Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-02
A Cut Which May Prove Fatal,

A SERIOUS ARRAY ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT
James Price, the young colOred man who, it
is charged, cut and seriously injured George
Harris, at the latter's place of business, on
Thanksgiving night, as published in The STAR
| at the time, has been released on $500 BAIL As
| stated at the time, Harris is member of the
firm of Reed and Harris, proprietOrs of the For
rest City House, on 18th, near the corner of
@ street northwest On Thanksgiving night
Price, it is alleged, entered the saloon attached
to the hotel, and being under the influence of
liquor and becoming noisy he was ordered by
Harris to leave the saloon, which he refused to
DO: : Harris s. thaereupon attempted to put him
cut Harris about the arms and hands. He also
gave him serious cut across the head, which
that time Harris has been attended by DR..
Caldwell.
This morning the patient was unconscious,
his brain having been affected. During the
day, however, the patient rallied and appears
to be somewhat better this afternoon.
THE WALL~RHODEs CAsE.-When the state
ment was published, about the 10Th ofOctober,
IN reference to a scene between Mrs. o. s. B.
Officer Rhodes, in Langdon terrace, in which
the conduct of the latter was involved, Major
Dye, as superintendent of police, commenced
an Investigation in quiet way, and reported
the results q day or two since to the Commits
sioners. The major found that statements
written and verbal, as to the officer and his
wife before marriage, werel not all com
plimentary, but they have no bearing on the
scandal. Capt. Wall was instrumental in get
ting Rhodes upon the force, and the latter nat
urally felt grateful to him and had, with his
wife, suffered imprudently, an intimacy to
much talk. Twice before the eliminating epi.
sode took place had the officers attention been
called to the growing scandal but he disregarded
parties be had brought into court. There was
not however, anything beyond general appear
fMainr n he Mrc oil oyr
her husband and Mrs. +. on that evening. He
thinks that no further action is necessary in the
premises.
MARRIAGE LICENSES: Marriage licenses
Joshua Murrill and Mary E. Magruder; Thos.
" ters and Mary Ray; Joseph Lucas and
Martha jackson.
STOLEN GooDs RECOvERED.-Since the arrest
OF Theophiius Clark, the colOred porter at the
ter has recovered several hundred dollars
worm OF carpets. rugs, oilcloths and window
SHADES which had been stolen from the store.
A poruOn OF the goods are stored in the NTH
precinct station and the balance at police head
quarters. There is enough of the goods men,
TONED to NIL an ordinary wagon.
ANOTHER .MIxADo" INJUNCTION CAsE.-To-
Gay, MI. A; J. Carr, for Mr.. ]. T. Ford, fled q
Dill for an Injunction to restrain Daniel Herzog
| house 1.-THE Mikado,' OF which the complainant
SloAuAS TUG ElSnt 70 produce. Judge dagncr Is
soeo rule against defendant to show cause on
Saturday next.
| ARRESTED ON susP1c1oN.-Amos Haskins and
Frank Ceal, both cOlored walters at Elwood's
restaurant, were arrested this afternoon by
Detective Cox, on suspicion of stealing two seal
| eN1n cApes from q showcase next to the saloon.
Iney are locked up at the seventh precinct
RANGE OF THE THERMoMErER.-The follow
ing were the readings at thes signal Office to-day:
| Sam- S4.6; a.m.. 34.8; IL am, 41.6; Pm,
| 44.O. Maximum, ass. Minimum, 808
ELECTRIC LIGHTS FOR THE. House OF REPRE-
sEHTATIvEs.-Incandes lights are being
put into the House restaurant and In the lob
bies on the main door Of the Housa wing of thu
Capltoi Dy Inc United States Electric Lighting
cOmpsnY: The company will also put som,
Ing OF the HOUSE, where the apparatus for light