Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-19
Real Estate Sales.

Re8l ESTATE SNbeSs
Elizabeth Lanier Dunn has sold to Geo. T.
Van Wyck, fer S4,374.0s, a lot on Lanier
heighJs j. Harrison Johnson has sold I'd
Gwynn Harris for 81, 500, house 3 feet front
On the west OF Sth street, between Virginia
avenue and street southwest. The ConDecti-
cut General Lille Insurance company has sold
10 the Washington ana Georgetown Railroad
company, Tor $1,000, two lots, 3oX1iO feet each.
on the south side of y street, between 4l2 and
Water street southwest. Irving Williamson,
trustee, has sold TO Michael Shea, for 81, ,UUO "A
house on the north side OF Blake street. between
1oln aud 10th > aud 4 streets. George q. Brad
ley aud Henry Bradley nave sold To Virginia T..
Lewis, for Sd, 800, house IL feet iront on the
south side Oh street, between l. Tn street aud
Connecticut avenue. Vim. IA. henning has
sold 10 Elizabeth ID. Lerch, for $1,000, a mouse
10 ieet front on the west side oil 5th, between
Pennsylvania avenue ana Is street southeast.
James O. Payne has sold TO Elizabeth Hoeke,
for Sll, 700, residence 2si2 IeeL front the
south side of Z street. just east OF Az street e.
4. Davis has sold 10 4. L.. Dubois, ior $4,000,
property 3 feet iront on the west side vi 10th
street, between q and'k streets.
MONEY FOR THE CoURTs.-The delay In appro-
priating money for running the United States
courts in The District of Columbia is causing
embarrassment among the employees OF the
marshai's Office The general funds have been
almost exhausted. Deputy Marshal Millett had
an interview with First Controller Durham Sat
urday, and arrangements were made 10 allow
Marshal " ison 10 have sucn funds VIII serve
"A temporary purpose. the trouble grows out II
the resolutions continuing lhe appropriations
on the basis oi last year.
A FEMALE THIEF.-Nancy Harrod. a colored
girl about 13 years old, was before Judge smell
to-day charged with stealing a gold earring
from Nettie Ferguson, "A little wnite girl. IL
shown that Nancy took the earring from
the little girl ear and suDslit Ted "A worthless
one In its place. In consideration OF the girls
youth the Judge only lined ner 20 aud returned
the earriny.
CHARGED WITH AN OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT
on A LITTLE GIRL--Saiurday night, shortly
after IL O'Clock, Officer ri Lewis, oi the Iirss
precinct, received Information that Sandy Glib
son, coiored hod-carrler, living In the 'bar-
racks," near Isl ana u streets southwest, had
attempted an outrageous assault on Martha
Kicks, his seSen-year-old niece, VINO lives i'm his
house. The officer arrested him. This morning
in the Police Court Gibson Was charged with d
attempt at rape. Alter the testimony OF two
colored women had been heard, suDsis tiating
the charge, the defendant denied IL The case
was sent To the grand jury and Gibson COM
niitted Ia default oi 81 900 bonds.
WILLIAMS DREW PISTOL AND EossE RAN
AwAY.-Lsast night about z O'Clock Two Itssl-
ians, Joseph Rosse and Frank Williams, en-
gagged ia quarrel In a house Maryland
avenue, near 4Aa street, during which, IL 10
alleged, Williams drew a pistol and Was about
10 nre when kosse ran away. fillafns
the police coming 10 arrest nim and ran on.
throwing The pistoi In pile OF brush In the
Armory grounds. He was arrested ty Officer
morning with carrying concealed " weapons al(
assault, which cases We're continued.
Bryant Strickland, OF Cartersville, Ga. vas
shot and killed yesterday by party headed by
Town Marshai Pucketl