Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-03

POTOMAC FRUIT GROWERS AssoCIATIoH.-The
association held its regular monthly meeting last
light at The residence Of H. h: Moulton, esq. 1924
9Th street, and was fully attended. After making
arrangements for the annual meeting and festival
which occurs in January. the association was en-
teTtalned with On essay by John SAUL ESQ.,, and a
literary and musical programme rendered by j. j.
SnOdgraSs, Dr. Frank White. Gen. Balloch W
Evans. Eugene +. Jewell. Miss Katie Wilson Prof
John A Russell, and Prot. C. ". Thompson.
EXPENSIVE FUN-Nellie Parker alias CarTta
Slmus. an eighteen-year-old girl. was put On trial
IL tie Police Court to-day. charged with larceny
from the person Charles Erickson, 2032 7th street.
testlned that ye5terd1y. about noOn he met Nellie
at TIE corner OF and 18th streets and invited her
10 take hack ride and have ''SOTne fun" She ac-
tep's'i, ara Mhen they returned he found that $40
had b-en taken IrOIn him, and he made The fact
known 10 the pOhCe, and Of1icer EaSley arrest ed
The defendant William Davis, the hickman, ties
tneu mat ne drove them over TO RoSslyn and back
again 10 several saloons The case vas sent 10 the
grand jury; bonds 500
Lively THREE-C0RSERED FIGHr.-Daniel
Long. a cltHrn, John Shugrue. marine and Frank
SuAlNaI, sailor. were III the dock at the Police
Court THIS morning charged with fighting In
house No 221 Maryland avenue. They each
showed evidences oT haTd-fOught batJle-bllCk
eyes and bruised faces. The testimony was to the
effect that number Of men Were in the house
mentioned. and being intoxicated hey GOT 10 fiht
Ing. and continued the until arrested The
sa4or and marine were fined s. each, and Long was
discharged.
THIEVES SENTENCED n THE POLICE CorRr To-
PAWN Thompson and Charles Matthews. alias
Roxy Ross. the TWO young white men who were
Charged with stealing i've silver watches from the
Jeweiry store u Ii. p WaddIetCn. corner OF 18Th
SfAB- we're sentenced 70 six months In jail each by
Judge Smell tOday.-A COiCftd servant ctrl
hfI' Mas sent 10 l.H ior three
months Tor Stealing clothing and other articles
RON her employer, Mis- Caroline Pttchlyn, living
Al Ilu4 OF Street---George Brooks. cJ.Ortd, was
ete1ctti 20 Sax mont rs IN jail for stealing Iep-
robe, valued &C g, belonging TO samuel r Rond
ABOUT O'Clock last evening he LETT his horse and
buggy standing T. front OF his house No 10 Iowa
>, and -b he
cdIGe out II had been StO.en.-Perer FPqrnay cot
Ored, saw Julia Brown s4feiv home and stnv1sd "a
p the house for a few minutes. When he iaft he
carried OF portion of MIS-. Browns china ware
IoT which h was sent 70 Jail Tor two months
A LADY AsslU-.ED AND RoEBEp BY 4 CoroPrn
FOOTPAD.-About O'Clock last evening. as VTs :
h. Leighton Of No l545 CorcoTan street yyas On
her Nay TO the CAuf,h III the Incarnation rafh and
y streelS, Win her e'Zht-yedr-oid son. a coiored
man sna'chec LeT sstche - she was passing alonc-
street. between l2Jh and 18th, and threw her 10
Ihe ground me TasG3l masking good his escape
The Satchel contained about 81 90 IN change.
A VILLAIN WEO SHOULD BIZ C4rGuT .Sn Tr-U
IsHEp.-FCr some weeks past a colOred man has
been II tlc hdblJ o. Insulting young ladies IN the
Eeigh5oThood OF / street, between 9th and 7th
streets, and last evening he again made his aT,-
peaTaDce- Several young ladies hearing a whistle
looked out or a window OF their house when Ihe
fellow was seen making indecent gestures. A
young man In The house, who was lame went out
and gave chase 10 tie fellow and succeeded in
catching him, but he fought himself clear and
made his escape. Officer Lee joined in the chase
hut failed 70 catch the villain.
THE SOLDIERS TEMPERANCE TNfoy-At meet
ing O! the Soldiers Temperance Union at the Wash
lngtOn barracks last evening the union was reor-
t2nhrd and the following officers were elected:
frVete George Kelly, president (reelected); Private
Zeis Inst, Private Dunn, second. and Musician Gal
Ter, uiId vice presidents; Private Strother secre-
tGFy; Corporal Carroll treasurer, and Mr.. James c.
X, Chaplain and chairman OF the good OF the
order.
W1sHINGToS CATTLE MAREEr, Queenstown. on
the Metropolitan Branch, T. and q. r. r. three
1lies IRON The city, Lewis ID. Means, proprietor
- cattle on the market, ana sold 10 butchers:
,I,, sOo1 IA 80 ga; falr, ~ 10 ~; me-
nlnl "a 10 4; ordinary, 20 4 1860 Old sheep and
l4hlo5 up; 30 sold; aI5 left over: Old sheep and
EelTlhg, brought rom 10 Sc: lambs. 10 &C. %
eo"o aac caves bTou9 nj from s55 10 SO per head