Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-20
Transfers of Real Estate.

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: G..
F. Graham to Emily s. NJ. Chisholm, subs
III to 123 and 129, SO. 672; g. Mary A. Dane
to c. A. Langley, pit. of Chillemn Castle
manor; s.. p. Sawyer to Fannie B. Ash. sub
| lot n, SO. 81; S2,s45. r. N. Ogden ct al to
Nellie NJ Simmons, lots IS to "a, SO. SO; 1, 8. s.
6; 10, and H. 50. 1919, and lot 1, SO. 1880; 3.
res. 10; e. Ida N. Smith to Ida L. King pt
| 10. SO. 399; 1000. C. E. Banes to NJ. NJ Lock
wood, sub 1873 Long Meadows; $3.50. T. CALI.
gan to c. p. Miller, sub 40. so. 462; 5000. ].
NJ. Johnston to L. p. Shoemaker, sub 40, so.
| 237; $. r. P. Jackson exr, &C.. to J. C. OF.
futt, pit. sub 1873. 139 HIS add. to W. w.; s.
MUST KEEP Moy1NG.-Joseph Rumi. an Ital.
| to-day for obstructing 7th street with his push
| cart. The old man said that he had paid sl5
| in fines and that he only remained in one place
ten minutes. The judge told him that he would
have to keep moving, and imposed a fine of Is.
MARRIAGE DEMONSTRATING licenses have
| been issued by the clerk of the court to
| Edward c. Webster and Mary Virginia Gibson
W. G. Davis and Bernice E. Walter; BENZ. F.
Allsop and Sophie M. Heider; Jas. w. Cogs-
well and Lucy A. Nash; Arthur J.. johnson
| and Lizzie NJ. Gibson. both of st. Marys
county. Md: jeremiah Donovan. of New York
| city. and Mary Fitzgerald; Frank s. Williams
| and Helen +. Bishop.
A GEORGIAN CHANGES Hrs MIND-A middle
aged man met Officer Harlow last night on
Pennsylvania avenue and asked 70 be sent to
| the workhouse. He was drunk at the time.
and gave his name as John Brown. He said
| he was an ornamental plasterer from Atlanta.
Ga. and had had nothing to eat for some time
The officer escorted him to the station and put
| charge OF vagrancy against him. One night
in a police cell and a ride in the Maria
| changed Johns mind, for he not only did not
4 n 70 fav h,rk h, i,
notice that he would appeal the case. He
denied the assertions he made last night, but
was sent down for two months just the same.
| friends of Mrs. Geo. NJ. Oyster will be shocked
| to learn of her death last evening at half past
| ten o'clock. She had been an Invalid for many
years. On Monday last she had stroke of
| apoplexy. which resulted fatally last night.
The family has the sincere sympathy of large
circle Of friends in their deep affiiction. Mrs.
| Oyster was beloved for her kindliness OF heart,
her generous hand and many good qualities
Mr.. Geo. M. Oyster the husband, and four sons
and two daughters are left to mourn her death
Jas. F. Oyster, Geo. M. Oyster, jr., and D. W.
Oyster. Mrs. Oyster was a member of st.
Peters Catholic church. The funeral will be
| from her late residence, Saturday, December
%, at $50 am, thence to st. Peters church
| where requiem mass will be said. Interment
at Oak Hill cemetery.
| He STOLE AN ACTRESS ULsrER.-Last nigh,
Detective Horne saw negro enter ConrOy'f
| saloon, in the Division. He had q large bundle
under his arm, which aroused the officers sus.
picions The detective went in the saloon and
/ found that the negro had given the bundle to
the bartender for safe keeping. When ques-
toned regarding the contents Of the bundle
| the negro said it was his overcoat, but the
officer did not believe him because the frigidity
of the weather justified the wearing of such an
| article. The officer placed the negro under
arrest, but when he got outside the prisoner
broke away and ran of. He was recaptured
and taken to the station. where he registered
as John Davis. The bundle was opened and
was found to contain q lady's ulster. 4 few
minutes later Ada Wilson, an actress at the
Globe theater, entered the station and reported
the theft Of a cloak. which had been taken from
Police Court the negro claimed that he pur.
chased the cloak from a boy and was going to
give it to his sister for Christmas present
de was given three month in Jail.
A NEW CoMMANDERY.-The officers of the
grand commandery, Golden Cross, assisted by
| members from several of the subordinate com.
manderles In the District. last evening organ
zed new commandery at Milfords hall with
q charter list Of fifty members. Columbia
was adopted as the name of the commandery
and the time fixed upon for its regular meet
| ings the second and fourth TUESDAYS of each
| month, beginning with January 8.
HERE TO UReE PENSION BuIs-A. deleoa.
ton OF survivors OF the late war. consisting OF
Gems Jno. B. Babbitt, Chas H. Carter. VIM. O.
Crowninshields. Of Massachusetts; w. II. Gin.
ton and +. H. Burden, of New York: O. r.
Johnson and J. j. Colburn, New jersey: G. r,
Fitnam, Of Connecticut; J. K. Collins and VI
| ID. Furth, Of Ohio, and Jno. c. Cartwright. al
| Kansas arrived in the city last Tuesday even.
ing. Their object Is to urge the passage o,
the per diem pension and the service land
grant bills. They win be given hearings be.
fore the pension committee tomorrow.
Held ON CHARsE OF GRAND LARCENY
| Marshall Cook, colored, was held in $500 bal
for the action of the grand Jury by Judge Mi.
Ter to-day on q charge Of grand larceny. ID
| is the boy who was arrested by Detectives Nat.
tingly and Wheeler for obtaining ESQ worth Of
clothing which belonged TO Miss Victoria Prud.
'homme by means Of forged order, a. pub.
lished in yesterdays SrAR. Miss Prud'homm<
il in the asylum. and the trunk containing the
clothing was left at the residence Of Mis- Law.
Ter, No. 1907 X street, from where II was OBJ.
tanned on an alleged forged order.