Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-31
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ing elected the following officers: President,
Fred Brackett; first vice-president, L. B. Cut
Ter; second vice-president. w. H. Webster;
secretary, NJ. B. Prentice; treasurer, John A.
Van Doren; historian, H. s. Stevens
The Brookland Heights Cooperative Build
ing and Investment company has filed a GER
tiicate of incorporation by J. t. Moyland s.
I. Marshall, Samuel j. Owens, r. NJ Harding
r. c. Stevens, L. s. Wartield, and A. g. Huyl-
man.
Charles Jones, who was acquitted few days
ago OF a charge Of larceny from the person
but held on another case, was discharged by
Judge Montgomery on Saturday.
Saturday afternoon jury under a writ de
lunatico inquirendo found Charles A. Barker
to be of sound mind
Government Printing Office Council, No. 211,
National Union, has elected officers for the en-
suing year as follows: President Henry T.
Brian; vice-president, Charles E. Hall; speaker
Fred. A. Hall; recording secretary, A. II. Tay-
lor; financial secretary, A. 7. Foxwell; treas
urer, John 7. Heck; chaplain, r. Emmett
King.
Branch 41s, Catholic Knights of America. has
elected the following officers: President,
Frank j. McQuade; vice-president, E. L. Jor-
dan; F. g., Thomas Birney; R. s., VIM. NJ.
Becker; treasurer, ]. j. Neumeyer.
The board of directors of the Y. N. c. asso-
citation are considering plans for improving
the facilities of the present building. 1t is
thought that either the present building
should be torn down and new one erected or
else the property will be sold and site pur-
chased elsewhere No decision has been
DR.. Sohon, Of the Emergency hospital, has
resigned his place as surgeon at the Emergency
hospital, to enter private practice.
Mrs. Gamaliel Bailey, the widow Of the late
DR.: Bailey, editor of the National Era, died
Saturday. Three children survive her, one of
them being Mr.. Marcellus Bailey, the WELL
known attorney.
B. II. Warner Co. have issued a very hand
some annual for 1889
Chas. E. Jacobs and Miss Maggie Culligan.
while driving near Howard University yester-
day afternoon, were thrown from their buggy
in consequence Of the horse running away.
Miss Culligan was slightly injured about the
head and was attended by DIR. Shadd.
About 1890 O'Clock yesterday, boys PLAYING
with matches in the machine shops in the rear
of Prof. Alex. Graham Bells residence, 1915
Connecticut avenue, set the place on fire. The
IRE department responded quickly and extin-
guished the flames with a loss of $3.50, covered
by insurance.
At meeting Of Capitol Council No. 800.
Royal Arcanum, December 4, the following
were elected officers for 1889: Regent. b. E.
Hendrickson; vice-regent, w. Wilson; secre-
tary, NJ. Price; collector, A. Brunn; treasurer,
J. Brock. inside guide. Chas. Voss; orator,
Chas Heilbrun; past regent, s. Heller; trustees,
3. Goldstein, s. Heller and Morris Cohen.
At the inquest held Saturday over the re-
mains Of James Payne, who was fatally stabbed.
DR.. Hartigan testified, that in his opinion,
with early and proper surgical attention the
mans life might have been saved. DIR. Harti-
gan said to STAR reporter that he had no in
tention Of rejecting on the attending physician
The difficulty was that the man was allowed to
bleed almost to death before the physician
was called.
There were twenty-six arrests in the District
in the twenty-four hours ending at a. m. to-
day, and Of these six were .'drunks"
certifcate OF death from natural causes
was given by the coroner in the case of Benja-
min King, who died at the wholesale market
Saturday
Henry Brumgim, employed by the Adams
Express company, fell in fainting fit at the
baltimore and Potomac depot yesterday
morning about O'Clock and, striking the lock
on car door, was badly cut about his left eye
Or. Sohon sewed up the wound at the Emer-
gency hospital.
Yesterday, Leroy wilkerson, a colored boy
OF fifteen years, had his ankle fractured by a
horse he wasexercising at Ivy City falling upon
Yesterday afternoon, Carter Collins colored.
residing at 402 9Th street, while riding on the
electric road. near New York avenue and Boun-
Diary street, leaned from the platform and his
head came in contact with one of the poles
and he was knocked of. He was brought in
on the car and attended by Drs. Naylor and
Gibbs. who found that his injuries were not
serious.
siastic meeting of the Presidents Troop the
new national guard organization, Saturday
night, at national guard headquarters, the fol-
lowing officers were elected. A. n Ferguson,
president; ]. Sheppard, vice-president; War
der Voorhees,, secretary, and Harrison s. Bar
bour, treasurer; military oficers-Otto c. Rein
ecke, first lieutenant; Harrison s. Barbour,
second lieutenant; Hiram Z. Mitchell, first SER
geant; Graham, second; Eker, third; Hudson,
fourth; Ferguson, fifth; Sheppard, sixth, and
Fosberg. seventh sergeant; corporals-Carey,
Koch, Won Rosenberg, Offley, Shuster, Pills.
bury, Busher, and Coleman. A committee,
consisting of Lieutenants Barbour and Rein
ecke, was appointed to secure an armory and
make report by Thursday night. Until an
armory is secured the company viii meet at
'.headquarters." Gen. Ordway has made requi-
sitions for uniforms and equipments, and Il is
expected that the company viii make its debut
New Years day.
SUIT AGAINST THE GovERNMENr.-Joseph
Redeem and wife, by Robert Christy, their at
torney, brought suit to-day against the United
States in the Court of Claims to recover dam
ages for the failure to restore their buildings
on q street northwest, occupied by the signal
service for great many years. The plaintiffs
claim that many and material changes were
made to adapt the buildings for the use Of the
signal service, uniting them for private resi-