Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-17

hcatfon, advertisements must be presented not
Street lamps will be lighted at 5:25 p. m. and
eXtingushed at 5 30 a m.
The fire this morning about o'clock, for which
an alarm was struck from box 30, was in an I'M
occupied house Urame) In Clark's alley, between
X and streets and Connecticut avenue and 18th
streets northwest, owned by John Connolly
Damage, $50, covered by insurance The fire was
the WORK or an incendiary.
The pound was broken open Wednesday night
by DR.. Leon, VINO TILED To recover his dog which
had been impounded. The result was that the
doctor got bit on one OF his arms by another dog
and failed to recover his own. Poundmaster Elm
stein proposes he says, to prosecute the intruder
for violation of the pound law.
Oscar A. Lee, colored man. residing at 323 Viz
GINA avenue, and employed in the navy yard by
Comma nder r.. ID. Evans, reported to police head
quarters yesterday afternoon, that while return
ng apg street. between 18th and adj 9a streets
Wednesday night, he was attacked by two white
men; each with pistol in his hand, who jumped
his pockets robbed him OF f41 and then made good
their escape.
At the close of the concert given by the Fisk
Jubilee Singers at the Congregational church last
evening, DR.. Rankin, the pastor OF the church,
stated that the members OF the troupe were on
Wedn sday night denied admission to every hotel
In the city. and did not succeed until after mid
night In finding place TO sleep. In most cases,
he said, want OF room was assigned as reason
for refusing them hotel accommodations, but in
thee Instances the refusal was put upon the
ground OF color and race.
This morning about eleven O'Clock, Edward
Boundary street, was crushed to death by the
falling OF one OF the cars on the elevated track
used in carrying OF the dirt. He was about IS
years old, and lived on Capitol Hill, where the re-
mains were sent.
Mr.. John II. King, of the Society for the Proven
ton OF Cruelty to Animals, this morning stopped
man on 9TH street having In his possession CLAN
dered horse, which he stated he had purchased
from the Georgetown car stables for s12. The ami
NAL was IN a most deplorable condition, and when
the owner was told what the matter was he will
llngly surrendered him to Mr. King, who had the
sick when he bought 1t, the parties selling it stat
ing that it had the pink eye.
Washington Hurdle, a large, middle-aged white
man, was charged by his wife, in the Police Court
to-day. with aSsaulting her. She stated that she
lives In Tennallytown, and night before last he
came home and threw a rocking chair at her, and
Knocked Kettle Of hot water of the stove and
beat her Shamefuily. The court fined him s. or Is
days, and took his personal bonds to keep the
peace for six months.
The annual conference OF the Philadelphia dis
trict OF the Delaware conference NJ. E. church met
in Wilmington on Wednesday. Revs w. F. Butler,
committee to confer with the Washington confer
ence in reference to establishing paper in the in
tereSt OF the church work.
j. shillington sends the Atlantic Monthly for
March.
Yesterday E. Hall and H. Bean, OF Canyon City,
Oregon, were before the grand jury on the star
route cases.
Yesterday afternoon, Mt. Browne, in charge OF
the sewer labOrers, took to the second precinct
station house dead infant, which he found In the
sewer at the southeast corner OF Sth and streets
northwest.
Detective Coomes returned from Baltimore last
night, and brought with him Edward S. Linthi-
cum, charged with stealing silver watch from
his brother-n-law, In this city. In the possession
OF Lnthicum was found six fine plated table
spoons, marked as" three napkin rings, butter
knife md pie knife, with different marks on them
About noon last Wednesday, Mrs. Charles Rob-
inson, colored, living at stantontown, in the
out protection, and in her absence they upset pan
of hot water, and one OF them was badly Scalded.
DR. Little was called In, and pronounced the In
jury dangerous
Deputy Sheriff E. Root, of schoharie county, New
York, arrived here this morning on his way home
from Florida, where he took into custody Daniel
Stryke, charged with ass aut and battery with in
tent to Kill d. Becker, two years ago, after which
he fed TO Florida.
Court to-day with the second offence OF petit lar
ceny, in stealing pair OF boots from the store OF
for the grand jury in default of $500.
DE. Mary Walker was at the Police Court this
morning, to intercede In behalf OF a white woman,
who Was sent TO the wOrkhOuSe a few days ago.
Her presence there seemed to greatly amuSe the
crowd OF courtroom lOungerS
During the concert given last night by the Jubi-
lee Singers, Miss Matte l. Lawrence was the re-
cipient. from her friends in Washington, of hand
some gol1 watch and chain, accompanied with
beautiful autograph album containing the names
or the donors. The presentation was made by Mr..
Henry johnson, in few happy remarks.
AFTER THE MISUNDERSTANDING Davis.
terday with asSauting Aggie Davis his wife,
VINO testified that she has only been married
to him five weeks, and Wednesday She told
him TO go to the store and Settle Dill, and he said
he had settled il, and she found that he had not
and asked him why he lied to her, and he struck
the stand and testified that his wife was sick. and
he caught her out in the yard hanging out Clothes
and only clugh; hold OF her and said, "Pet, you
viii have To go into the house." The court i'm
posed fine OF S. or 10 days
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded rs follows:
NJ. Trimble TO james b. Albright, sub 49, So 800:
81 100 b. III. Duval to c. b. Tanner, sub 8, 50. SCI
l4J0. Sarah L. Stone t. Edgar W. stone, sub 81
sq. 623; $. Isabel T. P. Handy to VIM Z. Handy,
part D. ST.. 6S6; $. B. H. Warner, trustee, TO Sarah
NJ RittcnhouSe, part 22l and lots 29 and 30: 81 $50
o. c. Green, trustee to Joseph A. Gamble, part 1884,
Wesley Saith to Ellen s. Bots, lot {, block 5,
Meridiin Hi; 1850. c. 3. Church, trustee, to
Michael MI McG1ire lot 4 So. 40; $ National
$; Quit claim-) julius ". Kraft TO same lots
and % ana ut. 2, so. 2s9: $4,000 Mary E. HoItZ-
man TO F. Stanton, pit 3, So. 81; $1,000.
MONTGOMERY Co. (MD) AGRICULTURAL FAIR-The
Agricultural society, of montgomery county had
Its annu Il meeting in Rockville yesterday, when
Holland, Simon D. Best, Benz c. Colt, Henry
Bra bradley, VIM. + Mannakee, Of the county, and
tive committee, Wash. Bowie, VIM E. Muncaster,
Robert H. Miller, John f. Wilson and Roger Far
ScCIttdES. a. 81. treasurer, w, V.
Bouc,. Jr. 1t was determined to hold q meeting
TO repeal one OF the articles OF the bylaws which
declares that no horse can compete for the pre-
miulns that Is owned and kept for racing purposes
MILLER VS.. THE B. & p RAILROAD CoMPANY.-To-
day the case OF George ~ Miller agt. the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Company Was argued in the
Court In General Term. This was suit brought
TO recover damages TO property on street be-
tween 9th and eth streets southeast, caused as
was claimed. by the unlawful fixing the road
grade below the grade OF the street to the depth OF
1--WE feet ana within twenty feet or the building
which p1iintn claims obStruct ted him in fngreSS
to and egress from his property. The plaintiff
for <lCO was awarded and the case was appealed.
MessTs. Brow he and Mcconnell appeared for plain
t1 and EnOch Totten for defendant
THE OPP FELLOWS FAIR.-The hall was beauti-
fully decorated last evening and there was a good
attendance, notwithstanding the inclement
weather. Voting for various costly articles exhi-
bited for competition was very spirited The
Knights OF Pythias uniform has X. NJ. Brown first
on the list For the leather medal to the uglieSt
Odd Fellow, John T. Chauncey is ahead. For the
Past Grand Patriarch'S Jewel Joseph Burroughs is
ahead. For the Past Grand Masters Jewel T. W.
Fowler has the most votes For the fine crayOn
portrait OF DR.. John Edwin Mason, Grand Master,
70 be won by the Lodge or Encampment polling
The most votes, Central Lodge, No L. ahead OF all
others Beacon Ledge, No. Is, has the most votes
for the beautiful set OF Lodge regalia.