Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-04
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Condemned Locals.

Condemned Locals.
Ghe street lamps viii be lighted at SIS D. m. ana
eXtinguSh6d at $50 ..
certificate OF Incorporation has been fled by
the Wayerly club or tn;Zei for literary purposes
and social and mutu ii Improvement. George +.
ketchuTn. = w Anderson and NJ d. Oyeracker are
the Inc operators.
Daniel EdnOndS. colored, 81 years old was found
dead In his back yard on Spring street I'm the
county about O'Clock last night. The coroner
was notified. and after examining the body gave a
certificate OF death from heart disease
Peter Campbell who resided on Massachusetts
avenue. between 18th and nth streets southeast.
died suddenly about . o'clock lust evening at his
home
At us D street last night coal-ofl lamp ex-
pOdet In the room Of 5. ii. ShlOmberg, doing about
800 worth OF damage.
one OF the p:ate-gass windows OF Strasbureer's
shoe stor'. on 1th street, adjoining the build
ing ing erected for Sahs, was broken last night
By the settling of the wall
"m- Mclean q Son, the lumber merchants, have
issued neat advertisement card, containing fine
picture OF the Washington monument
Tie annual festival Of the Potomac Fruit Grow
ero was held last evening at the National Rifles
hail. and n very entertaining program was pre-
seh'ed, after which refreshments were served
On Their ID. ,ity.
THE JAcssoN DEMOCRATS PROPOSE TO TAKE CHARGE
or THE RECEPTION or TANHASY-THE PROPOSED
ACTION OF THE CIVIC COMMITTEE DISCUSSED.
At the meeting OF the Jackson democratic asso-
ciatiOn. held at Cosmopolitan hall last evening
Mr.. J. Z. Norris presiding and Mr.. n. Sardo secrc-
taTy-ChriStian MeSack and Samuel b. Boyer were
elected members.
letter was received from Thos. F. Gilroy, sec
rotary Of the Tammany association, accepting the
escort of the jackson association on It's arrival to
participate in the Inauguration
Mr.. Newmyer offered a resolution that Tanimany
having accepted the escort rendered 10y the associ-
alton, the local associations and citizens be in
vitcd 10 join in the escort
DR. culver counsellcd harmony. He said it would
De well TO have no Co@f CT, and that they should
respect the civic committee, which proposed TO
MI SarjO sad he did not propose to have people
% 10 the depot and then come out saying, ''Mr.
Norris, there's Kelly. Mr. Norris. there's Gill
roy He did not propose that the association
should be put In line TO be pointed at.
Mr. Norris said he would oppose having the civic
committee or any other committee outside the
Be teTs, SID 70 TS SIS fainInany
appointed Mr. Norris and other members of the
association a subcommittee, there would be
any objection TO them performing double duties
Mr.. Clagett said that all that the civic committee
propOS Is To have snb committees TO meet the as
soCiatiOns as they arrive
Mr. Norris said the civic committee yras as
Stunning something they had no authority to do
MI Sario said that the action OF the committee
was the work OF the f1rJgiingS who within seven
Jack ASSES
After further discussion Mr. Newmyers resolu-
uo1, .htElhG been amended so as to apply the adj
tectlye democratic To The local associations and
citizens, Was adopted.
hr. Newmyer reported that he had made a con-
tract for canes.
The Jury I'm the Drew Case Discharged.
At halt-pdst nine O'Clock last evening the Jury
In the case of John W. Drew, which had been out
since saturday, sent word to Judge Wylie TO come
70 the court at once. When the Judge arrived
There, the jury announced that their agreement
was impossible and they were discharged.
III was reported at the court house last night
tnat the 1rSt vote taken by the Jury was about an
hour and a-half after they had gone to the iury
room, Wnlch resulted seven To i've in favor OF
scquiata other ballots Were taken as the discus
sion went on, and later in the day the vote stood
six TO six No ballots were taken on sunday and
the case was not discussed on Monday the ballot
ny was resumed at intervals. ana late In the
evening the vote stood seven for Conviction and
hve tor acquittal ON Tuesday the first ballot
early In the morning showed no CHANGE Later
the vote stood eight for conviction and four for
acQuittal and when the last ballot was AIKEN inst
peIoLe the Judge was sent for the vote stood ten
jury were tndispOSed ON account of the confne
ment anu lack OF food.
WHAT The JURYMES SAID THIS MORNING OF THEIR
PRIvATIOSs, ETC.
The jurors were at the court house this MORNING
and answered 10 their names. most of them show
M The effects of their conf nenent and depriyattOn
On being interviewed none could be found who
Noud give Information as 20 how they voted as in
dlViduaiS sufficient Was learned however tn
warrant the assertion that in the early mart Of
their deliberations they stood seven for acduitt Al
anu I'VE Tor conviction but this vote was more than
reversed and for the most OF the tine there were
seven or eight for convection. When their food
was cut on The ELECTS were first seen In irrttaby
OF temper, and at times IL looked as IL some oT rho
Jurors would come 70 blows, and ii required good
sIdAdSeiucht 10 prevent unpleasant scenes Toward
thr >, as stated above. some or the ballots stood
zen Tor conviction and two for acQuittal: but some
WHO voted FOR conviction stated that had they
come In with verdict they would have fr,nIEIS,
stated That their cOndii ion from fasting was such
thaI thty were not responsible. and that they
washed their hands OF any raSpous bllitv as ~ ne
matter ~ " '"'
WITHOUT FOOD FOR 81 Z HOURS
When asked II they We're hungry and IL they on
toyed their sGppcrs last night one replied. ..Why
we had absolutely passed hunger,and had to force
down what ate last night We were lust ahout
S.H hours without food. This was the worst seera
ever had-d> week as "a cat for want OF food and
WIN no appetite whatever. don't want any more
OF H.. Another said, ave were mostly a DObja boiy
OF kicAefs,l0r no amount OF argument could change