Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-20
Condensed Locals.

street lamps will be lighted at $40 D. M. and
extinguished at $50 p. H.
The alarm about O'Clock Saturday night
was for fire in house 92I 9th street southwest,
occupied by Julian Landers; damage 5000.
The stall holders In the Citizens market cor
DeT Rhode Island avenue and 9th street north
west, were elected Saturday afternoon, Con-
stable ShreyeS taking possession OF the building
for Messrs. Wheatley & Bro. the lumber deal
ers. 10 whom the company that built the III Ar
ket is Indebted.
samuel C. Wroe. by F. W. Whitaker and Allen
G. Clark, his attorneys, has entered suit In the
g. 5. court OF Claims for S2D OO1 due under con
tracts with the late board or public works.
Endowment Rank No. 90. K. OF p. has elected
The following officers TOr the ensuing year,.
Robert cook. president; W. I'll. Andrews, vice
president; c.. IL. Williams, chaplain: TheO
Sniffen, secretary and treasurer; John Brewers
guide; J. T. W0odneld, guard: W. t. Boston,
sentinel: A. f. Johnson, VI. D., medical exam
liner.
The house of Mr.. John W Wetzal. corner saith
and streets northwest, was entered from the
rear Saturday night ana number of spoons
shoes. etc. were stolen. Sneak thieves have
been quite active in that vicinity lately and
housekeepeTs had better be on their guard.
During a meeting of St JosepbS Beneficial
Society (cOlored), yesterday, an affray occurred.
during which chairs and canes were freely used,
and an old man named stephen hin Was badly
a Il about the mead and face. DIR. Bayne rem
deTtd medical assistance.
}. ShilltDgton sends the fine January number
OF StJfbHef+S AOHfhiH-
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while man named Cornelius McAultn was
charged In the Police Court to-day with arson
10 having set fire TO and burned house which
he owned on 18th street, between and &
streets east. on the 1tn Of this month. for the
purpose or Gefraudlng the Firemen ) Insurance
Company. \ COlored man named Wilson Hail
stock testified to seeing McAulif mailing boards
over the windows OF the house on the eveAlDg
OF the 9th or this month. and that the fire TOOK
place about O'Clock the next morning A col
OTed girl named Sophia Beverly, testified that
she saw McAulin going into the house about 10
o'clock Cd the night OF the fire. VIM. Web
e Ster, brfckIayer, who lives near the burned
house, teSUthed that he had conversation with
hcAuiif in october last, when defendant CT
fered TO give him $50 II he would burn the
house. Michael Clure stated that he is oVcrSear
81 the Washington asylum. and when he dis
covered the fire. he attempted to turn In an
alarm. but found that the wire had been cut
directly In front OF the house of Mr. McAulif
Another witness testified TO being in the house
with defendant the day before the IRE, and saw
q lot OF straw In closet and another lot on the
fOor. n statement which McAuIff sWore to-
and presented 10 the IRE insurance COMPANY
was read and offered as evidence Tor the gov
eminent. The paper set forth that defendant
did not set fire 10 The house and that there was
no straw 10 II, ana that he was not at the house
later Than i've O'Clock the evening before the
sIs. The case was sent TO the grand Jury: and
defendant was committed ID default OF g 600
pail.