Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-04

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chester at $40 p. m.
Jas. c. Fitzpatrick, formerly Washington cor
respondent OF the New York Herald. sued the
New York ana Manhattan Beach Railroad Com
pany for $1,000 damages for having been ar
rested and detained by them as a suspicious
character travelling on defendants road The
jury yesterday, In the superior court at New
York, gave him a verdict OF 81 900.
Dr. Beale, of Capitol Hill, has been elected
surgeon In charge OF Providence Hospital Dr.
ID. w. PTentiSS, OF eth street, has been invited
10 attend the hospital. Also Dr. Trott and Dr.
Van Nliet were appointed by the hospital staff
as assistants at the hospital, which is in a very
fGuriShing condition under the management OF
Sister Beatrice. the superior.
I'm Door AmUSelnents Tonight.
THE CONCERT at Calvary Baptist Church to-
hight promises TO be most enjoyable affair
Tie program has been selected With care aud
the city.
NATIONAL THEATER.-s.Iei Astrayr will he
given at the National tonight for Mr.. Thorne's
be manner.
THEATER CoMrQUE.-The Comique is drawing
good houses this week. The performance is
very attractive.
The COMIC OPERA. THE Doctor of Alcantara.n
Will be repeated at Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow
Afternoon at o'clock.
SUIT AGAINST THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK
MIS-. Mary McCauley. by her solicitor. j. Webb
Rogers, filed in the Equity Court this morning a
Bin Of complaint against the Knights of ST.
Patrick, alleging that. although her husband
bad been member OF this body for eight wears
they had refused to pay TO his widow her dues
or even TO bury her husband, on the preteXt
that he was in arrears some IS for monthly
dues, fines, &C., at the time OF his death.
SALE OF CHOICE LIVE STOCK AT TUNLAw.-
Yesterday, at Tunlaw. the country seat of Mr..
IhOInaS L. Hume. north OF Georgetown, there
was large asSemblage of people TO attend the
first annual sale OF high bred registered Jersey
cattle. conducted by Duncanson Bros. OF the
m rs no DuE of cir, Dol
Mint Drop, three-yecr-Old, was sold for So 30
TO Mr.. W. W. Hubbell. Longfellow of Tunlaw
sire Bell Boy and dam Amelia for $40 to Mr.. O.
G. Green. Joe Rice, sire Balywhack and dam
Zelda, less than one year old, brought $40. Mr.
Green purchaser. Mr.. A. p. Wroe was the pur-
chaser OF Pollywog, fine Jersey cow, three
years Old, at $3.50. Farina, another fine cow
was purchased for Senator Lamar by Mr.. Cam
Dr. Duncan for S14I; her sire was TunlaW and
dam Amelia. Lady Jane, an Attorney the dam
aid sire OF which were imported by Mr.. George
W. Riggs, was also purchased for Senator Lamar
Tor $40. Nancy Payne, with a calf by the Duke
or Orient, brought $50 80 from Mr.. B. P SNYDER
Polly Jones, AN Alderney COW, two years old,
was bought by Mr.. J. T. Henderson, OF Alexan-
ORA, for $50. Sally Smith. same age, SI5 by Mr.
r. T. snyder; susan Smith. $40. by W. w. HUI
beil, and Lady Welch, four years, $50, by II.
Belts A lot OF Berkshire pigs sold from 50 to
SO per pair. and large lot OF Essex pigs
brought from 50 TO Sl4 per pair. Following the
s. lie Mr.: Hume sold off several BashaH and Star
Pilot colts at from sl25 TO s160 each.
FINE FURNITURE AT AUCTION-There will be
sold at Dowlings auction rooms tomorrow sew
eral elegant French plate mirrors, fine parlor
AID chamber furniture. Brussels carpets &c
A splendid opportunity for parties furnishing
10 obtain nrSt-ciaSS articles.
THE SOUTHERN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION met at
the board OF trade rooms last evening. the pres
lGeGt ut. n. \. +. Garnett In the chair, TO CON-
Piete arrangements for decorating the confed-
crate graves at Arlington this evening Gen
Hooker, member or Congress from Mississippi.
IA q nF1r IN Nv
prayer upon the occasion The Alexandria Me-
mortal association are expected TO be present in
force The contributions OF flowers were numer
Gus and were LETT at the board OF trade rooms and
III any persons LETT the city this afternoon by
prlN ate conveyance and omnibus to be present
az the decoration OF the graves which Will take
place shortly after O'Clock.
THE SOFA WATER at the Ebbitt House drug
sore Is drawn at freezing point Five cents a
glass
MINER NORMAL SCHOOI--The fourth quarterly
examination OF the Miner normal school took
place yesterday in the presence OF a large num-
berof friends OF thes school and school Officers II
was conducted by Superintendent Cook the
principal, Miss Briggs. and the special teachers
III drawing and elOcution Mrs Fuller and Miss
Sehriner. There were also present Mrs. r. NJ
o'Connor. of the Miner trust fund and Messrs.
Loveioy and Brooks. OF the school trustees. The
- suIIS OF the examination were satisfactory TO
the school officers.
The GRADUATING EXERCISES of the college de-
Par IeIt or Howard University took place last
evening In the chapel, which was handsomely
decorated. The first speaker was Mr.. Peyton d.
Brent. OF this city. who delivered the saIutatory
Self Culture Mr.. William L. Brown of Louis
Vilie by, delivered an Grafton upon woman
fl1 her BEL Influence. Nj d; a. Elicit, OF Hamp-
and Mr.. Isaiah HattOn Oh Christianity and lis
tiyilhing Effects. The degree OF A. T.. was
conferred upon the graduates named above as
sp, akefS after which the audience was enter
tanned by music. The benedictfon was then
pronounced by President Patton After the ex-
erCISeS lhe graduates. the trustees and faculty
were entertainer by the president aad Mrs PAT.
ION, at The residence OF the latter
TIRE FIRST BALLOT will result in ESTABLISHING,
the well-known TACT thar b. Robinson & Co;
the pr0prietors or the Boys Clotbinc Hnnsa or,
pennsylvania avenue have a cOm5lete assn ri
hehl OF coming for youths, boys and children
at reasonable prices.
FAST TIME--The Baltimore & Ohio and Ma
rietta railroads have recently put on a train Ia
wv 1lnclnnatl and Washington when leaves
M iVI ihtr CITY al 6fO p m, arriving here at
70 the next afternoon, two hours and forty
n inutes in advance OF all other routes. Ths
UP Is mace without change OF cars.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows. Er
!" iAIe trustee, 10 W. g. MetZerott lot 80 s1.
II $50, ~. = n James ct AL trustees TO Il
u S.eEehS trustee. lot 81 c" '"" - ,
,-.....,....sn 70 Charles braeger part and
.. 81. 152; s: ,61a. j. +. Wilson ct al, 10 W. l..
Freeman ct al, part I. So 1876. D, u, GtoI
TO W. W. Chambers, lots IS TO Is, so. 2I6; s. ,30J
WIFE BADLY BEATES.-ThiS morning In
the Police Court Chas. VI. Matthews. colOred,
vas charged with aSSaulting Laura Matthews.
his wife. Mr.. Hayden, District attorney stated
To the court that Mrs. Matthews injuries were
very serious and asked that the court accept no
eail In this case at present. Matthews was sent
10 jail 10 await the injuries or his vile.
Bogus WATCHNEN IN TIRE SMITHSONIAN
Root Miller. young col0red man. was charged
Win being suspicious character. Edward Nc
Ccrnlek. a watchman in the Smithsonian
gronnds; testified that he saw this man last
Dlght IoIow1pg people through the grounds with
cluo Ia ms hand. pretending to be a watch
man. Mt. mccormick stated that they have
had great deal OF trouble OF late with these
would-oe Eatchmen, who loiter about the
grouI ds and as soon as they see a man fall
aslt ep Immediately relieve him OF his hat and
umbrella, and II IL Is dark they generally take
his coat and boots and sometimes strip him en-
tirely. They also work the blackmati game nv
watching couples who meet there, and suddeniy
pounce on them and demand money. He was
sentenced TO thirty days In the workhouse A
pistol shot might more enectually suppress
these bogus watchmen.
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