Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-13
Mr.. Eiscman arres,rd.

Mr.. Eiscmnn Arrested.
To-day wits OF capias al satisfaciendum were
issued in the cases recently filed against Moses
Eisoman, the cothier, and he was arrested this
afternoon
District Governments Affairs.
KN-pErEcTIvEs CooNEs AND ACTON,
OF the Old corps OF Washington detectives, who
were dismissed from the police force Tor irreguiar-
ties, subsequently made application for re-
appointment on the force ordinary police
men. These applications have been before
the District Commissioners for consideration
Tor some time past and VIII likely be disposed of rs
soon as Major Dye, Ia whom the cases Lave been
referred, makes his report
THE NEW FIRE ENGIxy HOUSE.
The plans and specifications for the new fire en-
CINE mouse have been completed by MIR. Entwi>le,
ana the site Tor the engine house has been located
on II, near 10Th street northwest Bids have been
invited, and the Commissioners hope 10 be able To
nave new fire engine company IN successful
operation before next winter.
APPLICANTS FOR POLICEMEN AND FrRENEN EXAMINED
lo-ual DrS Mckiln, Bayne anu hleln>ca:nlt eN-
anlned tWenty-one applicants Tor positions IN the
ponce ana fire departments. ana passed nineteen
ment
VITAL STATISTICS.
me number OF deaths occurring during the week
enuhS August 9th was ys-i9 white ard - cOiored
the rate OF mortality per 1000 per anuum being
iSoo lor the white, $500 for The colonel, and - ~
toi .he total population The principal caus,S al
eeslon OF lungs =, bronchitsl pneumonia l,whoop-
ing cough =, scarlet fever l. dphtherla !. cancer 3
s,ungesuon oi brain }, heart disease and dIarrhG
diseases IL. OF the deced, nJs 1 white and - col
oTeu We're over Ia years OF agce. and ~ white and
% eoioreu were under years OF age. There were
Whlte anu Co,ortu sIiil-OirunS reported Mar
Tlages reported: white ana , Coored. Births re-
ported: White males ~, white females l3 culored
Ma,es %, cOlored females Is.
BUILDING PERMITS
ISSUED by inspector Entwisle: VI. DowneS repair
frame. ylu Is street northeast: 500. t-Cl W ter
nehle, erect ten dwellings, ON between = ami L
streets northwest; So 90. John Wagyaman q son
erect TWO two-Story aid basement dwellings LIST
near street rtheast: $3.50. Mrs X NJ Brad
loru repair brick, No. 1881 Columbia street north
northwest: $3.50. 4. Il. 1owler, repair store 1916
9Th street northwest; S1.250 |. l. tolian,nee, re-
pair l. s. hotel, build party wall Iirst iioor;
Local Notes.
Mr. l. T. Foiansbee. one of the owners OF the late
hiteu states hotel building. proposes To recon-
Stfuct the party wall between his hair al the lot
and that OF Judge Cox and Ia rtfi the property as
private dwelling house. a IL WAS originally. THIS
ends The career OF the United States hotel
Andrew jackson, colored. was caught by officer
Hardin to-day carrying whisky TO witnesses ia TIE
Police Court
SUING HIS MOTHERS GTaRDIAN-Mr. w VII
iOugnpy, solicitor for john TUNER, by his next
lrltnG, nled bill in equity to-day against TOWN.
S*na turner, asking that receipt be declared void
as LOT an account The Petitioner Claims that about
hf;een years ago an estate OF lands IN Fairfax
county, Va, was Inherited by ,jap,. and Isaac
Turner, which under decree OF ntrIttion WAS SOD
ana Their share oi proceeds amounted Si25 that
TOWNSEND turner was in January. 1871, appointed
10y te ,tiA county court guardian OF 'he estate
ol dane ana Isaac. ana Z. W. swan WAS accepted as
surety on his bond. and the amount stated above
Vas PAID over TO him: that subsequently Isaac
turner died. leaving Jane ~ the sole SURVIVOR ana
she afterwards came the mother OF John Turner
the petitioner: that Size becoming OF Az. M lS5
l ownsehi Turner paid her soc, buc has not pad
III NOR 1
Daiance. Tie petitioner charges that alter obtain
ing 4 receipt IN iuaI from petitioners moi her bN
iaioc representations. the guardian Appropriated
ne oali.ice 10 his own Use Petitioner states THAT
his mother died In 1873 or 1873 leaving htru ner ONLY
heir, ana he Therefore lies the bill pray Ins is
above.
MORE SUITS AGAINST EISyHhS.-To-day suits were
entered asd at ". L. E,eman bv y. j. SchloSS AZ
20. 10 recover Sl6i2S5 ana 10y Platt y tigmprrt 10
recover S33o-Mcssrs. Albert and Narncr Tor plain
lifts.
RoEBERrss Observation-Disclosures have been re-
ported at police headquarters as follows: Mrs Chas
r. Banks, Of 222 New Jersey avenue, reports that
Snlle near the Peace monument, 1Nt street and
pennsylvania avenue, at 9;30 O'Clock this morning,
negro man Snatchei from her hand a light brown
ZIG hand S2tchel, with g or 81 In money, 4 black
ieather pocEetD0Ok, and small alligator skin
pur'e-Mrs. Martha WheelOck of 1870 18th street
northwest. reports stolen from her house YESTERDAY
a ladyS gold hgnting-casc watch and Oh i'm valued
at SlO0.-kate Butler. Of 506 goth street, reuorts
the larceny from her house yesterday OF clothing
valued at slf t0.-MrS Frank Jones. Of lie ID
street northwest, reports stolen irom the houS on
I he nth instant, sl4 in money! l.. Wood NV
ing In lie DrCit Park. reports that last night his
house was entered and thirty bottles of wine and
three hundred cigars. Waited al Sia carried OF
Sarah Mcdonald. 11ef |. street. reports that two
coloied boys stole nom her house. This morning.
some straw hats ana umbrellas, valued at S13.
Ruined by a Taste for Gambling.
a st. Paul dispatch says that there is much ex-
clteinent at Butte. Montana. over the sudden de-
parture from that town Of Francis w II. MedhurSt,
an English gentleman, who is credited with
having Il great disgust for everything American
except poker. He was general manager Of the Lex
ington company, the most extensive silver mining
enterprise in Montana The immediate cause OF
his flight is that Judge Davis, a prominent
INNING man. some time ago. attached
property or the Princeton Mining COmpa-
ny. ana Nedhurst, in whose name the title
rested. could not False the $1,000 necessary to re-
cover possession Medhurst was heavily IN debt.
caused by excuses at the gaming table at Butte
ard In SAT- Lake. where he once finurished. Ills
gambling debts aggregate about s.5.gul lie ll
not touch the funds of the Lexington company.
His salary was $4,000 n year. Baron ETlanrer
OF Paris. who Is at The head OF the Lexington syn
dicate, will pay the $4,000 Calm OF Judge Davis
understanding that MedhurSJ was allowed To 20.
Moro Rencvey. president u1 The company. who Is
at Butte, advised MeJhurst Ia so away ID prevent
scandal. MedhurSt has gone 10 England Via Port
land, leaving in destitute condition his wife and
family. who viii be sent TO London by suts,ripto ION
They are said to have led an eXtrayaganJ lie at
Butte and in Salt lake.
Virginia f,opcsncnt.
An Interesting love eScaplde. neat Gloucester
Court House, Va. occurred on "Wednesday last.
The participants were Clarence Jenkins. aged 80
years, and Miss Jessie Blake, aged IL. daughter OF
prosperous and highly respected farmer residing
near Gloucester. The couple have known each
other many years, and their friendship gradually
rtpened into love- Owing to his daughters lover
being poor man. the father OF Miss Blake objected
to he intimacy, and few weeks ago told Jenkins
not 10 come 10 the house. The lovers met ciandes-
timely. Finally arrangements We're made for an
eopement- On Wednesday night, soon after mid
night. jenkins entered the yard or the Blake dwell
Ing. placed ladder against the house and
assembled TO the porticO in front OF Miss BlakeS
window. The young lady. attended by her elder
sister, was In waiting. While the brlde-clect was
In the act OF descending upon The ladder il fell ont
OF position, and she narrowly escaped injury. Jen-
kinS was compelled to reach the ground by a rope
made OF the bed-ciOtning. The lovers went TO the.
river landing, where q rowbOat was in waiting
They they went 10 Yorktown, where they took the
train for Newport News thence 10 North Carolina
where the marriage was S0iemnized. The newly
married couple returned Monday and were forgiven
by Blake.
THE CASE OF THE KIDNAPPED ESGIISHMAN.-The
case or Mt. Sheldon, the English.lan who Is alleged
to have been Kidnapped In kansas. ami to he held
for ransom. was brought up in the house OF COIN
mons Yesterday. MIR. Arthur Arnold, liberal mem-
Der for Stafford, made IL a subject OF inquiry. Ia
reply Lord Edmond FiEmau r1ce. under foreign SEE
rotary, stated that the latest dispatches from the
British minister at Washington. Mir. West. received
August u, brought the Intelligence that all the ef-
forts which had been made up 10 that Time To dis
hsaft ..x-alt.