Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-05

TEE ROBERT EMMETT Anniversary CatssR.
IioN.-Tne celebration or the anniversary OF
ROBERT Emmet'S birthday last night under the
auspices OF The Can na-Gael Association. was
well ATTENDED. Gov. Tho5. L. Young. OF ohio
RIesided, and made an address. Representatives.
Fort, OF Missouri, and Gillette or Iowa Hon
M. HDo G OF KENTUCKY and Captain
OMeagher condor also made speeches Letters
OF apology for non-attendance vn-~
Senator Jones. OF -" 20 read from
O1COnnOr - . .vrrra; Representatives
- ~ roU:h Carolina. and BQtterWorth,
Unlc; AMI others. Resolutions were unani,
mously adopted assuring the Irish people OF
our warnest sympathy With their Efforts not
only 10 sweep away the Infamous land system,
but TO obtain for themselves the boon which
knmet declared IN his dying speech he had
Strfyen 10 win for Ireland-the same which
Washington had won FOR America-complete
independence" Expressing an intense fndtg-
nation al the arrest OF Micnaei Davitt and de-
elartBg that We feel more respect for him than
Tor the highest or his prosecutors. 4 vote OF
thanks to General Young, Hon. Messrs. Ford,
Gillette aid O'Doherty was unauimOls!y
adopted, after which the meeting adjourned
HOTEL PRowLER-This morning, In the
Police Court. well-dressed man. giving his
name as George w. Heller, was charged with
being suspicious character. Nj. John II.
Camp testified that be is a guest az the Airing
hngten Hotel, and early Wednesday morning,
%fl!e lying In bed, he heard his door open
slowly, and witness got up ard went toward
the door and saw man about the size OF Heller
gong down the hal. A young lady testified
other noor, and she pointed him out TO some OF
TIE men OF the hotel, who arrested him. De
was committed TO the Horkhouse In default of
bonds.
THE FIEk LAST NGaHT.-Tne alarm at $40
o'clock last night from box '43 was from rhe
burning or portion OF the house of J. n
OMeara. near the corner Of 18th and G. streets
IL was caused by the rioorfng OF the room takfn1
flre from the hearth; loss between 500 and s5O6'
A MAN GAgROTRD.-Mr. Robert s. Manning
nom Plainiield, y. j., while walking along &
between l2Jh and 18th streets, last night after
II O'Clock, was SET upon by two garroters VINO
after choking him so that he could give ma
alarm, rified MS pockets OF pockeCbo1k con-
As soon as he could he gave an alarm, and the
scouhdrels lied down 18th street into the Di.
FEion Where an 0f1lcer captured one OF them.
MO proved 10 be wellknown character from
6toIge own, named Edwart O'Brten. The
other man. whose name IL Lot known escaped
with the pocketoOok.
~ No ,DASs--There were 81 arrests m9de Thurs
~ t oy me police and Sc yesterday for various
.rrae, hleanors ana assault cases. Sixry-Seven
co. ~ w, Sere made By Lieut. Keily's men vest ar.
49, .ns nlln precinct. But very few arrests
having inSn, n, Jul military visitors, only few
Hgton whisky. Some OF 1he Uarm oau " o1a;n,,
aoIa 1haue pnia got little on and 20
CaoLoheu lew disturbances alone tho nne y,
mSreh by the prompt and deferm,naS acs,o ~,
IL Leue, t nlno'a serious row was prevented nv
MS reseulng man who was pursued M e 10y ~
for hurrahiDg for Hancock W tnem
THIS WINDY WEATHER 70 Ighens and oh.,,
the sEin. Use Eacalypune-nothingu IKE h. -
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