Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-05
LOCAL NEWS.
The Thomas Statue.
PREPARATIONS FOR A GRAND DEMONSTRATION At
THE UNWILLING.

of the Presidents House during the meeting and
will have seating accommodations for 10000
people. The committees are actively engaged
In their various duties, and that on finance re-
port that the citizens are contributing literally.
A feature OF the reunion will be the singing OF
Preston and set to music by Max Muller, (dlrec-
tor OF the S;nngerhundN by a mammoth choir
with orchestra and artillery accompaniment
the latter to be fired by electricity. The address
in the evening will be by Gen. Alien McCo0k,
Miss Annie Story will give reading.
THE MILITARY DISPLAY.
In,oIiSa ti,e aau,an1 generaiS e New YORK,
Kentucky, Indiana. Illinois, Massachusetts,,
New Jersey, Connecticut. Michigan. Tennessee
and West Virginia the military Organizations OF
those states have been invited. The Alexandria
Light Infantry, Capt Smith have arranged to
| be present. The First City Troop. OF Phlladel-
phla, Wiil ee here and have engaged their
and the DuqueSne Grays, OF PittSburg, are ar
ranging TO he present. as also the State Fen
cioles, OF Philadelphia and the Washington
Grays OF The same place. The Ith New York,
| and possibly other regiments from that city,
and 5th Maryland are expected. The cadets
| from the Maryland Agricultural college have
arranged to be present. The cadets oI the Ken
| tucky university. Allegheny pa college, Cor
nell q. " university. Hampton, Va. Union IN.
W college and Pennsylvania Military academy
have been invited.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
The Grand Army OF the Republic department
| of Maryland, aud posts from other sections will
| be present The Mexican Veterans Association
will be In line. Invitations have been sent to
the governors OF the states and the mayors and
corporate authorities of all the principal cities
and to many prominent men. Gen. Daniel But
terrified. of New York, writes accepting the In
yftation, and says: Rather than miss the op-
portunity to do honor to our old commander I
THE CADETS NOT COMING.
Inc Application of the committee of the Army
OF the Cumberland to have the cadets from
west POlnt present at the unveiiinC of the
| Thomas statue was referred to General Scho-
| field, commanding at West Point, who reports
that In his opinion, and that of the academic
DGard, II would interfere materially with the
| studies OF the cadets for them to come on. The
| Secretary OF War Will not, therefore grant the
application of the committee. 1t is understood
that for the same reasons the cadets from An
| napolis will not take part, as reported In the
| unyeiling ceremonies.
BAD CASE OF BRoTHER-IN-LAw.-Int the Pc
| lice Court this morning, DR.. Henry GieSklns
was arrafgned on the charge of assault and bat
terry on Stephen just, a hale and hearty-looking
| man, who testified that while engaged In brush.
ing his hair before his mirror, in his rOom GieS-
k1ns eftered and remarked that either one or
the other OF them would have to die and
KNOCKED him down, and made furious assault
on hlm, Kicking him In the face and head. He
showed the marks of the kicking to the court.
This occurred at his house on 7th. between N
ana streStS. There was no corroborative tes-
umony, as there were no witnesses present to
see the assault. DR.. Gieskins took the stand
and told his own story. He stated that just
married his sister, and had been most brutal
huSband treating her as no true man would
| treat wife. Yesterday morning his sister came
to see him and told him that her husband had
again assaulted her and had thrown knife at
her, which just escaped cutting her. He went
to see just about it twice. and did not find him
home. Last evening about six O'Clock he did
find him, and chastised him for his cowardice
and brutality. The court thought too much
malice had been shown in the case, as the de-
fendant had been on the hunt for complainant.
He fined him 500.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Thomas Dowling, auc-
tioneer, has sold for VIM. H. Wetzel trustee,
the two-story frame house No. us (and lot IA 4
by 40 feet 24th ST., to j. w. Clements, for $40.
ette and 9Th StS-, Georgetown, 20X1O0 feet, for
Messrs.. Cassin q Davis, trustees, for SD per
fTont foot; lot No. 10, In subdivision of so. 216
fronting q feet on 10Th ST. near Arlington hotel
and containing 8, 142 square feet, improved by
three-Story brick house, to T. w. WfddicOmbe,
for s. $50; lots 43, A. 45 and 49, on Union street.
between south M and south StS., improved by
dwelling house, to John C. Lay, trustee, Life
Insurance Co. of Virginia, as follows: Lot a,
for 1915 lots 4s, 45 and 49, for 81 cents per foot.
B: ii. Warner, real estate broker, has sold to
Q. F. Dana, lot 40, So. 1872, fronting Sc feet on
Rhode Island avenue, between 18th and 10th
StS., for x, 600.
THE "CouNTY OF WASHINGTON" A LEGAL FACT
This morning in the Criminal Court Judge
Hagner decided the motion to quaSh the indict-
ment for perjury against Henry Thompson ar
gued yesterday, Overruling the motion, and in
his remarks he called attention to a number OF
instances where the county OF Washington is
recognized by statute.
In THE COTTON CLAIM CASE of Phelps VS.. Nc
Donald White, now pending in the Court In
General Term, an order was made some time
since directing the defendant, Mcdonald to pay
some S5s,G00 into court. Yesterday Mcdonald
filed return, setting out that he had some time
ago invested the money in London and lost it,
otherwise 1t would have been paid into court
without any rule to compel him to do SO, and
that he is now confined In Ludlow street jail.
New York, on judgment recovered by Hovey &
Dole, and is without means OF opportunity to
answer the rule more fully.
Circuit Court No. 2, Judge Cox, I'm giving judg-
ment for defendant In the case of Fulton agt.
Foley ct al, announced that all the members Of
the court are now unanimous in the opinion
that justices of the peace cannot issue any at
tachments, except in landlord and tenant cases,
nor writs of replevin.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Jas.
j. Hurdle and Mary Jane Carey; Daniel Nc
Carly and Mary Riley; John George Klenk and
Louisa G. Reek; c. F. Montgomery and Alice M.
Cole; Mathew Aiken and Susan Mitchell; Albert
W. Thorn and Sarah s. Crager; Lucius C. Hig-
gins and Susan P. Myers; James A. Jarboe and
Nj, and Sarah E. Lancaster; John j. Brent
wood. of Brfghtwood, and Maggie A. Talbot, of
Montgomery county, Md; wills F. Crocker and
Annie ii. Metcalfe; James Fl. Walker and Eliza
beth Stanton; w. M. Whiting and Julia A. Rich
ardson,
AT THE WALKING MATCH at 1890 o'clock to-
day the score Stood:-Kane. IL miles; Friedmyer,
IL; Craehan, ~; Eckert, IL; Manson, Il; Nally
II; johnson, 13; Bresnan, II. This was about
two hours after starting
AT 2.15 O'Clock all were on the track except
Nally, and the score stood Branson "a miles,
Eckert 22, Creamer %, Kane %, Friedmyer p,
johnson 20 and BreSnan 90.
THE W: AND G.. RAILROADS. PAVING BuJ.-
To-day, in the Equity Court, the case OF the
Washington and Georgetown Railroad company
agt the District was argued and submitted.
This case is bill to enJoin the District from col
lecting the cost of the curbing set on the outer
edge OF the tracks on Pennsylvania avenue
which was done by the commission appointed
by the act OF July 18th, 1876.
SUIT FOR MALPRACTICE ENDED-To-day, in the
Circuit COur, Judge Wylie, the case OF Shehan
agt. DR.. James R. Rely, Of South Washington,
was called, and the plaintiff was called andnon
suited. The plaintiff claimed that in 1878 his
shoulder was dislocated, and charged that the
defendant had SO unskilfully attempted to re-
duce the dialocation that he was permanently
injured, and he brought suit by Hamilton and
Darlington for $1,000 damages This was the