Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-17
A Scream From LanxiOn Terrace.

A JEALOUS WIFE MAKES A SCENE-A POLICE
MAN DEFENDS HIS wIFE'S GOOD NAME.
Night before last there was some excitement
in the vicinity of Howard University, caused
by the loud screams of a woman at house No.
5, Langdon Terrace, the residence of Policeman
B. T. Rhodes. 1t appears that the well known
coiored lawyer, o. S. B. WALL was in the house
when his wife entered and accused her husband
of being too Intimate with Mrs. Rhodes.
Mr. Rhodes says that the current reports
about the incident are infamous, and that
there IL is no ground for the accusation Of his
Mrs. wall, in card to THE STAR, denies the
| statements published in regard to the affair.
THE TWO DIVISIONS OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
On Monday Judge Cox will convene division
No. l., of the Circuit Court, aud will at once go
to work on the appeal calendar, and all the ap-
peals from justices of the peace will be heard ia
his division. The division No. 2, to be held by
Judge Merrick, will not begin until Monday,
November LIST.
BILL TO RESTRAIN THE CONVEYANCE OF PROP
ERTY.-Galen E. Greer has, by Mr.. c. C. Elliot,
filed q bill against George j. johnson, Calvin
Wilmer and Mrs. l.. H. BOwles to restrain the
81. to the iast-named defendant. The s com.
plainant states that seeing that the property was
advertised by johnson and Wilmer, he called
at the property, and learning the price to be
5000, he made an offer of Sc, 500; that about
o'clock on October z he made a contract with
and the next morning he rendered the $50 re.
quired as deposit, but Johnson refused to &C
cept it. He now alleges that they have sold
the property 10 Mrs. BOwles and received q de-
posted, and he asks an injunction to restrain
the conveyance to her.
THE FUNERAL OF REV. WIN. B. JEFFERSON
Rev. VIM. b. Jefferson, late pastor OF the Third
Baptist church, who died I'm this city on the
10Th instant, was born in Port Royal county,
Va, March 81, 1928, and came to this city,
where, in the latter part OF 1852, he was or.
dained pastor Of the Third Baptist church. His
body has been removed to the Third Baptist
church and will remain there until tomorrow
at O'Clock p. M, when the funeral services
will be conducted by Rev. Vim. GivinRs as
sisted by Bros. Robt. johnson, T. 8. Robinson
Bros. VIM. ]. Walker, Walter Brooks, Madison
Gaskins Fields Cook, VIM. Robinson Edward
Willis, Jas. Robinson and VIM. Phillips. The
deceased leaves widow and four children to
mourn his loss.
The BISHOP And THE CHEsrNUr.-The WASH
ington matter In the New York Herald today
contains the following: Two weeks ago Bishop
McNterney, OF Albany, was here ON q visit. He
was sudertng at the time from rheumatism.
While going through one OF the public parks he
picked up q horse chestnut and asked q friend
who was with him something about it The
friend was Californian, who said the people
In California believed that Ii person carried q
horse chestnut In his pocket IL would cure
rheumatism. The bishop stated that he had
rheumatism. and that while he was not in the
least supentltt0us he would take one and give
y = trial. He has since written here that he
has had no retnrn Of his rheumatic troubles
since be took the chestnut and thAt h. WIN con
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