Evening star., 1886-08-19


The sovereign council OF the Sons OF Jonadabs
continued their session in Bunch's hall to-day.
There was Q fair attendance when the meeting
opened at $50 O'Clock this morning, with Sow
ereign Patriarch @. F. Denison In the chair
Washington was selected as the place OF meet
ing next year, at which time the election of
held at the usual time-the fourth Tuesday In
august Deputies were appointed Tor the sew
eral Jurisdictions 20 act In the absence OF the
close tonight Messrs. w. A. Andrews, OF Prov
idence, aud ]. w. Chatter, of New Jersey, are
being entertained by Mt. n Bunch.
A Large F.ssrees Sale.
An important sale OF F-street property was
made yesterday In the transfer by Presbrey 4
Green 70 Seymour W. Tulloch OF the property
on the south side Of + street, between 9th and
10th streets, adjoining TO the west the ONCE OF
b. h Warner & %. The property sold has q
So.foot alley, with q l5-foot alley on the west
side, and at present is improved by an old two.
Witch !. aSsa PsSs pas
owing 70 the situation OF this property, being
open on three sides 70 the light, q syndicate
In this purchase proposes, IL is said, to erect on
this site ine building, TO be devoted TO office
values on this street Is shown in the % iscs thar al
when Presbrey Green purchased this prop
ssrty, in November last, they paid s26. 900 tor
three years before paid $1,000.
Cannot Live with Her Husband.
WHY MRS. CORNELIUS ASKS FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood to-day, as attorney
In behalf of Annie Cornelius, filed q petition of
the latter for divorce from her husband, Daniel
Cornelius, and that she be given aiimony and
permission to resume her maiden name Of
Annie Herrick. II seems that she In OF the Bap-
tist and. he OF the Catholic faith, and that
they were married at Detroit, Mich, June oath,
1882, by Justice oil the peace. For a consider
able portion OF the time since their marriage
they have travelled through the various states,
cry and making this city his headQ Quarters. She
complains that Mr.. Cornelius is a man OF vio-
aaa Sy sSs s.s by
or more years his conduct has become unbear-
able that her nervous system Is completely un-
marriage relation with him. Mrs. Conelius
cites repeated acts of cruelty and attempts 10
take her liie. She further states that she had
been informed that he kept mistress, but did
not believe 1t, although he was out every night
until midnight and spending all his money. In
the early part OF last February she Iouud In MIS-
pocket a card marked ''Sarah Browns Medical
Bath House." This was a house kept by a col
ored woman and afterwards raided by the
police, and when she asked him about IL he re-
piled that a gentleman at the Ebbitt house had
recommended him to 60 there aud take baths
Having her suspicious aroused she fol-
lowed him TO the house one Saturday
night at $50 o'clock, and he came
home at 1890 q. m. The following Monday he
visited the same house Immediately after
breakfast and remained until midnight. She
also says that her husband boasted of his iufi-
Geiities, and when she learned OF il she refused
longer to sustain the marriage relation with
him. The wife also says that he LETT here In
February last, and she has not seen him since
Before their marriage, she asserts, size loaned
him $4OO, taking his note tor 1t, the money
being used In an invention known as 1.-THE
stump extractor" in wnicn patent she was TO
have u thru Interest. While the machines sell
for $3.50 each. and at least $75,OV0 worth of
territory mas been sold, she has never received
q dollar OF the proceeds or her own money back
bad that she cannot longer live with him, and
would be utterly miserable II compelled TO do