Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-12

The Washington inter. the new family
weekly new Spaper. willhereafter b. Published
Saturday afternoons instead OF Sunday, as
heretofore.
The Unity Club last evening elected the fol
lowing 0fficerS:-Gcn. VIM. Birney. president:
Miss Anna hOpperlOn. vice president; VIM.
Hutchinson, secretary; Miss Susan HiCkt y.
treasurer.
There is depression of ground. forming Il
pool. in the rear OF the Miner school building
which should bc filed, OF il will endanger the
health of the pupils.
Sneak thieves are committing various Gep-
relations at the Capitol. senator SaulSbaryS
OveTcOat WAS StGien from the room of the com
mIttee of privileges and elections. Last night
thieves broke in;O the room of the Senate COM
mitfer ON patents and stole valuable clock,
silver pitcher, S0-ne towels, and other small
articles.
TIE L. $. SEcRET SERVICE CoMPANY.r-
1t has been stated il THE STAR that 4 concern
IN Cincinnati calling itself The United States
Secret Service Company has been sending
circulars 10 parties IN this city setting forth
Its exceptional ability III the detective line.
and Offering tu undertake work or To make
recipients of the circulars members of the
company upon the receipt. i'll advance, OF part
OF the consideration" which was demanded.
Captain VIM. ID. Franks of the International
Detective Bureau of Philadelphia. upon learn
ing that numerous persons had sent money
from that city To- the concern in response to
these circulars wrote tO TIA police department
OF Cincinnati for information regarding the
company. The secretary Of the department.
STATES Secret service Company Is regarded i'll
police circles as a fraud. dnC is one of several
such that have been established here under
HE guISe of legitimate BUSINESS. and which,
unfortunately, through defects i'll our laws,
We cannot reach. This notorious concern is
controlled by one Byron H. k0bb. who with
his associates We're indicted in October last by
the United States grand jury Cor using the
mail with intent to defraud, and the case is
Row pending before thtsUnited states circuit
court. Other schemes of the same character
are the Monitor Manufacturing Company or
Queen City Lamp Works and The United
STATES Importing Tea Company.
THE OTTNAN CASE-UI0 OlrnS The HDneB'
Yesterday. in the case of The United States agt
Ottman. pending in the Criminal Court, DS-
triCt Attorney Wells filed his answer to the
application of Hon. Matt H. Carpenter for an
order of court directing the property clerk OF
The metropolitan police 10 turn over to him
some 500 which had been seized as the pro-
SfedS OF the larceny from the Treasury of the
United States. which Gilman has made trans
Ter OF 10 Carpenter for counsel fees. The rea-
Sons OF the District attorney for opposing the
motion he states as follows: That the said
money claimed in said motion is competent
and important evidence in the future trial OF
said cause. as the proceeds of the money stolen
from the Treasury vi the United States and is
The property of the United States and THAT
this money is itself not only the property of
The United States. but an essential part of the
testimony ON the trial. and he concludes:
&" heTefnre the government insists that it has
a right 10 retain i'm the custody of the property
conviction OF the defendant" 1t was expected
That the motion would have been taken up in
the Criminal Court to-day. but owing to the
mdiSpcNitiOn of Nh Carpenter The hearing
went over.
TIE BOARD OF HEALTH met last evening.
On the complaint that goats damage shade
Trees in the parking, the health officer sub
mitted a report. stating that with the present
force al the pOUnd-the pOundmaSter and one
IabOreT-it j. impossible 10 take up the numer-
an hat no
made for an increase OF the force: referred.
communication of Gilbert NanderWerken.
Georgetown. was referred. report was re-
reiEed from the health officer that the OBJ
slructiOn To navigation on the Potomac has
not Yet been sufficient to prevent the regular
conveyance of Offals by the usual channel, and
should the river at any future time be 80 ice.
bound as to cause All embargo, he has ar
ranged Tor their transportation by rail to a
point eight or ten miles beyond the city limits.
FIRE AND ROBBERY.-YeSterdaya afternoon,
shortly before o'clock. Mr.. Joseph Il. CaSSin
turned in an alarm from box -. It'll and Nj SITS,
for fire in house 6NS l. street northwest The
fire was in the second story. and the building
was damaged to the extent of about $50 The
frfmeD did noble service in saving the adj
Joining property, the entire square being
closely covered With infiamable frame build
Ings- The damaged building was owned by
John LawTie, and occupied by w. w. Down
ing, and the latter claims that lie was robbed
during the fire of tin box containing Sl2S.
The fire hadits origin in defective fiue.
THE SENIANNUAI. EXAMINATION Of the ad-
yancPd female grammar school took place yes
terday in the school room, SeatOn building.
The principal. Miss Lane Miss Scott, teacher:
Superintendent Wilson, and Trustees Browne,
HOyey Davis and Smith conducted the eXami-
nation in algebra. general history. geometry,
physics, English literature, music. drawing.
and penman>hip- The pupils by topics,
aEd seemed to he perfectly familiar with the
subjects. The exhibition Of penmanship was
very good. Cnmmendatory remarks were
made by Trustees Browne and Smith.
SUIT FOR DIvORCE.-TO-day, in the Equity
Court, Henrietta HeunSCh. by her counsel
Mr.. 4. h. Brown. filed bill for divorce from
her husband. Chas. Heunsch. She states in
her petition that they were married on the It'll
OF September, 1873, by the Rev. Robert Petit
gel, OF the Lutheran church. and they lived
together until February, 1876, when lie de
serted her, and she has not since heard from
him. She also charges cruel treatment, ha
bitual drunkenness. &c.
The TEMPERANCE MovENENT-Last even
ing another temperance meeting was held at
RSiand chapel After prayer by Rev. f. ID.
Owens Mr.. Dunning took charge of the meet
ing; and remarks were made by MesSrs. Tom
Miller. Emerson, Lltchfeld. John Il. Wheeler
Reside, Ed. Peek, COOmbS, AShburn, Tom
Williams sherman, HUMPHREYS, EgglestOn and
Charley Nye. intcrspersed with music by the
choir. One hundred and fifty-seYen persons
signed the pledge
THE GRAND JURY returned yesterday the
following indictments: AdOlphus Burgess,
Jerry Johnson. john Cole alias John III. Sig
ney alias Captain Jack. John Roberts and
John Thomas, petit larceny. second offence;
VIM. III. Jones and Nathan Brown, assault
with intent to Kill: Lewis James alias Magma
tous James. grand larceny: Henry Meadows
alias Henry Meadow. false preteneeS. The
ease against Chas. Johnson Tor petit larceny
was dismissed.
Boy Run OVER AND BADLY HCRT.-A lit
lie son OF Rev. David Wills was run over by
back yesterday afternoon at the corner Of 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue, and he was
quite badly injured. Three fingers OF his right
hand were mashed in such manner as re-
IuiTed their amputatiOn. Lieut. SkippOn saw
the accident and had the sufferer taken to
drug store. where he was cared for aud WAS
afterwards taken 10 his fathers residence.
CANT BURIES HIS BtBY.-Benjamin Cant,
coOred. of No. , ID street southeast. who re-
fused 10 bury his baby. recOnSidefed the mat
ter yesterday when he found that the health
authorities intended tO prosecute him, and OBJ
iaihed permit To bury the infant. There
haEe oeen quite number of such cases Is this,
ahd me health officer deemed it necessary 10
TAKE 'hlS action to serve as warning.
CARPETS al cost blankets about cost conf
1oftS ABOUT cost: hannelS about cost: dress
goods 1T cost: Waterproof cloth about cost
cashmsreS and alpacaS about cost for onIv n
An n inc inn To