Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-23

matlOn tnat there Is room at that Institution
for boys, white or colored, who may be SEN
fenced there by the court.
Mrs. Mary Butler, the wife of the late Major
Butter, OF the marine corps, and whose son is
now IN the service herself one OF the oldest
Judge Macarthur was at the City Hall this
AFTERNOON issuing ORDERS acting on motions,
&c, but held no formal court. He announced
mat ne would continue to hold the Equity
Court from day to day until the business, as
FAR as motions are concerned, are disposed Of.
A Man Shot by a Restaurant
Keeper.
SERIOUSLY, PERHAPS FATALLY, WOUNDED.
Yesterday afternoon Thomas Sutton, who was
under the influence OF liquor, went into
Browns restaurant, corner North Capitol and
boundary streets, and called for and received
cigars and drinks for which he refused to pay
MIS-. Brown, who waited On him, thereupOn put
him out and locked the door on him. Not relish
Ing this kind OF treatment sutton picked up
large stone, and, taking 1t through side alley
threw 1t into window. The husband Of Mrs
pistol and shot Sutton In the neck. After the
shooting Brown walked to the second police
precinct station house and gave himself up.
The police found sutton lying In the street, not
far from the spot where the affair took place,
ard he was conveyed to his house. No. 26 p
street, where DR.. Garrison probed the wound,
out failed to find the ball. 1t Is serious case.
BROWN BAILED.
This morning the case was called in the Po-
lice Court, and AIr. Cook appeared for Brown
and presented certificate from DIR. T. Garrett
son, In attendance upon the wounded man,
stating that 1.-THE BAH entered half an inch
above the middle OF the right collar bone, seems
TO have passed dOwnwards and backwards and
lodged In the back too deep to be felt. The
result VIII be uncertain until the time for see
ondaFy bleeding or the result of Inflammation
Is past" Col. Cook asked that bail be fixed,
ard It was set at s, 900, which was given during
the day.
ANOTHER MEETING ON THE COLORED SCHOOL
Church, on C street, near eth southeast, was
the scene OF meeting OF colored citizens, called
10 recommend candidate to the District Com
missoners as ''trustee OF the colored public
order 1t was evident that there was great lack
OF harmony In the assemblage. Mr.. E. S. At
kinson presided, with Rev. s. w. Scott secre-
meeting to order, Mr.. S. w. Herbert offered
series OF resolutions setting forth the gualifi-
cations and asking the appointment OF L. A.
rise to spirited discussion. In which the claims
OF MT. Henry johnson, the present incumbent,
we're set forth and attacked, and it was urged
by some thaI-What was wanted was man re-
part OF the City, and BY the 'ns sele aRP|s1
OF Mr. Cornish they would have man
sy SS1d ena a If To- On the other
his great popularity, the work he had already
done, &c, as showing that he was too good a
man 70 lose from the board. Mr. F. d. Gaines
buttons indorsing Mr.. johnson, and appointing
committee OF ave, including the chairman, to
wait upon Commissioner Dent and request Mr..
5onnson's re-appointnent as school trustee,
ana asked vote. Mr.. w. b. Brown urged the
adoption OF the original resolution, and said
that Mr.. Dent had declared he would not re-
appoint Mr.. johnson. Mr.. Gaines denied this,
and asserted that he had canvassed that Sec
tion and found nine out OF every ten In favor OF
HI. johnson; and furthermore, that Mr.. Cornish
01d not wish bis name used In connection with
Dent haS MOI scout asserted that Mr.
son, and On Friday he declined TO say to a com
m1ttee whether he would or would not
iHdosps sp' this sm Statement m W Mr. e waes S Man
dleton obtained the floor and warmly ad-
Vocated the substitute, claiming that Mr.. c.
would not be appointed, even If he was ldorsed
By the meeting, and he spoke Of the ser ices Of
Mr.. johnson, his popularity and experience
emitting him TO reappOintment. mHtion
was made TO lay the resolutions on the table
adoption Of the substitute. This was met by
cries OF 40" and amid some confusion, Rev
MI. Scott, the pastor, succeeded In informing
the meeting ahat the official board Of the church
Mr.. A. I, johnson, the meeting adjourned.
AN Ice CAsE-Day before yesterday Barker
Brothers. dealers In ice and constgneeS OF cargo
OF Ice, COO tons, on the schooner Z. vi. Wright,
HUH DdtI, Ne, the schooner In cOlSe-
quence OF the captain, Chase Whitman, refusing
10 have the cargo discharged until the freight
was paid. On the issuance OF the writ ubelling
the vessel, furniture, tackle, &C.. bailif was
placed In charge. Yesterday the captain whit
NAM ibelled the cargo for freight and demur-
rage, and balm was also placed In charge in
this case. A hearing Will be had this week. and
II Is said that the principal question is whether
the freight l. payable on the weight Of ice
loaded or the weight when discharged. once
or twice befoi similar cases as TO Ice laden ve5-
sels have beer before the court, and generally
the costs and the Iyastage OF Ice has eaten up
nearly the whole property.
GENERAL FRANKLIN 4. STRArroN, OF the nth
pennsylvania U. 5. volunteer cavalry during
the war and for the past twelve years a civil
engineer In the navy, who died at Chestnut
Hill, near Philadelphia, on Thursday last, was
buried at Oak Hi Cemetery yesterday. The
services OF the Episcopal church were conducted
at the grave by the Rev. Alexander X. Stuart,
or Christ church, Georgetown. and Colonel S.
X. Strattan, a. Merritt, DR.. j. T. Strattan, D.
j. Particle, William L. Barr and Charles f.
Joyce were the pall-bearers
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows:
Richard RothwelI and VIM. Rothweu trustees.
TO James Rothwen. lot %, in sub OF So 9S4; sIOo.
J. n. Young, trustee, to ". r. Jackson, lots 5
TO s. OF 50 Brothers Joint Interest,"" 1915. j. b..
Bailey TO j. U. Barron, part 2, So Ala; g.. Err,
Haight to Joseph Magruder, part 1872 and lea
OF Mount Pleasant; s. T. A. Rich trds to Jo-
hanna Rindrick. part 3, 81. 652; 1892 #. F..
Gatcheil and Il. III. Warner, trustees to Benia-
min charlton, lots l. 2 and part 3, 81. 1872; 81 0iO
Col r BERT &. INGERsoLL yesterday in the
Probate court presented petition by Mrs. f.
C.. Ingersoll, together with the remuneration OF
herself and children Of their right to administer
asking that letters be granted on the late E. C..
IIgersoll's estate TO his brother r. G. Ingersou
Administration was granted as prayed on q
bOId OF $4,000 being nled. The deceased never
made a win. Real estate to considerable
amount is left. but does not come under the
jurisdiction OF this court. The personal estate
Is valued at about s5,0oo.
TIE FUNERAL Of Winfield Scott Robey {late
OF the firm OF Spates g. RObey) took place yes
terday afternoon. and Rev. A. HOlmead con.
Quoted the services. The tnterment was made
at the Congressional cemetery. Messrs. A. T.
Whiting, E. Moses, Wash. NaylOr, John M
Young, Jas. Tally and ChaS. hughes were the
pallbearerS.
THE WATER RATE QUEsTION.-Judge Mac
Arthur is slit ng IL the Equity Court to-day, and
among the cases waiting an opportunity TO oe
heard Is the application OF James F. Carpenter
rfaff nr OF tninnpftnn