Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-28
Condensed Locals.

cut In the lace and side by VIM. EaSbT alias A.
r. Smith. soldier, who was afterwards arrested
and locked up In the first precinct station
house.
orders of the Boys In Blue are published d.
Ttctlng Col. l. > TIchenOr, member OF the ma
tional committee for the District. to co operate
with Department Commander Col. f. c. Ford
and appointing Major Paul Brodia adiutant
general, and Sergeant r. s. Graham. A. A. G.
The police yesterday afternoon arrested WIN.
y hnSon, colored, whO Is alleged to be access ry
to the numbering OF the infant, on the body of
which the coIoner's inquest was held last Fri
day. The verdict OF the corOner'S jury was
against Fanny Johnson and this colored man as
the guilty parties He is said TO be the father or
the murdered Child. johnson Is young man,
a hotel waiter. '
Columbia Encampment. I. o. o. F., see notice.
Yesterday afternoon a little white boy named
Henry Ballard. living at 433 NJ street northwest,
was Iun over on 5th street, between New York
avenue and Nj streets northwest by a horse at
tached TO buggy driven by an unknown white
man, who did not stop to inquire about the
damage done. Luckily the boy was not serious
ly Injured.
The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. will
nod their annual meeting at Richmond, Va,
OctcD r 5th, and remain In session four DAYS.
The colOred Odd Fellows OF this city have eff
fected an arrangement for a reduction OF fare
from this city TO $40. round trip tickets good
for 15days from the I'd OF OCTOBER. Tne 25 del
egateS representing the lodges of this city will
leave here saturday next -
TIE WAR ON LIQUOR DEAIERs.-A large TEN.
perance meeting was he'd last night at Waugh
Chapel, corner Sd and A streets northeast Wherp
addresses were made by several well-knoE n
advocates OF temperance. Mr.. c. E. Hilton oc.
cupled the chair. Rev. j. r Wheeler pre-
Sented petition for signatures requesting thu
District commissioners TO appoint new license
BOARD, disconnected with the District govern
ment, and requiring that the applications for
liquor licenses. with the names OF the pptitton-
ers for the same be made a matter OF public
record. where all can scruttnize them. Forty
signatures were obtained to this paper During
l1e evening tWenty-four persons signed the
pledge not TO purchase goods from any one who
seller. George \. Hilton. J. VI. Reynolds. E. I.
stevens, Mrs. Caroline Hanly and Mrs. Fannie
Edgar were appointed an executive committee,
with power TO appoint sub committees to can
VaSS and ascertain whether saloons situated in
The territory bounded by the following Streets
had licenses or not: Pennsylvania avenue and
street southeast; on the south to 18th street
east, TO street, 10 1St street. Addresses were
made by Rev. j. X. Wheeler j. c. Hardness a.
W. DenDison, F. NJ. Bradley, ]. W. Reynolds, T..
L. stevens, L. NJ. wilkins and Mrs. L. s. French
OF Minnesota.
A PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF the science OF
accounts is, brain capital Indispensable to the
safe conduct OF business. Single and double
entry bookkeeping and practical writing can be
mastered in a short time by ladies and gentle
men who join the Educational Business and
Writing Club now being organized at the Spen-
cerian Business College TO receive Instruction
from Spencer Brothers, beginning THURSDAY
evening, Sept. so, 1850, at O'Clock The club
Will receive special, shorter course OF business
training which will not be repeated this sea
son.
APPEALS IN DIVORCE CASES DIsMIssED.-Yes-
terday, In the Court in General Term, the
appeal was dismissed In the case OF Catherine
Donnelly for divorce from James A. Donne!ly.
In Which decree for divorce was granted with
permission for the complainant to assume her
maiden name. = In the case OF the divorce suit
brought by John T. Evely against Julia E.
Evely, in which the bill was dismissed below
the appeal was also dismissed.
NESsKs. DUNcANsoN BROS, Auets., call atten-
ucn OF buyers to the sale OF fine furniture Rru =
sels, ingram carpets, &C. &C., Contained In
premises 30 10Th street n. W., which take,
place, Without regard to weather On Wednes-
day morning, September 10Th, at 10 O'Clock.
REV. FRANK L. NORTON, O. Troy, n. Y. sue
cesscr TO Rev. j. Vaughn Lewis of the Sf.
johns +. T. parish, of this city, arrived here
yesterday, accompanied by his wife. He is
native or Norwich, Conn: graduated at Trinity
college, in that state and entered the minis.
Try as Ilrst assistant IN ST. Thomas Church on
5th avenue ard SD street, New York city. from
which parish he was afterwards called TO s..
Johns Church. Troy, as its rector He will
preach his hrst sermon In st. Johns Church
the nrSt Sunday In November. HIS residence
will be at No 20 Lafayette square. adjoining
Col. X. e. Ingersoll.
Mr.. ENGEL, of this CITY. has recently oh
tanned patent for corset cover which Is sold
with every corset, at his place Of business for
Ie" Genus, at 1926 Pa. avenue, sign OF the White
Flag. See adv't-
THE GRACsLAND CEMETERY ASSOCIATION met
last night and the treasurer submitted his an
nual report, showing total receipts for the year
ending september q at slzII.16; total ex-
peDSes for the same PERIOD 81 2I7.16; number of
burials during the year, 15.; making 652 inter
ments IL the cemetery. Officers were elected
as follows: ". III. GaTOrd superintendent; Dr.
o. T. Presorey. president: F. c. Cate, secretary
and treasurer; samuel NoTment Thomas L.
Tullock, DR.. 4. F. Ashford directors: William
o. Dennison. chairman; William Tindall. Nj. D.
BENJAMIN Freeman, c. Parkinson, 5. S. Stearns
Nj. d., John q. Aud, W. Ii. Ganord advisory
board.
ALEXANDRIA FAIR--The Potomac Ferry ca.
will during the four days OF the fair make
special trip from ALEXANDRIA at 1920 PIN.
ROBBERY ON STEANER-The Alexandra GIL
zette OI yesterday says: Mr.. y. Rice, or North
cumberland county, Va, embarked on the
steamer Sue. saturday, for Washington with a
hand-satchel containing 5000. lie placed the
Satchel in the baggage room OF the steamer and
TOOK check for the same. When he presented
MS check at the Office Of the company In Wash
broken open and robbed OF all the money IL con-
tanned, but when and how the robbery took
pace noOCdy could tell. Detective McDevitt,
who was employed TO look up the missinr
money. was III this city yesterday making in
quiries In regard TO the matter and ft Is Thought
the thief viii &c captured.
TOMORROW the grandest display Of millinery
and fancy goods can be seen al Simstags opea-
i. sept KUN anu SulU, Ut = ST, All
kindly Invited. No cards.
DEMOCRATIC MEETISGS.-At meeting OF Tho
Fifteenth district Hancock 6 English club last
night-C. {. FrayseT in the Chair and Thomas
Gedney ,secretary-a resolution was adopted that
this club have 10 instructions 10 give the co1
mittee OF five, appointed 10 confer with the cea
tral committee, believing that they will honesty
do their duty. Addresses were made by Mills
Dean, III. Thompson, Brooke Hunter and John
A. Clark. The South Washington democratic,
club met last night-Mr. E. W. Wright In the
chair. who made an address Oh the political SIT
uation.
EVEN in Honolulu, the capital Of the Sand
W1ch Islands, they use DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
CHARGE OF PERJCRY.-ThiS morning In the
Follce Court, Mary Hall, colored WON III, was
alralgned on charge OF perjury preferred by
OIncer Burgess, and the case was continued
Inc speci1c charge is that bein witness IN
the case OF David U. Burch, charged with writ
ng poIcy, she testified that she never saS
buIch write policy nor had she PLAYED policy
WIN burch, when In truth and fact she knew
the answers we're false.
IHE GRAND JURY TO-DAY found thre, hills NJ
IholctInent against Benjamin S. COun.ilrnan
Ior rape on Isabel White; and a rains, John
Rocco, Emmett Bush, Harry Harry FranE
Burch, alias Vennetta, and John Norris TO-
rape on Mary Trout The grand Jury iTnotei
the charge against Albert Dom for arso9 and
that against Caroline Thorn .oy, 90. -,N