Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-03
Condensed Locals.

missioner Roach IL the structure which South
Carolina VII! erect at New Orleans The design Is
typical OF southern industry.
In the case OF Joseph H. Gordon, charged with
having In his possession cigars unStamped, the
plea OF guilty was Withdrawn Saturday and one Of
mot guilty. entered.
AT a democratic mass meeting at Mr.. A. r. Whit
ings place. at LancaSters wharf, Charles county.
Md. Saturday. addresses were made by Mr.. John
N Oliver, OF this city; Judge Thomas Stone and
Capt. Carey.
Frank H. OIiphant, living at No. 1910 sth street
northwest. was attacked by Two colored men early
yesterday morning on ID street, between 9th and
10Th He was struck upon the head with a club
aud received a number OF painful cuts and cOntu-
siOns- Ills aSSatlants ran away. and he was taken
TO his home in the police ambulance
The National Law School Literary society was
Organized saturday evening with the following
officers: President. L f. Phillips; vice president,
7. W Gi.nler: secretary, ". II. Acker; assistant
secretary, g. Z. Pollock treasurer, L. q. LfggerS-
Gen sam Einstein caught striped bass at seven
locks weighing seven ana a-haf pounds Saturday
night.
Edward Smith. Edward Stewart and VIM New
ton. three small coorei boys about 10 years OF age,
We're In the Police Court this morning charged with
larceny. and were all sent To the Reform school
The Vienna Opttcian company has Just opened q
new establishment ut 1904 street northwest and
the optical business Dr. NeGcr, OF Vienna, the
optical manager of the firm and an experienced
optcian, may be consulted Is 10 the adjustment OF
The lenses OF eyeglasses and SpectacleS.
Andrew jackson, colOred, was lined s. in the
Police Court to-day for disOrderly conduct and SO
Tor assaultlng Officer Farquhar. jackson brutality
While Or. Paret. the new bishop-elect of the Bal
tm0re diocese Z. Z. church, In Baltimore last
week ne contracted severe cold, which has settled
In his eyes. He is temporarily obliged 10 cOnfne
himself 10 dark rOOnl Rev. Mr.. McElrOy, the as
slstaDr rector, preached at Epiphany church in his
place yesterday morning.
Dr. = W. Began did not. as was incorrectly pub
hShed, attend Mr. Thomas Beall the bricklayer
who was injured saturday. by falling from scat
fold on the new Pension building.
biCorneHuS Robinson an old colored man. arrested
by Officer Weldon, was in the Police Court this
case
He was sentenced to 90 days In Jail
During the - SOurs ending at O'Clock this a. m.
the police made 223 arrests.
THE FASHIONABLE EvENr.-The large sale of
tickets to-day for the inaugural week OF the Grand
Opera house indicate that there Will be a large and
fashionable attendance at every performance. All
eases fh,s are DESTROYS TO assist at The opening OF
TINS llne theater. which VIII be dedicated by the
popular pr1ma donna Emma Abbott and her newly
organized opera company Her great success dur
ing the past six seasons has induced her TO engage
corps OF artists even stronger and larger than
any she has heretofore had with her. The roper
tory Is briliant and varied one Miss Abbott has
Drought from Paris elegant costumes from Worth
Pingat and Rodrigo, and she is said to have
improved greatly by her studies with Marchesi
Choice seats are now sale at Droops music
store, s2o pennsylvania avenue.
The JOINS HoPKINs-KEsDALL FOOTBALL MATCH
me FOOTBALL match at Monumental Park. BaIti-
more, Saturday, between the Kendall Deaf Mute
college team OF this city and the Johns Hopkins
university team, was won by the latter by a score
OF IS too In the last naf or the game neither side
scored point The Kendall team was composed
OF kerney, James, Lynch, DobsOn, DALEY, Hyde
Lyons, Brookmire, LARSON, Berg and Hyde. Mr.
Hanson Was Judge for the Kendall team. During
one OF the ScrimmageS Lyons and Hanson colided
Lyons mad two teeth loosened, and Hanson received
cut over the eye. return game Will be played
on the Kendall college grounds within two weeks
The ELKs ANNUAL ELECrioN.-At the annual
meeting OF W ashiDgtOn lodge. No IS, b. p o. OF
Elks, held last evening" the following officers were
chosen for the ensuing year: H. E Leach, exalted
inahfp I,irrl
Edward Williams, esteemed loyal knight; y. b.
Fithian, esteemed lecturing knight; j. Y Potts
secretary; VIM Dickson, treasurer; Vim. Williams
Tier; j. G. Maxwell, esquire; b. ". SUNNY, chap
lain: Nathan Stein, inner guard: Messrs. Vim ID
Mack. NJ d. Jacobs, and Robert Callahan, trustees.
MesSrs; George p Ganzhorn, lie Grand Dakin, and
VIM ID. Douglass, stewards; MeSSrs. N g. Ffthian
d. g. Mccormick and B. Frank Cordella finance
committee.
DESER, . WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUrcIpE-A col
ored woman named Kate Lewis, living In the alley
between 18th and 18th and and VI streets north
west, took dose OF laudanum SATURDAY night
she was discovered by other people In the house
apparently dying DIS, Neale and Francis, VINO
were summoned, applied strong remedies, which
soon restored her. She bought the laudanum from
adrug store for The purpose, she said, OF curing
toothaehe. She attempted her life, 1t is stated on
account OF grief because her husband had left her
"A WAsHINGros MAN IN RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Passenger train, No. !, on the Baltimore and OHIO
railroad, due at Mansfield, o.. at SIS SATURDAY
morning, jumped a frog Alta, Ohio while
nrst two cars Were not damaged but the third car
struck freight engine on a Siding, and the cars
following were telescoped and totally demolished
No one was killed. but about twenty persons were
injured, many OF them seriously In the list OF
wounded Is the name OF Charles Gersdorff OF
washington, slightly injured The injured were
TAKEN 10 GAINESVILLE.
A GIRL BURNED To Observation-Disclosures. a
colored girl n1teen years OF age, daughter of Rev
John IA. Haynes, a preacher IN Virginia was fatally
burned saturdai night at her home, Ala LIST street
ahd quantity OF paper IN the cupboard Caught
IRE EInfna's dress caught fire While she Was at
tempting To ext1nyuish the naIneS. Her mother
nearing her cries came 10 her assistance and called
10 the neighbOrS for help The girl rushed Into the
street Nei2tbors arrived with blankets and soon
extlnguiShed the flames. she taken into the
house and attended by DIR. Sumby, who did what
he could 10 relieve her suffering. Her body was
HeefaiS covered with bilsters She Gied last night
A CoLoKED Boy BADLY CUT BY a WHITE Boy
A colored boy, named VIM. smith. about II years
OF age, was severely cut about the face Yesterday
AFTERNOON by a white boy, Is years old, named
Henry y Worthington, on farm belonging 10 The
latter boys father, near Good Hope Hill. From the
statements made by witnesses IL appears that a
white boy, named Dusall, and the wounded bow
went on Mr.. NorthingtOns farm, and Smith picked
u2 chestnut YOUNG Wofthlngton said - Aim,
You are doing we'll Smith replied, ..Yes" aud
picked UP another nut, when young WorthnrtoD
ran at him with a large knife in his hand and
stabbed him in the lett Side. lie then cut him
across the side, and Followed VIII a third cut
across the face The injured boy was taken 10 the
suD-Station In Uniontown, where DR.. PyIes dressed
his wounds after which he was sent TO the aims,
house aSy uIn, where he lies suffering from his
injuries, which, although OF a serious nature. are
not necessarily fatal In the Police Court THIS
morning the boy WOrthington was charged with
assault and battery With intent 70 XIII and The
case was continued Indefinitely; bonds 500.
4 ROBBERIES REPORTED.-MlSS Eva Mitchell, p.
HUN street northwest, reports that Friday night a
pair or bracelets. valued 1T so and t24 money
were stolen from her bureau dTawer.-1ulyts
w linaIn Armstrong, Columbia university, corner
lotn anu ii streets. reports stolen rom hallway
friday night an overcOat valued at S3l-JaInes
MhiIe on the avenue on Saturday high, there was
stoieh from him suit or clothes and plumbers
toOls, valued at slS I0.-Dayid Z BradleT. 1893 ID
street northeast. reports stolen from his mouse an
oSeIcoat, watch chain and box of cigars valued
al SA--Nrs - j. Monroe. 18th and streets re-
PoIts stOrh irOin her house so In mCEey.-MsTks
Garuner, lis 1th street. reports stolen from In
alta 90 - "' '''iN'u
= BOY THIEF SENTENCED-Michael Brown n
small coiored boy, stole silver watch from sir NJ
r. foeS . Residence and gave Ii To George Ashton
70 Aetp Ior MN, The case was reported ;,iout -
oc.Sk yesteTuay. and Brown was arrested abOnt 4
VCiocA Oy OIIicer Nicholson, whom he told ahour
snS .s.eanns. and 10 whom he gave the watch This
morning IN the Police Court brown was sent 10 III
Ior tnree months, and Ashton VIII be tried lornor
roy. ~ s'" '0-1n"i-
LARGE FURNITURE SALE.-There win he a I,re,e
sdie Vi HOUSEHOLD furniture, carpets, &c al Dn1-
ednSon ) sdesroOmS to-fhOrrow morning Comment
eng at ~ O'CLOCK See advertisement