Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-17

cabinet work promptly attended TO- Furniture
packed for shipment
W b. Moses son. nth and F.
INE PoRTzArs. kets Kemethy. 100 Pa. ave-
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Condensed Locals.
John d. Eskew. who was at one time foreman OF
the specification room, Government Printing ONCE
died last evening at his residence, l4l9 Columbia
street The funeral viii take place tomorrow af-
ternoon-
Tariff Reform" was the subject OF an address
by Mr.. y. DumOnt before the National Republican
club last night Remarks also made by
Mathew Trimble. r. g. Barbados. q. w. Sargent,
and A. c. Richards.
Twenty-eight new members were elected last
evening At the regular monthly meeting OF the
Young Mems Christian Association After the
business meeting there was music, a gymnastic
performance and refreshments.
TIE WKyKLY STARS Pocket Atlas OF the World is
offered free TO every new subscriber for one year 10
the WEEKLY STAR IL is d handsomely printed
book or 1Sl pages profusely illustrated, with more
than leo coiOred mapsand dlagrams and cont aims
awealth OF general information see advertise
neDt In another column
TBs STAR has received from Madison & Co. Frank
Leslies' Magazine and the Young Ladies' Journal
Tor May, and Puck's Library No. 10
Mr.. Charles FentOn, an aged white man, residing
at l3Os Wallach Place, fell yesterday afternoon al
Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street from vertigo,
and received severe cut In the face. He Is better
to-day.
A slight fire took place at the wood and coal
once, No. 425 10th street, occupied by John Il.
Given, at IL 40 o'clock last night.
AT the meeting OF the AnthrOpOlOgical society In
the assembly hall OF the COSMOS club this evening
The papers 70 be presented are: "The Funeral
CUSTOMS of Ireland" by Mr.. James Mooney. and
methods OF Pottery Decoration Practiced 10y the
Inhabitants OF the Eastern United States" by Mr..
W. II. Holmes
BE THREATENED TO Cur HER THROAT WITH A
RAzOR--A eolOred barber. named Claude 5. Jack
son, went into an old cUiored wOman's cook
shop, In south Washington, Yesterday afternoon,
ana asked the price 4 every article OF food Tor sale
In the place. He took a seat 1t a table, and after
eating a hearty meal was told that the charge was
% cents. He thought that 10 cents was enough,
out the proprietor refused To let him leave the
premises until the bill Was paid. He took from his
pocket razor and threatened 10 cut the old lady )
throat unless she let him out The old lady COM
planned to Officer Henry. who arrested the eater
and found the razor IN his hat. This morning, In
the Police Court, he WAS tried for carrying con-
cealed weapons, and was lined $50 or 90 days on
the farm
THREE POLICEMEN AND THEIR PRIsoNER.-Yester-
day the sixth precinct patrol wagon drove to the
Police Court In II were seated the driver and
wagon, Out when IL stopped at the Police Court a
Snpa ~ sSored boy Jumped out he was was
up The little fellow protested his innocence and
said he did not want 10 go 10 The farm tool" (ke-
form SCHOOL, but be was placed behind the bars
all the same. He did not manage to crawl between
the bars and escape before ne was called up for
trial.
RKNANpED FOR FURTHER TEsTIMoSY.-Int the case
OF John U. Miner against Amelia Miner for divorce
Chief Justice Bng aam yesterday referred the case
back 70 the examiner To take further testimony.
They were married In 1873, and lived together
until 1854, when he charges that she wllfully de-
serted him and went 10 W1lkesbarre, Pa, anu has
been living In adultery there with one James
Chambers
HIS SKULL FRACTURED WITH A BRICK.-LaSt night
about $40 O'Clock Henry Hughes struck Geo. Hud-
son on the head with q stone. on ID street between
13% and l4tn streets. Hudson attended by
Dr- Ne None. or the Emergency Hospital and IL
was found that he mad received a sight fracture
of the skull.
STATUE OF LIBERTY on THE WASHINGTON Carl
TOI--MT. jefferson DaVI, writes that SCULPTOR
The dome OF the Capitol al Washington, ana adds:
the facts, as nay memory serves. were briefly
these: An ordeT was accepted by Mr.. Powers 20
MAKE a statue Tor the dome OF bhe capitol HIS
cartoon represented "A female ngnre with liberty
cap ON her head OF jected 10 the liberty cap
as the accepted emblem oi tine Ire-,c. slave at the
same time stating that our people were born free
ana had maintained taeir freedom. MIR. Powers
modified his design, substituting Ior tine CAP a
crown OF feathers, Indicative OF our abOrgines,
by which he thought u render the GigIre TYPICAL
OF America. as The representative OF which the
statue WAS intended To stand do not remember
what, II any. other modification was made. The
only Oojectl0n offered ~ LIE having been removed,
the design Was accept AMI the work executed
by the rehow ned statuiry, Powers"
ROBBERiEs REPoKTED.-Mrs- Anna Adams No
S5s street southeast, reports stolen from her
So In cash. e. X. kUontZ, No. 127 street north
west, reports SIO.en from hallway Oyercoat
worth sl2- MIS-. j. Z Wilson. No. Goa Atm street
reports stolen from her house Saturday a basket
OF provisions SOnay ROOin reports TIE larceny Oi
Two wash tuos- Geo. oannisteT reports the lar
eehy OF 81 worth or GlotniHg- VIM j. kehoe, No.
l435 StOuzhton street northwest, reports stolen
from the capitol yesterday afternoon bicycle
worth $50. p IL Helskel reports that his stable
IA rcar OF NO Grant Place, Was entered at an
early hour this morning ana robbed or $40 worth
VI harness DR.. Geo Gross, No. 3li East Capitol
street, reports tue Larceny OF $40 Jno l. Rafferty,
coachnan at senator Sawyer's, reports stolen d
pair Of shoes and par of pants
AUCTION SALES OF UNEMPLOYED PEoprsrv
DUneanson Bros sold yesterday al pubic auction
To Henry J. gross Tor $40 per square loot .
vacant lot al the nOrtieast corner OF 14th street
and Rhode Island avenue fronting 249I feet on
Rhode Island avenue. and containing j, taE3 square
feet; also the adIOiniIs los on Rhode Island
avenue. containing LAS square feet To the same
Tor slT@. per foot; the next All Joining lot IC
Jaulrs Tourney, and CONTAINING I,:a'c2 square feet
Tor skO0 pcr foot The last Two lots nave front
age Vi "a feet each
An EFFORT TO SAVE BIscoE's LIFE-The follow.
Ing petition. signed b. Aessrs. T.. q. Love j. l.
MLbCrn, j. a. VI. katey, anu ten other Citizens OI
LeOaardtOwn, s. Mays county, has been r.
Celyed o. the governor or Maryland: ave The
Undersigned, citizens Of LeonardtOwl, 81 Msry'-
County, Nd, believing that Benjamin BiScoe, now
lsa.n - "a N'uh's Jul Vnuei sSntthCc vi
eeatu, Tor me Killing Oh Captain Dixon, does not,
ana never has. on account OF weakness OF mind.
appreciated Ine gravity % his crime. and conse-
Gienlly cannot D. ned a. fully responsible a
nan OF higher mental Caliber, request mat you
commute the death sentence 10 Imprisonment for
Ate. Bis,Oe VS. s-nIenced 20 be hanged on the
xsJh OF April
The ZIoS CHURCH COSFERESCx-The philadel.
phla anu BaItlnlOTc Conference OF the y NJ T. Zion
thurch IN America Will convene tomorrow alter.
noon In John Wesley Zion Church. Oh Connecticut
avenue Bishop T. H. LOInaX, OF Charlotte n g
Will presiie- Tais conference includes the Di,I moi
OF Columbia and portion OF the states of Mary,
land and pennsylvaaia, and numbers sixty minis
ters
A JONI CAMP FRE--The Hancock and logan
commands OF the mon Veterans Union held q
campfire al Grand Army Han last evening Rom
Attain. the Acknowledgment OF the order made ar
address Ct welcome, and addresses We're maze %,
Representatives, Laldlaw, OF New lork ana Ander
son, OF Iowa, anu Oy Ia l. Piper, The Judge-advo
Dumole, DIR. Heenan, Major Frank BELL and Can't
j. L kOgerson took part Ia the musical and liter
airy exercises
A WIFT'S GROUNDS ASKING POz A Drvnprp