Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-20
Tied Her Child 10 tie Door Jam.

A CoiORED MOTHER FINED s. FOR CRUEL MODE OF
PUNISHMENT.
Longs alley Is situated between 14th and 18th
and 4 ard streets northwest Yesterday about
noon the cries OF child attracted large crowd to
the house OF Maria Washington colored, where
they found her eignt-year-old daughter Mary tied
up TO the door jam with clothes line, her ha nds
being crossed and tied above her head There Was
no IRE In the rOom. and she stated that she had
had nothing 20 eat during the day. Onicer Walsh
cut the girl down and arrested the mother who
was In the Police Court this morning charged with
assault and battery Devina Ford testified that
she hedrd the chlidS mother whipping her before
O'Clock In the morning, and knew that the deien-
0dnt nt0 been absent FROM the house for three
hours when the child was found The defendant
sugar and ney. Tie judge said this was a tu,ti-
hable mode OF ,nnishment If the mother nad been
with the child and had fire in the room. He In.
posed Z fnc OF -.
AN OLD SUIT SErTLED-1he suit of the George.
town Catholic Union az inst the Washington
Steamboat Company. which has been pending in
the supreme Court FOR the past three years and
with grew out OF Tie failure OF the steamboat
company carry out its contract In regard 10 the
Il&iifS excursion i'll July, ISs2, was settled In the
SUI rene court OF the District today BY the
terms OF tie compromise the Union Is amply ren-
burseI Tor the To-; 5es Sustained the OCCASION
and also the cost OF suit. The suit was brought
for 5000
An OvaTIoN.-Dominick Murray was greeted
with house packed from pit to dome, which was
ter COsniquc- The uoX Office closed. and there
was even 10 standing room when the curtain went
trance had the satisfaction or seeing one OF the best
and most distinct piec, OF character acting On the
stage " the present day.
THE MASTER BUuDExs' AssocIarroN.-At the
annual meeting OF the Master Builders association
the following Officers w-r,. elected Motley bnder-
son. president: d. j. Nacar:y vice president: Thos
j. King. secretary: II. VI Dc,!;nger, tire isurer: Win
II. Dyer, s1I3entat-arin3 5. II. Plumoiy, doo.-
on the executive committee: e. Il. Wood, chair
man; ID. j. Macarty, VIM. u. Ho,tzcaw, Daniel.
DriScoli, Jos Burden. Arrangements are In pro-
Srtas Tor tue associations third annual dinner.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR VISITORS FROM PHILApEIo
pituitary coin:nandery, Knights Templar, or
philadelphia. arrived at the Il. and r. depot at II
0cioc: this morning, on their way to New orleans
Ih''y remained here three hours, and We're enter
taine1 and driven In coaches 10 the principal points
or interest in the city by members OF DE Molay
Mounted cOmnandeTy. OF this city, The visiting
cO.nnlaIdery was accompanied by Past Commander
VIM. Is. smith, Mayor or Philadelphia The COM
nittee OF De M0lay that received them at the depot
consisted OF Thomas Somervilie, Geo. A. Shehan
Root. i. Eieston. w. l. sherwood and ". S. ROoSe.
There were about IL gentlemen and ladies in the
party from Philadelphia The visitors were 10 cit
HenS de-
THE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CoNPANY-The
annual meeting for the election OF seven directors
Tor the Mutual Fire Insurance company was held
yesterday. A large vote was poiied and the fol-
lowing ticket Was unanimously elected: Jesse b.
Wilson, john Van lsiSw!cK. Matthew G.. Emery
James ". Barker, T. kurtz johnson, George T.
Dearing, Samuel H. Walker.
Mr.. CHARLES BRAISEkp MIssINa-Inoury cana
70 me bureau oil vital statistics In New York yes
terday. concerglD9 the reported death OF Charles
tolh bfallieru, lawyer, OF ii Pemberton SQUARE
Boston, who left this city on the sih instant for
boston, but did not reach his destination. He was
SICK when he left here. and had considerable money
ABOUT HIN Nothing Is known OF him In New York
BISHOP PARET IN BALrIMoRE.-Bishop Paret went
10 haItlmore today and viii be the guest Of the
Rev. DIR. Julius f. Grammar during the Conference
concerning work among the c0lored people. Next
saturday night the rector, vestry and wardens of
ST. Pauls church will give him q reception nc the
rectory, on saratoga street, aud on sunday morn
| Ing he will preach at st. Peters church
TURKISH RUGs At AUcrIoN.-MessrS Walter b
| Williams Co. beg TO say that tomorrow Is posi-
lively the las, DAY. and great bargains can be Sc
cuscl.. Don't iiH 10 attend this remarkable cOllec-
tiol- See advertisement In auction column