Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-11
Concerned Locals.
PHYSICIAN.

AT the meeting OF the New Jersey State Re
publican Association, last night, resolution
was ADOPTED 1nd0rSing eX- Secretary Robson for
SeIa tOr.
Yesterday, in the Recorders Office, was filed
an assign ment by Hart Cohen to Henry King,
ST.. OF all his goods and stock In trade to be sold
as soon as possible ana to pay W. a. Derkhorst
$50, Johanna Cohen 800. and the balance to be
used In d1schargiDg other debts.
The case OF Cadet Midshipman Wm E. Whit
neld against "Richard W. Thompson, Secretary
OF the Navy" for mandamus 10 compel him to
reiDstate v hitfield to his rank was dismissed Ia
the Supreme Court OF the District yesterday on
applcatl0n or the Attorney General, on the
ground that Thompson being now Juactus 0yciO
The suit could not be maintained against him.
The Alexandria ,zette OF yesterday states
that Geo. F. Carson, I'm charge OF the fishing
shore known as THE Gums" and operated By
MIR. Jerry RObb, got very drunk, dug a hole in
the ground ana made fire in It. first SaJurat-
ing the material with coal Oil. He then laid
down close by the fire. 1t is Thought, With the
Intention and desire of destroying himself, and
was not discovered until he had been bid!y
burned.
evening at the Bddle street rink in Baltimore
between the Baltimore and Washington clubs
The game lasted half an hour, resulting In
victory for the Washington boys, they scoring
two goals TO one for the Baltimore CLUB.
The appeal OF the United States In its suit
against Col. Charles S. Jones, late paymaster
l. $. A., ard Joseph F. Brown and John b.
Blake, sureties On his bond for $40 900. was yes
terday dismissed by the Court In General Term
Clarence Deringpr, esq. OF the law firm OF
Der1Dger Hancock, was to-day appointed and
commits Toned by the Supreme Court of District
of Columbia, L. s. Commissioner and Examiner
in Chancery.
The grand jury have presented Percy Brown
and Paul Wright for conspiracy to extort
money from Mrs. Willard by writing letters
charging her with having poisoned her h"s-
bah0, &C.
Three small boys were arrested by Officer
BTeen and Bailey for the larceny Of a $50 note
IA I'M p,fIa
was In Mir. BurchellS grocery store, ON street
last saturday ordering some groceries for Col.
Dunlop In Georgetown, and dropped the note
or me floor, when the boys picked 1t up ana
LETT the store and changed the note and divided
the proceeds. The officers succeeded 10 re-
covering s44 Of the money.
detective McDevitJ, Who has been quite Ill at
bis house Ia South Washington for over a
week, threatened with pneumonia is Oh duty
again to-day.
Register OF Wills Webster to day issued let
tiers of administration to Rev. w. A. Harris on
the eataIe OF his deceased son, Robert Harris
bond 81, 500.
The case OF Poland agt. .Etna Insurance Co.
Is yet On trial in Circuit Court No. Q, Judge
HagDer. This Is an ac' lon to recover damages
Tor loss by fire On plaintiffs stock OF goods at
18th and Ii streets In August. 1879, In which the
defendant disputes the amount lost.
An effort is being made 10 secure Rev. Dr.
Bool, OF New jersey, the well known temper
ance orator, who was recently In this vicinity,
as the pastor of Hamlne NJ E. Church for the
next conference year.
In the Court In General Term this morning
the case OF Castner agt G. I. Langley was
taken up. The question in this case Is whether
a convey ance made by defendant was not male
In fraud on his creditors, the complainants so
Claiming, and the defence claiming the reverse
and that at the time the remainder OF his prop
erty was ample for the security Of the creditors.
Messrs. EDWARDS and Barnard appear for COM
plainants and Selden and j. j. johnson for de.
1endantS.