Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-08
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Condensed Locals.

Condensed Locals.
Mr.. J. III. King. agent of the s. F. T. p O. c.
I. A.. yesterday shot in Uniontown. DC. a
broken-down horse which had been abandoned
by its owners.
The temperance people of this District propose
to give Bud Eagleston shortly grand testimO-
Nal at his Temperance tent On Capitol Hill
where he has been successful the past four OF
FIVE months. The exercises will be varied and
novel.
Judge Wylie returned to the city Saturday
evening. During his absence from the city
thieves broke into his house and stole some
silver.
The "coOl wave predicted by the signal Of
fee through THE STAR arrived on time yester-
day, and the result was a very agreeable change
in the temperature and atmosphere. Yesterday
was one Of the pleasantest days of the summer
and to-day is not uDcomfortaby warm.
correspondent writes to THE STAR depre-
eating recent allusiOn made to the death OF
Levi MOng. a member Of the fire department
as a case of suicide. Mong was found drowned
in the old canal. South Washington. last Sep
tember and the correspondent calls attention to
the fact that it was generally agreed at the time
that in the darkness of the night he had acct
, dentally walked over the brink of the canal or
, that he had been the victim of foul PLAY.
Albert Settle. an orphan II years old arrived
here ON the western train last night from Louis
VILE, NY. on his way to Richmond, Va. in
search of relatives his father and mother hayinD
died and left him without friends or home He
stopped at police headquarters last night and
got transportation this morning on the boat via
Quanrico.
Samuel Young. eolOred employe of the Post
Ofiice department. reported to the police Satur-
day night that about O'Clock pm. he was
stopped on 18th street. near f. by two negro
girls. who asked the time of day. He looked at
his watch. told them the hour. and went on.
In a short time afterwards he found that his
watch-guard was cut ard his watch gone
The accident to the son OF Policeman Hne-
line mentioned in Saturdays STAR. caused the
conductor and driver of the street car by which
the little boy was hurt TO tie suspended. and the
officers of the company refused to restore them
20 their positions until they had received letter
Of eXoneration from the parent of the bow
Policeman Hineline aScertaninG from his family
physician. Dr. j. b. Johnson. that the injury to
his little sons ankle would be tedious and pain
}ul. but not in all probability serious. gave with
generous prOnptnesS. the conductor and driver
letter OF eXOneratlOn. and they were restored
to their positions yesterday morning.
Mr. Andrew Gleason. contractor. of this city.
II engaged with a force OF is men in grading for
railroad from Bermuda Hundred to Chester
Va. q distance of Is miles
Mr.. Thos. Mccoy. of Pittsburg, Pa. tele-
graphed here Friday asking to know what shall
&c done with the body of Chas. Jackson. colored
who was killed on the railroad near that city,
The police answered that if the railroad had
Killed The man the company should send the
tCty on here if the deceased belonged here and
had friends to bury him.
An attachment has been issued against Rich
ard Skinner in his case against Mary E. Skinner
Tor divorce. III which alimOny was decreed de-
PENDANT in 1879. ard 5400 is now due.
Mrs Nancy HobroOk and Mrs. Susan Butler.
white. and Mary Newman, cOlOred girl. Were
!. sent TO the Insane asylum from the sanitary
Office to-day Thus far the increase of cases of
insanity this year over last year is 35 per cent.
: Some of the ice dealers are talking about a
possible ice famine i'm this District. stating that
thafR - la loo in
are about half dozen schooner loads on the
way and overdue. but so far nothing has been
heard from them.
A certificate of death was filed in the health
Office to-day in the case of Emily SteptOe fifty
= years old. who died in the alley between 14tl
and 18th and and streets northwest from
lockjaw caused from a punctured wound of the
foot.
workmen on the Washington monument CON-
heneed to-day to lay course 2l6.
Real Estate Transfers.
Deeds in fee have been recorded as follows:
Sarah kershaw to JAS. Shearer. lot 80. i'm sub.
of part of lot 40 5000 VIM Iudoatet to Mary
f. Tilghman pit lot PIP in BeaIls addition to
Georgetown; $500. Lewis 5. FRY ct al to
David Aud. pit lot 149 in Bealrs addition to
Georgetown; $1,000. Benz. Tiliey to Geo. A.
AcIlhenny. pit. lots and s. So. "a; 81. 36S
Hugh McCaffrey to Vim. Boyd. lot % st,. 5S4:
$500. c. +. +. Richardson to Francis L. Merrilat
ot 81. sub So 5O7: S324.4. Sarah F. Richard.
son To Sarah II. Chamberlain. lot 81. So. 442
S20Co. John Sherman To Hiram Michaels lot 2
block 2. sub l. of Columbia; Ss5i3.lO.
ATTACKED BY NEGRO HIGHwAYMEx.-About
9 o'clock Saturday night. crowd of Negro
rouyfs attempted TO rob Mr.. Henry Warner the
driver of an express wagon. near NcCarty's bar
room. at the corner of LIST and streets south
west. Mr.. Warner states that he had just dev-
cred a load of baggage from the steamer Leary
ard was returning. when he was attacked by
Hal
came near getting possession of his money. He
finally got loose from them. and raa into
McCartys barroom. and called for assistance
when the crowd left him.
SERIOUS INJURIES INFLICTED BY BLAcE
WOMAN on WHITE WOMAN. A light
occurred last night between a colored
woman named Martha Ward and white
woman named Mary Brown. during which
NAy Brown received serious Injuries on
tile mead. made by stone. The injured woman
was seat t. the hospital and Martha Ward gave
herself gp at the first precinct station-house
ms mofning she was charged in the Police
Court with assault and battery with intent to
hiii, aud was sent to Jail until Mary Brown is
'tbie 10 appear rs a witEesS.
: a., roSTPoNED-The case of John Thompson agt
veg D'strict Commissioners appi.caiiuu fOr
i.ahuaiaus 10 compel them to iss;l.. certain cor.
siHc' es-"as before Judge Hagner to-day. hay
M oeeh ser Tor the hearing on rule On motion
-. .,,s.'Vites oi tie District. the time tt
adNef lhe rule and show cause was ENLARGED fi
September. e"''' ecu 'i
NE LATE W ii. WARD.-At the meetipo n
the bar association in reference TO the deatb ~
". H. Ward. Saturday afternoon in the (,ircn;,
Court room. W. L. Westward. esq. presiding
and r. L. Wailack secretary a co,croittee wifi
joseph H. Bradley. esq. in the chair Reported
appropriate resolutions which were unanimopsl,
adopted, after eulogies had beea pronounced
upon the decreased. The funeral took plac,
f-om the late residence OF the deceased yestes
day afternoon. and was largely attended Their
was profusion OF floral tributes to the deceased
The services We're conducted by Rev Fathe
Walter Of st. Patrick's church. who paid a han,,
some tribute TO the memory Of his friend Tn,
pali-bearers were John Van Riswics James Smith
M. Ashford. r. j. Megs. jr. John 4. Icnna,
ard Theo1nrn SheckeIis III, In -. '.