Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-07


| low, Wilson & Company's Ministries are drawing
good houses to the National The program is va
TBEATEK C0MIoUE-A fine variety ana burlesque
entertainment proves great attraction at the
Comique.
DRIVERS GARDEN-An inviting bill is offered
| at Drivers pleasant garden.
ABNER's GARDEN-A fine instrumental and vocal
concert IS given at Abner's every evening"
The WASHINGTON SWIMMING SCHOOL Is open day
and evening.
sion to Norfolk, Fortress Monroe, Piney Point and
| Point Lookout. Saturday night, arriving home
Tuesday morning.
The last Of the popular Lower Cedar Point ex-
cursons are given daily this week, winding up
with an oyster roast next Sunday.
CHARGE OF STEALING MAPS DIsMrssED-George
a. Tansil, the cOlored messenger in the engineers
Office In the Columbia building, who was arrested
few days ago for the larceny OF a. set of maps,
the property OF the District OF Columbia, was put
on trial in the Police Court this morning. Mr.. c.
H. Moore for the government. Special License
Agent Ran testified that he discovered these maps
srea o nn oi l. 1 h d. pa t,e
from Tansil. Lieut. F. V. Greene, Assistant Engi-
neer Commissioner, testified that these maps were
published by the District OF Columbia and cost
about g per SET He stated that the maps were
printed by the District for the benefit OF the pub
lie. The defendant was the messenger OF Capt.
tlfy the maps as the property of the District, as
there had been great many copies distributed,
maps. w. T. Stewart testified that the maps were
left at his Office he thought, by the defendant or
street, testified that the maps were left 1t his
office for MIR. Stewart by the defendant The court
said that there was no proof that any maps were
missed at the engineers Office or that the de-
PENDANT stole them, and he would honorably dis
charge him.
A WEDDING AT RoCKvILLE.-Mr. J. Maury Dove,
Of this city. and Miss Mamie Carter, daughter OF
X. w. Carter, OF Montgomery county, Nd, were
81 Il.
Vile, the ceremony being performed by Rev.
Father Cunningham, OF b FILLMORE. The wedding
ton Brewer and Miss Riggs. Mr.. S. H. Wheeler and
NH, MISS sioussa, Mr. c. b. Crop.ey ana Miss Mamie
Graham 1o and MISS ahu s srs T S
bride-elect walked up the aisle with the groom,
After recess at the home Of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dove left for a northern tour.
SPENT ALL HIS PENSION MoNEY-James ord
an Old soldier was In the cock at the Police Court
this morning. charged with being loud and bolster
Gus and disordcrly on the street Policeman
ByrneS stated that the prisoner is an inmate of
here three days ago to get pension of s2CO, which
ne has spent in rum already. He was sent to the
government farm for 10 days in default OF IS
note.
FIVE PER CENT MoNTH.-Iicense Agent Raft
this morning swore out warrant at the Police
Court charging William o. DanniSOn, n real estate
a-ent at go F street, with being an unlicensed
broker. Mr.. Raft states that lie has evidence to
show that Mr. d ennison has made a business of
loaning money to clerks in the sixth auditors
Office, charging them five per cent per month and
getting orders from them on the diSburSirg officer.
In all the cases brought by Mr.. Raft the oppressed
clerks are glad to nave chance to testify against
their brokers.
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.-The thirty fifth month
~ meeting OF III" Equitable Building Association
was held last niEht at MarinfS hall, on E street,
DE-. George W. Fisher in the chair, and Mr. John
Joy Edison secretary. $1O,500 was advanced at an
average premium OF GO per cent making the
mont hy dues on each 81 COO as follows: On return
OF principal S10S3; on Interest, So 16totaI, SIS 49,
The Perpetual Building association, at its tenth
monthly meeting, last night, sold s., 100 at an
average discount OF S45 per share, Or giving pur-
chaser S155 per share
TIE OLDEST INHABITANTS ASSOCIATION held their
regular monthly meeting yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Edward NJ Drew was elected an additional
vice president. Mr. James Anthony was elected a
member OF the association, and MeSsrS Callan,
Bruf and Knowles were appointed a committee to
prepare history or the association from its
organization in 1865 to the present date.
DEATH OF PROMINENT CITIZEN.-Daniel Spald-
ing Jones, late chief clerk or the board of health
ana for the past three years confined in st. Eliza
beth hospital for the insane, died this morning
He was prominently Identified with the Masonic
fraternity. being Past Master o. lafayette Lodge
NO. ~; Past High Priest Lafayette Chapter. No. s.
ana an active member OF Columbia Comm nd cry,
NO 2, Knights TemplarS. The officers of the sew
eral bodies with Whfc h he was connected are to-
day arranging for his funeral.