Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-03
The statue Of Martin Luther.

The statue q Martin Luther.
rHk PREPARATIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE FOR rHR
UNWILLING OF THE STATUE, NAY 22D-EXERCIsks
BOTH IN GERMAN AND ENGLISH
, The statue OF Martin Luther, which the Lutheran
denomination OF the United States propose 20 erect
In 'front.' OF the Memorial church, on Thomas Circle
VIII soon be put in position The statue itself
which was cast In Germany, Is sttn In Baltimore
ana VIII be brought TO this city when the pedestal
IS completed The pedestal which VIII be OF granite
10 feet HIGH Will probably be finished by the end OF
next week. A space viii be left In the stonework.
ano before the statue Is put I'm position, a number
oroh,nT VIII os placed In IT, These articles VIII
pr. Butler and Others, and will include Bible,
kostlins Life OF Luther. the Lutheran Year Book.
Lutners Smaller Catechism, the United States Blue
BOOK ana the newspapers OF the Lutheran church
and OF the city. The unvefling viii take place
The services viii begin on the Sunday evening pvs
cedhg, when a memorial Grafton upon Lu-
fasI Fhe Re aon1g win be dslISe,d by
IL Is contemplated TO hold meeting OF an the
Lutheran Sunday schools in the afternoon. All the
Memorial church Monday evening a German meet
ing Will be held, and addresses In the mother tongue
VIII be delivered by distinguished speakers from
be held, when addresses in English viii be ieiv-
cred by speakers from abroad An original poem
Will oe read BY Rev. MIR. Sheelefgh of Philadelphia
On Wednesday afternoon the unwilling ceremanies
Will occur. and addresses will delivered by Sena-
I3r o4hger, OF Michigan, and Rev. j. G. Morris, ..
D., OF Baltimore. The Marine band viii furnish
the music, and the President. members OF the Cahi-
net. and other distinguished people have been
the erection Of the statue has been struck In New
York city. 1t is the size of trade dollar and will
be made OF bronze. gold and silver. The OF the
statue, when erected, will be about 5000 All this
money has been raised with the exception OF about
900, which represents the entire cost occasioned
In laying the PEDESTAL
THE CARROLL DIVORCE CASE DrsMIssRD-Yes-
terday the bill In the case of Charles Carroll aSt
WAC Sfnt nv lnhr
Cox In the Equity Court without prejudice The
bill was filed Sept. 18th last by Mr.. C. Darlington,
and he charged that deception was practiced upon
him, for he believed her chaste woman. but on
Augt. 25th following she gave birth TO babe. Mrs
Carroll, In her answer, asserted that Carroll was
the father Of the child and charged that he treated
her with cruelty and drove her from home.
ARRESTED ON REQUIsITIoN FROM MARYLAND
To-day Mr. Pinkney A. Scaggs, as agent OF the
state of Maryland presented to Chief Justice Cart
ter requisitiOn from Gov. Hamilton for Charles
Scheuch and James Robertson, who are under in
dictment In Prince Georges county for having on
The accused were taken into custody by the mar
shall They were delivered to Mr.. ScaggS, and
Judge Brooke, OF the Prince George county court
being In town, they went before him and gave ball
AN OLD SOLDIERS wILL-The viii OF the late
John Dggan. an inmate OF the Soldiers Home, was
filed to-day with the regis er OF Wills He leaves
$50 to the Little Sisters OF the Poor, $40 Rev. j.
A. Edeen, of the order of Dominicans, chaplain of
the Home, $40 for the celebration of two masses.
s25 each to Samuel McClintock and Henry Lang
ston. Az other money belonging 10 him is TO be
equally divided between the nurses of the ward
In Barnes hospital, where he died.
the Police Court, Judge Smell, this morning, Thos
FngleS the proprietor Of spool room at the cor
ner of North Capitol and o streets northwest, and
John Murphy. pool player, were put on trial,
charged with aSSaulting each other. IL was shown
by a number OF witnesses that Murphy, who had
been ordered to keep out of the pool room entered
began a
when Finges went TO him and ordered him to stop
playing, which he refused TO do. FingleS then at
tempted to take the cue from him, when a tussle
enS,led. FingeS finally got possession or the cue,
with which he dealt Murphy a blow across the
ball at Fingles. and had second ball in his hand
which he was about to throw, when FingleS drew
his revolver and fired at Murphy, the bullet strik-
ing the pool ball In his hand, making slight abra
sion On his thumb, and glanced off, striking him on
the left breast, above the heart, but doing little
damage. The court dismissed the charge against
Murphy and fined F1ngleS 500 or ninety days in
Jail.
10th street northwest reports that his stable was
broken open on the night OF the 1st inst, and set
MARROW, GA PENNSYLVANIA avenue north
west, reports that between one and three O'Clock
last Tuesday morning gold hunting case watch
and part or gold chain, valued at So was stolen
from his pocket while standing In front OF his
house.
CLOSING SESSION OF THE SURGEONS CoNvEN-
session of the American Surgical asso-
citation closed to-day. A paper on "The extirpa-
ton OF the tongue" which postponed from yes
terday, was read by DR.. Basil Norris, OF this CITY,
very pleasant dinner was enjoyed at WOrmley'S
last evening by twenty-One OF the members OF the
association. The president. DR.. Moore sat at the
head OF the table, and the secretary, DR.. Weist
acted as toast master.
The CoRwrN.-The orders to the revenue steamer
Corwin were to cruise in the rivers OF Alaska for
fisheries. &c. The exploration OF the river dscov-
cred by LIEUTENANT Stoney was not specified In the
orders
BIDS FOR PURCHASING OLD vEssELs.-Bids for
the purchase of condemned naval vessels were
opened at the Navy Department to-day. The high
est bids were as follows For the Colorado, c. Fl.
M II. Gregory. Great Neck L I. 81 sSi. for the
Pawnee, NJ. H. Gregory, $60l1; for the Benicta, W.
Z. Mighell. San Francisco. $1,000. No proposals
roga and Cyane were received. The highest bids
received were s4,612 in excess Of the appraised
values.
-Represen tative Niblack, of In
diana, is in town on a short VISIT. II. Moody
and A. II. Wallace, of Washington, were registered
in st. Louis on Thursday-Rev. Dr. Elliott, OF the
Church of the Ascension, has returned TO the city,
Rear Admiral Rogers and Chief Clerk Brown,
or the Department of State, are in New York
whittier they went to formally receive the Siamese
S. Minister to Spain, has returned 10 the city from
Indiana, whittier he went short visit last week.
Mrs and Miss Malone and Miss Dwight sailed
for Liverpool the steamer Celtic. from New York.
tO-day.-Mrs. Lawrence. wife OF the First Comp
trOler OF the Treasury, VIII leave on Monday for
their Old home I'm Ohio where she will spend the
Misses SchurZ, daughters OF the
late Secretary OF the INTERIOR sailed for Europe
day.-Dr. and Mrs Lewis A. Sayre, OF New York,
are visiting Mr. and Mrs Richard T. Merrick during
the session of the medical convention In this CITY,
Mr.. and Mrs A: H. Evans have removed to the
handsome fat, 1418 l street, where they propose
spending most OF the Summer.-Gen. Jas. CheS-
NUT Of South Carolina, is at the Metropolitan
Mrs j. ID. Stein OF Marshall, Texas, is In the city
to spend the summer with her mother, Mrs B. Hech-
niger, 1928 nth street-Baron Won Puttkamer, OF
Berlin, and ChaS p. Huntington are at WOrmley's.
Col and Mrs. James Stevenson have taken quar-
tiers in Woods fats 141S street, until they leave
for AriZona.-Among those who have already en-
gagged quarters at Rock Enon Springs for the CON-
ing season are Gen. and Mrs l. p Graham, B. U.
Keyser and family. Mr. and.Mrs- z. c. Robins, Mrs.
Watkins and daughter, MIS- Chief Engineer Lowe,
Mr., Mrs and Miss Gwynn, c. B. Beall and family,
o. c. Wight, Mr.. and Mrs S. j. Heathcote, and
Capt and Mrs. n. B. Clarke.
Affairs i'm West Washington.