National Republican., 1882-04-12

The cases against the street railway companies
are set for hearing to-day in the Police Court
patent was granted yesterday to Mr.. Thomas
Taylor of Washington, d, c., for freezing micro.
tome
Proceedings in the Artificial Stone Company
conspiracy case were suspended yesterday as
counsel were otherwise engaged.
owing to tho illness of Mr. Jules Jordan, the
cert Of the philharmonic Society, advertised for
| Tonight, is postponed until further notice.
Under the new rules designating the penitentary
at Buffalo, n. Y, as the prison for District crimi.
mails ten were sent there yesterday BY Justice Wye
The LEGAL committee Of the Land League will be
in session at Moores Hall from this time on to re.
ccivo and direct their visiting brethren TO their
various hotels.
The Potomac Steamboat Company has begun
suit against George l.. Sheriff. claiming $1,000
damages for refusing to allow the plaintiffs to oc'
cupy the Fitzhugh wharf.
Detectives Coomes and Acton yesterday re-
covered kit" Of tools valued at $50, stolen on
saturday night from the carpenter shop of Mr.. X.
| \. Scnggs, No. TOl Ninth street northwest.
The young people Of st. Stephens Parish Cath.
olic) he'd pleasant soCablo at Willard Hall last
| night. There was n full attendance and the fcs-
tivities were kept up untll very late hour.
| Martha Ellen and James Eli Garrison have filed
| q suit in equity against Catherine f. Garrison and
Others, TO nnnul conveyance Of subdivision of
lot 49, square H. and for an account and partition
Some changes have taken place In the Lawrence
Barrett Club. Among those recently resigned are
D, c. Bangs, II. c. Robinson, seryius Hall, Mr..
Pierce, Miss Annie and Miss Belle Cayis and Miss
| Flora Grant.
The order of Mechanics, embracing some dozen
lodges in the District will celebrate the anniver.
sary of the order here by mass. meeting ut odd
Fellows, Hall and banquet on Wednesday, the
| 18th of April.
The damaged suit of o. p Chappell against the
| Natl onal Fair Grounds Association, mentioned ex-
cusivelys in yesterdays REPUBLICAN, was not con.
Gluded when the Circuit Court adjourned ycster.
| day afternoon.
Mr.. l. b. Linton has been appointed leader of the
choir of the North Presbyterian Church, vice Mr.
c. II. Darlington, who resigned in order to devote
| his whole time to his duties Of superintendent OF
| the Sunday school.
A motion has been made to quash the indict.
| ment against A. Z. Boone, one of the defendants
in the straw-bond cases, on the ground that i
| does not show that an ofIense was committed
| against the law In force In this District
Johannah Moynihan sues Timothy Desmond OF
the law side Of the court and claims $1,000 dam.
ages for injury to her house caused by the defend.
ant digging holes In an alley adjoining her house
and thereby weakening the walls of the dwelling
German theatrical performance was given
last evening at Abncr's Music Hall, the fiye.act
| play, :" Anna Licce," being rendered, with Mrs
LOWE -Fellman in the title role The execution OF
the play was one Of the b0st yet attempted by the
troupe, and large audience was present.
About nine o'clock yesterday morning tho sloo +
| Music loaded with oysters, was capsizcd by
whirlwnd which struck her under full sail Of
| the Half Way Tree The crew were rescued by tho
sloop Charlie, Captain Monduke, and taken into
port. The sloop was towed IN after being righted
up
To-day will be Hangman's Day" in the Crimi.
nal Court. The murder case against Chrlstianl
Taylor will be proceeded with. Theodore Handy
VIII be tried on two indictments for assault with
intent to kill, and John j. NOonan for man.
slaughter, in killing Florence Donohne, on the
10Th Of last October
Yesterday concluded the Passover obseryauces
which began last Monday evening among the
Jews. The last day ofthe observance Is, like the
FIST strictly regarded, and is properly observed by
religious exercises consisting of Scripture readnEi
referring to the history of the lsraelltes which the
ceremony commentaries.
The hearing in the case of Dr. Mary Walker wa.
concluded before Commissioner Mills yesterday
Mr.. S. c. Bundy counsel for the defendant moved
that his client be discharged, rs the matter wa,
not within the jurisdiction of the Post Oilice De
| pnrtmcnt. The commissioner took the mater
under adyisement and will deliver an opinion to
morrow at one O'Clock.
John Henry Murphy, the three card monte maj
recently captured in Virginia, was yesterday ar
raigncd in the Criminal Court on four charges
two for grand larceny and two for robbery. Judg
Wylie required $500 bail IN each of the iOrme
cases and his personal reCOgnizance for the sam,
| amount in the last two. John Long, belonging {,
the same gang, was also arragned and PLEADED
| not guilty.
Yesterday in the Criminal Court the Distric
Attorney presented to Judge Wyle letter from
the Attorney. General requesting that hereafter al
prisoners who shall be convicted aud sentenced fo,
| shall be confined in the Eric County buffalo, n
| " pcnitentiary. The letter wns ordered to he
filed, and several prisoners were sentenced in ac-
Cordunoe with the request