Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-24
Condemned Locals.

Street lamps will he lighted at 900 p. m. and
The One-story house OF Alex. Fisher, at Potomac
City, was burned about dusk last evening; the loss
being &3.5
Yesterday evening two bows found the body OF a
dead male infant in a lot on New Jersey avenue,
between Rhode Island avenue and X street The
See notice public meeting Of the associated
charities of the District
MT John a. hing, agent OF the society for the
prevention or cruely TO animals. is looking up
evidence In alleged cases OF oyercrowded street
cars See his advertisement.
The three hundred New England excursiOnists
now 10 the city visited Mount Vernon yesterday,
and last night called in body on President Ar
thur at the White House. The reception took
introduced by Senators Hoar and Dawes and Com
missioner of Agriculture Ioring.
Baltimore rink between the Washington club and
the West End club. Of Baltimore. resulting in a
victory for the former club by score OF 3 to 2
q. Boyd is captain OF the Washington club and
Jesse Hoy OF the Baltimore club
The following patents have been issued to per-
sons In this city: l. b. Greer, assignor to keyes &
Greer, reciprocatng engine: w. ". Giles veloci-
pede; T. j. Smith, opera chair; j. III. Rogers, as
signor TO l. g. Hine and F. Hume, electric teie-
phone.
AS result OF the report OF cases of restitution
mentioned IN The STAR OF last evening. several
contributions OF both clothing and money have
been received by Chief Clerk McGinn, at the
health department, for the unfortunate people.
LAWYER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY He SHOULD NOT
DSPUSiSHED FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.-AbOut a
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others against DUNCAN furniture dealer) and
others, on which Judge Wyiie made temporary
restraining order TO prevent the defendants from
disposlng OF the property In their hands. SubSe-
queDtly an assignment OF DUNCAN TO Jacob Rich
was placed on record and yesterday this was
Drought to the attention OF Judge Wylfe who ex-
pressed surprise that such proceedings could be
taken, and asked who had advised the assignment
Mr. A. S. WOrth1ngton, representing the complain
ants, after examining the original assignment
with others, filed two affidayits made by members
OF the bar that the assignment was ia the hand
writing OF William A. Meloy, and the court imme-
diately Issued rule on MelOy TO show cause by to-
morrow why he should not be punished for con-
tempt OF court
HOLDING A MARRIED WOMAN TO CONTRACT
The Equity Court yesterday decided the case OF
NoIrse agt- MullOy. In this Case married woman
had purchased real estate, had paid some 8, 500
and had given her notes for the residue OF the
purchase money, secured by deed OF trust She
became dissatisfied with the transaction and
Med her bill To set aside the sale and for the re-
turn of the $3.50 on the ground that as married
woman she had no right TO make the contract
Judge Wylie said that whatever woman's rights In
this ease might have been under the old law, the
new law, IN which women put on paDtaOOns and
become men, subjects thep TO mems rights and
responsibilities. The w0Aan here made con-
tract, and could not have II set aside TO the injury
OF the person who dealt with her. While the con-
tract could not be enforced, Yet she had right to
Sake all the chances of gaining advantage and
refuse risks lie would dismiss the bill and leave
the plaintiff, IL she had been the victim OF a fraud
10 seek her remedy in new action on that
ground
WILLS FHED.-Yesterday the will OF Rebecca s.
Miller was filed In the register of wills Office She
bequeaths TO her daughter, Mary Schreiner. $40
acres or land In GraySOn county, Texas; To her
daughter Emma Miller, 80 acres OF land, part OF
the apOve-nained tract: also SiS acres OF land In
McLennan county. Texas: also, 37L acres of land
in Loyslbanna township, Westmoreland county,
personal The will OF Ms. Phoebe T. Leech was
also filed She gives to Mary A. Mcdaniel, her
daughter, $500 in trust for her children; the re-
tween her daughter and her sons
PENNSYLVANIA COAL, IRON AND LAND COMPANY.
eeruncate OF Incorporation OF the Pennsy IL an!a
Coal, Iron and Land Company has been rled with
the recorder OF deeds in this District Messrs JnO
w. Douglass, Lester A Bartlett. s. r. Beckwith.
Morgan X Wise, and VIM p. She'll Of Pennsylya,
MIA; b. p Fleunniker, OF New York, and William
McMurtrle. OF New Jersey, are the incorpOra tors.
The capital stock OF the company is $500 600 di-
vded into 10O. coo shares OF SIS each The company
- formed Tor the object of mining and selling coal
non and lumber.
The Estate OF THOMAS L HUME-Yesterday
1essrS X r. Perry and II. Fendall, administr..
tors OF the estate OF Thomas l. Hume flied a hil
against the Connecticut Life Insurance Company
Annie l. Hume, and others for an injunction and
the appointment OF a receiver. The object IS n
RESTRAIN the payment OF $4,000 policy OF insurance
on ce tag le 10 OF deceased TO The Wife that the pro
Dtlis have been filed against the Life InslIra nce
Company of Virginia and the Hartford Lie and
ANNUITY Insurance Company of Hartford.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows: John
turner TO {. Willard, lot s. So $50. ~ 45s m
Joseph Jinsta 10 Trustees Murray TniyersaliSt So
eleT, part sui 3, So 24; 81 500. Patrick Fagar
70 bridget NJ Pagan, sub lots Al and a. So i?6
n's0 ~ l. Page TO Josephine A. ColdweIi, sub
" So us; $1,000 Josephine A. Coliwell 90 n. 81
nowe, same property; $4,000. John II. Goddard
70 w. b Evans, sub 81 and part 81 st s9t: snh "a
81 &c; lot is and part Il, sd. s0S: lot =
~ s4; part q. So; go; s. Lettia Hig
gins 10 Lucius c. Higgins, subs so and 81. So
Is Eeerhard Truesheim 70 sarah A. j. ID ID
keale, part S, sd $50: 500. W. E. Barker toll It
AhDrlght, lot s. block u, lie Droit Park: Is OO0
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been ,ssuea 70 ooo.-,
M.Seriber and Minnie Barnes; Beniamin Wee,n5.
ana hlnIna Williams; Clarence o. Krafft : nd Nc -
v. Tubby. '' anu 1ef'suoe