Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16
The lrish National League.
uEKrYNo N pUBIrN ro.DAY.

The lrish National League
MEETING IN DUBLIN TO-DAY.
| DUBLIN. May lG-A meeting OF the National
10 gue was held here to-day. MI Biggar, MEM
Der OF parliament for Cavan, 10 q speech, said that
anything coming from the.Pope should be received
with much respect 10y the league. They should at
tue same time cypress their opinions In plain but
| inofiensive terms Mr.. Biggar said he was not
suited FOR such tast and that further IL was IN
| safe lor him TO remark upon the present manner
OF administering Justice. He urged the i'm
| por ance - PREF a~ing for the general election
Tor membe - 4 parllament Mr.. Aayne CParnell-
lie nemeer inr 7 pperaryl said the Irish people
SHOULD take eoio.y and not politics froA Rome.
MI Parne.L he declared. was the head OF their
| political church
A RESTRAINING sC1r--teAa p. joins has fllet
| Diu Tor Emily l. ,rbier against ces-y IRA
Insbuysen and c. HamTek for an injunction TO
re train the latter from making claim the former
| from paying an award IN ide to q orge Hammeken
| oy the Mexican mixed claim commission pre-
lsfS RESTRAINING Sna order was made return be
Ing to STD So and two instalments OF SIS 900
each, have been paid since II ammeken's death
A SERIOUS FAM-A bricklayer, named Charles
| Lanman, while working on the secon1-story OF
Oulldlng No. 119 street northwest. fell OF the
seaffold on which he was working and sustained a
fracture OF the jaw, arm and leg. He was carried
| TO his home, 18th and streets northwest by the
police ambulance and his injuries attended to.
RANGE OF THE EXTRAORDINARILY following
wire the readings at the ONCE OF the chief signal
ontcer to-day: z am. $50: IL am, SIS; pm.
67.2 Maximum, s. o; minimum, AS
SECRETARY CHANDLER is expected back on Sat-
| urday from New Hampshire.
BOARD Of medical ofncers TO consist OF Major
| Andrew K. Smith, surgeon; Major Chas. T. Alex
ander, surgeon, and Capt Robert H. White As
slstant surgeon, VIII assemble at the q. s. military
academy, West Point. n. Y. on June LIST proyimo
to exsmne into the ply ,ical qualifications OF the
members OF the graduating class and the candi-
dates for admission to the academy.
/ Local Notes.
The virginia attachment case referred to in yes
was not against B. B. Williams & SON, of 18th
street. they having no connection with the case
To-day, Mr.. T. f. Alexander, for Rebecca Alex
ander ard others, filed Il bill IN equity against
Laura Du1y, for the partition OF the real estate OF
the late Henry Hay. and also for sale AMI account
AIexandria Affairs.
| Reporte for THE EvENINe STAR.
A BURNING QUESTION AMONG FIREMEN-The
| Hydraullon Steam Fire Engine company met last
| night, with very large attendance. II. l. Carne
| In the chair and John Lannon secretary com.
munication from the chief engineer. making
charge OF ''nefficiency" against the company and
asking that it be Investigated was read. Alter
| considerable discussion as to whether the chief
engineer meant to charge inefliciency on the part
or the paid oiHcialS-the engineer and driver-or
upon thevolunteer members or upon bot or in what
particular the alleged ineff1ciency consisted a
| chief engineer and to ask OF him that the charge
| be accompanied by specifications. The meeting
|
| OF the committee.
POLICE REPoRT.-The following persons are held
at the station house this morning: David Lomar,
| arrested by Ofrcer Pat Hayes charged with steal.
| ing fish from Price Co., and Charles Richardson
| arrested by Or1cer Nightengill, on suspicion of
| having stolen wash boiler. The mayor has re-
| leased Mary MunSon, arrested on the charge OF
| larceny. Joseph Brown and Geo. Brown, charged
with assault, were each fined S. and Julia VII
lams. hned $50 for the same o1ense by him at
MARRIAGE;-Mr. Thomas D. Dwyer. the young
| King street 1eweier, Was married at noon today
| to Miss M little SALISBURY. and the happy couple
left for New York, followed by many happy
CITY CoURT-The corporation court, Judge
Meade has been in session at the city court house
| to-day. occupied With licenses and civil business
The TAX SALE EsrATEs-The city council at its
| last meeting, as already announced in The STAR
| made definite move towards settling the Ques-
tion as 10 the efficacy OF the tax titles now held by
the city to large amount OF real estate here The
mayor has concurred and circulars are being pre-
pared to carry out the proposed plan. The act
upon the subject prescribes that the collector
snali on the LIST day or July neXI take possession
all real estate bought by the city at the last tax
sale, rent the same and take the revenues there
| from for the payment OF all taxes which were due
at the time OF the tax sale COSTS charges &c, and
commission OF ten per cent, until all taxes &C.,
que upon me properly are paid, and shall then
Tor which settlement is made with the collectors
before the lat OF July next Is exempted from the
| operation OF the act
The BRACKET LIGHr.-The committee on light
have secured the means OF putting up public
gas light at the Intersection OF Prince street and
the Strand. without extending the street mains
bracket Will be placed on the warehouse at the
corner, and gas light viii then be connected with
tne private service pipe within the house. on the
street Side OF the meter. This will be quite as
effective, and not one-tenth the cost OF the usual
plan.
REPoRTER's NoTEs.-Two Washington colored
men, Edward Harper and VIM. Green, are held In
JAN here In default OF the payment OF fine i'm
posed on them for gambling with q 'sweat clothr
at the south end OF the Long bridge.-The Poto-
mac Manufacturing Company has now completed
between the vapor Fuel Company and the Poto-
mac Manufacturing Company have been satlsfac-
o3riy adjusted, and as soon as the 10000 bushels
work VIII be renewed upon a basis that promises
successful luture.-A number or our temper
ance leaders here Will attend. tomorrow and next
day, meeting or the Temperance Association OF
Northern Virginia at Manassas. The meeting
option cause in this section OF the state.-R
wheat has been appointed trustee OF the M. E.
church south, vice G. H. Robinson. deceased
o. r Baggett has been chosen superintendent and
j. 5. Fowler assistant superintendent OF the NJ r.
Sunday school
DESPERATE LovER-Granni Bettinf, q leu
tenant In the Italian army, who shot himself
ssphene NJ. Aver, In west 57th street.
New York, is still alive. but there seems to be
slight chance or his recovery. The ball took effect
In the breast, near the heart. 1t seems that Bet
tlnl. although undoubtedly coming from a good
family In Italy, had spent most OF his money and
Aver. the young lady whom he wished to marry
Old not encourage his aspirations with the warmth
that he thought she should display toward hin
DE seems TO be monomaniac on the subject OF
smoothing; had several portraits OF himself taken
In the act or putting bullets through his body,
ana had threatened several times to Kill himself
II Miss Aver did not respond to his passion. The
shooting was done Sunday night after Bettinl had
visited Miss Aver and met with a refusal OF his
oner or marriage. He met the young lady at
Fortress Monroe a few weeks ago.
PEACE BETWEEN chilli AND PERU-A treaty OF
peace between Cnni and Peru has been signed by
Gen. Noy0a and Gen. Igeslas, and is said TO have