Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-17
A Lively Time Making an Arrest.

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airy street, was the scene OF lively row just after
| midnight last night. The difficulty began by a
hackman calling Sergeant Perry and Private
walsh, OF the second precinct, to put drunken
colored man, named Chas. Boyd. out Of his hack,
just outside OF the park Boyd was before the Po-
Sergeant Perry and Private Walsh, and also with
profanity. The officers stated that when they at
tempted TO take him out he assaulted them with
| bis hands and feet A threatening crowd began
| to congregate and they blew the distress call.
when mounted officers White and Mcnamara re-
sponded The crowd then made an attack and
desperate struggle ensued, during which the off,
GERS were pretty roughly handled Pistols and
razors were drawn and about thirty shots were
nrel, the frst shot killing officer Whites horse
under him. The prisoner was finally gotten to the
statlon-hOuse and locked UP. The court imposed
me OF go or 60 days for the assault Sergeant
Perry. $15 or 80 days for as5aulting Officer Walsh
ana IS or Is days for diSorderly conduct The
leased.
PICSIcs AND PLEASURE FREDERICKSBURG Clan
na-Gael held picnic at Juenneman's garden last
nlght, which was largely attended The commit
tees In charge comprised Messrs. Murphy, Gea-
son. Dillon, Rooney, o'Connell, O'Meara, Lonman,
The school children OF the German Concordia
church had picnic at the Schuetzen park yester-
day Many grown people took part In the festivi-
plimentary picnic given at Gales woods last even
Ing TO Mr.. p. II. Carson A large number OF excur-
slonists from Richmond attended-The Lone
Star Benevolent Association and many friends OF
the organization spent yesterday at Lower Cedar
Point.
THE ". l. l. CoRPs.-At meeting OF the Wash
ington Light Infantry corps, held last night Col.
orary members. By unanimous vote, fatigue
caps OF new device were adopted. Reports were
received showing that arrangements for the pro-
posed encampment at Cape May next month are
being rapidly cOnsummated.
TRANSFERS OF REAL EsTArE.-Deeds in fee have
oeen recorded as follows: A. L. Sturtevant to r.
r. Strong, lots 8 and 10. sub. part OF Pleasant
Plains; 5000. L. NJ Foss to C. II. Foss, sub. lot
81, So. 92s; 81 loO Same to B. F. Leighton, subs "a
and %, do. S, 500.
TRoTTING MArINEEs-A meeting OF the execu
tive committee OF the driving club was held last
evening at the club rooms in Vernon building at
trotting matinees Tor horses owned in the District
The first Of the series will be held next Thursday
afternoon. No admission win be charged at gates
or stand There will probably be two races, and
between heats some OF the fastest steppers owned
hereabouts VIII be speeded by their owners The
horses Will not Dc called until five O'Clock.
BISHOP PfNKNEY's OLD MARYLAND PARIsH-An
interesting sermon. commemorative of Bishop
Pinkney, was preached at Grace church Silver
Spring parish, by the Rev. Dr. j. b. Avirett sun
day Bishop Pinkneys old Maryland parish con-
talned part OF the territory now covered by the
parish OF Mr.. Avirett and the latter was on terms
OF great intimacy with the bishop After the Ser
which appropriate resolutions touching the death
ot bishop Plnkney were passed, and also resolu-
IONS expressing sympathy with the Hon. Mont
gomery Blair In his severe illness
Two CHARGES OF LARCEsY.-A colored cart
driver named David Hanson, was before Judge
Smell this morning on two charges Of larceny Tie
testimony showed that he was hauling sand to
s snS Se ensE COOK school building and while there
Slmms He had no witnesses and did not deny
tne charge. Asentence OF six months In jail was
give him an inducement to return the property by
ordering restitution, and in default 60 days addi-
tonal In each case.
CRED1rABLE RECORD OF WASHINGTON Row.
WAIVER Mcfarland, the assistant engineer In the
gan and ordered to the responsible position OF In.
structor In marine engineering at Cornell univer-
Washington, the late teacher OF music in the
pubic schools OF thiscity: Only few years ago
East washington and was the successful cOmpeti-
tor for one OF the scholarships. After serving his
term at college he took part In the competitive ex
col0rs.
WASHINGTON CATTLR MARKRE-At the Queens
o. r. R., three miles from the city-Iewis D,
Means Proprietor-yesterday ITO head Of cattle
5a5sOc. per h. 1879 sheep and lambs were sold as
n 1oii9 ~ sheep aa4xc per D. lambs, 5Haehc.
state Of the market was dull
RIVER TRADR-Harbormaste Sutton reports ar
INaiS at the river lF0nt as 10iiOWS: Stmr Sue.
Geogneghan. merchandise, for Stephenson Bros
stmr. Norfolk, Shropshire, merchandise, for j. nj
Johnson Co.: schr. Annie j. Pardee, Crosby 993
tons ice, Great Falls Ice Co barge Harvey X
Snaner, Jones ITO tons coal, Potomac Ferry Co !:
Scnr: Mary Catherine. Nash, 20 cords wood, G. l.
wood: Geo: Crcveler: schr. Rising Sun, Dunning-
ton Is cords wood, j. o. Carter; schr Sally Jof-
don. Is cords do, same.
SENT TO JAN FOR SHOOTING A BoY.-A colored
D0y named William Washington, who looks to be
about fourteen years of age, was before Judge
smell this morning on the charge OF aSsauitng an
0ther DOy named John Lane by shooting him in
4th of July the defendant chased him through the
streets with pistol, and then shot him In the
arm He was sentenced to six months in iail
Inc prisoner was arrested by Onicer Rhodes OF
sne second precinct yesterday afternoon, after
| successfully evading all the oficers OF the pre-
cinct -~ f-~-
HUSBAND AND WIFE BOTH F1NED.-A muscular
| In the dock at Judge Snell's court this morning
Tor aSSaulttng Benjamin BrOgden her husband a
| delicate young man, who had about two square
ches OF skin absent from the left side of his face
| when he came home, and he guessed he may have
struck her q little harder than he had q ripht To
| do, and she laid him out with brick ga little
! harder than you had rght7" inquired the court
min was charged with profanity and was fined Is.
and the court remarked In the other case that the
| woman was not SO much to blame because She
was assaulted, and he would only me her g.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. - Marriage licenses have
been issued BY the Clerk OF the court to Robert
/ Il ward and Mary =. Keys: Samuel T. Larcombe
ana Margaret Ellen Martin; John w. Warder and
annie Byron; Joseph 4axneld ana Mary Robin