Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-04
Ex-Prcsidcnt Hayes, Friend.

An eccentrlc-look1ng gray-haired man, wearing
long linen buster and high hat, walked into
the dock at the Police Court yesterday morning,
with smiling countenance, TO answer charge of
vagrancy. He very authorltatively ordered the
clerk to read the Information over again and in a
louder tone. This having been done the defendant
roared out, "Not guilty. am no tagrant! Judge
Matthews, OF the Supreme Court, and ex-Presl-
dent Hayes are friends OF mine. Send for Pres!-
dent Hayes. / was In his house when Garfield
died. ] am the best known man In Ohio. don't
deny that 1 asked for dime, but am no va
grant"
The court asked the defendant If he had any
home here, and what was his business SO far away
from home without any funds"
swered the 1rate old man. II suppose you have
heard OF him II you don't know President Hayes"
Have you any homer" again inquired Judge
"Wel, you just come along with me and I'll
show you where live. II you imprison me you
He was committed to the farm for three months.
Advertising i'm The star.
To THE EVENING STAR Newspaper Co.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, Sept. g. 1883.
Enclosed you will find s13 so due you for adver-
Using for the Lockwood House" think your
over $50 different people from washington this
season who read OF our place in your paper.
Very respectfully, THOs. s. LOvETT:
THE RIVER TRADE ACr1vE-Harbor Master SUIT
ton reports arrivals and departures at the river
front as fOllOws:
South Observation-Disclosures, schr. Annie Gibson,
Kelley $50 bushels oysters, market; schr. Harry j.
shvels 100 de- do, do; schr. sam Riley. Rainer 100
do. do. do; schr Golden Eagle Jones, 800 melons,
market: sehr. D. W: Jones. Walter, 400 do. do:
Miller, 125 tons sand. Gen. Meigs; barge Engine,
Smith, 10 tons coal, Potomac S. B. Co.: Schr Fly
ing Scud, Meekin, $50 tons coal, Mayfeld & Co;
schr. River Queen, Wilson, gig tons coal, Clark &
Given; schr. T. B. Taylor. Hllman, 176 tons coal.
s Emery; schr. A. c. Buckley, Cramer, 2sO tons
hugh, 1a4 bales hay, wilkins Co.: stmr Sue,
Geohegan, merchandise Stephenson Bro: stmr:
Sor9 J. johnson
West Washington Arrived, barge w, s. Han
cock, Jones. 275 tons fertilizer. T. T. Dunlop: barge
Farmers Friend, Beavers 2,2OO bushels corn and
200 bushels wheatnHsrtley Bros Cleared, schr.
VIA Pigeon, Doane, 4.9 tons coal, City dealers;
fsa M fa9Ks Man S2 tons coal 6
tons coal, Bridgeport, Conn; schr Rodney Parker,
Parker, 1.14O tons coal, New Haven. Conn.,; schr.
Mass; schr. j. D. Dean. Chase, 267 tons coal, New
Bedford, Mass; schr. T. w. Hyde, Sherman, $50
tons coal. Boston, Mass. schr Arena, Blair. 40
tons coal, same; schr. Carrie Holmes, Cramer,
4oo tons COAL jersey City. Nd.
ASSAULT WITH SLUNGsHoT.-William alias Roxy
Ross, young colored man Of West Washington,
was fined $40 or As days by Judge Mills. in the
Police Court today. for assaultng young man
named VIM. Hughes The latter stated that the
prisoner came into a saloon in West Washington
last night and assaulted him with a stone tied up
head In cOrrObOratiOn OF his statement "ThiS Is
serious assault remarked the court; SIT is the
intent more than the consequences OF this assault
that makes 1t punishable. man who uses such
a weapon has a murderOuS intent"
BILL FOR INJUNCTION AGAINST THE i. AND P.
RAILRoAD-To-day in the Equity Court, Judge
James, MIR. c. A. Elliot presented bill for Lyman
H. Lamb against the Baltimore and Potomac rail-
road company and William II. NARROW Tor an in
junction to restrain the defendants from laying
track along street and along the south side OF
Virginia avenue into coal yard. A rule was
issued to show cause why the Injunction should
not issue, returnable on Thursday.
A HoUsEBREAKER CAPTURED BY CITIZEN
William Ii. Williams, alias jackson, young coll
ored man, dressed in a suit OF blue overalls. and
shirt spattered with blood, was called up to the
dock at Judge Mills court this morning and
charged with HOUSEKEEPING, in entering the
house of John NJ. Lloyd, of No 709 street south
east, and stealing clock. Mr.. Lloyd stated that
about O'Clock last night he heard the screen
door, between the kitchen and the pantry, slam,
and On going out to the yard caught the prisoner
| in the wOod-shed with the dining room clock. He
made desperate fight to free him5-lf, but wit
ness overpowered him and tied him and turned
him over to the police. Prof. S H. Hayden cor
rObOrated this statement. The case was sent to
| the grand jury under $500 bail