Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-29

To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
Can you inform me why the buttons of a mans
dress are always on The right and those OF woman-s
the left side? II You are not ver5el on wearing
apparel. perhaps some OF your lady gentleman
retierS can explain 10 CURIOSITY
AMUSEMENT FOR THE CoUKT.-T'his morning in the
criminal Court. Judge Nylie Assistant District A..
tcrney COyle called the case Of J&Ins IriGe cUIo-el.
Charged with having committed IN assault ana
battery on his wife. CarU.crn Pr 9 the 18Th ii.
January. Mr.. Coye stated that There were 10 wit
Hes>f-S tO the alleged assault except the wife and
h. was nOt certain fhat snr womb testify Against
him he vile. Ett. bright CoIOrad woman. with
her vel Tied clo>eiy over her boHne: and thu upper
part OF her head took the stand and testified tiC
never made any complaint VT. Covle requested
the witness - remove tr Veil. bur She declined 10
do 30. whereupOn Mr. Cove S.ti: II wis, ae jury
70 see thtt tAtFt j. W"'..li MS Price said: $50
FAR - wOuIg. Is concerned had no cr.,ss,ness
and my husband cid nOt beat me \ person Is
Hdol', t0 IaI anu had 1ali on q step and hurt
myself Mr. COyIe then sid: THAT onals The
case" verdict OF hot guilty was rendered! the
court reInarhing: I'VE have had some amusement
al least"
NISsTREIs At TIE E,TtoSAI-This and TO
l1w. Wilson x cos weil-knnwE Minstrel troupe
Will D. II the National thrater Their program :
said 20 he an unusually goo! one. the bureSGue
The performers are y.rll-inoNn and peculiar.
Among them are George Wilson. Frank Moran,
Barney Pagan. Mill Barlow, Billy carter. F. VI.
kayne, the banjCi-t: Wafer q. Hawhtns, the r.
narkab.e male soprano; Howe and Bell and tie
Four Aces Mr. Hugh Dpg.h"rty also Is IA IneH.b,r
o. the tToup ~ present, wing Joined expressly
for the Washington engagement
THE LATE SERAPHIN NaSL-The funeral OF the
late >eraphim Mast. Whose death mentioned in
yesterdays STAR Will TIE place from Patrck5
church to4ncrr0" morning at $50 O'Clock. when
requiem mess VIII be celebrated The tnteFfnry.t
viii be at Mount Oiivct cemetery Al the regular
weekly meeting OF tie Carroll Institute last might
suitable resolutions expressive or the sentiment uf
the institute on the death OF Mr. Mast. who was
the oldest member OF that Organization, were
adopted
ASSIGNMENT FOR TEE BE>EEIr OF CREDITORS
John +. LenaZhan. Wholesale liquor dealer, has
made an assignment 20 l. :. Wright sni Z. =
Moore OF his stock and HXJU-tS at SEQ Is street
northwest for the b-ncfI .! his creditors The pref
erences are jams Niece siOU Owen T. Ieus,at...n
$3.50, and Miss RcOecci Carroll 81 .6J0-tOtaI $50
Ho,62!.3l.
Wills F1ED.-The Will OF the late Thos Evans
filed to-day, leaves his estate his two children
The Will OF Sarah Z. Smith. nled to-day, Deque..ths
her estate 10 her husband.
INNOCENrs ABROAD.-A very pleasant assembly
OF this well-knOwn yacht club was he'd Ut the Co.
mmbia house, last evening, on the Occa sion o. a
visit 10 the club by Captain Sidney G. Nunse. the
Henry Bros, MIR. LauOneimer and Ciher gentlemen.
Of Baltimore. The former commands the samuel
Wood, The vessel employed by The lBn1centS on
their last annual Atlantic cruise. After short
business session. the club expressed its apprecid-
ton OF Captain Munses services by the present Of
very rne DinOcular glass ana set OF handsomely
engrosSed resolution. Addresses were made b.
Commodore Pitcher and others Of the club, and
We're ntttngly responded 10 by Captain AunselL
SALE OF FrRNIruKE-Messrs. Walter b. Williams
Co, auctfoneerS> Will hold sale OF superior made
furniture at their salesroorn tomorrow morning at
~ O'Clock a u
TURKISH CARPETS AND rugs AT PRIVATE SALE
MI. Dow ling viii sell all day Tomorrow Turkish