Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-09
The Alexandria County Outrage.

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The Alexandria County Outrage.
TwYNAN LODGED IN JAIL
The colored brute Robert Twyman who made
the indecent assault on Miss Josephine Conk-
ling, near Arlington, was taken to the Jail in
Alexandria, Sunday evening, having been ar
rested near the Long Bridge. by Virginia con-
stable. The constable who took him to jail
made lively trip of it, anticipating that the
crowd would take his prisoner from him.
Last night there was quite crowd in Alex
andria around the Jail and the police station
anxious to get the prisoner. and had he been
found there is but little doubt but that he would
have been swung up. The sheriff and authOri-
ties had, however. very eliscreetiy kept his eX-
act place OF imprisonment quiet, and in that
way doubtless the life OF the boy was saved.
To-day the excitement has abaued considera-
bly,, many looking on the prisoner as being too
small boy TO wreak vengeance upon.
CLOSING Up THE FAIR.-The closing scenes of
the Light Infantry fair came off last night at
Masonic Temple in the shape of an auction for
the sale OF the articles remaining on hand. The
bidding was lively. Mr.. W. M. Thompson, Of
the Interior department, won the black silk
dress pattern. The sale being over the room
was cleared and dance followed, Donch's band
furnishing the music. The racing shell won by
the Analostan Boat Club will be taken away
this afternoon by the club, escorted to their
boat-house by the Light Infantry in full uniform.
DISTRICT CASES IN THE L. S. SUPREME COURT.
cases of j. V. W. Vandenburgh d Co. against
Rudolph Blumenberg and n. A. COwdray, from
the supreme Court OF the District, and decided
in favor OF the complainant, were affirmed in
an opinion delivered by Justice Field. The ac-
tons were to restrain the further disposition of
two board OF audit certificates deposited by VAN
den0urgh with Blumenberg as collateral, and
by him sold to Cowdray. The latter defended
the suit on the ground that he was an innocent
purchaser without notice OF the real ownership.
The court held that the certificates were not
negotiable paper, and the defense therefore void.
II they had been properly assigned the result,
II was 1ntimated, might have been different.
Blumenberg was indicted for enlightenment in
connection with this and similar cases where
he ran Off with collateral deposited with him
by District contractors, but nolle pros. was
entered In the cases on his return from Califor-
MIA, about year since.
THE FRANKLIN MUTUAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION
elected the following officers last evening:
President, s. C. Mills; vice president. d. W.
Landvoight; secretary, J. Borden Smith: trea-
surer, c. NJ. Robinson; medical examiner. DR.. II.
A. Foster; trustees. A. A: Henry, W. u. Norton,
j. N. Richardson, John ]. Fuller, D. \. Murphy
II. A. Sweetman, Samuel Weaver.
THE NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET Co. yester-
day elected the following directors:-S. B. Boar
man. G. K. Andrews, Thomas f. Holmes, John
II. Kelley, Theodore Barnes, VIM. Miller. X. T.
Merrick, Thomas j. Fisher, and i. b. Mcguire.
The number OF votes cast was 2,l3s.
THE BARLOW collection of Oil paintings and
epgravings are now on exhibition, day and eve
ming. This is considered by connoisseurs to be
the most important collection ever offered in
this city, and should command the attention of
the lovers OF the fine arts
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DELIVERY OF WESTERN
MAILs.-The mails which reach Washington
from the west in the evening are now distTibl-
ted Immediately upon their arrival For many
years there had been but one daily distribution
OF Western mails 1t had been the habit to
close the Post Office at O'Clock, and to allow
the Western mail which arrives about that hour
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office until the next morning. Under the new
management, all mails arriving at night are
Immediately put into the boxes, and mails for
the hotels and for the newspaper offices in the
city are delivered by carrier the same night. 1t
Is now possible for those who send for their
Western mail at night to answer 1t before the
departure OF the outgoing Western night mail.
THE ALEXANDRIA CENrENN1AL-To day the
citizens OF Alexandria are celebrating the CEN
tennial OF their establishment Of the city gov
eminent The programme embraces a process
sion, ringing of bells, fremen'S and military
parade, and tonight torchlght procession,
followed by public meeting, at Sarepta hall,
TO be addressed by VIM. F. Carne on the history
OF the city, and the reading OF poem by H. B.
AMONG THE FINE Books to be sold at Dowlfng's
auction rooms this Tuesday evening. are No.
earth's works, The Ruins or Palmyra, Walpole'S
Memoirs, Webster's Dictionary. ReeS' Enclyclo-
Zelda, the splendid copy OF the Encyclopedia
Netropoltana, PicartS Great Works, Lippin-
colts Dictionary OF Biography and Mythology,
and many other rare and valuable works.
MRS. LOCKWOOD IN MARYLAND CoURT.-A
correspondent OF the Baltimore Sun from Fred
eIick, Nd, March 5, says: Something OF a SEN
SatiOn was produced at the court house in this
city to-day by the appearance OF Mrs Belva A.
lockwood OF Washington, ID. c., as counsel for
the defence In the case OF the state against three
small boys, aged from 10 TO IA years, whose
parents reside in Washington, and who are
charged with the larceny of several articles
from car belonging to the Baltimore and Ohio
RafIrOah Point Rocks
sth OF December last. Mrs Lockwood's admis-
sion YVES moved by Mr.. c. H. Eckstein. The
court, Judge Lynch, merely stated that if no
objection was made by any member OF the bar
the clerk should administer the usual OATH
The court room was densely packed with spec
tators, included among whom were large
number OF ladies' the elite OF the city. The trial
in which she is engaged is still in progress.
MISSES Mills, Evan and Lewis See advt.
BABE ABANDONED BY ITs MoTHRR-About
$50 O'Clock last Fight, Ofticer Shanks took from
boarding house, kept by Matte Frenchman,
at 5l4 9TH street northwest, white female In
FAINT, born on the I'D OF last month, and aban-
doned by its mother The little one was taken
10 the seventh precinct station house, and tenn
porarfly turned over TO lady, who promised TO
care for and adopt II II permitted There was
note from the unknown mother found with the
child, and also satchel, which Is supposed to
nave had the child In 1t when left at the house.
BAD REPORT FROM THE CANNoNs.-This
morning, In the Police Court, Mrs. Mary E. Can.
MN W 40 SueusCu Win lOuu anu UOlSUeTUuS con-
duct on 9TH street, between Louisiana avenue
and o street There was one witness a colored
boy. whom her husband sent for an officer who
tesuned that sne swore at him and her husband
MIS-. cannon look the stand and said that he.
husband had some time ago sued for a divorce
being more fond OF other women than of hi,
lawful wife, and, having failed, both he and hi,
father are doing all they can TO drive her 10 the
dogs. She is compelled to go out to work for her
loaf OF bread, and they are doing everything 10
prevent her making living. Last night as She
was going to her home her husband met her
and charged her with being prostitute, and
she may have replied tartly. The court took
her statement and dismissed her, advising her
not TO 60 near him.
APUBLIc BENEPAcToK. DIR. Bull Why? Be-
cause he discovered the wonderful DR.. BULBS
cough sgrup. t