Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-25
Condensed s.epasS.

German Orphan Asylum
Condensed locals.
Col William Bowics. Il gentleman sixty-five
years old. living III No. SOB f. street mort Invest,
while skating 1T the roller skating rink on +
street Saturday night fell and broke his right
leg in Two places.
The best scpres made at the Potomac archery
met, We ~ I'I!'H H,ret t,, W
5. Ninnix, 2S>>: L. u. Wight. $50 aud J. F. Ken
needy poi. Columbia round, Mrs Bartlett, 2ti4:
Miss Holmes, > 30, Mrs. MaXson, 1873; and Miss
Van DOren. I4J.
committee. consisting OF Mcssrs- Clephane,
Cummings and Wilcox. has been authorized
by The manager. OF the Home pathic hospital
IT, select site for the new hospital building.
for which Congress made an appropriation at
The members of the various posts of the Grand
Army tie i;epubic yesterday attended SER
vice 1T Calvary baptist church. where tine pas
tor. Rev. DT. :. II. Greene, preached u sermon
Vt the session of the Mount Vernon regents
Saturday plans FOR improving the grounds and
eniarging the greenhouse We're discussed, and IL
numbefof letters were read from persons offer
Ing relies Tor sale.
The Philosophical society Saturday evening
listened TO very Interesting talk by Prof.
Alexander Graham Bell ON 1.-The Mechanism OF
CHICKS aud ClHckS1 ANA papers by Mr. II. NJ.
Paul ana Prof. W r. Tayier on the Crumbling
of the EarthS Crust
Yesterday afternoon Ofhcer Cunningham
brought To- the fourth precinct station a dead
cOlOrcd male infant. found on "a vacant lot
ner 2lth street and Virginia avenue north
west
Centra. Lodge. No 1. LO.OF, will visit indie
pendence Lodge. No -, OF Baltimore, to-mor-
row evening
George Jackson. colored, committed to the
Rockville, Md. Jail for the murder of Andrew
Thomas, cOOrcd. as heretofore mentioned in
THE STAR. was ON Saturday released from JAIL
having furnished the required bail.
An entertainment consisting of music. recita-
lions and la cstfeticre drill will be given in the
gymnasium hall of the y. MICA. building New
York avenue, this evening.
To-day. in the Court in General Term, l.. o.
POsey and L. Il. Holmes Were on motion of Mr.
Riddle, admitted 10 the bar, and j. L. Shepperd,
Albert H. Hail. r. D. He'll and ~ Z. Albert's
applications tor admission were referred to the
examining committee.
John Shehan. printer charged in the
Police Court today with grand larceny and the
case was continued until SATURDAY, 1t is alleged
that Shehan found a pawn ticket which had
belonged to- Mr.. Winney.
In the Police Court to-day John Smith col
ored. was on trial. charged with assault and
battery on John Ware, colOred. who testified
that yesterday morning Smith struck him on
the head with griddie Smith was fined SO
Or one month in Jail.
Last week Policeman Lowenstein drew q lot
terry prize of 800, in consequence of which
he has resigned from the police force.
Frederick Douglass and his wifi. attended
Rev. DIR. Sunderland's church again yesterday.
Important Notice.
GREAT REDUCTION IN wEsT-BoUND RATES ON
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
y general reduction in the west-bound rates
will go in effect on the Pennsylvania railroad
Oii TIE ZDtn instant. 1oIOWS. chi
eago, Sl3; Cincinnati. Sill; st. Louis. S16.5O;
Toledo, S12; Columbus. SlU.5O; INDIANAPOLIS
ST.. Louisville, sli-5o. and a corresponding re-
duction Will be made To all points west reached
by the PENNSYLVANIA system.
Three daily last trains leave the Baltimore
fast line; .:10 =. IN. Chicago and Cincinnati
express; 10 p Ia. Pacific expressl
MARRIAGE DEMONSTRATING licenses have
been Issued by the clerk OF the cour; To William
Adaln>on, of Prince William county, Va and
Ia Ix-srr of .trr.sxy
Jones and Maria Newman; Jonn Palmer and
Katie Miles, both of baltimore; Henry l.. VII
son and Catherine Miller; Edward Nelson Fell,
81 London, England, and Anne Mumford Pal
iIier, OF New y DIRK city
"A NEW TRIAL OF THE CASE OF THE SECOND
NATIONAL BANK AGAINST HUME * CLEARLY
The case OF the second National Bank against
hufne & tiesF% was, IN the Court in General
Term. this morning, rrInandcd for IA new trial
the Judgment below being reversed. This was
an action a note Of = 4 200 signed by T L.
Hume and endorsed by r. Hume and Hume
tleary X Co. and in the court below the de;t.ud-
offered prove that the not. ORIGINATED i'm
fraud; that the endorsements were fn~,e.ies
and that the firm had no knowledge of th,. note
ana received no benefit thercfrom. This was
hNerfuied- The court now holds that this was
an error.
DIVORCE GRANTED.-ndge Hagner I'm the
Equity Court to-day, directed "a decree. of 81
vorce for complainant in the case OF Joseph
cNtAsttss AGAINST Catherine DSthaus. on the
ground OI de-crtipn. They were married here
February 2stI. So: have two children and h,
tiHuScd lh;tt DtcCfntcr nth. 1881, She de-
serted him and hef children. Nr D. F. Cabin
appeared for complainant, who is given the
custody the children
HI DENIES IT.-Mr. Charles A. Hamilton of
the Buffalo EIDFesS, denies that be has been de-
barred from tine " hite House. The story re-
gardinS "A disagreement between the President
and his sister. Mr.. Hamilton says, was not sent
II the EufisslO cypress by him. and To the best of
has belief never appeared in that paper.
EXCURSION TO PEN MAR-Fhere will DE a
grand excursion To- Pen Mar on Decoration day.
MAY So. from the baltimore and Potomac rad
road station. Fare. round trip, 81. Due notice
OF leaving time u train will be given.
CEN sam CARY, the distinguished temper
ance lecturer. of Ohio, spoke for over hour
Yesterday afternoon al Congregational church.
A. ne audience, one and all. pronounce MIR.
Gary lecture the finest of its kind. Those VINO
I'aled To hear him missed one of the richest and
rlrest of treats
FINE ROAD AND CABBAGE TEAMs.--On
used by eX-tresident Arthur and his son will
De sold at public auction at Bowen's stable, 645
new York avenue. The sale includes baggies
ana harness., and offers splendid opportunity
I'd obtain well known horses, some of which
are very Iast and one ne saddle morse. They
can now be seen at the stables mentioned. See
advt
LIES MISEKaBI.Es-'-Victor Hugo's greatest
WORK, LES Misft.abies," the 81 % edition, can
be bought any day this week ut Cias Baum s
book and stationery department for eighty.
three cents.