Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-16

| FRACTURED HIS BROTHERS SKULL IN A FIGHT.
saturday night two brothers, Dennis anu john
QDonoyan, shoemakers, working In the same
| sDop On ~ street, near street northwest NOT
into tght. IN Which DAMMIT was ,rff.ss 7i.
| beaten Oh the head with some blunt inssri.
ment. fracturing his skull, it is feared. Oficer
Byrnes arrested them both and took them to
tne station house where Dennis tainted from
loss or blood. DR.. Merriam made an eyamina-
| ton or the wound and ordered that Dennis be
sent TO the hospital. His brother John was
locked up on the charge of assault and battery.
John 0Dorovan was this morning committed
by Judge Smell to await the results OF the inlu-
Ties On his brother.
CHARGED WITH A ROBBERY IN ALEXANDRIA
Early yesterday morning the Alexandra Off
GERS came here and secured the arrest OF col
ored man named George w. Jones' living on Az
street southwest. Detective McDevitt arrested
him about one O'Clock yesterday morning and
surrendered him 10 Officer LaWler. OF Alexan-
afia, " no returned with hi'a to that city TO an
swer the charge OF being connected with E. d j.
Petty, restaurant keepers OF that CITY, In the
ronoery OF gentleman from Philadelphia T. j.
GrllIn, stranger II Alexandria, OF 81. 1C)
THE REPUBLICAN RALLY IN LEESBURG Va
ire republicans had gala time at LcesDurg,
Va, Saturday afternoon. At 2:3O a sDaciaI
train from Washington anu Aleyandria arrived
having on board large delegation and band OF
music These delegations were joined at Hern-
don ana other points along the route by different
clubs and wtde-awakes with torches. Until when
those arriving by train had united with thos3 in
waiting to receive them the cOnvocation was
SWelled TO some 2.000 men, who formed In DrO
cesSfOn ard marched to the court house square
where the meeting was organized and was ad
dressed by Mr.. A. NJ. Clapp ana Mr. J.H.Sypher,
cession was formed and marched through the
town. After which meeting was organized In
me courthouse square and was addressed by
hon. Mir. knightly, Hon. j. III. Ella anu Others
until nearly 20 O'Clock. when the special train
for the east left.
RAILROAD ACCrDFrr About O o,o1oo,, ,.,.-
uaS morning, yard engine No. &c. OF the Baltt-
more q Ohio railrOOd, In charge of JOseph LII
tie,. jumped the track at the street crossing
VIII 1''nR1ng the western express train into
the depot. An axle o. the driving wheels broke
and the engineer was thrown Off and the bone
OF his knee cap was broken. The accident Is
said TO have been 6Gcasioned by he inability OF
the sWltchman to close the switch owing to an
obstruction. The engineer was taken into Tne
cnice az the depot, and Dr.. Charles Ii. Bowen
set the Gone. The accident VIII probably cor
fine the engineer to his bed for two months at
least. 4 gang OF wOrkmen spent the entire day
yesterday in replacing the engine on the track.
which was accomplished about O'Clock last
night.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.--Messr5. Young & Mid
dleton. real estate brokers' have sold for Messrs
/ john sherman & Co, lot 81, in square 139 i'm
! proved By new and handsome three-st0ry and
basement brick residence, corner 18th street ana
jefferson Place, 10 Col j. N. Whittemore L. S A,
! Thomas Bowling, auctioneer, sold for Cassin
| Davis, trustees, One-fourth OF an acre OF Land
| In Tennalytown, d. c., improved by a two
| story frame hotel, TO Mr. 4. j. Riley, for s. 6I0
| For Peter Il Bradley, trustees, house No. 1910
! street NV, has front OF u feet II inches by
| depth OF "a feet, TO Mrs. Martha \. Keys for
| $500. Also. the north % feet or Tnrelkllds
| square, fronting on Fayette street, ABOVE S1h
! street Georgetown, ID. c., to Mr.. Charles Aver
! at $3.50 per front foot.
| PosTFoEED.-Owingt TO the state OF the weather
| outside. as seen from the 'MOSeey" yesterday
! az the capeS and the condition OF the harbor at
| CobbS Island, the excursion for this evening to
| the latter place IS necessarily postponed.
| o. S. LOWELL.
! ing Company.