Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-01

Margaret Jones and others have filed, by
Messrs. j. Med Darlington and q. +. Harris a
and Others, To declare certain deeds null and
void. reference to the auditor to state account
Of rents, &c.
Amusements.
DIME MUsEUM.-An audience that literally
packed the house were well entertained at the
Museum last night by the collars and Cuffs
company, in the farce of that name Many
persons were turned away, being unable to OBJ
tRin admission. "COllarS and CuffS'' will be
found at the Museum all the week.
CoMIoUE SUMNER GARDEN.-An audience of
large proportions witnessed the usual minstrel,
musical and variety performance at the Com,
llue garden last night. The Forrest sisters are
DAYS, Thursdays and saturdays ut the COM
ique.
A PLEA IN FAVOR OF TELEPHONE POLES
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone COM
pany have filed their answer to the equity bill
of Curtis j. HillyGr. in which he prays that the
company he enjoined from erecting poles on
which To- string their wires in alleys i'm square
19J, of which he claims to own ti, greater por-
ton. The company sets out that its plant and
operations constitute convenient and neces-
saFy means OF intercourse between the govern
ment departments as well as among the inhabi-
tantS: that this means of intercourse cannot be
maintained without using public highways in
the manner complained OF, and that the Dis
trlrt commissioners are fully empowered to arl-
thOriZe the erection of the poles. The COMPANY
Claims that the construction of the line through
the alley cannot create nuisance, will not be
detrimental 10 public convenience, or danger
Gus to the buildings already erected in the
square and bordering on the alley way. and
will afford means of increasing the value Of adj
Jacent property. The company expresses its
Willingness to pay any damage judicially ascer-
tanned to have been entaied by tine erection of
The line IN the alley.
A NUISANCE WHICH CANNOT Re ap,rrn
There are numerous cases of illness in the
neishborhood of North Capitol, 1st O and
streets northwest, caused, as is supposed by the
defective drainage OF that square There is n
iafge pond on a portion of the property, which
property have asked the abatement of the \ nj.
sance. and the health authorities acknowledge
that ~ IS a nuisance, but the property in ques-
Ton being owned by a nonresident, they are
poWerless to abate ii, although The owner has
an agent here.
MASONIC BOARD OF RELIEF-LC Williams
OF this city, is attending the meeting OF the
MaSonic BOARD OF Relief now in session in Bal
Ilnlore The members are from all parts of the
chited states The Board of Relief is organ |
1zed Tor the purpose OF affording assistance to
from home and in need OF help. The organiza- |
lion VIII also prevent imposition by tramps |
pretending 10 be MasOns. The members will |
De agreeably entertained while in Baltimore
Nv WAIT WILL CoHsrRTEp;-A bill in equity
mas been filed by Mary f. Robertson against
John W. Slater and others to quiet the title to
certain property and to have the will of the late
John Slater construed. The deceased died I'm
Alexandria, Va, and his will, which was made
there. purports to dispose OF the following pro-
Perty in this city: 431 and 433 Ridge Street.
43O and 432 street, 43I and 1856 street. and
two frame houses in . street alley
THE G. A. r. MEMORIAL SERyIcE.-Tbe nloce
OF hoidlng the Grant memorial service by the
1,and Army OF the Republic has not been
selected The service will be held October Ist
Gen. Logan has accepted the invitation To
denver the Grafton on Gen. Grant. The com
m1ttee on arrangements have nearly completed
the order of exercises for the occasion.
Nor RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DoG-Tbe casa q,
Frank Wade against Bernard Mummy for darn
ages, i@ld at 500. for injuries received by his
oanghter IN being bitten by defendants dog,
decided for defendant. The plaintiff was repre-
sented by Mr.. 5. t Drury and defendant by
Nessrs. Hine and Thomas. The Justice held
That the dog was a domestic animal and that
the testimony failed To prove the dog had pre
yiousy bitten any person, that its owner
knew IL was vicious, and therefore he was NOT
responsible.
MRS FIrZGERALD's CAREER IN W.surNc
TONNES. Fitzgerald, who is 10 be tried in FL
mira " u, on a charge of conspiracy, was il is
under the name of Annie Wooley. Here in is
sad she appeared in 1856 a dashing and
oestutlful woman, who acted the part OF AsnasIa
drawing around her many of the prominent
men OF the day. She then met il is said Gen
IRVINE, who was Representative in Congress,
anu iofineu relations with him, which lasted
many years 1t is charged that she and com
Panlon had entered into plot by which Gen.
irvine BODY was secretly disinterred poison
1nterJected into the stomach the skull Fractured
aud a bogus will hidden under his pillow.
IN JAIL FOR SELLING LIQUOR ON SUNDAY
John Kemp. who keeps a bar-room in The
'Bloody Field at the corner of I'd and N
streets southwest, was i'm the Police COM, -, ~
DAY charged with keeping his place omen on
old u,a;n anu rc ,ne 1ndse nned HIM $50. AT the
thirty days in Jail in default of payment of the
nne, and he went down. WIG
CRENATED.-A special dispatch to the Rails.
more Sun states that the remains OF DIR. Jobn =
mated at Lancaster. Pa, on the 2Tth nil nr
Evans was for some years a clerk i'm tie Sur
kesn General GENERA. ONCE, and had many friends |
mere During the war he was ID surgeon in the
fennsylvania volunteers. He had Submitted 10 |
several operations for removal OF cancer OF the
n~0 up. TIC died At his sisters residence
In Steelton. near Harrisburg Pa DIR. l. r
bremerman, OF this city, was for a number of |
years Dr. Evans partner in practice at Dow
oingtown.
CAMP MEETING OF THE NJ. L. c.uRcu
SoCTH.-A camp meeting under the auspices or
the NJ. T. church south will be held at tenter.
vie, about nine miles from this city, on the
ssaTloorO PIKE, Tor one week, commencing next
sunday IL Is expected that the meeting
which will be conducted by the ministers OF the
The Rev j. j. Garden OF Prince Georges cir
cult. Will open the services, and Rev. &. L. Ken
night
IHk BELT DIVORCE CASE AGAIN POSTPONED.
The hearing in the Belt divorce case before Ex-
eminer Browning was not resumed today but
In consequence OF the engagements OF some of
the counsel was adjourned for one week.
EXCLUSION RATES To Cox's SrArIoN.-The
passenger department of the Baltimore and Po-
tomac railroad announces that round trip ex-
eursion tickets, good for two days, will be sold
70 Coxs station. ON Popes creek line, at the low
rate OF ~ from Washington. Tickets sold on
Saturnay will be good TO return until Monday
inclusive.
SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNIryRE.-Auction
1ssIe OF the entire contents OF the Madison 1925
;, iI SCI, northwest Messrs. Duneanson Bros.
vii sen tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock the
sntlre FURNITURE Of the above house. See adyer.