Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-14
Condensed Locals.

Owing IN The extraordinary number of new adj
fertisementS encrOaching upon the news and read
ing matter, THE STAR viii be issued in dOuble-sheet
OF elgbt-page form OF fitty-SiX columns tO-lnOr-
row. These issues always command a large
cireGlltion, that OF Saturday last reaching
20.5S0.
John V. Johnson. eolored, died suddenly In
store, M. Psi Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
yesterday, and DE-. SOthrOn gave a certificate OF
death from heart disease.
The g. q. P. club last evening elected the follow
Ing cfheers: j. Nickle, president; w. Way, vice
president; b. d. Fleet, secretary; Ii. Miles, treas
ur,r, and Frank Lathrope, custodian.
Court, yesterday, the Jury found for the de-
feniant
In the case OF Bradley and others against A. Fl.
Herr, tried in the Circuit Court Yesterday before
judge Macarthur, a verdict fer the amount claimed.
SMo was rendered for the pllintiffs.
In the case OF Black agt Smith, tried tn the
Court In General term, yesterday, the court held
that trustee cannot ralify the acts OF another
his trust
Richard Saunders, a six-year-old colored boy,
vas the dntenflnt In a charge OF assault brought
6y Win Mitchell aged ven years, In the Police
Court to-day Juigo Shell rem I'd that such ju-
venil,s Instead OF bringing their Il ,hts before the
court, shonll BE- taken home ana given a good
Spanking al around. The court ordered the dis
position o. the caSe to be docketed as mon age,n
and the Juveniles walked ont
George u. GiOtZbache, who Is In the oiorlesS ex-
eaVfttny business, WIS arraigned in the Police
Court toby. for dpnsring niyht-sOil on the
Chase r0rl, in the county, contrary to law. The
ease WIS Continued for evidence for the defence
Ice formed last night all over the river flats, to
Ol r1NtT ntn
An Interesting Contempt Case.
To-day, in the Court In General Term, the case
OF stephen W. White agt John ChIles, L. H. Pike
AMI James W. Denver WAS heard, on motion for
ruie on defendants to show Gauss why they should
not be att ichei for cont mpt- Senator voorhees,
appears for petitioner and MeSsrs- Denver and
PIKE Tor r'sp0njent' The petition sets forth that
In sint Brought March 18th, Isl g. TO establish and
asrf f'iin 81 C'il"s t1 the eiShth part Of awards
~ ue tnted states AMI Mexican commission to
TIE amount o, sIE3s123a, decree was entered dis
bn.sIDE the OIL, aud II WAS announced that the
assignee OF X. II. Nusser and Pike and Johnson
heii tht only Valid title, AMI on fling the opinion
and the decree the Secretary Of State paid all the
money u Whit IS assignee No appeal was
taken, and the decree stinds- White states that
prior tn the second suit, by the same parties. he
eought o; Pike and johnson their quarter interest
In The award for SIS so; Pike receiving $500 as
his Sh2re. In octHp'r list Denver and Pike for
Cii'ies. entered suit, setting up the facts In the
Tie answers or Gen Denver deny any intent to
cohoit Contempt 'Id snhinlt whether his action
y 'sU' dDtcr tie rroySiJrS OF section 75 Revised
siitui's& Nj. Pike, in his answer. diSc,lims any
lrteEt 20 commit a contempt, and claims that
NLiic, hE his puTci SO, secured valid title to
Cnf!3if the fees AMI no more, and his claim Is an
unjust oae, as he had onIy purchased one-half.
slr. Cn:!"S asserts that he was endeavo ring to
Keep WITHIN the Laws ana 10 compel White TO
Recognize 'tDG satisfy his oIGim.
Po:Icz CoVRr DrsIsr1> IN THE CASE OF pUR-
CHAsgRs 0F CENsUr OFFICE PAY CERTIFIC ,rEs-
After the appropriation Tor the payment OF census
IL
sii$i 30 WORK on AMI receive certificates OF
a:.ipEHte tue them for their services and take
~ chances Of Congress appropriatlng money for
t.;r ifts M nt oi suc certificates Some OF these
"d'is t'l!7 Were soli IT great discount In
s?ert"r q -iicensse R9n, ttrough information
IF"iit fayhiSt'f Si1iItiS OF the Interior depart
hieGt swo.'' out wIrTG nts LAST "Wednesday against
Jacob ), H. Forrest nd Thomas y. I1dings twho
had buu<i;t ~niC 81 the certifcateS) for carving
or TIE business OF brosers without a license. Ii
t3e foisc' ,-'Gr t!iS nIoTRiug the against De
FJrrtsj was osiie,f and he Pleaded not guilty. To
IA Lens hrOL Mr.
j Newton appeared for the defendant. Mr. Ran
treiiii,+. Ia arreStHg The defendant Several ex-
feItSgS Uflire clerks testified 20 having sold the
errtif''si-~ iot their pay TO the defendant The
defence puE IN eytdCn,e one OF the certificates
which Nts rad ~ the court The court remarked
Tint tIe certificates show chat the government
hts liOt DcTt To ply them, and they were not
se,stT,'is, 81 tae sense Of The lsw. and the case
W0nld have l. be dismissed. The case against
ideiess Was continued until Saturday.
THE DIVORCE BrslsEss--To-iay, Judge Hagner
nnadf decree OK diyoTNie in the case OF Abraham
br,wn e,ainSt Re6eeca Brown. They were mar
rie1 in March. 1866. BY Rev. w II. Lee and the
htlst. NJ state that alter their living happily to-
gethsr tHr three months sie k'it him and re ined
alvey I@i: mo'itas. during which time she bore a
Child which Was not his; that after living with
him two months she again left him, remaining
away about fifteen years
THE EMANCIPATION MEETING.-Delegates to the
emancipation mass meeting 10 be held tonight
weSe elected last night IN various districts fol-
bws:-Sln'h district, MesSrs- w. Calvin Chase,
John Eaglla. Levi N"Cabe, Calvin ID. Johnson and
LwfS bowari; aitcrnatss, e. e. Stewart and Ed
wari Younger; eleventh. Jos Thompson, w. Hall,
walter Harris, j. Z. y. Wilkinson and r. H. Bev-
cry: tenth, Ch3s Hurdle, VIM II. BroOkes, Thos.
Ffisbe, Phitp Meredith. VIM. H. Harris: fifteenth.
John w Freeman, Thornton Davis, Bernard West
Z. Z. BrSeOe, Henry JenrieS; sixteenth, Geo W.
Wilkins. Samuel Adams, James w. Cooper VIM.
III. Lee. James Davis: twentieth, NJ. FL. Robinson.
ChaS- Brown Samuel L. BrOwn, WIN. III arriS, Jas
III. Thomas; first, c. W. Davis, John NJ Shippen.
VIM Scott, W. G. Talaferro. ChaS Hall
The Young Mems Island Union Benevolent As
sociatfon JAS Thompson president, and Henry
Hall s. cretlry). elected last evening II. Anderson
delegate 10 the emancipation convention.
AcQuuTTD-John Guffo, James Jones, James Z
Schooler and John q. Lucas. the boys indicted
with james Jones 10: the ErceBy OF I60 pounds OF
bronze, the property o. the National Lincoln Mon
oment Association nom Clark Mills foundry, on
January 3l last, were placed on trial in the
CRIMINAL Court yesterday. and the trial occupied
the court this morning. The evidence tended 10
show that the larceny committed Dy other
artes, and a verdict was rendered OF not guilty.
essrs c. M. Smith and A. Il. Williams Appeared
for the dcfeudalIS