Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-15
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is so poor that he has asked for and been
granted indefinite leave of absence from the
House on that account.-Leonard Myers OF
Philadelphia, +. +. Wilder and Hammond
Hicks of New York, Il. B. Parsons, OF Sodus
| Point, n. Y, b. w. Steele Of Colorado Springs
w. ii. Sanbourn and vile of ST. Paul. and Jno.
| L. Lamb of Terre Haute, are at the Riggs
Mrs. J. Z. Palmer was registered yesterday in
New York.-Rev. Mark Gross of Georgia, who
recently declined the Catholic bishopric OF Sa-
| yannah, is here visiting his brother, Albert
| Gross, in South Washington.-Dr. Ii. Ii. No
BILE, jr., leaves Washington to-day for trip TO
Gov. Shepherds mines in Mexco.-Col. IL. r.
Miner, Cornelius Morrison of New York, Jno. r.
Cary of Milwaukee, and Gen. $. II. Smith, adju-
| tant general of Connecticut,are at the Ebbitt-
c. w. Skinner and wife, OF Emira, $. ID. Haines,
of Jersey City, c. A. Taylor, OF Richmond, and
| George L. Hastings, OF Troy, are at the Metro
poltan.-The will of the late Mrs. Julia Smith
Jane IL shepheTd. OF Mashinrta s. D. c. siIis
bed quilt containing 1000 peces:-Gov. Will
son, of West St, Virginia; b; w HSyt, OF New
DalzeI, of New York, and G. r. Thompson of
Boston. are at the National.-Mr. c. B. Rheem
leaves this evening for Milwaukee, on business
from New York with friends.-It is re-
ported that Representative Collins has sold his
South Boston home and will become a member
ola Washington law firm with JET Chandler
Prof. e. V. Riley and sister and X. III. Thayer,
of Washington, were registered in Jacksonville
on Saturday.-Mr. James j. Christie, deputy
sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, is better, and is
now considered out of danger.-Mr. VIM. :.
X,
York, will arrive at the Ebbitt this evening
w. IL. Denny and Geo. L. Denny, of PittsbuIg.
Clinton Stuart and w. e. Bercher, OF New York,
w. b. Roberts, OF Cincinnati, NJ: l.. Willard, OF
Chicago, ID. Il. Iost, OF San Francisco, Mile
Marie Aimee and Miss Anandale are at Will
lard s.-Col. Henry n. Johnson, postmaster at
Cumberland and editor and proprietor of the
Daily Meas of that city, died on Saturday at
Asheviile. \. c., where he went last November
for his health.
RANGE OF THE INSTRUMENTATION follow
ny a signal fn-day
a. M, AIS; am, $50; IL M, OF 3;
pm, $40. Maximum, $40. Minimum, ASA
THE HAMILToN-HILIiM ANsLAUGHrER CASE.
In the Court in General Term to-day, Chief JUS
tice Cartier delivered the opinion of the court
| reversing the judgment OF the Criminal Court
in the case OF Charles Hamilton colored, con-
victed of manslaughter, in killing George Hill,
about four years since, and sentenced to six
years In the penitentiary, and ordering new
trial. This was the second conviction OF the
cused for this offence, the first having been set
aside. The General Term held that the court
below erred in charging as to the law of self-de-
fence and the Introduction of proof as to good
character.
A PASTOR DIsMIssED.-Rev.. Henry Scott is
pastor of Mount Moriah Colored Baptist church,
at the corner of 4 and streets southwest.
Recently the deacons and membership claim to
have aScertained that Scott was corresponding
with parties in Rhode Island in reference To
taking a church there. The consequence Is that
| the deacons summoned Scott to appear before
them, but he refused to appear, and meeting
was held last Friday night by which he was
summary dismissed, and they made arrange
ments for a temporary supply.
ROBBERIES REPORTED.-Late Saturday night
or early Sunday morning thieves entered the
residence of the Hon. j. c. Spooner, No. 8 Ii
street northwest, and carried off $40 worth of
clothing. Last night thieves entered the resi-
dence OF John w. Hunter, 1917 w street, and
stole q gold watch and chain, So in cash, and q
hat; value $50. X. b. Youngs Co. report
stolen a box of eggs, worth "a. Mrs. Maria
Jackson l41O s street northwest, reports that
Saturday night, while on 5 street, between 14th
and 18th streets, colored boy snatched a
satcnel containing $1.5O in money and car
tickets, from her.
Affairs i'm West Washington.
HOUsEBREAKING.-Thom Davis, No 3246
NJ street, reported that late Saturday night
some person or persons forced the front door