Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-13

The washington Telephone Company.
AT the first annual meeting of the Washing
ton Telephone company the following gentle
men were elected as a board of directors: Hon.
Van II. Manning, Hon. Casey Young, Gen Brad
ley T.Johnson,E Z. j. Henkle,J. F. Morrison, Dr. Z.
X. Goldsborough, r. A. Hooe. Horatio Brown
ing, VIM. I. Biedeler and Thomas II. Gardner
Thomas II. Gardner was elected secretary and
Horatlo Browning treasurer. Gen Johnson is
president Of the company. This company con-
trolls the Rogers telephone patents in Mary
land, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and
the District. 1t proposes to establish exchanges
in this city and Baltimore soon.
CHARLES CRANE IN JAIL.-Charles Crane,
alias Thomas Kelly, charged with the larceny
of $500 from Mr.. Alfred Richards at the Citi-
zens National bank on April 18th last, was
brought here this morning from Philadelphia
by Deputy Marshals Reuter- and Gregory, and
committed to Jail.
A PROPERTY SALE.-Capt. J. r. Bartlett has
20 feet on the south side of Jefferson Place with
depth of JOG, near 10th street, for $500.
The purchaser will begin at once the erection of
q fine residence for his own use.
MARY c. MCDoNNELL's WILL.-The will of
Mary c. Mcdonnell has been filed. She di-
grand niece, Mary Cecilia King, 81 900 in U.
S. per cent bond, and if she dies without
lie church and the Little Sisters of the Poor
and 5000 to be divided between her nieces,
Martha A. Sierra and Arabella Shelton. To Mar
tina A. Sierra she leaves 500 in a., per cent
bonds, and other articles, with reversfon to her
grand niece, Mary c. King, and nieces Arabella
Arabella shelton and Mary E. Taylor. She leaves
$500 each. To her husbands niece, Josephine
Baltimore, of Union county, Iowa, she leaves
to Thos. Reahard, Of Wilmington Ohio, and
Media Reahard, of Washington county, Pa. To
grand niece Winnie Wise, of Charles county,
and nephew Henry A. Sierra, she leaves 500
bond each. To Rev. jeremiah O'Sulivan she
leaves 5000 bond and to Rev. ST. Ryan "a 100
bond II any balance remain after the settle
ment 1t is to be divided between the Little Sis
tiers OF the Poor and her niece Martha \. Sierra.
w. King, Of Georgetown, is named executor.
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET-Held every
Monday at Queenstown, on the Metropolitan
branch B. d O. R.R., three miles from the city
cattle on the market and sold to butchers.
Best, SO, to 6: good 514 to 5la; fair, 5 to Ia:
od Hheep and lambs up let
sold. Old sheep sold from 31a to 5; no wool sheep
on the market. Lambs, TO 1oc. 81 cows and
State of the market brisk for cattle and fair for
sheep.
Press ExCURsIoN.-The Pennsylvania rail-
road company gave special excursion compli-
mentary to the press of Philadelphia, Balti
more and Washington, starting this morning
at 7:15 a. m. Mr.. Robert A. Parke, passenger
agent at Washington, accompanies the party
the passenger agent of Baltimore district has
charge of the company from that city, incIud-
ing about % newspaper men and ladies. About
100 went from Philadelphia with Mr.. James
II. Moore, the general passenger agent, and Mr..
Geo. w. Boyd, the assistant general passenger
foiped ahs traa &
delphians at Wilmington. They will arrive at
Cape Charles $40 p. m, and reach Old Point at
5:15 p. m. by the steamer Cape Charles, stop
ping at the Hygeia hotel until Thursday even
ing. The steamer Virginia will leave Old Point
at TAO p. m, and land the eXcursionists in
Baltimore o'clock and in Washington about
1890 Friday morning.
RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER.-The follow
ing were the readings at the signal Office to-day:
a. M, $40; a. ~, $50: IL am, GA; 2p.
NJ, $40