Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-12

Potomac Il. A. Chapter. No. s. of West Washing
ton-E. Turkenton, M.E.HP; Joseph II. Rose. E. <;
John c. Athey. E.S.; C. Becker. treasurer; G. f.
Sheckel secretary; F. ". stOrch, CHI; II. A.
tErd "; r. W Test second v. g. Freeman tipsf
"; r. r. Shekell, 5.
The Centennial os Washington Resign.
ing His Comm issiOn.
To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR:
note with much qualification that Mr.. Eobitzel,
of Maryland, designs to offer a resolution asking
the President to recommend the general observance
of Sunday and Monday, December % and 2! in
way commemorative OF an act second only in It's
subiinity To the declaration OF Independence.
George Washington laid down military leadership
at Annapolis, Maryland, ON the 23d OF December,
1873. and then drove to his home at Mount Vernon,
arriving there on 'Xmas eve, and became private
citizen CT the United states. The act has no par
allci in ancient modern history. and on its cen
tenntal the people OF this country have duty TO
perform in recalling wildly 10 the youth and 10 the
world this act Oi se-abnegatiOn. Let The Tags fly
TeseIng Oh" old states, DE fred from every fOrifl-
cation and let tae people he grateful ana glad on
the 23d and the 9th of December. SEVERN.
Police COURT CASES TO-DAy-In the Police Court
this morning. Lucy Green. colored was convicted
OF the larceny Of trade dollars, $40 and a
French coin. the property OF Mr.. Herman Fisher, of
59 1 Z street southwest. where she was employed
as q wssiIerw0gnan The court fined her soi or 80
days. and restitution ord red. in default Cf which
81 days additional. Charles Shelton was fined $50
for keeping Sunday bar. An appeal was noted.
to animals, and the ease was continued until Fri
day. IL is alleged that he poured turpentinc on a
dog and set fire 10 him. Harry Lee, coloTed. was
fined - for playing sweat III street alley. near
4th street. and Andrew Green cOIOreli, was fined
so for cruelty beating horse.
RoFEEp HER BFNEFA CToR-Night before last Mr.
Mclaughlin superintendent OF the Washington
nonllnf mt returning home saw coOTcd girl,
about fourteen years Old. in the Of his residence
VINO upon being questioned. stated that her name
wa, Lucy Bfo3&S; thdt she was from Georgetown
and having no friends or home had wandered to the
city. and Was hungry and cold. Mr. Mclaughlin
took pity on her and gave her & room and ycSer-
day Mrs. Mclaughlin tried TO find her home
among the nti<hbuTS. Before she had succeeded in
this the girl lett the house, and Mrs. Mclaughlin
on examining her pocket-boOk found that ST had
been taken Out OF Il.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Dee,ls in fee have been
recorded Is follows: b. II. Warner TO Wihelmus 3.
$3.50. C. T. Davis ct al, trustees, to NJ. p CaIlan
treasurer. in trust part 3. Honead's estate; SO
G. II. Parker ito Z. q. Sauer lot ). 81. 5fi: 500
Johanna OConner to =. Spillman, part 35 SCI 5ir,
SOD Charles Ebert 10 Arthur Herbert. sub ID. So
Dioth = browns sub OF MI Pleasant: s.. II. Me.
KINNEY to Josephine Taylor, sub lots L, y. \ and
.. 81 213: S2d4h. Harriet II. Slency to Rosa L. Par
te,l2 i"J lr', 81. 35l; $3.50. j. Van RlsWick TO
Catherine Glenon part Il. 81. 5Sl $. ". II.
Barnard 10 X, o; Hoffman, lots 90 to g. 50. 1885,
s: Anthony Hyde trustee. To Frank NJ. Green
1otS II. -. Al, - A., Is, 40 -, n and 100 Washing
ton HEIGHTS; :: W H. Wikon TO d. $ Stewart,
part p. 50 ; 8 90 Leerar and Baur. trustees
10 German American Fire Insurance Co. part .
81. 51S; $3.50. J. II. HcGiI TO Mary Ragan, lot s
Handy to sarah F. stanford part Z 81. 6s5: 81 n19
H. and j. K King To Il. W. walker, part OF and =,
50. 20; 5. y. F. Warner to John II. For5y H.
lot 40. 81 5Si; SD H. 4. Clarke CT al trustees TO
8. ;. Coggins. part Il. Fortune enlarged: s..
Graca : Busted 10 James u. EdInunds, lot %, SO.
1s3 >, $17.50.
Tow;sESD GLovER's VILLA certified copy
from Baltimore county OF the VIII OF TOWNSEND
glover formerly OF this city. has been filed for pro-
bate with Register Ran5iell. lie directs that his
executor pay $50 for an oil painting OF recent pro-
duCt0n by Washington artist and present il to the
CorcOFdn Gallery. He gives many other beQueStS
and then leaves the residue OF his estate for the
benefit Of SalCme l. Hopper Of Baltimore, and her
family but in the event OF the death of s L. Hop
per and her children, then to the Chillren'S HOSI-
Iai OF ms city Charles C. Glover, or this city, is
made executor OF the Will
ARNoRY OF THE WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY
CORPS.-Ihe committee appointed by the Wash
fngtOn Light Infantry to select site for the pro-
posed new arnory held meeting yesterday. and
decided 70 ADJOURN until Thursday OF next week.
when they hope TO definitely settle the matter as
FAR the committee IS concerned. The government
being about to lease the old Globe building, which
the corps has occupied rs an arn0ry, these quarters
VIII he vacated at the end OF the month, and the
soldier boys viii move 20 the hail above Metzgers
on the east side OF 9Th street, between d and E
streets.
THE ASSISTED IMMIGRANTS FROM BosroS A
dfSpafCh from Boston says that Mr.. WrigntingtOn
superintendent OF indoor poor OF the state makes
the following explanation regarding family OF
naupeTS who were found In this city in great dis
tceSS. a. stated in The STAR, ana claimed to have
been sent here from Boston. The family were in
mates OF Tewksbury. but upon being Informed that
Their little girl three years Old be sent 10 the
state primary school at Monsoon, according to law
the mother objected and said they would lp we the
Institution They claimed to have friends in Wash
1ngtOn who would provide for them, and accord
lngly The agent secured first class railroad tickets
Tor them. and gave them TWO dollars in money
when they departed.
A DREDGySG MACHINE BuRSEp-One OF Ross &,
SanfOrdS dre.i5erS, used in the Potomac river Mats
IMPROVEMENTS, was entirely destroyed by fire lust
Oh the arsenal point. about O'Clock last night.
The fire caught accidentally from the engine room
and spread rapidly, and the machine was soon
burned To the waters edge The damage n Is
thought, VIII exceed 10000.
The Courts.
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