Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-26
CONDENSED LOCALS.

On account OF typnOld FEVER IN the family OF
the sexton Of the Sth street Jewish synagogue,
which occupies the lower part of the building,
the Feast Of Lights. which falls this year ON
Thursday, will not be observed.
A large number of the teachers Of New York
and Brooklyn are coming here on an excursion
during the Christmas holidays.
Elias Jameson Saturday fled q bill in equity
against the heirs of the late Joseph C. G. Ken
nedy. asking for an accounting for rents, ETC..
and that the title to part of lot 8, square 81,
be vested in him.
Louis Weber, of 205 5th street southeast. fell
yesterday morning at the corner of Pennsylva-
MIA avenue and 18th street and cut his head
badly.
Thomas Boldin, young negro, was drunk
and disorderly on It'll street Saturday night
and was arrested by Officer Trammel When
searched at the station a razor was found on
him. To-day, in the Police Court, he was fined
S25 or los days on the farm
Josephine Thomas, a colored girl, was run
over on 9Th street extended Saturday afternoon
by q vehicle driven BY Vance Wood and was
seriously injured about the head and body.
Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock, frame
houses 1246 and 1913 4th street southeast, occu-
pied by Stewart Holland and Henry Forrest
were damaged by fire to amount of about $780,
Private Kreamer, of No. 8 engine company
was badly burned about the face and neck.
MARRIAGE LIcESsEs-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk of the court TO F. A.
L.
Mendocina Richs: August Sehwigert and Ida
Butts; Solomon Rice and Hattie Rice.
DIED FROM NATURAL CAUsEs.-On Saturday
Coroner Patterson investigated the case of Jno
Greenhow, the colored man found dead in a
shanty on K street. near the canal southwest
Saturday morning. Ii was found that the
mans death was due to strangulation. caused
probably by something he had tried to swallow
There was nothing to indicate that violence had
been used upon him, and the coroner concluded
that his death was due to natural causes.
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION OF THE DIsTRIcr.-The
Sunday school union Of the District SATURDAY.
evening elected officers as follows: w. Redin
Woodward. president; John b. Wight. first
vice-president; II. II. Kendall second vice.
president; Weston Flint, secretary, and T. G.
Hensey, treasurer. That part of the bylaws
OF the union requiring fees for membership
was repealed. In the future the support of the
union will be by voluntary contribution. Seye-
raj additional Sunday schools have connected
themselves with the union.
CRAP PLAYERS ARREsrED.-Richard Melton
and Louis st. Clair, colored boys, were of a
party Of ''crap shooters" who were ENJOYING a
game in an alley near Sd and N streets north
west, yesterday afternoon, when the police ap-
peared. The others escaped. Melton had So,
which he left as collateral, but his companion
was not so wealthy and was locked up. Melton
failed TO appear in the Police Court this morn
ing and his collateral was forfeited His COM
Panion, who was forced to appear. was fined IS.
HER FRIEND USED RAZOR on HER-Last
Tuesday evening young colored woman. Cora
Walden, living in Desmond's alley, South WASH
ngton, was cut under the arm by male friend
and painfully injured. She had row with the
man, who, it is charged, drew a razor and cut
her. She was removed to Providence hospital
IN the police ambulance. The man who did
the cutting has not yet been arrested.
An INSANE SwEDE--Last evening, a Swedish
youth named Richard Barkley was taken TO the
Arst precinct station by Officer Riley, where il
was found that he was insane, and he was SUBJ
sequently taken in charge by his friends He
has been in this city but a few months and has
spent most Of his time in the Young Mems
Christian association rooms A few SUNDAYS
ego he joined the Memorial Lutheran church.
Since then he has frequently called ON the pas
tor, Dr.. Butler, to converse on religious sub
tects- Yesterday he entered DIR. Buffers resi-
dence without knocking, and acted in the most
erratic manner.
CnorcI COLLECTION OF JAPANESE ART TREAS
u1xs AT AUcrIoN.-To-morrow at IL O'Clock
Mr.. Thomas Downing will commence the sale
Of An exceptionally fine collection of Japanese
Porcelatns, Bronzes, Screens, and Curios. This
sale, Mr.. bowling says, must 60 on without re-
gard 70 weather; the room will be thoroughly
heated and every convenience made for parties
who may be In attendance. Owing to pressing
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