Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-05
Condensed Locals.

Condensed Locals.
TEE STAR will be issued on Saturday In
The United States Agricultural Society, Or
gained IN 1852 and chartered by Congress In
1860, VIII hold its annual mseting In this city,
be9inn1ng January IL.
N. W. 6. NJ, N. d. Larner Tuesday night
Installed the officers OF National lodge, No. IL,
F. A. A. N. as follows: Theodore Frteous. w.
NJ; Edward Kern, $. W.; Peter S. Lesh, J. w;
treasurer; Edward A. Newman. s. D.: T. John
Newton, j. D., and W. j. Beshaw, tyler
Mr. Charles Somers, one Of the town COM
missioners, OF Rockville, Nd. while out driving
rect ntly had his ears so badly frozen that the
loss or one or bot Of them seems imminent
Ihe name OF MI. Geo. II. B. White cashier
enormously amongst those who figured In the
sleighing Carnival. He was not present and
some other good looking man must have been
The Washington and Georgetown railroad
propose 10 put on Pennsylvania avenue shortly,
10 run from 18TH street 10 the Capitol. 20 new
cars, but there has been no arrangement made
as TO reduced fare on such cars That question
VIII De decided at the meeting Of the co L
paDy Iext Wednesday. The rate Of fare win
probably be cents.
CAEsARDs LOST CART AND MULR.-kiJ B.
Hunter. middle aged White man, who was
arrested by Officer Breen few days ago on the
charge OF Swlndling an old man named Thomas
Caesard out Of his mule and Car. las related in
yesterdays STAR. Was before the Police Court
thi- morning Gu charge OF grand larceny. Mr.
oaesard, who Is about 70 years old testified
that Hunter offered him $50 for his team which
he agreed to take that they went TO Hunter's
sta6 e Where he received check On the Bank
uT WsshiDgi on, and man was sent with him
10 the balk. Tut left him before he got There
and when he got to the bank it was only TO find
mat the check was worthless. He returned to
huLteI's stable with the check and Hunter
burned II and gave him another piece of paper
which proved 10 be note payable In ten days.
Hunter testified that he gave Caesard note
pa! aole IN ten days In the tirsJ place. white
woman named Davis testified that she heard
Hunter read the note to CaeSard, which read
payable In ten days. Mr.. Caesard stated that
the understanding was that he was to receive
casa 1or MS team, and that the team was driven
away While he was going to the bank. The
case against Hunter failed and he was dis
missed on account Of the Old man not being
whether the paper he took to the bank was
check or note.
JNGRATEFuL.-A colored woman named
EiiZa SINNER, was charged in the Police Court
this morning with loud and boisterous conduct
O1l!cer Edelin, testified that Mrs. Sinner and
together, and made application for charity and
he went to their house to see what they were
mostly in neeC OF, aud sent Mrs. Sinner some
coal and Mrs. Brown some groceries. When
passing the house yesterday the officer states
mat Mrs SINNER commenced abusing him. and
SAID mat he had no right to say what she
should have or what she should not have, and
that he should have sent her everything. She
got So disorderiy that he was obliged to take
her 10 the station house. where sac left IS for
her appearance in the Police Court. The court
tola her mat she should not strike the nand
that gave her charity and he gave her a severe
reprlnanding and dismissed her.
THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS met last evening;
present, MeSSrS. Collins, Bacon, and Reed.
Ch1ef Cronin reported seventeen alarms in
december Tor fires involving a loss OF 81 2G0,
upon which the insurance was $1,000 Four
new horsts had been purchased at a cost OF
fsa.' ana during the recent stormy weather it
bad been necessary to hire ten additional
horses Tor use In the department, and eacn Gu
CINE was Low drawn by four horses. or the
new horses purchased two each had been as
signed 10 Companies and 4. He further stated
that ne tried runners on No. engine, but 1t
was almost impossible to turn corners with it,
he also announced the following transfers:
Prlvafes White and Burroughs, of truck CO. B
70 engine Co NO. l. Vice privates French and
OSBORN, OF No ], to truck b; hostler Norris OF
NO. to No. 2, vice hostler Edwards. No. . to
NO. /; private SWeeny from truck A TO truck B,
Miles, of the Fire Alarm Tele-
graph, In his report, stated that the average
NUMBER OF alarms during the past month was
equal 10 that OF the same month last year The
total number OF alarms during the year 1850
was l24. James II. Fleet was confirmed as q
private In truck company.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. John II. Spelser chief
clerk or the construction department., or the
washington navy yard. dropped dead OF heart
a a,sa YESTERDAY IN frontot the marine hos
ton OF the CITY, and especially in the navy
yard. where he rose from the position OF ap-
prentice to the one he occupied at the time OF
bis death. which he had filled for over Is years.
He was about IS years OF age, and leaves wife
and several children.
The Courts.