Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-15
CITY AND DISTRICT.
CONDENSED LOCALS.

V. G.. Fisher yesterday made an assignment
Of his stock of papers, &c. 500 18Th street. for
the benefit of his creditors. d. S. Mackall is
the assignee, and number of creditors i'll
Baltimore and other places are preferred. in
Guiding Mr.. E. Morrison, of this city. to the
amount of 81 1870
Judge Cox yesterday made decree of d.
vorce in the case of Richard johnson agt
Susan johnson. The charge was adultery.
They were married in South Washington in
1882.
Yesterday the Court in General Term gave
authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to
hle petition for the condemnation OF lot l.
square 231, for by the bureau of en-
craving and printing.
Sam. Lewis and Ed Lovins. eolored. were be-
fore Judge Miller to-day for shooting crap
IN Freeman,s alley yesterday afternoon. They
were fined IS each.
r. o. Hoffman has been elected a trustee of
Columbia fire insurance company in place of
VIM NJ Gait, deceased
Rev. Frank j. Grimke has notified the
trustees of the Fifteenth PRESBYTERIAN church
Of his acceptance of the call to the pastorate of
that church.
FUNERAL OF JOHN H. SEssFoRD.-The funeral
OF John H. Sessford formerly president of the
Franklin fire company and the first chief of
the paid fire department. took place from his
late residence, No. Ar l. street northwest to-day
Itwas attended by the Veteran Firemen's associ-
alton in citizens dress with badges. and large
number of citizens and friends and relatives of
the deceased The services were conducted by
Rev. DR.. Bartlett. of the New York avenue Pres
byterian church. and the pall-bearers were
Messrs j. j. Peabody. c. Kaufman, W. Cam
mack, j. V. Dobbyn, J. r. Brown and W. c.
Goddard from the Veterans association. The
interment took place at Glenwood. The yeter-
ans last night reported resolutions of respect
TO the memory of the deceased.
SwISDLISG THE CoLoRED PEoPLE.-A num-
Der Of colored persons in South Washington
have been visited recently by middle aged
white man. who under the pretext of being
able to secure them 300 under the incoming
administration, obtained from many of the
colored persons 10 cents. His story was that
he was an agent sent out 10 collect the names
OF all ex-slaves who were born in MARYLAND
and Virginia. who he said were entitled to the
money. From those who wanted their names
put on the list he collected 10 cents each
promising TO send them paper which would
explain the matter. Thus far no paper has
been received
HE ''PosT" COMPANY INCoRPoRATRD-A GER
tncate OF incorporation OF the new Washing
ton Post company recorded Yesterday
The capital stock is fixed at 300 OG6 with the
privilege Of increasing il 10 81 600 OOO divided
into shares OF $500 each. The articles of in
corporation are signed by Frank Hatton Be-
riah Wilkins. John Paul Jones, ". j. Thomp-
son, and Edward I. Fletcher.
POLICEMAN BRASsoN AcoUITTED.-Yesterdav
afternoon. in the Police Court Policeman
Branson, OF East Washington. was placed on
trial charged with clubbing Joseph Connors.
An account of Connors' arrest was published in
The STAR at the time. The policeman con-
Quoted his own case and offered testimony to
show that ConnOrs was biting him when he
dubbed him. Judge Miller. in disposing of
the case, said that If the government had
shown that the policeman responsible for
Connors' present weak condition the court
would certainly have imposed a severe penalty.
The judge commented on the fact that police
men had to deal with all classes of persons
The club, he said. was not put in policeman's
hand TO use on person to crafty his temper
or vent his malice. A man who could not con-
troll his temper a dangerous man to be a
policeman. In this case the proof only showed
the one blow inflicted on the side of the Young
mans face as against the manner IN which he
treated the officer. The charge was dismissed.
Mn. 2. L. WHITES FUNERAL--The funeral of
Mr.. 2. l. White will take place at IL o'clock
Thursday morning from the Church of Our
Father. The interment will be in the Con-
gressionA cemetery. Mrs. White will arrive
here this evening from New York.
PRoNIsED TO MovE-Yesterday afternoon in
the Police Court a colored woman named Jen-
ME Campbell was charged with keeping an ILL.,
governed and disorderly house in South WASH
ington. She pleaded guilty and the court ac-
cepted her personal bonds TO move from the
house within ten days. She was then tried for
assaulting a colored girl named Ella Harvey, for
which she was fined 80 or so days.
The GREAT JAPANESE ART SALE-The sale
81 this superior collection of Japanese goods
vii be begun tomorrow at Thomas Dowling's
auction rooms llth and Pennsylvania avenue,
ct ii o'clock.