Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-05

Condensed Locals.
Street lamps will be lighted at l:O0 D. m. and
extfnguished at SIS q m.
The Union Veteran Corps met last evening IN
tneir new armory. $50 PENNSYLVANIA avenue
Downing secretary. Arrangements were per
fected for the purchase of oyercoats and dress
mats OF the most approved pattern and material
now 10 use In the regular army. In which the
sion.
Arrangements are making for Yale College
Alumni &c Getting here on the 14th inst, which
Will be OF unusual interest Among those who
are expected to participate are President por-
ter. OF Yale College, President Hayes, Secretary
Evarts and Chief Justice Waite.
John Kelly made q cruel assault On a white
| girl In one OF the houses south OF Pennsylvania
avenue and west of 18th street last night He
station house. DR.. Walter dressed the wounds
on the womans head inflicted by Kelly.
Marriage licenses have been Issued to Edward
r. paws and Minnie B. Pope John Fred Atzen
| and Elizabeth Vernen.
! A fire occurred this morning at ~ o'clock at
| the restaurant OF Samuel Huntress, No. 1905 D
| street northwest. caused by the trimmer jotsts
igniting from fire in an open CRATE The mem
| eers OF No. Engine Company speedily extln
| gnlshed the flames. The loss was ABOUT 500;
1he case Of Charles Mackall against Richard
Aacksll was decided yesterday oy Judge Cox,
who held that the late John NJ. Belt. by his
| VIII. devised to Charles Mackall, In trust for
| Mary James Mackall, now Palmer, bonds to the
| amount OF $l4 600 estimated at their par value
and TO be selected from the best and safest
bonds OF which he was possessed. The decree
| directs complainant to carry out this provision
OF the will.
seph R LANCER filed bill yesterday against
TheH aeI Langer. r,. nee Traeger Tor divorce
october, 1868, and he came to this country in
| 1873, she following two years later. Declaring
she would not live In this country, she left Six
months later for home, and she has not been
seen since.
Last night mounted Officer Thomas Mark
wood had one of his legs badly injured by being
| caught under his horse in falling on the Ice
while riding down Sth street.
The Potomac river is ice bound for a long
way down stream, and the prospects for an
early resumption OF navigation are now very
DIM The Alexandria Gazette OF yesterday says
the steam tug BrewertOn had more difficulty in
making transfer OF cars between that city
and Shepherds yesterday than she has had at
any time this season.
To-day Messrs. BARLEY and Stanton filed
ON IN equity against La Aora Silver Mining
Evarts, to enjoin them from paying over re-
covery on award, including $T.034I5, which
compartments claim.
CHARGE OF LIBEL--To-day Gen. Charles D.
Gilmore was In the Police Court on charge OF
libel. preferred by A. A. Thomas, and the trial
was postponed until the 10th Inst. The alleged
libel is contained In book entitled 4" In the
Matter OF the Disbarral Of Chas. D. Gilmore by
the the Secretary Of the Interior. &C.. In the fol
.
by Gen. Gilmore Thomas wants $780, as he
says, for clerk to pass Wolf Lake to patent
Thomas was convicted out OF his own mouth
and by his own hand Of perjury
At once this blackmailer commenced to attack
Gilmore again and again for period running
over nearly twelve months Thomas made
threats OF procuring disbarral to persons in
Gilmore & Co.'S employment and In the con.
hdence OF Gen. Gilmore. we'll knowing that
these threats would be reported TO Gilmore and
hoping to secure hush money"
A LOST OPPORTUNITY FOR THlEvEs.-Yester-
day there was received through the mails at
pouch package from Mitchell Dakota, con-
tanning 1913 900 in greenbacks for the General
Land Office, which was safely delivered. the
cost TO the government being but 10 cents.
FUNERAL OF SOUTHERN CoLoREp PoL1rr-
CIAN.-This afternoon the funeral or Jefferson
tive OF Jackson county. Mississippi took place
from the residence OF j. w. Mcfarland, No
1914 Madison street-Rev. DR.. Bou1dtn, OF the
10Th street Baptist church, officiating. The in
terment was at the Young Mems burial ground,
In the county. The deceased was a nephew of
the late State Senator Caldwell, who was killed
for a time in the lower house of the Mississippi
legislature, and he came to this city In 1875
securing, through Senator Bruce first posi-.
ton tn the Post Office department. then In the
Pension Office, and subsequently In the Treas
ury department. He was active In politics, a
member OF the Southern Republican Associa-
ton. and many politicians from his native state
were present at the funeral After the reIg-
ious exercises, MIR. &. c. Caldwell made an ad-
dress, speaking or the moral worth OF the de-
ceased and his services to bis people and TO the
republican party. MIR. Washington had been
in ill-health several months, and died at the
Freedmen's Hospital on Wednesday night.
THE ErlPBLNY LIBRARY AND JUDGE ToURGge's
IECTUEE.-Judge TOurgee, author Of "a Fools
Errand," will lecture on the Ben Adnaurlte
Era next Wednesday night, for the benent OF
the Epiphany library and reading room. Many
persons do not know who Judge Tourgee is but
there Is hardly any one In this community. or
anywhere else in this country, to whom rne
author OF "A Fools Errand" and Bricks With
out Straw Is not well known. The lecture Is
given under the auspices OF 1.-THE Epiphany T.
orary and Reading Room" which is an adjunct
OF Epiphany church, g street, between l3En and
18th streets northwest. 1t was started less than
two years ago and has been maintained by the
pit ole OF that parish. 1t is not intended how
ever. Tor the exclusive use and benefit OF the
members OF that church. Any gentleman Or
lady who is willing TO conform to the rules and
regulations OF the management may have the
use OF the reading room, and by contributing
snail amount towards the current expenses
may secure the benefits Of the circulating
library. The library is, Of course, not yet
very large one, but II Is growing rapidly. Ii
contains about 1000 volumes upon subjects Of
general litera ture, and IS not confined to relig
1ous works, as mary might suppose. from the
fact OF It's being mainly supported by and to a
certain extent ,u under the control OF church
where tickets to the lecture may be obtained.
TH0SR who have heard DR.. John Lord only
need to be reminded OF his coming great lee
lures on Dante, Martin Luther, queen Elizabeth
and Daniel Webster
WANTS DIvoRCE.-Cynthia Anna Slater
filed bill to-day, by MessrS Cook and Cole, for
bill OF divorce from Henry Slater. They were
married In Ptttsburg In April, 1871, aud she
charges that he commenced course OF drunk
enness and ill-tIeatHent towards her.
West WashingtOn. nee GEORGETOWN.