Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-17


by the manner i'm which Mr.. Christiancy had
treated her. and especially by the manner he
tMr. c. had spoken of her since his arrival in
this country. She had rather expected that her
brother would have horsewhipped him. for he
c. had done everything he could to ruin her
character. even to bribing witnesses. She re-
grets that her brother took this course.
The Vermont Avenue Christian Church.
NEW BUILDING TO RE ERECTED.
At a meeting this morning of the building
committee of the Vermont avenue Christian
church the treasurer reported the amount sub
scribed to the new church building up to the
present time to be twenty-siX thousand dollars
A resolution was passed to Immediately proceed
to have plans drawn for new church building
to cost not less than thirty-five thousand dol
lars The following were elected as permanent
trustees: JAS A. Garfield. w. s. Roose A. b.
Tingle, II. Clay Stier, Isaac Errett, W. IL. Lape
Jos. Smith, jr.
A HEALTH OFFICIALS TRouBLEs-This morn
ing. in the Police Court, Mr.. Chas. +. f. Rich
ardson was charged with assaultng Dr. JAS
McV. Mackall. of the health Office and also with
obstructing him in the discharge of his duty.
Dr. Mackall stated that on the 18th of this month
he went to Mr.. Richardson's house to serve some
notices on him about nuisances that were to be
abated on his property. and was asked into the
parlor by Mr.. Richardson: when he made his
business known. Mr. X. called witness a id
lnpertinent scoundrel for smoking in his house.
grabbed him by the collar and put him out Mr.
Richardson stated that he is member of the
New York Avenue Church. and has not used an
oath for years. and denied the assault The
court remarked that there was only one witness
for the prosecution and one for the Defense and
dismissed the defendant, and advised the COM
painant to take witnesses with him the next
time he had such people to deal with.
THE CHRIsTIANCY ROBBERY.-There has been
no clue as yet to the perpetrators of the robbery
of diamonds from ex-Minister Christiancy at the
National hotel yesterday morning. that the pub
lie can get hold of. The idea that the thief fol-
lowed Mr. Chrstiancy from New York is not
entertained, as robbery could have been per-
petrated much easier and with more safety ON
the train than at the hotel.
THE NATIONAL FAR-At the meeting of the
directors of the National Fair Association last
evening. a resolution was adopted inviting Gen
u. b. LOring the Commissioner of Agriculture
and Hon. j. G. q. Blackburn. to deliver the ad-
dresses at the fair. commencing October 10 and
closing the 18th.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
Chas NJ Bosworth and Jennie Grant; August
Werner and Kate Schoenberg: John H. Niehol-
son and Anna Sophronia Brown Linkins.
THE MICHIGAN RELIEF FUND.-Capt. R. w.
Tyler, treasurer of the Michigan relief commit
tee, yesterday afternoon reported to Hon. E. NJ
Marble, president, the following contributions:
treasury department., SS5S.55; Patent Office.
1887. IS; Pension office Sl44: Land office. Sl3O:
Indian office, $50; Department of Justice and
office of Secretary of Interior SIPS: Post Office
department, sl4025: City Post office, Sl04; War
department, S105 Navy department, SS1. and
from business men, S139. Among the citizens
of Washington who have contributed are the
following: ThOs. E. Waggaman, SO; Middleton
& Co., S10; Fitch, Fox Brown, $40; Britton &
Gray, $40: William Baantyne $40; Tyler &
Rutherford Sl5; L. A. Bartlett. s.; j. II. Squier,
S5 NJ G. Emery. S5; George Henning. S5
Lansburgh & Son, IS; Mrs. H. E. Guest. IS: d. |
LOTUS. $5 j. F. johnson. 50; A. Saks & Co.. |
50; William HI. Dunn. 50; W. H. Hubbard. So
Capt. Tyler yesterday forwarded to III. G.. Bar
mum, cashier of the First National Bank of Port
Huron. Mich, and treasurer of the relief fund. a
draft on New York for S2.216.55. Mr.. Geo. W.
Driver has offered the use of his summer garden
to the committee for benefit performance Col
Anger has received handsome screen and
Japanese table, to be raffled for the benefit of
the relief fund,