Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-07

VI nausea and was shut up IN his booth TOT over
out were stopped by Coogan, G0ldens trainer. A
light followed which soon developed into general
succeeded IN duellIng. No arrests were made.
Ierty was OF the track from :a3 am. 20 4 an
turkey walks stirtly and with painful effort Hart
returned 70 the track AT 81 am. Dillon dropped
out nor half an hour or 50 az am. stout, the
Arab. who went on the track al midnight after
slowly, as his feet were olisfcred. There was a
row In the bar-room In the early morning. during
which glasses were hung around AZ q lively rate,
put stop 20 H without making any arrests At
m. Turkey. Day. NInL Noremac, strokel.
track. AIpert made his isoth mile at Sc. am.
Taylor returned % the track At o an, having
been OF since IL 30 O'Clock last night
Cartwright retired al O'Clock last night, and at
10 O'Clock this morning had not returned 20 the
track. As no oficial notification OF his retirement
bad been received he Is sun IN The race. Tiiy.
after midnight The strain OF the thirty -four hours
Is telling slightly on Guerrero. Herty II also be
ginnins 70 show some signs et wear Aoert Is
lot.
THREE CONTESTANTS RErIRE.
AT IL 90 am. Hegelman came on the track. He
appeared TO be very stin. AT II :.s5 it was Of
ncially announced that johnson, stout and Horan
had retired from the race. Horan h the man that
Manager Hall said he would back for $1,000
from wall Street To-day.
Nrw YORK, Feb. :, n am--Tne opening &C
~.
nrst prices showed advances In most cases over
last evenings closing figures OF from !. 20 =. per
cent, though several were unchanged. Reading,
~. faul and western nion were the only active
stocks with Northwestern, Louisville and Nash
Vile and Lackawanna following while the rest OF
tne t ,ist mere very dull The market was rrm, and
further small fractions were gained IN the early
trading advances over opening prices. ranging up
TO j per cent in the general list while Wheeling
market developed no special fesiure of Interest,
and at IL O'Clock ft was very dull and steady 20
firm at about the best prices OF the hour.
Mr~. scoss's suss Against Bscr Father.
TIE INTERESTING HISTORY oF A CLAM ron 10000
WORTH on PROPERTY.
CHICAGO, Feb IA Shelbyyflle, Ind special
says: Mrs, Clara l. ScOtt's suit against her father
Jno. q. Wagner, OF Cincinnati. 20 recover some
10000 worth OF properly which she charges hin
with obtaining with fraud, was called up In
Greensourg yesterday on change OF venue IRON
this county. The property In dispute Is a brick
house valued at tlsooo OF which Mrs. Scott
terest In the rental collected since 1855, amount
ing TO si3.5 500 The plaintiff claims that Ia 1865
her grandmother, Mrs Mary 4. keppel, gave 20
Wagner 500 TO purchase the lot on which the
house now In dispute stands under the condition
that he should have it decided 10 his wife (her
daughter) and the two children, OF which the
plaintin was one. soon after the wife and one
child died, leaving the plaintiff alone. Wagner
married, and his second wife dying, he married
again. The third wife learned uf the girls inter-
est In the property. ana they made life 4 burden
Tor her. She Was locked IN the cellar, scantiIy fed
discoyerd her condition and brought her food,
and finally told their parents. MAY 8, 1875 mob
was formed, and it was with diniculty that wag-
ner was escorted TO a train Tor Cincinnati, where
he has since lived, and where his third wife and
her daughter both died In the lasttwo years
DO NOT Recommend Prohibition.
THE COMMISSIONERS vIEws on THE BILLS PENDING m
CoNGREss.
On II. r. bills l4l3 l74s, 1885, ana 4959 relat-
ing to the sale OF liquors In the District the CON-
missioners have written their views 70 the House
District committee: "whlle the Commissioners
admit thatyery serious evils grow cut OF the liquor
trafic and that iIs proper control by legislative
enactment Is attended with great difficulty, they
are not prepared 10 recommend the radical treat
ment OF the subject proposed IN these bills. A
larse number or the citizens OF this community re-
gard all measures OF this character infringe
ment On personal liberty, and hold that unneces-
sary restraints should not be imposed upon any
class because OF the excessive Indulgence of
another In what is Injurious In View OF this con-
ition OF things they deem IL their duty 20 advise
such legislation Will meet the difficulties re-
ferred 90 and at the same time leave the personal
liberty o. our citizens !, ems uhlmpaired They are . ot
less sweeping system OF dealing with this trafc
In the District at least until the practical value OF
prohibition is better established and the senti-
inent In It's favor more pronounced and general"
sales oG sscal Estate.
s. NJ Bryan has bought OF W. j. Kehoe, for
$1,000 lot 53, South University grounds, 80 by 80
feet. on stoughton street. Mabel q. Bell has
bought for So 80 OF G. q. Hubbard, lot 8. block
Margaret j. Badger has bought for $4,000, ot
Anna L. Deering, sub 40, 81, ll3, lsx46 feet on
10th, between Massachusetts, avenue ana street
northwest. W. Harvey has bought for 3. 800 OF
Joseph Jockey, sub 81, 81. 634. 20Nl0o feet, on g
street. between North Capitol street and New Jer-
sey avenue northwest; Emma X caperIon has
bought for 50 600 OF j. H. MARI, sub lots 10 g. 81.
~, fronting - feet on 2lst street, between yir-
ginia avenue and street northwest
Ananias Herbert has bought OF Henry kraak.
rfsl
by 1.,S feet inch. on 4 street, between ID aud
4th street northwest
ADEAD BODY FocsD AT THE MOUTH OF A sswER.-
Yesterday afternoon about O'Clock, Nj. Edward
&. Barston, OF No. $50 North Carolina avenue
southeast, discovered a mutilated human body at
the mouth or the sewer near = and 18Th streets
northeast, and Policeman oliver was summoned.
When the officer arrived ne found several buzLards
about the remains. The head was entirely gone
and the body was badly decomposed, and M II
thought was washed down by the now OF water In
the sewer. The police think the body was thrown
In the sewer by medical students The remains
were taken TO the morgue.
TEE HANNAH PERMIT CAsE.-To-day In the
Police Court, Judge Snell gave Judgment against
Marcellus Farley and Albert Wooden, who were
charged on the l4th OF December with making
an excavation without a permit The men, as
heretofore published In The STAR, were employed
by Daniel Hannah. who had them make the ex-
sjoners changed the mode or Issuing the permits
TIE court suspended sentence.
WIPES BILL FOR DIvoRcE-A bill for a divorce
was 1led to-day by Maud Augusta Edie frOm
Christopher Edie. They were married January q,
1886, by Rev. 3. Ffncken, and have six children,
and she charges that for more than three years be
has been confirmed drunkard. aud has become q
burden 10 her and her children; that January 25
last, at the house. SIS 1lth street, ne struck his
daughter Florence with coffee cup, and on Feb
ruary struck the complainant with a large TIN
coffee pot halr full OF coffee, scaldlng her nght
arm.
DEAD BABIES Found IN THE SrREErs--Yesterday
morning Officer Walsh found the dead body of q
colofed infant near LIST ana L streets southwest.
Yesterday afternoon Oficer Moore took 20 the nrst
precinct the body OF an infant WHICH was found on
L street between 18th and 18th 0Reets northwest
The body had evidently been run over several
times by vehicles, ana was SO badly mutilated thas
IL was impossible 10 tell It's color.
Affairs I'm West WashtngtO0.
ARRESTED on A CHARGE or WRITING POLICY
Wakefield sellers, Alonzo Thecker. James r. Sifnr
mons and George, alias "Lockey," Hunt were ar.
rested yesterday afternoon by orncers Burrows
and Hall on the charge or writing policy. Each
lert $50 collateral at the station for his appearance
before Judge Smell to-day.
REyIyAL-The first OF a series OF revival meet.
inRs 70 be held at the C0ngress-street M r. church
WAS held last night and largely attended