Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-26

Yesterday afternoon Louis Lavouna. living with
iessiy handling a pistol, accidentally shot his
brother Ernest In the forehead, infiicting q pain
| full. II not dangerous, wound. The ball was ex-
The Sons and Daughters of Rachel an incorpor-
ated coiored beneficial organization, yesterday,
through Mr. w. X. Duhamel, filed bill fn equity
against Kendall Payne and Eliza Payne, to obtain
possession OF certain books belonging to Abraham
Lodge, Ne. ], OF that order. Randall Payne had
been the presiding chief, and members OF his
family were officers OF the lodge, with possession
of the b oks, which they refuse TO surrender.
a VI rasA a5s i mg vng at
from her horse on Pennsylvania avenue, near 10th
street, and sustained compound fracture OF her
left wrist. She was taken TO the Emergency hos
pitai, when Dr.. Parsons rendered me iical aid
The Cian-na-(iael will ON Decoration day decor
T aT w.n LOWE he OF Kev FntneF Boyi
at Mount Ol:vtt cemetery, and that OF w. Theo-
bold Wolf Tone in the old Presbyterian cemetery
Yesterday acting coroner Hartigan held an in
quest at the Washington gas works on the boiy
OF ,orge Meter Killed there by the cayng In of
brick wall, and the jury rendered verdict OF ac-
cidental death.
Jno- Carter, colored boy, was sent to jail for
six months by Judge Smell this morning for as
sauliing cOiored girl, named Harriet Gaskins,
| ami rcbbing her II "a.
IN the Probate Court to-day, IN the case OF the
POINTED administrator, and his bona was fixed at
The venerable Mrs Rachel T. Meehan. over
eighty years OF age, relict OF the late John s.
Meehan, formerly librarian IN Congress, is in quite
feeble health from the infirmttfes of age, at her
MIR. George A. Caswell, commissioner and inten-
deat OF the Washington almsh0use, is quite i'll of
piauro-pneumonia, at the asylum dwelling.
THE BUTCHERS ORGANIzArIoN-Ata an adjourned
meeting of the butchers held last night, JC:ln r.
Kelly In the chair and Mr.. Baker secretary, the
chair, from the committee on legislation, made a
report regarding the proposed abattoir law, to
which the butchers are opposed, stating THAT he
thought District committee
should be done the butchers and consumers Of
meat in the District They are to have further
sent TO the committee. Mr.. w. F. Hunt from the
committee on organization, said that by the next
meeting they would have things so far perfected
as to make final report
SUIT FOR 500 DAMAGEs-Mr. L. Browning has
entered suit for 800 for James II. Sprell against
Thomas Holden, OF the firm Of Harvey q Holden.
The plaintiff claims that last Wednesday night he
went into Harvey'S saloon, on the Avenue and ten
dered S. note in payment for some refreshments,
ana was told that il was counterfeit, and Mr..
Holden sent for OFFICER Daley and had plaintiff az
confined in the fifth precinct statiOn-hOu5e all OF
Wednesday night, and was dismissed the next
morning on 1t being aScertatned at the bank that
the note was good.
REAL ESTATE Duncanson Bros, auc-
tnpeers. sold yesterday afternoon, for Savage
Smith, esq, executor of estate OF L. w. Murphy,
deceased the eastern part OF lot 4. In square 1862,
having front on street, between 9Th and 10th
streets northwest, OF 20 feet, with depth OF 100
| feet, improved by a two-Story- aEd-attic frame
| dwelling, for S3,310, to Mr. John 1. Vogt.
"A PRACTICAL SUGGESTION TO GuITEAU.-One OF
| the suggestions made by letter to Guiteau comes
/ from practical man out west who writes: "As
your family and yourself have sold your Old clothes
and made preparations for the disposition OF your
body after death for pecuniary purposes, allow me
to suggest to you that you make yourself OF some
practical use by willing your body to some one to
exhibit for the benefit Of the Garfield Memorial
Hospital fund, and that you shall, In your pre-
served state be made the first subject in the mu-
scum OF the hospital"
FISH MARKET.-SOd by R A. Golden, agent:
$4,000 herring, at Sc per thousand; go shad,
at $25 Der hundred.