Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-28

ANOTHER yIcTIN.-Yesterday Mr. James Mel
orum, real estate agent, entered complaint at
quantity OF money to q negro named John
weston with which to purchase refunding Ger.
tincates, and that he had reported to him that
he had lost two hundred dollars Of the amount
oy entrustng IT TO two strangers. Detective
Miller went out and In q short time returned TO
headquarters with Weston, who protested that
ing vamosed with the money entrusted to him.
and that he had the rest OF the money All
sale: This was, upon Investigation, found
gone. SO the oficer locked him up and kent him
last night, but he would disclose nothing more
except that ne had employed men to purchase
gone back" on him. Nothing V could % % be- done. M,
and the officers were reluctantly compelled to
release him this morning, although they are Of
He is an old offender, having In 1855 picked 1p
purse containing $500 which he saw gentle
man drop. and handed It over to a companion,
who ran on with 1t. This case was so patent
that the police authorities kept him locked up
until he caused his companion to disgorge, and
the money was recovered
HEBREW CoNFrRMArIoN.-The Impressive Ger.
emonies OF the rite Of confirmation was per.
formed by the washington Hebrew congrega-
Sn ss
ed by Rev. Mr.. Stern. the connrmants were
all young misses except two, all being dressed
MOWERS. The choir H% VAS under T the iesdershn m
OF Mr. 1. L. Blout. The interior OF the Syna-
gogue was tastefully decorated with flowers,
and and the occasion was one Of interest 70 the
nies lasted from ten TO twelve O'Clock.
emarks were made In English and German
nt 6y the M following connrmants giving their rea-
ton: Matte Blout, Cora Adler, Emma Samstag,
Hattie Hof1a, T1llie Newmeyer, Hattie strauss,
Maggie Schwasz Augusta Cohen. Matilda Op.
lsmin Nordlinger. An address was made to
Ine con1mants BY the minister Rev. Mr..
stern. Next followed the blessing by the
prfestly blessing. The cath Psalm was then
rendered In Hebrew by the choir.
SUIT AGANs THE KNIGHTS OF ST. CoLuN.
kI1E.ITo day MI. 7. F. Miller and G. s. Bundy,
Columk1lle for mandamus to compel them to
restore him to membership. He states that he
was admitted q member In 1873, and thereby
valued by him at $500 per annum, but on the
,th day of June he was unlawfully expelled.
Judge Hagner ordered the writ to issue re
turnable on the I'd OF June.
MRS. RAPER (WHo SHOT BucKLEy) SENT 10
JAH.5ln the case OF the United States agt.
Buckley oy shooting him In the head with re.
yolver, before the Police Court yesterday, Mrs.
RapeT could not give bonds and was committed
Court, took Mrs. Raper to jail in . hack, &C.
companied by her maiden sister, afterwards es-
corting the latter, who was much affected, to
her home.
DROWNED IN THE PoroMAc.-A dispatch from
salisbury, Md, states that on Thursday last, in
the Potomac river, OF Lower Cedar Point VIM.
Green, OF Wicomico county, was lost overheard
from the schooner Rock, OF salisbury, Capt. E.
ing on the decks at the time. The vessel was
going at the rate OF ten pies an hour, right
e,nG SeioIe the wind. wind +, the Soe,ng becsl%ed vas
over By the jlb ~ ' '
THE KNIGHTS OF AxxRrcus held their annua,
grand encampment last night and elected q
board OF royal grand regents and oficers, as
f9llSwsMR 70 G. H. X Of AZ Edward Hammer
OF California; r. G. s., w. N. Jensen, OF wash.
ington; R. g. T., W. P: Kookogey, OF washing.
R. G. stephens a. Of % WASHINGTON III TssoJ n = a 4 T.
Hunter, OF Ohio.
THE FUNERAL OF Mr. Timothy costello, who
afternoon from st. Dominics church, ana WSs
large circle of personal friends OF the FAMILY.
The church services were conducted by Rev.
Father Fortune: The procession was headed
Olivet cemetery.
:, MOUNT vIRNoN:-The Regents Of the Ladies'
n.ovue uVu AnoOCihtdon VIII n0lo Cn6ir an.
nual meeting at that place June 9Th. To q en-.
pecteo that the proposition to raise an en0oW.
ment fund Tor the maintenance Of the estate
VII oe pushed at this meeting. should the Ell.
or prove SUCCESSFUL the admission fee to the
premises win be abolished.
WAsHMeToN FIsH AARK.r.-Sold by r. A.
soloens agent, stnce our last report: s,ioo shad.
rom 9 70 02 per hundred; %, 200 herrines "a
8 per thousand.
Tamps are making laps through Indi-
a