Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-07
The District Militia.
APPOINTMENT OF BE1GADlER GENERAL By THE PREeI-


APPOINTMENT OF A BE1GAD1ER GENERAL By TIE PREeI-
DENT TO BE ASKED FOR.
The examination Of the subject OF the reorgana-
OF the District militia by Adjulant General Drum
and Gen Benet chief OF ordnance, resulted, after
conference with the Secretary OF War in the
Recommendation to Congress O. Row enactment
respecting the organization Of the District militia
which Is contained in Secretary LtncGin'S annual
report. II IS probable that no further steps viii be
taken I'm the Matter by the Secretary OF War at
present. Unless, perhaps securing from the PreSi-
dent the appointment of brlgadier general to
command ali the District militia forces.
M ESCAPED PRISONER Returned TO THE JAN.
James Waters, who escaped from the cell room in
ture'f Il few days ago at Clarenont. Pa. arrived
here last night al $40. i'll charge OF Officer B. T.
Rhodes. and was Immediately taken to Jail Waters
Is 4 We.i-EnoWn co!0red burglar. who convicted
q few days before his escape OF nous. breaking and
had been brought up for sentence There are
Otaer case. pending against hi,.- WYu. Chase
Waters par;ne received Il sentence OF i've years
Waters appears 10 hSVe been quite sick. He
states thai on BREAKING out OF the cen he vent ont
I or tom u once and toOH the road tra,nping TO
Pennsylvania where he was TWO months I'm hos-
pal Then iIe went 70 St Louis and !rcIn here to
Colorado He then made his way back 10 Ohio and
ihtii 20 fltJspdrs. ana was arrested for stealing
ll~ own watch. From there he was sent &c the
A!!cEhaHy wcrkh0Usc. where he was found. lie
stE@ tHtj tfSI-S the Two mont rs spent ia h0Spi-
til he has had heap Of fun and nice time riding
ON freight ears &c one OF MS haLd7 IS badly cut
from having Jumped of a freight train. Waters
a,Eci i Ee would get twenty-five years now.
y WOMAN PUSIsErs HEg ALLEGED TR.prCER-
J. The lie court this moT;..n, there were cross
chtr-a- nj assault between Mar sullivan AID
Aiouzo II King. IFS Sullivan stated that King
hst been Icing about her To it: husband and Wleu
ah- asted him about 1t he Knocked her down and
kicked her after he had llsllted her, and she struck
hiIn WITH StiCi.. k:Ig. Who lives at the corner of
Montgomery anG Olive streets, West Washington.
stated tIt Mrs. sullivan Calne TO his house ye5ter-
Gay morning With stick aud asked him what lies
IL had been telling l6r husband and he ATTEMPTED
10 clos he door in cg ac1 and she pushed &c open
and stuck him The head and pulled him out OF
the door ana he defended L mself the best he could
The CASE vas dismissed.
VERDICT AGAINST TIE PoTo4ac STEAMBOAT Con-
FtSY--th" ~rit Of X. III. CO!e al-t tha Potomac
Steamboat c1,"?anT Tor 5000 for Injuries Su,-
tanned by hsVII-, been Knocked overheard from a
steamers gang plank AZ Piuey Point and having
his ais,a IroeI. was to-day ended In the Circuit
CO'lt by a verdict Of $500 iof plaintiff.
~ ALLEGED CArfroi. GUIDE AND OFFICE SEEKER
Detective Ed"I!n Yesterday arrested stephen Holly
GA Tie char Of being suspicious person ana
i-Iy ,he Officer stated t.Itt the defendant ioafs
around The CapiiC! grounds. generally drunk. and
p!9trLdN 20 D CalItoi guide. ana enters saloons
a-OHE th- Avenue be- 5nr whisky. Holly took the
S,au! and stated thar re was at the Capitol when
arrested waiting I" see guide who had promised
hiiG CJtt. AMI IL was also promised position in
IL post o'oe OF the House IT the Capitol and was
!1=-- iftrt it, Ill. honor said that ne would take
HI 'reo4al bonds - as TO g."e him chance, and
WARNED l!m not - hang around the capitol. saying
t.st tAtss alleged capitol guides are the worst
c.=ss II persons T. TIE community and the court
"2n4d do al IN his power 10 break them up.
SIT TOR ;I5,GJ1 DAMAGES FOR FALSE IapRrsoS-
wE~T.-lt-d.y. la the Circuit Court The case n,
jeremiah Costello dgt Charles II. knight for ais 600
c5ina.s f'r { IL iIi"risonmenJ IN having plaintiff
&rr--,ad on a charge OF forgery, was taken I'D.
Cost 10 Was charger hy Knight with having forged
DOnd 10 secure the release Of mechanics lien on
ccrtaia property. and WAS arrested on two Charges
with were dismissed IN the Police Court Kntyhf
then secured tCS' los Indictment ana about two
F5''@S age Ii" Wts tried ami acquitted. Messrs
+. H. and l. j. MacAey appear for the plaintiff. ana
+. :. Lambert and +. T. Alexander Tor the defend
an.
MAREJiGE LICESsEs. - Marriage licenses have
Been iasIet h Tie clerk III the court To John H.
tlTedJ and COTEeIi1 JACKSON. Of Charlottesville
Va: augustus Z. HaIner. OF New York civ and
tiE, i.,r.., ,IesS.. T. B,wIe and N,rv uo,, anu
lanes (. Barker AMI Martina Belt: 1hos H. Can
hpwd.. or fillmore, and Alice Johnson: Dr.. VIM
ri5an, 81 Bo9uesb0rg. nd: Chas p Thomson and
MsTy GJr..er: virgiai. Luke and Adelaide IS Daniel
both OF fauiaier county. Va
ZEE BARRETT ESGAGrMESr.-The sale Of seats
for LaErenT Barrett commenced yesterday morn
liz and ird1, ates crowded houses nightly. Ten
tt-Itar parties have engaged s,Its and the
Barrett Dramatic club Will one evening attend In
body.
masonic ELFcrIoys-Onicers have been elected
10y Masonic hod.es a. follows: Washington Centen-
MAI lodge, No. John j. Hill. W NJ: Alonzo ].
Marsh. :. w: l. Cabell Williamson, j. W.: Emmett
q E'more. Sc; John y. Martin, Treas La1ay-
tt': tjtHG, 20 i9-Sahltel NJ 1eatman, ".
NJ; HiFan H. Martin, 5. W: Il. G. Park. j. W.: r.
j. BlaAeiock. Sec, and 4. F. Fox, Treas.
TRANSFERS OF REAL EsTATE-Deets in fee have
b-en accorded As follows: ". II. Ktobey u T. W.
Smith, lots Sc u 81. 81. G2S; s5.4l5. j. s Fopham
10 W. c. iiti, lots and 9. block Is Hall and Ell
vans s1b Acfidfan hill: - so. Sarah Jane OBrien
et IL 10 NiaTy e:od, ut. 10, 81. I0E' Sl03o. A. A.
Nich3,Scn 10 John h. iAaeWeaVer, sub lot y, So 80
i3,3iJ45. Annie c. Myers to ThGs II. LOCKER ptS
- 3nd a. Eeali5 addition 70 Georgetown: S6U01 j.
: Alien 10 kbe1 g. I0Snssn1, SUB 65. So ac7,
~ Coz. A. K. Appleman 10 ". II. Patterson sub
ri. Sa, So. q COL