Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-29
The Associated Charities.


The Associated Charities.
MEETING AT GRACE M. E. CHURCH-sOME CASES OF
IMPOsTURE DETECTED.
meeting of the Associated Charities for the
18th subdivision was held at Grace NJ. E. church
last evening. Col. o. H. Irish presided, with Mr..
E. b. Barnum secretary. Mr.. N. A. Robbins said
that PROT King and others had volunteered their
services The committee on entertainment was
increased by appointing, In addition to Mr. Rob
Emery, secretary OF the central association, adj
dressed the meeting.
ton as protection against fraud, he said ne had
recently been called to prayer meeting to detect
an impostor and had succeeded. He said five men
In the garb OF women ON clutches have been de-
tected, and In some cases family was found
where the husband applied for relief in one room,
ane mde ~ another, and the daughter in still
seeing the visitors approach the house fastened
to it, and In a few moments was in bed ready to
receive the lady. Mr.. Emery noted that in the
case of a woman with five names THE STAR had
done good service, and she had subsequently con-
feSSed her wrong TO him.
MI. Barnum, the secretary, gave statement of
the work done In the subdivision, saying there
had been IS applications made for relief, all of
had demonstrated thus far, he said, that impostors
could be detected and the city saved considerable
COL Irish, In neat speech urged the interests Of
j. j. Brooks and W. c. ChOate were appointed a
committee to select nine directors.
B-& o. CASE BEFORE THE SUPREME CouRT-In
the US. Supreme Court yesterday, In case No. IA,
original eI p0rte, in the matter OF the Baltimore
of j. H. B. LatrObe, leave was granted to file petit
ton or writ of mandamus, and motion was sub
mitted for rule to show cause. The circuit court
for the district OF Maryland, it appears, decreed
that the libellant, Jeanette Moxon. should re-
cover from the company 81 ,471.2l, and that the
S, 90713. The suit grows out OF damages to
barge loaded with grain, owned by the libellants,
In collision with steamer owned by the petit
toner, and the aggregate sum for which the de-
cree was rendered was 1873 80. The circuit court
held that that amount Was not sufficient to au-
Ihor1ze the allowance Of an appeal to the U. s.
Supreme Court.
AN IMPORTANT REAL ESTATE SALE-The Census
building property, southwest corner of 18th street
and PENNSYLVANIA avenue, has just been sold by
Fitch, Fox Brown, agents for Henry D. Cooke,
Jr., to Mrs. General W. Mckee Dunn. The cOnSd-
Grafton named is $4,000
Daniel E. woodland and Francis White; August
Schmidt and Ernestine Franz; James D. Barrett
and Emily Francis Webster, both of Prince George
Gunsley, both of Accotink, Fairfax county, Va !;
W. H. Pollen, Of P. W. county, Va, and Laura Vir-
Brown and Eliza Jackson; Jas. r Bailey and Har-
jefferson D. Yowen and Lille 7. Carpenter, both
OF Culpeper county, Va
WASHINGTON FISH MEMBERSHIPS of fsh are re-
1900 shad from $50 to $50 per hundred; 1900 her
ring sold from $3.50 to $50 per thousand; GOO
punches rock and perch, from Is to so cents per
bunch.
DENNIS MuLLANEY's PIsToI.-Dennis Mullaney
was charged yesterday afternoon in the Police
Court with assault and battery with intent to kill
another young man named John M. McAvOy, OF
No. 1929 II street northwest. Mr.. McAvoy testified
that on the 23d of this month he went to Burk's
liquor store, at the corner OF 1915 and Streets to
see Mr.. Burk, and while there he proposed to the
shake hands and be friends again, when his hand
was rejected Witness then made some remarks
to Burk about Mullaney when the latter drew
wards discharged the pistol at witness. Mr.. Burk
stated that he caught hold OF the defendant and
had scufrle with him for the possession Of the
pistol, but it was not discharged. The prosecut-
ing attorney told the court that he did not ask
that the defendant be held fer assault with intent
to kill, but held that he was guilty OF simple
sault. Defendants counsel claimed that their
client was not guilty OF assault, but the court
held otherwise, and imposed fine Of $50 or 20
days.
Books FOR THE PREACHER TO READ-Mary L.
McCarter, young colored girl, was on trial In the
Police Court yesterday for the larceny OF six books
from Mrs Edward Lamansure, who identified the
her preacher, "Jim Green" came to her house, and
she went and borrowed these books from friend for
him to read The preacher took the stand and cor
for the evidence OF the person from whom the girl
said she got the books
DEEIs IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
Thomas A. King to Windsor j. Grayson, pt !, So
160; s.. (Quit claim.> James f. Bangs to Peter
+. GowaIs, pit OF Friendship, &C.; $3.50. j. H.
Small TO j. H. Small, Jr., and G. A. Small, two
third interest in certain property On 9Th street.
Georgetown, extended, and 18th and G streets; S.
M. Keim to S. II. Wells, sub /, so. 1872; g.. A.
II. Lowry to Isabel Kali, sub "a So 49, &, 500. w.
b. Webb ct al to E. Calvin Williams, sub lots II,
J, and A, and lot 8, SO. 226: s.. E. Kingman to
George +. Graham. sub 96 So a4i; 1926 B. H.
Warner to Kate LIE Roy, subs g. %, and go so. az
$500. w. B. Webb, trustee, to Charles r. Mac
Donald, subs II, 10, 49, 20 and g. So ga; e $685.
X. 81. Burr to j. II. Small ct al, pit OF Enclosure:
$4,000 Albert Clark to Catharine Williams pt OF
tract on Benning's road; $50. Frank Hume to
Dickerson n. Hoover lot B, 50. $50; $2,500 B. p.
Snyder ct al, trustees, to A. L KOones ct al, lots
43, a and IS SO. 1885, 81 .S00 A. l. Koones ct al to
Margaret H. Hogan, same property; 81 $50. ]. H.
Thompson to Mary ID. Lear, w. Il lot 10, 50. 6S |:
-. d. r. Hagnef to Richard Rothwell lot 4 so
s95; $109. A. A. Alexander to J. H. Wellbrock, s.
y IL, SO. 293: 3. ]. II. Wellbrock to II. F. Reh,
same property; $3.50
TO those who are endeavortng to improve our
navy 1t may be interesting to know that cousins
across the water think that "America owes 1t to
her honor and greatness to possess fleet which
shall be more than a phantom" This opinion Is
expressed by the London Times
Isabella Holland, a colored woman, attempted
to kill Samuel WOoding, cOlOred barber, in DAN