Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-09

MARRIAGE LICENSES.-Narriage licenses have
been issued BY the clerk of the court to George
Cant and Margaret Toy; VIM. E. Baldwin and
lille Allen; Roland Lee and Jennie Dly: Abra.
ham Bates and Letitla v. Carter: Charles c. elm
ton and Rosa Taylor; Nathan Kelly aDd Sophia
Taylor, both OF Lancaster county. Va; James H.
Lincoln and Mary Queen, OF Charles county, Nd.
TIE PAY OF BELT LINE DRIVERS ADJusTED-Ata
meeting OF the directors of the Capitol, North o
night, the demands OF the drivers were considered
ead IL was decided TO pay hereafter eleven cents
per hour, making about $50 per day for the 18th
men were given raise from S. to g. the bell boys
from So 50 TO g. end other employees in proportion.
those to which the men objected.
COMMODORE JErFERs' WILl.-The will OF the
late Commodore LETTERS, US ", admitted to pro-
bate yesterd ~, IS very brief Instrument, and.
with the codiell, does not fill TWO pages OF note
paper. The body OF the will Is as follows: 'sI
William N letters, a commodore In the navy and
citizen OF ANNAPOLIS, in the state CT Maryland,
90 hereby devise and bequeath all my estate,
real and personal, and properly OF every kind
whatever, TO nv dear vile. Lucy LIE g. JrfTers, for
ne ner sole use and benefit request that no bond
ecutrix- appoint my dear wife. Lucy lie G. JET
1ers,executrx OF this, my last Will" It bears date
June 18Th, and there is added, on the same date a
cotictl, as follows: SIT my dear vile should die
before me devise all my estate to my daughter
Anne LETTERS Meheel, and direct that the same be
converted into money and paid to the said
Anne Jefrers Meheel for her sole and separate use
and benefit"
ELLIS AND O'NEILL COMMITTED the hearing
or Ellis and O'Neill before Commissioner Mills yes
Detective Edelin, testified to an interview with
Ellis In jail, and the testimony then closed After
brief arguments the prisoners were committed for
the grand jury In the sum of 81 600 each.
THE RETURN OF THE RIFLENKN-Messrs ". 1.
Cash and 3 l. Scott, the Washington members OF
the American rifle team, arrived home from VIM
bledon yesterday and were banqueted last night
by the honorary members OF the Washington
Light Infantry Corps to which organization the
distinguished rifiernen belong.
LIFE POLICIES PAID-The Mutual Life Insurance
Company OF New York, Which Is claimed to be
the largest ana strongest company in the world,
Elta J. Middleton. widow OF Admiral Middleton,
and s20,;e2 TO Mrs. Eliza G. Hutchinson, widow OF
ss - The rates are Is per cent lower t iUss
those OF other large companies. Its representa-
tive y VIM. p. Yung, 14so New YORK avenue.
A CHARGE OF PERJURY-In the Police Court,
this morning. Thomas Haney, a marble cutter. was
charged with perjury, and the case went over for
one week for a hearing. The alleged perjury took
place IN Justice Helmck's Office In a suit brought
by Dennis Loocey and Gustayus Craney against
uaney TO recover SIS for a let OF bricks delivered
70 him. 1t Is alleged that Haney swore falsely IN
the suit as to his book account Mr.. Jno' a.
Clarke hiss been retained as counsel for Haney
An EXCURSION TO RIcHMoSp-At noon today
th5re were In and around the Baltimore and Po-
toEac railroad depot several thousand colored
people to witness the departure OF an excursion
Rev. John H. Brooks Baptist church. on Vermont
avenue. between and streets. Seventeen cars
were nlied with passengers, the number leaving
be.ag very near LOCO persons. About IL O5 O'Clock
the train moved out, with the band (the NationaD
playing.
RIVER TRA9E--H irbormaster Sutton reports
arrivals at The river front follows: South Wash
sn9to'e-Arriyed - Schooner II. b. Spedden
Thomas, iS7 tons coal, Stephenson Bros. schooner
Charin, Starr, ia tons coal, same; barge Mercer
b Mayneld, Pendel, us tons coal, VIM. H. Baum:
barge &. w. Brengle, Bowers, LIS tons coal l. L.
Blake; schooner j. III. ID. Smoot, Moore % cords
wood, j. O. Carter; schooner Mount Vernon
Townsend, ~ cords wood, II. L. Biscos; schooner
John W. Cray, Butler. SO watermc!ons Golden
and Richardson's; schooner Nervee, Fletcher IS5O
wateTmeions, same; schooner Little Ella Clark
90 watermelOnS. Vim. n. Evans; schooner Albert
w. White, De Shields, ECO watermeons same
Vest fRgkOs.-Clea reG-Schconer Mary I.
Morse, Jones. 600 tons coal, Portland Me !.
schooner Fanny Brown, Chariot, SIG tons coal.
Hoboken, u. j.. schooner HELEN Hasbrook Ben
nett, 5is tons coal. Fall River, Mass schooner
3. nj. Thomas, Kelley, 1,lC0 tons coal same:
schooner James Boyce, Crosley, SIS tons coal
Providence. r. T. schooner John Shay, Clogg Az
tons coal Portland, Me. schooner Active ,Hornetr
go tons coal. Boston. Mass: schooner Clara
Siinrson: smith, Go tons coal. Portsmouth, Va.
West Hashi's0to'.- r. Sea-
schooner VIM ID. MOrnel, O'Keefe. light, same
schoone- Tseo. C. A. Trayers, Mcnamara, eco tons
COL. Johnson Bros; schooner Mary Williams.
keeu, $40 to1S coal, Great Falls Ice Co steamer
merchants. '