Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-27

AmuSements, etCss Tonight
Malone! Iheater;I"The Chimes OF Nor
Company.
Fords Opera Houss.-Emerson's Megatherian
Minstrels.
TAeaser comique.-New bill of varieties.
Condensed Locals.
The price OF the double-she is the same as
the single sheet STAR-two cents.
Grand excursion TO Great Fall october 3D.
See advt.
The contractor for improving 10th street from
B street to Maryland avenue southwest, COM
nepced the work OF grating vest erday. 1t Is
TO have gravel road way, new sidewalks and
cobbe stone cutters.
ipgton Bycicle Club, has returned from trip
east making run on his machine from Port
land, Me-, to Philadelphia, at which point he
took the cars. Mr.. j. g. Collins YVES last night
elected seci etaly to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation OF Mr.. L. p EtnoIf.
The Spencerian Business College Is training
large numbers OF young people to earn, use and
save money.
Mr. c. II. Laird, the winner OF the Wimbledon
cup at Creedmoor, arrived In this city with his
p,ize, which is large tankard, engraved and
chased In an artistic and elaborate manner
Engraved on it are the words: Challenge cup,
presented by the National Rifle Association of
Great Britain to the National Rifle Association
annual meeting" Also the following: ere
ceived from II. r. H., the Princess Louise of
England. by Major Henry Fulton, the first win
ner at Wimbledon, July IS, 1s15.n
STRENGTHENING TIE FOUNDATION OF THE
WASHINGTON Observation-Disclosures are en-
gagged in cutting out from the stone foundation
OF the washington monument in the center OF
each OF the four sides, a sort OF caVernOuS den
near the base course OF marble downwards,
through the seven steps of blue rock to the bot
tom. These cuts run under the marble work
distance OF about five feet, and the design is to
fill them up with concrete made of Portland
cement. the has hppu USpd undpr no
foundation, thus forming four distinct but
uesses, connecting with the cement foundation
Is part of the plan for Strengthening the
foundation.
ACCIDENTs.-A coal Oil lamp exploded last
night in house No. 81 G street northwest, occu-
pied by John Walsh, setting fire to the clothing
OF MIS-. walsh, who ran Into the street, when
some one tore off her burning garments, but
not before she was badly burned. DR.. Hudson
rendered medical aid -. Ronald Douglass, a
down by two horses while crossing Penrsyi-
yania avenue, near 18th street, yesterday. He
was carrying a bottle of poisonous chemicals at
the time, which was broken In the fall and the
contents scattered In his face He ran into
Mtlburns drug store, where antidotes for the
poison were applied. John Aliddledorf, a
jured yesterday afternoon by the bank falling
upon him.
TIE NATIONAL FAIR AssocIATloN-The board
OF directors OF the National Fair Association
last night adopted resolution that the stock
holders who have paid their assessments shall
DE entitled to admission to the fair grounds
during the fair. The treasurer, Mr. Horatio
Browning, reported that $40, 600 OF the stock had
been subscribed. and that he had no doubt that
the remaining $4,000 would be taken within q
short time by the citizens of Washington.
CHARGE OF ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KILL
The case OF George Cole, charged with an
assault and battery with intent to kill James
Davis about three weeks since, was called this
n in q tf<a0T T,rIr O
will be remembered that when the case was
up several days SINCE Davis was unable to give
good account of the affair, and was evidently
Hart1gan testified to dressing the wound on the
night OF the occurrence, and 10 finding the skull
fractured, and that after an examination this
morning he found that his patients E1ind was
affected and he was not entirely out of danger.
Laura Sewell. colored girl, testified that on
the night in question she had walked down 18th
street to with Davis, where they stopped, and
Cole came up and said she was pretty one to
leave the house without letting him know, and
Davis replied, when George struck him. Officer
Harlow testified to making the arrest of Cole,
who had run down Sth street into an alley, and
he said that Davis called him of -,
when he Cole showed him down, and he fell
and cut his head. The court sent the case to
grand jury.
NOVEL SUIT IN A CASE OF ALLRG ED sEDuc-
TIoN.-Yesterdsy Justice A. C.. Richards he'd
before him the case OF Frederick Selbert against
JACOB Hunzerling for the recovery Of 500 for
II,
Maly Seibert on account of her seduction and
confinement. The parties live in the southeast
eIn section OF the city, and the suit, from its
members Of the bar. The testimony showed
that Hunzerling had been paying attention to
the girl for some time, especially last year up
last she was confined and gave birth to child
Ihere was no effort made to deny this ey,-
dence, but the defence raised the point that
could not maintain the action. The Justice
overruied this point and gave Judgment for
plaintiff In the amount claimed.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to VIM.
F. Lewis and Fannie Selva; Alfred P. SHIELD
and E. c. Burfoot both OF Richmond, Va.
TIE INITIAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATIONS Con-
yENTIoN.-The committee entrusted with max
Ing arrangements for hotel accommodation for
The delegates who may attend the convention
OF Mutual Benefit Associations, commencing
"wednesday, 18th october, have selected the
not been SO fortunate, having only been able to
make arrangements with the PENNSYLVANIA
IaiiIoad ior excursion rates about two cents
per mile, both ways from local points not west
OF P1ttsourg, on the Pennsylvania road and
branches, Pennsylvania railroad division uni
ted railroads of New Jersey division, Philadel-
ph1a and Erie railroad division, and Northern
Central railway.
this morning the case Of Thomas johnson, a
colored boy IA years old, was called to answer
tne charge OF indecent assault on Matilda
Campbell, four-year old child, and there being
no eyidenc. except the statements OF the Child,
nole pros. was entered.
FORFEITED HIS CoLLATRRAL,-This morning
Charles Nicholson, arrested last night by OH.
Ger 0'Hale for an indecent assault on one MIL
ton Fl. Jobnson-a small boy-was called In the
Police Court, but failing to answer, his collat-
eral 500 was forfeited.
Mr. LAYS AssALANTs. = Henry Lay was
coming down 14th street, between T and T.
about II O'Clock last Monday night when he
noticed three young men setting on the curb
stone, and they got up and asked him for his
money. He replied, "I'd like to see myself give
you my money The man then struck him
several times. Last night young man named
Clement Smallwood was arrested on the charge
OF being the assaulting party. and Lay identi-
fled him es the man, and the case was called in
the Police Count this morning and Mr.. Lay tes-
titled that Smallwood was the party and further
said that lie struck his asSailant twice on the
left side OF the head, at the time breaking his
cane The court did not regard the evidence as
sufficient and dismissed the case.
SPLENDID PRIVATE REsIDKNCE-Those look
Ing for fine residences should attend the trus-
Tees sale NJ fine hoo