Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-05

eon, eq, prtSiueLJ, III TIE Cnalr, the secretary
sold s25(0 It an average discount OF S5l. leaving
At the ninth regular monthly meeting OF Fe,-
ertl Building Association, No , last evening, adj
vdnces were sold on 81 shares dt the minimum rate
OF premium. 30 per cent, amount n TO $1,000
Al the tWeat Vehtn monthly msetngor the
Equitable Building ASSO. idtiJn LIST evening
sIh'eo were disposed OF at an average prem un OF
IS per cent
THE Will Or MARY BATES was fled for probate
yesterday To EK tD,th TOHge, her sister, she
gives S2tO and al the household furniture ana
silVeTwaTe. To her brvf:icT-!G-Ia.y Frylcri K
IteS, the horses, carr -. ami harness TO her
grandson, Willie L@Gr. ten. her lite husbands
gold watch. The resiGiu. III the ct IT, re Il and
personal, is LETT u her bTltuer-iH-l W Fr serck
Bates, il trust, follOws: tie j. To- have the man
aSement OF the estate, VIII. fuil power to dispose
OF anu fSinvtSt the Selne; an annuity o! - i TO
be paid 10 Elizabeth TGaES. Decels..is gran Is rs
Willie and LauriH Lar ten, are u be maintained
cut vi Tie incaine 9Ii>lnG from the estate until
they att in majority when the estate Is 20 lie d.
vded in equal shares 6t tTC.n THEM. or ii case OF
deceaSe, the survivor becomes sole hear Feril-
nand Bat s is appointed txccetor
THE FUNERAL OF SAstEI X. EVANS, son OF
Rev. W. b. t-ys n, who died st &o1,t5 v took
place yesterday, from his thcF's residence, and
was attended by a laTge number Of friends Of the
family and members III tae MttrupUl TN NJ F
ChCTch, which u dcce@Se att-ir!et! Rev r. X
Bdtr cOHdtCtt; The services, paying a deserved
trbu'e o. the memory OF tne deceased, and the
metropolitan cher sang some appropriate SECT
tioNs- Among The moral de- or;ti ~ IVES n b.a1-
thu wrc,th from the Witt HoIisa. The inter
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was formerly "a onl.ier ~ tn 5Ga artillery. serving
I'm the west, AMI 10 il tLCu- III that he then con,
Ira Ted the di~'l-e consumption hich ended Ia
his death. He had recently been a clerk In the
Agrt ultural department
A COLoRED BURGLAR PLEADS GUILTY-John
Jackson, the CoioreI man arrested by Onicer
Neal, or the f1ftn precinct, yesterday. having In
hts possession q ladies' cloak, boys ulster ana
other articl-s, is now held Tor burglary Lieut..
Arnold yesterday having asCertained that the
goods hclongei To Mrs: Murray. coz 18th street,
hat hnd her
early yesterday morning. the burglar having
forced three de rs- Alter he had gathered up
sance In the dining room Of Nurray5 h0,Isp before
lie wing. In the Police Court THIS morning the
ouryidr-a VII inOus Iool Ing Icllow-was charged
Win burgiarionely breaking ana entering the
house OF VIM Il. Murray, in the night time and
stealing the above NAMED goods. the property or
Bessie NJ. Hill lie uni,sit;ttngIy pleaded guilty
and walked back into the dock with look OF
defiance On his face. The court committed lin
Tor the action OF the grand Jury in default OF s5O0
bonds Policeman Neil states that when he ar
rested the prisoner he had On his person loaded
sN ,;i rsyover and lsree screw driver,
IS ioreihg The Keepers OF the doors.
DECISION AGAINST MARKET CoMPANY.-The
northern Liberty market company sued Lorenz
klssner. stakeholder, 10 recover accrued rent OF
Two stalls IN the market, under lease FOR 90 years
81 SO per month The defendant pleaded IL At
the mlrket company having only a legal exist
snce Tor twenty years could not lease the property
Ior longer PERIOD and that, therefore, the lease
20 him for SO years was void. Yesterday Justice
ONtlH sustained this defence and rendered judg-
hebt IN favor OF ktsSner. II. X. Elliott, esq. ap-
peared for the company, and l. A. Newman, esq ,
for the defendant
A GUESSING CoNPETTTIoS.-A tall, slender far
o. glass, filled with beans placed In the center of
the shCw window o. Sidney 4. Nimmos piano
NarerooRs, No. 433 It'll street, Is attracting much
attention The jar has been filled and sealed by
scsertt prominent business men, and viii be
opened On the 19t OF March next Melnw lille
everybody IS invited TO come up and register a
guess as 10 the number OF beans contained in the
lr W Een the jar IS opened and the beans counted.
tae p rS0n who guessed nearest the number will
De awarded splendid s130 Shoninger nine-stop
cynlSt la pariOr organ. The competition has al
ready become very lively, many expert gusSserS
having entered the list. The organ offered as an
incentive toS hrewd guessing, stands in the window
VIII the Jrs and is very fine specimen of the
Soonier organs, for which the house Is sole agent
IN tne DistEfct These organs, which are elegantly
made and are unrfyalled in Tone have as distinc-
i've feature chime OF bells, which may be Played
win beautiful effect as an Accompaniment by
merely pulling STOP In addition to the sale OF
organs MI Nimmo deals largely in pianos, both
new ana second hand. His ware rooms are filled
WIN pianos OF the best make, which may be pur-
CHASED On easy monthly payments HIS shelves
are supplied with all the latest compositions In
sheet music. The novel method of disposing OF
tne organ, exhibited In the window, with serve TO
Sttrset attention TO the unusual merits OF the
Cymbeila organs.