Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-18
The Southern Railway and Steamboat
ASSOcialiOn.

The delegates to the Southern Railway and
Steamboat association, meeting at the Metropoli-
tan hotel reassembled ut O'Clock yesterday after.
noon and elected officers as follows: Hon. Joseph
general commissioner; C. A. Sindall, secretary; T.
H. Carter, arbitrator, and T. E. Walker, auditor.
took into consideration the revision OF the bylaws
and regulations, but made no changes In tire gen.
eral principles OF those regulations. The execu-
tive committee reappOinted the old rate commit
tee that has served Tor the past four years. and its
members-W: II. Stanford, Sol Haas, R. A. Ander-
J. Nj. CUP, E. P. Wilson, and the chairman, virgil
Powers, who, by virtue of his position as general
commissioner is chairman OF all the committees
rates. They will remain in session until they
decide upon this question. The executive COM
and the last night
held at Augusta, Ga. The Richmond and Danville
railway, the East Tennessee, Virginia, and Geor-
became members Of the association yesterday.
The committee met in secret consultation at 10
cock tbs NOR morning. and Were IN session at y
by the secretary. Mr.. Slndall to be to agree upon
general plan Of schedule OF rates, which is to
be worked out in detail and hereafter published
through the usual way Of railroad publications
by posters, hand-books, etc.
MORE LOTTERY POLICY MEN F1NED-Levi Golden,
the man arrested by Officer Block and License
Agent Ran, on the avenue, few days ago, for
selling lottery policy tickets on the street, was put
Block testified to arresting the defendant and find
ing the regular policy SHOP In
tickets from the defendant. License Agent RAN
said that the defendant stated to him this MORN
Ing that II there was no other case against him he
Chas Pelham appeared for the defendant Mr..
remain claimed that as 1t was charged that the
defendant "oacked" the .'plays" made on him. he
smell held otherwise, and imposed fine OF $50 or
60 days In the cases Of David Reed and Walter
Wsms wea R peaps & Rsi so sn
INES OF $50 and costs were imposed.
CoLonED FEMALE sHoP-LIFrERs SENTENCED
Two young colored GIRLS named Laura Turner
and Elsie Hill, were in the dock at Judge snell's
court this morning, charged with shOp-lifting.
shirt from the store Of Chaa Baum, on TN street.
A clerk in the store testified that the defendants
came into the store, and that the Turner girl Sc
GREETED the article under her shawl, and he Chased
her down the street and captured her and recOv-
cred the shirt from her, and turned her over to
months. In the case OF Elsie Hill, for stealing two
articles OF underwear from NJ. Silver, clerk tes-
TN to seeing her in the store and Officer Bark
ley testified to recovering the property from her.
She was also sentenced to six months In jail.
SKULL FRACTURED FROM A BLOW WITH A
GUE.-AOout II o'clock last night a colOred man
named VIM. Darlington was struck on the head
nth streets northwest, receiving dangerous ss
wound He was taken to his home, in Stanton
ailey. and attended by DIR. PurvfS. Oliver High,
cOlored, lieutenant in the National Garfield
Guards, was arrested this morning as his assail-
ant by Officer Burgess The doctor thinks his
rested VIM. Jackson, colored, a member of the
Garfield Guard. for striking Darlington with a
musket, and he is said to be the right party. al
though Oliver High is still detained. Darlington
Is lying In very critical condition and Is deii-
riOuS.
MARRIAGE LICENsEs.-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court to William
woodward and Mary Graves; William H. Gibson
and Emma Crutchet; L. II. Schneider and Emma
Adele Brooks; ThOs. E. Benson and Julia E. Muir
ply, both OF Montgomery county, Nd; Joseph A.
RurnSey and Matte Reed; Frank G. SparshOtt and
COrnelia A. Garrett