Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-13
Condensed Locals.

Last night Detectives Nc Elfresh and Voss ar
rested two girls about 10 years Old, respectively
who had ran away from their parents In Balti-
more last Friday. They state that they do not
want to go back. Detective Kimball, of Balti-
more took them to their parents by late train
last night.
Street lamps will be lighted at $40 p. m. and
eXtinguished at 5:15 a. m.
Benjamin G. Underwood has filed bill in
equity against Fred w. Pratt to compel the
latter to disclose the subscriptions received by
him since May 4, 1882, to Usder,coOTs Counter
felt Detector. which both parties had entered into
an agreement to publish and circulate
Yesterday. James Lowndes made application
to the Probate Court tor letters of administra-
ton on the estates Of Lono. Mahus. Maqua
kalanihokaha, and twenty others, citizens of
the Hawaiian kingdom, whose interests in
Washington are certain claims against the Uni
ted States under the Alabama awards
At meeting Of the Federation Of Labor last
night an invitation was accepted to visit the
Typographical Union at their meeting at ST.
Joseph's hall next Saturday evening.
The Third Washington Cooperative Building
Association have elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows: j. D. Free, w. II. Goods,
ID. }. Mccarthy, JAS GOoch, Thomas Reed, Geo.
J. Johnson, c. Wilmer and w. B. Mcdonald.
colOred boy named VIM. Lewis was before
Judge Smell yesterday for stealing whip from
the buggy of Mr., John Fl. Carter. He was sent to
Jail for thirty days in default of 80
lamp exploded last evening in the parlor of
Mr.. BraSelman's residence. No. 1917 G street.
causing much excitement and damaging the
furniture to the amount Of about SIS.
The following patents have been issued to
District Inventors: Edwin H. Brown, car brake;
Rcderick F. Danforth. vaper stove; Peter N. Nc
Chesney and j. W. Craig, grain decorticator
James l., Norris. administrator of William Pal
User. deceased. two cases. composite gun and
rroiectile; Robert Reach blast-lamp; Frank H.
Smell, automatic telephone exchange.
A colored lad named Henry Johnson was con-
victed before Judge Smell this morning of steal
Ing four overcoats from the store of Rebecca
GOldstein. on Az street, in South Washington.
The testimony showed that he sneaked into the
store and slipped out with them unnoticed. The
court sentenced him to three months in jal
MIS-. Butler acknowledges the following dona-
lions N behalf OF the WOmen's Labor Exchange:
Commissioner Morgan. IS; Riggs & Co., S.: Henry
Cook, 81; Cornwei grocer, IS; B. j. Behrend, S.;
George Vermya, ST. also other donations
correspondent wants the attention of the
police authorities called to the nuisance of
crowd of halfgrown boys that congregate every
evening on 9th street. South Washington. be-
tween d and f, blockading at times the side
walks and using improper language.
Smell, to-day for sixty days, for assaulting
another colored man. named Nathan Sullivan,
by knocking him down with club.
The board of incOrpOrators of the National
Garfield Hospital met last night at the court
house Judge Samuel F. Miller, U. s. Supreme
Court. in the chair. A report of the committee
Gu bylaws was submitted. considered, amended
and adopted. The distinguished authority on
hospital construction, DR.. Billings, U. S. A., was
elected as member of the board of directors.
Policeman ]. j. Smith yesterday arrested
Frank Stickney at 9th and p streets for alleged
crueltyt TO animals in brutally whipping his horse
Frank forfeited collateral