Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-11
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Condensed! Locals.


A bill was filed yesterday by Joseph III. Brad
ley against certain heirs of Eliza G Moreland
ofFrederick county. Nd, by whom in 1852 he
had been appointed executor. The bill asks
that certain trusts in the will be transferred TO
Milton Welsh, of Kansas city, owing to the adj
vanced age OF the petitioner, who is now SO
years of age.
Miss Kate McGlynn, of this city, assumed the
white habit OF the Dominican sisterhood in
New York yesterday.
Brig; Cen Albin F. schoepf, died yesterday
at his home at Hyattsville Md.
Fuller, Gray and Bradley have been reelected
as directors of the Belt Line railway for the en-
At a meeting last evening of the survivors of
the old Constitutional Guards. company A. 9Th
battalion, District OF Columbia, permanent
organization was formed with the following
officers: Captain, DIR. j. Lee Adams: first lieu
tenant, Col Samuel b. Clements; second lieu
tenant, Sergeant VIM Ii. Mckelden; orderly
sergeant, Ii. +. Ferguson; treasurer j. H How
lett; sentinel, George SlOsser.
James Stewart, living at 211O 10th street
northwest, took to the second precinct station
yesterday dead infant, found on a vacant lot
In that neighbOrhOod.
Last evening Officer Redgrave took to the
South Washington precinct station a dead in
FAINT found on Buzzard Point.
The testimonial entertainment to Mr.. E. c.
Gill, at the National Rifles arnory last even
Ing, was pleasant affair. Among the features
OF the evening were n spirited recitation by Mr.
T. H. Allen, the singing of the Beethoven quar-
tette, the specialties of Mr.. Tim Murphy and
the piano and violin duette by Professors
Eakeman and Waldecker.
Whitfield jackson. a colored messenger in
the Interior department., has resigned.
Thomas Jenkins, of Thomas, an old and well
known citizen of the District "A farmer died
last night at his residence near the race track
over the Eastern Branch, at the advanced age
OF 81 years M. Jenkins was born on the
place where he died.
In the Circuit Court, Judge Hagner, TODAY
the following were accepted as jurors to fill
vacancies: III. C.. McCauley, 5. \. III. Marks
George H. Huguely, benjamin III. Guy and
Frank Libbey.
Messrs. OConnor and McNerhany made adj
ms Of paf
Abstinence Institute hall Sunday evening
lbs morning in the Police Court Judge Smell
had before him Jacob Darlington, AN old colored
man, who was charged with an assault on
Charles y. HOdgson, four ear-old child by
uflvlns al, wagon over him yesterday after
noon near 3th and L streets northwest The
evidence not being very conclusive the court
TOOK C''frinston's personal bonds.
THE TENURE OF THE PoLICE.-A few weeks
ago, IN the case of Adolphus Ecklof against
the District OF Columbia. the Court i'm General
Term reversed the Judgment obtained by ulain-
tln ana held that under the law OF ISIS the
district commissioners had the power To dis
Ia ass officers Of the police force without trial
MI. kckIoif was Il police lieutenant and IL was
claimed was dismissed from the force without
uidl- MI brewster, when Attorney General
gave an opinion TO the same effect and on the
trlsii IN the Circuit Court IL was admitted nv
the attorney OF tine District that he once gave
an opinion that the District Commissioners
had no such right. The Circuit Court held that
the dismissal OF Mr. EcklOff was without au-
thoflty and Judgment was given for him,
from which AN appeal Was taken. Messrs
Cook & Cole and y. 4. Richards will take the
case by WIFI OF error To the Supreme Court OF
The United states.
lSDICTMENrs.-The grand Jury to-day re-
ported the following indictments: Frederick
Jennings, rape; Thomas Wynne and Frederick
Johnson, larceny from the person. Henry sum
hefs, assault with intent TO commit rape, and
10 kill.
REAL ESTATE SAIEs.-Luey r. Tappan for
Read, Helen NJ. Gardner, Louise Chadwick
anu Safah l. Read have sold 10 Lucius Tucker
man, ior 1000, two lots at the southeast cor
ner OF l6th and streets, 5Ox1o3u1., and 5Ox
80 feet e3tch, fronting 100 feet on L street and
% on 10th street John X. Mclean has sold To
Gust.v y. Buhler, Tor -, 300 each four houses
on street, between sd and 4Ia streets south
KNIGHTS OF ST. Acknowledgement
40 :, hnlShts OF 81 Augustine, has elected the
following officers Tor the ensuing year: Ananias
Herbert, commander; Robert Coats and Thus.
Ennis, deputy commanders; Eugene X Lewis
james May Har0 ana Isaac I.lndic, scribes.
James NJ Toy, gen.; John Mitchell, herald:
James T. Dent. warden; Charles H. Johnson
Son, " ILLS J. Smith, Louis b. Brown. John F
Fletcher and Alex. u. Thomas, boerd OF govern
Ors.
BASE BALL YEsTERDAY.-The Pension office
base ball club defeated the Government Print.
Ing oinec nine in an interesting game yester.
Gay by score OF Is 10 q. Games elsewhere
AZ Detroit-Detroit, 81; New York, 2. At ST
Louis-St. Louis .: Kansas City 3. AT Chicago
Chicago, q; Boston, L. AT Baltimore-BaIti.
more, %; Metropolitan, 2. AT Pittsburg-P1tts-
burg, =; Cincinnati, 1.
ARRESTED ON A CHARGE OF EMBEZZLE-
NENT--John T.. storms, a young man about
twenty-five years old, who has Tor some time
past been in charge OF the messengers office o
the Mutual District Telegraph company was
arrested in New \ ork Sunday aud Drought 10
this city last night by Detective Edelin, on a
warrant charging him with einbezzling the
fuhcs OF the company, by which he EN-
picyed. He was locked up At the fifth preeinc,
station and i held tor q hearing. A charge o
enbezZlement against storms was continued In
The Police Court this morning, and bonds were
nxed at 5000.
HOOK SALE.-The sale of that English con-
stgnment OF hooks will commence this evening
at $50 o'clock AT Dowlings auction rooms.