Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-07
The Great Penn.ylvania Route.

Round trip tickets to the two National Conven-
tons TO be held In Chicago Will be sold by the Penn
sylVanla Railroad Company for $21.5O from both
Washington and Baltimore. Those for the Repub-
lican Convention will be sold May goth to June I'd,
inclusive. good for a continuous trip going on or
before June Sd and returning until June 18TH Those
for the Democratic Convention will be sold July Sd
TO 18th, inclusive, good for continuous trip going
ON or before July sth and returning until July 18TH
Round trip tickets will also be Sold by this com
pany from Washington and Baltimore to the Ma
1onal Greenback convention at Indianapolis on the
2Sth OF May for S1S95. These win be sold May 23d
TO 9Th, Inclusive and will De good going for con-
tinUous trip on or before May 2Sth and returning
uhlli June 6tn. the PENNSYLVANIA Company has
four through trains TO Chicago, one the Limited
Express and makes the run in the short time OF Is
hours AT the season OF the conventions the scenery
along this line is very beautiful and adds much to
the pleasure OF the trip.
A PLEA OF Not GUILTY WITHDRAwN-In the
Criminal Court this morning John b. StetsOn in
dictet flor obtaining money from the Hawaiian
minister. withdrew his plea OF not guilty and
pleaded guilty The district attorney said that the
minister could not be compelled to appear, and he
united in the request that the sentence be sus-
pended The court said that after the plea OF
guilty he could not allow the accused to 60 Mr.
Worthington said there were presidents for such
suspension OF sentence, SOME by Judge Wylie him
SELF but the court said he could not recall such an
instance. Mr. WOrthington said that IL he could
not carry out the course he proposed he would have
TO enter nolle pros, for the minister could be
compelled to attend court. He did not think that the
defendant should now be held to the plea made
with the understanding that the sentence should
be suspended 1t would be better to let the man
go with the sentence hanging over him. The court
said he had always held the party after the plea OF
guilty. and directed that the plea be stricken out
CRUSHED TO DEATH BY THE CARs.-News has
been received In this city that Mr.. NJ A. Mcdonald,
where lie practised before the United States
supreme Court, was killed ON the 25th OF Apr1l by
being caught between draw bars OF coal cars OF
train at Coal creek, Col
Book SALE THIS EvENISG.-In the sale OF books
cellaneOuS books AudubOns birds and two fine
bookcases. The sale will commence at 7:3O O'clock
MARRIAGE LrCENsEs-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court to James
Henry Wood and Lucy Primus; Joseph Marks and
Evans: VIM. Curtis and Alice Aver Daniel C. b.
Rett and Mary James Reese; Slas Hicks OF Fair
fax county. Va, and Hannah NJ. Brown; Alva n.
Beasiey and Z. A. Bray, both OF Green county, Va
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM
To-day, Brown agt- District; argument concluded
and submitted.
EQUITY COCRT-Judoe Cor
To-day. SchoenebOrn agt Duvall, pro confesso
leave To amend bill Rupert agt Smith; time to
take testimony limited. Reed agt. Hoffman, order
appolnting Elizabeth j. Reed guardian ad litern.
lerdelia agt- Buiger: compliments allowed twenty
days TO take testimony. Weaver agt. Weaver; tes-
timony ordered taken before Simon Wolf.
CIRCUIT COURT-J'tdge Hag,.er
L
award overruled and Judgment on award District
OF Columbia agt Washington Gas Light company;
demurrer sustained and leave TO plead over. Raub
agt Hilton NailOr; Judgment by default.
To-day. Gable Lessor agt. Scala: Strous ayt
Flick & Co: McCule agt. Snelbaker, and Gait & Co
agt ArendeS; defaults. Loughran agt Scala and
Bayne agt Thompson; condemnations Bennett
agt Taylor; order fOr security for costs. L. S use
OF Long dgt May; exceptions Oyerruled and ludg-
Inent In award.
POLICE C0URT-Jut0e SldpIL.
To-day. ChrSty Nay5ack, the keeper OF saloon
anu pool room at the corner OF 18th and streets
northeast, was put on trial charged with keeping
a dISorderly house. Testimony was given to the
erect that the place IS frequented by boys week
days and sunday, and that cursing and swearing
= heard. there. The court imposed a fine OF $50
Appeal noted jeremiah Snowden, assault on Mar
tina Banks at the circus grounds, $40. James
Reilly. Indecent exposure; So. MOllie Ward alias
Martha Ward. was charged with stealing IS note
from John HILL She got thirty days for the larceny
and the court then ordered the attorney to prose-
cute the bond on which she was now out OF the
wOrklOuse.