Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-21
Condensed Locals

NintI-SlTeet M. p ChuTch-Lecture by o. c.
Bentley.
Condensed Locals.
The Philharmonic Society, at its meeting In
the Congregational church last evening, dis
cussed the report OF the committee to revise the
bylaws They will commence on Monday next
to rehearse the messiah"
The Practical Cookery lessons at the Spence
rian Business College will begin at O'Clock this
evening, under direction of the celebrated Miss
Juliet COrSOn.
filed In the Probate Court today, contains be-
quest of $500 to the Evangelical educational
society OF the Protestant Episcopal church in
Pennsylvania.
The Washington & Georgetown Railroad COM
pany, who yesterday adopted the transfer agent
system at the functions OF the lines, have found
1t necessary to have two such agents at It'll
street and the avenue.
Mrs. Isaac n. Cary has presented Womens
Guild of st. Luke'S p. T. church, OF this city, with
a finely executed likeness in oil of the late
Charles Sumner, for the benefit OF the above
church.
THE WoRKINGMENs ASSEMBLY met last night
at Beck's Hall Mr.. Hamilton, in the chair, re-
ported that an assembly OF 40 members had
been formed in Richmond. Mr.. Mcdonald, from
the tailors' union, reported that that trade was
badly off, but they would make an attempt to
and resolution that "aS it has come to the
knowledge of the Assembly that notwithstand-
ing the fact that Chief of Police Morgan has re-
peatedly stated that the police force was too
small to afford protection to those to whom it Is
DUE yet he finds the force large enough to de-
tail policemen, who are fortunate enough to be
janitors, to paint the building now occupied as
the central headquarters, corner of Az street
and Pennsylvania avenue, while plenty of hon
est and starving painters are t deprived OF that
OF those in charge OF the police force, in detail
ing policemen to do duty as mechanics thereby
depriving honest men of employment, and COM
polling the force to do what it was never en-
ployed for and depriving our citizens OF the pro-
lection that they are fully entitled to and pay
for, meets our condemnation, and certainly will
that of the public when once acquainted with
the facts and that the corresponding sec
rotary furnish the Commissioners with
Mr.. Mcdonald said that Major Morgan had more
men on duty in the day than night, when it is
well known that the rascality Is generally done
men, and yet he essays to make painters out of
policemen. He would like to hear OF one of them
falling off the ladder, for they should act like
men, and when ordered to paint the station
house they should have declined. The reSolu-
ton was adopted and referred to a special COM
mittee. Mr.. Barker called attention to the fact
that meetings would be held weekly hereafter.
Mr.. L. ii. Julien spoke in relation to the Frank
lin Mutual Relief Association as being emphati-
caily Workingmens organization, composed
principally of employees of the government
printing Office.
ACCIDENTs.-At the fair grounds yesterday
afternoon some OF the ttmbers OF the art gallery
fell and dangerously wounded a boy named
Michael MahOn and Mr. o. P. Chapel. whose leg
Drs: Magruder and Morgan, and they We're sent
to their homes ....John O'Brien, of Baltimore
fell and cut his head badly at the corner OF 1st
and streets last evening. He was taken to the
9TH precinct station, where DR.. Miriam dressed
his wounds.
WANTS A Enthusiastically, Julia Robert
son filed bill for divorce from Robert II. Rob-
ertSon. They were married in Baltimore in 1869,
and she charges that he deserted her five years
since, and now asks decree OF divorce with the
right to resume her maiden name.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN A COURT ROOM Prts-
O7le1' Ia the Dock Tries to cut HIS T1a'Oat.- |
Among the prisoners in the dock at the Crimi- |
nal Court room yesterday was Oliver +. Dephy
young white man, indicted for the larceny Of |
clothing, valued at $50, from w. G. Bailey in |
August last. About O'Clock pm. Mr.. Searles, |
of a knife to trim his finger nails. The officer |
not dreaming that he intended aught else, paSSe |
the knife "a small pocket one@ over to the priS |
Oner when he at once commenced cutting at hi |
throat, and before the bailtffs got the weapon |
away he had inflicted two wounds. DR.. Dexter |
was near by and dressed the wounds which are |
tempt at the jail to hang himself, but he mscal-
cuated the length OF the rope and failed In that
attempt.
REAL ESTATE SALE.-Messrs. Duncanson Bros,
auctioneerS, sold yesterday, for Louis A. DELL
wig and John Wagner trustees, part of lot IL
in square 49,. fronting 20 feet on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue by depth Of III 10 feet, and improved |
by three-story brick dwelling, to DR.. Christie,
Walter B. Williams & Co., auctioneers, sold |
for Rutledge Wilson and Jacob d. Wilson, truS-
tees, lot numbered one hundred and siXty-one
In Moses keley'S subdivision OF certain lots In /
square six hundred and fifteen, fronting on /
street, between lSt and North Capitol streets L
northwest, improved by two-story brick dwell /
ling, TO j. Ii. Saville, for $780, and for Francis |
Miller and Bernard T. Hanley, trustees, the /
eastern part of lot numbered seventeen in square
two hundred and th1rty-Sx having 81 feet 21% |
inches front on street, between 18th and 14th |
streets northwest, improved by a two-story and /
Basement brick dwelling, to Mary Jane Arnold |
for 81 $780, Also for same trustees the center por
ton of lot numbered twenty same, square 'front.' /
ing on 18th street, between W and streets /
northwest, to F. Weller fifteen cents per foot.
ALEXANDRIA NOTES.-The conservative prin-
aries in Alexandria, Va, yesterday, for men,
bers of the house OF delegates resulted in ma
jority OF Is for Geo. A. Mushback debt-payer,
over eX-Mayor Hugh Latham, also debtpayer.
X. T. Lucas has declined the republican nomi-
nation. THE Gazette OF yesterday says:-A |
colored woman from Washington giving her |
name as Susan johnson, was taken i'll at the
King street wharf Saturday evening" and, ask
Ing for shelter, was directed by colored man to
a house In petersburg" She had scarcely ar
rived there when she gave birth to fine healthy
boy.
RED FLANNEL UNDERWEAR to order specially. |
at Jordan Dare IL Co. g 1905 ST. NV