Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-05
LOCAL NEWS.

A CASE KNIFE CUTTING AFFAIR:-Yesterday
morning there was considerable OF an excite
ment in Freemans alley, between 9Th, 7th and
and o streets In consequence OF an alterca-
tion between George Bowie and Matilda UpShur.
1t appears that these parties had falling out
and Matilda had ground up an old case knife t.
uSe and she received a cut across the back o.
her left hand. Drs. Taylor and Heron dreSse
the wound and Bowie was subsequently ar
rested by Officers Mattingly and Bowling. Wit
nesses testified that Matilda sent after
hatchet, but did not get one. and she then go
the knife and sharpened 1t and cut at him
making slight wound on his neck, and she Gu
herself. after which he got the knife from he
and took it to the officer. The court imposed 4
fine of 500 or 60 days in jail.
THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF FARMERS and
others interested in agriculture will be held at
the Sandy Spring (Md.) Lyceum, Monday next
In addition TO the abstracts from the proceed
ings of the various clubs and associations, there
VIII be discussions upon the following ques-
uonS: l. How deep should sod land be plowed
for corn, and at what season? 2. Why are not
more sheep kept, and what is the best breed
with which to improve your fiocks? 3. What is
the least size of the farm on which 1t pays the
manager better to superintend than to labor,
and what constitutes a Successful farmer? 4.
Does it pay to raise pork at cents per pound,
and is 1t profitable to keep hogs over winter?
a necessity? G. Has tbs movement originating
In this convention last year. In favor OF a de-
crease of taxation and judiciouS expenditure
of county funds, been success?
SUDDEN DEATH.-Dr. Alpheus W. Tucker, a
well known colored physician of this city, whose
office has been for the past five or six years in
the Colonization building, died yesterday MORN
ing. suddenly, of heart disease, at Detroit Mich,
where he was on visit to see his relatians He
will be buried there.
THREE NEW CASES OF SMALLPOX We're re-
ported to-day at the health Office, two of them
in the house of Mr.. Sinner and the other at the
residence or Mr.. Pratt, both in the eastern sec
tion of the city. In both of these houses We're
patients sick with the disease and this result
was not unexpected. No more deaths have oc-
CURED.
THE FIREMEN's INSURANCE COMPANY of Wash
ington and Georgetown elected the following
directors to-day:-A. A. Wilson, Thos Parker,
Andrew Rothwell, VIM E: Howard, JOS. Red
fern, VIM. ]. Wilson, E. G. Davis, Dan1 Kolb,
Frank Hume F. A. Lutz, jr., Geo. w. Cropley,
Saml E. Wheatley and John NJ. Waters.
THE RUNAWAY BUTLER.-Tho New York Her.
aid, of to-day, says: Detectives Goulden and
Dusenbury appeared before Justice Otterbourg,
in the jefferson Market police court yesterday,
with James Townley, alias Ellis, whom they had
arrested in Washington the previous day. He
is the friend OF May, the butler Of Mrs. Catha-
rim NJ. Jones, OF No. T07 Fifth avenue who has
Just been sentenced to five years Imprisonment
for robbing her of plate. May, 1t viii be remenl-
bered. secured the position Townley vacated, in
the residence Of Mr.. Webster, and subsequently
presented that young mans recommendation to
Mrs. Jones as his own. On December Town.
ley went to the American District Telegraph
office for messenger to have a check Of Mrs.
Jones cashed. May met the messenger at the
door and dispatched him to the institution with
the check taken from the bank book and forged,
as is alleged, by Townley. Through the mes
sengerS transferring his mission to another the
plan was miscarrted and the two men diSap-
peared. May was arrested by Goulden and DuSen-
bury in the Office of the Washington Rsp,t6i-
can, whittier he had gone to answer an adver-
vertisement they inserted. Townley was left
la Washington, but when suspicion Of implica-
tion in another forgery was found to rest on him
the two detectives returned and took him into
custody on Saturday just after he had left
dinner at Sir Edward Thornton's residence,
permanent position with John S. Newberry,
member OF Congress from Detroit, at No. 22 La-
fayette, square, where he was going to locate
to-day ON citation of the facts yesterday
justice Otterbourg committed him for trial.