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THE eEnMAN CEMETERY LsTSGA.
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In the case Of the Prospect nm Cemetery
against the German Evangelical society ct al the
society has by M. ". A. Meioy. nled an answer
Inc answer says that the property was purchased
ana paid for by them; that the trusts were made
10 waiter and Heides. for no consideration but al
the instance OF deienGsnts TO convey 70 such per-
sons as the society might direct, and TO sell and
DISPOSE OF the lots laid out for burial purposes
whereby there was preserved TO the society the
power and rightto fx and determine otner uses and
purposes upon which said property should be held
They deny that the plaintiff ever took possession
duty Of Walter and aeider 70 convey the land 70
plaintiff: They deny that the land was forever
and Incnangeaoly appropriated In ne entirety FOR
the right to dispose OF other portions
OF the land not occupied for burial sites
1 Tney deny deny that one.half Of the burial
they deny that they had Information that plainuf
was Incorporated, but admit that the society. oy
and that Heider and Walter executed . cor
veyance according TO the trusts They admit that
TO comply with the wishes Of the Commlssaoaers
were induced to believe that the extension Of
North capitol street to the public park about
pDIos .nd sI "a g,
would be by the intersecting street cut Oh from
that portion In whiS, all b6rials had been made.
nned would be aSssnsageouS III This H psn. they
say, did not interfere with or impair the use
Of any part Of the ground sold for burial lots and
enough space remained for q generation TO come,
over zen thousand sites remaining east OF the line
OF NORTH Capitol street. They assert that the So
tnere was no organization under IT, ana
,r ~ was almost forgotten dead letter.
change In their affairs and some persons dug from
us grave this Old statute and raised an opposi-
ton party insisting the right OF lot holders TO
vote In the society. This privilege was nc
corded for the sake or peace and the lot holders
voted themselves into the management OF the
GROUNDS and turned the society out. They aver
mat the plot OF the cemetery was made shortly
AFTER the original purchase in 165S for its use
ana was never intended to limit their control OF
desiring to improve that part along North Capitol
street ana erect thereon a gate-houSe, with the
full knowledge OF all, $1,000 was borrowed and
expended, and that they -are protected by the
trust then given.
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BEALL- On March ;. lsss. CATHERINE r BEALL,
wife of the late Beverly ". BcA,l
broshsr.in-Iaw. Geo a. Wilson No Si5 str.-x
northwest. "Wednesday. March eth. At o'ciocf pm.
flowers
ERGooD. suddenly. on the evening Of March ).
Funeral THURSDAY. at p.m- his lac r-s ience,
20 Eleventh northwest Friends and reistise:
HEAToS. ON March .. 1855 at ao7 n street nor; D.
west MIA LUCY A. htAioN. widow VI johnson r.
Heston ased sisty-twO years
Notice OF funeral hereafter
HUNTLEY. monday. March ;. lsss. KA1E L,
Maniiay. oi brooklyn. y 4.
lnterment at Greenwood
residence. near TeIle, town Mrs AKiASA J. LILEs.
aged ninety one years -, -,
oemetSrs. to morrow the N instant al Z 30 oelt.
Relstives and friends RESPECTFULLY invited.
March 8, isss. Al ecioct Mr., MARY aSeETbHs.
aged eighty years; -, -, -.
Friends Of the family Invited 10 attend
NooNAN On March ). 1888. al 10 clock D n.
JOHN j. NooNAN. s1ed twsaty-tire yesrs
Re came with the glory Of God on his brow.
H.slster., the snsls, came Gown rom siss. a's'
And bore him away ~ the realms sooss.
..s isss z: i?Ss sGs
Friends aud relatives invited % attend
n1 1EsIff s 91 n .Ss q sss Sloss
PhelIs. aged . sishi year , aud aH month";
7lo Ninth stsesa southeast on Medne-day Nsrrh =
Al O'Clock. Restives and friends are invited 70
poYNToy. On M.rrh 5. 1855 ss 30 O'Clock n -
JAMES c. fofSToN. IN she forty nth ys.r a kis
ARE.
Funeral from his late r~sidence, $40 INDIANA ave.
nua rhursday. March 9. sss. 81 ociocE p.m-
boss. On March 5. 1855, MAMIE q. kosS wifs
Fnnsssl ssrs a m New Rsaiora. Ma.
sPELLNAH On Monday. March 5. isss. st n
Ksts BpsllInan. sged sixteen Donlhx
funss,l from persut.' rsssdspcs 340e psospsct So
TOW0. On Sunday. March 9. 1855. q hse lpss
rssidence, 6lg tifth syenus Nsu York Mr. nAnf
Downing Tow, md sister Of MIA Col 4 hossorans.
Tansssi from rsssdsscs. eis Fifth svsasA hssr-
meot q Albany knrxl Cemetery.
zAKN, On March 5, lsSs. 10 as .. m. sAEAH v
ZAHN, beloved dauwhtsr Of 0eop1e v. md oAsAh "
zahn. sssd two year, tour daya frisnds end ss'ssv
Fsesrs us 9th street. northwest OcsOoh wsds:s-
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I'd EDITION.
--latest IelGglanS to The Star.
TIE TALLy.sHEEr TRIAL.
Containing the Testimony NJ COlans
bus To-day.

Special Dispatch TO The EvyNIss SrAs.
COLUMBUS, March G-The state called Jas. D..
PostOn, president Of the city board OF elections,
and a democrat. this morning to prove that Hon.
.Jno A. Booth had offered $50 10 get Justice Mar
tin, member VI the canvass!ng board, TO 60 out
and consult ex-senator Thurman as to the latter's
opiuion on the question Of the disputed returns.
Tn~ defense endeavored To show that the witness
had voted and worked Tor the republican
party, out Mr.. Poslon declared he had voted for
Allen U. Myers tor the legislature. Z. E Bone
brake. editor OF the Columbus Sunday Herald,
tesuIiel that he saw Ed. Young, democratic cand:-
date for tue legislature, on the street the sun
day morning following the October election, at 2
o'clock. Tnis was q contradiction OF Young. b.
Ii. Brooks was then called 70 say that he had seen
Montgomery on High street south of State on the
night In Question, contradcting Montgomery.
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That Douglass Item.
RKPoRTs THAT SECRETARY FAIRCHiLD ~ INvRsrI-
eating THE MANNER IN WHICH THE PAYMENT
WAS MADE DENIED.
The report that the alleged technical irregularity
in the manner In which the payment OF q, TIT
to Fred. Douglas contained in the deficiency BILL
was made in the Treasury Department has led
Secretary Fairchild to make thorough investiga-
ton Of the matter Is denied at the Secretary's
once. The payment direct from the Treas
ury Department was criticised a. irregular
because the item was under the head Of District
matters, and should have been made by requisi-
ton from the District Commissioner AS the
similar items had heretofore been paid
direct from the Treasury the explanation
that the mistake In the matter was In includ-
Ing the item with District items for the
payment Of half OF which the District IL RESPONSE
bic was generally considered satisfactory. since
the explanation there has been no menuon made
OF the matter until now, when the reports init
mate that ne Secretary has been brought to see
that the paVm mt was hurried through by Deputy
Controller Garrison and Chief McLsnnan, OF the
warrant division with q view Of aiding Mr.. Doug
lass IN his efforts to bolster up the coIored vote In
the South for the republican party. The Secretary
1t Is claimed, has great confidence In the ABILITY
and trustworthiness OF both these oficers In Ques
ton.
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BUFFALO, N. T., March "a special from Brad
ford, Pa, says: crazy man named kimball came
into the Bradford National Bank at about IL O'Clock
this forenoon, and while another man was making
deposit he pulled out revolver and placing IL 70
the deposltors face said. Go away" AT this point
Cashier Tomlinson grabbed Kimbal, who then
turned and nred at 1Omli1son. The ball entered
Ionlnson's side, and ut noon he was In dying
condition. kimball then rushed out OF the bank
and ran down Chestnut street to Elm, where ne
shot himself through the head, killing himself
instantly. A butcher, who has "A shop Oh Chestnut
street, Tried 10 stop the murderer, and was SHOT
through the body. His condition Is critical Tine
murderer, kim0al, was In the New YORK, Pennsyl-
vanilla and OHIO Railroad wreck some time ago,
aud IL thought 10 have been insane. He was
masked when he entered the bank.
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From the Boston Couri r.
"James, dear, Will you bring me up hod OF coal
from the CELLAR" said a busy wife.
"Thats just the way with you" said James,
with black irown. as he put down his book and
rose up from the lounge.
"Just tine way with mefr
'Yes," he snapped. "As soon as you see me en-
1oying myself you have some chone or other for
me 10 do. DIDN'T you see 1 was absorbed In lay
reading?"
"Nc, dear, will do IL myself"
yes, and tell everybody, your mother espec-
Tally, that You have 10 carry your own coal up
from the cellar. No, III do IL. Let me marx my
place."
81 he marked the place In the book which he had
ceased reading, and when he went down 10 the
cellar, grumbiing all the way, She picked up the
volume and found IL was love story and that the
passage he had been absorbed In was as follows:
my darling, when you are my wife ! will shield
and protect you IRON every care, the winds OF
heaven shall not visit your face TOO roughly those
pretty hands shall never be soled by menial tasks
your wish shall be my law. your happiness"
just then ne reappeared, and. dumping the hod
on the moor, said: There's your darned coal
Give me my book"
Is worth llyfnp9
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Districs GOvernnsene Affair.",
NOT WARRANTED ~ LAW.

NOT WARRANTED By LAW.
The Commissioners have written to Mr. Alex
ander Campbell OF the soldiers Home, that the
return to him Of special assessment nen-certtn-
Gates issued against lot 9, square de4, from which
he released said property by payment OF x42a 81 Is
not warranted By law.
INSURANCE COMPANIES srArgxENTs
IL has been ordered by the Commissioners that
the assessor OF the District be charged with the
preliminary examination OF the statements OF the
Insurance companies submitted 10 the Commits
soners In pursuance OF the act entitled. IAN act
10 regulate insurance In the District OF Columbia
approved January N, 1887, and Will make TO the
Commissioners IN writing reports Of his findings in
each case.
THE CANCELLED BONDS TO BE RETURNED.
The commissioners have written TO Treasurer
Hyatt In relation 10 the proposed disposition OF
Cancelled $4,000 OF Alexandria and Washington
Railroad bonds In his custody. They say their at
torpey has given an opinion, a copy OF which they
inclose and state In conclusion that II the Treas
urer will send the bonds TO them they will dispose
OF them as suggested by their attorney. In the
Treasurers letter he suggests that they be turned
over 70 the representatives OF the company with
whom the Commissioners made settlement for
cancelled obligations. The attorney, IN his opin-
ion states that the suggestion Of the Treasurer Is
proper one and should be acted on.
nIscELLANEoUa
the Commissioners have written TO W. H Bab-
coo that the Loughborough road viii be repaired
as A,on as the alRr9pnAr'on for the coming nscal
the winch his az ABSENCE ssSG Io%
his desk.
RnfQers. 81 l4Ao Rhode Island avenue, that the
Dt.tSicI mas no wires or over his residence but
saggesG tna& the wires he complains Of belong q
me Chesapeake ana Potomac Telephone Co.
the commissioners lave written 70 Mr.. Henry
BOberta OF ms New Jersey avenue northwest
thsS they zee no reason Why co Il cannot be de-
ifvered any point IN The alley In square 5O7. II II
n desared 10 have the alley Improved the owner
OF property IN the square should make application
f,r III improyement under the permit system
which would be considered when the appr0prta
ton FOR the naxt nscAl year Is available.
Pox HSocxrxc Down FRUrr vKNDHh-A colore(
nov named Enoch Armstead was before Judge
smell lhis Afternoon charged with aasaultng Pe;yt
McCrink an italian fruit venderr ~ the corner O
lar and y al reefs southwest last Friday. The oo]
struck McCrink on the back OF his head with
stone, Knocking him down and seriously inJarin:
him Armstend wss sentenced 70 sixty days
1afl
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n Tennessee Bayl.
A sTAD CITIZEN oALls 10 sxs rns vur,xp o. m

From the Nashville Americsn. Fee o.
The incest little epis de OF the season In so-fal
life occurred at the residence OF q charming family
on spruce street the other day.
One OF our best-known citizens, q man OF high
social standing, and who Is a. polite a. he n in
genuous In his social relations heard that en- OLD
mieno. Ma Judge D.. from a Deighborsng town
ia The state OF Alabama. was IN tue city. His
rememorance OF the charming Ms. d. when she
the bsux IN that circle OF cultivated people In the
ola toMn of H.. carried him back 90 youths rtfui
.a,vntles wheel the hash OF the maiden's eye
yuicAeheu the hearts throbbngs and O. a friend
ne SAID; well, by George, I Will 60 and sse Mat
ue. nave not seen her In thirty year, Wonder
IL VIII be youths n,essures hronn, nscs =, ~, ,n
nour; 60 ana zee us meet. But don't yog tell her
s mno ain: Don't; De certain. Wonder ~ she will
said: "Do me up; 90 n,e up nice. maze me look a.
young as possible confound these gray " hiskerH
nu, never mind, III put on the smile OF YOUTH
., hS,aShths lne rtsidence he was met In the hall
oy The elegant Miss - lie gave again .p.,-isl
instruN aus not 90 be introduced again eIsca-
ialihg; Il wonder n She will know Iness Entering
lhe parior. where sat IN lovely chat a charmins
pe'y of ladies', the central ngure OF whom was
Nc. Judge ID, and most lovely woman she WAS
soo with head OF hair as beautiful rs hoar frost
Out bright, smiling face, which marked a CHARM
Ing contrast with the whitening Iocks above Ap-
Pau ns ner with no Introduction. but extebdsd
hands ana the smile OF youth under frosty beaid
and with a Keen ana lively remembran,e OF the
1ays long gone by, he said with the heroic conn
Robert l. Chester: Matte do YOU Know me-
M, MIS- Judge D., catching the spirit, and not 10
o N oea,eh IN the op n neld, politely rose,
all smiling. She accepted botn habds which
ne Mad tendered with the bewitching ten
uerness OF a e1uveDat beau, but said win
Goy Iotget ii You take me by surprise.
Ike my selL you can't conceal the creeping years.
and one whose head II silvery as mine can't - en-
pectel 70 Remember even old friends Of the YOUTH
ful period Please tell me pour name You ke~p
me In suspense" But said the Nashville friend
VITA tne pollteness born with all the true gentle
men OF this good old city of social gentlepe>s.
why, Matte. don't you know met LOOK into nv
eye; mink back thirty years ago; take a good
look would know you anywhere. Your eye II
JUST the same. You were chsrmngly beautiful
when young, and time has only CHANGED the
beauty OF youth into the charms Of the matrou
Well, Wei, Matte, am surprised"
"but, said the lovely woman whose charms had
peeh ~ lamlllarIy handled. my name In not Mat
Tie. Judge ID. s inst vile was named Nattia-
III Is only necessary 10 say that the hero of the
occasion covered himself ali over with glory In INC
retreat Joe Johnston couldn't have beaten II In
his palnIiest days
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Stealing n Saw Will.

THEFT so AUDACIOUs AND CLEVER THAT THE
THIEF WAS ALLOWED TO 90 FREE.
The most audacious thief that has ever operated
in Baltimore is the fellow who has just skipped
away with the money he has obtained for the saw
mill he stole from Judge william A. Stewart.
The judge Was SO tickled over the thefs
cleverness that he declared he ought to 60 free.
Several days ago a well-dressed stranger exam
ined the old saw-mill, hired a truckman, and had
all the machinery carted TO an auction establish
ment and promptly sold. He told the truckman
that he must hurry back to New York, and he was
Off by the next train with 500, the proceeds OF
the sale, In his pocket. Two policemen saw him
remove the machinery, his manner impressing
them with the belief that he was the owner.
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To-day, in the Criminal Court, Venie Tanning, q
young white girl was placed on trial on the charge
OF the larceny Of $40 from Hugh Mcdonald on the
oath Of June last Mr. Lipscomb appeared for the
Government and Mr.. I. c. Taylor for the defendant
Mcdonald testified that ne was at the house OF
Josephine Read, on 7th street extended. The de-
fendant sat on lounge beside him. After the girl
left he found that he had been robbed and he had
her arrested.
On the part OF the prosecution it was testified
that venie's hands had been In McDonald's pocket.
The defendant denied the larceny, and asserted
that Mcdonald owed her dollar, which he gave
her. Sne knew nothing about the rest Of the
money
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-06

confession OF YOUNG MURDERER--Chas Cook,
the young man who, q week ago, killed Edgar Ha-
ney, In Berkeley, near Norfolk, Va. has confessed
the crime 10 clear his mother, he having heard he
says, that she was suspected OF being Implicated
He says Handy made Insulting remarks about his
cooks, sister. They clinched and fell He choked
Haney, and after they had been struggling some
on his hands He got up, took Haneys watch and
chain, collar and cun- buttons ana went home and
told his mother that he thought he had killed Ha-
ney Cook says that he had no intention OF killing
Haney. He took no money out OF his pockets. Il
IL thought that this move on Cooks part Is TO save
his own neck II po60ble, and not his mother from
DrfaOn.
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From BlarkwoOds Magazine
No author probably ever set greater store than
Bacon upon the produce OF his brain or was ~
more pains 10 see that &C was neither mangled nor
misrepresented by careless printing or editing.
Nethtr Is there the slightest reason TO believe that
he dld not take good care-nay, on the contrary,
that he was not nj especial pains to insure-Jhat
the world should be lniormed OF everything he had
Written which he deemed worthy 60 he preserved.
Two years before Bacon made his will the nrst OF
lOS3 ionO OF Shakespeares plays WAS published.
Hlih TIE following title page: "Mr. William
shakespeares Comedies, Histories and Trage.
Giles. Published according 10 the True ORIGINAL
copies London: Printed by Isaac Jaggard and
Ed blopnt lea" IL was a portly volume of
nearly l.uoO pages, and must have taken many
months pro.ably the best part OF q year, to set
up In y pes ana get pruUed on. The printing of
similar foos In those dayhwas marked 10y any
thing but exemplary accuracy. But this volume
abounds 70 such excess Ia typographical flaws OF
every Kind that the only CONCLUSION regard 20 a.
which can be drawn II that the printing Was not
super Intended by any ore competent 10 Discharge
the duty OF the printing house 'resder" of the
present day, but Was suffered to appear with 'all
the inperfections on ITS head which Distinguish
proof sheets as they issue from the hands VI
Careless or Illiterate composltorsI Most clearly
the pfoof sheets had never been read by any man
OF literary SKILL sLil less BY any man capable OK
rectifying a blundered text In this respect the
book Oilers a marked contrast 20 the text Of b.
cons works, printed In his own Tine which were
revised and re-revised until they were brought up
10 n finished perfection
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From the Builders Exchange
Common bricks OF almost any district may be so
sorted as to produce contrast in tint or ..tone"-
red and yellow or "cream color.' This tint OF the
bricks may be preserved and heightened by using
mortar OF the same tone or tint Furnace ashes
and lime produce a dark mortar, pounded red brick
or red tile mixed with LINE will give q red tone 10
mortar, and cheap mineral colors may be ADDED 90
mortar for pointing. The color OF mortar Is sadly
neglected, as generally the same while lime ana
Sands are used for all tones OF color in brick and
not unfreQuentiy white putty mortar h Used for
pointing the reddest We'll highest colored
bricAs-the light colored work having harm ny Of
breadth and keeping. the rel portion being mt
tered and broken up by the contrast between bricks
and beds aud POINTS.