Evening star., 1886-11-08
The COurfA
POLICE COURT-Judoe Shell.


POLICE CoURT-Judoe Shell
To-day Albert Morris, colored. disordery on
11th street northwest; So or IS days. James
III. Johnson, coiored, cursing and swearing on
Boundary street northwest; S5 or Is days
John Simms, colored, unlawful assembly on Z
street northwest do. George Hand, colored.
loud and boisterOus in Prathers alley; So or / )
DAYS. William Foster, profanity on 9th street
northwest; personal recognizance William \.
Parr, profanity on 11th street northwest; S5 or
Z days. Patrick Anderson, cOlored, loud and
bOisterous on 25th street northwest: So or 15
days Thomas Hendricks, carrying "a pistol at
the race track: $40 or 60 days. William Tay-
lor colored, disorderly on ermont avenue
northwest; So or Is days. George w. Smith,
loud and boisterous on street northwest; per-
sonal bonds. stephen and William Jones, dis
orderly in MOrgan's saloon on Dstreet; SO col
lateral forfeited each. Charles Williams, col
ored. profanity on Capital avenue in county;
So or days. Henry Williams, colored, failing
to perfect appeal for keeping an unlicensed bar:
Judgment enforced. George alias Robert Bush
disorderly Grant avenue; So or Is days.
imund Williams cOlOred, failing to perfect
appeal for keeping an unlicensed bar; judg-
ment enforced.
Affairs i'm West Washington.
ST. JOHN's REoPENED.-The first services in
st. Johns i. Il. church after its reconstruction
were held Yesterday. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. DIR. Lindsay, the PASTOR as
sisted by Rev. Drs. Butler and Shiras, former
pastors of the parish. The choir, which has
some excellent music under the leadership OF
Prof Parke. Potted plants and cut flowers
were were handsomely arranged upon the altar.
The body OF the church was well filed with
pew-hoiders and visitors. Among the latter
was Mr.. W. w. COrcoran.
CHARGED WITH STEALING A GAME COCK
James Gray, Il cOlOred man, has been arrested
here by Officer B. Fisher OH the charge OF steal
ing game cock from Isaiah Stewart last Fri
day.
WANTED-The dead leaves which are rapidly
covering the sidewalks and streets here should
be removed.-The Odoress Excavating APP
paratus and the garbage wagon are both
needed here.
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER
AT . A.M.-Great Falls, temperature, 42; con-
52; condition at north connection, SO; south
connection. SO. Distributing reservoir, tenn
perature, 81; condition at influent gatehOuse,
3d. condition at etliuent gatehouse, So.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
CoRPoRATIoN CoUHr.-The corporation court,
Judge Meade, opened its November term at the
court room III the market building this morn
ing. Civil suits and the probate business will
occupy the time of the court.
FUNERAL--rhe funeral OF Mrs PAMELA Cor
son, widow OF Capt. Job Corson, who was at one
time captain OF one OF the steamers plying be-
tween Alexandria and Washington, took place
Yesterday afternoon from The residence OF Mr..
Charles X. Joyce, on Patrick street.
NoTEs.-n NJ. lor, whose suicide was tele-
graphed to THE STAR Saturday was buried to-
day, having fingered alive until after sunset
Saturday. He was brother II Mr. T. b. Taylor,
once foreman of the Repubncdn, and brother
1nston-Ihe police ball takes place at the
opera house to-night.-The failure OF G. ".
Worihington, jr., OF this city, occurred Saturday
evening, following that of u. y. Worthington Il
Co., OF BaltimOre.-Charies West was cut in
the head 10y Brooke Crupper at Watkins mill, ,
near this city, last wcek.-The Reform Club
VIII be addressed by Charles Nye Tonight
The schooner Simmons is unloading stee! rails
AT SInoot wharf, foot OF Princes, street, for the
Midland MI, road-kev. Dr. ehute, of Washing
ton. otflclated at the Baptist church here yes
terday and Rev. c. +. Obermeyer at the Ger
man IN Mn Lutheran church The pastors otficiated
day for Little Rock, Ark.--The clty council
will hold its first Novel Der meeting tomorrow
night.-The Rainbow fair closed Saturday
NIGHT having been quite successful.
The Sentence Of JicklinS.
THE PLAIN LANGUAGE USED BY JUDGE MIL
LER-A THRASuING NEEDED.
In delivering the verdict and sentence of the
court, at Annapolis Saturday. in the .Jickling
case, Chief Judge Miller said: .'In England,
under the ancient laws, a libeler could not plead
the truth of his charge. 1t was there held the
greater the truth the greater the libel Now,
one can justify the libel il it is published for the
puoilc good ana Is the truth. But the common
law and the statute law of England do not pre-
vail IN the state Oh Maryland, which has pro-
vlded by statute that the truth can bc pleaded
IN justification OF Il libel. Ii you addressing the
accused} had proved the truth OF your charges
the court would not now he called upon to pass
establish your charges against Tie prosecuting
witness, and she has been proved q lady against
whom nothing could be established derogat"ry
10 ner Character In twenty years nave never
had such case. The evidence, sitting state
ment alter statement, has proved the utter
ti,lsity OF the charges, and the evidence OF MIR
Jlckllng, the father of the accused, was of q,
rambling and contradictory character When
he bdd discovered his son in the relations he
says he DID, instead OF sending the younger son
after him at midnight, he should have gone
himself and have taken a birch and thrasied
the young whelp. 1T any man had sustained
the relations you say you did wi tn this lady ne
ought 10 have died rather than nave divuged
them. Applause. Miss Bourne had proved
herself to be perfect lady In conclusion, the
OF correction.
The Close shave in New Jersey.
From the New York sun, to-day
Both parties continue to claim Il majority in
the new legislature of New Jersey, and the
papers OF each side cndeavor to show by in
genlous figuring that it has majority OF one
The fact remains, however that the legisla.
ture STANDS 4o democrats 10 80 republicans
and independent labor party man, Mr.. Don
Ohue, of Passaic. u
An Exciting ElOpement.
THE GIRL WAS CAPTURED BY HER FATHER
But ESCAPED AND JOINED HER LOVER
telegram from Jamestown, " v. Novem-
ber q, says: Edith Rouse is the pretty and will
ful daughter of Spar tansburg Pa, hotel pro-
prletor, and Ehen she fell i'll love with Els
worth Fuller, the village blacksmith, it stirred
up a strife in the household that made life to
her u burden. She was watched closely for
months. and the doors and windows of her
room were kept carefully fastened, for she had
declared her intention to marry Fuller at the
first opportunity. There was Il dance at the
Spartansburg hosiery last evening" and when
the music was gayest Miss Rouse stepped
quietly out upon the Veranda, and in moment
more she was by the side of her lover and be-
ing rapidly driven in a closed carriage in the
had been gone a few moments only when their
flight was discovered, and pursuit was begun
1t is twenty-five miles to the state line and
the hight though rapid, was not fast enough.
they drove up to a hotel at Findley's Lake, in
New York. The father parted them, and had
the young lady locked in room on the top
floor of the hotel. AS the day advanced th.
men went to the rear OF the hotel put up n
ladder, ascended to the roof, and through "A
hatchWay, liberated the young lady by means
OF a rope. AS she reached the ground the ex-
pectant groom hurried her of to u justice OF the
peace, Where they were quickly married. In tho.
meantime the father, VINO had discovered the
girls flight. hurried around among the local
clergy To put stop TO the ceremony. The father
and young couple met at the door of the JUSTICES
office. The old man in Il great rage and
told his daughter not to enter his house again.
THE FRENCH GUESTS AND MRS POTTER
Count de Lcsseps and daughter, Admiral Jaures
Gen. Pelisseer and Mons Desmons De pusy
Giroud, Bgot, Robert, Lefiiivre, Cottu and
Nillegente sailed for France ON the steamer
La GascOgne saturday amid the hearty cheers
of Il very large crowd of their friends The same
steamer also had on board Assistant Bishop
and daughter and Mr.. and Mrs NJ PaoDen-
heimer. The tables OF the saloon were heavily