Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-14
Transfers Of Real Estate.

Deeds in fee have been filed rs follows: Eliza
beth DUNCAN s; q. to o w D. Lynham H. n Of s. n
man Bros. lot II, 50. 500; So 900. W. H. Nc
Elfresh to Chas. c. Meads, lot 5, So. s71;S3.O 900.
as sso ct 6 S es Mar Xsnco white, e. s
+ Petit. ali interest in pit. 8, 50. 2ss; So RI:
H. w 70 r. to W. J. S49
so. 674: 81 100. G. F. Atkins to Anna NJ. At
kins, lot 16, So. 924; s..
A TRACK HAND KILLED.-This morning
about 7:3O the New York express train, due
sos, struck and killed Mr. william Anderson.
one o, the track hands, near Patuxent station,
twenty miles distant from this city. Mr.. An
der>on was engaged in work on the track with
Others. His comrades got off the track in time
and called to him to get of, but he seemed so
intent on his work as not to notice them. He
was struck by the engine BY the rules of the
road the track hands are supposed to be on the
lookout at all times, but some get careless and
recklessness sometimes becomes SO marked
that to save life the railroad authorities are in
some instances compelled to discharge men.
THE ITALIAN SOCIETY's PIcNIc.-At the an
nual picnic given by the UniOne E. Fratellanza
Itaiana last evening at Guethler's Park the
ladies polling the most votes for the watch Of
fered as a prize were Mrs. NJ. LaurenZi, 979;
Ms In 1be tbs MISS miss Mary Chse
tohr, second, IS; Mr. Il. La1renzi, third, s.;
MI - LAuTtnZl, lCuTGu,S4, II. Aulcntlle, 1OT
the most ten strikes. So. There were many
friends of the society from Baltimore and MEM
bers of the French and Swiss societies Of Wash
ingtOn present
CATTLE MARKEr-Wednesday,t this week, at
Queenstown on the Metropolitan branch Hal
timore and Ohio X. r., three miles from the
city Louis d. Means proprietor SO head OF
cattle on the market and sold from 31a
up; loo old sheep left over balance sold; old
sheep brought from to 4lac.; lambs. Al to 6lac.
sold from SIS to $50 per head state STAT Of the
market brisk for cattle, dull for sheep.
SHOT HIMSELF AcCIDENTALLY.-Last night
about o'clock Edward West, cOlOred, living at
226 18th street northeast, received a painful
wound in the abdomen by the accidental dis
charge of pistol he was handling. He was at
tended by DR.. Beatty, who does not think the
wound dangerous.
n LINEMAN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.-Yester-
day afternoon during the thunder storm Walter
telegraph company, while up pole in the alley
between Sd and 4th and q and II streets, was
struck by lightning. One OF his legs was paralyzed
and his clothing was burned. With the help
81 mis- assistant, Chas. Rabbit, he got down. It
is Thought that he will soon recover.
A NEW ASSISTANT REcroR-Rev, Green
Shackalford has accepted the position of assist
ant minister at Ascension church, and will con-
duct The services there on Sunday next
MR. BIEDLER's ANswER-In the case of
David Howard agt. n. j. Biedler for an account
&C., noticed in The STAR of Wednesday. the
defendant to-day. by Messrs. Edward Il Bar
nard. flied plea of stated account and answer
in support OF plea. In the plea it Is stated that
the complainant and defendant made up
stated and settled an account in writing Ia
counterpart of which was given to complainant)
and the latter after examination agreed to and
allowed the same, and on the day named Sep
| tember 9th, 1888, all the partnership affairs
| business and financial matters were fully and
fairly adjusted to the satisfaction of complain.
/ ant, and he actually received from defendant
| S1.S52.97. which, by the accounts appeared to
/ be justly due to him. and on the 9Th OF Febru.
airy, 1854, gave the defendant q receipt or &C.
| quittance in full settlement. In the answer
Mr. Biedler denies that there was q partial set
| Element or that important items were omitted
aud Others enormously introduced in the &C
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