Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-11
The NfiddlerOuS, Failure.

CURED.
The MiddletOns' Failure.
SUIT IN EQUITY AGAINST ASSIGNEE GREEN.
This afternoon Messrs. c. NJ. and III. s. Mat
thews filed bill in equity for Mrs. Ella NJ.
Boggs, of Georgetown, against George +. Green
(the assignee ofthe Middletons), as trustee, and
others, in a deed giving additional security to
some of the creditors of ID. w. and s. T. Mid
dleton, the plaintiff being one of those thus Sc
cured, and charging the defendant with gross
abuse ofthe trust, with having made unlawful
payments. She asks the Intervention of the
Equity Court in the administration OF the trust.
Grant n Grand Natural Gentleman.
so GEN. HENRY r lCE SAYS-FAI.SE STATE
MENTs OF GENERALP -E's OPINIONS ABOUT
GRANT.
To the Editor OF the EVENING STAR
The interview of n.Beale in THE STAR, cor
rectly mentioning some qualifications of Gen.
Grant, brings to my recollection that in shame
less disregard of truth. my name has been used
at dinner parties as authority for personal rem
inlscence of the general in times prior TO the
the tables Is that was OF the 4tb infantry when
Grant Joined it, and that we served together in
that regiment till the close ofthe Mexican war
In cordial friendship. and subsequently met in
the street at St Louis for only one moment and
that a very satisfactory one to remember. Moth
Ing else In the anecdote which referred TO the
meeting in ST. Louis had any foundation in fact
or truth or utterance of mine The part OF il
which omit is too contemplate to repeat here,
ana though have denied 1t as effectualiy as L
could, otherwise, have never done SO in print.
should like, therefore, as it seems proper at
general in time prior to the rebellion such
as will be an effectual denial that L can be au-
thority, for anything inimical to him or disa-
greeable for his ear to hear.
In those days l met him at balls, parties
bouts, routs, dinners and suppers-public and
priyate.drnking places, clubs; card parties.
pull nights, horse races, theaters, bales, landau
gos, churches, in peace, in war, in the industri-
Gus iabors of preparation and the sanguine pros
ecutlon of the thickest of the fight. In all of
them saw but one kind of Grant. saw him
elated with success and festivity. downcast with
disaster and regret, in the most engaging and
duilest times the earth affords, under the in
nuence OF every human emotion. Every time
saw the same identity, everywhere the same
characteristics. l never saw him but he was
thoroughly. clearly, entirely, sell-possessed and
proper to himselfin word in act in manner in
appearance. The effect of living in such assoc-
alton with him the length of time did. was to
give me the idea of persistent tone ofuniform
self-management without even an INTERRUPTION
10 an apparent singeness OF purpose utterly de-
void OF guile; OF one who never did anything
low or small, or which, when correctly define
ated, would not harmonic with the delineation
OF the most upright and honorable personal
character of a gentleman of good taste. When
say gentleman, do not mean a great Christian
gentleman like Leo X, but grand, natural gem
by saying that l would be most happy to be
cross-questioned on this, under oath.
Brigadier General by Brevet U. S. Army.
FOREPACGHS C1RCCS.-lt Will give joy to the
hearts of thousands of juveniles to learn that
Adam Forepaugh's great circus and menagerie
will be in Washington on the 22d and Odd inst.
Mr.. Forepaugh claims that his show is the
grandest most astounding and most complete
aggregation of acrobats, squestrians, curosities,
and wild beasts ever collected on this hemis-
to possessing the most extensive menagerie in
this country. Among the animals are herd
of trained elephants.
POLICY. CASES IN THE POLICE CoURr.-A
young colored woman named Emily Miller was
charged in the Police Court this morning with
being policy writer. Henry Shepherd, an old
coored man, who has lately served two months
in jail for engaging in the policy business. testi-
fed that he had bought policy ticket from the
defendant since the Dist day of March. Lieut..
Arnold testified that the defendant admitted
writing the ticket referred to- Detective Block
testified that the ticket was policy ticket and
appeared to have been written on March Odd.
The defendant was sentenced to two months in
jail Thomas Burke, Henry Ridgely, j. q. Cor
don and Geo. Watson Were charged with the
same ofense, and the cases were continued.
JUDGE JOHN X. PORTER DYING-Judge John
K. Porter, who took part in the prosecution of
Guiteau Was a stricken with paralysis at his
thought he cannotsurvive.
Two CIRCUS TRAINS MoNDAY-Next Mon
day morning there will arrive in this city at
the B. & p depot two long trains OF cars from
Philadelphia, containing the passenger coaches,
longing to Messrs. O'Brien, Handenberger &
Astleys show, which opens at Athletic park
Wednesday, April 15. On arrival, the circus,
animals, baggage. &C.. Will be immediately
removed to the park.
LARGE REAL ESTATE SALES.-Messrs. Fitch
Fox Il Brown have made the following sales,
viz: To Mrs. Caroline b. Wescott, part OF lots i
and -, in square .159, fronting % feet on the
east side of Connecticut avenue, Between Rhode
Island avenue and n street, with depth OF so
feet for $1,000 cash. Also the handsome resi-
dence of Mrs. JEANNE h. Stickney, at the north
west corner of NJ and 9th Streets to Harvey
Spalding, ESQ.,, for $4,000; and to the Wash
ington Brick Machine company, for the Column
bian university, the suburban property known
as Trinidad" containing 152 acres, for $780,
Warner, sold to B. H Warder, esq. of Ohio, sub.
lots 1, 2 and part of 3, square 1913, having a
total frontage OF 1872 feet on the north side of
$26, 56S cash, on which the purchaser will
build q handsome residence for his own occu-
pancy.
patience" AT MISUNDERSTANDING great
number Of persons have expressed regret in not
being able to secure the most desirable seats for
the special Patlenes performance to be given
Messrs. Brentano Bros beg to state that no seats
are withheld, and the few remaining ones are
going off rapidly: They also beg to give notice
uncalled for, that the same will not be retained
for them later than Monday, April 18th, after
which date they will be disposed Of to the first
callers.
Affairs i'm West Washington.
IMPRovEMENTs.-Mr.J Joseph F. Birch has just
completed, on 29th, between p and @ streets,
two three-story houses, with brick front, con-
woods, costing S5,OOO.-Mr B. X. Gladmon is
improving his livery stables on 3lst street by
building new brick front. Mr.. VIM. Hutchins
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