Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-18
LOCAL NEWS.
Condemned Locals.

Street lamps will he lighted at 80 PM and
extinguiShed NJ ii 90 pm.
The excursion of the Y. i. :. A. OF Fourth
Street VI. T.. Church, Navy Yard, on the steam
er Jane MOSeley, is postponed to Thursday
2Oih instant.
Prior to his departure for England Mr.
Muller, of Bristol, England, the founder OF the
Path Institutions there. will conduct ser
vices here for SIX days, commencing to m OrrOw
evening. in Calvary Baptist CnUrch. For och
eT meetings this week see advertisement.
This morning Mr.. j. III. BrStOII in crossing
9TH street, at Boundary, slipped and fell
breaking his left leg. He was taken TO his res
idenCe on Grant avenue, between 9Th and lOth
streets.
THE RECENT Boy SHOOTING CAsE.-It will
be remembered that on the I'D of May ca e
OF careleSSueSS IN TIE use of fire arms by bows
occurred, by which Michael O'BTien was shot
In the neck by joseph Kreamer another boy
load OF bird SHOT in his neck and chin. The
occurrence took place at the house of Kr l.
mer, on F street, between lst and I'd streets
OBTien has been suffering ever since, but un-
der the treatment of DIR. Magruder has so far
recovered as to be able to testify and the case
came up this morning in the Police Court.
kTeamer was arraigned on the charge of as
sault and battery with intent to kill. The teS-
timOny did not show any malice or intention
on the part OF defendaHt, but gross careless
ness. The complainant was passing kreamer's
house with other boys and was called in to play
with defendant. During the sports of the boys
defendant picked up his brothers double
Il N.
calling out look out" and Immediately dis
charged the gun, the load taking effect as di,-
cribed. DIR. Magruder testified to the severity
of the wound and its danger and said it was
miracle that 1t did not prove fatal. Defendant
testified in his own behalf and said he had no
idea that the gun was loaded as it had no cap
on the nipple. His brother desired to give
testimony in relation to the gun having been
supposed to be unlOaded, but the Court said
the case must 20 To the grand jury as he had
no power to dispose OF it. Such gross care
IeSsneSS was criminal and should be punished.
The bonds were fixed at 500.
WANTS A DIVORCE FROM AN ALLEGED
BIGAMIoT.-Willa A. Traitteur, through her
counsel, Belva \. Lockwood, yesterday filed a
petition for divorce from Charles +. Traitteur
as stated in THE STAR last evening. They
were married at petitioner house, ga DIS rect
southeast, in September, 1915, by Rev. w. NJ.
Ferguson, and on the I'd of December OF the
same year he left her, with the understanding
that he was going to Munich to receive a leg
acy of some 5000 from his fathers estate She
charges that on receiving this money he re-
turned TO New York, engaging himself to
marry lady on the return voyage; that on
his arrival he wrote to her that he had been
married for four years to woman in New
York, and could not return to her. She states
that she went to New York, and by the assist
ance OF detectives aScertained that the woman
he alluded TO was his mistress, and he was not
married TO her. Subsequently she received
from his brother card announcing that her
husband was engaged to marry one Catharine
Anausch OF Russia, and she has reason to be-
heye that he was married to her in NOvember
1876. She asks divorce, the custody of Their
child, and permission to resume her maiden
name of Leonard.
THE HEAVY RAIN which has been falling
with short intermiSSiOnS since Yesterday AT.
ternOOn, has cleaned out the foul cutters
throughout the DiStTicG and caused some
Slight damage to private property by the owe
now Of cellars and easements. As usual dur
ing heavy rains, coupled with high tides, the
Easements in houses on the south side OF
Pennsylvania avenue have been flooded to
some extent. In some cases where the sewer
traps became clOgged up the streets over
flowed. Many of our merchants having pro-
Flded themselves with patent safety valves or
gates, there was but little damage done in
comparison with former OverflOWS of the
streets. In the surrounding counties all the
low lands are overlooked, and as the rain
caught the farmers right in the midst of the
harvest, much damage has been done, and the
roads have been so badly washed as 10 render
travelling by vehicle IN some sections extreme
ly difficult.
SUIT ENTERED.-YeSterday Messrs. T. J.
Miller and !. +. Riley entered suit for Miles
Rock agt. MeSSTs. Fitch and Fox for 5000
damages The declaration states that he
tROck) was the pc SCISSOR of east half loS AZ,
subdivision of south grounds of Columbian
University, free from all Indebtedness and In
cumbrances, and defendants, on May 22d, ad-
YertlSed the same for sale and caused a red
nag TO be placed in front of the premises and
caused ore b. H.Warner to proceed to sell the
property, and thereby caused his neighbOrS to
suspect that the defendants had some right or
title To the property: and further, he has been
put TO great expense in aScertaining that de-
PENDANTS had no right or title to the prem
iSeS.
BUnDING PERMITS issued by Inspector
Ent%lSle:- Mrs. Lee, repair frame dwelling
repair brick house. SIT 7th street northwest:
$50. c. Fauth & Co.. build she'd b and lsr
streets southeast; sl5. Margaret Reilly, build
northwest; SlCO. Henry Turner, make addf-
ton, 6l6 9Th street northwest ;SlOS c. A Stew
AIT, repair brick, northeast corner 18th and
streets; sl'o. ID. l.. Morrison, repair brick,
9l9 II, between gth and 10th streets northwest !;
$l,aG. VIM. kuhns, construct a twO-stOry
brick stable, corner 18th and n streets north
west; $50. g. III. Mellen, construct two
story brick dwelling, 18th, between ID and E
streets southeast; sl,0Oo.
DEATH OF WELL KNOWN PATENT ATToR-
NEY:-JOnathan Dennis, Jr., died last evening
at his residence. 1895 street, of consumption,
aged about - years. Dir. Dennis was 4 native
oil Rhode Island, but came here when quite a
young man, and for over quarter of a Gen.
tury was patent attorney, having his Office
on the corner OF Sth and + streets, but about
three years since he retired from business Mr.
DENNIS leaves no Immediate family, except his
vile. lie was consistent member of the So
ciety of Friends, and was engaged in his day
IN many charitable works. His funeral viii
take place tomorrow afternoon.
A NEW WAY TO RAISE THE WIND.-For the
past two or three weeks q number of members
OF Congress have been in receipt OF letters
from person who signs himself S. D. Thomas
and who gives his address as No. obs New Jer-
Sey avenue, asking that sum of money (gen-
orally five dOllarS'') be sent him in return for
favor able article which will appear in IAN
independent Sunday paper" He then informs
the member addressed that he has done him
up IN excellent shape, and that the article " i'll
appear IN The next issue. 1t appears that sew
eral members have been taken in and done
Tor. They have reported the matter to the
police.
PURE white, blue, cardinal shetland shawls
pure wool cream cOlsr, black and navy blue
bunting; DIR. Warmers celebrated corset 81 ::
excellent corSets, 81. lCarter's, III Marke,
Space) Our very large size pure white bridal
qulIiS, sloU; chlldrenS stockings, all colOrs :
chlldren.s gauZe vests; children'S paraSOls
excellent bed ticking, Is; Pacific lawns, 10
oleached table damaSk, so; new parasois, new
parasols; beautiful dress goods part pure
SILK, Is; beautiful dress goods, part wool, Is
AdC1.
VISITORS TO SARATOGA will be Interested i'm
knowing that the popular old Congress HalT'
Is now under the management Of Mr. VIM
Wilkinson, formerly of the Grand Union. "
and Mr.. Clement, late OF ST. Louis, and that
prices are down TO ante-war rataS, as will be
seen by the card elsewhere. More popular or
more attentive hosts are nowhere to be found
A BABY OUT IN THE RAIS.-ThiS morning
about J:i0 o'clock, a cOlOred male infant tbr~ 2