Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-17
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The Capital City Guards entertained a large
gathering OF their friends at a reception at Tall
madge Hall last evening. The committees in
charge OF the entertainment comprised Messrs. j.
f. Bowie, Hugh Garland, L. s. Carey, J. II. Camp
howard, ]. +. Dade, John II. Shepherd Thomas s.
Kelly, and Meuts. C. r Douglass, William ii.
smailwood, Orion D. Smith and Judson Malvin.
The Soctabie given last evening at All Souls
Church was one OF the most enjoy able events OF
It's kind Owing to the rain, the assemblage in the
chapel was comparatively small; but what 1t
lacked in size 1t made up In quality. Instrumental
music, recitations, songs declaNations. and en-
dTtz ny Gensraf Br 1s On re Pros
flowers OF poetry and fruits of thought the path
that led through the evening to general chit
chat and appropriate refreshments
Mrs. Fassett, who has with her as guests Mt
and Mrs F: A. Thomas. of Chicago, viii receive
visitors on SATURDAYS at her residence and studio,
returned to New York on Wednesday.
APPEALS WHICH DID NOT HELP THE PRISONERS
This morning in the Criminal Court, Judge Cox,
District appeal cases were taken up. Mr.. f. Miller
entered nolle pros in the cases OF John Williams.
convicted In the Police Court on November 1st,
and John Divine, convicted November nth. each
OF vagrancy, and sentenced to the workhouse for
sent to the workhouse pending the appeal They
had now each served more than the time they
were sentenced for.
DIVORCED Yesterday, in the Equity Court,
Judge Wylie made a decree of divorce In the case
or Kate BOteler agt. o. b. Boteer, giving plaintiff
the right to resume her maiden name of Boyer and
the custody OF the two children. They were mar
ried January 81, 1865 and she charges that he de-
serted her in November, $780, and that prior there
to he had spent much Of his earnings In liquor and
treated her with great cruelty.
ASSAULT AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Cnas. Senstag was charged in the Police Court
to-day with assaulting James N. Hudson, who
stated that he and the defendant are printers in
the Government Printing Office, and day before
Yesterday Mr.. Sensing walked up behind him.
Whlle ne was at work, and struck him and knocked
thick and fast on his head and face. The court
imposed fine OF $50 or 60 days in Jail, and the de-
fendant was committed in default Of the fine.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR AND An. ILLINOIS BELLE.-A
telegram from Peoria. Ill, last night, says: ru
NOR that Miss Ida Farrell, of this city, who is Wis
ting in Washington at the residence OF Col. Robt-
G. 1ngersoll is the recipient OF much attention
the part OF President Arthur Is creating great
nutter In social circles here. The story comes
from personal friend OF the young lady's family
and Is generally credited here. Miss Ida is the
only daughter OF II. G. Farrell a well-known citi-
zen OF Peoria. She is blonde of medium height,
fine looking, graceful and stylish, and well edu-
Gated.
ARTHUR CHAMBERS, champion lightweight
fighter, is quoted by the Philadelphia Times as de-
clining the recent challenge of Sam Collver to fight
for 81 600 aside He declares when Collyer was a
good man he was no match for him, for he worsted
him one night with the gloves on his own stage.
"When want to fight" said Chambers, 81 will
issue my own card, but until then don't propose
to take any notice OF those who challenge me for
tne sake OF nOtOrety."
ELECTRIC LIGHT IN BosToN-In compliance with
an order recently passed by the Boston board OF
aldermen, contract for 100 electric lights has
been executed, and they will be placed in the
streets as soon as practicable.
ANOTHER CASE OF GRAVEYARD INsURANcE.-A
telegram from Buffalo, N. Y, February ID, says:
Sophia Crowley, living at Black Rock, suburb OF
this city, has been detected in nsurng the life of
her father-in-law, an Old half-blind man, for
sl,5o0 The policy was taken out In the Northwest
man was induced to visit doctor on the pretence
OF having an operation performed on his eyes, and
the certificate was then made out. The woman
states that there is numbar OF persons living In
the same vicinity who have been insured in a SIM
liar way by an agent giving the name of Edmund
Jones. The latter would &C, to the houses OF
different persons, and induce the women to insure
the lives Of any invalid friends or relatives they
had Dr. Green the reputcd physician in the case,
cannot be found.
The MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA BOUNDARY
QuEsTIoS.A dispatch from Richmond gives the
report of the joint committee appointed by the
legislatures OF the two states to ascertain the ter
ritorial limits of each, In accordance with the
terms Of the award heretofore made by jeremiah
s. Black and Charles J. jenkins, acting as arbi-
traitors This report must be ratified by the legts
latures Of both states and bills passed to carry its
provisions into effect before the boundary can be
said TO be finally settled. Special pains seem to
have been taken to define the rights OF the citizens
from waters which have heretofore been claimed
as within the limits of both states 1t Is hoped the
lahors OF this committee will put an end to the
oyster wars.
THE OYSTER WAR has again broken out in vir-
giHa waters, ann GOV. Cameron has ordered the
military from Norfolk to proceed at once to the
scene OF trouble. The governor arrived at Norfolk
yesterday.
KISSING PASTOR STEPS Down AND OuT-The
Philadelphia Times states that the Rev. James b.
Dunn, d. D., pastor or the Bethany Presbyterian
church OF that city, has withdrawn from the pas
tOrate, some unpleasant comment having been
ELECTED by his alleged kissing OF young girls
of his congregation, and which they had 6uzzed
about among their friends.
A SENSATION IN THE VIRGINIA SENATE was caused
yesterday by Mr.. Newberry, of Bland, one of the
four readJusters who recently bolted a caucus of
that party on account OF It's Objectionable dictaton
resolution: "filat Gen. VIM. Malone be, and he
is hereby, requested TO return to and remain at
his post of duty in the Senate Of the United States,
and that copy OF this preamble and resolution
be sent to cur paid Senators by the clerk OF this
body" The resolution was not acted on.
PIGEeN SHOOTING MATCH for 500 side came
on at Elkten, Md, yesterday, between Perry X.
Samuel s Radcife and re- Holmes of fI pelawa ara
Twenty five birds were shot at by each man. The
Ceeil men won the match by sesre OF thrty.nine
$1,000 changed hands on the result
Meriwether, bellies of Huntsville, Ala, daughters
OF the former CHIEF engineer OF the Memphis and
Charleston railroad, and nteceS OF the late noted
authoress, Miss L. Virginia French left their faith
er's house Friday night, with two young lawyers,
oStensibly to attend a concert but boarded train
for Nashville and were married
The village Of Rising Sun, In Cecil county, Nd,
was visited by fire Wednesday night, which
destroyed number OF the principal business
houses in the place.
The constitutional prohibition convention con-
Guided its labors at Minneapolis, Mimi, yesterday
after adopting resolution urging the state to
adopt constitutional amendment prohibiting the
manufacture, importation or sale OF intoxicating
liquors beverage.
Hyatts Pennsylvania military academy, at
Chester, Pa, was destroyed by fire yesterday
afternoon.
Ellen Slevin, diel yesterday at the New York
dispensary while ether was being administered to
her by the surgeons previous to performing an OPP
Grafton on her arm.
Parkham Adams, aged fourteen, a student I'm
the University OF Tennessee, IS dying. He smoked
forty cigarettes and inhaled the smoke, on
wager.
The services over the late Prof. Ko-Kun-Iua
were held at Harvard yesterday. The remains
Will be taken to China for interment.
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