Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-06
Condensed Locals.

extinguished at $40 am.
About 4:3O O'Clock this morning James Lewis,
colored, was making u fire in his mothers
house. foot of LIST street southwest, and was
pouring coal oil on the wood TO make in ktndle,
when the can exploded. setting fire 10 his cloth
ing, burning him severely, If not seriously. He
was sent to the hospital.
Last evening seven persons, all young white
men, from North Carolina. in charge of L. s.
marshals, passed through this city en- route for
the Albany penitentiary To enter upon their
About ! o'clock this morning Officers Daley
and Hensey found a bag of harness hid behind
ahogshe;sd In the alley between 11th and 18th
found two stables open In the same alley, which
they secured, and took the harness to the sta
ton. Mr.. E Dickerson called at the station
and claimed the harness as his property.
Frank Duncan, son of DIR. Duncan, OF the Gen.
at the Capitol, was killed the day before Christ
mas on a railroad train in California, where be
was employed.
Mrs. Anna L. Tansill, the Wife of Col. R. Tan
sill, died at Manassas. Va, on the I'd instant.
The remains were inferred at Oak Hill ceme-
terry on the 4th instant by the side of her father
the late Major George Bender.
The La6oring Mems Union, Nc. J., last even
Ing elected the ooTing trustees for tss year:
Thomas, Charles A. Lucas and Geo. w. Dyer.
By an error in publishing the pames, mar.
and Annie E. Fenton was announced as having
been issued to S. F. L. Duekett and Annie Z.
The services of the Epiphany took place in
the Catholic and Episcopal churches here this
morning.
The o. F. p. club has elected the following
officers; VIM. 7. Dewdney, president; Chas T.
Gray. vice president; VIM. II. Irwin, recording
Tetary: j. W. WEIGH. treasure: n Is. Cozz is
sergeant-at-arms.
Vim. Delsnider, bartender, was tried before
Judge Smell in the Police Court to-day, charged
with the grand larceny of barrel OF whisky
worth $3.50 and $50 worth of wine, the prop
erty OF Benjamin Cooley. The case was sent to
the grand jury; bonds, 5000.
WHAT DID He Do WITH THE sHAwLe-sun-
day evening, as Mrs. A. A Hayes was leaving
Judge Loring's house, 1912 K street, she
dropped shawl, which WAS picked up Monday
morning by colored man named Charles
ease was partially tried In Tie Police Court this
Fletcher claimed that he hung the shawl on a
Tree box, while Mrs. Loring's servant testified
that he carried it or
HIS FATHER DEAD ANDH Is MOTHER INSANE.
Alfred Hoffman, Q boy about twelve years old,
went to the eighth precinct station-house sew
eral days ago and said he had come from Bene-
dict, Charles county, Md, and wanted a home
He stated that his father dead and his
cared for him until this morning, when he was
taken 10 the Police Court. and at his own re-
quest Judge Smell com mitted him TO the Reform
school during bis minority.
AN OvxRooAr THIEF sENTENCED-John
Frlsoy, colored, was arrested yesterday by Off,
Ger kaucher for stealing two overcoats, one
from Charles Fletcher colored, and one from
morning. in the Police Court, Frisby Was tried
in JAIL ''''N' ~ 0'1> '''OA WIS
A MARIEE WONAN-WHIPPER FINED.-Ada
Austin, middle-aged white woman. who lives
at No ~ street southwest, appeared in the
Police Court this morning and charged Michael
BroWn, marine, with brutally assaulting her.
that she had been living with Brown, aud that
last saturday he came home drunk, choked
her, beat her and threw her On the bed. On
Monday she said ne returned TO the house and
broke open the door. She said she was afraid
OF him. Brown denied the charges, but the
judge fined him $50 and put hira under per.
sonal bonds 10 keep the peace.
KxIGHTS OF PrrHIAs-The grand chancel-
lor, A. VI. Thompson, X. OF p, assisted by the
grand VI. at A. G. \. KiIie installed the fol.
lowing officers of Harmony lodge, No. 81, X. Of
chas. + Wood; V. G.. F. j: Niedomanski: pre-.
late, q. w. Heisley: VI. of E., VIM H. Talbot:
~ S 9i = Ne9q Rs;d 10 OF X and s. Jas H.
a. c., y. F. Haskins; representatives to the
grand lodge. u. W. Heisley, j. III. Lewis, w, III.
Talbot, Wm Otto. W. l. seward.
MARRIAGE LIcENsEs.-Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk OF the court to
Maryland, and Lila Vanzandt; Thomas f.
Rissett, OF Great Falls, Nd, and Nancy W.
Bryant and Harriet A Watts, both OF Prince
Georges county, Mary land; l. b. Mcintyre and
Julia A. Funk; Charles w. Powell and Carrie
Huiner, both OF Loudoun county, Virginia: G.
H. Jennings and Sarah E Harris; &. D. Hall
and Maria Anderson; Charles w. Driver OF
AG.,ns county, Pa, and Carrie Schumperf of
New York city; Chas. w. Wood and Gertrude
L. Wilson; Chas. B. Stelwell, of Philadelphia,
M Clara r. Hoover; Samuel Hopkins and
susan Snowden; Chas. NJ. Addison, OF Fitch.
bu :, Mass, and Ada Thayer; Chas E Easton
AMI Rosie l. Sheppard, both Of Howard county
nd.
A FINE musical literary and dramatic enter
T5inment was given last hight at Carroll fnsti
axe hall by Washington Council No. "a
catholic Benevolent legion. The comic drama
Of Little Toddiekins," was one OF the at.rac.
lions, and was admirably performed. An inter
eSti-g address In the interest OF tine legion was
delivered by No F. McNerhaney, president Of
The council. q.
RnBBERIEs REPoRTED.-wm. II. Holland re-
pat stolen from him s. worth of carpenters
To- k.-John Ebert, "a II street northwest, re
pts stolen from him a pair of shoes valued a
S1.-CieOrge johnson, 736 18th street, reports
- 4e-l lrD:u him an OvercCat valued at $40
-. Noble Snowden, 404 LIST street southwest
prs That her clothes line was stripped OF SO
-. elOthing.-F. NJ Goldsmith, 617 Al
street southwest, reports stolen from bis yard
p a" az mra. and a bag of corn, value $2.-
tas--IG@i Lusby, 81 9Th street northeast, report,
slD en- ton him six chickens worth $3.50
HeUrv a.. EIand, 613 18th street northwest, re
ports sto IN from him an oyercoat and hal
worth Sic. .-,-'--- =s-------s---l.--
TRUSTEES SALE OF SIoCK-Messrs. Duncan
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