Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-18
The Relief OF the Poor.
The WORK OF THE POLICE.

The number OF families relieved by the police yes
| terday were 157, divided among the several pre-
cinctS as follows:
Uniontown, D. c., g colored and white: precinct
No /, South Washington. colored and S white;
precinct No 2. II colored and white precinct No
3, Georgetown. colored and white; precinct No.
Id coiored and Is white; precinct No s. colored
and white; precinct No. 6, II coored and white
precinct No :, 60 co,ored and white: precinct No
tons left over yesterday. which for want Of time
received no attention; they were attended to this
morning. Applications are still crowdlng in there
seeming to be no abatement OF them.
| TREASURER wHITNEYs REPORT FOR TO-DAY
Cash receipts for charity fund already reported,
$3.03a.41; from Pension Office, s3l5.55; j. V. n
Huyck. $40: James Wormley, SO: National Safe De-
post company, SO; National Savings Bank, S1O j.
FusSel. 81; j. Ii. Magruder, IS: T.. 3d. j. L. O'Meara
81; E. F. Brooks SIS; D. Loughran. SIC. G. Corn
We'll SIS e sash 81 cash, 81; Thomas Russell $;
Ellis Co., S. r. H. Taylor, S. W. 6. Metzerott,
$50: j. W Boteier, s.; Dr.. c. E. Hagner, $40 ". NJ.
&C. S C. @
Union. SIG: Virginia lady, IS: S. E. NJ, 81; DR..
Brothers. 50: Schmedtie Bros, SO; H. L. Crawford
Brentano. S25: Rev. H. A. Gross, S. total s3.7He6:
SUBSCRIPTIONS unpaid, 500.
NOTES.
AT meeting called for the assistance OF the poor
or israel G. NJ E. church. the members Of the church
contributed 2i9] pounds OF flour. sugar meat &C.
and 10 50 in money. all Of which turned over to
distributed by them to-day at the church
donations of a number OF loaves OF bread from
Edgar + Harper and 100 pounds OF bacon from
the egh ili pree Seen received by Lieut. Greer Of
Nj Ii. l. Crawford sends ss5. and Messrs. schrned-
tlf. BIOS SO 10 TIL. STAR for The poor fund
DR.. c. 2. Purvis has contributed SOC pairs OF child
renS shoes: Mr.. W. W. Mccullough, New Jersey
aIettc pei "een and streets. four tons OF coal,
which goes to The seventh precinct; Mr. Edward
De'llh, 64l ID street NV. a bundle OF clothing.
a Eeresscl, of Promise.
'oiofhD "oAASs VAIN SIT AGAINST A COLORED
PASTOR.
The Philadelphia Ecenin0 Te,egrGph SAYS: 1.-THE
novelty OF colored breach OF promise suit at
lracted large audience 10 Judge Mitcilells court
a Few mornings recently. In addition to the twenty
or thirty Witnesses who We're present in obedience
TO SubpGenaS Miss Caroline Robinson Young col.
ored woman. neatly dressed in black. and wearing
gloves To match her complexion. who lives with her
parents on FLORIDA street. was the plaintiff. and
Lew J. Coppln. also iDg9nt!eman OF color, the de-
!endAnt. CDppin is minister, but was attired
IN a somewhat uncierical costume, OF which the
oEcrcoat. a standing collar. and u white
crayat. About four years ago COppn was a bai.
OF Miss Caroline's but he was called away 10 take
charge OF church III Baltimore. and their init
macy became "A thing Of the past. 4 short time
ago she brought a suit against him for damages
,or hieach OF promise Of marriage, ana upon the
trlal THIS morning declared that he had asked her
hand. had spoken to her father ard had several
times conversed with her TO the iate OF the mar
riage. Her statements We're corroboraed by her
parents and other Witnesses The defendant y
clared tina, he had known the Young Iady. and had
oeeh frequent visitor at her fathers house. but
StoIlN dehleo ever having proposed to lead her
To tie altar \ witness his behalf testified that
at the time when Miss Robinson claimed TO have
troduce her to a young man whom she thought She
Woulu Ike 10 MARI; Tie Jury retired about three
O'Clock. After BRIEF deliberaton verdict was
returned in favor OF III" Defendant
INSURGENTS IN THE SouDAN-The khedive has
received telegram from The governor general OF
SouhAn reporting that the insurgents have cut Off
tbc Ictfeat OF the garrison in the provi,ce OF Sen
below DeuIi 10y sinking boats In the channel 4
committee OF Soudan merchants sought an inter
View with the knedive yesterday to protest against
The abandonment o1 the SOudan. Being refused an
audience. they sought Nubar Pasha. the prime
minister The latter stated that their protest was
useless as the evacuation OF TIE oUdan had been
definitely decided npo'l. Sir Evelyn Barring. The
! British consul general and diplomatic agent said
he would Go all In his power to save life and pro-
perry III the S0udan.
A HORRIBLE STORY OF BarrALrTY-The people
at Okray. Co.. are greatly excited the brutal
murder OF little girl. Mary Matthews. by her los
ter parents, Mike Cu1dihe and WIFE, living ten
miles IT from that place Little Mary was recently
adopted from the Denver Orphan Home. She died
suddenly on Saturday morning. and was almost
Immediately buried by the Cuddihes. This fact
together with the knowledge that the girl had been
tEe victim OF ilosi cruel treatment, aroused the
suspicion OF the neighbors who notified the cor
Gner. Ine latter eHhumed the body, when evil
dence OF the chds terrible death was revealed.
The skull was fractured, the limbs were cut in sew
eral places. and one leg WAS broken and the feet
and hands We're frozen. Cuddihe and his wife were
preparing 10 leave the country when arrested
Talk OF lynchlng is freely INDUCED in.
SENTENCE OF A BELGIAN SwINDLER.-'The court
OF appeal. at Liege Belgium, has sentenced NJ 30
land. the Belgian journalist and Spectator. to
three years imprisonment and 4 fine OF two thou
sand francs, On charge Of obtaining money by
false pretenses. NJ Boland refused to divuige the
names OF the members OF the French chamber OF
deputies whom he pretended TO have Dribed.
THE FRENCH WORkINGMEN-A committee OF the
French chamber OF deputies had decided that the
petition OF the delegates OF the unemployed work.
inglnen. which demands that the chamber shall
provide work for them shall be examined and their
case investigated. Owing to the Violent language
o. the delesates who waited on several deputies
yesterday with the petition. their entrance to the
LOBBY OF the chamber was prohibited.
KHARTouM TO BE ABANDosRD.-Khartoum the
CHEZ town OF the Egyptian SOudan. situated on the
peninsula formed by the junction OF the White and
Blue Nile; has probably by this time been aban-
about $4,000 Inhabitants, including in addition to
the native SOudanese, the usual medley elements OF
an Egyptian town. 1t consists chiefly OF mud huts.
but contains considerable number OF substantial
modern buildings, the stOne-faced palace of the
governor belng the most pretentous in appearance
As the center OF the great caravan routes from the
interior OF Africa, Khartoum has large trade It is
the seat OF Protestant and Roman Catholic missions
and OF several European consulates 1t is greatly
TO be feared that tie effort Of the Egyptian garr-
son to retreat from khartoum to Berber and thence
: to SuakiIn, or along the Nile through the Dongola
the same point, and thence to AsSuan. at the first
cataract Will result in disaster not less in its mag
n1tude than that which annihilated within three
days the whole OF Hicks PaShaS large army.
A MORMoN'S SINGULAR SUICIDE-Near Salt Lake
Utah. yesterday morning. Daniel Norris aged 81
years, Mormon With three wives, after reading
the governors message went to the Shed OF an adj.
Joining mousse and hanged himself.
The DEIM0NIC0 FAMILY.-CharIeS DelmOnico fha
New Ofk millionaire caterer, whose miserable
death has caused great sensation was a son or
Francois. one OF the four nephewS OF the original
Delmon1cO brothers. He became the head OF the
house and the heir TO an estate Of 81 OGOOCO at the
death or Lorenzo, his uncle, in 1881. There were
several wel-deiined cases insanity in the family
his great unceS on that side became insane Gsan-
peared, and was never heard from again Peter 4
Deimonico. wealthy real estate owner who nos
sessed many acres, now occupied by FlatbuSh. and
VINO iett large estate, married sister OF Mr. Del
m0nlcoS mother. one OF the daughters became in
sane. and Is now In an asylum in Baltimore. His
son Honore was all his life afflicted with a form OF
INSANITY, ana was never able to attend to business
His patrimony was left TO him under the care OF a
guardian. He married young Irish woman and
had several children, all OF sound mind.
A CHURCH MEMBER ELOPEs-A sensational
eopement Is reported from Mesopotamia. O. w
Leland Is the leading merchant OF the town Of
MeSopOtamla, Is man OF considerable property
and Tor years was leading member in good stand
Ing OF the Methodist Episcopal church. He is
about iortys1X years OF age, and has wife and
three children. strange woman, heavily yelled
and said TO be handsome lady about thirty wears
OF age has been stopping at the hotel OF the town
for several days Leland, who appeared to be well