Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-28
FIREWORKS
Treat All Alike.


Editor SGr:-AS all know. there is a law re.
curing the owners OF lots to remove the snow
from the sidewalks within a certain time or be
fined. While my neighbors and myself have
done this, we are compelled to wade through
the snow In front OF a lot owned by a L. S. sen
ator. and little beyond, the same thing is
repeated in front OF couple more lots owned
by non-reSldents-aDd this right In the heart Of
the city. The same thing occurs on almost
every square In the city. Now, common justice
and common sense both seem to require that
these wealthy owners of vacant lots, which are
held merely for speculation, should ar least be
made to do as much as the ordinary citizen, who
invests his means in improving his lots II
there Is no practical means OF doing this, then
let the Commissioners draw a bill making it
their duty to have this work done, aud add IL
TO the taxes assessed on the lot. That Will FIX
the matter beyond question. And suggest
also, that such provision be made Tor the
draining OF unOccupied lots, whenever the health
Cf1!ce shall deem the drainage or tilling up
e3essary for the public health. There is
neither justice or reason Ia putting nOQ-reSi-
dent spectators Oh better footing tAan resident
citizens In these matters. CITIZEN.
BRACELETS, lace pins, earrings lockets and
crosses to match gold filled. from 81 to 500 at
PIIgg's jeWelry store. No. 457 Pa. ave. +
MIXED ASSAULT CAsE.-Tnis morning, In
the Police Court, Two White boys named John
Keefe and Benny Goodman, alias Benny Biner-
sol Ks, were charged with assaultlng German
baker named Louis Lockel on Christmas morn
ilg. Mr. Locked testified that these boys
attacked him on the street and struck him on
tie head with stones and clubs and cut the
crown OF his fur cap In trying to cut him with
a knife. The prisoners testified that Lockel
was driving past them and nearly run over
them, and when they halloaed at him to look
out he jumped out and chewed keefe's thumb
nearly off. This statement was corrobsrated
by another young man. The court remarked
that it was rather a mixed case, but he would
impose fine OF IS each.
THE GRAND LODGE OF COLoRED Ma SONS Of the
District OF Columbia at their annual meeting
last night elected officers as follows: l. c. Bal
ley, M.W.G. master; G. G. G. Johnson, P.W.D G.
master; William w. Grymes, r. VS. G.. warden;
John H. Lea, R.W CD. warden; Albert Parker,
X. VIC. treasurer; VIM IL. Myers. R.W.G. sec
rotary; John H. Hank1nS r. W. chaplain; Fred
erick Mason, X. W. marshal; F. C. Revells, w.
lecturer and visitor; Peter Walker. II. w. senior
deacon; William II. Clark, R.W. junior deacon;
II. Davis r. w. senior steward; James Ford r.
W. junior steward; A. A. Watts. R.W. sword
bearer; Addison Clayton RW. standard bearer;
Il. Clay, w. pursuivant; Charles Hunt, R.W.
tyler.
A CHARGE OF PERJURY GROWING OCT OF
MtxICAN CLAIMS C4sE.--Richa ard II. Porter. an
elderly white man, was charged in the Police
Court this morning on the oath OF stephen V.
White with perjury. Messrs. Henkle aad john
son appeared for defendant, and MI JOS. E.
Hayden for the government. The perjury Is
alleged to have taken place In the Equity
Court of District of Colombia On the 18th
day Of this month, In trial growing out OF a
fendant ana Porter the plaintiff. White Is
New York banker, doing business at No. 5 Wall
street, and IN 1877 he purchased Mexican
claim from Porter for several thousand dollars,
and subsequently found that there were other
claimants to the same property.
TETS BEATS TANNER.-Mr O0ediah Dawson, a
farmer In Laporte county, Ind. who died last
week. had lived 6S days on water alone, being
unable 10 receive any solid foods because OF a
cancer OF the stomach.
The WILL OF the late Gov. James D. Williams,
OF indiana. has been probated He divides his
slsllIg OF his son John, his widowed daughter
aud the children OF his deceased son George w
AeIe are no public requests.
| TWO Prospective HANGINGs.-Thadeus Babar.
| 10. klillne MS MISTRESS Lizzie Schuendler and
| her mother, about a year ago. and Joa Rinks q
negro. for numbering his wife On the 2sth OF last
Ma; MIaich, were sentenced by Judge Laughlin 10
| banged In that city on the 4th OF next Febrn
airy. Both cases will be appealed.
| BARTIRY CAMPBELL has brought suit for
crinlha1 npel against Charles A. Byrne, editor
OF The DramdHc NetcS. In New York, who
| cnergeS that Campbell did not write the plays
| My Partner" and THE Galley Slave" and rllr
| tler, that Campbell stole outright the latter
| play. Byrne was released on his own recognl
| Zalce.
| Protestant CLBRGYAEN TURNED CATHOLICS
| TIE New YORK San says that the Rev. Matthias
| A. Sacra SinGone was ordaiGed deacon In the
| private oratory or CARDINAL McCioskey, oy
| Archbishop Corrlgan. lie will be ordained
| priest To-Day at s.. Mchaei'S Monastery Hobo
| Ken. Al the same time and place the Rev Cyril
| Ross, C.. P. will be ordained priest. Both are
| converts 10 Catholicism. The former was a
| Presby terrain, and the latter was al Episcopal
| lin.
CRIFPLES IN GERMAEY.-The number OF de-
| formed lame. hump backed people is very great.
| n English doctor told us he had never seen so
| many rtcketty, ill-kept and wretched looking
Oh ldren as In Germany. How can it be Other,
| wise? The mothers are In the fields and can.
| not be looking after their babies, mendinr and
| making at home, where surely there is always
| enough 10 do FOR one pair or hands. As we
| Grove along the crtppes sat b. the roadside
| nding COWS and goats, which must never be
| allowed to go alone, lest they should stray be.
| yond their owners narrow frOuuerS. Ca-ts
| with small wheels very far apart, most ruiely