Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-18
Condemned Locals

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Sprouts G4RDES-CoDCert-
Condemned Locals
TIE STAR VIII be sent by mail, post paid to those
leaving the city during he summer for any lcngth
ii tine, ami Inc address, changed AS often as ie-
lively ADVANCE
The Mutu,l Life and Maturity association has
elected tn" following trustees for the ensuing year:
John l. Harbour, George NJ. lockwood. John w.
Drew, Robert Boyd and Frank I. Rawlings.
The lawyers base bail nine of this ciIy, who re-
Gently played game of ball with the attorneys Of
Baltimore, In that city, will play return game In
this city next Friday at Athletic PARK. The pro-
Gee Is OF the game viii be used for the benefit OF
District Attorney Moore. the captain OF the
Washington nine, states that after the game the
home club will entertain the visitors at the
Schuetzen park with a banquet.
Many p ople visited the residence OF Mr.. John
Petitions, on 1ah street southwest, between
and streets, last night, between sunset and 12
O'Clock, TO witness the annual blooming OF the
cereus plant There were six flowers In perfect
bloom, ami there are seventy-five buds, which will
all develop in turn. Persons who desire to see
this wonderful plant In Iul bloom have the chance
by going any evening this month.
mentS about there having been q row at his picnic
are all false; that he had connection ut all
under Offieer White, and general fight with
pistols stones, brick-bats a., Was kept up; that
his picnic has not yet come OF.
Astemps to Outrage q Young Lady.
BOGUS WATER INSPECTOR ASSAULTS HER AT HER
HOUSE.
Yesterday middle-aged white man went to the
house of Mrs. Caroline Stern, 221 street north
west, and represented himself To be a water In
spector. Miss Stern admitted him, at his request
to examine the water fixtures He went through
the rooms, and on returning to where Miss stern
was made an indecent assault on her. which
she resisted, when he knocked her down by
striking her on the neck, as she STATES ana choked
her AMI tore ner dress from her person, and at
mn Tod tn hlr CnE1f
the return or her mother. He made mis- escape by
Jumping over the back fence She made known
called in and rendered medical aid. The young
lady can identify her assaiant and it is hoped he
will be arrested and prosecuted.
KNOCKED Down FOR PRACTISING WITH PAR
IOR RIFLE--Phllip S. Webb young colored man,
was before Judge Smell this morning for assault
Ing white boy named George Hoffman The
testimony was TO the effect that the boy was
shooting parior rifle in the alley In the rear of
the GuntOn building yesterday afternoon TIE
Defendant, whose father Is 1anitor Of the Gunton
building, ordered the boy away with his rife, and
after some words he struck Hoffman a vigorous
blow IN the neck and Knocked him down. Judge
Smell said that in regard TO THESE parlOr rifles they
SHOULD be suppressed for they are dangerous and
have been the cause Of a great deal of trouble
There was some aggravation and he would only fine
Webb s..
COLOR WAR IN EAST WASHINGToN.-A colored
man named Dick Speaks, living at Sl9 9Th street
northeast, Was assaulted by a party of white
rOughs at the corner or 9Th and Fl streets north
east last night. He represents that he stand
Ing at the corner OF the street and party OF five
white men who were passing assaulted him with
bric,pats and stones, Knocking him sens less and
wounding him They then made their escape and
Speaks was taken to his home In an unconscious
State. subsequently number OF Speaks friends
assembled, and armlng themselves went In search
OF the white men. About hundred roughs, col
0red and white, soon assembled at the scene of
the assault. and lively fight followed. Several
shots were fired and hundreds of brickbats and
stones We're thrown on both sides. The cry OF
police made them scatter.
WOMEN As PROPERTY OwNERs-A large propor-
ton OF the property in this District IS In the name
OF women, and many or them imagine that they
Cap describe their estates verbally, which cannot
be done An assessor thoroughly conyersant with
the real estate business told STAR reporter to-
day that there are many northern and eastern
IN houses and lots IN this city as it pays better
than In large seaport cities; another reason Of
nam genen When rney aa Is e tha5
and are out OF debt make transfer u their wives
To avoid the results OF loss should they meet with
reverseS
LO.O.F.-At the regular meeting or Washington
Lodge, No. o, I.O.O.F., last night, P.G.M Andrew
Jackson. one Of tue representatives, or that lodge
In the Grand Lodge or the District, rendered his
resignation, which was accepted, and PIG. W. f.
Glllaher was unanimously elected to I'LL the Va
eancy.
The Grand Encampment LOOF. last evening
elected officers as follows: Grand patriarch NJ. d.
Brainard: grand high priest, E c. Grumey; grand
senior warden, Geo. A. Gr.en; grand scribe. Jo-
sePh Burroughs; grand treasurer b. A. Kidder:
representative. John T. Given The grand d.
tFiarch made the following appointments: T. WAL
J. g. Weaver, Cos. Finance
Richard Emmols, j. s. Tonlinson, s. Boyce;
grieYance-Thos. W. Fowler. Vim. r. Newman, A.
H. StOckman; conference-J0hn Long. &. a. ID.
Wolff, Geo. T. COLLISION; supervision-Ol.yer Du-
four, VIM H. Frazier, F. A. Sitter; correspond
ence-John Edwin Mason. w. ]. DrunHlond, E II.
Spe.
On THE RAyPaGE-Peter Collins was CHARGED in
the Police Court today with aSSau,:ing Max
Hccht, merchant on 7th street, and also Officer
Harlow, who arrested him. The testimony showed
that the Defendant was elected from the store,
and he then attempted 10 snasl the windows OF
the store and assaulted the proprietor. The on
Ger was also assaulted by the prisoner. A fine OF
IS imposed In the first case and $40 or 80 DAYS
In the latter.
BIT HER MOTHER AND ASSAULTED A PoIrcE-
MAN-A colorei CIR. named Mary Hawkins, plead
guilty before the Police Court to-day biting her
mother, Kate hawkins, and also ith striking her
on the head with tea cup. She was sent down
for 80 days in default OF sio She was also charged
Washington precinct. The officer stated that she
BIT him, tore his badge OF, and spoiled his white
vest when he arrested her. similar penalty was
imposed In this case.
THREW A, PITCHER OF WATER ON HKR-in the
Police Court this morning a stylish dressed young
woman named Kate Carttr. OF No. 512 Slh street
southwest, was charged by aged woman named
Elizabeth Cook, OF No. 5i4 on the same street. with
assaulting her. The OLD woman was then charged
b. The young woman with profanity. Miss Carter
pleaded guilty To the charge OF assault but II she
had known IL was against the law to throw a little
pitcher OF clean water on the cid woman she
would not have done It The old woman said the
defendant charged her with peeping through the
fence at her nne OF 5 was imposed for the as
saul and In the charge OF profanity deIenda MT
Vas released on her personal bonds.
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESrArB.-Deeds In fee have
been recorded rs follows: National Savings Bank
70 Ellfs Spear lot 62 Browns sub OF Mt Pleasant;
y, go 10 j, j. Knox commissioner to Ellis Spear
lots u and % and DIT o. SANE: 81 $50 10 A s
johnson IN " n NrsSie NJ AZ e.h ~ ru,tcu,.