Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-16

Washington amateurs VIII taRe place ID NOR
row evening at the Natioiia,. .sccs.er. Brougn
ans SPLENDID comedy, ''Romance and Reilly"
viii be presented.
Tuesday, the 2Sth, the 4th-street NJ. E. Church
vii give select family excursion 10 Blackis-
The Washington Excursion Company have
engaged the Capital jubilee Singers fer their
first moonlight excursion which Comes oil TINS
evening. The Mary Washington viii leave az
$50 and return at II.
A LIBEL SUIT-Yesterday, Francis Carter and
his WIFE, Caroline F. Carter, Oy MeSSrs. Tnonp-
son and Cox, entered suit against the Wash
fngton Post Publishing company for lloel, lay
Ing damages ar eco, in having. as alleged,
falsely ana malici0usiy, on the 6 h OF June
1851. Uu0nsheu Of and concerning the plaintiffs
the fOllO%iDg - lively scene was enacted
10 PtLEsy lYaIia avenue. near 9Th street, the
parties being an tTate hus band and his wife ana
ii 6, Etlt man Gif Ii. FrarctS A Carter, tie
eX-g garbage contTac or, had reason TO suspect
bis Wiifs undue ipiiUac! With certain male
:, qUaiEiaL2e. On ;a5 nignt ia question he
watched al saw them Iuret OpDOsi 9 the ST.
Marc hotel. He gave chase. and the man rsn
III he came TO tie Metropolitan, where he
&C Ok refuge. Here Carter caught MIN and ad-
nitistered a sound thrashing. Messages we're
sent In all directions fer the police. AMI intense
excitement prevailed. No arrests were, how
ever, made, and the parties each went their
Way after the event. Carter Is a small man,
but full OF tight when aroused. a divorce suit
is row in orCer.' Plaintiffs furt Ter charge
that by reason OF the publication OF the article
and the circulation or the same In the Post
they have been Injured n reputation, aud
therefore claim damages.
a BABE ABANDONED BY ITS MOTHER About
$50 oc ock this morning colored nurse
named Mary Quist, living In Goat alley took TO
the fifth precinct station house white male
infant which had been thrown upon her hands
by its mother, named Fanny Broderck. who
was nuTsed by Mary during her confinement
at the Templar's House, 20I Pennsylvania ave-
hue. Mary stated that she went as nurse 70
MIS-. May 35h ana left May Esd, Mrs. u. per-
suadlDg her totake the child. promising That
she would recompeDse her well for the trouble
and expense, since which time She has heard
nothing from her. and that ste (Mary) was IN
atle TO provide further Tor the infant. Lieut..
Arnold sent the child TO st. AIMS orphan Asy-
lum this morning.
WAsHIEGTos CATTLE MARKET.-At the Queens
town Drove YARDS, Tuesday, ION the Metro
politan Branch. y. & D. X, R.. three miles from
the city-Lewis D. Means. proprleUor), 200 head
OF cattle Were offered. OF which all were sold 70
butchers, at 5a65sc per 10. 400 sheep aud
lambs up: OF these ali were sold. as folio Us:
Sheep 4a5H per To-: lambs. Ga7N and none left
On old. Cows and calves brought s2)as4T. Tue
state OF the market was good.
STINT TO AUBURN STATE PRIsoN.-Yesterd3y.
tn sentence papers were sent TO Warden
Cocker in the cases OF the following prisoners,
de, tined for the Auburn state prison, y -
John Silas Marshall Johnson, manslaugdter in
killing james E. johnson, for ten years; VIM.
j. /,
Lewis johnson, a. as FLIP Brown, burglary aud
larceny, seven years; JUan Sma llIood, grand
larceny. two years; Wayman Brooks, grand
,z,,, one year; Henry Wood, burglary and
larceny, four years; vu~e. ol..itn second
offence petit larceny, one year. The 1rst com
mitmenI Is held In allegiance, for, under the
law, johnson having appealed TO the General
Term, the execution OF his sentence Is suspend
ed until 80 days after the adjournment or the
present (GeneraD term.
A "SPgCIALIsg" IN TROUBLE The Medical
Association or the District last evening, at a
special meeting. heard the report OF the com.
mitiee on certain charges preferred against Dr.
Chas. ii. Bowen, member OF the association,
fer an alleged violation OF the rule OF ethics
The offence OF DR.. Bowen IS the publication OF
apampnlet advertising his specially IN the cure
OF ~ motto and malarlsl diseases, ana inviting
announces the doctor. on the title page, as q
mem Der Of the Medical Association OF The Dis
tTict, which, IL is held by members OF the asso
citation. gives by Implication, the endorsement
OF the body 10 the WORK. The commlttees re
port stated that DR.. Bowen had responded oy
letter, and not In p rson. TO their INVITATION q
be present at their meeting, and recommends.
that he be expelled. The association decided
before taking action. to invite the Offending
physician TO appear Ia person at future 10 &c,
lng and answer the charges.
PLEADED GUILTY This morning In the Polio
Court, a short, thickset elderly white m 10
was charged with burglariou,ly entering tn
house OF Mr.. Paris A. Falsom. in the night o
the I4th inst, and stealing lot OF clothing
he pleaded guilty. and said that ne was al un
fortunate man and asked the lentency or tn
court. BE was CO nmitted 10 AL 10 await tn
action OF the grand jury, In default OF $50
bail
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Chas
T. Amber and Almira q. WILSON, both OF SUD
ley Springs, Va; w. 81. Thurston and Mollie !
Jones, both OF CroZet, Va; Robert B. Punphrey
and Joanna Hawkins
REAL ESTATE SAIRs.-Duncanson Bros, auc
Barber and Philip A. DarneilIe, trustees, part
OF lots l and IL. In square 6S6 having iron
OF IS feet on lst street, near street nOrtheas
with depth OF u feet, TO VIM. b. Barnard, q
67H cents square foot