Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-28
Condemned Locals.

Condensed Locals.
street lamps will be lighted at 1l:l5 p. M.
and extinguished at a. M
Marshal Douglas was taken quite i'll ye5ter-
day.
Eighteen Iaborers were discharged yesterday
at the Patent Ofice owing 10 lack of funds TO
continue them on the rolls. The Patent Office
force now numbers some ninety less than on the
first of November. The work is greatly behind
hand, owing TO the inadequacy of force.
It is reported that q change is 10 take place In
the paStOTate OF st. Matthew's Catholic church:
that Rev. Francis f. EOyle, the present pastor,
and for so many years In charge OF st. Peters
parish, Capitol Hill, will be made a bishop.
The society for the Prevention of Cruelty TO
Animals hold their annual meeting this even
Ing, at Tallmad5e Han. when six gold medals
viii be rewarded and some well written essays
Oh the subject OF cruelty 10 animals will be
read.
one hundred and twenty-five members of the
Calvary Baptist church have been granted let
ters OF dismissi0n TO unite with the Street
Baptist church. The resignation OF Rev. a
+. Mason a pastor OF the Calvary Baptist VIII
take effect next Thursday evening. and he VIII
assume his duties as pastor OF the E Street
church on the following sunday.
since the order OF Judge Smell TO exclude boy
lOaierS from the Police court. a much improved
Stale Of things is noticeable there. and FsIsneSs
Is now transacted Mitch more satisfactory
Policeman IoinSOn'S Instructions are 10 admit
no one OF this class except as witnesses. or when
tLey have legitimate business there. This order
alt L. enforced in future.
IGGg" walter :. con i not q member OF the
Ne-tTy Of ST. johns church, Georgetown, aS en-
THHtJJlSiy stated yesterday. lie has AWAY at
tended and has i0I twenty-five wears been :
member OF the FFStTy OF Christ church OF that
place. The late James :. Norseil, former mem
b"t Of The judiciary in this District was also 2
Ii giiter u that church aud yestry.
FFE MARSH HAEEAs CORPUS CASE-To-day.
~ The Conf ia General Term the ,.1-t, of py
Justice Of lie Peace r.. II. MarSh-aBpeaI from
.IEd-e Humphreys order remanding hin 10 ali
= Len of0qsnt oGt on ha6e3s corpus-was heard,
keSSrS. ". a. cook. and c. G Cole for Marsh.
htsSIS. EdN ards and Barnard for the warden
aid VI. Ii. Brown for the heir The netitiou for
the writ was rcad. showing that Marsh was al
pointed guardian 10 the heirs OF w H. Fan
ming: that one or said heirs died In 1872. and the
other had reached the age OF maturity: That ne
was cited 10 appear before the Probate Court
ana was tneTe nned s5-1l2. tine amount alleged
10 nave been due from hin:l that owing 10 uli-
fortunate business transactions he was unable
10 pay the said sum- and that his imprisonment
Is Virtually imprisonment for debt. He read
the papers III the case and proceeded TO argue
". MIR. Barnard next argued he case, and at
O'clock recess was taken, afGeT which Mr.
tCok, Tor the petitioner, proceeded with his
Judge Wylie delivered the opinion Of the
court. He said that they did not propose to sit
mere and decide upon the legality Of the pro-
CetdlngS or the Probate Count, for the agrieVel
party could appeal direct to this court There
were humber OF orders. the prOpTiety and ren.
ularlty OF which they had their doubts but they
uld not propose TO review them. They. hOWeV-
er, decide the case on the order of October 10Th
committing Marsh for contempt. reCiting that
he had been Tined the sum OF s}.Dl9 25 Marsh
was 4Htd the sum, and for failure 10 nav that
me lie was committed TO Jail Till the further
order OF this court. They thought this order
was void EveIy commitment should have con-
tanned the cause aud the time should no fiye6
Inc tine Is unlimited. and il may have been
continued fCr the whole OF his life. for il de-
itnGed uFon the order Of the court; and even
II he had paid tie fine he could not be released
ILere was no limit except the viii OF the court
they therefore directed his discharge.
THE ALLISON Major PROPERTy-Snjf 10 Nh
~ DEEDS y eSteFday afternoon a dill in pduity
was filed by Rachel ID. NatlOr. widow OF Allison
Major, Washington I. Major. his son. and MI,
Mathew TTimble and Mrs. j. W. Clarke. hi,
daughters, against Catharine Coaley. No POI
18th street, at whose house Allison Nailor died
The bill sets forth that Allison Nalor, When i,p
had grown old and weak and insane, became
suplect 10 the WueS or Catharine Coney aud
hNed with her. That on the birth OF each of
several children-Edna NaiIOr, Willie NailoT.
DC, OF whom defendant was the mother, she
ln0uced him 10 make cOnvcyances to their benp-
NJ, and TO her in case OF their death That She
also procured him 10 make deed to her certain
properly In this city and other property i'm
1 6dchtgoIlleTy county Nd. the property i'll this
city being estimated at So 0O 10 s2 go in value
ana tnat In Montgomery county, Md at SIS O0n
OF $4,000 in value. They say that all the child
zen 1or whose benefit this property was con-
yeyed are dead, ana that tie who.e OF the prop
efty Is now possessed by Catharfne COnlpy in
virtue OF the deeds thus obtained by undue and
improper influence. They aSl, that these deeds
Ior property In the District may be declared
VOID, and that during the pendency OF the suit
Inc rents and profits may be collected BY a re-
celSeT and CathaTiIe COnley restrained from
IteflellsS With tnem.
SUDDEN DEATH or PROFESSOR YARSaIL.-
Yesterday afternoon. while Prof NOrIp.ai
81 Hall; 'ctQIlpan.td by lis wife. was visiting
Fhed Wlth an attack OF fainting and hayincr
become unconscious. was removed 10 his resi-
oehce IN Georgetown, where he died about :
O'CLOCK IN the evening. lie was q native OF
Ohic. graduated al the school OF civil engineer
ing az Bacon college. Kentucky. in 1,3s and In
IN"s entered the navy a. professor OF mathe-
hidllc- AMER serving at sea about thirteen
years as naval Instructor. he was ordered 10 Tho
NATIONAL Observatory, in this civ i'm $50
VIZ, were ne remained until last year, when he
was hOnOrably retired. He stood hi,-h &c .
scientific student. He was for many wears
devoted member OF the Episcopal Church and .
testry man at 81. Johns. and has many friends
IN the District. The =cCOnd revised edYon of
MS valuable work. ''Ca taio'|un 90 So Y
,,. xavs, observatory iifOIn ls45 t6 tsIt,' has
lust been issued from the S0Nernihen NJ Plihc ..
Office one OF the first completed cOPleS Mtn'
sent TO his residence in Georgetown yesterday
but he was owing when he reached home, ana
never had the pleasure OF seeing IT,
To THE ADVANTAGE or CASH PURCHASERS.-lt
will be seen by the card of W. VI. ShuSter ~
Sons that this prominent house has made a
new departure in business b. allowing dis
count OF ; per cent for cash on the day OF sale
or upon the delivery OF goods. They Will adhere
10 their previous One-prtCe system, but VIII give
cash purchasers the benett OF the per cent.
discount allowed them by the wholesale dealers
In buying for cash. IL Is hardly necessary TO
add that the customers OF Shuster Sons can
rely On fair dealing and on getting the pick "
the market In the way OF goods.
SUIT AGAINST TIE DIsTRICT.-To-day Michae
White by MeSsrs. cook and cole. entered a suit
against the District OF columbia for damage,
laid at SlDG+0. alleged 10 have been sustained by
defendants having on the, Ist OF october. 1873
entered upon his property. lots 121-S and 9
Wright and DOle'S subdivision OF Mt. Pleasant
fronting on Sth street northwest, and cutting
ditch across said lots, making IL necessary TO
him 10 construct a bridge there. leaving th'
earth and debris for plaintiff TO remove. destroy
ing spring. &C.
A COLoRED Boy PICKPoCSET-A colored 10!
about IL years Old picked the pocket OF Mis-
Salifp Crawford while She was standing frOS