Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-08
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Condensed LOCALS.

The National Academy OF Sciences will meet
III the national museum on the 10th instant and
continue In session three days.
Mr.. Henry Custer. formerly of this city. and
known a. q civil engineer in connection with
the gOytrnmt ut surveys, recently died at his
home III Rhelneck. switzerland.
In the case of George BriscOe. colored. con-
yictcd ~ hoUsohreaking. Judge Montgomery
hiss granted motion for q new trial
Pioneer Council. No. !. Sons of Jonadab has
appointed a committee TO draft memorials on
Moses 7. Parker and Philip Thompson. recently
deceased.
Rev. John Cavanaugh formerly Of this CITY.
and now OF the Free Methodist church in Port
landsyllle. Y. Y. has recently been visiting his
father and mother III Richmond Va.
The police. from O'Clock Saturday morning
TO that hour yesterday. made IS arrests. of
which % were in the first precinct and up TO
O'Clock this morning % more arrests were made
The body of John Moore. the colored man
who fell overheard at Doves wharf. foot OF q
street. few days ago. was recovered yesterday
afternoon by Special Officer james Donnellv
near CUmberland's bOat-EOuse.
An unknown cOlored woman left with Mrs
kager, at the Baltimore and Ohio depot yester-
day. a twO-months' baby. but failing 10 call
for II and Mrs. kager missing the train. it was
taken to the sixth precinct station and sent to
81. Ann asylum.
The students Of civil engineering and survey
ing OF the Columbian university SATURDAY. after
noon visited the geological SURVEY with Prof
Fava- Prof. Gannett received the class and
explained the Instruments ard methods of the
survey. The class makes weekly excursions of
this kind under Prof. Fava's direction
line annual banquet OF the Alumni associa-
ton OF Columbian university Will be held at
Wormley's ON Wednesday evening. April 10.
In the Criminal Court. Judge Bradley, this
morning. Vim. Halliday was arraigned on a
charge of manslaughter in causing the death of
George Byron February last by a wound in
nicted February last. and plead not guilty.
An address on Journals and Corporations
Which Respect the Rights of the Negro" was
delivered yesterday afternoon BY William Bolts.
Of Petersburg. Va, before the SUNDAY after
noon lycedn OF the Second Baptist church
Short addresses were made by Rev. Mr.. John
son and J. IL. Chestnut and others
Senator MandersOn. the commander: Mai W
i. HuxfOrd. recorder. and Gen Albert Ordyay
viii represent the District of Columbia Conn
mandery OF the Loyal Legion at the duadren-
NAL congress Of the order. which convenes in
Cincinnati Wednesday. Senator Hawley Gen
Mussey. and Surgeon-General Browne will 90
as alternates
The police department has received a circular
from Chief Little of the Elmira. " " police
force. offering a reward OF 300 for the arrest
and conviction of George ". Warde late as
sistant postmaster of that city. The circular
states that he is wanted for robbing the post
ofhce.
On motion of Mr.. Linden Kent. Gen. W. II.
Payne. OF Virginia. was admitted TO the bar OF
the Supreme Court of the District to-day T.
1. Sheppard. OF Michigan. on motion OF j. W
Walker, was admitted 10 the bar.
The CASE OF Mas. CRANE CoNrISUND.-Ihe
case OF Mrs. Jennie Crane, charged by Mrs
Buford with the grand larceny of 1868 worth
of furniture from the furnished house. No. 2I$
street. which she had rented from Mrs Bu-
ford as heretofore mentioned in the STAR was
on trial IN the Police Court Saturday afternoon
Aessrs. Woodbury. Wheeler and Daniel T.. Ca
hill represented the defense. while Attorney
Armes conducted the prosecution. The court
heard the testimony for the prosecution and
continued the case until tomorrow
NEW Route TO NEW YORK.-A new route 70,
travel TO New York has been established by the
Baltimore and Ohio in connection with the
Reading and Jersey Central roads. The trains
are run through without change or transfer
and passengers are landed at Jersey Contra
station. foot Of Liberty street. two blocks from
9Th avenue and three blocks from 9th avenu,
elevated roads. See Baltimore and Ohio tim,
table, this paper.
The SALE of valuable improved property Oh
L street, between 10th and 18th streets, to tax,
place Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 9, at 5 o'clocl