Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-28

Street lamps will be lighted at 6:2O p. m. and ex-
unguished at a IN.
yesterday between Washington, Baltimore, and
Philadelphia, on wire OF the B. & o. Telegraph Co.
The line Ii TO be extended TO New York and other
cities.
At meeting Of the Grand Lodge. l. O. o. F.,
last evening. arrangements We're made TO celebrate
the anniversary OF the order on April nth Appro-
pirate services Will be held in some church vet TO
delivered
Fire Insurance company, the Old officers were
unanimously reelected 10 serve the ensuing year
as 1OilOws Judge Walter ). Cox. PRESIDENT William
King, vice PRESIDENT; Charles Beuamy, treasurer
and Frank l. Rawlings. secretary.
An apron bazaar and festival will be given at
eiaoaush HAIL. lo5O 1itn street. tomorrow evening
l. ne ST Cecilia Quartette and the Y. NJ c. A.
orchestra will give concert at Congregational
church tomorrow evening.
The body of the late j. F. Geoghegan. the Chi
cago alderman who died at Willard was taken TO
chicago oy the ten O'Clock Train last night.
arthur Brueninser, d boy, was fined $40 By Judge
named Arthur Middleton
Joseph Mahoney, the colored man who assaulted
Oliccf sutherland last Monday night, in West
washington. 10y striking ham in the neck with d
brick, was fined so by Judge Smell this morning.
Tn HORTICULTURAL SOcIErY.-The District OF
columbia horticultural Society met at German hail
last evening-Mr. Saul presiding, with Mr. W. j.
Cogan secretary. Parker II. sweet, IT. and ThoS
l. Riggs were elected members. Mi. John p Brown
read an essay Prepared by MI. VIM Saunders.
Aahlhg h"eping, ani Furnishing Lawns" a very
CONCISE, thorough pAper, containing, many valuable
sugSes'ions i; was discussed by ID. : Curtis. Iohn
saul D. e. Judd. l. l. Rigs j. r. Brown. DR.. BasA
Norris, j. ]. G. Clark There were exhibited from
Mrs A F. Craig, sU5 10Th street. some line paintings
OF vine maple leaves. from Mr.. T. W Fowler the.
Dendrobtum Mobile and Lycaste skinnlric (orchids,
And cyclanen aud alnary!is treatae, and from Mr..
Saul several varieties OF caInelias-
INDICTNENTs-The grand fury to-day indicted
sonny Weob for perjury; julius Lee and Thomas
LCtt Tor house breaking in the night: Michael j.
MchaS. Tor einheZZleiIIent: Robert cray. Richard
'anterpOOl and Eills FOR house breaking in ne
nights John Eiahfrty. Tor house breaAng In the day
tiie; Richard Brice, Tor murder OF Peter Washing
ton.
SENTENCED FOB VIOLATING THE LOTTERY Law
William w Gould was charged In the Police Court
this morning WIKI selling lottery tickets This is
case In which The Information was quashed In the
criminal court IL was shown that detective KafI
eiilp.ptti tliD-ft Hart 10 go 10 Mr. GOuldS hoGSe
On fcnno' wanna avenue. opposite Wizards hote
Tor The purpose OF procuring lottery ticket IL wa
Shown tf.dl hart got dollar from Detective R1f,
and went 70 the house named and flled out slir
and p'lt tGe Collar III an envelope with ne SIP and
Deposit. /; hole n the door and Afterwards
received Louisiana lottery tictet through The
mail The court fined HIN $40 or % days
themselves OF the opportunity o! contributing Il
the relief OF the sufferers 10y the moods Atom, tnt
Ohio river do - az once. Contributions win he
rte;yri- hy direction OF the committee OF the Ohio
Republican aSsotitt!ts at a. the national banks
and al the daily neT >pApsr Offices ia tn. City
MISSING WrTNEss--Stisan Keith, an old colored
woman, Was convicted in the Police court sf.y era
weeks ago on a charge Of receiving stolen prop
erty.a LOT Of carpet. alleged have been stolen
from Mrs Emily Beale, on the GienwoOd ro1d-ard
was sentenced 10 Jail. The information was after
wards quasned In the Criminal Court Susan wa.
put on trial IN the Police Court again this morning
and the government began the case and had show
that the carpet belonged To ami Was s.0len from
Ms. Beale Washington Meredith. colOred was
called, hut failed To answer. Detectives Ran and
Block. who had charge OF the case. stated that
Meredith could not b. found The court told the
Officers that they should notify the attorney or Tie
failure 10 md witnesses before tie case went q
trl;tL Mr. A. B. Williams. tor the defendant said
that the defendant entitled 4 verdict OF Tine
jury. The court said that justice would be defeat.
III the case was pressed out Of court In this way.
anC continued II for u week. Meredith had bs. ::
confined In JAIL Tor about two or three months ana
was released about two weeks ago. He received
DIS witness fees, and IT is thought he has left the
city. ~
LOSING SALE OF TURKISH Rios AND CARPyTs-
MI. bowling Will hold tomorrow at IL a. M ana
y HL, closing sale OF the Turkish carpets r,Ic-,
Roftlers and other fine textiles and as this will h..
Sne last SAFE OF the season. naturally great bargains
can be bad. e,'