Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-22
Condensed Locals.


Street lamps will he lighted at 1910 a. m
and eXtinguished at $50 am.
At the bicycle races Of the Kings county
wheelmen. in Brooklyn, saturday, w. c. Crist,
OF the Capital club. of this city. started in the
two mile and three mile handicap races COM
ing in second in both events.
Mr.. Delaney W. Gill, captain OF the Capital
Bicycle club, succeeded in riding up Bowen's
hill yesterday, feat never before accom- lis he'd
The hill is on the Jennings road near It's juno
ton with the Marlboro road
Gen. Guthrie, of the Pennsylvania National
guard, who il in the city, says that out of the
appropriation tn be made 10y the Pennsylvania
legislature to-day, the money allowed To store
have been committed by PENNSYLVANIA troops
on the 18th OF March, will be paid.
The teachers and children of the Metropolitan
Industrial school had Il merry excursion TO
Giymont on the steamer Mary Washington
Saturday. Thanks were voted to Mr.. 1rcmbly
and others Mr. Knox gives the children
excursion to- Summy's woods on Friday next.
Maggie j. Smoot has. by MIR. w. y. Cook. filed
n bill for divorce from Samuel f. SmOot. asking
also the right TO resume her maiden name of
Burkhardt. She charges him with cruel treat
ment, with being an habitual drunkard and
with deserving her.
Il. I'll. Steele was to-day admitted to the Dis
trict bar; also &. c. Gill, \. +. Hillyer, f. ].
WarlnS and JOS. Stewart.
The will of the late r. H. Graham has been
filed. He leaves his property to his wife for the
benefit OF herself and children, and names her
as eXCcutriX.
Augustus Fields, old colored man en-
ployed by the Metropolitan railroad company,
was in the Police Court to-day for stealing Is
cents worth of meal from the company's
st9bles, and was fined $40 or 80 days in jail.
judge Nerrick was absent from the Court in
General Term to-day. in consequence of the crit
cal condition ri his brother.
Charles King, charged with house breaking
IN the night ut the residence of +. Herzo1, wa,
found guilty in the Criminal Court to-day and
sentenced To the penitentary at Albany for
two years
See advertisement of lectures ut Masonic
Temple by DrS- Hehbard and Hale.
The jefferson Literary society will give its
seventh ;1nnual moonlight excursion TO Mar
shall Hall tomorrow night on the steamer
CoTcor;ln, leaving the wharf at 6::,O p. IN. The
excursions have Decn SO uniformly successful
In the past that no Goubts are entertained as to-
the entire success Of this one.
y horse attached ~ capt. Vernon's carriage
ran away from in front of police headquarters,
Today and oollided with a wagon, damaging
Mrs Eleanor X. Richards mother of Mr.. J.
Vi. Richards, died last saturday June % after
a long and painful Hines.
\ PATENT PAVEMENT St-Ir-Isaac & FIJI
bert. OF this city. has filed a bill in the United
States circuit court in baltimore against Gus
ttF 0ufei asking an injunction To restrain
nm from alleged Infringement Of the SchiI-
lInger patent for concrete pavements, the right
10 which IN Baltimore. city and county MIR Fill
pert claims under an assignment from the in
Nentor The ease will be heard next Friday.
PLUCKY ARREST. - Yesterday afternoon
while making call DIR: Chas. ~ Norton. OF
Slo ii street northeast. had his whip stolen
LON 1toll M c;tfrla@e by coIored man named
tti;tfIes Bran>on, who ran OFT with il. Dr. Nor
Ton, who only has arm, gave chase and
af,era long run succeeded in capturing the thief
Whoin ne compelled To ride with him TO the
seventh precinct station where ne was turned
over To the officers and locked up. This morn
Ing in The Police Court BranSon was Sentenced
To- six months in Jail The Judge advised At
trrncy Thomas to- prosecute ali second offenders
ullaer the second ofense act, as there never
Wa 4 more effective law to suppress larceny
ana get thieves out OF the District. 1t makes
such cases penitentiary oiiense.
BrRGLARY AT CENTER MARKEr.-About
h:'il-past three O'Clock sunday morning Mose
Chrlsm''n alias Henry Lancaster was arrested
by oineers /. o. B.!:ry and Il. T.. Weedcn. ut tine
corner of 3;h and 3 streets. while CARVING on
MS back ba@ OF hams, which he had stolen
from The stand OF Johnson & Au.usterter i'm
the Center market. In the Police Court this
hlornin. the prisoner pleaded guilty To "A charge
oi house brca king in the night time and the case
was sent 20 'he srand my; bonds 5000
WEDDING CAEDs.-C,arcis have been issued
sing actor. and Miss Marieiia Bear daughter
oi Mt and Mrs. \. j. Bear. of this city. The
wedding will take place ut the Metropolitan
III. T. chnreh next Tuesday evening.
ESCAPED TnEoUGH THE LExIExcY OF Hrs
WIZ" m Iippett. n white man, was tried
,o-,iay IN the Criminal Court for an assault and
naitery WITH intent 10 Kill his wife, Lucretia on
April 29ih last: The latter testified that She
Wa outside the house when he came in and She
ni ra -, several pistol shots. but did not him
oi detendent- testified that She heard The shot;
hrtd, out did Tot know who fired them. The
so'tfnhleht virtually abandoned the case and
2Nerdict of not guilty was rendered The
court IN dischargin% the prisoner, said that he
Eau escaped through the lcnency of his wife
anu daughter and warned him against drink
CHARGED WITH EXACTING AN ILLEG Al. PEN
SION fEE--lestertay morning Deputy Miller
81 The marShai's Office, and officer j. w
Sp1lneS- arrested on 9th street southeast, James
r., Johnson, formerly Il special examiner of the
Ie1sion Office, on the charge preferred by John
N.ItsSoni. Of having eXacted Illegal fee
tstooi Tor prosecuting the claim of samuel
dickson, n cosoTed soldier living at the Soldiers
nome al Hampton. Va. and he was before L. =.
COMMISSIONER Bundy to-day for Il hearing.
BUFFET PtRLOR CAR BETWEEN WASHING
Ton, BALTIMORE, PHILA DfLPIiIA AND SARA
IoGA-on Monday, June -, the Pennsylvania
r;silrosit company, in conjunction with the New
1orh est shore aud Buffalo railway. will in
NNusuTstte a through p.rlor car service between
ahns Ton, Bait imorc, Philadelphia and Sar1i-
w., ne through buffet parior car will leave
washington every week day at $50 am, Bal
tlihose 9:lo am, Philadelphia 12:i4 pm. Jer-
go Sity 3;2o PM, and arrive Saratoga 81 3 d.
i-I- returning car will leave Saratoga S1Oa q.
M: Jersey tity :i:30 PM, arrive Philadelphia
c.oc pm, baltimore S55 pm. and Washing
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