Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-12

.ast Master %. Z. Brown With valuable level
last night.
The annual election Of officers of the District
OF Columbia horticultural society takes place
lflS evening, after which DR.. George VaSey
e0taniSt OF the Agricultural department. Will
denver an essay ON the relation OF botany to
horticulture.
JUROR BROUGHT INTO Court ON AN ATTACH
AENT.-IhlS morning, in the Circuit Court Chief
Justice Cartier, Mr.. j. Stanley Jones' Who had
0en drawn as Juror and regularly summoned
out WHO Ialfed 10 answer, was brought in on an
attachment for contempt in refusing to appear
In answer TO the court Mr.. Jones stated that
ms business was such that he could not spare
tHe tme 10 serve as Juror, and he had also
conferred with his attorney, who had promised
10 nave him excused. Judge Cartier said thai
was the nISt time for ten years that Juror had
taken Such action and made such an excuse
and directed that he make answer by affidavit
MI. Jones thereupon prepared an affidavit
WHICH was subsequently presented to Judge
taftter. MI. Jones' affidavit is that he received
me notice or summons; that he took it to his
attorney. j. :. Edwards. who said that he could
get his name taken of the list by the marshal
ana ne presumed that the matter WOULD be
settled by him, and was therefore surprised on
receiving the notice OF attachment He tenders
an apology Tor any apparent display OF con-
tempt OF the order OF the court. acting. as he
dld. under misrepresentation Never having
Dten called before as Juror. he did not know
mat otier action was necessary, and he intend
eG no contempt. The court DISCHARGED the at
tachment ON the payment OF costs.
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the Court in General Term-Judge5 WyIe
Macarthur and Hagner-tlle case OF W. W
fooerlck against The District OF Columbia was
argued. MeSSTS. HfTEey and Birney and Mr. l.
g. HIne for plaintiff. and Mr.. Riddle for defend
ant This is an action by pIaintin TO recover
from the District an amount he claims unjuStIy
retained IRON his pay as policeman, AMI 4
comes up 10 this court from the Circuit Court
The question Is: did the District Commissioners
have the power on the 9th or March, 1919, 10
repeal lne ordinance OF the Old corporation OF
April -. 1911. and OF the District legislature or
t~Eu<t i. ISL? The plaintiff contends that
tie act OF 1874 conferred no powers over com
penSatfOn OF oflicerS-althOugh power was
gwen TO abolish, consolidate. reduce, remove
and appOfnt-foT Congress reduced the pay -
Per cent. He claims that up TO July 1St last,
the police was independent OF the Commission
erS; that IL was a federal force. not part OF
The District municipal government; that the
sovereign right over a force exclusively in Their
control could not be Invested from or trans
ferred unless by expressed words or necessary
implication.
Tue LEFSBCRG BURGLAR NOT CHARLEY
SCHENIG.-1esterday morning Detectives Nc
Dewitt and NoSS went to LeeSburg, Va, to see il
they could Identify the man on trial there for
burglary, Who was supposed TO be the notorious
charley schenig. d this city, we'll known 10
our police. The I.eeS0urg burglar was shot al
and dangerously wounded in attempting 10
elude his purSuerS al the time of his arrest, and
has been y ing in jail there for several months
under medical treatment. Upon the request OF
the states attorney OF that city. Major Morgan
sent the detectives named 10 identify him III
possible, aud al the same time they were want
I'd Dy the Virginia authorities TO describe the
uses OF certain tools found in possession of the
prisoner. which were supposed to belong 10 a
burglars kit Mr.. Noss returned last evening
10 this city, having in custody q cOlOred man
charged with the larceny or gold watch some
weeks since from gentleman in this city, and
who decamped 10 LeesbuTg. Mr.. Voss reports
lhat the man held IN jail there Is not Charley
Schen1g. as was supposed. Mr.. McDevitt re-
manned there 10 give testimony at The trial to-
day
THE CENTRAL DIsPESsARY.-The board of
managers of the Central dispenSary held their
usual meeting last evening. Mr.. " NJ. Gait pre-
siding. and T. j. Durant secretary. The report
Of the Institution for the month showed that 3e1
new patients were admitted. and $50 preScrip-
tons were compounded. committee was ap-
pointed to revise the constitution, and the at
tentlOn OF the board OF directors was called to
the great need OF beds for the patients. The
report OF the committee who had charge Of the
presentations Of . II. NJ. S PinafOre." was read.
The receipts from the first performance Melted.
after pay ing expenses, $3.50, out Of which the
four principal singers were paid as follows: ii.
G sherman for himself and wife. 50; j. ..
Pugh and Mas Camp, $3.50 each; leaving for
the diSpenSary $3.50. The second perform
ance netted Sj2S. 6j. after paying Mr. and Mrs.
Sherman $780, and Mr.. Pugh and Mrs. Camps
each.
WELCOME TO GENERAL GAN.-Southern re-
pu0llcanS, who propose taking part in the re-
ceptf0n TO be rendered TO senator Logan. held
their second meeting last night, with Colonel
Morgan. OF MISSISSIPPI, in the chair, and Mr.. A.
NJ. Hardy, or Mississippi, secretary. 1t was de-
cided TO turn out in full force. with band fire.
works. tranSparenceS, &C. CaptainJ. j. Kinds.
OF Alabama; colonel A. Il. Morgan. of Mississip-
pi and Mr.. l.. j. Barnes, OF Arkansas, were APP
pointed reception committee. and Colonel j.
e. NeBirney, OF Georgia, marshal, MeSSrS. NJ.
Howard. OF Mississippi; Wyatt Archer. OF Viz
Slnla, and Dr. Augusta. OF the District OF CO.
umbia, were appointed q committee to invite
all colOfet civic organizations in the District OF
Columbia 10 take part in the reception.
TrTrC I-SV~ TIT.
bic popularity which the Louisiana State Lot
teIy has achieved by the integrity and fairness,
which have characterized all It's operations, has
created no little establishment. When the
reader reflects. however, that the valuable
franchises which the company have secured
last for twenty-five years from the date or the
Incorporation in ISIS. and for the security OF
which the invlOlable faith OF the state OF IoUSi-
ana is pledged TO contract upon which the
state has already received nearly half million
of dollars. he viii see that here N least hon
esty is the best polly The drawings viii 20
on as usual for the next fifteen years For any
further information applv 10 VI. 4. Dauphin. p
%. Box G92, New OTie ms. Ia.
DIVORCE CAsE--NeSsrs. Ross and Dean to-
day entered suit for divorce in the name OF
Eleanor Hart Sill agt John +. SILL She sets
forth marriage Oh June both, 1875; that she
has one daughter; that soon after marriage
her husband commenced TO beat her; that they
returned TO her fathers house in October 1915.
and her husband left her in February lS17, say
ing that he would send for her il he found work,
1s1s, but she did not know II until she met him
IN the street. She asks a divorce on the ground
OF desertlOn and nOn-Support, the right TO re-
sumo her maiden name or Hart and the custody
of the child.
AN lYFOSTOR.-To-day there was another
case OF sWindl1ng reported AZ police headquar-
terS- A coored man, working at the National
Hotel, reported that during his absence from
home white man went 10 his wife with a
package of blue glass; and represented that the
womanS husband had sent him there TO collect
NIFTY cents, the glass 10 be placed In a lamp 10
prevent II from bursting. The wife thinking IL
was all right, paid the money. From all ac-
counts This party Is doing quite a business OF
this kind. and has been heard from In nearly
every section OF the District
SCTT AGAINST RAILROADS.-To-day MeSSrS
Ross Dean. Tor John b. Proctor. of Massachu-
sets, Med bills in equity against the Washing
ton and Georgetown, Columbia, and Metropoi-
tan railroads, OF this city. for an account and
Injunction, growing out OF the defendants taS
chargedl having used an improvement in at
taching the poles 10 railroad cars. patented by
BiaDey E. sampson and reissued TO Beulah =
sampson and assigned 10 Proctor.
FAST DRIvING.-The mile posts on every road
leading into our city have been erected by
MessfS A. SaHS a Co., the enterpr1Sing clo-
thleTS. 1ne distances are from their store by