Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-17
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Condensed Locals.


Condensed Locals.
Street lamps will he lighted at 7:20 pm. and
eXtinguished at 1900 pm.
In the Police Court yesterday. Jno. Watkins,
assault on JnO- Robinson by striking him with
brick; was fined s. or Is days in Jail.
Mrs. Sarah 4. Wailing. an old and well known
lady, grandmother Of David Waing, the actor.
died last night III the SEVENTEEN year of her age
Notice of funeral is given in another column.
Justice j. 7. G.. Clark is confined to his house
by severe attack of chlls and fever.
Miss Jennie Rutherford and Hon. Chas. F.
Westlin9. of Illinois. We're married at the resi-
denee OF the brides father, Mr.. VIM. Rutherford,
5l9 18th street, last evening, Rev. W. F. Ward,
of Foundry NJ. L. church, officiating The cou-
pie left at 10 o'clock on a bridal tour, north and
west
Officer Ryan's little boy between six and
seven years old, fell this morning and broke his
collar bone. He was carried to his home on LIST
street, between G and II streets northeast.
The Building Boom.
Rev. d. d. Forrest has commenced the erection
of q frst-class private residence on 10th street
between Rhode Island avenue and P street
northwest. one of the most prominent and
pleasant positions in that growing section of the
CITY. II is to be % by 40 feet three-stOry and
ton running to the top. fat mansard roof wood
cOrnlces and ornamental projections. The front
wall will be of pressed brick and the inside
finish of the best material and style.
The Union Bethel congregation. NJ. E. Church.
have commenced the erection of a new church
edifce on NJ street. between 18th and 10th streets
northwest. The size is so by 105 feet. two story
pressed brick. a mansard roof, covered with
slate. and is to cost $500 Mr.. S. T. G.. Nor
sell is the architect, and Messrs. Deering & John
son the contractors.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE THREE CARD MONTE
"EN II MIC IN nfD, az1-~
was fieeeed out of $50 Saturday by three-eard
monte men. Desiring to see something of the
city, he took walk towards the Capitol. Near
the grounds he met young man who told him
that the building would not be opened until 10
O'Clock: and after further conversation his new
found friend invited him to take stroll towards
the arsenal grounds. row in boat to Gies-
boro was suggested to see Sitting Bull and Spot
ted Tail and other celebrated chiefs who were
kept there by the government. There the Ken
lucky drover met them. and the const Sble turned
up to interrupt the exciting game of three-card
monte. The drOyer escaped with Mr. MargOni's
money. The case was reported to the police.
The VETERANS ExCURSION.-The Union Vet
eran Corps excursion to Marshall Hall, on the
steamer W. W. Corcoran last night was largely
attended Among those present were Mrs II.
U. ZantzinSer. Mr.. and Mrs W. G.. NOlen. Mrs.
A. F. Conrad, Mrs. NJ. V. Hart. Mr.. and Mrs d.
W. Beach, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Robinson, Mrs
George Woodbridge. Mr.. Fl. McWhorter. RObt b.
Lincoln, r. r. Lynch, Col. G. E. Corson. Col. l.
s. Tichenor, Harry Hungerford, Walter L. Cad
man. l.: II. Wood, r. E. Williams Louis Schmidt,
M. V. Tierney. A. G. Johnston NJ v Casey, E.
=. Trieyer, T. A. Gibson. III. T. Carson. j. NJ
Moullen, w. Burke, w. W. Sweet, j.. A. Mar
tin, Chas- Hartell. Jas. Cross, VIM. f. Corbin E.
III. Perrin. Stewart Crawford, Prof ID. Scott. NJ
Slm0nds, q. W. Brown. Howard l.. PnCkney
Chas- Doutrck, Harry Lyons and lady. VIM.
Iepley Irwin. c. j. Compton Misses Lizzie
Iabler. Annie Smart, Ada Fields. Mamie Parker
Aggie Parker and Laura Cadman. Fred Thorn
son j. 5. Bosworth, Geo. Parker. Paul Newhaus,
9. W. Brown. J. W. White, n. V. Casey. F.
Clark. J. Fitzgerald. j. A. Barran, j. b. Morri-
son, G. w. Smith, r. r. f. Kerkam, S. C. Sny-
der ". A. Orr, ]. R. Siddal, F. B. Orr. l.. t.
John. d. W. Scott. A W. Long, ]. S. Lacy. J. o.
Roche. L. j. Irwin. j. Angel Ii. Engle Lieut. b.
r. Ross, R. b. Losh, c. G. Hannah w C. White
c. T. Conrad. t. ]. Duffy, Misses A. Conrad. s.
Tabler, Nellie DOnahoe. A. Williams Katie 4
Arnold, and Ida c. Tullock.
FATALLY BURNED.-Yesterday afternoon. az
several colOred children We're playing i'm the
yard of No. go street northeast one of them
Rose Kenny. aged seven years, suggested max.
ing fire for fun. She procured some matches
and while in the act of touching off the pile heI
dress took fire and i'm an instant her clothing
was in full blaze and she was badly burned
She was taken into the house and DIR. Suddartf
summoned. After lingering in great agony fol
nearly four hours she died.
A BRUTAL ASSAULT ON AN OLD MAN.-Thret
young white men named Patrick Collins Jas
Reynolds and Mathew Cunningham. wer,
charged in the Police Court this afternoon Will
assauting an elderly white man named Johr
Cudmore, who stated that last night these
young men with others raped on his door IL
Jackson alley, and when he came out the GROVE
jumped on him and knocked him down ant
kicked him in the face and on the head in a yer,
brutal manner. Mr.. CudmOre's face was terribl,
cut and swollen out of proportion. Collins for
feited collateral. Cunningham was dismissed
and Reynolds was fined SO or 30 days in Jail.
SUIT FOR SLANDER.-Leopold Offenstein. to
Cay by T. b. Stiltsen. entered suit agt. Boom
'hambers and Eliza A. Chambers for SANDER
In the last named having ON the 2lst of Jun,
last spoken OF PLAINTIFF in the hearing of others
GU are thief You steal everything you Cal
ger nod OF. You are hog; you paid a maj
one hundred dollars to take false oath. YOt
are mean enough to do anything. You paid ;
man to swear false = = You are all thieves
anu steal anything you get your hand on" III,
ciaiins SlV.Voo damages.
FIRE THIS MoRNTNG.-About $50 o'clock thi
morning an alarm was turned in from box AZ h
oHeef AIdrldge, for a fire in two frame house
on street, between Delaware avenue and 3.
street southwest, owned by Mrs Maroare
Kemp, and occupied by George Jordan an,
Sarah Dougherty; damage about $3.50 A hons
on Delaware avenue near NJ street. wa
damaged TO the extent of S25 The house wa
owned by Henry Dugan. The fire originate
nom kitchen stove in Jordan's apartments.
The LoAFERs IN FRONT OF THE POLICE CouR1
In the Police Court this morning Judge Bunti
gave directions to Officer Hardin. the dool
Keeper, to keep the crowd from in front of IN
court house, and particularly when the prisoner
are being put in the yan as there have bee
bitter complaints made by the residents in til
neighborilood about the crowd that congregat
there every dsy.