Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-25
Condensed Locals.

j. j. Collins was yesterday admitted to the bar
OF the District.
house, says that the story that the body OF Shaw
was taken away in broad daylight is ridiculous.
Il might have been done at twilight, but not In
Rev. II. Denny. Sd, recently appointed success
sor TO Father Magevney, OF St Aloysius church,
has arrived from New York, and to-day he COM
etety Of the parish.
W. E. Linn, OF the Maryland bar, was admitted
70 the bar OF the Supreme Court Of the District
The tenth subdivision, Associated Charities, has
secured office rooms over McCauley & Delwig's
store, 29 Pennsylvania avenue southeast ONCE
hours from II to IL am, daily.
AT meeting of the fellow clerks OF the late
Alexander X. DOOne in the Second Auditors office
yesterday, Mr.. s F. Faunce presiding, series OF
appropriate resolutions respecting the death OF
Mr.. DOone were adopted.
al the auction rooms OF w. b. Williams Co. last
evening, and the prices obtained ranged from &c to
no shs the latter sum being paid for Fishermen on
The WEEKLY STAR, large double paper OF fifty
Blk columns Will be sent postpaid for one dollar a
j. Shlllngton sends st. Nicholas for February.
The grand jury this morning reported indict-
ments against samuel Seymour for assault with
Intent TO Kill Isabella Brooks, and Sylvester
Thomas, larceny.
Company B, Capital City Guards, Capt. W. p.
of nifty new Austrian rifles by the ladies, AUXILIARY
committee this evening. Hon. Robert Smalls OF
south Carolina, viii make the presentation to the
company There are thirty-eght uniformed men
ia the company and they recruiting rapdly
MI. John A. johnson was admitted TO the bar of
u E, District isl to-day on motion OF T. A. Lambert
A. Morgan. in which decree from bed and board
was made yesterday. the plaintiff has appealed.
CHARGES OF ROBBERY CoNrINUED-Char!es e.
Dawson was charged before the Police Court YES
terday, with robbing Gen. Ayres, commandment OF
the washington barracks, and several other per
sons, or S1lverware and clothing. The case was
continued until Friday for trial. Policeman Bron-
son last night recovered a lot OF the stolen prop
erty from the house OF Anna Meredith colored on
van street, In South Washington, and took Mrs,
Meredith into custody and charged her before
Judge Snel this morning, with receiving stolen
goods This case was also continued
TON TO THE SEA.-A bill was introduced In the
Delaware house OF representatives Yesterday
authorizing .ne extension OF the Sussex Midland
Iaiiroti 20 LeGeS, with the privilege OF building
p-~neh TO RehOoOth and to consolidate with other
projected roads I'm Maryland, so as TO form a con
tinuous line from Washington, D. c.. to the sea.
coast The projected route is BY rail- from wash.
ington TO Annapolis; thence by ferry to Kent
Island, and thence by rail- to the Atlantic. The
SuSSeN Midland was chartered eight years ago
Out "orh has not yet been commenced on Ii.
How CHIEF JUSTICE CARTIER SUGGESTED An
NSESTioN--lt appears. from statements made a,
the CITY Hail. that not long ago Chief Justice
and desks at a furniture store, and the dealer In
the interview, noted that there was room for an
improved inOuc or covering tables. The Chief
Justice, by the way, has considerable mectan.,a
ingenuity, and, after studying a mO.pent called
Tor some pieces OF board and niece OF cloth anf
explained TO the dealer hGT ne would cover th,
tables, and thought nothing more OF IL. It ha.
since be-. c;scertaned that the suggestion of Tho
CeicI Justice was followed, and that he now
nrds that there is pending In the Patent ONCE al
application for a patent based on his ideas
THE MEN WHO SwINDLEp Mr. DgSExAs.-Jos
Mendcl and Jos. Meyer, the two men arrested IL
Baltimore last Monday, and committed for the &C
ton OF the Washington authorities, charged Will
having obtained 500 from Mr.. Denckas, of thu
city. by confidence game are still held in Balti
more Mendel Yves taken to tine criminal cour
yesterday on a habeas corpus, and with the con
curTcnce al the prosecuting officers he was imme
Dately released AS soon as he left the court
room, however, Mendel was re-arreSted on a U.
warrant from Washington and taken to Jail 4
new WITH OF habcas corpus was Immediately takel
OUT, winch VIII have To De disposed of before Men
&c. can De brought to Washington. Meyer Is hell
IN Baltimore TO answer charges made against hin
there. IL Is ascertained that Mendel and Never
While In this city, besides obtaining 500 from Mr
UenekeS, Of this city, played q similar game on ,
German. named Vets, 325 Pennsylvania ayenue
the articles used to deceive being what were rem
resented to be two very ne table cloths OF cosff,
German linen worth SIS. A loan Of SO was mad,
On them. and It was subsequently found that the.
were net worth g.