Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-24
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| The Courts.
EoCrTy CoURr-.T,fdop .yn,nes
Cohen ss,t H SoSys, agn bury decree for divorce
reference Bell agt Wilkinson; decree ratifying
auuitor report Bamoerger agt b and r. r. K
90; on hearing
WASHINGTON CATTLE M.RKEE-At the Queens
Town drove yard on the Metropolitan Branch r.
& q. r. r., three miles from the city-Iewis II
Means proprietor-yeSterday les head OF cattle
we're were 500 10 butchers at sa5ae per ID: 800
sheep ana lambs up, were sold as follows: Sheen
Sa4&c per ID; lambs, SAa6kc per To- Cows
and calves brought SSsafe0 The state OF the
and lambs.
and VIM. Northedge, who were before the Police
Co9rs tnis morning charged by Detectives Ran
ana Eaeiln with highway robbery, were discharged
this afternoon by Judge Smell
ORDERS were issued at the Navy department to-
day detaching the members OF the torpedo class
on the 9TH OF August
MRS JoRpAN's ANSWER TO HER HUSBANDS BILL
FOR DivoRCE-To-day, In the case OF J. Parker
Jordan's suit for divorce from Lizzie r. JORDAN
on the ground OF deserton, the wife riled an
answer admitting the desertion. but she says it
was not without Just cause; that for two or three
years prior 10 the desertion his conduct toward
her was rough, unmanly and unknd: that his
character had become bad, his habits vulgar and
lntolerable; that his associations were with per.
sons OF low. wicked and abandoned Character: and
sne SUBMITS That II she maintains this she was
Justified In abandoning him.
Affairs In West Washington.
THR TELEGRAPH STRIKES. - The operator in
charge OF the Baltimore and Ohio telegraph COM
pany here struck on the 10th inst. and the OH a
Is stu without an operator. Mr. o'Neal, operator
at the Western Union ONCE, remains al HIS Key
de is NOT member OF the Brotherhood.
STRIKE OF LABoRERs.-Thirty laborers emrloved
by MessrA Brennan & o'Iare In grading 9oth
4 Ral, an
DOCK, struck yesterday for an advance OF their
wages from sl25 TO $3.50 per day, which the con-
to-day.
GRAIN..Arrived. schr. Kitty Ann, with 1900
bushels wheat; sold az ilGS.
CONDITION OF THE WATER-Great Falls clear
tS3o receiving reservoir-sOuth connection clear
lS6l north connection, slightly turbd, Q60 dis
trioutlng reservoir, clear.
News Briefs
The New York Tribune fresh air fund yesterday
sent TO Chenango county, N Y. l05 poor children
to spend two weeks In the country, and 100 more
children were sent TO Essex county.
severe storm prevailed at Asoury Park, N. J,
houses were unroofed by the gale, and six car
rages loaded with people were upset and wrecked
number OF tents were blown down at Ocean
Grove. A colored man was blown TO sea In a boat
and drowned.
At the Onondaga Iron company's bias, furnace
In syracuse, New York, brick arch FELL buryfng
were Instantly killed.
dtS0hpy
the pope's recent circular on Irish affairs incur
the guilt OF heresy.
In the house OF commons yesterday Mr. Glad.
stone announced that he would not ask parlia.
ment at this session to sanction the agreement
In regard 10 the Suez canal made with NJ De
Lesseps.
r. i. James, proprietor OF the Purcell house
In Norfolk, Va, has made an assignment The
liabilities are reported at $40 and nom nal as.
sets, So, 000
| Hanlan and Courtney are expected in Montreal
TO make a match for $1,000, TO be rowed over the
Lachine course In September.
James Gaynor, who, as alleged, attemptai To
aSSaSSinate James McDermott, the BROOKLYN polI-
tclan, last Saturday by shooting at him. was ar.
raigned In court yesterday and was committed for
examination.
George Kane, Harry Shaffer, Worthington Nc.
Culloh, young men from Frostburg, Nd while
rowing In the Potomac river In Cumberland yes-
terday. accidentally overturned the boat and all
three were drowned
Argument IN the Polk trial was concluded in
Nashville yesterday afternoon. The Judge will
deliver the charge TO the jury to-day.
Prince, one OF Barnum'S performing elephants
worth SD GOO, died at Hamilton Ont Noniay
sunday morning at Countylne church, Do,y
county, ga, sampson Carson and Samuel Clifton
nad terrihc light with knives resulting ia elf.
tons death.
In attempting to save the life OF a woman who
was walking on the track or the Long Island rail-.
road, at Woodsde. on Sunday night, Deputy Sher.
IN quinn was knocked down and killed by tho
locomotive