Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07
CONDENSED LOCALS.

The Rev. W. A. Leonard, d. D.. rector of ST.
Johns church, delivered last night the sixth of
the series of special Sunday night sermons for
young men at st. Paurs church, Baltimore.
His subject was The Christian in the State.'
During the forty-eight hours ending at
o'clock this morning the police made seventy
two arrests. Only eighteen of the arrests were
made yesterday and last night
Saturday afternoon as Mrs. Admiral Semmes
passing along q street, between 18th and
I4th streets. a colored boy snatched her satchel
from her hand and ran off. The satchel con-
tanned 81 in cash and a check for so on the
First National bank of Westminster. Md. The
police were notified of the robbery, but the
negro had escaped.
Saturday afternoon Thornton Downing and
Cornelia Crusenberry appeared at the court
house and procured marriage license. The
couple were married in one of the court
rooms by Rev. f. ID. Bailey.
The lecture room of the Fourth Street NJ. E.
church crowded yesterday at the monthly
meeting of the Sunday School Gospel Tenn
perance society to listen to an address of Mrs
Belva Lockwood. which was uchappreciated,
after which six persons signed the pledge.
The divorce case of Charles Baker agt. Mary
Ann Baker, in which bill and cross bill had
been filed. was dimissed to-day in the Equity
Detectives Mattingly and Horne have recov-
cred two bicycles stolen from Messrs. Silas
Mantz q 5. j. Phelps some days ago.
SHE Was DEPENDING MISUNDERSTANDING af-
ternoon a colOred man. named Frank Brooks
entered the first precinct station and COM
planned that he hadbeen assaulted by colored
woman named Mary Francis. Cuts on his head
he said. were inflicted by knife in the wo-
mans hand The officers investigating the case
learned that the woman had struck Brooks
with stone and in doing so she only defended
herself. The trouble occurred on ID street, in
the division" Officers Heller and Ellis ar
rested both Brooks and the woman. and
charged them in the Police Court this morning
with disorderly conduct Brooks was fined
go and..the woman was discharged.
The HOPE AND HELP MIssIox.-The second
anniversary of the establishment in this CITY of
the Hope and Help mission, branch of the
work OF the Woman's Christian Temperance
union. was celebrated last night at the First
Congregational church. The service was
opened by reading from the scriptures by
Mrs. Il. X. Catlin. and following this was a
prayer by Mrs. Bishop Newman and hymn by
the congregation. Addresses were delivered
by Mrs. La Fetra. Mr.. j.. III. Hitchcock Rev s
NJ. Newman. Mrs. Clarke, Rev. E. ID. Bailey and
Mr.. III. b. Moulton. and vocal solo was rem
dered by Miss Carrie kidwel.
Hrs HAND MASGLED BY MAoHINERY-Thoma
Fields. young cOlored man employed at John
son Bros saw mill, had his hand caught in the
machinery Saturday afternoon. He was sent
10 the Emergency hospital. where DIR. Gill per-
formed an operation on one finger. His hand
Is 50 badly injured that he will not be able to
use 1t for some weeks.
STABBED IN THE FACE BY WoMAN.--'Frank
Benton. No. AIS D street alley" is the name
and address of a eolored man who visited the
Emergency hospital yesterday morning for
treatment. He was suffering from two stabs in
the face, which, he said, were inflicted by a
colored woman. He told the doctors that he
had spent the night down town and woman
stabbed him. He refused TO tell the woman
name. DIR. Gill sewed up the wounds and the
man went home.
STRUCK WOMAN IN CHURcH.-John Mercer,
colored, attended the Mission Baptist church
yesterday. Alice Thompson also there,
and when she walked up 20 give her collection
TO the minister John objected and struck her.
John was promptly arrested and this morn
ing Judge Miller fined him SO or 80 days.
BUILDERS viii find in the inaugural commit
tees advertisement for proposals an oppoEtu-
nifty 70 employ their otherwise idle time in the
erection OF the stands on the parks along Penn
sylvania avenue. These privileges are consid-
cred very valuable.
CHEvALrER DE KoSrsu viii play his own ia
nous composition. The Awakening of the
Lion" at the yalda grand concert tomorrow
evening.