Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-09

COURT IN GENERAL Tern
Yesterday, uuntiey ayr. HanUlry: decree
signed. Van Patten AT. Palmer; decree below
affirmed.
CIRCUIT COURT .(No. 1.l-yudge OF.
Yesterday, kennedy agt Lamon; juror with
drawn ana case continued. Adams agI Dug
lass; settled Wade agt. Scott: juds nent for
defendant. Priest agt- Clagett: reported setrlef
Horton agt. Goldsteln; or assignment. B'geloE
agt FugiIt; on trial knoedler aeL Meloy; suit
abandoned.
To-day, Spiker agt- Douglas; verdict for plain
un-nominal damages.
CIRCUIT COURT NO 2.)-yttge HJgng-.
Yesterday, National Bank OF the Republic agC-
Norieet Klmmell Same sgL Drane & min;
keyser agt. Hitz; defaults Matuska. Craig q
Co. agt Garland; noBsuit plaintiffs called and
cause dismissed. Haas agt Golfers; tudg nent
Dy DEFAULT. Johnson agt. District or COll n0la;
on tr1ai. Elagett agL. Gillingham, stipulation
TO enter Judgment against surety. Burke art
Boyle; motion for new trial flied
To-day, johnson agt. Usher; suit discontinued
johnson ast. District; on hearing.
EQUITY CoURT-yttdqe NdcArth,r
yesterday, Anderson agt. Anderson; sale ma
ally ratified. Hampton agt Hampton; pro cor
Tesso. Black agu Smith; W. A. BLACK maize
party complainant Dorset agt- DOrSett; prof
ordered taken bFfore c. L. Rove. White AFT.
While: appearance OF absent defendant ordered
LlnihlcUm asr. Smith; securities ordered trans
feIred 10 complainant Blake agt. L lut: Riggs
& 90. discharged as reCeivers- LeOnarI aGt.
Leonard; proof ordered taken before EISla
TIC day, DarDeille agt. Darneine: b. b. VIII
iiams appoiIted guardian al ntem. R-e Agt-
WlktIScn; new instruction TO auditor. Wright
AIT. Wright; testimony ordered 70 be taken
r. Ddy agt. Butler; pro confesSo agt. Riley.
farr agt. Key SER on hearing.
PoIICH CoURT-JLdyP .SnPtl.
Yesterday, after our report closed. Nm. E1in-
borough, cUlOred assault on Dora freeman; xss
or 60 days. Delsy Adams. threats 10 Judy
Skillet. both colored, personal bonds 10 keep
the peace.
To day, James Scott, trespassing on q park;
s. or days. John johnson, yagrancy; bonds
or 80 days. Henry Thomas, do; personal bonds.
John MCGOWAN do; bonds or 30 days J0hH
Schultz, dfSorderly conduct In the county: s.
clothing from the clothes line or Mrs. Geo. W.
Hackett, was sent TO jan for sixty days.
THREE PERSONS KILLED By A MASIAC.-A
special or the 9Th inst from Chester, III, says
This morning, at about o clock. an insane
man named Louis TockStein made his escape
from two men who We're watching hlm In q
room In tie St Charles Hotel He Tau 10 the
Thos. Ryan, aud by some means forced Ryan,
aged about 30, his married daughter, Nr5
Smith aged 81. and her daughter. aged II, out
into the yard ard Killed them with an axe. Toe
bodies were found within twelve feet OF each
other. The maniac GU Off the head OF the little
girl and carried it through the WOO Is. Coming
to The house OF Or. Gordon, he entered the back
door. and struck the hired girl with the head,
which he swung by the hair. He was over
powered by the hired man. Who entered Just In
hid under bed ia Ryan's house, aud maize his
escape, giving the alarm. fockottin was 70
have been removed TO an asylum to-day.
THB PRESIDENTIAL BLECTORs OF Georgia met
at Atlanta yesterday and cast the eleven votes
OF Georgia for Hancock aud Eagu-a aud ap-
pointed L. h. Ogieohy 10 act as special EleSsen-
ger ~ bling the vote 20 Washington.