Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-28
COnGenseai Locals.

The police executed 6S warrants -0r violating
the dog law yesterday: q III the SIKH ptc i,isct;
IL in the eighth; 10 in the second ana 80 in
the fourth.
The special excursion toVirsiuia Bach on
Saturday evening will AFFORD ii lie bppDf .uHity
10 visit this excellent blthin- I.t.t' as very low
rates. The round trlP tickets inr.Ude The rail-
road fare from Norfolk 10 the Leach and II urn,
special train having been chartered by the
The funeral OF Joscph NJ. TAFT took place from
his residence, l23 18th street. yesterday alter
noon. Rev. Father Ryan, OF immaculate con-
ception church. officiating. The rafisuuS were
buried at Glenw""f. The pall-hr,rer. we're
Robert l. Cameron, Andrew Young Robert
AitcherSOn and g. Myers.
Star of Hope Lodge. True Templars. cDmrAsea
of the members ni star of Iio - Lodge. o. g.,
T., who recently surrendered their Charter as
Good Templar> on account Of thief u tIpathv
for the Grand Worthy Chief Tenn lar, held j,
meeting last night and received II nuEnber of
applications for membership.
Fran is Barry, vino served as a clerk IN tue
pay onice; Day YARD; t.r i1riy year,' w.
Ing the yard. and was removed To his mouse,
12l street southeast.
The Lady OF the Lake will stop at Colonial
rixer and on her r.tUrn sunday.
The case of Will IN Nicholson alias "Dewd-
ney, charged with brutality assaulting Kate
Cusick. as published i'll yesterdav's STAR, was
Called for trial in the Police c. uFt today and
his collateral So. was forfeited. -
The Mary Washington will take an excursion
TO Giymont -inorrow ri very low rates, leaving
her wharf al 1u am: here will be dancing on
board and at tfu grounds.
Mr. ". r.. hutchinson. engineer of the court
house, has been appointed by Marshal Nc
Michael Inspector OF fuel for that building.
Some of the members of the IL, street Presby-
terrain church have purchased a nice dpper
and attached il to the pump in front OF the
church. for the benefit of the public.
The Patent Office Cowhidins Case.
ALICE CURRY FINED FIVE DOLLARS.
In the Police Court this morning the young
,olored woman. Alice Curry, who cowhided
Robert Jones. the colored messenger in the Pat
ent office on Monday last, as published In THE
STAR at the time, was placed ON trial charged
with assault and battery.
Jones testified that on Monday about the
lunch hour Miss Curry met him in the corridor
in the Patent office and accused him of send
ing Old Man Clark down to see a woman and
pay her $40 TO say that she Curry and a police
officer had been seen going into certain
house" and he said he would have her put ont
OF the building. when she drew a COW hide and
strtltk HIM with IT,. She was attempting to
strike him serond time when he grabbed the
cowhide and left the corridor.
Dir. Cl,,s~, who appeared for Alice. INQUIRED
oil the witness whether he had ever said Alice
was prostitute. and he replied that he had
not Mr. Clos then attempted to prove that
front of Alce's place. an ice-cream shop and
that he abused and slandered her, but the court
prove the Facts he stated, not in Justification,
but in extenuation.
A fine of So wa imposed on Alice Alice sub
se4uently sWOfe out a warrant for Jones charp-
ing nim with disorderly conduct.
rsEHT To JAN FOR AssAULTING Hrs
FArHER--Thts morning in the Police Court
young colored man named John Johnson
was charged with brutality aSsaulting his
Eltner, VINO Is an old man with gray hair IL
appears that John was late getting home Wed
pesday night. and when his mother spoke To
and showed ffght and acted i'm such a rnannsr
that his mother ordered him to leave the
house In the evening when he returned find
ing the doors locked against him, he threw a
brick through the window which struck his
father on the head. He was sentenced to three
months in Jail and fined $40, In default of one
month additional.
Mr. AfBLER GETS FAVORABLE REPORT
court in g .,so referred the matter of the suit
Drought In that CITY by Augustin l. Amber
AGAINST Rodney NJ Whipple and James s. Dick.
ersoh 10 recover share of the profits Of the
Invention of the vapor fuel process of which
MT Amber accuses the defendants OF defraud-
ing him. has made report that there
Is no bar To the proceeding resulting from
the stale statute of limitations, and that the
amount Of tb are de inde d no. only In the
judge Cox. OF the District. but for large amounts
since received. The report recommends that
In conformity with the PRAYER of the bill The
report holds that the decree in bankruptcy in
present proceeding. "
FINED FOR AssAULTING Boy.-Henry
Senge, an East Washington saloon-keep Was
before Judge Mills to-day charged with ass.m
lug small boy named Fritz Iseman who fesf;
neu that he, with some other BOYS were nla T.
Ing In 'front.' of the defendants saloon and one
OF the boys was fooliDg with his feiefendant,sS
NEPHEW, and defendant came out and threw a
dick into the crowd, which struck witness ON
the head. Several other boys gave similar tes.
nmony- The court fined him So.
FINED FOR DIsoRDERLY CONDUCT IN A
erkEEr CAR--John Lewis, a colored barber At
the Arlington hotel, was before the Police Conr,
to-oay Tor disorderiy conduct in car No SO on
the avenue line, about halfpast eleven O'clock
last night II was shown that he persisted in
crossing his feet in the aisle and putting them
on the seat, and was disorderly when takan
from the car by Officer Walsh The Judge i'm
posed q fine of $40. ILL
LAST CHEAP EXCURSION TO THE SEA SHopr
The Pennsylvania Railroad company in order
70 meet the extraordinary demands made unon
then, while intending that the excursion OF
last saturday night TO the sea shore should
close the series OF these popular trips have
decided TO run another special ~ excursion
rom Washington TO Cape May and Atlantic
0ty. leaving here ~ the usual hour, O o, m
saturday night, the Goth instant and a. .thii
viii be the last opportunity extended the Wash
expense q large number will no doubt avail
themselves OF this delightful trip, and in view
OF thfs, 1t 10 suggested that those desiring 10
accompany the excursion secure their tickets
In advance. Special coaches will be reserved
exclusively for the accommodation OF Ladies
ana their escorts. Excursionists leaving by
special txfn above mentioned win reach the
sea shore about O'Clock Sunday morning and
Etorni1g reach Washington about midnight
daSs mi nf,snScsy mernng excursion. good Tor I'VE