Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-05
Condensed Locals.


eTtfDguiShed at BIS a. m.
The directors eff the Washington Schuetzen
VeIeln have elected as superintendent OF the
park Mr.. Charles Meyer, the elIknown Ca
terer.
The Washington Light Guards Co By, which
has been dormant as an organization for some
time past, held meeting last evening and de-
Il Tnined On reorganization. Seventeen new
neI.bers were elected.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art viii be open to-
night, when an admission fee OF ten cents will
DE charged.
The Washington Light Infantry Corps fair
committee have decided to Offer fifteen ball
pool billiard table, value $500. TO be competed
Tor by our fire department. IL will be awarded
20 the company receiving the highest number OF
votes.
Among the death notices in to-day's STAR are
those of Richard RiggleS. native of England
80 years old, who has resided in this city for the
PAST thirty years. and of Mrs Ann 4 Middleton
widow OF the late Robert White Middleton, who
died yesterday, in the list year of her age.
IL is not often our citizens are enabled TO hear
three such popular lecturers as DR.. Bellows,
Robert Collyer and James Freeman Clarke, at
the price nXed-One dollar-for the course, at
All Souls Church. That these lectures Will be
popular is shown by the fact that about two
thirds of the seats were reserved during the first
forty-elght hours after being placed on sale at
hetzerott's music store. Dr. Bellows opens the
course tomorrow night with an entirely new
lecture entitled 1.-THE Party Government OF this
Country; Its Uses and Abuses"
THE FIRE BOARD met last night, Messrs. Col
Inns, Hume and Bacon present. The reports OF
Chief Engineer Cronin and Fire Alarm Superin-
tendent Miles, were read and approved. These
showed that II alarms had been sounded during
January for fires, involving a loss OF So, 100
on which Insurance of SIS 900 existed. The loss
at the fire in Herr q CisSelS Touring mill at
Georgetown, was stated to have been as fol-
lows: Machinery and mill. $4,000: stock.
Sli,O00-S61, 900. InSurance-nlill ETC., S22, 500
stock, Sf5, 000-s31 500; net loss S23 500. At the
request Of the chief the following appointments
were confirmed: Henry Steele, foreman; Daniel
Williams hoStler; ChaS. Mccarthy, VIM White
more and Clarence Grant, prigates. Recon-
mendationS for much needed fire plugs at the
following locations were approved: George
toWn-Corner 1St and Lincoln streets; 1St and
Potomac; "a and High; 4tb and Market; 4th
and Frederick; 9Th and Frederick; Gay ami
Green, and Gay and montgomery; Valley street.
between St0ddart and Road streets; Bridge,
between High and Potomac, opposite Washing
ton q Georgetown railroad stables; Grace, be
tween High and Potomac, near W. & G.
railroad stables Washington = Corner 25th
and northwest; corner oath and h northwest;
26th and E northwest, ana 22d and o northwest.
Mr.. Bacon stated that the several reservoirs
about the city had been cleaned out and were
now in good order. Applications for positions
ID the hre department We're received from VIM.
Tolson. Richard II. Driver. Henry II. Berry. VIM
I. Rowe, Edward j. Sheehy, Geo. II. Talbert,
John b. Clark, J. Il. Evans. Alexander Brown.
Chas. n. Tyler and VIM. j. Mcclure.
HANLAN AND COURTNEY BOAT RACE-Tne Bal
timore sun OF this morning says: Mr. A. T.
Soule, OF Rochester. n. y, accompanied by his
last night. He Is making an inspection OF south
ern waters. in order to decide upon location
ior the prospective boat race between Hanlan
and Courtney for purse of s. OOO Articles
nave been signed for the race to take place in
May, but Mr.. Blaiide, the referee, Is anxious
That II should come off about the goth OF April
and MI Soule thinks that the waters OF Balti-
more or Washington would be well adapted for
the purpose. Tie distance TO be rowed is five
miles, and straight course OF two and half
lalles would be preferred by the referee. Mi.
n n
also consult with the rowing clubs OF the CITY.
the race, II viii be remembered, was to have
come on at Chautauqua lake, but was not con-
tested on account OF Courtney'S boats having
been, 1t was said, sawed in two on the eve Of
the race.
The above article reads strangely. in view or ,
The TACT that ar. Soule. while In This city, with
out any solicitation whatever expressed en-
phalically his entire satisfaction with the course
here ard with the prospective arrangements Tor
tne race stating that IL would be roWed here II
al ALL This he stated to the reporters and to
MAny Of our citizens. MeSsrS. Breslin & Cooke,
OF Wizards, have invited Hanlan and Riley,
and the Riggs house have invited Courtney to
be their guests While here.
AN IMPORTANT RUIING.-To-day in Circuit
Court (No. q, Judge Cox, the case OF Howe agC.
Hyatt-landlord and tenant case on appeal
was heard on motion to QuaSh proceedings and
dismisS by defendant, and it was argued BY Mr.
MCPHERSON for plaintin and A. G.. Bradley for
defendant. The defendant made the point that
the writ or notice was not sworn to by the pro-
per party; that the act or Congress specifically
requires that the oath shall be made by the
party entitled TO possession, which was not the
case here. The Court sustained this point and
granted the motion.
DEEDS IN FEE lave been recorded as follows:
A. s. Bradley ct al, trustees, 10 NJ. ID. Bradley.
lot "a of Georgetown; s., 25O. j. W. starr, trus-
Tee, 10 Richard Contee. lots q and o. 50. siI;
5000. Andrew LaDgdon to II. 5. Haight lot 30,
So 935; 81, $50. n. A. Conkle to j. c. Hardness.
part 2 81. SIS; s3,350.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
Francis A. Jones and Mary T. Neal; Walter j. !
Comstock, or Providence, II. l.. and Clara j. !
Forney; George Lee and Agnes Willis John
Campbell and johanna buckley; George
Richardson, OF Alexandria. Va, and Katie E.
Painter, OF Strasourg, Va: H. W. Alber OF Bos-
ton, and Hester Williams; r. I. Bowie, of 2. g.
Efne Williams: w. }. Schneider and Mary A.
Lamb; Wm Gordon ana Susan Walker; G. A.
Whitaker and Laura S. Clark; Jeremiah
Brown and sally Maynadire Phelps; George !
Washington and Catherine NJ E. Strother.
THE PANToGRAPu BINDER, manufactures nv
Franklin Rives, OF the Globe printing ofice, is I
the simplest, neatest device In use. 1t will save
It's cost In Short time TO any business man. II !
commerci,' !opary ;siaasss;sS..aaas, e,l heads, /
---i alf blank work al all kinds, mr. !
..ssntng At the same time permanent blotter
is made IN sizes TO suit any bill heads or memoir
anda, or note or commercial paper.
DAMAGES FOR AN ArTACHNENE.-The Balt-
more GSzette OF this morning says: IN the city
court yesterday Mrs Sarah III. Hurley, OF Wash
ington, ID. c., obtained a verdict OF SIS against
solomon Levi for Illegally attaching her bag
gage, which had been LEFT at the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad depot TO be checked TO Wash
iDgton. The evidence was 10 the effect that the
plaintiff had agreed TO pay So for her sister TO
the defendant, and not doing so the baggage
was attached"
DIVORCE SUIT DISMISSED.-The case OF Arthur
Mooney against ROSanna Mooney has been dis
missed. This was a suit for decree filed in July.
1875, by p. j. Donohue and the bill set forth a
marriage in 1865, in Dublin, and charged bad
treatment adultery, &C.
THE BIG DEFALCATIoN in the second auditors
Office OF the Treasury. See the While House,
published at 62l st. NV. II also contains Col.
1anghorne's facetious remarks on the recent
Masonic - Find " under the obelisk.
THE INDECENT ASSAULT CAsE.-Yesterday. in
the Criminal Court, Josiah X. Peabody, vino
was on trial when our report closed, for making
a grossly indecent assault on the person or
Anna Newman a small girl. was convicted and
sentenced TO five months In Jail and to pay
fine OF $50.
Arm BROKEN BY A FAIL-Albert Johnson,
while driving one OF JOS Williams coal carOs,
yesterday, fell from the vehicle at the corner OF
n,al Nxsr, In4V A,l