Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-13

fourth grades, "The Nursery" in the 9Th grade,
Hawthorne's :" wonder Book" in the sixth
grade, Hawthorne's 'Tanglewood Tales" in
eighth. aEsop's Fables" iT7ings "sketch
Book" and "Tom Browns School Days at Rug
by" Mr.. Curtis moved reference Of the resO-
luton, stating that there had been some dis
cussion as to the propriety of some Of the
books being used in the schools. Mr.. Lovejoy
said he was aware that the tales Of Shakes
peare had been criticised, but he did not know
what had become Of the individual who wrote
the criticism. Ma. Farley suggested that reading
books should be patriotic. Mr.. Brooks asked II
boys. The subject was referred to the board.
Adjourned.
Summer Entertainments.
Summer Garden. - Instrumental and vocal
concert. New York avenue, between 18th and
18th streets. There will be matinee at this
portunity for the ladies and Children to attend.
Prot: schneider has volunteered the services of
the full Marine Band Qorty pieces for the occa-
sion. There VIII appear also Mile Comfy and
Miss Hadheld In an admirable programme of
songs, &C.
Theater Co1nique.-Attractive variety enter
talnment.
Excursions by Rail aud Water, Picnics, De-
Steamer Lady of the Lake to Bluff Point FRI
DAY, 10Th INST. The select family excursion
20 fo,nt Lookout and Plney Point, on the Jane
best OF the season. Messrs. Webster and Har-
r5son are capable managers, ard no doubt will
faithfully carry out their advertised programme.
This is the first excursion OF the season to Point
Lookout, giving view of the full length OF the
Potomac by daylight. =. The family excursion
to Piney Point, on the steamer Jane MoseIey,
next Sunday, VIII be very pleasant affair.
A MAN SHOT DEAD WHILE EATING HIS Sup
PER.-A colored man named John Champion,
who lives on the farm OF Mr.. Hugh Kfernan tn
Prince Georges Co., Nd, on the road leading
from BeltSvilie to Bowie, about 81 miles from
the I'M. former place, was sitting al supper with
MS wife and three children, Monday night, with
his back to the rear door OF his dwelling, when
Two shots Were fired killing him instantly, the
loads icing from double-barreled shot gun,
hlled with laIge-sized buckshot Yesterday
morning Justice Andrew w. Brown was nou-
led. and proceeded to summon a jury OF in
quest, but up to last evening had not succeeded.
owing 20 the absence OF many farmers at mar
ket. A dispatch to the Baltimore Sun this
morning says that the body OF the murdered
man was lying in the spot he fell when shot. at
O'Clock last evening, knife with which he
mao peea eating clasped In his hand His wife
entered at the base OF the skull and went up
wards into the brain. Footsteps are seen lead
Ing from an ambush to Champions house, and
Mr. Herman thinks the murderer has been in
the Vicinity for several nights, as the path De
tween his hiding place and the murdered mans
mouse shows signs Of having long been used.
The tracks OF the murderer as he ram are wide
apart, and show him to have beat a hasty
retreat. Suspicion points to several parties as
having committed The deed, but pending the
inquest no reliable information can be obtained.
TWO WIVES SUErNG FOR DIvORcE.-To-day
MI. A. FL. jackson. for Susan E. Spaids, filed
She states that they were married a. at JERSEY
city In March, 1873, and that during their mar
RED life he had neglected her, treated her with
great cruelty, &C.; that in the summer of 1916
Whlie residing at GlymOnt, Md, he took all
the money she had and squandered it Ia drink
that she has attempted to make living fol-
herself, but he has fnterfered with her, beat
her. &C.
Messrs Merrick Il Norris and j. B. Larner to-
day filed bill for Hattie w. Smith agt. George
Smith for divorce. Complainant states that
they were married September 21st. 1869, at Leb
anon Springs, Columbia county, N. Y, and they
iived happily together until 1872, and since that
time he has treated her with cruelty, striking
her, kicking her out of bed, &c.
THE BRANDT-FLEIrH OUTRAGE CASE. To.
day the case of Herman Brandt, convicted In
the Police Court Of an indecent assault on the
person of Emma Fleith, girl seven years OF
age, and sentenced to six months in Jail. was
before Judge James on writ OF habeaS corpus.
The counsel for the prisoner claimed that the
evidence did not sustain the charge, and ar
gued that the evidence OF the Child could not be
relied on, because OF her tender years. They
would move their clients discharge. The gov
10 complain OF, for he had the right OF appeal
Judge James continued the case till Tomorrow.
WOMAN SENT TO JAIL FOR CONTEMPT OF
C0CRT.-4esterday morning Eliza Butler. col
ored, made complaint at the Police court
against James Taylor for assaulting her. Be-
Oficer Melton was sent after her with an az
tachment. This morning the case against
Taylor was called, and she testified that Taylor
teeth, and the court fined him IS or 10 DAYS IN
jail. Ohicer Melton testified that when he
served the attachment Eliza said she wasn't
golng to ~ stay " at the court all day, and she
Didn't care II she was sent to jail. Tne court
sentenced her to 10 days In jail.
THE MARKET DEALERS CAsEs.-Yesterd,y AZ. In
the Police Court, Judge Bundy pro tenn, in the
case OF L. Simmermacher. charged with being
an unlicensed produce dealer in the Washing
Ton market, the court overruled the point that
Inc dealers there were not liable to license, and
proceeded to try the cases. The following were
each fined S, in addition to the license Of S25.
ana appeals were noted In each case A. J.
Cooper, f. Cost, 3. S. Donaldson. j. c. Pearson
Sons, JOS Fish, d. w. Garst, j. T. Kaufman.
Leroy Harvey, James Limerick d Bro, G.. M
oyster Co., Ell Sherwood and Benjamin FOL
liver.
THE STEAMER FRANCES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
filed by W. II. Robertson, butcher, for 2 meal
Dill amounting to A7.40. The writ was ordered
Dy Judge James, and served by the marshal's
officers. A bond had been given in the proceed
Ing nDeis, and In this case the bill and costs
were paid almost as soon as the papers were
served, and the steamer got away at five O'Clock
last evening.
"HAUL OVER HATs.n-This morning. John
WOOD, colored boy, was charged with assault
on Hamilton Bagley. The latter testified that
WOOD struck him. On crOsS-examinatioa he
admitted that they were playing "haul over
hats" and as he had touched the hat and was
crawling through the legs OF the other players
and receiving ticks from them, when Hamilton.
who was not In the game, struck him. The
case was dismissed.
A PIOus SwINDLER.-Rev. Thornton, a
pfous young fraud, is travelling about In this
District, beating hotel and boarding houses
Some days since he took rooms and board at the
corner OF North Capitol and streets. He could
pray longer and louder, eat more and sleep
later than any man OF his weight and years in
this Vicinity; and his talents In these particulars
awakened suspicious in the minds OF other
boarders in the house that he was .a beat" but
the kind hearted landlady could not believe IL
possible. Yesterday, while She and number
OF the boarders were seated in the parlOr the
pl0uS youth was observed by the proprietor to
glide noiselessly from the front door, and glanc-
Ing out OF the window she saw him travelling off
at quick pace down street with some books
under his arm, and at once made the facts
known to the boarders when one of the male
Inmates started In pursuit, and, upon overhaul
ing the fugitive, discovered that he had several