Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-12
Condensed Locals.

Street lamps will be lighted al 6;25 pm, and
extinguished at 5:1o am.
The saturday lecture at the National Museum
this week will be by Mr.. Chas. ID. Wacott, on
the subject. searching for the First Forms Of
Life The lecture will begin at O'Clock sat
Detective Cox had given TO him yesterday, by
Claude l.. kessler, n pOckctbook containing a
certificate OF deposit for S4OU and 5000 in
nOteo and papers found by him ON 9Th and b
streets. There was SO in il when it was stolen
from MIR. q. w Brundda-e OF Dresden, New
YORK, at the Baltimore and Potomac depot, on
9th inst.
William Newell, an inmate of the Soldie. s.
Home. employed a> engineer and hreman died
yesterday morning from the effects OF injuries
received sunday, when plug was blown from
the boiler. Another inmate of the Home was
severely scalded M the same time.
The residence OF Mr.. Fillmore Ninson, near
DarneStown, Montgomery county, Md, was de-
stroyed by IRE yesterday morning.
Gus Theilkeld,a prisoner charged with threats
of violence and cOnIined in the cell OF the
second precinct station, yesterday, took an
overdose OF bromide OF potassium. it Is sup
posed. with suicidal intent. DIR. u. A. Leech
called in and rendered medical aid. after
which the prisoner was sent to reedman hos
pit;l in the police ambulance.
Between D and q o'clock yesterday afternoon
Officer West took to the second precinct station
dead white female infant, found AT the corner
of 10th and Boundary streets northwest.
fl was reported 10 the first police station yes
terday that a colOred infant was lying i'll the
alley between I'd and Sd and " and III streets
southwest. officer Sheehan Went for the child
and took il TO the station. 1t Is about eight
months old
Officer Horne reports that about So'clock last
evening herdic coach l.. driven by Charles F.
DALEY, Was run into by W. BeveridgeS wagon
corner 18Th street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest The driver OF the heroic was in
jured about the head and was taken To the
filth precinct station and attended by DR..
Wright, of the Emergency hospital
Ida j. Heiberger, OF the District of Columbia,
received the degree of VI. ID. ut the thirty third
annual commencement of the Women's Medi-
cal college, in Philadelphia, yesterday.
A very handsome carved oak "sedalia" for
the chancel OF st. Johns church is now being
made, in accordance with the designs of the ar
chitectS. Messrs. CasSell Il Law, and it Will soon
be placed in position. Ii is given by Mrs. Price
a memorial of the late Mrs. Ogle Tayloe, vino
was identified with the church Tor many years.
Copies of The STAR of February 81 and March
3, and >, in wrappers, duly stamped. contain
ing the full reports of the monument celebration
and the Inauguration ceremonies and the ball,
can be had at the counting room in any guam
tity. Price two centS-not including postage.
VIM. Townsend, alias W. Lockwood Townsend,
was convicted in the Criminal Court to-day OF
button. valued at $40, from Mrs.J. W. Doug
las. December 9TH, 1883.
John Glee and Geo. Fitzhugh, colored bell
boys at the National hotel, had q fuss last night
about who should answer the first bell, when
G!ee struck FitZhugh in the head with water
pitcher. He was arrested and fined $40 by
Judge Smell this morning.
In the Police Court this morning Chas. John
son, q colOred boy, was fined $50 or TO days in
Jail for cutting Emory Tull, white boy of lU7
4Ia street, in the leg with a knife.
Vim. Smallwood, the colored boy who robbed
Miss Isabelle de NOlOwshi OF quantity Of
jewelry and other articles, pleaded guilty to
two charge, in the Police Court this morning,
and was sentenced TO one year in Jail.
Eliza Small. cOlored, servant of Mrs. Lucy
Davis, OF 1923 Corcoran street, was charged in
the Police Court this morning with robbing heI
employer OF $40 in money and u breastpin
worth 80. Eliza confessed the larceny, and
was held in $500 bonds for the grand jury.