Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-26
Condensed LOcaIs


Street lamps viii be lighted at $40 p. ana ex
tinguished at 515 a m
There Were thirty-five prisoners in the dock at
the Police Court yesterday.
Christmas vas appropriately celebrated at all
ance in nearly every case very large, notwith-
standing the disagreeable weather.
Yesterday morning the wire screen Of one OF the
windows OF PriggS jewelry store. on PennSy-
vania avenue. near Az street, broken off. the
glass smashed and most of the articles In the win
dow removed, making a loss of about $40 to the
proprietor
syraeqsian's Lodge, no; TO- K Of p last night,
VIM. Chedal. c. C.; J. S A. Baker " CGF Gun
bingham, pre-: Frank barley, X. of r. and S; G..
". Hines, NJ; OF F.; W. II. Hines. NJ. OF E.; Marcus
Richardson, Malta. J. w. Bradbury, W. H. Hines
+. barley, r. G. GlaScOck, and VIM. Chedal, repre-
sentatlyes To the grand lodge.
The Emmanuel Christmas cantata Will be given
1t Metropolitan II. F. church Friday evening.
Miss Helene Wagner will recite at AbnerS music
hall tomorrow evening.
The GOnZaga College Cadets will have q cOmpeti-
i've dr1i at Lincoln hall Tomorrow night.
the S1G9la lo d,;iceE No L. g NJ has elected
Ray, Jr. NJ; VIM. L. Seward. recording secretary;
D. q. Echeberger. financial secretary; K 4.
ScaggS, treasurer; }. ii. Duvall chaplain; Vim.
Palmer, conductor; DR.. \. {. Adams, lodge medi-
cal director.
The only court of the District in session to-day.
other than the Police Court, was the Equity Court
presided over by Judge James. The General Term
mas adjourned 10 January 2d the Circuit until to-
la1rrOw, and the Criminal Court to Saturday next.
Yesterday twenty dollar note was found in a
tray with Christmas cards at j. Jay Gould's by Miss
JHlid neeIer- Ii was returned TO the owner.
Lady employed in the Post Oiiice departments with
IL an hour after 1t was found.
Yesterday the weather was very unfavorable to
Christmas festivals. still, Notwithstanding the Slsh
aud the rain that fell during great part OF the
DAY. the church services and the various entertain
ments were we'll attended.
In the Police Court yesterday. William KlIngman
driver OF CAD No. y, was PIT on trial for cruelty
beating horse over the head with whip. The
case W,S continued until Friday.
I!ierc We're - prisoners Ia the Police Court dock
to-day.
lac police reports this morning Show eighty ar
rests yesterday. out OF which seventeen bows under
twenty years OF age, were arrested 1Or drunken
lesS-
FI3'Ep FOR SHOP LIFrIsG.-Ellen Lee, middle
aged white woman, was In the dock OF tie Police
Court yesterday charged with larceny. Ellen was
arrested some time ago charge OF stealing 4
satchel containing $3.50 in the Palals Royal, and
was then released her personal bonds. Mr.
John G. Parker yesterday Identified a box contain
Ing Christmas card worth $3.50 as having been
taken from MS store Capt Vernon testified that
he saw the defendant go into Parler's book store
pick up a box. pat IL Under her goSsanler and walk
out When she got Il few steps away from the
Goor he arrested her. whereupon she threw the box
Gown and Kicked II out into the street. Sergeant
HcIaer TESTIFIED TO seeing her drop the box. The
court nLed her go or TO days
A FIFTY-DoIAR PISTOL sRoT-Wm Calden, a
government clerk, was charged I'm the Police Court
yesterday with carrying concealed weapons and
with assault. Several officers testified to hearing
pistol shot near The corner of 18th and streets
about O'clock Monday evening. and arresting the
defendant BERTHE Beeler, Who resides at 1908 ID
Street, testified that Monday evening Calden
came TO the door, and she ordered him out Then
SHE heard the report OF pistol, and ran. After
wards she the bullet hole in the window The
defendant claimed that he was changing the pistol
from one pocket 10 another, and 1t was accident
ally discharged The court accepted the explana-
iion ar after lining him $50 for carrying the pis-
tol, dis Kissed the assault case
HOUSEHOLD SALE-Large sale OF household furni-
tuTe, carpets &C. viii take place at the salesroOrns
OF hesafs Duncanson Bros. tomorrow morning,
beginning at 10 O'Clock.
A CoLoRED EMIGRATION AssoCIATIoN.-An organ
RGuon. 10 he known - the Emigration AS 1cia-s
ton, has been formed among the cOlored resi- tents
mere iof The pu!OS'. as set forth In the cOlsttl-
ion ITO help The colored people rom the southern
stateS 10 eintgrate and locates The officers elected
are o. follows: President, W. H. Scott; vice prcsi-
Gent, ~ Howard; secretary, j. W. Niles; treasurer
v. Baum, district OF Columbia; w. II. Johnson
Maryland: ~. Clarke, Mississippi; VIM. Rainey
South Cdroltua; NJ c. A. Lenar, North Carolina:
NJ. Howard. Missouri; u. w. Scott, Alabama: j. d.
Cisnor, Louisiana; II. \. = Cary, Georgia.: ]. w
Mics. ARKANSAS; J. Ii. Jones. Texas, and A. S. Stew
art Florida The constitution provides for pros
o. Family, entitled 10 locate 16O acres of gov
eInlnent land. by paying SO TO the association
snail receive help Ia getting to his place. and have
ASSISTANCE Ior enc year afterwards.
Mn. JOHN A. WALSH GAIN.-Mr John A
Wash has been interviewed In Baltimore and
again ventilated his views at length concerning the
prosecution OF the star route cases In general and
MI BiiSS part In the prosecution In particular He
lnilinates IN the Interview that Mr. Bliss so cen
Gucted the nfst proceedings against ex-senator
kellogg before the grand Iury as to save kellogg
1fofa INDICTMENT and Sacrifice Brady. The fnfi,
1neS that saved Kellogg on that occasion, Mr.
llon exercised in many insidious ways through its
nehtis. together With the lukewarmness OF the
e'I T OF Justice He further said that Bliss
and kellogg met at Mr. Chambers house 10 6iscass
IlS iaeth0dS 70 oe adopted.