Evening star., 1885-06-06

There has been some reading, instructive and
amusing, every evening, sometime an aneedote
times month coffee and buns have been pro-
vided for the general refreshment. During the
two seasons which this society has been kept
up about $50 have been used to maintain it, the
steady and sure payment Of Indebtedness allow
ing this sum to be turned over several times.
S3S of this money was made and given to the
society by the congregation of st. Mary's. The
Rev. VIM. A. Leonard, rector of st. Johns
parish, was present at the service and made an
improvement of the knowledge of the care of
both the bodies and souls of the members. The
Rev. Mr. Curtis gave an account of the work
and its expenditures, and added words Of good
cheer as TO the manner the work had gone on
specially mentioning the fact that the first
money for the beginning Of the mothers meet
Ing had come from a society some time in being
among the female members OF ST. Mary's. That
money has now, however, been paid back to it's
Mary,s." The hymns, Nearer My God to
Thee and "Jesus Lover Of My Soul were sung
during the service, with which all went away
pleased, though to some it was not familiar.
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM.
r5esss Yesterday o hine at Magarity; reargument
EQUITY CoURT-Judge Hagner.
Yesterday Middaugh agt Wilson; testimony
9rae5ed a
reference to the auditor. Brosnan agt.
Brosnan; time to- take testimony limited.
firmed nisi. First National bank of New York
at at District Of CoI1mbia; leave given to
ct al; pro confesso against Rosa Wallach.
knoor agt knoOr; appearance ordered Hewitt
ct ct al. al agt Western Union Telegraph company
testimony ordered taken before Examiner
Aaron Johns.
To-day, Hamilton agt Clark sales confirmed
Houston OF (,urlan6. n Enr-
rell agt. Odd Fellows RELIEF association; bill
dismiss dismissed with costs. Wright ast Cummins;
petition for reference dismissed. Schmidt agt'
Schmidt; F. Schmidt appointed guardian ad
Item and commission appointed to get answer.
Chandler agt. Postal Telegraph Co.; A. B.
Chandler and Henry Rosenor appointed re-
eeXss poned tTds,ee Kns af e. ss an e. ae
lunatic inquisitiOn confirmed and Amelia Sher-
man appointed committee
PROBATE CoURT-Judoe Haener.
Yesterday, estate J.C. .Ramsden; n. n Hazard
appointed administrator; bond 81 900. Estate
X. Wingfeld; reference to J. N. oliver to state
sGeOuns take RroS9f &c Estate Peter Mona
to Thomas Gerry; bond $4,000. Estate
Il. r.. Taylor: order to pay executor
Estate j. IL A. Neuhaus; Marie Antonette Neu.
haus appointed guardian; bond 81 500. Estate
John p. Thompson; Mary +; Thompson ap-
bond S1,5OO. Estate of John McClelland
order to sell steam yacht. win Of Gurden
fina Vilati; petition for letters filed. Estate Of
Caroline b. Hornblower; order granting letters
TO j. 7. Bradley; bond $4,000. Estate J. F.
$4,000. Estate of Wilhelm Bandel, of Austria;
order appointing James l.. Norris administra-
tor; bonds $4,000.
CIRCUIT CoURT-Judge Cbr.
To-day, Hill, jr, agt. Brady; Judgment by de-
fault. Thornton agt. BARLEY; do. Brane agt.
Larman; judgment confessed.
yestarGaT HHtH,sAT we Goufri,sge 3 Rsas MaeA,hsr
pleaded guilty; five days in jail. James Grady
assaulting officer; pleaded guilty; ten days IN
Jail. John Little, larceny; not guilty.
POLICE CoURT-Judge SneU
To-day, Frank Whitney and Robert Ambrose,
colored, affray; So each. Theodore Addison,
coiored, assault on his wife: So. Charles Yer.
assault; So.
News Briefs.
G; e. Hayden, the clerk who robbed the store
of w. c. Robinson ut Blacks and Whites, Va,
of $500 worth OF jewerJ, was sentenced to five
years Imprisonment yesterday.
The Back Flags are ravaging in three prov
inces OF Tonquin, in spite of the French troops
Thirty Chfistian villages have been destroyed.
degree of doctor of divinity upon the bishops of
Winchester, Bath and Bristol, the chairman of
the committees on the revised Bible, and Rev.
Phillips brooks, rector OF Trinity church, Bos-
ton, Mass
The youth who, as Lord Garmoyle, was sued
for breach ofpromise by Miss Fortescue, the ac-
house OF lords as Earl Cairns.
One of the largest life insurance polces ever
society of S16O,OO0, to Mrs. Norman B. Har-
wood, of Ormand, Fla, whose husband was
killed by "a. fail d9 from his s,e horse on May 1G
was killed by the cars at Cumberland, Md,
yesterday.
Theron G. Leland, one of the first pbono-
prlDhc renOrterS in the 10 Ho
reported the Forest divorce case and other
noted cases.
academy at Madisonville, Tenn, committed
suicide Thursday by shooting himself with a
shotgun. Disappointment in love affair was
the cause OF the act.
Prominent American residents OF the City of
Mexico have called meeting OF the American
colony tomorrow evening to consider plans for
extending IL welcome to General Jackson, the
new United states minister, who is expected
Monday.
mis- at Gudelfs station, Nd, yesterday. While
seeking to escape he emptied all the chambers
save one oftwo revoivers at his pursuers and
then blew out his own brains.
Aman, who answers the description Of D e.
faulting Teller Scott, OF the bank of the Man
Ga He paid $500 for oeen horse ssen and ad
put out through the country.
Hanlan says he would row Teemer races Of
one, two three. four and five miles each at$1 900
side for each race, or one three-mile race for
$4,000.
III lue present taSOf8Dtc cOnQltiOns are main.
tanned Gen. Grant will travel to Mt. McGreggor
June 23d, attended by his family and Dr. Doug
las.
Edward Hanlan, the oarsman, arrived at Chi
cagO yesterday on his way to Toronto from Au-
STRATA. He is locking in fine form.
The, greennaek g labor n party in state conven;
for governor j. w. NorthrOp.
The Irving Hall general committee in New
York last night unanimously, adopted resolu-
tions indorSing the administrations OF President
Cleveland and Gov. Hill
A report at Bradford, VT, says that ex-Gov.
Hale, OF New Hampshire, has failed for a large
amount, and that all his property in Vermont
has been attached fpr four times its value
There were two deaths In Plymouth, Pa, yes
terday afternoon from the plague.
Cadet Byron was hurt by fall from his
horse at the riding drill at the military academy
yesterday.
The hearing in the Winans divorce snit has
been adjourned until September in consequence
OF Referee Nash having gone to Europe.
The board of overseers of Harvard college
voted TO recommend that no honorary degree
shall be conferred as compliment to mere Of
heial position.
Wallace Ross has challenged Peter n. Conley
and Charles L. Courtney to row double or the
latter to row single scun race anywhere In the
United States or Ca9ada for 81 600 side.
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