Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-27
Condensed Locals.

Judge Wylie Will hold a session Of the Orphans
Court tomorrow morning AT II o'clock.
This morning the Criminal Court met and ad-
1ourned; tae Equity passed a couple Of orders and
followed suit, and the circuit and General Term
Mr.. Benjamin F. Maxwell, "a years old, a young
white man, printer by trade, boarding at loo /
Street corner 1t street. dropped the street Sat
urdsy niGht. in The neiEhbOrECOi 81 his home, and
died almost Immediately, OF hemorrhage OF the
lungs
Philip ii. Refnhard formerly Of this city, and p
G. Mack, lwyers OF Lebanon, Pa. Were held In
500 bail by nltcd States commissioner, in Phil
aGelphia Saturday. on the charge of retaining eX-
eeSsiye fees in pension cases
Judge Macarthur decided. in the case OF Smith
VS.. Jones that imprisonment for debt is not absO-
lntey abolished Ia this District, and that a capias
0d sGti%fUcj9f,ta TO take in custody the DO ly of
debtor was properly issued IN this case, where
affidavit was made that he had concealed or car
red on goods subject 10 execution.
SisSiotaTE anniversary ms etingS were held yes
Waugh, and other NJ. f. churches. Intere- ting
exercises were held, and collections taken Tor the
missionary cause The anniversary meeting OF
Tine W0mrn'o Foreign Missionary Society WAS held
at the FOurtiI-Strert VI. f. church, and Rev. Mrs.
HartSOOk delivered the address.
Residents OF Freedman's Village state today
that they have only Ind two cases OF smallpox In
that village, and that one OF the patients died and
one has recovered.
Marine band, and who was recently reunited in
marriage 10 his divorced wife on his sick bed, a
stated in The STAR, died Saturday night at his
residence In East Washington, aged IS years. He
had been Ill a long time. He was TIE founder of
EsPuta music hall. on the Navy Yard. The funeral
services took place this afternoon at ST AiOySius
Church, and WIS attended by large concourSe OF
the friends OF the family. after which the remains
were taken 10 Mt Oliyet cemetery for internrnt
CnaS. Washington, a one-arIned cOlOred man.
was charged in the Police Court to-day with steal
ing 50 pounds of iron from Geo. F. Riley Sergeant
Boyle testified 10 arrJStng the prisoner SATURDAY.
night Washington denied stealing the iron, but
said he was with the man that did steal II: but he
down FOR 50 days.
Tie plan OF giving prizes in the public schools
"kindness TO Animals" was started by Mrs Ad-
miral Murray who is an active worker in the so
eiety For the Prevention OF Cruelty To Animals 4"
HE amount or the prizes was contributed by her
Col Perry Carson has sent out Invitations TO the
prominent colOred men OF this District TO meet
"Wednesday evening for the purpose OF taking
some action looking TO a celebration OF emancipa-
ton day.
THE TEMPERANCE WoKKERs.-The anniversary
OF theCongresslonal temperance society was held
last night NJ the Metropolitan Presbyterian church
on Capitol hill. Addresses were made by the pres
ident OF the society, Judge Strong. Representatives
Dlngley, Norcross Miller iPa.l. and Updegraff
ing, the secretary OF the sOciety-The
Dashaway reform club meeting at Lincoln Hall
last night was ADDRESSED by Judge Daley, of Iowa,
anee meeting was held at Masonic Temple yester-
day afternoon b? the Woman's Christian Temper
were made by Mrs Wilson, OF Virginia: MIS- B. r.
Cutter, and others.-A temperance meet
ing was held in the Dashaway hall at Georgetown
yesterday afternoon by the Woman1s Evangelical
temperance association. Mrs Chambers was in
charge OF the meeting; Mrs. Mckendree Reilly
made an address.
DR. F. J. TACBMYNTIs was before Justice Walsh
IN Brooklyn, n. Y, Saturday, TO answer a charge
OF having written annoying letters To DR.. w. ii.
Dudley, trportuEtng him for position. Dr. Dud-
ley WAS asked whether he had cOnversed with the
prisoner about the assassination OF President
Garfield The Greek jumped up and, waving his
night hand excitadly. exclaimed, "NO, no." When
ever Gu'teau's name was mentioned the prisoner
said Pytifpstly. (s,itypaur The priS0npr
IN a haif-sohbing tone: 81 pray you TO dismiss me-
VIII die II SIT down In the Jail. am going
away Immediately. have my passport For the
sake OF God let me go, for am dying. I want to
go away from this city, and will never come back
TO America" Justice Walsh held the prisoner for
the grand jury.