Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-03

ing the decree below In favor of Delano. Kline
agt Barber; argued and submitted
Yesterday. Charter Oak Life Insurance Company
a9I Ialimadge; argued and submitted.
CIRCUIT CoURT-J,,dge Macarthur.
xd rnTlday, veihemeyer agt Digs, garnishee Of
nelly; verdict that Digs was indebted to Kelly 10
sly Coxen agt kloapfer; verdict for plaintiff for
possession and $500 miSused profits. Rheam agt
on trial
Yesterday, Rheam agt- WASHINGTON and George
Town Railroad Company; verdict for defendants.
United States agt. Schneider ct al; leave to
amend declaration. Yeatman agt. Washington
and Georgetown Railroad Company; on hearing.
EQUITY COURr-J,sdge Wytte.
Thursday, Watkins dgt Hunter; sale ratified
finally. Crown agt Crown: do. nis Burns agt-
Kinney: guardian ad Item appointed. Bresnahan
file supplemental bill granted. jackson agt Jack
son: testimony ordered taken. Estate of J. II.
Aulick; reference to auditor. Williams agt Will
Hogan; further taking of testimony postponed.
Cooke jr., trustee, agt Dainese ct al; decree be-
low affirmed Kline agt Barker: on hearing.
PROBATE COURT-Judge Hdyaer.
Yesterday, will of Bridget Morg IN filed; order OF
publication issued. Estate of W. c. LipScomb; re-
nunc'atlon OF executor filed, Estate Of Joseph b.
Nils; petition OF Alice G. Wills filed. WIN of
Philip Broderick fled, fully proven, and letters
testlment1ry issued to Maria E. Broderick on bond
OF 500. VIII of Aquila T. and Lizzie r. Summers;
admitted to probate and record. Est1te of Field
inS X Meek; court suggests final account liz
matter OF John F. Adams: guardian ordered to
pay the amounts in his hands to the credit o. the
minor.
POLICE COURT-Jxdge SlaeH.
Wednesday, VIM. Branson and Wesley Sears were
tined s. or Is days for disorderly conduct on the
street. John H. Dodson, colored, indecent expo
sure OF person; s. or Is days JAS Poindexter was
taxed $ for disturbing the peace and quiet of the
community last night Mary MOriarity loud and
ho;stProus; S. or Il days. Emma JACKSON sus-
plciOus character; 80 days Michael Nolan, charged
with being a vagrdnt and drunkard; 80 days Jno.
fined s. or 10 days each for loud and bOiSteroui
talking on the street. Mary Welsh, vagrancy;
bonds or 80 days. Jos Lucas, forfeited collateral
mos Kane, White man, charged by his
brother with being an habituaI drunkard. The
court sent him down for 30 days to sober up. Ida
consent of the owner; SO or Is days George W
Rush, threats to ROSana Rush, his wife; bonds or
six months Daniel Butter pleaded guilty to
aSSault1ng ChaS kidwel, and was committed for
Is days In default OF S. Fanny Porter, assault on
Addie Cross, by cutting at her with a knife; per-
Thursday, John Kelly, curslng and swearing on
the street; s. or Is days. David and Charles
Green and Frank Herbert, pleaded guilty to being
dlsorery on the street, and were sent down for Is
days in default OF s. each. JAS. Downing; do, do.
John B. Clark was fined s. Tor casting rubbish on
the street: Thomas Banks, larceny of lot OF
ladies' underwear from Annie Franklin second
ofience). grand jury: bonds $780, ThOs. Banks,
assault on Henry Henderson; 81.
Yesterday, Samuel SheckclS, vagrancy: bonds or
80 days. Belle Carter, do; do. Ellen and Annie
Lucas, colored, were charged with being public
prostitutes and frequenters OF tipping houses, and
sentenced to so days each. ChaS. Williams, alias
Meredith, and Henry Williams, vagrancy: Charles
was committed for 80 days and Henry was released
on his personal bombs. Frank Riley, charged with
making rude and obscene remarks to persons in
their hearing; $40 or 30 days RObt. Walker,
affray; S or Is days. Henry Brown, forfeited col
liferal- Ella Roberts, Lolita Williams, Ella Tur-
ner, JnO q. Eberling, and JnO. B. Clark, forfeited
Collateral non,t Jas brown, vagraney personal
$500 bonds to keep the peace or six months in
Jail: Annie Lucas, charged with keeping disor-
DERBY house, was released On her personal re-
To-day, VIM. Magruder was sent down for 90
days for begging on the street. Ella Boston, loud
and noisterous s. or Is days VIM Robinson, sis-
charged with vagrancy and prostitution; bonds or
80 days. Lille Lewshaw and Ida Davis charged
with being Migrants and public prostitutes; per-
sonal bonds to not repeat the offence.
FALLING OFF IN REvENUE.-The internal revenue
collector at Milwaukee reports to Commissioner
Raum that there will be large falling off in re-
ce1ptS for the first collection district from taxes
cigars, tobacco and spirits This Will be due to
two causes, one the heavy rains making traffic by
other than railroads almost mpractfcable and the
other the strike OF cigar-makers in Milwaukee.
NAVAL ORDKRs.-commander E. P Lull to special
duty at Washington. Liut. Walton Goodwin to
duty at the Naval Academy. Commander E. NJ
Sheppard from the Constitution and placed on
waiting orders. Lieut.. j. II. Moore, Master c. II.
DOugherty and X. H. Miner, Surgeon r. S. Mackie
Passed Assistant Surgeon Howard Wells, Chap
lain F. B. Rose, Boatswain T. A. Brown, Gunner J.
f
Sailmaker John Martin from the Constitution and
placed on waiting orders. Lieuts j. NJ. Miller and
o. Garrett C. c. Marsh and r. P. Schwerine to the
Minnesota. Lieut. A. Mark and Master J. C.
Cresap to the Colorado. Ensign w. G. Hannum
placed on waiting orders. Ensign G. w. Denf1eld
from the Minnesota and placed on waiting orders
Paymaster l. A. Fraley from the Constitution
and ordered to settle accounts and wait orders.
MidShfpman A. .Winterhalter and Passed Assist
ant Engineer G. NJ L. Maccarty to examination
for Dat
at the naval magazine, Craney Island, December
5th relieving Gunner E. j. Beacham, who is ordered
to the Franklin. Leave for six months, with per-
mission to leave the United States, Is granted
Medical Inspector Michael Bradley. Master F. ".
Nabor and Ensigns w. II. Nostrand and w. G.
Cutler, to examination for promotion Lieut. F. w.
Very, from the signal Office and ordered to duty in
the bureau OF ordnance.
SHOT HIS SWEETHEART AND HIMsELF-In New
Orleans, Margaret Massey, aged nineteen, wasshot
In the head by her lover, Henry MEME, aged
both being, 1t is believed, fatally wounded
Menne LETT letter saying they had made up
their minds to commit suicide because the mother
OF the girl would not allow him TO visit her.
STAR ROUTE IMPLEMENTS At Ox.u.-1nd,ct-
mentS were reported Wednesday In the United
states COURT at Omaha against Fred E Clary,
axe az s syd cha
tendent OF Messrs Gilmor, Salisbury & Co.'S
stage line at Sydney, for conspiracy to defraud the
government in star route reports and registers on
the line between Sydney and DeadwoOd There
was also an Indictment against Corbin and IddingS
for procuring forged report Iddings has given
bail
RAILROAD NOTEs.-The Boston Journal pub
fishes report that Vanderbilt has obtained con-
troll OF the Troy-BOStOn road. "A contract has
been signed between the Baltimore and Ohio and
the Buffalo, PttSOurg and Western railroad COM
panfes for an interchange Of business, the latter
road to build an extension Of 1856 miles from New
Castle. Pa, to Chicago Junction, where 1t connects
with the Baltimore and Ohio, thus giving the lat
ter an outlet to Lake Erie.
THE CRANK WHO THREATENED PRESIDENT
ARTHUR.-Daniel c. Mcnamara, who was arrested
In this city In July, for threatening to shoot Pres-
dent Arthur, Is now In Philadelphia, where he
said to Press reporter Wednesday: 81 possess
the key TO open the gate OF civil and religious lib
erty and let the mighty avalanche OF reason sweep
IN to turn tOpsyturyy the errors and monOpOlistic
tyrrany OF the peoples enemies. am called in
Sane-l am called chronic crank-a fOol-a fam
attic; but what does it matter? The whole world
VIII yet know that am public benefactOr burn
Ing 10 free the enSlaved from Satan and his hosts
They will know that my failures are due to the
opposition OF powerful band of hOOdlums in the
spirit world who have hampered my every step
for years and years"
PROTESTING AGAINST CAPITAL PUNIsHMENT-At
the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Peace So
ciety. held In Philadelphia yesterday a series OF
resolutions expressive Of the conviction OF the So
clety were adopted. resolution protesting
against capital punishment, and expressing the