Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-15
The Courts.
EouIrY CouRr-yrdw Wv,se.


Cooley; pro confesso against Oyster set aside.
De Hart agt. De Hart: appearance of absent de-
PENDANT ordered. Gibbs ACT. Coyle: I'll. W. Gar
nett appointed guardian ad ltem. Wheeler agt.
Smith: amendment to amended bill granted and
injunction pendente lite. Adams agt. Adams;
testimony ordered taken on behalf of complain
ant.
To-day, Stowell agt. Stowell; divorce granted
Maryman agt. Bigelow; reference to auditor
McCauley agt. Raglan; leave to file replication
granted. National Capital Life Insurance Co.
agt Emery: Duhamelappointedr receiver. Burche
agt Pedrick: sale ordered.
CIRCUIT CoURT-J,.dge James.
Yesterday, Revels agt. Mason: new trial
granted Embry ct a. ACT. Smithson; Judgment
granted. United States use of Upperman ct al.
agt Upperman: motion for Judgment on award
overruled. Eaton agt. Connolly ct al: leave
given to withdraw replication and plead anew
Olmstead agt District Commissioners: ordered
to be heard in the General Term i'm the first in
stance Sunderland agt. Dentz ct al: same ac-
ton. Washington and Georgetown Railroad
Company agt. District Commissioners; ordered
that writ of mandamus issue HitZ agt Wagner:
plaintiffs death suggested and administrator
made party plaintiff Costello ACT. Adams ct al;
Judgment by default as to Adams and discon-
tinued as to the District.
To-day, Winn agt. Hoslner ct al. 1.-TWO cases):
motions for Judgment granted. Bauf agt. Me
downanska: Judgment of justice set aside.
Schuetzen Park Co. agt Beckman: motion for
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ment confessed. Revells agt Parker do: con-
demnation. RUSSELL receiver agt Duhamel.
receiver; do; on stipulation. Harmer ct al. agt.
Crawford ct al: demurrer withdrawn with leave
to plead. ReyellS agt. MaSon motion for new
trial overIuled. Browning ACT. District and
Homller agt. Inland SeabOard C. Co.; time ex-
tended to settle bills.
POLICE COURT-yytdoe Smell
Yesterday, after our report closed, Jno. p.
Kennedy. an elderly white man, was charged
inc
who said that her step-father has abused her and
made indecent assaults on her, and made threats
OF violence against her. The court required him
to give bonds to keep the peace. Rosa Frasier,
Charged with assaulting another colored girl
named Jenny Frasier, who was herself charged
with assaulting Rosa. Rosa was dismissed and
Jenny was fined S. Fanny Withers was
charged by large sized man named VIM. H.
Fitzhugh with assaulting him. He stated that
ne went to this WOman's rooms to collect some
money, and she struck him and kicked him out.
Mrs Withers denied assaulting him and stated
that he insulted her. The case was dismissed.
Fanny Courtney. assault on Sarah King; S..
To-day, Charles Mitchell and Charles Carslow.
vagrancy, sent to the wOrkhOuSe for 80 days
each Thos Davis do; bonds or 80 days VIM
Hollohan. trespassing on a parking: IS or Is
days Stephen Holly, charged with being va
grant. in being found begging i'm the Capitol |
grounds; 80 days Jas. McGee. charged with |
being an unlicensed commercial agent: continued |
produce his license. Thos. c. hurry, maintain |
ing a nuisance; continued. Ellen Long. assault |
on Annie COnrOy; six months in Jail. Nicholas |
Miles, charged with assaulting Elias Davis, by |
striking him in the face with brick; $40 and !
costs. or 80 days. and $40 collateral forfeited |
Jos. Montague, assault on Robt J. Bell; IS or !
ID days. Lillian Schuman. larceny of watch |
from Victor Becker; 60 days in Jail. Jacob Levi |
threats to Levi Cohen; personal bonds to keep |
the peace. Alexander Chiles. assault on Caro-
hhc hnr tSf, -l,. -f,y,
brother kicked and beat her. but he is insane |
The Court suggested that he be sent to police |
headquarters to be examined by the physicians |
as to his sanity. On being informed that he |
was discharged from headquarters yesterday |
the Court said that the girl was entitled to pro-
lection and imposed fine of $40 or 80 days. |
Daniel TOOmey. assault on Johannah COakley; |
50 and costs. Thomas Coakley jr., assault on |
Daniel TOomey; fined 81. Ephram Duckett |
charged with the second offence of petit lar |
ceEy, in stealing a pocketboOk containing 81 |
from Lizzie Cobb. for whom he was doing some |
scrubbins; grand jury. bonds $500.
West Washington nee Georgetown.
THE CANNING ESTABLISHMENT, corner of
Water and Congress streets is completed and |
ready for operation. Sprouts and vegetables /
have already been purchased to some extent and |
the business of canning will be begun in few |
days.
TIE CoOpERs STRIKE. has ended in all the |
shops; the men going to work at the reduced |
prices 10 cents per Darrell. Mr. Jarboe's men |
accepting the situation before the rest as men |
toned in the STAR at the time.
GRAND FAMILY FESTIVAL for the benefit Of
the Young Catholics Friend Society will be |
given at Greenwood Park. Georgetown Heights |
next Monday evening" and will be very pleas |
ant affair."
DEATH FROM SUNsTROKE-A thirteen wear old |
son of Mr.. Robert Simmons, of this city, died |
about o'clock Wednesday night. at his fathers |
6 frnn 1ncfr 10 n
pears that two little sons of Mr.. Simmons had been
out the new road the day previous .'berryng" |
and that coming home. the elder-the deceased |
of feeling very badly about the head |
Upon arriving at home DR.. Richie was sent for, |
and pronounced it case of sunstrOke. and Or |
dered that the patient be got very quiet. To- |
wards evening, however. he sank very rapidly |
and died at 8 p. m.
THE COUNTY ROADs.-POliceman MYERS, of |
the county, reports that good progress is being |
made in the repairs of the county roads. which |
We're all, more or less washed out by the late |
storm, except the Broad Branch road, which |
needs repairs most.
THE CROPs.-But little new wheat has vet ar |
rived The commission merchants, however ex- |
pect it to be arriving in a few days. The wheat |
crop in Montgomery county is not large; indeed, |
in some of the neighbOring counties have they |
made more than three-quarters of an usual crop.
The hay crop, however. is good. There is quite
a market here for hay. The Washington and |
railroad company alone consumed |
1 600 tons last year, and the Metropolitan road
about 800 tons. This, with the outside consump-
ton, will foot up largely. The prices last year
averaged $40 per ton.
ALL FOR LOvE.-A special dispatch to the New |
York World, from Milford. Pa. July IA. says
Ferdinand BerthOud is wealthy manufacturer
of gold watch-cases and lives at Milford, Pa. He |
is the father of very pretty daughter named |
Josephine. Not long ago there came from New
York city young man named Rose. who secured |
work in Mr.. Berthoud's factory. He fell in love |
with Josephine; she returned his love- and they |
were apparently happy, when her father inter
fered and discharged Rose on Saturday last |
Wednesday night Rose procured carriage, and |
Josephine having left home to meet him. they |
drove to Dingman's Ferry. eight miles from Mil |
ford. and were married. The bride is only about |
fifteen and her lover about nineteen The YOUTH |
full couple left Milford and drove to Port Jervis
where they took the cars for New York city,