Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-20

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POLICE COrRr-Jmdqe Bundy pro tem
Yesterday, after our report closed. Henry
Carter colored, was charged with stealing
duck from Rebecca Ann Cray. Another colored
woman testified that she saw the man strike the
duck with his stick and then grab it by the
throat to put It In bag. He was sentenced to
10 days in Jail. Anna Wheeler assault on Mar
garet Lewis by backing her eye with bottle:
IS or IS days.
To-day, Mary Wilson, white woman, pleaded
guilty to being an idle and disorderly person and
public prostitute in West Washington. She
was sent to the workhouse for % days. Jos. L.
Graves, well-dressed white man. was charged
with being vagrant, being found drunk I'm and
about the streets; so days. Coffee Simms,
cruelty to animals; forfeited collateral Sarah Jane
Johnson, Lizzie Jones, Annie Mars and Lizzie
Hill, colored, were charged with being Migrants
and public prostitutes. Officer Breen testified
that he, with some other officers arrested these
girls on 1871 street yesterday. and they were
drunk and fought Ike wild cats, and the officers
had to use their clubs to get them under sub
lection. They were sent to the workhouse for
% days each. Frank Williams. vagrancy: bonds
or 80 days. Annie Cant, loud aud boisterous:
IS or IS days. Chas. Wilson, charged with
being profane on the street. SIS or Is days
Annie Flood. cursng and swearing in a house
on Maryland avenue loud enough to be heard on
the street; IS or days. Bun Smith, charged
with being vagrant and constant loafer around
Louise alley; bonds or 30 days in the workhouse
claude Iinney, colored, charged with carrying
pistol; $50 or 80 days. Annie Connel, pro-
family; IS or days: Kate Goslin and Annie
Taylor, white, were charged with being public
prostitutes and Migrants, and were sentenced
TO W days in the workhouse. Thos. Maxwell,
an old white man, was charged with being a
Vagrant Officer McGreevy stated that the old
man had been living with some relatives or
friends, but they drove him away and he now
has no place to live. The court sent him to the
aimshouse for 30 days: Jos. Boston, colored
BOY, was charged with the larceny of three
cakes, two doughnuts and two apples from
Danlel Neney by going into his store and eating
them and refusing to pay for them. He was
fined So or days. JOS. B. Burnett. assault on
Simon Joseph; $50 or 80 days in jail Ida
Brooks, threats to Sarah Robey: personal bonds
to keep the peace. Annie Maria Brooks. charge
OF larceny; continued. John Wright forfeited
collateral Chas. Green. profanity; IS or days.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for the EVENING STAR.
THE OYSTER LAws.-The councils having de-
termined to continue the oyster laws in force,
the business Of the oyster inspector will begin
on the LIST of September. The city laws forbid
the bringing of oysters here in any Month which
does not contain the letter ''R," and conse-
quently from the LIST of May to the LIST of Sep
TENDER the sale of oysters in shell is forbidden
There is a general disposition here to abolish
the inspection. There was majority in favor
OF the repeal of the inspection law at the last
nine votes. and the abolition received only
seven, it failed 1t is known, however, that the
measure would have been adopted had the
board been full.
ALL's NOT GOLD THAT GLIrTERs-An itine-
rant watch mender from Washington has been
making the circuit of the portions of the CITY
occupied by colOred persons, entering into agree
ments to mend watches. and to coat watches of
base metal with gold. 1t is claimed that he has
cheated some negroes, and an information was
Ind o. hnc,~1 A.
for obtaining - from woman for improving
her watch, when, in fact, he had only polished
the case His name is not known to the police.
The ODoRLEss COMPANIES is known that
both F. NJ. Draney and Frank Carter, of Wash
ington, will be represented at the bidding for
the scavenger service here. to be decided by the
mayor next Wednesday. Their interests are
cared for here, one by Mr.. kemper and the
other by Mr.. Stuart.
MAYORS OFFICE.-Thos. Tsacher. seaman
on coal vessel, was brought to the station
house for disorder this morning, and left SIS
collateral.
POLTICAL.-The city republican executive
committee has been reorganiZed, with Francis
Ross as chairman, as follows First ward-Henry
Newman, Augustus Rainey; second ward-Henry
Johnson, Jesse Banks; third ward-James Boss.
I. A. jackson; fourth ward-RObert James and
Robert Williams
REPORTERS NOTES.-The assistant pastorship
at st. Marys church here is not yet filled
why cannot the committee On light introduce
here the cheap cooking gas that is introduced
in some New York towns at so cents per thou
sand ?-There was full market TODAY
There are several applications for the extension
of water mains.-The ''iron boom" will turn
out iron blooms before the 18th of September
A SHOCKING ACCIDENT occurred at the iron ore
mines of L. g. G. Brooke, Chester county, Pa,
Thursday afternoon. While five men were work
ing in the shaft, 200 feet deep, keg of powder,
which was being hoisted in the basket, by some
means fell out and burst at the bottom scatter
ing the explosive in all directions. Theodore
Miller miner, twenty years old, was sweeping
up the powder, when spark from his candle
ignited it, when terrible explosion ensued
The young mans face. head, neck and arms were
horribly burned The other four men escaped
with less serious injuries. James Noble and
Christian Stevens being slightly burned about
the head and face. Miller will probably die of
his injuries.