Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-01
The New Machine Gun.


POSTPONED FOR THE PRESENT.
1t Is probable that the trial at the navy-yard of
the Maxim automatic gun, exhibited last week at
the Navy Department, will be postponed for the
present. owing to the absence from the city OF one
OF the members OF the company who greatly
desires to be present at the tests through which
It is proposed to put the gun. oncers Of the
one OF the best pieces Of machine gunnery that has
ever been placed on the market Its invention
was suggested 10 Maxim, who Is a native OF Maine
by the experience OF British ofncers in the SOudan
with the machine guns there In use. They would
work well enough until about the end OF an action
when shot would jam and throw the gun out or
service for the time The difficulty was that a
cartridge would hang fire until the breech was
opened TO remove 1t, when 1t would suddenly
explode and choke the barrel The gun that Maxim
produced obvtated this dif1culty by making IL
impossible for the breech TO be opened until the
shot is fred since the recol OF one shot opens the
breech and brings another cartridge into place.
The gun is thought to be particularly available as
a land defense against an attack by torpedo boats
minute, renders il most destructive weapon for
almost any purpose OF attack or defense.
The HOTEL BRLvKDERR Lrr1sArroN.-Yesterday
MeSsrS Edwards and Barnard, for w. H. and Mol
lie Main, dismissed the case against d. K. Hoadley
receiver Of the Hotel BeiSedere busnes Messr ana
w. A. Cook and II. ID. WOrthington, In the after
noon, filed ne~ bill for Mr.. Main and his sister
against Mr.. Hoadley, setting forth partnership
In which each has third interest. Mr. w. III
Main states in the bill that early this week he
went to the hotel to see his mother and was for
cibiy elected, and he found that In the rooms
which ne and his sister had occupied the win
dOwS had been broken. He asserts that HOadley
has refused 70 account for or allow an inspection Of
doors OF the room occupied by him (Main) and q
friend with black muslin, quantity OF which ne
files as an exhibit. A preliminary writ OF injunc-
tton was granted.
RoBBsRIRs REPoRrKD.-Mrs George Brown, No
p,slS rfC IN 1orf
watch worth go VIM. h Chase. No. lis II s He1 fH.H
street, reports that his house was entered Friday
night and robbed OF s. worth OF clothing Albert
Baker reports the larceny OF q number OF articles
worth S765 Bassf0rd Clotworthy, No HAS 7th
street, report that their front show window was
OF bitters and ten bottles Of whisky. +. P Ferris
No. ASS Missouri avenue, reports stolen pair OF
Guns and silver cum buttons. Capt. Richard Wood
cabin saturday night $8S. JnO. Leonard, No. 496
Wine, No. 625 street northwest, reports stolen
from his ONCE e46 worth OF clothing. Adolph
stern, No 9O4 7th street, reports stolen from in
front Of his store bolt OF flannel worth $3.50. J.
Bailey No S24 e. an street nSrthwss reports
CO. report the larceny OF a number OF articles
worth s. Mrs. Florence Ferguson, No. 1OO7 ID
nee iady's ulster: Alien GoOdridse. No. 4ss New
Jersey avenue southeast, reports stolen from same
ONCE an overcoat.
A SUIT FOR $4,000 DAMAGRl-In Circuit Court
No. 2. to-day, before Judge Merrick, the case Of
Mary B. Morse agt the United States Electric
Lighting co. was tried, Messrs Norris Morse and
Hamilton for complainant and Mr.. ]. J. johnson
for defendant. This Is an action for 10000 dam
ages claimed to have been sustained BY the plain
tn by reason OF ladder blown BY the wind Feb
ruary %, 1855, at the corner OF Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 18th street, on the complainant, cruising
her, &C, The defense Ii that the accident was one
for which the company was not responsible. and
that the complainant, II entitled TO any damage,
was entitled to only 90 mucn as she WAS caused 70
pay for phy sicianS SERVICE &C. verdict for $3.50
was rendered for plaintin.
JUDGMENT BY CONSENT AGAINST THE BALTIMORE
AND OHIO RAILROAD.-Thls morning, In Circuit
Court No. !, Judge Hagner, In the case Of Geo. r
Lybrand, by his next friend, Frances X Lybrand,
against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1udg-
ment was entered for plaintin for 0.1la60 6y
consent This was an action for damages laid at
$4,000, died BY NE 4 A. Newman, In which plain
TIN claims that on December %, 1850, having
taken passage here for GatthersburH ne was In
Jured in collision near knowies By being thrown
against the stove, and had his leg fractured and
other parts OF body cut and bruised
wlifred Blunt b sttll confined to . cell Ct Tulla-
more, notwithstanding the Recommendation OF
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