Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-15

At the African NJ. E. conference at HaSerstnwn
yesterday the report OF the committee ON sunday
schools was presented. This recommended the
dt7continuance OF afternoon service in churches,
so that entire attention might be given to Sunday
schools The report was accompanied with a res
oiutlon recommending the adoption OF the cOnnec.
tional Sunday school union and the observance Of
chiidfen'S day. and pledgfng support to every
effort made to provide the So nday schools with q
literature OF their own. The discussion OF this
report Will be continued to-day. At the afternoon
session OF the conference an election was held for
three delegates TO represent the Baltimore confer
Baltimore on the 1sr or May, 1884 On the first
ballot Rev. Jas A. Handy. OF this ciy,was elected
as Que or the delegates. The election was then
suspended until to-day.
Going 70 Continue the Fight.
TIE ALDERNEY DAIRY AND ITS NEIGHBoRs-MR
WARD "sTILL IN THE RISG'-TIE PRESENT STATUS
OF THE INJUNCTION SUIT.
al am little crippled, but still In the ring" said
MI. Frank X. Ward the Alderney dairy mar, when
a STAR reporter asked him this morning how he
was faring In his legal fight
"You are going to continue to fight the case,
them" said the reporter. interpreting the express
sive metaphor as meaning that Mr.. Ward had not
yet been Knocked out OF time.
81 am going as far as the Supreme Court, II they
don't break me-" said Mr.. Ward.
Some months ago number OF gentlemen living
tn the neighbOrhood Of the Alderney dairy, on Sd
street. applied TO the courts to so regulate the
business OF the Attorney dairy that their morning
slumhers might no longer be disturbed by the
clanking OF milk cans, the busy hum OF the work.
men and the neighing OF spirited steeds, or their
dyspepsia aggravated by the perfume OF rich milk
borne on the air of the dawn and suggesting
pictures to the poetic and artistic mind, unclouded
by the agonies OF Indigestion. Judge nag
moved with pity by the wretched condition Of the
petitioners, granted restraining order which
has SO far been imperative, as the petitioners
have failed to give the ndemnifying bond OF
s2O0.COO required by law. The case will soon come
Mr.. Ward is always foremost In public move
ments, ready always to promote any worthy eff
fort by giving substantial aid, and his friends say
that he has the Sympathes OF many OF the COM
munity for his success In his pending legal con-
test. He gives employment to over nifty men In
this city and has SO extended his business that Its
sudden suspension would cause much tncOn-
venence to the public. 1t is significant, they say,
that while secret meeting was being held last
night to consider The best means or extingushing
him he was present at the meeting at the Ebbitt
House arranging to entertain the guests who VIII
come here to the reunion OF the Society OF the Po-
t0mac. He gave his check for slGO as his share Of
the cost OF the entertainment
WIFEs PETITION FOR DIyoRCE-Mr. Charles
Pelham, as solicitor, filed suit for divorce to-day
White The petition sets forth marriage in this
city in 1868 by Rev. John Green. and says they
lived together until April, 1882, at No. 21S Willow
Tree alley, which house her husband was enabled
to purchase with her aid. They had seven chill
dren, all deceased She claims that early in 1882
her husband had her sent 10 the insane asylum,
Where she was kept until February last when She
was discharged as cured She alleges that since
her release he had refused to live with her, and
the only thing she has received from him is pair
of shoes She charges that he has been LIKING in
adultery with Ada Wallis since March, 1883 She
Is utterly destitute OF means and asks for almony.
A VERDICT AGAINST s. s. Sxoor-In the T. s.
circuit court at Philadelphia yesterday verdict
ScOvell, of Camden, n j.. against s. s. Smoot, OF
this city The Plaintiff claimed that Smoot agreed
10 pay him $4,000 cash or s2Uo00 In bonds of the
tIS,n
claim against the company.
WORK on ST. PATRiCK's {CATHoL1c) CHURCH RE-
SrMED-Work was yesterday recommended on St
Patrck,s church, on 10Th street, near F. For ten
years no work has been done Ga the edfce, owing
to The lack OF funds. The church is to be com
Petei as originally projected, with the exception
that two turrets, each 10 feet high will be sub
stitu'ed Tor a proposed spIre $50 feet high.
CHARGE OF INDECENT ASSAULT ON CHILD Dis
HlSSEDL3st night Officer Oliver, OF the nth pre-
ciact, was called upon by Mr.. James Higby, living
at $50 10th street, to arrest VIM. Edwards a drug
clerk employed at CounUe'S drug store, corner OF
!9th an; streets, On charge OF indecent assault
Mr.. Highly represented that he had sent his little
Sevei!-year-OlJ daughter 10 the drug store to get
some soap. When she returned she said the pro-
prietor was out. and no In there but the clerk
vic told her TO come into the back room and there
took Improper liberties with her. Last evening he
was released OF, 800 bonds THIS morning in the
Police Court Prosecuting Attorney Moore called
Judge Shells attention to the case, and Stated
that the child was too young to understand the
was no other witness to the alleged assault, and
the case would have to be dismissed. The court
then discharged the defendant.
NEW STABLE FOR THE HANsoMs.-The Union
transfer company have met with so much success
here with the Hanson cabs that they have found
ft necesSlry.to procure stable room down .Ja7n.
For this purpose they have purchased n lot on d
street, between 13h ana 18th streets northwest,
on which they VIII 1T once erect for Stablllg
handsome two story brick structure. fronting 81
feet on ID street and running back 1872 feet. The
contract for the work Will bs awarded this week.
They have thus far but twelve cabs in service, but
before next winter the number will be greatly
increased, probably 10 fifty
THE HMsrEAp-wYMaN MANpAMus CASE SUB
MITTED.-Iestcrday, In the Court in General Term
the o. United States eX rel L. p Haistead. adj
ministrator OF the estate or John NJ and j. j. Pull
man and as trustee under a decree OF the court,
against A L. Wyman, United States Treasurer,
was argued and submitted. This Is an application
for a mandtmuS TO compel the respondent to de-
liver him certain drafts drawn IN the names OF the
decedentS
THE RIVER TKApE.-Harbormaster Sutton re-
ports arrivals AZ the river front as follows Stnr
Norfolk, Shropshire. merchandise j. III. Johnson
d CO.: barge Honesty, Habley, $50 tons coai city
dealers; barge Mary aud Laura. Lynch, 262 tons
coal, same: schr Gay Thomas, Shac 30, tons coal,
Clark d Gwen; schr. X. 7. King, Knowles, 222
tons coal, same; slOOp Maggie, WOODLAND, 800
bushels oysters, market
NOT DASGERoUs--Last night a dispatch was
received at police headquarters from Alexandria,
SliLlilS tlldt Il man banned hIrk, painter In that
city. had lett the II O'Clock train for Washing
ton. saying when he left that he would Kill
The frat man he met when he got off the
cars. Lieut.. GeSS!Ord, OF the metropolitan
police. states that there Is no cause for any
sensation, this man IS On a drunken spree
and is harmless: that his name is not Kirk but
Pollett, and that he appears 10 be jealous OF his
vile, who IS living in South Washington, while he
Is al work il Alexandria.
CHARGE OF FORGERY DIsMIssED-In the Police
Court this morning Solomon Beiher and Richard
b. Smith were arraigned a charge OF forgery on
complaint OF Michael Hayes, a sailor on the {. S.
5. franklin. Hayes testified that he received a
check Tor 300 IN payment or his services upon his
return from a three years voyage. He gave the
check TO Smith for safe keeping, and il was depOs-
TIED at Beiher's store. He claimed that his name
was endorsed On 1t, and the money drawn without
his knowledge or authority, but admitted that
Smith had furnished him with money in pursu-
ahce OF an agreement that he was to be reim-
buTsed when the check was cashed. Hayes also
admitted that he had been on several big DRINKS
j. w. Berkeley ana IsaGOre Wurtembe-g testified
that Hayes tried TO endorse the check, but failed
and Ia their presence he then asked Smith to write
his name, which was done, and the money col
lected by his authority. The case was dismissed
WASHINGTON FISH MARKET.-Sold by r. A. Col
den, agent to-day: 900 Shad, from so 10 SIS Ter
hundred; 10000 herring, from IS to - per thou
sand