Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-24
Condensed Locals.

At the meeting of the National Rifles Fair
committee last night it was announced that do
nations had been made by James McCiill, Mr..
Meline, artist: Moore & Leding, Prior Il Hlgen-
burg, Miss Lizzie Anderson. and Miss Alma
Enert, OF TINS city, ana j. "ashlngton Miller
timore, and :. BusIntz II Co, of Richmond. Va.
The Nationals defeated the Newarks at Capt.
tol park yesterday afternoon in well-play ed
game by a score OF D to s.
1t is proposed to make the Cannstatter Volks-
Fest an annual event in this city The society
has increased its membership to 26O.
a ten-mile foot-race Tor $50 side between
James Wiley. OF Battery q, Sd artillery, and
place October 18th.
Rising sun 10 ige. No. 1865, G. U. o. of O. F.,
T. =: e. H. L. over, L. =; r. j. Collins, treas
urer; George Z. Montgomery, V. G. ID. A. Ber-
r., y. c.; Chas. Washington, n. F.; Thos Dor
Sey, r. y F.; Joseph Manning, chaplain; W. ].
Howard. advocate.
Nicholas Funk, a shoemaker, was fined So by
Judge smell to-day for using a strap To whip n
small girl named Rose Schoenthal
Mr.. Coleman. the no ist, will give a barbecue
this afternoon at the Cosmopolitan Club house
sary of his wedding.
The will OF Margaret O'COnnell deceased, has
been filed. she leaves 500 each to her sons
David aud Dennis and the rest of her estate to
her daughter Johanna Iiartnett.
Edward CaVeFly and Frank Caverly were to-
day excused as grand jurors, and John E. Prgg
and r. H. W. Reed we're summoned and ac-
cepted in their places.
THE HORTICULTURAL. SoCIETY-The Dis
trict Horticultural society met last evening at
German hail. Mr.. John Saul in the chair and
Mt W. j. COgan secretary. There WAS a fine
exhibition OF fruits and flowers grown by Mr.
Geo. Wetzerich. MIR. j. T. c. Clarke Mr. J. r.
Saul and Dir. ". Lee White. Prot Saunders
gave an account of his visit to the meeting of
the genealogical society ut Grand Rapids, Mich
There was a discussion as 10 protection of vege-
titiOn against frost. DIR. W. Lee White was
elected member OF the society.
Az INcENDIAEY FIRE IN THE MARBLE
BUILDISG.-SoOn after O'Clock last night fire
was discovered in the fourth story of the Mar
BILE building. at the southwest corner of Penn
syIVanit avenue and 9th street, owned by the
Mutual insurance company. IL seems to have
ocen discovered by some visitors AT the opera
house. who could look directly into the burn
Ing rooTn- gentleman named DeNeal iInme-
diaiely left his seat and running over To- the
Marble building burst into the room used by
the directors of the Masonic Mutual Relief Az
socIatlon, which body was in session. He noti-
ned them that the rooms overhead were in
nameS. and the session came 10 a sudden close
The firemen soon arrived and the iIarnes were.
extinguisned without using the hose. The IRE
was i'll the upper story of the building in some
old lumber and barrels stored there by Mr. Geo
w. Oyster, merchant on the first floor of the
building The fire was the work of an incend-
larry VINO had broken the lock of the door and
Set IRE To the rubbish.
The ASSOCIATED CHARITIEs.-At a meeting
OF the board OF managers OF the Associated
CHARITIES last evening, Mr.. j. III. Voorhees, vice
president, presiding. Mr.. L. :: Emery, the sec
rotary, reported that during the two months
enulng September 9Th employment was found
LOT t"enty-one persons, six were aided To trans
portatlon- homes Were found for six children
and thirty-nine families were aided in various
way y large quantity 81 iuel contributed by
the War department. waS distributed.
HELD Fol; HOCsEBEEAKING.-Two young col
0red men, Thomas Watson alias Queen aud
Jesse smith, we're arrested yesterday by Officer
Anderson on a charge Of breaking open the re-
sidenee of Mr.. Edward Fadely in sta and
carrying on "a rifle and other articles This
morning in the Police Court they we've CHARGED
with housebreakne. The case was sent to The
grand jury; bonds $500
THE LABOR LEAGVE.-The Labor Ieao,,e mo,
last evening. and the report of the committee
VINO presented the "anti-civil service rcsolu-
tions' TO the President was received. The com.
mittee reported that the President said that he
was always glad 10 hear from the people and
that he would carefully read the rcsoIutions
DIT. John Pope Hodnett. in the chair explained,
the objects oil the league.
A COMPLICATED REAL ESTATE CASE
MeSsrs- Hillyer and Raiston have for John X ELY
ct al hied a Oil against &. Z. Campbell ct al t0
quiet title and FOR specific performance Tho
biz states that OF November 18th, 1888 Nary
a Campbell contracted to convey to Anon
Green the south half of lot II, square 6S5 and
shortly after surrendered possession to Green
that on February 18th. 1861. Green convey ed
the premises To John g. Cook upon certain
trusts, and November 9Th. 1863, Cook, in exc
eution of the trusts. conveyed the premises to
Thomas Berry and Edward Hall. aud Halls in
terest was subsequently conveyed to Berry
who conveyed il TO ". l.. Wall, and the latte,
To Mary. wife OF I. Berry. and the latter by will
1882. conveyed it tO plaintiff joint tenants
with right OF suryivOrship. They state that
they ere entitled 10 have the title qaieted, &c.
R0BIEEIES EEPoETED.-t'ases of theft
have been reported Ia police headquarters "a
follows: stolen from W. G.. Brown S:;I North
Capitol street. : 10: rom Madam \. Is. Pear
ley, OH 18th street. $3.50, from George T. Su;
Ivan. 15i street SO; from Ricnard Burgess
1136 Vermont Place $3.50: from I.aura
ShackelfOrG, 4S6 street. $3.50: from Della
stuart 1919 ID street southeast. So: from William
fadely, BOwen road. SIS; from Mrs. n G.
Brown, PIG I'd street northeast, $50.
IMMENSE QUANTITY OF ENGLISH SToSF
CHINA, &C. At AUCrIoN.-Mr Downing will
sell tomorrow morning at mis- auction rsons
AT II O'Clock, an immense quantity OF china
ana glass ware, majoica and tinware and otna,
artleles 10 which the attention OF the trade l.
directed See advertisement