Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-12
LOCAL NEWS.


Condensed Locals.
Street lamps win be lighted at TBS p. m. and
eXttnguiShed at 1:3O q. m.
Some little boys set fire to q house occupied
by Lewis Burrows, No. 90 sumner Alley, near
ssfh S anS E ing Mo-
before much damage was done.
Onicer Miller and Private Watchman Lloyd
captured two colOred boys last night, each hav-
Ing In his possession roll of cocoa mating
supposed to have been stolen
Persons living In the neighbOrhood of 9Th and
m and N streets NV. have petitioned the Dis
trict Commissioner to remove the pump and to
I'LL the well on 9Th street, as 1t is near to where
the old poor-house grave yard was located.
steamboat men state that Steubner, who was
beaten by two men On Norfolk steamer, has
never been In critical condition at all, and to-
night Will be brought from Norfolk TO his home
The committee appointed by the fire board to
make arrangements for the national convention
OF fire engineers, 10 assemble In this city In Sep
tember, has secured Masonic Hall for the meet
1ngS OF that convention.
Mr.. VIM. B. Halves, a resident of the District
Tor the past twelve years, and a practising at
torney here, died early this morning, at his
residence, No. AS I'd street NV. Mr.. Halves
was well known TO many OF our citizens, eSpeci-
ally In connection with the temperance move
ment, In which he was an active worker. He
opposed the license system with great earnest
ness, and bis death will De great loss TO his
assrc iateS.
About 1:45 D. m. yesterday Mr. Charles s.
Cudlip, On Missouri avenue. between sd aid AZ
streets, had stolen from his stable valuable
set OF single harness. At o. IN. officer Dubois
caught White man named IycurguS Biggs try
Ing to dispose OF il to Mr.. Wheeler, corner eth
and streets. The officer arrested Bggs and
he, together with the harness, was taken TO the
fifth precinct station, where Mr.. CudIip identi-
ned the harness as his. This morning Btgps
was dismissed. the attorney stating that he was
satlsned the accused was not the party who
stole the harness
AT meeting OF the National College of Phar-
macy to- day, the following delegates were elect
ed toIepresent the college at the meeting of the
American Pharmaceutical Association at An
napolis, Md. on the second Tuesday in Septem-
Der next:-W. S. Thompson, Charles Becker.
John A. Milburn, A. NJ. Read and G. ". Crom-
well.
The boy Faunce, who over a week ago was
badly injured by the steps Of Car on the Bal
timoIe and Potomac railroad striking him, died
last evening.
The cases OF dealers in the Washington mar
ket, charged with carrying on business without
license, Is In progress this afternoon.
UNSAFE CONDITION OF GRACE P E.) CHURCH
Mr.. Robert II. Yeatman. one of the trustees OF
Grace (P. E) Church, South Washington, this
morning submitted specifications for the re.
building to Inspector Entwsfe pr e to
obtaining permit for the same. As the spe-
cifcations did not contemplate sufficient
strengthening Of the building the inspector
stated that permit could not be Issued until
something was dOne to force back the building
TO its original position, either by means Of Jack
from the outside, or by system of iron braces
within. He explained to Mr.. Yeatman how
this could be done, the latter plan being, in his
least expensive, and at the same time wiz pre-
vent any risk OF accidents. The building as 1t
now stands is considered unsafe, and Is liable
west wind, having already swayed over some
fifteen inches In the middle towards the south
The whole cost Of strengthening and repairing
win not probably be less than $500 or 5000. This
Enh10Pf Of
trustees at their next meeting.
SERIOUSLY, PERHAPS FATALLY, INJURED
The driver OF the ambulance belonging to the
government commisSary department, on 18th
street, near the Long Bridge, met with very
severe, II not fatal, accident this morning. His
heightened on 18th street, between b street
north and B street south, and dashing against
wagon loaded with sand, overturned his
vehicle, throwing him out, and, it is feared,
fracturing his skull on the curbstone. he was
picked up by some one driving passing buggy
ana taken back to the quarters, at the depot,
the unfortunate man jumped from the ambu-
lance and escaped injury. The name of the
injured driver Is Jas. Buckley, who lives near
the scene Of the accident DR.. Ratclifre az
tended the man, and states that the blow pro.
ouced conclusion Of the brain. Officer Nicnol-
son rendered valuable assistance In taking Mr..
Buckley to his home.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
w. P. Parke to NJ. I. Park, parts 1si and ls5 of
H Mount Pleasant; $500 E: A. D. Wroe to A.
l; Dant, lot 10, so. 944; s.. W. T. Okie 70 j.
W. Hunter, part Of tract in county: $1,000
Henry Daly to FL Bailor, lots 81 and 81, so. 545;
500. Mary A. OBrien ct al. to John Mangin
lots $50 to 1s3 and parts 1s4 and 1s5, Mount
Pleasant; =. Thos. E. Dant to Nora c. But.
5sr y laf gS So g johnson .o, and
$4,000 "; G: Russell ct al; to a. B: Slough,
ton, tract In county; 8. N. A. Walsh to
Mary a. Walsh, part 8, 50. 92s $500.
OPPOSED TO THE CoLoRED ExoDUs.-Rev. Geo.
Hatton, colored. formerly well known In poll
tics mere, and for several years past Baptist
this city and the scenes of his Childhood In the
neighbOrhoOd OF Piscataway, Prince George
county, Md George has lately been to Kan
He represents that many OF the emfgrants are
In totally helpless condition, and it viii be
neces sary to support them for months TO come
coi0red minister In Kentucky who was In favor
OF the movement.
THE STEAMER FRANCES AGAIN.-Yesterday
AeSSrs. Kelly Chamberlain filed libel on the
steamer Frances on an unpaid bill for chickens,
amounting to s23 90, and the marshars officers
served II; the steamer, it viii be remembered
was llbeled on Saturday for bill of $94 so for
meats furnished by S. L. Coggins, butcher
Inc steamer now lays at the wharf with costs
~3, h at me rate OF $40 per day 1t
OF Congress 1t was stated that unless the deputy
marshals' appropriation was passed no such
Work could be done as lbell1ng vessels, but in
these caseS-ciyil SuitS-the costs are paid b.
the parties, and even IL the United States were
a party, no loyal marshal would hesitate to do
Els duty on trust.
THE BRANDT-FLEITH OUTRAGE CAsE.-YeS-
terday. on the petition OF Herman Brandt, filed
by A. b. Wet }, a writ OF habeaS corpus was di-
Iected to fssJ by Judge James On Gen. Croker,
warden Of the jail, commanding him to pro-
duce before him tomorrow morning said
Brandt, with the cause OF detention. 1t VIII be
remembered that Brandt was recently con-
victed Of an indecent assault on Emma Fleith,
little g1rl seven years Of age, and was SEN
fenced to six months In Jail. and subsequently
on affidavit new trial was granted, which re-
suited In a conviction and like sentence.
Srsr AGAINST EXECUTORS OF 4 W,aL-Yes-
terday, Messrs. W. +. Mattingiy aud .. orc.
Callaghan entered suit In the name of the U. S.
use Of T. =. AcCauley, administrator d. b. n OF
Harriet Bayne, deceased, agt. James C. Dublin,
George T. Quick, Vim. Nottingham, and Han
son Brown, to recover the sum of $1,55S "a
Messrs. Dulin and Gulick qualified as executors
OF John Bayne, October lst, 1872, giving bond In
SO GOO With MeSSrS. Nottingham and Brown as
sureties, and plaintiff claims that the executors
did not perform their duty; that on May 5th,
1874 thev rendered their first account ShOWfuv