Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-24

MARKET DEALERS CHARGED WITH Using
FRAUDULENT MEAsURKs.-This morning Supt
informatlons against two dealers In that market
named Frank Bench and Chas G. Beach. of
Stalls AIS and 1885, charging them with using
snort measures. He states that Saturday night
he caught them selling Dlackberries out OF tin
quart measures In which brown paper had been
packed Into the bottoms in such q way as not to
H i1ce eot o al, AFTER gens saturated with the
nave TO answer before the Police C,urt
This practice is carried on in our markets
m nla more extensively than consumers
e past Mr. 5ses Small a ssaer for IF ve6s
and measures, has been looking after the de.
honest dealers and has seized and confsc ated
many dry measures, all below the standard. It
mas become onpractice for dealers in
berries TO use wine measures Of tin, and In some
cases these are bent In and battered up in such
way that the purchaser always gets less than
he pays for. Messrs. johnson and Small say
IhaI tney are going to prosecute In all cases
when discovered.
THE GOVERNMENT PAINTING OFFICE ROB-
BEkY.Ye sterday afternoon Major Morgan,
Woodford, U. s. attorney for New York. ex.
pressing doubts as to whether Burns and Cor
nell, arrested In New York on the charge of be-
ing concerned In the $4,000 robbery from Mr..
Larcombe, pay clerk at the government print
Ing once In January last, can be returned here
on 01,, tne warrants sent by Detective McDevitt.
Whlle under the law the chief justice of the
or removal to other Jurisdictions, he has not th
power granted governors OF states to issue re-
quls1tlons for parties who have committed Of
moval may be accomplished under Section 1914.
Revised Statutes United States, which gives a
Z. s. circuit judge the power on examination
other jurisdiction with an OFFENCE and to issue
| warrant of removal thereto.
THE WORKINGMEN's ASSEMBLY met last night.
MI D. r hamilton In the chair, and E. L. Bar
ker secretary. Messrs. Grady and Horner,
from the clothing clerks association, aud
sfoe clerks, were present to represent their re-
| spect1ve associations before the assembly, and
| requested to be recognized as members: re.
I HaIH. TO the committee on organization. Mr..
spending secretary be, and Is hereby, ill.,
structed to obtain the addresses of all existing
trades assemblies throughout the United States
ana canada, for the purpose OF bringing about
closer connection between Them" After
some discussion the resolution was adopted
THE WAvERLY SEMINARY, at College Station.
| had Its commencement Saturday evening. Reel.
tatlons, instrumental and vocal music made up
| the pi ogramme. Rev. Mr.. Buck distributed the
| medals and premiums. The Pinkney medal,
| given by the Right Rev. Bishop Pinkney, was
won by Miss susie p. keech, daughter OF Or
Inomas keech, Of Washington. The prInci pal
medal was awarded to Miss Lena Hardesty, OF
Maryland. These two medals are given for
| superiority In lessons and department. Medals
| Tor music. composition punctuality, patience,
ana " antiSlang" were won respectively by
Misses Larner, Barnard, Shepard and Turner
A MuRDERous AssAULT.-On Saturday night
an altercatlon occurred on 18th street east In
| the neighborhood OF Philadelphia Row, be-
tween T1lIman johnson and Henry Hall, col
ored, brothers-in- the dispute being In rela.
| ton to picnic. From words they came 20
blows, and Johnson, seazng a Ratchet. gave
Hall terrific blow In the face, inflleting seri-
Gus injuries.