Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-09

To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR,
The wide differences existing between the official
statistics Of manufactures for The city OF Phila-
delpha, as returned at the tenth census, and Mr..
Lorin Blodgeus volunteer census, to which you
invite attention In yesterdays STAR, have been
fully Investigated by me, under instructions from
the acting superintendent OF census, and my re-
port to that officer about to be published Will
venture to assert, establish beyond q doubt the
entire accuracy or the returns collected by the
agents OF this Office and also prove conclusivply
statistics and the various statements OF Mr. BlOd-
get very respectfully,
F. r. WILLIAMS,
Chief Division OF Manufactures.
Census office, March 8. 1883
RIVER TRADg.-Harbormaste Sutton reports ar
rivals at the river front as follows: Schr. /. E.
Williams, Adams, 10O, 600 feet lumber, 4. T. jack
son; pungy Oh iyer Harrison, Roberts, 900 bushels
oysters, market; pungy Caroline, Francis, 400
bushels oysters, do.
THE EMANCIPATION CELEBRAT1oS.-A mass meet.
Ing OF the co0red citizens OF the fourteenth dis
trct was held at GideOns hall on the 9Th Inst. to
choose delegaes to the general emancipation
ward Nelson In the chair and VIM. X. Brown sec
retary The following were elected delegates to
the convention to elect chief marshal for the
emancipation celebration on the 10th OF April: :
Edward Nelson, H. c. BoldeD, s. h. Webb, VIM. K.
BroWD, p ". Shipper.
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY IN HILLsDALE.-A mes
sage was received yesterday afternoon at police
Bryant, mulatto boy be arrested, II found In the
city. on the charge OF grand larceny. The infor-
nation given was to the effect that he had been
living for some time with Armestead Goodloe, an
old blind colOred pensioner, near Hillsdale, who
SONS days since received some money; that Bryant
watching MS chance, yesterday opened the trunk
containing the money, and taking $50 started for
this city, and that the larceny was soon after
wards discovered. The message requested the
sage was received Officer Nicholson Of the 9th pre-
clncf, arrested him in secondhand store On
was taken into the station and locked up for a
hearing. OF the amount stolen $42 IL in cash was
recovered from his pockets, and all the articles
Bryan was charged in the Police Court this at
ternoon with grand larceny. Jno. Nj. Moss APP
peared for the defendant and stated to the court
that the defendants parents desired that he should
be sent TO the Reform school Judge Smell said
that he thought the suggestion was good one
and he ordered the prisoner to be sent to the Re-
form school during hts minority.
REAL ESTATE TRANsPHRs.-Deeds in fee have
been filed as folows:-G. II. Williams to Sarah NJ
Price, subs. and 9, so 1853: SIS GOO. d. B. Groff tC
Grinnon, executor, to Elizabeth Konler, West mali
8, block 10, Enlngham Place: $780, John Sherman
trustee TO J. j. Albright. lots l, 9. 10. IL to 10
| Albright to Edwina W. Smith, lot Is, do do.
S.l2a65. John sherman. trustee, to JAS McLain,
saa Mc IGas 5 Ia hAsss,
do: sis,4sl.55. b. P. Snyder, trustee, to Motley
Anderson, part is. SCI. 25s; SIPS. B. II. Warner to
|
Oliver A. bailey TO g. G. Hubbard, lots to 4, So
l5s; $S,f70 ID: Albright to Mary Cornelia Ward
lot !, block sa; 1850. Julia L. Barber to james
McLain, lots block H. and z, 8, ~ and H. block
y LeDroit Park; 10000. B. F. Leighton to Ann
Burke. north half s6. So SOL 81 200. W. NJ. Hodges
Dyer 10 r. Craig, lots TO g. so. g. IS to l6 and 32
| so. 2, and g. so. /, Giles Dyer's estate; $780,
| BRAVE GIRI.-A reception viii be given com
plimeDtary to Mary L Wooster, Md, BY Mr.. and
Mrs. Spencer and the lady graduates OF the Spen.
a ntlnnp IN
| mori ow evening from to 10. This Washington
| girl has supported and educated herself BY hard
labor from childhood, and has reared family oj
brothers and sisters. She graduated In the bust
ness course In 1873, and received her degree II
| medicine from Howard University last Tuesday
| evening. She has already entered upon the prac
! ttce Of medicine In this CITY.