Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-21
NiStak es all Around.

power to receive and collect moneys due him.
Mistakes all Around.
HOW TWO PEACEFUL CITIZENS WERE ABOUT
TO BE CAPTURED AS BURGLARS.
Mr.. b. Silverberg. in company with q friend,
was standing in front of his house, 512 5th
street. conversing together about midnight last
night, when suddenly they became aware that
they were being silently surrounded by five
men who seemed to have come out of the park
opposite. The tallest one approached with,
gentlemen, would like to speak to you a
moment" exactly, as Mr.. Silverberg and his
friend say, In the manner of q tramp. As the
street was entirely deserted at the time
many men coming around them suddenly ex-
his friend beat a hasty retreat into his house,
both gentlemen being under the impression
pads. Soon afterwards the bell was wrung and
Mr.. Silverbery opened third-story window to
berg! voice asked. Mr.. silSerberg answered 1
In the affirmative. "DOn't you know me?''
Mr.. Siverberg replied he did not. 81 am Lieut..
gone in hot haste to police headquarters and re-
ported that he had seen a man climbing in q
window on 5th street and two other men
standing on the pavement. The police thought
1t a case of burglary, and Lieut.. Arnold went
with a squad of men to bag the lot. Seeing Mr..
his house they took them to be the party they
wanted, and proceeded to bag them as de-
scribed before. But when MIR. silverberg
opened his window the infOrmer vanished rap
idly down 5th street. And all this happened
because Gen. Sturgiss locked himself out and
had to climb in his window to get into his house.
Mr.. MApIsoN's DIAMOND RrNG.-James K
tive Cox. was placed on trial before Judge Mills
In the Police Court this morning, charged with
the grand larceny Of diamond ring worth
New Orleans Mr.. Thomas appeared for the
prosecution and Judge Pelham for the defend
ant Mr.. MADISON testified that yesterday he
left his ring on the marble slab in the wash
room of the st. James hotel, and when he went
back into the room about two minutes after
ward the ring was gone. Richard Rithenhouse
cOlOred emplOye of the hotel, testified that he
ran against the defendant in the hotel yester-
day while the latter was hurrying out of the
back way. minute later the witness was in
formed of the loss of the ring. Detective Block
testified that while the prisoner was at head
quaters he had a conversation with him. "He
admitted said witness, THAT he had the ring"
He said he was going to keep ii until THE STAR
was advertised. The Judge said while it might
have been proper for him to have reported the
fact of his having found the ring to the hotel
clerk, yet he made no concealmept Of IL, and
according To his statement to the officer he in
tended to look in The STAR for an owner, and
dismissed the case.
THE CASE OF SERGEANT BRosNAN.-It has
been enormously published that Sergeant Tim
othy Brosnan, of the seventh precinct. was con.
Tictec before the police trial board of drinking
Intoxicating liquor while on duty. During the
trial II was shown that Sergeant BrOsnan en-
tered Juenemann's garden, where large crowds
assemble and hold picnics, and while in there
had been on his feet nearly four hours. and
while so doing he ate a sandwich and was eat
ing a sandwlcn when the night inspector saw
He was found mot guilty" of the drinking
and guilty OF the remainder of the charge for
which he was fined S25 Sergeant BrOsnan
several days ago, while attempting to catch a
runaway horse To save the inmate Of the vehicle
the animal was drawing. was knocked down
and had his ankle severely sprained BEFORE he
had fully recovered he went ON duty and has
suffered from il since
BILL FOR AN INJUNCTION.-To-day Mr.
Janus for w. A. Shinkle, filed n bill against
converting a street in Mount Pleasant to his
own use and to prevent him from interfering
with an,l the drain pipe Of plaintiff A temporary
2sth instant The complainant sets forth his
ownership of certain property and the location
claims TO own the Unnamed street; that he
. stopped his (shinkle'sl drain, &c.
THE CENTRAL UNION MIssIoN.-A report of
meetings, attendance, expenses conversions
5 1esd 1s and awakenfngs," from January
lsSo, lSe days, has been made by the directors
OF the Central Union Mission 300 Pennsyiva-
Douglass. George W. Wheeler, VIM. Dubois and
n. A. Robbins. Number of evening GOspel
meeting gn asy March S3a
Gay afternoon meetings, commenced March
1 ISL, - Dime museum meeting, (held in May.
.; Total services in 1SS days, 327; total attend.
ance at 327 services, IL ,5l9 general average
attendance, 35; total expense Of mission n IL.
average expense per meeting, 81. Is: average
expense per day, $3.50; number OF tracts dis
trfbuted, 81, 600; number ofrequests TOR PRAYER
for personal salvation, sos; number OF back
silders reclaimed, Is; number of persons con-
verted, tmany of them deep down in SIM Al
FOOD End clothing, shelter and lodging money
ana employment, have been provided for a
great many persons. At each meeting held in
the mission rooms, opportunity is given for ali
who are unsaved TO come to Christ.
BASE BALL-The Nationals again defeated
the Norfolks AT the Capitol park yesterday bv a
score OF To j. Games elsewhere resulted as
Philadelphia ]; Providence 3. Boston 4: Detroit
4, Buffalo q; Allegheny IL, 81. Louis 10; Gin
ciDnati .. Louisville /: Baltimore g. Brook Iyn
3; Metropolitan =, Athletic 10. Pitcher Casey
OF the Detroit Base Ball club, lew DAYS ago
was fined 500 for poor playing and $50 ad.
ditional for INSTRUMENTATION. YESTERDAY AT
Detroit he refused TO play, and was suspended
without pay.
EXCURSION TO THE SEAsHoRE-The arrange
ment made for the visitors TO the seashOre las I
Saturday from Washington greatly appre-
ctated by those who awaited themselves OF the
extraordinary low rate. The fourth OF this
for Saturday, the 22d inst. Special coaches
Will be set aside for accommodation of ladies.
Round trip tickets to either Cape May or ATTAIN
tic City Will be sold for the special train leav-
Ing w Washington al 10 pm. at rate OF 50. The
Washington Light Infantry Is now at Cape
May, from which point they return on Monday
afternoon.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage licenses
nave been issued by the clerk Of the court to
,Jsmes 4. Balm and Mary E. Harris: Richard
-. Seioy and Lydia Thornton; Joseph A. Retail.