Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-27
The Courts.

| Saturday, Foley agt Germania Insurance COM
pany demurrer argued and submitted United
States agt. National Bank OF Republic; demurrer
| to amend declaration Overruled. Moore agt. Bar
per q Co. motion for new retraxit to 900 or new
trial granted. Green agt. Fire Association OF Phil
adelphia; leave to Withdraw policy OF insurance.
Shrycock ct al agt HammOne; demurrer over
| ruled. Young VS.. Manhattan Life Insurance COM
Pany; motion to modify order. District OF Column
bia agt Reisner & jerks; ordered to be heard In
To-day, OnensteIn agt. Chambers; death of
Costello; on hearing.
EQUITY CouRT-.Judge Willie
To-day, kenney agt Mcguire commission issued
agt Reed; guardian ad litem appointed. Stamp
agt Baloch; transfer of stock set aside and sale
ordered. Powell agt Bradley; trustee appointed.
f. s. T. Co. agt Holden; order ratify1ng audi
tors report modified. Mccarthy agt Shipman;
10 ta5e deay gs
Lowe; testimony ordered taken. Morrison agt
denied. DAILY ct al. agt Washington Market Co ;
on hearing on exceptions to answer certain excep-
| lions were Overruled and others sustained Reed
agt. Reed; G. T. Con appointed receiver.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMErER-Thef following are
the readings OF the thermometer at the Signal Office
during the day: a M, So deg; II a ~, 81 deg
5o4 de- deg " O's' "A0i'' 0'' 0ss' nn'l''nuin'
THE DISTRIBUTION OF standard silver dollars for
| the week ended December oath, was $411. 49,
against $3.50, 4E for the corresponding week last
| year.
WAR ON ILLICIT TOBACCO MANuFAcrURKRs.-A
telegram received to-day by Commissioner Raurh
leigh, n c., reports that he captured last Satur-
day, two horses and wagon loaded with Illicit
| tobacco, near Hamlet, Richland county. and that
he is pressing blockade campaign against the
Illicit tobacco manufacturers in every quarter OF
his district
LIEUTENANT FLIPPERS CASK.-AdviceS from San
Antonio say that the records OF the Flipper court
marshal have reached headquarters in charge OF
Acting Judge Advocate Clous, who was Judge Ad-
OF foolscap, and the findings are understood to
sentence Flipper to dismissal from the army,
THE NEWS OF THE JKANNETrE WITHHELD.-The
London Daily Telegraph correspondent at Vienna
says: according to intelligence from ST. Peters
burg great Indignation prevails there at the rep
rehenSble conduct OF the President OF the Admin
istratlOn OF Eastern Siberia, who refused to tele
graph an announcement OF the arrival OF the sur
first news OF their escape was consequently de-
layed ten weeks"
A PAPAL APPoIHTNKNT.-A cable dispatch from
Rome to the Freend1's Journal announces the
lagher, now vIcar-general OF Columbus, Ohio and
lately Sede rdcdrate administrator OF Columbus
diocese, to be bishop OF some see ia pdrtibus and
to be administrator in spirituas and In tenporals
OF the see OF Galveston.
A PRIEST THREATENED By A CRANK-Rey DR.
Ignatius F. Horstmann, pastor OF ST. Mary's Ro-
man Catholic church, Philadelphia, has received
number OF threatening letters from a man who
is known as Nicholas, the prophet The final
communication, it is said, threatened his ftfe a
fact which led to placing the in the hands OF
the police: Nicholas asserts himself to be In
Splred by the Holy Ghost, and finds fault because
Dr. HOrstmann Will not be guided by his views
SoJOUREER TRUTH, the aged African owns about
4,OOO worth OF property in Battle Greek, Mich
She completed her one hundred and sixth wear a
few days ago. and decided that it was time to make
her will, which she did. Her three daughters be-
came her heirs.