Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-06
Preferred Death TO Emaprison .nent.

/ A WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE A CELL.
! Nellie Parker, white woman, 20 years old
Was arrested by Officers Shilling and DUNCAN last
| evening and locked up in cell in the firth pre-
cict station as a vagrlnt. and soon afterwards It
was found that she had torn some OF her cloth
Ing and ted strip OF linen about her neck UeI
| eyes We're almost prUtrudng from her head her
| tongue was hanging out and she blacl. In the
| face. The linen rope WAS removed at once and
She revived and commenced TO abuse the officers.
She has made several attempts before to kill her
! self.
| CHARGED with being u vlgSant and pleaded not
| guilty. She looks TO be about seventeen years
! old ,ni was neatly dressed, and wore diamond
ring. The officer stated that she was flirting up
| and down In front OF the Dime Museum last night
dressed ia Il "MothAr Hubbard" rnd trying to at
tract the attention OF men. "Did she do any act
OF di.ortler7" inquired the court. The officer
answered In the negative. .Weii," said Jul -e
Mills, 'it is no offense to wear a Mother Huob lri
dress, Tor great many nice ladies' wear til IN" 81
don't think the police can control the fashion,"
/ suggested Prosecuting Attorney Pad,ett The
| defendant was ills ,hargei
| A DESERTED WIFE's SUIT FOR D1voRcE.-Isa-
son, filed bin for divorce from james II. D0d-
| SON. They We're marie September 9Th 1871 and
lvad together TIL 1876, when she charges that de-
enlhnt deserted her. and that he has not contrib
uted 10 her support or that Of his two children fer
mnrn IN IN nine years She also charges that he
that he Is now living In Philadelphia.
| THE NEW THEATFR.-A building permit was is
sued today to the Washington c. sino Association
to construct foundation 10 their new theater and
hotel to be located on Connecticut avenue, be-
| lminary permit, and enables the proprietors to
commence the work before the plans for the super
structure are fully adopted and made out.
| THE RIVER TRADE AcrIvE-Harbor Master SUIT
ton reports arrivals at the river front follows:
South Observation-Disclosures, barge Exchange,
| Smith. 112 tons coal, Johnson Bros. barge Maggie
B; F9 X, 1l2 tons coal, POTOMAC Steamboat co
schr virginia Dare Del ,ney, 191 tons co ii, Clarke
| & Given; >chr. Nellie Star, Suule, 100000 lsths,
johnson Wlmsatt; schr. Iona, Curiey. 100 tons
S fest Mm Baum G sehr Tman Hsrper
shall, 100000 ieet lumber city Dealers schr. Sarah
Jane, Simms. $50 bushels oysters. market.
Nalnars. 253 tons coal. Petersburg, Va. schr.
! VIM. H. JOurtan, Thrasher, $50 tons coal, Ports
New Bedford, Mass; schr: Albert Strarn., Kelly,
| 9C0 tons coal. Boston, Mass; schr. VIM o. Snow,
Snow. cas- tons coal, same; schr. f. H. Cornell,
Wylie, 523 tons COAL same: schr. Chas NJ. Sim
mons, B.bbitt. LOIS tons coal, Providence. r. l. !;
Sehr. mahle l. Philips, Gardner. 1,lss tons coal,
E kysr Mas 5enr Tnonas Tayo1 Hill
West Observation-Disclosures, schr. A. S. johnson,
Johnson, $50 tons stone, L. A. Litrlenetl; smr
chants; barge Butler, Crow, 1890 bushels what,
Hartley Bro; schr Engine. Thomas, IS. 600 feet
North 10000 feet lumber, Wheati'y Bros: stmr.
Meator, wrlker, 10000 feet lumber aud 100000
| shingles, same.
REAL ESTATE TRAssFERs.-Deeds in fee have
been recorded as follow,: j. W. Boggs, 1r, TO
| Henry S. Walter, part 3, 50. ST. 81 $50 w H.
Rynex TO Selma lynx, p .rt g. SO. 497: s.. H.
HUNT to Roger @ Mills, sues 1lO TO 11o. So ISL
s22 80 D. ii. Savllln 10 ID. c. Harrison lots % to
20 "a 775; $1,000 Sarah j. Gordon ct al. to Burns
Harlan, ri %. 81. 953; $3.50. CorcOran Fire In
Surance COmnany 10 john s. Thompson, lot 81 and
part 80. SO z95; $3.50, b. Ashford ct al trusters
! TO SAM. same property; 8. Elizabeth Hessler
10 George W. Mtschauer, lot IA and part h. So.
964; $500 Priscilla w. Page to Madison Wtippla
sub % so. 366: s6.250 Jacob Trunnell to Michael
Clarke, part ID. So. 90; $1,000 Boyce and King
man TO ID. j. Particle. sub lot 40. so. 240; 1858.
Jacob E. Horning to Mollie E Hunter, lots and s,
So 052; s. E. Temnle ct al, trustees, to A..
c. CLARK, part 9, So 26s Quit claim; 8.
$1,000 Anna Heiser to Fl. Gisch, part ~. So al !;
$. Mary Ann Webster 10 TEOs. G. and Eizi
S Itch nor. part 16, so. 247; $500. James Fraser
10 ISaD-lia Losano, part So s. OF 463; 81 Goo b. p.
80; 5000.