Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals.

Skippon, Oh the metropolitan POllce force, mas
been removed to the Government Insane Asy-
lum Is not correct as he is still sick at his
daughters house.
Charles Sanford, the colored boy arrested by
Detectives Acton and CoomeS for the larceny OF
silver watch, as mentioned in yesterday
STAR, has been released On account OIL his
tender age.
Wednesday night the residence of Mrs. Tur--
pin, No. 123 18th street northwest, was entereu
by thieves, and Hon. L. Fl. Davis, OF Missouri,
was TIE victim, $3.50 being taken from MS pants
pockets and valuable silver Watch OH the
mantel in his bedroom. -
W. X. Hawkins, arrested as a deSerter 1Fom
the Soldiers Home at Hampton, Va, was yes
teIday ordered 10 be released by Gen. b.. r
Butler. and he vii be discharged from service.
The National base ball club of this city, 10
Springfield, Mass, yesterday deIeatea the
Springfield club by a score or I'VE 10 four
About O'Clock last night, while Frank ISraej,
white boy, was standing in front OF his home.
1886 18th street northwest, he was knocked
down and run over by a horse driven By a man
named Smith.
A marble bust OF Frederick Douglass was for
mally presented to the City or Rochester by
number of citizens on Monday.
Mr. Charles Calvert, one OF the Oldest resi-
dents Of the first ward, is lying quite low at his
residence, On 18th street, and, being now 81
years OF age. il is doubtful II he will recover.
The case OF Sarah E. Shepherd, by her next
friend, James Thomas, agt. Aaron shepherd
bill for diyOTce-haS been discontinued. In this
case plaintiff Is Il years or age and defendant
10, and they were married in october last and
she charged him with bad treatment OF her, etc
EVOLUTION DISCUSSED BY THE ANTHROPOLO-
GIsTs-The meteorological Society "Wednesday
night, the president, Major J. W. Powell, In the
chair, and j. Frank Reynolds secretary. Some
Photographic views OF hieroglyphics from an
Egyptian saTcophagus, presented by Prof. Leyf-
ferth, OF Philadelphia, attracted considerable
attention; also choice collection of Indian
beads and arrow points from the Ohio and Po-
tomac valleys, and similar articles from q large
elliptical mound In east st. Louis, presented to
the society by Mrs. A NJ. III. de Haas, wife of
DR.. de Haas. The secretary announced that
The council had dn reported Iavorably upon
Rev. Horace E. Haven as correspond
Lieut.; H. E. Nichols, .; $; N ~ and and Dr. J. W.
were duly elected. The chair announced the
regular order to be treatise by Prof. Theodore
n. Gill, on ''The meteorological Relations OF
Man and Animals" Prof. GIL took the floor,
and with a few pencil notes and books on
Natioral History before him, completely en-
chained the attention Of the audience until
nearly 10 o'clock. He stated his belief in the
was result Of such evolution. Next to man In
the scale OF intellect are the higher orders OF
the monkey tribe. An analytical comparison
Of the physical structure OF each was made,
and the corresponding functions described,
showing that scientific facts bear out the
theory Of this very near relationship. Discus
sion followed. IN which DR.. Antisel Rock Cush-
ting and the chair took part, the whole even
ing being spent In the consideration of this
subject.
COLoRED "FRAUD" FROM THE SOUTHEAST
evening Officer Byrne, OF the 5th precinct, ar
rested eolored man who gave his name as
doctor, on the charge OF beating a hackman
named John Aloysius out OF $50 for hack hire
He was taken to police headquarters, when he
put on considerable style and Lieut.. Vernon
gave him his choice to pay or be locked up. He
said he had Just arrived here from the south
and was not accustomed to such summary pro-
cedure-he lad 10 'ide-ah" that he would be
called upon to pay so soon, but II the hackman
would excuse him till tomorrow he would take
great pleasure in settling his demands. This
not suiting either Aloysius or the lieutenant he
was locked up. On searching his pockets eleven
checks and drafts, evidently forged, were
found on his person on the Freedman's Savings
and Trust Company, New Orleans, aud it,
lice Court this morning there were three sepa
rate charges against him-two for beating
baekmen out OF their just dues and one for lar
satisfy his creditors and the court dues, he was
committed to Jail for ninety days-ah.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows;
Peter McG1nnesS to Jacob Miller, part %, 81
sol: 1866. r. C.. Griffin TO Ellen Flynn, LOT E,
So. 96s; s4o3.4o. Elizabeth wolz to r. r. Dyer,
pant 43, Georgetown; 81, 900. ASSigneeS OF Ge1.
MattiDgly to James Small, lot S. so. 495: 1911 &c.
VI. c. Shamwell ct al. to Samuel Norment, part
of tract of land called Woodland lot; SIS. Zach
ariah Chandler, trustee. to G. T. Gorham. lots
IS, 46 ard Al, So 60; SC, 600. NJ. F. Hattig to K.
lowing, part lot 4, block -, Effingham Place:
s1O0. Nathaniel Carusi ct al. to Eugene Carusi,
way to T. G. Donaldson ct al, trustees, part lot
Is, So. 293, and pant lot g. SCI. 296; $40. Wilson
King to Robert Adams, part 'Peters mill seat"
one acre; 8: Patrick Fleming to James w:
Norton, parts is and 10, So 425; 81 800. Michael
Lawless to P. Cannon, lot 81, so. 7l6; 800. j.
II. Shreve, ct AL, trustees, to Gertrude E. Ray,
lot c.: So; 422, lot Ii, so. 1853; 8. Ann Bean
TO A. T. Bradley. trustee, part 5, So. az; s..
A COMPLAINT FROM ALKxANDRIA-The Alex
andria Gazette says considerable complaint has
been made OF late by persons interested In the
shipping business, OF the practice INDUCED In
by the contractors for dredging the Georgetown
their mud near Fort Foot, below this city The
mud Is placed In the swash channel near the
folt, and the action OF the tides carries it out
into the main channel. Besides the damage
thus done TO general navigation the entrance TO
the swash channel, which is the only means OF
communication between this city and the oppo-
site shore in time OF low water, has been effect
ually closed. The authorities have been called
upon 10 take action In the matter.
FOUND INJURED-About O'Clock this morn
ing Officer Clinton was notified by Thomas Col
Inns, an engineer OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, that q white man was lying near the
track In the vicinity Of Ivy City Officer Clinton
visited the place named, and found man sui
feriDg from wound on the scalp; one OF his
were badly mashed. He gave his name as
Henry Ehm, from Baltimore. He was conveyed
TO this city ard sent 10 Providence hospital
Mr.. Collins nC;fced the man lying beside the
track as his rain passed, and when he was
brought In b declined TO state how he was
huTt-whethei by passing train Or otherwise
VITAL STATISTICS OF THE DIsTRICT-The NOR
tally in this District for the seven days ending
June 18th was liz, or at the rate OF 1854 per 1000
per annum. OF these 80 were white males %
white females, % cOlored males and 32 colored
females, showing death rate OF 20 9S per : 900
per annum for whites and 81 for the cOlored
population. Prominent among the causes OF
Death were consumption, of which there were
Is deaths, pneumonia 9, cholera infantum 81
Cf2TThCea :. dysentery f. nervous diseases II
Ninety -one deaths occurred In Washington,
10 Georgetown, In the county and " in the
hospitals. SIX marriages are repOrted-three
white ard three cOlOred; births 5S-white Sc
cOlOl cd IL.
THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS met last
evening Applications for positions IN tue de-
parfnGnt were received from w. +. Columbus
by manufacturing company IN q recent letter
requested TO be informed what name and num-
Der should be placed Oh the new engine The
board, in reply, directed them 10 place the num-
Der So on the engine. Inspector EntyyisIe sub
mitted report, in which he stated that the
repairs 10 Nos engine house were all COMPLETED
and the building ready for occupancy and that
No. engine house, on ID street, would be ready
by next saturday morning.
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION will
hold It's annual session at the Fabyan house
fNhifp mOUUTaiDeN - III commanding IN