Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-03

resolved that the members ABSTAIN from nShlng
10th of July eDsutng. This action was taken IN
order 10 protect the bass during spawning
season.
The Shooting of Mr. Buckley by
Mrs. RaPer.
IN COURT WITH A BULLET IN His HEAD.
The case OF Martha Raper, charged with as
sault and battery With intent to XIII John Nj.
Buckley, ON Monday evening, the 2Sth OF May,
by shooting him in the head with revolver,
came up for hearing In the Police Court to-
day. Mr. Buckley TESTIFIED that the first notice
he had of the attack was the appearance OF Mrs.
Raper, armed with pistol, while he was sit
ting in his store With his Wife. His wife
screamed, and said Mrs. Raper had pistol.
Just at that time she discharged the weapon.
the ball entering his forehead, and he ran, and
she then fired the second shot. The shot stun
ned him, and the ball had not been extracted.
On cross examination witness admitted that
he had been vely ultimate with Mrs. Raper;
but he declined to acknowledge that he was the
father CT her child on the ground that it would
tend to disgrace him. He Is married man. DIR.
Newman, who dressed the wound OF Mr.. B.,
testified that he found gun shot wound in the
forehead just above the temple The ball made
Slight abrasion Of the skull bone and made a
splinter, but did not enter the skull. The ball
Is stil In Mr.. BIS head. The case was sent to
the grand july. bonds being fixed at $1,000.
Mrs. Raper and her sister were In count, also
the Wife OF complainant-Mr5. Buckly. Defend
ant was committed In default Of bonds
THE LOT OWNERS OF GLENwoOD CEMETgRY
held their annual meeting last evening at the
B0ard OF Trade rooms for the purpose OF elect
ing trustees, Judge T. w. BARLEY, presiding,
and Mr.. g. w. Cochran, secretary. The chair
man stated the object of the meeting, and con-
graduated the lot owners On the successful ter
mination OF the suits to establish their rights,
stating that the chancery proceedings having
been appealed to the General Term, the latter
court had decided that the complafnants were
entitled to the 80 acres as prayed. There was
q m vnntf rf
500 per day, amounting when Instituted to
$3s coo, and this decree settles the question as
to their right to recover. 1t was not likely that
there would be any appeal from this decree
Since the decision was announced the trustees
had had two meetings, and they had adopted
resolutions directing that the whole land 90
ranged for the conveyance OF water to the high
est point in the grounds so that the lot owners
may have the use OF it. vote OF thanks was
passed to the retiring board-Messr5 BARLEY,
MeClelland, Cochran, Clephane and Keen-and
also to the superintendent, Mr.. Deming. The
election was held and Il. w. BARLEY, John Nc
Clelland and G. W. Cochran were elected truS-
tees.
CAPT. S. s. BLACKBOARD, Of the Capitol police
force, against whom charges were recently
preferred by Mr.. Phelan, and who was honor
ably acquired by the beard OF inquiry, was re-
quested to resiss, but declined In aletter, which
he claimed that during his eight years of SER
vice he had discharged his duties independently
OF any polittcol bias, and that no complaint
against him had ever been made. His letter
republican Senators opposed the confirmation
OF MeSsrs. Burch and Bright, and urged that
democrats had been kept In Office under repub
lican rule, and that no sufficient rea On existed
why he should be replaced. The letter Of Arch
itect Clark to Capt. Blackf0rd, announcing that
Mr.. p. II. Allabach has been elected captain
lows: capnot let this OCCASION pass Without III
personally attestipg 10 your fidelity and eff
cheney as an officer during your connection
With the police force, and bearing testimony to
your Character for Intelligence aud integrity as
q man.
THE WIN. LLOYD GARRISON MEMORIAL MEET
NG.-At the meeting at the 15th-streeJ PfeSby-
terlan church, last evening, to pay tribute TO
the memory OF the late Vim. Lloyd Garrison,
all the prominent colOred men OF the District.
Mr.. Robert PurgiS presided and Rev. Alex.
Cfumnen offered prayer. Prof. B. D. Fleet
Mr.. PurviS delivered an eiaE orate and feeling
address on the life and services Of the deceased
Resolutions commemorative the virtues OF Mt.
Garrison were adopted. Marshal Douglass de-
Ivered an eloquent eulogy on the ilIustlious
cead. Prof. RI. Greener followed with an able
address. Letters were read from the following,
% a me-
ling, Dawes and EdmundS. After short ad-
dresses by Rev. Geo. Fl. Warning, MI. Joseph M.
nounced by Rev Alex. Crummell, which closed
the interesting proceedings, and the meeting
adjourned.
THE FEDERAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION held its
third annual meeting last night, when officers
were elected to serve the ensuing year, as fol-
dorf. vice president; John A. Prescott, secretary
and treasurer; Jos. r. Edison, Robert w. Fen
wick, NJ. p. Callan, A. B. Kelly, w. Fl. B. Kilt
nard, and F. G. Middleton, directors. The an
nual report showed the receipts to have been
SIS, 4s7. q; disbursements s17,051.6 net assets
number advanced on past year, sos; do. not adj
vanced on, 5l4; now on roll, SIT; value OF each
share. $4211 {s6.7I being the premium); average
premium, s45.oI; profit, 12N per annum.
TEE COMMUNICATIONS BY RAIL between
this city and Long Branch, Cape May and
.,oast, win this season be of such character
Is TO diyest the journey to those points OF all
unpleasant features. On and after June I'd. q
tween this City and Philadelphia Via the Baiti-
more and Potomac railroad, leaving Washing
ton at s:S5 an, Baltimore at 1910 am, and
arrive at the West Philadelphia depot OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad company at Las pm,
connecting during the season with fast express
trains for Long Branch and Cape May.
AN INoUIsITToN OF LUNACY was held by
Deputy Marshall Williams at the court house
yesterday upon Mary Key, alias Margaret Rose
Key was dome site for some years and saved
some $500, which she deposited in bank, and
this inquest was intended TO form a legal basis
for the appointment OF committee to manage
this fund. Miss Key says that her name was
originally Mary Key, but that she went to Bal
tinore and was canoniZed there, and was then
given a new name, Margaret Rose, by which
she now calls herself. The jury found yer.
dict OF insanity.
THE SIx-DAY WALKING MATCH at the Comique
closed last night. the female pedestrians had
an tnteImiSsiOn OF rest from Saturday night at
IL O'Clock until yesterday morning at $50, when
OnIy two OF them, Misses Bartei and Smith, re-
sumed Miss Lightfoot being contented With the
261 miles she had secured. The two named con.
timed the tramp until II O'Clock, when Miss
Bartel completed 35I miles and Miss Smith 30S,
the latter having made her S00th mile in 9 min
uieS and 5. 5 seconds.
WHATS IN NAME" quoth Shakespeare. We
give 1t up; but IL we were asked as TO the cause
OF the wonderful success or the Great P1nafOre
Tea Company, 1104 Twelfth street, we viii Sug-
9est as one reason, that every article is Did
strictly Oh its merits; and another, that, buy
Ing 1udiciously ana selling only such goods as
VIII give entire satisfaction, and at the closest
possible margins Of profit, wide-awake puf-
chasers readily see where their interests lie
and, OF course, each bin or goods sold secures a
permanent cuStomer.-lCritic. I
a CHILD MAEGLED BY A D0G.-A poor woman
asked the Police Court this morning for a war