Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-31

MEETING OF TIE WASHINGTON STOCK KxCHAN0k
At meeting OF the washington Stock Kx-
change Nh. g. b. B. White, the president OF the
board. In announcing the death OF Mr.. Jacob w.
Ker, made some feeling remarks. Other speeches
were made OF the same tenor, and on motion OF
Mr. r Paris the chair appointed Mr.. o. G. Greene,
Mr. J. Stanley Brown and Mr.. b. D. Cooke AZ a
committee to draft resolutions expressing the sin
cere grief Of the Exchange. They drafted series
setting forth, "That in the death Of Jacob w.
Ker, the treasurer of the board, the Washington
Stock Exchange has lost q valued member, whose
tegrity have been recognized and appreciated by
all with whom he came in contact; and, whereas
statements rejecting upon the integrity Of Mr..
Ker; and, whereas the Exchange, after careful
inquiry, find the said statements to be without
solved, that the Exchange, In this formal and pub
lie manner, characterize as untrue all statements
ceased MEMBER e AS token Of respect the usual
business of the Exchange was omitted, and after
the adoption of the foregoing resolutions the Elk
change adjourned.
FEMALE sHoPLIFTERs CAPTuRED.-Yesterday af-
cinct, took into custody, on complaint Of MT. 4 g.
Davis, two well-dreSsed middle-aged white women,
on the charge Of ,shoplifting They gave Their
They were detected in the act OF secreting goods
on their persons by some OF the clerks in MI. Da-
spaee On being Searched 0s at the stationnhonse
several pairs OF corsets stockings. gloves handker
Chiefs hand satchels, Jewelry, and other articles
of the property were identified by different mer-
chants The amount they had about them when
arrested are Is simply remarkable The police say
quite lot of stolen property at their lodgings
They were arragned In the Police Court to-day on
guilty to each charge The first charge was for
stealing 48 yards OF lace and pairs OF gloves from
Charles Baum. The second, for stealing pairs OF
40 r1rrr1 onA 1,fnfc TAoyy vic
and the third, for stealing Is pairs OF stockings
from Lansb1rgh Bro; aggregating. In an. about
IN the css snd months each IN each
OF the other cases, making Is months in Jail in all
They took their long sentence very hard, and went
back to their cell In tears: 1t Is stated that they
are from Baltimore, and that their right names
are Katharine Higgeheimer and Caroline BrOwser.
a poeketbook belonging to MT: Charles Buell., Of
No. 1924 @ street, which was stolen at Lansburghs
store some time ago, was found on the H1gglehe1-
mer woman.
SUIT has been entered by George Simmons
against Charles POIneroy. to recover s, GOO. The
agreed to sell him 500 acres Of lana In Florida and
consented to Andrew Langdon conveying to
plaintiff house 1913 18th street as collateral Sc
Indebtedness thereon, and charges that the de-
fendant has refused to carry out the agreement
He further charges that the said house was en-
numbered more than its value, and that he has lost
In the transaction 81 600.
portion OF the Galilean Fishermens Association
last night decided to take part in the emancipa-
ton celebration. The Good SamaritanS also de-
cided last night to take part in the celebration.
The following additional contrib utions have been
received by the financial committee to defray the
expenses of the procession: From Major Brock,
s.; c. w. Winship, $40; w. H. Hoover, IS.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Frank
Clarke and Eliza v. Callaghan; Dallas Powell and
Bette Simpson, both OF Fairfax c. H., Va; Robert
W. Silvey and Ann E. Jackson; Sylvester S. Lacey,
OF Philadelphia, Pa, and Clara p. Jackson, OF
Prince George county, Nd John II. Reese and
Sarah E. Hadley, OF Canada.
DEEDS IN FEES have been filed as follows:
Charles E Henry, U.S.marshal, to Lewis H. Hersh-
Held g. ~ sublot sc Of subdivision OF pit lot 12 so.
PAP; 100 Elizabeth Force ct al, to Mary Force,
e. y, sub "a, 81. 159: 8. Same to Cynthia Force,
v: 4, same; -: WH;Clagett ct al, executors, to
town: ss1s 80 Adam Dade to L c. Main, pit 6, So.
161; 81 Goo John Van Riswick to Robert M. Miller,
pts. and 4, SO. 5s4; -; Patrick O'Connor to
F. Frank az Hume, sub 81 So sss; $500 T. Miller,
SO; $780, B. H. Warner ct al, trustees, to Mary J.
Warren. lots zoe and 2o3, Mt Pleasant; sl,425.
Mary d. Beddle, trustee to G. n RIDER lots Is and
II, block 40 ground north of Columbia University;