Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-02
Decisions in. the Court i'm General
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ing the citizens. They intent to leave for Clcve.
land tonight.
Decisions in the Court i'm General
fern.
DALTON AGAINST THE B. h p. RAILROAD ETC.
In this court this morning In the case OF Dalton
agt the Baltimore and Potomac railroad Judge
James delivered the opinion OF the court, revers-
Ing the judgment below and Overru!ing the de-
murr1r This was suit for damages because OF
the uses OF Virginia avenue as freight depot The
court holds IL plaintiff proves the allegations of
his declaration he is entitled recover: that the
company has no right to use the street, as alleged
nuisance is general, he Is entitled to damages.
Campbell agt Wilson,; Judgment below at
isratoTs agt. lwarls; judgment reversed and
bill dismissed; do. Talberg agt BiIlar; Judgment
reversed and Dill d1smlssed-opinion by Judge
Hasner.
A VoUDoo DOCTOR CHARGED WITH STUMBLING
cO:ored voudO0 doctor named VIM. Harris was
In the dock at Judge SHELLS court this morning,
charged with swind'ing an aged colored huckster
named Dennis Digs out of So He pleaded
the prisoner came to his stand In the Market the
other day and offered to give him "loadstOne"
all his stuff. In return he only to get the
doctor patients. He produced stone and said he
money, ami the naeikerchief was not to be taken
from around the money for days Witness gave
him the 81 and repeated some words after him,
AMI when the man was gone he looked for the 81,
but it was gone. A sentence Of six months in jail
was imposed.
SUDDEN DEATH AT THE JAI--Yesterday az
ternoOn Alexander Walker, a cOlOred boy, seven
teen years old, confined In the Jail, died there
rather suddenly. Walker was native of the West
End, his mother residing In the alley between Goth
AMI 2lst and l. and streets northwest, and he
had been an incOrrIible young Tor four or five
years past. lie had served several terms in the
workhpu>e, and some few years since Was sent TO
the reform school. but being sick while there he
was released Oh the application OF friends. About
the ttter part OF January he was arrested, with
number OF other boys composing a band known
the Boy Thieves and on January 3ist last he
WAS scntcnced by the Police Court, for larceny ut
G. Z. Bryan,S grocery, to sixty days in Jail: for
stealing keg OF beer, ninety days. and for lar
ceny from John ii. Gunther to sixty days, making
30 days in all. Since his commitment to jail he
mas been In apparent good health, and Saturday
day he complained. and the physician OF The Jail,
Dr.. McWiaIns attended him. but he grew worse
ana yesterday afternoon died, the cau:e of death
being an abdominal tumor, which burst inter-
naly.
EVENTS IN THE CHuRCHEs.-The feast OF St Peter
was celebrated at ST. Peters church yesterday
morning with solemn ceremonies. The altar was
handsomely decorated with choice flowers In the
afternoon the Sunday school scholars received
their premiums for lessons and attendance during
the year.--Rev +. ID. Power, pastor OF the Chris
t1an Church, and Rev. A w. PitZer, pas Of the
central Presbyterian church, both preached yes
tyriay on the Sabbath day, urging that the sane
lily OF the day be matntained-The quarterly
melting in Wesley Zion church, d street SOUTH
west, held yesterday, was attended with interest
Ing exercises. Rev. 7. G. Thompson delivered an
address to the Sunday school and also preached
the sermon at II O'Clock. Rev Mr.. Usher preached
In the afternoon. and Rev. j. A. Mulligan in the
evening.-The Sunday school room of Grace NJ.
E. Church was reopened yesterday with apprOpr-
ate exercises. Mr.. John T. Mitchell delivered an
address, and in the evening Rev. DR.. Drale. the
clerical author, from Plymouth, Enc, preached
yesterday morning at the Congreg at0rai church,
and In the evening at the Church OF the RefOrma-
ton, Capitol Hill-Tne church committee OF the
Washington Society OF the New Jerusalem (Swe-
denborgiaiJ net last night at the residence or the
pastor. Rev. JabeZ Fox. An effort Is being made
TO raiS the necessary funds to cancel the remain
ing church debt OF So SEQ In order that the finances
OF the society may be devoted toward payment OF
a living salary to the pastor Prof. j. w. Hunt,
chairman o. the church committee, was appointed
an agent to solicit and receive contributions.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFEEs.-Deeds in fee have
been recorded as follows: Robert McMeen to Kate
l, Roy, sub: %, SO. rs: ss;05o. James NJ. John
ston TO Mary X. Slack and james ". Gerard, lots
Sack ct al to W. & slack lack lots 50 and ST. sq ISL
s. w. f. Slack to w. II. Slack, same property,
s, l. j. Davis to Kate U. Moorhead. subs. a.,
10 and 46, So lsa: S15,723 So g. E. Mitchell to NJ.
j. E Hnf,p pit Snsrn es ST Lucy Jones to
Warner, pt. s. SO. l5s; So 00o. Elizabeth S Gurley
to C. H. Fickling lot 40 and pit. SO, Nichols place;
o. $50 j. F. Ennis, trustee, TO W. F. Mattingly,
trustee, ut. %. So 1877: $500 Kate L. Roy to Clara
bsh@p Let a. s So i L,s s. :a9 ga Lynch to James
t. Pfeil, pl. g. So 81; Slo0. j. T. Omstead ct al to
\. r. SpCnOrd, lot 49,, So 1856; $4,000 c. A.
500 to sa Fch to snIvs s ss 80
36p: $50 L. kissner to Jos. ZeeowiU, pit. IS, So.
$50 90 80 a.. Gadd15 IT.. to W D. Campbell. pt:
II, SO st; $4,000. Teresa saloman to James Norris
pts 10 and II, Sill. 461 s. 100 james Norris James
eogaTaae. SAM Prope5 s si2oo o T. Kob6ns to A.
GaIan H Jg, u 4 D5Ting PIT So ss7; ssSo
Georgetown College to John McGrann ct al, part
IA, SO 1853; $3.50. A. HYDE to c. II. Coldwell, parts
and 7, 50; s1e; $500 C. Rupert to s: RUPERT,
T. johnson, parts 81 and %, 81. l26; $4,000 X. s.
Da.iS trustee. to John Common. n pit. 8, SO. SOS;
81 ago 40 s. Babcock to John b. Moore, lot "a, So.
1913; s1.G50 A. Bareman, trustee. ct al, to L. Fl.
Percy, lot :: block 30, Columbia Heights: 5000.
81. so. 2S; 8: undivided moiety lot ii, So EOS;
5000 I. Evans to L. Riggs, ex'r. subs g. Z, &c. 80,
3D. &c go So 2oS: rv, e. F. F. Riggs to same. sub s.
ara, lot g, So as: $4,000 L Riggs :; eSr, &C., to
to Robert " Young GU lot 9 is sub So ST. AT
H. Schneider to A. T Leach, pit. 8, sub So I9a s4a5
B g Pearson to F: T. sanner. lot Is, 50: 5Cs:
Rigs, p,: g; io7; $500 F; miller ct al: to
l. Stevens to D. W. stevens, pit g, so. 757; S. coo
L. r. Tuttle to Mary V. BOnnell ct al, lot l6
"Widows' Mite;" 81 GA. John Sherman to John
Georgetown; sl,sSo ''''''' ~
OFFICERS ELECTED.-Spartan Council No 5, Sons
OF JOnadab, have elected the following officers for
the ensuing term: John E. Hammond, VIC; Rob-
ert ID. Weston, VIC; VIM. c. Coleman, re; Ia
bina Ellis, F.S.; John Humphrey, treas A. F.
Brooks, W.P.: G. b Hareston, guide; F. A. Won
Tagen; assistant guide; Chas. II. Lamson, I.W.;
A. W. Hancock, OW.; j. w. Garland, organist
| MARRIAGE LlcENsEs-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court to Benz F.
Weser and Rosa d. Kettler; Chas. joe schke and
Mary Schiskler; W. A. Orliffe and Laura C. Lewis:
! Richard A. O'Brien and Mary Burroughs
HIGH CHURCH AND Low CHURCH IN PHILAf,Ef-
| PHIA.-The low church vestrymen OF the PrOtes-
tant Episcopal church of the Evangelists In Phla-
| delphia, who were declared the legal ve,try on
Saturday by Judge Allison In deciding suit be.
tween them and the high church people, have
| drafted charges against Rev. Henry r. Pcrcival
the rector alleging that he has violated the canonS
| OF the church in the introduction OF ceremonies
| foreign to the laws OF the Protestant Episcopal
| faith. The charges will be presented to B!ShOp