Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-28
Gen. Grants birthday.

PoLITAN CHURCH.
There was not room enough in the Metro
politan church to hold all the people who went
last evening to celebrate the s!xty-fourth ami
versary of General Grants birthday when
Chief Justice Waite called the assembly to
order, a little after eight O'Clock, the overflow
extended TO the street. a large delegation OF
the Grand Army (including one hundred from
Kit Carson Post, No. 2, with thei- drum corpsl
was present, and many ladies, as well as gentle
men, stood in the aisle and in the vestibue
The speakers on the occasion were Senators
Brown, Sherman and Evarts; President John F.
Spence, of tine Grant Memorial university at
Athens, Tenn, Rev. DIR. Newman, and Repre-
sentative John ID. Long Senator Brown gave a
sketch OF General Grants life Senator ;her-
man spoke OF Grant and the new south, Senator
ESarts spoke of the education OF the south and
the interest the great soldier took in it, Mr.
Spence made statement of the condition of
the university. Rev. Dr. Newman spoke feel
insiy OF Gen. Grants last moments.
END OF TIRE HALLEr KILBoURN CASE
This morning, in the Criminal Court, District
Attorney W Orthington asked 10 enter "A noIIe
pros In the case of Haiiet kilbourn, indicted
some ten years ago for having refused TO answer
certain questions before a committee OF the
House oi Representatives. He stated that MIR
kliDourn ia,C sued :he officers who had i'm
l,TIsoted him for his refusing to answer and
the supreme Court OF the United States had
decided that he was right in refusing and
TIE government had To pay him $4,000 ON
account oi this The case had died a natural
death. and IL was now right and proper that il
should be deeently inferred The court directed
s1c OTucE I'D DC nldue.
Gov. LEES REaCIsITIoS FOR GLADYS DEAN.
This morning Deputy High Constable Balm, OF
Norfolk. Va, arrived here with u reQuisition
From Gov. Lee OF Virgins. Tor Gladys Dean the
2S-year-old girl arrested here for the larceny OF
$40 worth OF clothing, Sc, from Belle Brown
q. Norfolk. The chief Justice directed that sh,
be surrendered to Mr.. Balm as agent OF the
ktate. Subsequently Miss Dean peiitioned for
writ OF hibcas corpus, on which petition there
Will De ID hearing tomorrow.
RAsr Es.I-Ths Nationals da foo 20, =, .,,.,.u,
nine Yesterday by score OF 2 To z. Daily
pitched Tor the Nationals and made a good
Impression other games yesterday resulted as
foliows- ~. Observation-Disclosures Athletic
4. At Observation-Disclosures. 8: PIttsburg 3
a. CincinEati-St. Louis. 20; Cincinnati, 3. AT
Macoit-Atian;a, 4; Macon, 2. AT Augusta
Ga-AugGsta. .; Chattanooga, 8. Al Slvan-
n;.h-Savannah, q; Nashville, II. At Charles
tpnIMeinphis, .; Charleston, 8. At Phila-
oelphis-Philadelphia 81; Long Island, o. Yale
College, 49, University OF Pennsylvania, 3.
The G. & o. CANAL RgPAIRs.-At the meet
Ing OF the directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio
lanai company at the Arlington hotel yester-
$lOo.o0o would be needed to repair the
Damage done To the canal by the recent freshe cts
dam No. q. The directors determined that the
canal must be thoroughly repaired for work at
once: II was decided 70 place ON the market
ior sale 500, 600 worth Of repair bonds, issued
BY the Legislature Of Maryland In 1878. II is
thought temporary repairs can be far enough,
so'aheeo 70 resume navigation about May 10.
FINED FOR CowHIDING A CHILD.-Eliza Wal
lace, colored woman who lives on Pomeroy
street, in the county, was tried In the Police
court yesterday on charge OF cowhiding
deIen Cant, little girl she has been taking
care Of The testimony OF a number of wit
nesses showed that the girl had been terribly
beaten, and q number OF marks We're left on
her back, which Officer O'Neill said was badly
bruised the day after the beating, and looked
a. though at least sixty blows mad been In.
UIcteu The defendant denied the charge. The
Judge imposed fine Of 80 and the child was
committed 70 the Washington asylum.
MINISTER'S SALE-Thomas Bowling will
su tomorrow morning, at eleven o'clock, al
snS residences OF The Austrian minister, No
HaaA hhcoe Island avenue, q nne lot OF iurni
lure, bsic-l-brae, e..