walter conducted the services.
at the conclusion OF which the cortege proceeded
| 10 congressional cemetery, where the burial
took place.
| 1NCENDIARY F1RE-ADOut -FOUR O CLOCK yeSter
| day morning frame stable in the year OF the
Arlington market, on street, between 18th and
| 18th streets northwest, was burned, entailing
| loss of 500. 1t is thought that it was set on
| fire. The fire department responded promptly
| to the alarm and prevented the flames from eX-
| tending TO other property.
| THE STORE to buy your dry goods and carpet
| ingS cheap-ToWSon'S 636 Penn'a avenue, south
| side, near eth. Good washing calicoeS, ~ cts;
new fall and winter dress goods, IL, Is, is, %
cents; casSimeres, new fall styles, from So 60, s5,
| up; blankets from $3.50 per pair up; bed COM
| forts from IS cents up. Towson's 636 Penn'a
avenue, south side, near eth street.-Adut.
AN INSANE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS morning
| Officers Mcmahon and Woodruff discovered the
| occupant Of the house corner of 18th and SITS.
| Se.-ThOmaS E. BOsman-attempting to set fire
| to the building. Bosnian was insane and was
| taken to the eighth precinct police station,
where he was locked up until his friends in Bal
| tmOre could be notified.
ARRESTED IN BALTIMoRE.-Saturda night De-
| tective McElfresh brought over from Baltimore,
| Billy Williams, who is wanted here to answer
several charges OF larceny, and 1t is charged he
| was the leader OF the gang of burglars who fired
| upon Sergeant AmiSS and other Officers at the
| corner OF 9Th and NJ streets, some weeks ago.
DIR. CoRKINs, who effected so many cures
| while here last winter, has returned. He cures
| piles without the use of the knife, scissors or