Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-04
Columbian Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb.

ANNUAL REPoRT-INTEREsTISG FACTS AND FrGUREs
The report OF the board Of managers OF the Co
lumblan Institution for the Deaf and Dumb was
received by the Secretary OF the Interior to-day.
On the list OF July 1880, there were So pupils re-
naming in the institution. There have been since
admitted IS, making an aggregate OF ia
The general health OF the institution has
been good. Among the casualties reported
Is that OF John w. Brown, OF Franklin, Ind, who
was killed in November last by the falling OF q
heavy timber used 10 support revolving swing:
September last willie In the swing swimming pooi.
The deaths OF the following officers OF the fnsti-
tuition are announced :-Hon. Henry d. Cooke,
President James A. Garfieid, who was the patron
OF the institution. chapter or the report is de-
voted to the late Presidents irst and subsequent
visit 10 the institution. The report sets forth that
the gymnasium building was completed In July Last
having also swimming pool, bowling alley, &c
the year were $50 9079 g. and the disbursements the
same except an unexpended balance OF $964.47.
represent 2l states and the District OF Columbia.
The deaths in the year have been 4 The estimates
for next year amount 10 $4,000
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARkET-At the Queens
town drove yards on the Metropolitan Branch, b
& o. X. r, three miles from the city,-Lewis ID.
Means proprietor, Wednesday 80 head OF cattle
were sold to butchers, at 354c.a51sc per H.; 800
sheep and lambs were sold as follows: Sheep 3Ac.-
a4kc. per lb.; lambs 5c.a61sc.; cows and calves
brought S25aS50 The state OF the market was dull
LEGAL CONTEST OVER A PATENT-To-day, An.
drew and Michael Runstetter and the Farmers
Friend Manufacturing company, by >. f. Norris
and MeSSrS. Wood a. Boyd, filed a bill In equity
against j. w. Atkinson, Charles Deere and Alva
M:tnsur, and Commissioner OF Patents Marble, for
the issue OF patent for corn-planter. which they
claim to have invented In 1873, and ~ be entitled
to letters patent
THIEVES IN THE SuBUKBs-Last evening, burg
lars entered the residence OF Mr.. Albion b. Jane
son, In Mount Pleasant, and ransacked the entire
lower part OF the house, large quantity OF CLOTH
Ing, silver ware ana some valuable surgical in
strumentS, were carried on The robbers also
tried to effect an entrance into the residence OF
Mr.. j. s. Brown, opposite, but failed In their
object. This Is the second raid on the latter's
premises LATELY & MI Jameson Is clerk IN tho
A WIFE's CHARGES AGAINST HER HusBAND.-n
was briefly mentioned in THE STAR last evening
that yesterday in the Equity Court, Judge Wylie
made a decree In the case OF Ida +. Thompson age
%m giving cS%PanSant al Ssr dyorcs
the right to resume her maiden name OF Ida +.
Jeffries The bill sets forth their marriage at va-
lejO, Cal, In September, 1871 and their residence
here since 1873; that defendant was a paymaster's
clerk stationed at the Mare Island navy yard as
the time 81 the marriage that shortly after they
to drink TO excess and 70 treat her with cruelty,
and she sites number OF instances OF beating her
California In 1877, and arriving in this city wrote
her 70 Join him, saying he had taken an an oath NOT
here re In in september, 1873, only to md that he had
deceived her, his oath being only for u year and
within the limits OF washington. sue pclUfS tha6
he again drank TO excess and In March, 1873. their
child having died, plaintiff sent q Geographic
order her father In California for $50, which was
sent, and defendant took the order TO get cashed.
bat spent the money, returning but SO 70 buy the
comm; that on the occasion or the funeral he was
charges that he became SO abusive 20 her that on
June 2, 1881, she was forced TO leave him
THE SKINS OF WAsHINGroNs UNLICENSED Guns
WORTH SOMETHING AT LEAsT.-The number OF dogs
impounded the last year was about 3,l00, OF which
about 800 were redeemed, and the rest killed. II
may be matter or interest to state that the con-
tractor for the removal OF dead animals has tho
skins OF all these dogs taken on. Their average
market value Is 2S cenf6 although some large ones
are sent TO the tanneries In Baltimore and Other
places, and the leather is used In making RioveR
A BOLD THRFr.-Last evening young lady en-.
ployed Ia store on pennsylvania avenue and liv.
Ing on street, between 18th and 10th strects roe
or street Car at 18th and Q streets and starfe6
home In the rain. She was Considerably sfarfla6
by the apparftion under the umbrella OF a nerrn
who selzing her arm held her tightly while hS
wrencneo from her grasp q satchel, Containing
then made his escape.
TRIAL FOE 6LANDER, &c.--This morning, In sno
Circuit Court Judge Macarthur, the case 0f Albert
claimed 70 have been Sustained BY rea0a q -
!endant bavtng charged plain1n with setftng 1zo
20 his shop, on street. near eth, On March 6 -
about6 20 or o0a0ck, and causing his arrest thoRos
for, Vas taken up The testimony was % taee1ecf
exttnguished be1Ore much damage WAS 0ooA T00
defence = that there had becn 0res in ehe shop ..
fore, and suspicious ctrCumDta0cog about thGm
ana that uvtng u ehAt DolghboghDod x1ytVb ActfG8
MS wffhoas malice and or ~ oWn pFseec1aoA