Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-24
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1 "tschhb 'tcAtohS run ANNAfOLac-A ohAhb BAN
| QUIET TONIGHT.
The Won steubens were taken IN charge by q
committee representing the German citizens OF
| Washington Saturday afternoon. and az O'Clock
were driven from the Arlington to the Schuetzen
Park, where a reception was rendered them. The
| park was decorated with the German and Ameri-
can colors When the guests arrived they
| guns, and were received by Mr.. Charles Ebel,
president OF the Schuctzen vercn, In a
| peasant speech, 20 which Col A. Won Steuben
| responded. After lunching,. there was an impress
siNe ceremony at the statue OF Baron Steuben,
the party parading thrice around the statue, and
then halting in front OF IL Addresses were made
| ny MT Theodore Poesche, Col A. Won Steuben and
MAJ. X Won Steuben and there was much enthus-
:stn Al 10 O'Clock the guests were escorted TO
| Aoner's Hall, where banquet was served. There
were $50 persons present, Including so from Baiu-
| head OF the table. Positions OF honor were
| assigned TO Baron Won Schloezer, the German
Assistant secretsry of State Walker Blaine,
Baron von Beust and Messrsi Gail and Ak
and other guests from Baltimore. Toasts were
drunk to the German Emperor and the President
OF the United states, the German guests the United
states states. and ID the & German empire, and the German
vereinS- MI. Louis Schade read an unpublished
letter from George Washington 70 Baron Won
Steuben, written on the day when Washington
surrendered his commission in the army express
| ing great respect and an aflectonate regard for
the baron.
HOW THE FRENCH AND GERMAN VISITORS PASSED
SUNDAY
The French guests dined Saturday evening at
the Arlington with Secretary Blaine Yesterday
| morning they attended mass at St Matthew's
Church, and in the afternoon called upon General
Grant and were driven about the city. They dtned
at O'Clock. The German guests did not attend
divine service. During the day they made calls
| interest
DEPARTURE FOR ANNAroIIs
Most OF the French and German guests lert the
| city this morning for Annapolis. -Four or FIVE OF
each nationality, however, did not GO but re-
mained in Washington. The visitors TO Annapolis
Assistant Secretary OF State Walker Blaine, and
Mr. Sevellon A. Brown. They will return late this
entertained tonight at Wormley's by a banouet by
Secretary Blaine. The French people will leave
next Thursday, going TO Boston. In the meantime
they Will be appropriately entertained here. The
German people viii leave tomorrow morning for
Baltimore, where they will be entertained by the
German residents OF that city. Wednesday MORN
ing they will go west by the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
SUSPENDED SENTENCR-This morning. I'm the
Criminal Court, Judge Cox, the case OF Benjamin
Hilton, alias Benedict Hilton, charged with the
| larceny OF nearly six hundred dollars from
| his stepfather, John Carroll, the 10th Of
August last, was called. Mr.. &. NJ. Smith, for the
young man, and that nearly, II not quite all the
money had been recovered. His mother and step
father were both anxious that he be not punished
He suggested that with the understanding that
the sentence he suspended the prisoner would
plead guilty. The District attorney agreed TO this
arragnment, and the pea'was taken, and the i'm
position OF sentence suspended.
RoBBTNG CoRrsE-The body OF James T. olden.
coored, who was accidentally drowned at York.
town, Va, on Saturday night, was brought TO this
city this morning and sent TO his late home, l.
between ID and 81 streets southwest He was about
30 years old, single man, and was employed as
COOK ON board schooner. A committee OF the
Knights OF Jerusalem, OF which organization he
was member, took charge OF the remains. On
his arrival here at the wharf colored man, named
WAS arrested by ocer {esan o' and
locked up at police headquarters for hearing. No
%as found on his bs He %
had given it to another for safe keeping.
THE SLAYER OF FLORENCE DoNoHUE RELEASED
on BAIL--In the Criminal Court Saturday. Mr.. c.
Maurice Smith stated TO the court that he was pre-
pared 70 give bonds for the release OF his client
John Noonan, In custody for having killed Florence
| Donohue. Messrs- John and Michael Noonan were
accepted sureties I'm the sum ef s. 900 for the an
pearance OF the defendant before the court, and
Noonan was released from custody.
In the Circuit Court the OF Pagenhoff agt. The
Inland and Seaboard CoaSting Company was on
trial. This is a suit for 500 damages alleged to
have been sustained by the agents OF the company
refusing TO allow him and his company TO land az
Fortress Monroe, except by paying an additional
fee, and insulting him and his company. The de-
fence denied positively that there any insult
Ing language used, except by the plaintin and his
companions, and claimed that the tickets did not
perm IT OF the holders laying over.
Judge Macarthur charged the jury at some
length, referring to the evidence conflicting, say.
conduct OF the defendant such as the plaintiff
was entitled to receive. III the defendants conduct
was reasonably fair the defendant was entitled to
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for
he amount claimed-sl00
The COURT IN GENERAL TERN adopted an order
to-day that mo member OF the bar or other officer
OF the court shall hereafter be admitted as surety
upon any bond or undertaking required for the
performance OF any decree or order OF this court"
ILLNESS OF DIR. JOHN b. BIAKE-Dr John B.
Blake, who has been quite seriously iii at his resi-
ported by his physician, DR. George Lloyd Ma
gruder, to be better this morning. Dr. Blake
W s taken sick M TWO weeks ago last uesday went
tend to business. He returned home very i'll, hav-
ing suffered relapse due, as he thought, to cold.
He began TO mend apparently on Friday and con-
tinues to show signs OF Improvement
ONLY ONE BID.
Bids were advertised to DE opened at l2 O'Clock
to-day for dredging out OF the channel OF James
Creek canal, an appropriation for which was made
put in, that OF Mr.. W. L. Reed at "a cents per cubic
yard. The award win probably be made to him.
PROBATE BUsINEss.-Saturday estate OF Adolph
KenZg; petition OF Emanuel .Harbin for letters OF
administration filed, and order OF publication filed.
The will OF the late VIM. GreaSon was filed and
fully proven, and petition for letters filed. The
estate is LEFT to the Joseph DaydsSa s
them for his children and grandchildren.
| Reported for The EVENING STAR.
| FRANK CARTER IN COURT. - The Alexandra
county court began its monthly term this morn
| ing. Among the cases which came up was an ap-
| peal by Frank Carter, OF Washington, from the
judgment OF Arlington justice lining Carter $50
for nuisance, In depositng night soil from the Dis
trict on the river side below the Long Bridge The
| Judgment OF the justice was set aside as beyond
his Jurisdiction, and the bail bond cancelled. The
| Aiken-B Burch assault case will also come up for
| trial
THE MAYOR AND LICENSE INSPECTOR RAFF.-
Mayor Beckham, who has just returned from York
town, has received letter from License Inspector
RaT, OF Washington, saying that he has proof
| that the house OF Beckham & Co., or Alexandria,
has been doing business in Washington without
license; and suggesting, that a license be
taken out by them at once. Mr.. Beckham replies
that the business which his house does In WASH
fngton is purchasing not selling, and he would
be glad to know what license is needed to enable
q man to buy In Washington, as he wishes I'm all
cases to conform to the law. Adverting TO the
published statement that Mr.. Ran had sworn out
a warrant against him for personally selling by
sample I'm Washington, he says he has not been in
Washington but two or three times for the past
year, and then on public occasion only; and has
violated no law.
DEATH OF DR. STABLER.-Dr Edward ii. Stabler
died at his residence on Washington street this