Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-02

DAY. FIXED FOR HEARING THE PLEA IN
ABATEMENT.
Today, in the Criminal Court Mr. F. r
Perry, special attorney for the United States,
called attention To the cases of John Hitz the
president, ard Charles Z. Prentiss the caS hier
OF the defUnct CiermaT-A meTican National
Bank. indicted on the charge of making false
entries on the books of tn bank. Mr. Perry
asked that day be set bear the pea in
abatement. He stated that 1t raised question
OF fact, involving the legality of the or9tniza-
ton Of the grand jury that !ouEd the bill some
Two years ago. and il would require but short
time to dispose OF the matter. Friday was set
as the time OF hearing
THE CoSGREGATIoSAL CLUB.-The meeting
OF the CONGREGATIONAL club, social organiZa-
ton, Was held last evening in the lecture room
OF the Congregational church. Refreshments
were served at . o'clock. after which the topic
OF the evening, "OuT Great Cities and How
Snail We EvabgeiiZe Them was considered.
the discussion being opened by Rev. g. W
BOND, OF Falls Church. Addresses were made
BY Rev William r. Siocun, OF Baltimore; Judge
j. W. Gray, W. G.. Tyler and Rev X. ". How
ard, secretary OF the Peace society, of Boston.
There were present representatives from the
Congregational churches in Herndon Va:
Pals Church, Va; Baltimore, and this city.
DEATH OF REV. DIP. GooDELL-Rev. DIR. c.
l. GOOdcll. the pastor Of the Pilgrim C0ngrega-
tionaI church, st Louis, who received = caiI
last year To the Congregational church i'm this
city. died suddenly yesterday at his home in
St- Louis, from the effect of "A blow received
three years ago while resisting foot pad. He.
was one OF the most prominent ministers in his
HALF STARVED AND NEARLY NAKED.-A
sad case o: restitution was brought TO the at
Iention OF Judge shell TODAY by Officers VIM.
L. Anderson and L. ". OMEN. he sufferers
being two eoiored childrea, aged respectively
iO0r ano SIX years. They scarcely had clothing
enough 20 cover their bodies. The boys were
taken from house Stanton avenue in
hl1lstale. where their father, John Mangufn
lived Their mother alleging that she was not
able 10 live with her husband, left his house
some months ago. taking her three daughters
= uia
have bad no shoes on their feet since birth and
since their mother LEFT they have been Iiviua
principally from the trough I'm neighborin9
nog pen The judge gave the officers an
order admitting the children to the Washing
10 the asylum where they We're bathed and
clothed. and after getting a good square meal
they began playing around the fire.
THE Ice IN THE RIvER.-The river channel
Is covered over to-day with a thin sheet OF ice
put not sufficient 10 impede navigation. The
Norfolk boats will resume navigation tC-,nor-
row, and the Wakefield viii go down in the
morning.
CHARGES Hrs WIFE WITH DESERVING HIM
Charies " Mandiey has filed bill tor divorce
from Layinia Mandiey nee Weeksl, in which
ne states That hey were married in Prince
William county, Va, January 15th i ST. and
came here and lived together iii March ION.
1888, when she deserted him.
DEATH OF Nh JOHN j. BERREr.-Mr. John ],
Berret, brother OF exMayor Berret, died at W IL
lard hotel at halfpast three O'Clock this morn
Will take place on Thursday afternoon al two
o'clock, from ex-Mayor Berrets house, 1885 /
street northwest
B. AND q. TO THE WEsr-TraveIers TO the
west, northwest and southwest can consuIt the
agents OF the b. and -. railroad, 6I9 and
1891 Pennsylvania avenue, and station cor
ner OF New jersey avenue and {, street
hates Via this line 10 Chicago are sI3 To
Louisville Sl4.5O To 81 Louis $3.50. 10 Gin
slnnati 81, TO Indianapolis So and Detroit
S32, with corresponding low rates TO Ali other
points. Fast limited express trains with
through parlor and sleeping cars to destination
hours, ana 81 Louis % hours Indianaro
lis II hours and PittSburg 10 hours limited
Tor lineage and Pittsburg, leaves Washington
a. $40 "a m daily; Tor Cincinnati, St Louis
ana Indianapolis. ) pm daily
LASsBURGH AND Bios CARp.-We shall,
OVER to-In2rrow morning 5000 remnants oil
Pride OF the West and Nansutta yard wide
bieached cotton, at = cents per yard-each piece
measuring from two To ten yards, direct from
the mills Also, nve cases o! remnants from
and Grey Mourning PRINT. II sc. Lansburgh q
Bro, 42O, 422, 424, 426 9TH street
SALE OF OBJECTS OF ART.-The sale OF the
collection OF high grade French bronze and bis
quet figures. mauteI vases. copied from the an
tique, large hall vases, nne pCreeIaines and
other art objects. viii commence tomorrow
morning at IL O'Clock, continuing at 3 o'clocs
IN the afternoon and at o'clock in the even
ing. at the salesrOoIns OF MesSFs. Walter Il. Vii
Iapis * Co., cor Pennsylvania avenue and I0iI.
street. The collection comprises many choice
and pleasing subjects, ana wiz be sold without
reserve.
THE JAHgNAEKT ArTENDA St~E-The Jahf-
rnarkJ crowd at Light Infantry Hall, 18th St.
last night was one Of the largest ever gathered.
In any of the Washington halls. None thai
were there VIII tail TO call again, for the pro
gram Is an ever varying and attractive one.