Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-18


be collected and applied as other fines are. -
He says the toy pistol with either metallic OF
paper caps comes under this act and any per-
son violating it must be arrested and made to
answer before the courts. so that the cOmmu-
nifty may know VINO 10 dispensing dangerous
toys for the sake of gain or profit. Tic
wounds made by these toys are this season fatal
to remarkable degree. indicating that there is
poisonous substance I'm the explosives.
Four more cases of lockiaw from wounds from
toy pistols have occurred in Baltimore. Three
have proved fatal ard the fourth is not expected
to recover. This makes total of II cases of
lOckjaw resulting from the use of toy pistols on
the 18th of July in that city.
REAL ESTATE SALE.-ThOmas Bowling. auc-
tiOneer, sold Saturday for Messrs K. p. Dodge
and Chas II. CragiD. trustees. the following
property: Lot SO, of James Mulquin's recorded
subdivision of original lot g. in square 776, with
the improvements, located on Sd street. between
H and streets northeast, to Patrick T. Cusick
for 81 ,G75.
DECREE OF DIvORCE.-This morning Judge
Wylie made decree of divorce in the case of
Sophia C. Halves agt. VIM. o. HAYES with the
custody of the child. The plaintiff states that
1872. by Rev. j. G. Butler and charged that on
September l. 1873, he deserted her without just
cause and has since absented himself from her.
1HE VIRGINIA 1KlP OF THE LIGHT lNFANTRf.-
Tomorrow morning the Washington Light In
fantry battalion will leave for the White Sulphur
Springs. near WarTentOn. Va The corps will
assemble at the armOry at o'clock am. sharp.
The fatigue uniform will be worn. with shakOs
and knapsacks blankets rolled upon knapsacks
The white coats will be forwarded in chest.
Headed by the U. s. second artillery band. and
escorted by the Union Veteran Corps, the Light
Infantry will march up Pennsylvania avenue to
the Riggs House, where they will receive the
honorary members, who will accompany Them
and thence cOuntermarching will proceed to the
at 7:10 am. At WarrentOn the corps will be re-
ceived and banqueted by the Warrenton Rifles.
large party will accompany the corps to the
springs. Among the honorary members who are
expected to go are Messrs. Geo. S. Craft, Chas.
KlOtZ, E. G. Wheeler, VIM. Hoover Chas. Mades,
j. P. Willett James Ellis, Geo. w. Cochran,
Jacob HiestOn and Henry A. Clarke. number
of the members of the Union Veteran Corps
have also sgniied their intention Of making the
trip.
EMANUEL CHURCH IN UNIONTOwN.-Yesterda
Bishop Pinkney visited Emanuel Episcopal
Church in UniOntown and was assisted in the IL
O'Clock service by the Rev. Mr.. Mckee, rector of
the church, who prayed for the recovery of the
wounded President. The Organist, Miss Effie
Darling, was in her usual place. The Bishop
took his text from Cd Corinthians, w.. g. "If
our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are
lost, from which he preached and instructive
and eloquent discourse. This church has Just
undergone external and interior improvements,
and is now one of the most elegant village
churches in the diocese of Maryland, while it is
at the same time free of debt. The Sunday
school has to-day gone down the river on the
Mary Washington on an excursion to Occoquan
Falls, Va.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
Joseph BOswOrth and Mary Davis; Vim. Henry
johnson and Elizabeth Jones.
STEALING GOLD WATCH.-James Phoenix. a
young cOlOred man, was charged Saturday in
the Police Court with burglariOusy entering the
house of Samuel S. Arnold. at Mount Pleasant,
and stealing therefrOm gold watch and chain.
the property of Mrs. John w. Green The tes-
timOny showed that he entered the back window
at night and stole the watch. Detective Miller
testified to finding Phoenix in pawn shop try
ing to dispose Of the watch. and to chasing him,
and to his being captured by citizen. He was
committed to Jail for the action of the grand
jury IN default $500 bonds.
A HORSE THIEF FROM MARYLAND CAPTURED
Saturday afternoon Officer Hess, Of Georgetown,
arrested cOlOred horse thief named Charles
Jackson, who had offered to sell a fine draft
horse for $40. After locking him up a dispatch
was received at that station, from MI. George NJ.
Thomas, Frederick county, Nd, notifying the
police that he had lost a horse answering the de-
scriptiOn Of the one taken from Jackson. re-
turn dispatch was sent stating that the horse
was here, and last night Mr.. Thomas arrived and
identified the horse.
RESCUED FROM DROWNING. YESTERDAY. a
lumber of cOlOred youths went in bathing in
- Potomac river. near Seven Locks. One Of
Ill.,, I'D about IA years, ventured beyond his
d d1 Ho .s swept away by the current and
carried down the nv. heary nan u, ..ne: dnt
cries of those on shore a... WV nd Cont HnS
Mr.. I. W. Murphy, of this city, - Tbsv ven
band, of the Post Office department. wy "en
to the assistance of the drowning boy, ana ies
cued him as he was about being carried down
the rapids, where a moment later he would have
been dashed to pieces against the rocks.
Patrick Newkirk. was charged in the Police
Court Saturday with assaufting Sergeant Haney
Of the police force. The officer stated that on
last Monday he saw Newkirk knock woman
down on G street northwest, and when he at.
tempted to put him under arrest he struck wit.
ness in the mouth with his fist and pulled away
and was resisting. when he (witness) drew his
pistol and fired past the prisoner, and it did not
have the effect of soaring him when he fired nj
him. the ball passing through his left arm, and
side. The court said that this man had gotten
himself into difficulty and got decidedly wOrsted
and he was not disposed to be hard on him. A
fine of IS and costs.
FUNERAL OF MRS. GEN. JEFFRIEs.-The re
mains of Mrs. Gen. n L. Jeffries, who died al
Ridley Park, Pa, last Saturday, were brought t.
this city yesterday and taken to the residence o.
Col. Burnside, 937 o street. At l O'Clock TIKI
casket was removed to Epiphany Church, thu
| pall-bearers being Postmaster General James
Col. James G. Berrett, j. d. Martin, Joseph G.
Cooke, John F. Olmstead and E. 8. Hutchinson
At the church services were conducted BY
Bishop Pinkney, assisted by Rev. Mr. Meade
The interment took place In Rock Creek Gem
city from Ridley Park by Gen. Jefries, hi
daughter. Mrs. Col. Brown and her husband
Mrs. Meredith, the Generals sister; Col. Tidball
of the army, Mrs. Jeffries' brother; Capt Tidball
/ U.S.A; Capt z. l.. Tidball, Of the Post Once de
| partment, and Mrs. Col j. O. p Burnside an,
her daughter. After the funeral the party re
turned to Ridley Park.