Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-02
Arr. sted for ArNOn.

Arrested for Arson.
THE sOLDIsRs' HOME BARN IN ORDER TO GIT
HOME IN THE PENITENrIARY FOR FIVE YEARS.
Yesterday Henry Wagner, an old and crippled
soldier, who was arrested for vagrancy on the 5th
Of July, and sent to the workhouse for 80 days,
confessed to having set fire to the brick barn at
Soldiers Home on the night OF July 4th. and was
placed under arrest for that crime The barn
the loss amounted counted to 5000. Suspicion having
been directed to Wagner. detective went to the
g, to a In the
written confession. He states that he came to
this city and applied for and obtained admission
To the hospital at the Soldiers Home; that while
there and recovering bottle OF whisky was found
in his pocket, AMI he was discharged; that he
went 10 see the governor OF the home In an en-
deavor to be re-admtted. This was refused him,
as he had violated the rules and regulations. He
slept again in the hay-stack on the nights OF the
q and 81 OF July On the night OF the 4th he
stayed in the barn until IL O'Clock, when he lit
match and set fire to the hay-stack In the state
realizes the situation. He says he committed the
deed because he supposed the penalty was five
years In the particularly, and he wished to be
sur. of a home for nve years. He denies that the
bottle of whisky belonged TO him, and says that
hanging u, as q hiding place. Wagner, who IS a
short, stout man, about so years ord, was called
up in the Police Court this morning and charged
with arson. He had no counsel, and promptly
pleaded guilty. The case WAS sent to the grand
jury un1er $1,000 bonds, IN default OF which he
was committed.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Deeds in fee have
been recorded as follows: T. c. In..ersol TO B. H.
DIN Hill; s. Amanda Coats to Almira B.
Robey, pit; $, %. 20; $. Kate L; Roy to c. W.
CO. F FSsi atee 10 II rlrser ei
| 5. 81. $40; s. c. II. Parker to James H. Mari,
same property: s3sS; 50. Charles Abbott ct al,
pts. 10, IA and Is, So. 974; S675 Martha d. Abbott
e. al. executors, to n: A Ryan, pts. same; 1925
andy to john lam lot It. = ' block 2, Browns
SUD MI. Pleasant; 1857. Horace Jarboe to L. E.
koHne io u e. $50 $50 s,o,t to NJ
| Robinson, lots 6 and 10, block s. Meridian Hill;
sl,725. Charlotte A.. Weed to L"igh Robinson, lot
sty; SLIGO. J. W. Starr. trustee, to Robert Gran
ger, part 49, SO. 3f2; $780, F. b. Smith to James
MIS- NJ Joh n, ub lot g. So ~ s1soo Anna B
Oils, SUD lot 2, So 157: s. go John Sherman to
A. E. B'teman, lot -, block 80, Columbia Heights:
Sld erty = f. 70 Scout NJ f Rake Key o
II, Barry farm; $3.50. Samuel Opdyke to Reuben
b DetrIck pt sub IS. 81 sos: SLIGO H. SHARP to
commits ioner &C., to W. T. Oke, blocks anuS,
except lo ITO H. T. except lot f. 5, except lots 9,
H. II to q and A. except IS to 10, and 8, except
49, Ivy City; s2,0625O.
Death OF JOSEPH 7. w. ouRANp.-Mr Joseph
T. ": Ourand, for many years an emp!oye OF the
his mothers residence, on 1eth street. between P
and Q Streets in the 49th year OF his age. Mr..
Ourand was native of this city, and son OF the
late Ell jah Ourand. For many years he filled Il
clerkship in the Treasury department. For the
past ten or twelve years he had been in the en-
ploy OF the District government. Mr.. Ourand was,
from early MANHOOD q member OF the NJ. Echurch,
ana held his membership at Mt. Zion church. He
belonged to Columbia Loige, No. 10, l. o. O. F..
Der also OF Mt. Nebo Eac;linpment and the Uni
formed battalion. The funeral will take place Sum
In 4 nf ~ v;nr oh,
THE SECOND ARTILLERY RIFLE TEAM Yester-
day was the sst day or the competitive shooting
at the arsenal to determine who Should represent
the Cd artillery at the military matches at Creed
moor. The shooting has result ID in the selection
or the following team: Sergt. Berger, battery F;
Sergt Williams, battery b; COrpl. Harrigan, bat
terry 1; Corpl. Whitehead, battery H. Private Flu
erry, batt.ry d; Private Johnson, battery L. Prl-
vate Sorrels, battery c. Corpl Harrigan, who
made the best record, was presented yesterday
with handsome silver watch by Lieut. Santling,
VINO made very appropriate presentation speech.
THE FUNERAL OF Col B. F. GRAFToN.-The
from his late residence. on Massachusetts avenue.
last even NJ. was largely attended. Rev. DIR.
Gnester ofci ,ted The remains were Inferred in
Ii. E. Paine, Gen. r. W. Tyler, Mark Titon. W. W.
Upton, James Coleman, II. o. Claughton, D. w.
Middleton and r. II. Thompson.
ORDER OF CHOSEN FRIENDs-There was con-
Chosen Friends OF the District, No. 4, comprising
Pennsylvania, Maryland and the District OF CO,
lumbia, held in Philadelphia yesterday to elect
representative to the supreme council OF the order
which meets at Chicago september 4th. Mr.. Wat
son j. Newton OF this city, was nominated and
ance order and hunters about q, coo members in
the United States and Canada, and pays from one
to three thousand dollars on the death OF q men,
ber There are about twenty councils in Penn
sylvania and Maryland, and one in the District OF
Columbia.
THE OLDEST INHABIrANTS.-At the meeting of
the Oldest Inhabitants Association yesterday af-
ternoon Messrs ]. A. Wlneberger. Thomas A. Nc
Laughlin and George Hill were appointed COM
m.ttee On nominations and elections. The follow
Ing vice presidents We're elected: G. A. BOhrer,
W. II: Tenney, John Van Rlswick, w. N. Waters,
w. w Williams, J. W. Clark, Anthony Hyde,
Leonidas Knowles and Peter Bacon.
THE w. T. ]. CORPS TRIP TO CAPE MAY-At a
meeting OF the Washington Light Infantry corps
Cape May ON Saturday night the 18th inst. and to
return ON Monday, the 9th. 1t Is expected that
a5o a active members OF the corps win CO. and In
AMI friends. The corps have purchased forty
tents, which Quartermaster Breilbarth Will have
Adjutant General Webster and stan have ac-
copied the invitation OF the corps. and will accom-
pany them on tnetrIp The following were elected
honorary members at the meeting last evening:
Geo. r. Aiken, Vim. Dietz. A. Willige, X. f. Bartle,
Capt j. II. Doyle, DR.. A. $. White, John b. Ham
mond. j. G. Gattinger, T. P. Stephenson, E. A.
shuster, Col. A. II. Holt, R A. Parke aud D. D.
Kane.
THE FIRST CIVIL CASE BETWEEN CHINAMRN.-
Among the Cinnamon present at the trial of the
case OF Hop Sing vs. JOsee c. Pen. before Justice
Heltnick yesterday, which was reported in THE
STAR. was Chin Ling, OF Chicago. Chin Ling stated
that this was the first instance OF a civil suit be-
tween Cinnamon in this country. The Cinnamon
have tried to Settl" the matter without going to
COURT and Chin Ling came here all the way from
Chicago tO.act as an arbitrator The parties to the
suit could, however, come TO no agreement
A MISSING BOY.-A young man, seventeen years
old, named Joseph IIaigley. left the paint shop OF
Mr. Callaghan, on 10th street, near the Medical
Museum, where he was at work, last Friday, about
midday, since which time nothing has been heard
OF him. His parent, live at 100 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast He is snail for hts age, has light
complexion, light brown hair blue eyes and was
dressed in an old working suit full OF paint
BUILDING ASSoCIATIoNs-At the fOrty-sixth
meeting OF the Equitable Cooperative Building
Association last night fifteen thousand three hum
dred dollars were advanced to the members at an
average premium OF 60 per annu,n.
At the twenty-third monthly meeting OF the
Union Cooperative Building Association last even
Ing s2sOO was advanced, on an average OF IS per
cent premium.
THE RIVER TRADE.-HarbOrmaster Sutton re.
ports arrivals at the river front follows: South
Washington Arrived: Schr. John Francis, Evans,