Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-20
The Courts.


The Courts.
EQUITY COuRT-Julqe Willie
To-day, Nat. Cap. ms. Co. agt. Russell: re-
ceiver authorized to dismiss suit. Kimmell agt.
himlneii; order of publication. SteptOe agt.
Steptoe; reference to auditor. Wright agt.
Walter; trustees sale ratified and reference
CressWellagt. National Savings Bank Knox sub
stltuted Webster agt Webster; divorce from bed
ana board Smith agt. Pearson; trustee allowed
10 SELL WaldrOn agt. WaldrOn; sale ordered.
barr agt Barr; guardian ad ltem appointed
Mcclellan agt Mclntire; order nis Sinner agt.
SINNER: decree for sale vacated, pro cOnfesso
maze hnai and trustee appointed. Morrow agt
Ehgie; order for appearance. Wiley agt. Jones;
trustee report ratified. Trimble agt Irwin: do
Beavers agt. Clark; pro confesso against Ger
tam parties. Beavans Shaw agt. Kennedy; do
johnson agt. johnson: defendant ordered to pay
arrears OF aliInony. Wallach a.t. Fairfield refer
ence TO take proofs on cross bill. Kennedy agt
;;l commissions to appoint guardian ad
htem. Hooper agt. Faunce ct al; order to file
answer. Raglan agt. Haight ct al; hearing of
motion for rec eiver postponed.
POLICE CoURT-Judge S,aen
To-day. Michael Dolan and VIM. BraXtOn. va
grancy: bonds OF 80 days each in the wOrkhOllse
Laura Noble and Hattie Brown. do; do. Chas
anderson. loud and bOisterOus; IS or Is days
VIM. Hubbell. carrying a razor; $50 or 80 DAYS
Samuel Greenleaf and VIM. Hubbell trespassng
on park; Greenleaf forfeited collateral and
Hubbell was fined S. OF Is days JOS. ID. Glotch-
taugh charged with creating a nuisance by en-
gaSlag In the Od0rless eXcavatng business. and
using an imperfect machine. He was released
on his personal bonds to discontinue the use of
the machine. Michael COnnors pleaded guilty to
Obstructing Poundmaster Einstein while driving
some cattle to the pound, and was fined 81 or {
days VIM. NJ. Beale, an old colored man. was
hned SO or 30 days in the wOrkhOuse for making
an indecent exposure of his person in Judiciary
Square. Walter S. Saunders. vagrancy: bonds
OF w days. Charles Morgan was charged with
carrying razor. Officer Smith showed the razor
to the court and it proved to be not shaving
but cutting razor. and the court imposed the
usual fine of $50 or 80 days in the workhouse
Chas: Woodward and Wright Randolph, profan-
lty; 50 or days each. John Thurston, loud and
boisterous; 50 or Is days. Walter S. Weadon a
mlikman. was charged with cruelty beating his
her bar open on Sunday; $40 or 80 days. appeal
noted. james Clark. loud and boisterOus: IS or
ID days. Clark was also charged with contempt
OF court and fined $40 Or 80 days in iail Hilbert
Sinclair assault on Frank Isllm; s. or Is DAYS
Clara Washington, a young colored girl pleaded
guilty to keeping house of i'll fame and was
committed to jail for 60 days in default of a fine
of S25. Vim. Gilmore and ThOs. Brown hack
men. were charged with an atfray. 1t was shown
that Eilnore struck Brown on the head with
club; Brown was dismissed and Elmore was
fined $40 or 80 days in jail VIM. H. Gibson. q
white man. was charged with the larceny Of a
pair of cuff buttons and shirt studs from VIM H.
Martin. He was also charged with stealing
some clothing from Valentine WaIkcnnins
Officer Cottcr testified to arrestng him with
some of the property in his possession and he
also had blank checks on nearly every bank in
the city, He was sentenced to months in JAIL
Letha Powell, assault on JnO. Connolly: s. or Is
days. Clara Wallace. assault and battery with
intent to kill Annie Rouths; grand jury4Abonds
$500 Guy II. Thompson, charge with imped-
n
West Washington, nee Georgetown.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF SwEDE.-A Swedish
sailor named Franz G. Westenberg. about 50
years Of age, was found about o'clock last
night by Officer Volkman. on the Rockville pike
near this place, in PROSTATE condition. He
was brought to the station house. where Dr.
kleinschmidt having been called in. it was as
certaned that the man was suffering from dose
of arsenic, taken with suicidal intent An an
tidote was administered and the patient restored
He afterwards went to his boarding place at
Morre's restaurant on PENNSYLVANIA avenue
near 9th st. No cause fOrthe act was ascertained
STRIKE OF GUANO HANDs.-Twenty-five men
employed by Mr.. &. I. Dunlop and number
also employed by Mr.. F. l.. Moore i'm the mann
factnre of fertilizers struck yesterday for 81 25
per day. They are now receiving 81 per day.
A FIGHT GROWING OUT OF THE STRIKE.-A
colOred man. named Oscar. alias Blood Jones'
was arrested yesterday evening for an assault
upon Samuel Payne, also colored almost in front
OF the station house Paynes head was cut
twice with a rock thrown by Jones' The fight
grew out of the strike at DunlOps guano fac
tory, some of the men having struck for 81 %
per day, Payne continuing to work. Jones,
however, was not employed at DunlOp's, and
was fighting other peoples battles
The CANAL TRADE.-Arrivals- Grain, boat G.
T. Dunlop with wheat and corn.
C0AL.-Twenty boats left Cumberland, Mon
day, with 3,447.11 tons of coal as follows: For
Observation-Disclosures Company, 1865 ID
tons; New Central Company, 1,O36.0S tons: Bor-
den Company, 5S1. 13 tons; Blaen Avon Com
pany, 223 Is tons; individual, 237 tons.
The GRAIN MARKET.-3, 600 bushels wheat were
sold yesterday at prices ranging from 100 to
1861.
Alexandria Affairs.
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