Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-03

The steamer City of Alexandra makes excur-
s1ons down the river every Wednesday, Friday
and Sunday evening.
M0seley to Piney Point and return on Wednes-
day, under the management OF Messrs Whipple
ana Snattuck, promises to be decided success
Grand excursion of the Journeymen Book
binders association to Piney Point next satur.
day.
THE DE- AHNA-BALDwIN uNPLEAsANTNEss-Th
Parties In the Police Court T0-ddy.-This morn
Ing, IN the Police Court, Judge Smell, the cases
q o. lSn W.. o; Baldwin and Col Henry Charles
ana Oattery, were tried together, and there was
more amusement than at circus. The trouble
occurred at the Bayard House, corner of 10th
ano = streets, yesterday afternoon, and they
were ooth taken to the fifth precinct station
mouse, where they left collateral DR.. Baldwin
nrst TOOK the stand in the Police Court to-day.
COL DeAhna to leave the house; that yesterday
the colonel came to the door, and witness tell
ing ing MN that he could not enter was told by
DeAhna that he would come in. Witness at
tempted to ward him away. When the colonel
Struck MIN with an umbrella, and he {Dr. b.
tne I, defended himself. and they had a
This testimony was .corroborated by Mrs.
baldWln and others. Col beAbua took the
STAND ss and In rather excited manner testified
that his wife and children were up stairs in the
house, and he went to see what was eeiug
zone With Them for he thought he was living
10 iand OF law, and not land of Modocs.
n.
mel continued as follows: 81 told him would.
ne then put his fist right under my nose, aud
1 Ioid MIN II he did not take that list from my
noSe Wonlq MT him with that umbrella and
make win him bigger fight than between
bismarck and Hancock. Then he choked me
ana an Tore my coat, and we had fight; it seemed
ION 70 me for an hour and half, and you all see
me with a notice: / show you that notice
p Puiiln ing out card.) II that is legal notice
1 q hr,f I
such action is very much like The court
Hold on; no speech" Col. DeA.-"Well. just
want to say what it is like" The court:-.'Never
kooWingl.-"Well, beg pardon for disturbing
the dignity OF the court" The court weighed
the testimony, and remarked that the testimony
colonel had been little too demonstrative, and
imposed nominal fine Of 81, and dismissed the
charge against DR.. Baldwin.
~ During high wind In Freeport, ILL.,, on
Sunday night the cornice fell from building,
crushing to death Miss Bertha Dietrich and
fatally iDJur1ng Anna ManSenkamp.
s-Gov. Cornell has telegraphed to New
YORK That ne Is unable to justify himself in any
interference With the execution OF the law in
derer.
ss Martin Shay, Of Newport, R. l., was shot in
the abdomen on Sunday by the accidental dis
charge OF pistol In his pocket. He is not ex-
pected to live.
~ Gen. Jas. ID. Mcbride, OF Va, yesterday
resigned his position as national secretary of
the I. s. Labor League, and his resignation has
been accepted.
as Five companies of the twenty-ffth in
fantry, colored, arrived at YanktOn d. r., yes.
terday, and were sent to Forts Randall and
Meade.
H Two men at Peoria, ILL.,, tied their horses
tallS together and started them In opposite d.
rect1Ons to settle bet as to the strength OF the
Of utes But quarrel arose before the trial took
place, and the angry owners agreed to pull each
oIhers noses instead. Both lost. for they were
fined $40 each in police court
es Mrs. J. V. Alexander, OF Big Sandy,
Texas, found that her 14-month- old infant fret.
TED unless 1t was placed on the dining room floor
daily to play. Staying behind the door an unusual
time, she looked for 1t, and was horritied to see
the child patting very large black snake upon
the head and dividing its bread with it, and the
reptile showing its appreciation by wagginp its
tau; The snake came into the room from hole
In the floor.
g. The census returns give Vermont popu.
latiOn of a55 EoF