Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-07

THE PRESIDENTS CARRIAGE DAMAGED BY COLL
sIoN.-The Presidents carriage, while he and his
Daughter were on their way to the church to at
run Into by carriage, the pole OF which broke
through panel in the rear OF the Presidents
carriage, but did not strike either of the occu-
pants On the return from the church the wheels
OF the Presidents carriage became locked with
those Of Others, and finding that his already dam
lay, the President walke1 home with his daughter
through the rain.
MARRIAGE LICENSES - Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court to VIM. A.
Wharton and Rose Thomas; Alphonso Dotson and
W. 4. Pate. Of baltimore an, and Fannie 4 Atkinson
Walter Dorsey, of Howard county, Nd, and Fan.
me x: Young, OF montgomery county, Nd; W. NJ:
Julia Long: John VIM. Brown and Sobhy Bell;
Arthur E. Jackson and Mary V. Curtis; Robert
Carroll and Augusta Thomas
RIVER TRADB.-Harbormaste Sutton reports ar
rivals at the river front as follows: Schr. w. B.
s:hr: Margaret Ella, Davis, 5o0 bushels oysters,
market; slOop Matte, Faunce, light
B'NA1 B'RIrH.-The sixteenth annual session of
the District Grand Lodge, No. 8. OF the Indepen,
dent Order OF Bnai Birth comprising th1rty-four
Carolinas, assembled yesterday at Wilmington. N.
O., and was presided over by Mr.. j. Solonons, Of
Savannah: Dr.. 8. B. WOlfe OF Baltimore, acting as
Hon Simon Wolfe. o. ills clts,..::Ie minister to
EeSynnt
man named John Motifs was charged by Mr.. Louis
Belts, in the Police Court this morning. with
being vagrant. Mr.. Belts stated that Motifs
came into hts restaurant begging the Other day,
and was put at work backing a small stove. for
which he was given three meals and money to get
claimed that the work he performed was worth 81,
and got SO disorderly that he had to be taken out
by the police.
Two FIREs-The alarm this morning about S
O'Clock was for fire in the second story OF house
the American Rapid Telegraph Co. The fire is
supposed to have been caused by rats; damage
about $780, A little after 12 O'Clock last night an
for the burning OF frame shanty one story high.
corner 3d and Van streets, owned by Archie Hayes,
colored. The loss is about $500; fully insured,
Cause Of fire unknown.
BAR ROOM CAsEa-Thos English was charged in
unlicensed bar. and the case was continued on
motion OF the defense. Michael Dorsch was
charged with the same oiiense, and failed to an
Sunday. An appeal was noted
An ALLEGED DIRECTIVE SEWER CAsR-To-day
In the Court in General Term, the case OF Thos
BannaRan against the e District Of columb1s was
AID Miller for defendants. This was suit FOL
damages to his property-lot5 8, square 900. front
Ing on lStQ SJIccU, OctWccu u anu n-Uy reason Ol
alleged inadequate drainage, for which he claimed
81 500. but on the hearing below the verdict was
for the defendant under the instructions OF the
court. In the lower court, after the Testimony
was in. the defendant moved the court to Instruct
the jury 30 md their verdict for the defendant or
the ground principally that the testimony Offered
by the plaintiff tended 70 prove that Il was owing
to the failure OF the District to provide trap d
grating over the mouth OF tho sewer that caused
the alleged damage 70 the plaintiffs business, and
not because OF any defect In the material work.
manship or plan OF laying the sewer BY the de
fendant, and further, that the plaintiff had faiet
TO aver the failure OF the defendant 20 have
grating or trap over the mouth OF the sewer
which prayer was granted.
PAYING YoR ClGARs WITH KICKA-A young man
named James Wells, was In the dock ht the P0lict
Court to-day for assaultinR young man named
j. sullivan, who stated that he keeps cigar stOr
at No. l02 18th street. The defendant with GROVE
OF others came into his store Inst night and calc(
| for cigars, and when he asked them for pay the,
said they would pay him but In another way, AM
!. they fell upon him and knocked him down In ca,
| gutter and kicked him The court imposed = an
poor % days