Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-18
THE EVENING STAR,
MONDAF............ August is. 1S5G.
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals.

on the Peterson house, 5lS 10th street, now
OCCUPIED 9y Mi Louis Senace o. dns
coin died In this house April, 1868" 1t Will be
remembered that President Lincoln was borne
to this house after being shot by the assassin
Booth in the theater opposite, and there he
breathed bis last.
At meeting of New York republicans Satur-
day evening to organize , campaign committee :.
state Judge Lake presided, aud after discussion
the meeting aG jourDed for oDe week.
Street lamps viii be lighted at 7:20 p. m. and
eXtinguished st 800 q. m.
Mr.. b. ID. Carpenter has made a survey for a
mile track on the ground recently purchased by
the work OF copsh ucting It viii be commenced
as soon as the weather permits.
About 10 O'Clock Yesterday morning little
boy. named John McGilaeuddy, was thrown
from the back Of a horse on NJ street, near 2 1
northeast. and had his leit avn broken
Over six 'Iches Of rain have fallen dui ing the
last three days.
Samuel Smith. colored, was charged in the
Police Court 70 day With larceny of three bars
OF soap from James E. White, aud was sen
fenced to thirty days IN jail.
TEE RAIN STORM which commenced Friday
right has continued almost without futermts-
sion ever since. has SWelled the streams in the
country ard tried the capacity OF the sewers In
our cities. Considerable damage has been doee
10 private proper " BY the overflow or cellars
In the low pal Is OF the city. At the excavation
for The new Intervening sewer ON the Is
street, opposite the Treasury department, the
bark becoming softened caved in opposite the
Riggs house, some twenty feet Ia leng6h, carey
Ing with 1t pipe sewer which had been care
iessly fxpoSed without props or supports or
cour~e the sewer water poured into the chssnn
and made matters much worse The street
ra,lfoad cars were compelled TO Jump the track
all day yesterday, and lUn past this break on
the concrete pavement. The gas COMPANY yes
tercay mad gang OF men at work securing some
at the same point.
The cost Of repairing the damage to the 15th-
street sewer viii. IL is thought, not exceed
$1,000. Complaint was made this morning at
the District engineer department OF the lack OF
sewerage capacity On Sth street. between Penn
sylvaoia avenue and the Navy Yard gate
During the heavy rains the sewer has backed
up and overlooked, deluging the streets and
ln1uf1ng private property. It is claimed that
TINS sewer has not sufficient capacity. The
casualties TO streets and roads about the Dis.
trfct seem to have been pretty general from the
storm. The sewer corner OF 1st and E streets
non thWest has become chOked up; the sewer
Zap corner or ana 18th streets northwest IS
reported out OF order: some dangerous holes In
stdeWa'k corner 2ath and II streets northwest.
also W sidewalk corner New Jersey avenue a1d
street northwest; in alley between P and q
and 10th and nth streets; on 7th. between I
AID M streets southeast, and on L, between tth
ana Sth streets southeast. The pavement On
streets southeast, reported to be broken: a
dangerous mole Is found TN the carIiageWay on
list. between D and E streets northwest: wash
0ut on east SIDE 4th, between and streets
hOftheast; dangerous hole On Pennsylvania
avenue. between 9th and 10th streets northwest,
caused by caytng in OF sewer; same ar corner OF
- ara streets southwest, and like one
corner Al and ID streets southwest. Consider
ing the severity and duration OF the present
casualties.
During the thunder storm Saturday evening.
lightning struck horse belonging to Columbus
Es]1n, at Mount Pleasant. tree at the corner
OF !tn ana streets was struck by lightning
and the Trunk shattered.
UNFORTUNATE IN SPECULATION AND GONE TO
ARIzoNA.-A street rumor was In circulation
saturday evening to the effect that j. Stanley
Jones, real estate agent, formerly In business
on Ith, between and streets northwest, was
q delaulter for considerable amount to his
CITY. Mrs. TtliotrsOn Brown, his mother-fr-laW.
left by her VIII personal property valued at
5000 to her grand children, and made her
married Mrs. Wyle, and at her death succeeded
ner az trustee, giving bond In $4,000. Mr. TIL.
q. Todd Is on his bond as surety This estate
has been pan tally settled only about 81 800 re-
naming due. and Mr.. Todd has made arrange
ments TO settle 1t, which he can do without
inconvenience to himself. 1t appears that for
some time Mr.. Jones has been financially en-
from time to time. About two weeks ago a
Dill In equity was filed by Mrs. Aida B. Middle.
Ton against Jones and others to vacate. release
Which Jore endorsed 0 About Sr the ss sa ros
time it is supposed that, seeing trou-
bic aheac, he left the city for Arizona,
where IT IS stated by some he intends
merely On a visit. number Of question
able transactions are limited at by those who
had business with him. but In considera-
ton Of his family connections they keep their
mouths closed for the present at least. Some
OF his friends claim that he had arranged satts-
factorily with his creditors before going; but
certain 1t is that no satisfactory ARRANGEMENTS
had been made with MIR. Todd.
~,
has been filed In the case OF Margaret. Morren
against Abraham Morrell-bill for divorce filed
In February. 1915, In which a decree OF divorce
vas gIanteS 10 OetoDef OF tnat year-a Dill OF
tl0n set forth marriage IN Paris In September,
1859. AFTER an engagement OF i've years, and
charges that he treated her With cruelty; that
he persistently denied the marriage attempted
70 take her life, committed adultery with one
Mrs. eNetz. &C. In his answer he denies the
charges and sets forth his property. The eyt-
denee was taken by Examiner Crulkshank and
decree was granted as above stated. She now
sfaIes that Morrell died on July 18th last at
many thousands OF dollars and a wifi bequeath-
Ing bis estate TO Chas. cook Morren a son by
former marriage, and bequest OF $50 per
month to Anna Allen so long as she may re-
main single. The original decree left the Ques-
ton or alimony an open one for the court, be-
cause she could not ascertain for certainty as
TO his possessions, and now she files the bin OF
ieSiew that the court may decree her aiimony.
Mr. L RIAS HURST, whose death was men.
TONED In The STAR OF Saturday, was sixty. sly
years OF age at the time Of his death. He spent
most OF his youth On Giesb0ro Point near the
Arsenal. He was by trade WheeIIigtt but
during Dis life was engaged otherwise Ior a
long tine being mailing clerk OF the Un Jon
newspaper. lie was member of Central
Lodge, l, o, q. F., and also OF New Jerrl.
salem Ledge II Masons, aud for about thirty
years was { cTetary OF the last named lodge
He was alst member OF the Oldest Inhab-
tants' Ascot ton. His funeral will take place
from his late residence TO morrow afternoon.
THE FUNERAL OF Rev. Thomas Balropg Sar-
gent. d. D.. took place Saturday afternoon, from
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church south In
Baltimore. The altar was drapedfn mourning
ard large congregation was present With o
number OF clergymen OF different denomina-
tons. The services were conducted by Rev
John Pcisai. assisted By DR.. S. *. Cox, Rev. w
s. P1umer. Rev. Samuel Rodgers and Rev. Lyt-
Teton F. Morgan. Rev. Mr.. Poisal delivered
eulCey OF the deceased. AS the coffin was
borne nom the church Miss Lizzie Daniel, OF
Washington, sang the solo, IL Am Going
ECme." Tie fIterrneDt was at 81. Pauls Gem
etery, corner Fremont and Lombard streets.
A FLOwERY TOOTHIST.-A dentists advertise
ment OF new plugging machine says: Its
operations are swift, easy, and beautiful, pleas
ant to the patient, like the hummiDg- bird as 1t
YnCypS from flower tn flower 10 absorb the sweet