Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-03

been received at TEE STAR ONCE:
iowa Ss1ie Register, Des Soines Iowa. Ga
Employees OF Robert Davidson 4 CO........ 1200
Total. 60
BUILDING AssocIAT1oNs-At the first annual
meeting OF the Federal Building Association, No.
President, Joseph K Eison; vice president, Robt.
w. Fenwick: secretary and treasurer, John A.
Prescott; board Of directors, F. G; Middleton. VIII
G. Barnard, w. II. B. kittson, Hamilton K. Gray,
George s. King and Charles 7. Nutze. The annual
report showed that from dues On stock, advances.
&c, s2s 1855 had been received, sIS9S0 had been
advanced on l31 shares, and 496 shares redeemed
at 46S, leaving balance OF s., SO In the treas
The COMMANDMENT Building Association, No.
3, at It's second annual meeting. at Wtthafts hall,
oitcers: William wtthaft, PRESIDENT Hy. Butt
ner. vice president: Lewis Neurath. treasurer;
Peter Vierbnchen, secretary; directors, Messr.
Kattleman. s. II. Weber and j. W. Miller.
Anew German building association, to be known
S ng t ae nSe sannss a.
hol. Mr. Henry Bergiing WAS elected preside ut,
Mr.. Ernst Dahl, vice president; Mr.. John Seifert,
seeretaTy, end MT. LorerZ kissner, treasurer, and
Messrs. Julius sehon. ]. ". schaefer, H. Bergling,
Ii. Nol, N. Menke, T. Roeben, FIR Miller, FIR. Stn-
zing and U. Geyer directors.
E. ". HALL DENIEs-E W. Hall. who recently
went to Philadelphfa, as he announced, fer the
purpose or collecting money for John Brown =
widow, has returned, and has written letter to
The STAR complaining that his reputation has
suffered by reason OF an article published in THE
STAR. He says that it is untrue that he ever used
the name OF any person as director of the indus
trial home school without authority. "Only two
OF the gentlemen spoken Of as SUCH" the letter
says are now liviDg-namely, Commissioner Nor
gan and General p. F. Bacon. These gentlemen
VIII support my statement that they consented to
the use of their names, and were heartily in
favor OF the project" Hall says, also he offered
to return the money to those who purchased
ftfG TO fnan ho1l onto oil ma
that he has a letter In his possession from Mrs
Brown, thanking him for bringing her condition
to the attention OF the people.
THE HoRsEsHoERs held protracted meeting
last evening and considered the progress OF the
strike which began on the list instant. The strike
has so far succeeded, according to statements by
the jOurneymen that most OF the bosses have COM
piled with the demands OF the men. Out OF twelve
shops two remain out, and In them noIruniCn men
are employed
Brown. young colored man, was charged in the
Police Court to-day by colored woman named
Of @ haxng nsa on she
told the court that he came into her house and
threw her On the sofa and attempted to outrage
pose II she had not frightened him OF with a re-
vOlver. He took the stand and denied the charge,
and the court SAID it was stale charge and was
not brought for several months after the occur
renee, and he would dismiss the charge.
We
Austin agt. Gould Austin, a decree OF divorce was
granted plaintiff with permission to resume her
sn ssss Of 1a Etr The parties were married
charges him with cruelty, inhuman treatment,
taking her watch and pawning it. selling the
household furniture: that he was a common gamb-
Ter, and that he was an idle, worthless husband
falling to provide for her.
Andrew J: Ensor to-day filed bill for divorce
from Julia EnSor. The maiden name of defendant
was Rowe, ana they were married in Baltimore
county, Md, April 9Th, 1867, and he charges that
She deserted him in October, 1877.
CHARGE OF ARsoN-Annie and Jane Davidge,
two colored girls Etsters n-aw). were before Judge
Smell. In the Police Court, to-day charged with at
tempting to commit arson, in setting fire to house
No l04 ~ street, just south OF the avenue, and
appeared for the defendants Nora Young, col
ore1, testified that she lives in the house in Ques-
ton, and the defendants also occupy rooms there.
witness and Annie had a difficulty day before
yesterday and the case was before the Police
Court, and they threatened to make it warm for
WINES, ana yester1ay some one got into witness
room during her absence and poured coal Oil on
her bel and furniture and set fire to it and burned
IT. There was no direct testimony to connect
them with the affair and they were dismissed.
ART SALE.-A really choice collection OF oil
paintings and water cOlor5 is now being sold at
presentnt various subjects, in all about one hun
dred and fifty examples, together with other OBJ
Jects OF art THIS sile should attract more than
ings are from the easels of Washington artists
IL VIII be continued until all Is sold.
MARYLANDER's MARRIED AT THE COURT
HOUSE. - Monday there appeared at the court
house a colored couple wanting to get married.
Going to the clerks office he necessary license
was procGred-the names OF John w. johnson, OF
Anne Arundel county. "a 23-year Old widower>, and
ta A-ye;tr OH widOw), being inserted A minister
Was Inquired for, and the attendants showed the
couple TO the room above the witness room and in
few minutes Rev. Henry Bailey appeared. The
groom wore dark suit, and the bride was attired
in q white 0ress trimmed with lace, white gloves,
and white satin bonnet with white ribbons, and a
sash OF pink was worn about her waist and bow
at the throat There Was number OF spectators
IN the room, and MI Bailey soon performed the
marriage ceremony.
FISH MARKET.-Sold by r. A. Golden, agent:
5000 herring, from Sc to 81 per thousand; 1900
shad, from s12 to $40 per hundred; 200 punches
rock ana perch, from 10 to so cents per bunch.
THE DOCTORS AND THE PROPOSED GARFIELD Hos
PITAI--A lar ely attended meeting OF the eadfng
Office OF the. Columbia Fire Insurance company on
street Dr. F. "A Ashford presided and stated that
the object OF the meeting was to exchange views
In regard to the character OF the Garfield Memo
rial hospital An informal discussion followed,
and the general current OF opinion, as expressed,
favored hospital OF a general character where
no one should be excluded on account Of nationat
ty, seq, color or religious belief. The necessity
for an institution OF this character was spoken Of
regard to its object and aim. The medical pro-
IeSson will hold other meetings In the interest OF
this hospital
An UNIQUE CELEBRATION ---To-day, the 10th ami
yersary OF the opening OF II. GoldSchnnid's man,
moth department store, No. S12 7th street north
west, was celebrated In a novel manner the event
being signalizad by the presentation To every lady
OF handsome painted fan and the Offering of un-
usual and tempting bargains In every line OF goods
The store, which was tastefully decorated to-day
In honor OF the important occasion, will be brill
iantly Illuminated this evening.
REAL ESTATE SAIEs.-DuncansOn Bros a,lc-
tOneers, sold yesterday afternoon for James g.
Edwards and Frank Hume, trustees lot g. of the
subdivision by ThOs T. Young OF original lot H. in
square 49O, with improvements, known as Young's
Law Building, southeast corner OF 9th street and
Louisiana avenue for $10,0l5, to q. W. Utermehle.
Also. parts OF lots and 10. same square, fronting
~ feet s inches ON 9Th street. with depth on c
same buyer. for s. 600 Also, lot 8, in square 843
fronting So feet 81 inches on public space Penn
sylvan1a avenue east, with a depth OF 50 feet7
inches, unimprOved, 70 John e. Herrel at 50 cents
SQUARE foot Also. lot L In Sauare 666 fronting 1a