Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-22
CITY AND DISTRICT
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Amusements TO-Night.
MISUNDERSTANDING"
ALBAUGHs-"Fashions.
HAKRIs.-s'The Kindergarden.n
KERNAS's-Rentz-SantleyT Troupe.
PASoRAMA-.Battle OF shiloh"
AssUzY NusEK.-'Christ Before Plate
Condensed Locals.
Washington Division, Sons OF Temperance Satur-
day night elected E. L Bugbee, worthy patriarch;
WIN. Oscar Rome, treasurer F. M. Bradley, imam
The ceremony OF ordaining deacons took place
yesterday afternoon al the Second Baptist church,
New. q. ". r. King, DID,, preaching the sermon,
Rev. W. ii. Brooks, OF Nineteenth-street Baptist
church, delivering the charge, and Rev. q. w. Lee
offered the ordination prayer. Rev. s. Alexandria,
present.
Mr. Ross, the city postmaster has leased resi-.
oence On Massachusetts avenue, between nth and
18th streets, which he will occupy this winter
Yesterday afternoon VIM. Martins buggy col
and Ii streets northeast. MI. Martin was badly
injured and the driver slightly.
HE WANTED TO KILL HIS EIGHTEENTH MANA
colored man named John Jones was In the Police
Court to-day for using profane language on street
car and asSauting Richard PratEeft the cOnduc-
tor. Prather testified that Saturday afternoon the
defendant got on his car at Pennsylvania avenue
and Eth street. He was intoxicated When he
gos Oh the car ne told witness tnat he had killed
seventeen men during the day, and he now in
tended TO make him the eighteenth victim; that
tenced to use the weapon. lie INDUCED in some
profanity, aud grabbed ~ witness tearing his bell
punch nom It's strap; Jones denied that he was
intoxicated, or that he made any threats He said
that he got on the car and was singing q hymn.
The driver wanted him TO get OF, but would not
refund his money. He was f1ned $50 or ninety
Gays
A SUIT INVOLVING Nix SHEPHERDS CITIZENSHIP
In the Court In General Term, this morning, Cher
Justice Bingham announced the opinion or the
court In the case OF Chas. 4. Gorham agt. Alexan-
DER h shepherd, overrullng the motion TO dismiss
the appeal This was an action on promissory
note on which judgment was obtained In 1879 and
In October, 1887, service was acknowledged for
defendant, aud then motion was filed The de-
tense was that at the time OF the commencement
OF the suit Mr.. shepherd was not a citizen OF the
District, but had gone TO Mexico for an indefinite
stay. The court holds that there was no proof
that he was not an inhapitant, and that parties
nave ngnI 10 protect themselves against the
therefore, oyerruled.
The STREET RAILROAD LICENSE CASE DrsxIssgp.-|
To-day In the court In General Term, CHER JUS
tice Bingham delivered the opinion OF the court in
the case OF the Washington and Georgetown Rail-
road GO. against the District. sustaining the de-
murfer OF the District and dismissing the bill Tue
Oil In this case recftes that under the OF 1871
the legislature provided for the licensing OF street
cars; that prosecutions were commenced In 1877
in the Police Court, and the prosecution was dis
missed on appeal ON the ground that the legisls-
ture mad no power. IL also reciteS the subsequent
prosecutions and the claim that this license is In
The nature OF a double TAX, as they are taxed on
the bill does not make emitting them 10 re-
lief. The court now sustains this demurrer and
dismissed the bill
A TwELvE-YEAR-OLD DEsPERADo-A twelve
yedr-old colored boy, named Joseph Burnett, was
carrying pistol The boy went out 10 see the
new Electric Railroad, and while returning he met
some white bOyo near LIST and Myrtle streets north
east he said that any Of the "Swampoodleu
boys troubled him he would put load In him
None OF the boys troubled him, but ne attempted
a al In ma M n hA how lIa
his pocket q revolver and fired a shot at Andrew
Baldwin The bullet missed the boy and struck a
tree-oox- The boy was rned $50 or 30 days on the
farm
HE Drew PISTOL ON THE CKowD.-Saturday
night about 10 O'Clock Of1cer Acton at the BaIti-
more and Potomac depot was notined that a party
OF men In George Holmes saloon were about TO
learned that one Of the men had drawn a pistol on
the crowd He placed the negro under arrest and
took from him smith ana Wesson revolver. the
negro gave his name as John Mckinney and SAID
ne was from Fairfax, Va He left SO collateral at
the station for his appearance and was released
To-day In the Police Court he failed TO appear
when his name was called and his collateral was
forfeited
e He SAID HR WAS ALLOWED TO CARRY Ir.-.I am
not guilty, because i am allowed 10 carry It." an
swered solomon Moten, colored, when he was ar
ralgned In the Police Court today Tor Carrying
loaded revolver. Onicer Daley arrested Mouen on
information that he had drawn the weapon during
some trouble between party OF men. When the
on1cer arrested him he found the loaded weapo
In bis pocket solomon said that he carried me
Rista because he was watching some buildings.
he was on his way 10 see the Electric Railroad
when the onlcer arrested him. he was lined go
or 70 oaya
A WOMAN TRAINING WITH Four LITTLE ONES
saturday afternoon woman with four Children
enssfsa the fourth precinct police station South
name as walker, and said that she was from near
Addisons chapel near the District line she
stated that she walked 70 this city with her chill
dren- Three weeks ago. she said, her husband left
home 70 work on the railroad She did moi hear
from him and she went with her little ones 10 her
fathers house, bat he was not able 70 support
them, and Saturday she came 10 this CITY, Iney
Were given comfortable quarters In the station
where they still remain They will probably be
sent back 70 Maryland
TEE STORY OF A STOLEN TRIcYcIK-Four DAVIS
ago young man hired a tricycle. from the esta6.
lishment OF Eisenhard & Bros, In Baltimore He
failed TO return the machine, and Baltimore de-
tectives traced IL TO this city where they learned
II hac been sold TO H. W. Hgham for $40 The
police OF this city assisted the Baltimore officers
W. H. schomoert, on suspicion. The latter was
reieased, as there was nothing against him, but
Clark held unti the case can De furtner investi-
gated. Clark Is not the man who hired the ma
chine In Baltimore, but IL Is claimed that he was
with the man who sold the machine and vouched
tor the Identity OF the other man, who represented
himself as Charles Brown, OF Tenleytown. 10 Is
charged that Clark represented himself as James
SS1cS,n o. Te a and slg1ed that name In
turned out that Clark had formerly been In Mr.
burrowS employ.
sfklcKBN WITH PARALYsIs.-Mr. Flemming r
Srmtn, well-known clerk In the General Land
Omcs. where he has served since May, 1855 was
stricken with paralysis Friday morning, and is at
present wing In an almost helpless condition, at
sne 81 James Hotel, where he makes his home
n Snmth came here from Lock Haven, pa
WHY kAILwAY.CARs ARE vHsrTBULRp-First be-
eAoSe cars ntted with vestfbules cannot be tele-
sope1 In case Of collision. Second, because the
Lev oevice, when all cars In the train are equipped
Win II, enectually prevents the swayiag motion
klven 70 ordinary trains when rounding curves
Iniru. because the vestibules make OF the tram a
seIles OF connected apartments between which
passen9ers can pass with perfect safety and com
,0t, Iree from exposure 70 the outside weather
Inc =. ana .. Limited Express, leaving Washipgton
- lo.oo a m daily, Is composed Of vestibuled
oa9xa2e cars, day coaches, and Pullman sIeeners
Al running through 70 Chicago. No extra fare -
cnAfxeo Tor passage on this train. For tckets and
sieepng-car space call &C b. and o. ticket offces
6le and l361 Pennsylvania avenue or al depor
Cn0IcB HyAcrNTu AND OruRR BuLBs Ar Auc.
uon.-Mr. bowling Will sell tomorrow. AZ n
O'Clock, at his auction roomS achosce consignment
% bulbs Of every description This VIII po.sibly
- ne lose sale this season. See advertisement
nusuuD PnoPExfY on TIN street between I
ana streets northwest, 70 be sold this Afternoon
n 3 O'Clock. % clO6o the estate Of MA Schultz