Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-09
Condensed Locals.

Street lamps will be lighted at 7:45 p. m.
and extinguished at 3:15 a.. m.
day elected the following directors D. r. Rob
tnson. r. d. Weaver, Daniel b. Carke. John
Cammack. A. A. Wilson. Robert Beall, George
W. Pearson. Mr. Pearson was reelected presi-
dent
Frank NJ. Green has sold to Catherine w.
Myer sixteen lots in the tract of land called
"Widow's Mite" in the county. for $4,000.
The north bound passenger train ON the Vir-
ginia Midland road, and the fast mail train,
south bound, which LETT this city at O'Clock
yesterday morning, collided about one mile
nom Lynehburg yesterday afternoon on ac-
count of an open switch. Both engines were
wrecked, but fortunately no one was seriously
injured.
The case Of William De Motto, the clothier,
charged with obtaining money under false pre-
fences was tried in the Police Court yesterday
afternoon, and he was acquitted.
motion to QuaSh the indictment against
Butler Malone, son of Senator Malone, for as
sault on colored waiter, was overruled in the
Criminal Court yesterday.
The Schillinger-CranfOrd patent pavement
suit has been appealed to the United States SD
preme Court.
In the EQUITY Court yesterday. the case Of
Wright agt- Lewis ct al, growing out of oil stock
speculations, &c, was heard on exceptions to
the answer of James I. Summerfield to the bill,
and motion OF Summerfield 10 discharge q re-
straining order granted in the case.
About seventy-five eXcursionistS from Pitts
burg, who arrived here last evening, went to
Mount Vernon to-day, and will leave tonight
for Fortress Monroe.
DR. Robert Reyburn was thrown from his tri-
cycle at the corner of 18th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue yesterday, and quite seriously
injured about the head.
The "Our FRIENDS Pleasure club have in
stalled the following officers President, W. III.
Irwin; vice president, j. W. Welch; recording
tary,J. 5. Minitor; treasurer K. L. Cozzins; SER
geant-at-arms, W. T. Dewdney.
Col. HollingswOrth, ex-superntendent of Mt.
Vernon, has been mentioned a. a good man to
help on the work Of the parking commission, if
his services can be secured
How often have you been asked whether this
Is hot enough for you?
Henry c. Johnson, boy Is years old.
whose father Says he will not go To school and
refuses 10 obey him. was sentenced to the re-
form school by Judge smell to-day.
Mr.. Allison NailoT has on more than one occa-
sion sent omnibu>es to take the sick children at
the Children's hospital out in the country for =
ride. The kindness is appreciated by the little
ones, and by those connected with the hos
pital.
TODAY In the Criminal Court a sentence of
Is months in the Albany penitentiary was i'm
posed Ia the case OF Lucien III: Hayden, con-
v1eted of forging the name OF Mary T. Boyd
treasurer OF the Woman's Board of Missions OF
The Presbyterian church.
The pump on n street. between DIST and 22d
streets northwest, is minus handle. and the
people who rely almost entirely upon il for
their drinking water want il looked after.
The contract for furnishing the post offices
throughout the United States with Nj. o.
dating stamps. silk. and cotton stamping rib
BON has been awarded TO Mr.. Julius Baum.ar-
ten Of this city.
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED.-In the Police
Court this morning Rebecca Barber the colOred
girl VINO SHOT the small bOS, Andrew Wells,
was placed on trial charged with assault and
battery. Andrew Wells testified that on the
morning ot July 4th, as he was walking along
10th, between and w streets, and Rebecca
was on the other side of the street. she asked
witness TO give her leave 10 shoot him. and be-
fore he could answer she fired. the bullet strik-
ing him in the left side. Mr. Gloss said that his
defense was that the pistol was rusty: had been
IN the house some time; was haIf-cocked, and
the girl did not know il loaded. After
hearing other testimony the court imposed a
nne OF $40.
SHOCKING ACCUSATION NOT SUSTAINED
As stated in yesterdays STAR. Annie Wvckoff
ana Mary Jordan, the two girls sentenced to
JAIL on charge OF petit larceny preferred by
their employer. Mary AlmaroliO of 116 Mary
land avenue, and now under a charge of at
tempting TO poison Mary AlmarOlio by
putting laudanum In her beer. made serious aa;-
cusations against their former employer
Yesterday afternoon Lieut.. Greer Sergea ant
Hughes, of the first precinct. and officer O Neal
detailed in the service Of the Humane society
Investigated Mrs. Almarolio's premises Peter
Lee, the laborer of the first precinct station
Set at work digging in the spot where, accord
Ing TO Mary Jordan's statement, evidence
would be found of the death and haSty burial of
an infant but could find no sign OF bodies or
clothing. The officers were quite convinced
TO- at least so far as burials in the places indi-
Gated are concei ned
ARE THE INMATES OF SOLDIERS HOME STILL
IN TIE SERvICE?-James Gallagher a saloon
keeper on the 9TH street road. was placed on
trial in the Police Court to-day, charged with
furnishing liquor to soldiers, inmates of Sol
diers home. Mr.. Cahil who appeared for Gal
lagher, claimed that the persons farniS she'd with
liquor were not soldiers. but ex-SoldierS: flat
having been regularly discharged from the
army they were not now in the service o. the
United States The Judge said that the law
was evidently intended TO protect the soldiers
from being used aS tools by designing men to
get their money. The court was OF the opinion
that they Were not soldiers, they not being in
the service of the United States. The court re-
served his decision.
QCICK WoRK.-On the night of July 18th the
principal Office OF the Baltimore and Ohio Ex-
press, located in the magnificent brownstone
builFsn.. IS Broadway. New York. accidentally
oausht tire In the cellar and burned entirely
out. The Express records were, however. saved
With energy characteristic of this organization
II had an Office for business located early
Monday morning ut No. 81 Broadway, pen ding
rebui. ding OF their buTnt-Out structure, and
business went without suffering any inter
ruptiOn whatever. These Il. and o. Express
people are indefatigablc.
SOME of the finest building lots in the city are
To be sold Thursday. OH JIly, at O'Clock p.
M. 1T the corner OF New Hampshire ave- and )
street, and 22d and NJ. streets northwest These
LOT ar OF convenient size, and should attract
The attention OF buyers. The locality is one of
the most rapidly improving sections of the
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