Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-02
Condemned Locals.

entertainment.
Condensed Locals.
There are IS divorce cases on the calendar Iof
the present term Of the Equity Court. 49,.
Dr. j. Z. SnoGgTaSS is quite III az uio io9i,
dence No. q E street northwest, with Uphoii
pneumonia. .s--- -
meeting of the Temperance re FOL Mas,o OF
church, corner OF 9th and streets Souti%e5t;
last night, to welcome Mr.. Arthur Shepherd
sided' and appropriate addresses were made by
DIR. Palmer, Mr.. Shepherd. Ross Fish, j. b.
Cunning. Frank Reside and Dr.. Noo.e.
TIE religious interest In the revival meetings
now in progress at HaInline NJ. E. church was
greatly increased in the service last night. The
crowd in attendance filled the church to It's
utmost capacity. when the evangelist, Rev.
Mr. Harrison, gave the invitation for penitent5
to come to the altar. persons fiocked from all
parts of the church seeking religion.
About O'Clock this morning Officer Ridgway
found dead colored infant at the corner Of 5th
and streets southwest.
At 4:2O O'Clock this morning oficer Shanks
10und Two suspicious men on oth street, between
X and L, who ran on his approach. The officer
fred several shots after them, but they made
good their escape.
evening elected the following officers for the
ensuing year:-Patrick Hickey, president; Pat
TICK Curtin, flrst vice president; John Spauiding,
second vice president; James Kelly. secretary;
bernard alters, treasurer; James Butler, mar
shall.
The interchangeable ticket system went into
Mr.. Charles Lemon, Jr., has been appointed
superintendent of bricEwork on the rec5nstrnc-
ticn or the Patent ONCE, and yesterday COM
ratus, &c.
The new line to Norfolk Will commence run
ming on Thursday, when the steamboat Geor re
LeaTy, Capt Joseph White, which proved her
self seaworthy in the gale on the Che sapeake on
sunday last, will leave at D. m. After that
her sailing days viii be announced by advertise
Mr. Richard HARRINGTON. of Delaware. for
merry assistant district attorney here. paid a
visit TO the courts to-day. He Is at the National
Hotel.
RAILROAD REsPoNsIBILITY.-Yesterday in the
Supreme Court Of the United States, the case of
the b. & p. r. r. Co: against James FL. Grant
was argued by Mr.. E. TOtten for the plaintiff ia
error, and Messrs. Merriek and Mattingiy for
pany for personal injuries sustained by him In
consequence OF his having to cross over its
freight train On Maryland avenue, In order to
which his foot was Caught and crushed In the
couplings, the train being suddenly started
The errors assigned are that the court errel
had been In the habit of ob5tructing this ave-
nue. with its trains, and that persons had been
In the habit OF passing under and over them
with the knowledge and without objection on
the part Of those In charge, and In refusing to
strike out and exclude from the consideration OF
the jury all this testimony. Also in instructing
the jury that II the trains had been In the habit
OF standing on the avenue, as stated and per.
sons had been allowed to pass under and Oye'
them IL such manner, the company was liable
Tor not having given notice Of the intention 70
move the train.
TIE ANTHRoPoLoGIcAL SOCIETY met last
evening at the Smithsonian InStitution-Ma;or
Powell presiding, and Prof. Mason secretary
Contributors were received as follows: From
Or. vs.. J; Hoffman: OF the United States Coast
Survey, the following pamphlets: 'Report On
the Chaco Cranium," miscellaneous Elmo
graphic observations on Indians Inhabitlng Ne
''Curious Aboriginal Customs" and Discovery
OF the Turtleback Celts In the District of Co.
lumbia-" From Colonel Hllder, ST. Louis, a
Florida shells found in Illinois and s % Ss
Missouri on the breasts OF skeletons. The shells
each had the figure Of spider engraved upon
specimens OF ancient engraving. r. W. DIV
man, Professor o. T. Mason, and Lieu.enan.
Cushing presented number of specimens OF
continued his paper upon sIadian Drawing
and was followed by DR.. De Haas on the
Archaeology of the Mississippi River" and by
Lieut.. Cushing On "Arrow Making
TEE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF TIE DISTRICT OF Co
IL! II, met at Gonzaga Han last evening, and
Vice presidents, " G. Palmer and / D. r. Has;
Of B. G L
,. g. stanton: J; Ford Thompson, ". G.. Pal
mel; s: ]. Radcliffe, j. T. Young, Louis Mack
sons, VI. a. Tnplett, ". g. ii. Newman, and
Warwick Evans; delegates to the American
Medical Association, W. o. Baldwin, j. W.
Buikley, e Y; N Callan, Warwick Evans, D. R.
Merriam, p. J. Murphy, 4. j. Harrington, J. o.
stanton. Smith Townshend, j. Walter. D. P.
Malhampter; 3; c. Yarrow, J. T. Young, J. E.
Morgan, d. 81. HazeD, C. II. Tree, and G. s. Pal
mer.
THH BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE LABOR Ex-
CHANGE met last night, Mr.. A. s. Solomons In
6he chair. The treasurer's report showed the
amount collected from November 26th, 1s7s, to
pended, 81, 1924; balance, $22iJ4 The reo0rt
bf the superintendent for the month OF March
showed that there had been no work done with
the exception Of filling an order for Is Oo1 seed
bags from the Agricultural department. 10
tice has been given the owner OF the rooms nov
occupied by the Exchange that the rooms will
be vacated by the first OF May next. Several
premises have been examined with reference to
their suitableness for the business OF the Eg-
change with the view OF changing head quarters
The number OF applicants for the month was
IS; number employed IS.
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE WoMaN's
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION met yesterday after
noon. The report OF the superintendent showed
that twenty women had been cared for during
month OF March; employment had been found
for three, and one was returned 20 her friends.
The Foster home had cared for twenty-one
children and homes had been found for two.
The report Of the visiting Committee shovel
tudt tney ndQ HlSue eighteen VISiJ5 among the
poor and given assistance TO eight families. II
was also observed that the applications from
destitute and homeless women for aid had been
unusually large during the month. The home
being full, nothing could be done In these eases
except to endeavor to procure worS or homes
for the applicants which the ladies, In many
instances, succeeding In doing.
THE Stone WIFE MURDER.-Ye5terday In the
Criminal Court Judge Hagner). Messrs 4 K
Browne and r. 7. Greener the COUNSEL for
James Madison Wyatt stone, indicted for the
murder OF his wife In October last, presented
1nteTrOgatonS to be prOpouGded TO witnesses 10
Maine, which We're agreed 10, and the case was
postponed. The facts expected 70 be ELECTED
are that Stone was injured in the head WIDEN
boy, but has borne good character since ex-
cept Tor temporary alterations OF miod, Ia one
or which it VIII be claimed the killing was
done.
IHE NORTHWEST WIND OF yesterday drove
the water out or the river, making very lOY
Clde most or the day. The Alexandria fIazette
OF yesterday says that the low tide OF Monday
was almost unprecedented on the Poto1na g- aud
all OF the river steamers were DELAYED The
WIND luled somewhat at night and the water
consequently rose. The steamer w w Ca-co
ran, from Mount Vernon, got ashore near m -
place and did not arrive up until about SIX
O'Clock.