Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-01
Condensed Locals.

uTated Ia several CT them last evening oy pro"
cessioDs of children and the annual coronation
OF the statue OF the Virgin.
The alarm at 1:30 O'Clock this morning from
box % was for an incendiaTy 1re 10 the back
building of house 612 New York avenue, occu-
pied by Mrs Wilson and Mrs. Shane, colored.
Fortunately the damage was trlfiing.
Yesterday afternoon Capt. Brock unspector)
and Lieuts Kelly, Austin, Greer, NOOnan and
Eoteler went TO the vicinity OF Maryland ave-
nue. and Sd street northeast to test a newly
patented pocket pistol with which it Is proposed
himself TO be the best marksman, as the targets
show.
What classical thing wax work is. It's quite
Mineryian.
a meeting Of the directors of the Washington
Schuetzen Verein was held last night at Abaers,
and with the committee Of arrangements for
the coming fest, opened number Of bids for
rebuilding the dancing pavilion. The contract
was awarded to Mr.. j. l.. Schaffert. 1t has been
determined to hold three more concerts at the
park In May and June. The annual sale of the
stands will take place May 10Th.
James Clark, who fell from the second story
OF the Treasury Printing and Engraving build
Ing and severely injured himself few days
since. has somewhat improved, but 1t Is feared
from Philadelphia.
In the Criminal Court Judge Hagner, yes
terday, ChaS. Gray, 8 small cOlOred boy, con-
victed In the Police Court and sentenced to the
reform school during minority, for an assault,
from which Judgment he appealed, withdrew
his appeal and be was sentenced to 30 days In
Jail.
About II o'clock last night Officer Wolfe found
q live colored male child In Lafayette park. IL
was sent to st. AIMS Infant Asylum.
A NOVEL Casa Missing Viii Comes to
Light.-AbOut 1889 or go DR.. David Crawford. a
wellto-do resident Of Prince Georges county,
Md. died, as was supposed interstate, leaving
an estate valued at from $4,000 to $500 080 and
the property was distributed under decree of
had been finally settled. There was some talk
about the time OF DR.. CrawfordS death as to his
having made win bequeath1ng the bulk Of b 8
estate to two OF his nieces, but the will was NIT
found, and consequently the property was
divided among the helrs-at-law. Recectly the
VIII has mysteriously come to light, aud
Sn a 0e s nae0 It s appears tsaa ab saa
four years ago Mr.. j. N. Oliver,
weil-know lawyer of this city received letter
signed Preston, stating that the writer had
keep for Mr.. John Blackburn or Capt. James
Lake Henry, VINO would call for them. A few
days afterwards Mr.. Oliver received, as he sup
poses, from the same source another package
OF papers He placed them with other papers
In his box, not having any idea OF their value,
and some weeks ago he obtained the consent
Of MT. Blackburn to open the packages. which
he did In the presence OF Capt Henry, and to
the JOY of the last-named the will of DR..
Crawford came to light. subsequently,
seer OF DR.. Crawford, and the only living
witness TO the paper, Identified the signature OF
DIR. Crawford, as also his own. The viii was
sent to Mr.. John B. Brooke, VINO has represent
ed the interests OF the two nieces OF DR.. Craw-
ford In the distribution Of the estate, and Capt. !.
Henry has, on behalf of hts wife and her sister,
Other heirs at law have filed cayeat to the
viii and ii Is proposed to t1le issues to be tiled
In the Circuit Court by q jury. Judge w. NJ.
B. Brooke appear for the propounders, and
Judge Tuck, OF Annapolis, and Gen. Caring
ton, OF Prince Georges county, for the cayeaI.
OIS.
TEE CASE OF MOVER, THE CLAIM AGENT
Mr.. Gilbert Meyer, arrested at the instance of
j. N. Wilmington On writ Of eredt las
stated In THE STAR of yesterday, was before
Chief Justice Cartier yesterday afternoon. The
blu asked that Meyer be restrained from ieay-
Ing the jurisdiction of this court until he should
have filed his answer and deposited In the
registry OF the court the treasury draft re-
ceived BY him. as alleged In the bill The aa-
claimed lien upon it for the attorneys fees
Chief Justice Cartier said that while plaintin
had prima facie right to its possession, yet no
by its remaining In the defendant 8 possession,
for he could not transfer 1t without her ndorse-
ment. 1t was needless to hold the defendants
Col Meyers writes in reference to this case
''that he collected claim for s., 500 for the
estate and received the draft from the Treas
record; that he Immediately sent the draft to
his Memphis Office and promptly notified Whit
tington, who resides about 100 miles below
N1CkSUulS, III uIooioofppi, t1ob Ou WulIJIuEUOQ
being unable or unwilling to 60 to Memphis, he
sent his agent, James e. Sprague, Esq, with
the draft, to Wilmington at hts own expense,
brought) to the entire satisfaction Of the parties
interested; that the suit was promptly dis
missed by Chief Justice Cartier at chambers on
that this suit was entr ana no
was alone responsible to Wilmington and not
accountable to any person In this city or Dis
iTict for the draft"
vACILLATING JURY AND VERDICT SET
:: sIDE.-The case OF Lemont agt. the Washing-
ne Georgetown Naturalization for damages
injuries received as alleged by ejectment
On street car In May, 1877, was given to the
j4ry in the Circuit Court, Judge Cox, yesterday
word was sent to them to bring In sealed ver-
dict, and a decision was reached about o'clock
This morning on the court being opened the
ages at $4,000. Mr.. Totten asked that the
jury be pOlled. Mr.. James Fl. Clark one OF the
jurors, remarked that sometimes persons would
submit to a compromise rather than be locked
up. The clerk proceeded to call the Jurors and
when the name OF Mr.. Clark was reached he
answered pTomp ~ ''No." The others were not
Others were read to answer as Mr.. Clark had.
TIE court said IL that was the case he would
have to set the verdict aside, and he suggested
verdict. the counsel for defendant. MI. Totem.
objected TO this course, and the court directed
that the verdict be entered and set aside.
LIGHT BREAD-The witness room OF the Pc
lice Court presented an odd appearance this
forenoon, 1t being piled with loayes Of bread
seized this morning by the police throughout
the District from bakers wagons for being OF
light weight. Some six or seven wagon loads
were brought to the court, and the bread was
removed into the Office OF the attorney for the
District (Mr. Padgett), where it was ali submit
ted to a test weighing by Mr.. Small, seaier of
weights and measures. A memorandum was
kept of the weight of every loaf;
the bakers standing about In chop
fallen circle looking at the operation.
The law In operation 10 this District 1xes the
penalty for this offence at 81 for each loaf
found 10 be light, and forfeiture OF the bread.
Judging from the piles arranged In separate
pyramids about the floor there were nearly
thousand lOayeS- and considerable time was
consumed in the weighing and making out In
formations and warrants. The following
bakers entered TecogniZance for q hearing: Ed.
ward Quirk Is charged With having 80 Ioayes
light; George Munday, 80; John F. Voight. 21:
Felix Defosse, Sc; John Kaiser, 8; George Wick.
p; Justus Kaiser, II, and p. Stanton, q
TIE DEATHS IN THE DISTRICT for the week
ending April 26th aggregate IS, or at the rate OF
22.1 per 1000 per annum; Is were white males.
20 white females, 20 cOlored males and Is colored
femaleS-show1ng death rate OF IL. II per 1000
per annum for the white and BIS for the COL
Ored population. Fifteen deaths resulted from
consumption; from pneumonia, Q; bronchitis, g..
There were IA marriages reported-13 white
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