Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-18

/ As T.. d. Hardy. colored. living at 1l36 Goth
| street, was leaving the gallery of the National
steps He was picked up insensible, and Officer
j. A. Moore had him conveyed to the Emer-
gency hospital. where ii was found that he was
badly cut about the head
Transfers of Real Estate.
Deeds in fee have been filed as follows:
B. F. Leighton ct al to Lizzie A. Richardson
I lot 81, blk. &c, Brookland; 1925. B. E. Messer
/ to Frances VI. Lee, lots 51S and 519 Uniontown:
$3.50. Mary Myers to F. P. Dove, pts. 20 and
IL, r. & HIS add. to w. W.; $1,000 BF
Leighton ct al. to Winifred O'Conner, lot 7,
blk. "a. Brookland; 1915. Phebe A. Walker to
j. j. Darlington, in trust, subs 50 and So, So
S73; $. Mary E. Lloyd to c. E. Frasier, in
trust, pts. Is and 10. So. $40; 8. Martha H.
Hudson to c. Gessford, subs SO and &c. SO.
$50; s..
WASHINGTON AND GREAT FALLS RAILWAY
CoNPASY.-The certificate of the incorporation
OF the Washington and Great Falls railroad
company has been filed in the executive cham
Der at Annapolis. Md. Capital stock, $3.50. 900.
The termini Of the road are the Great Falls
Of the Potomac, in Montgomery county,
and point on the boundary line be-
tween Maryland and the District of Co.
lumbia, to be continued through to George
twon. The incorporators are Martin F. Norris
Jos. X. McCammOn. NJ. W. Beveridge. VIM. s.
Thorfn. Norval W. Burchell Jas. e. Berret.
Jno. ]. Chisholm and Arthur W. Machen.
THE SIX O'CLOCK CLUB Discuss Ir.-Dr VIM.
A. Hammond presided over the weekly dinner
of the Six O'clock club last night at Wizards.
at which there were over a hundred guests
The evenings subject. What do you think of
Robert Elsmere?' was discussed by Gen Mus
sey, Representatives Chapman and Cutcheon,
Prof. Lester F. Ward. Prof. Clark. Rev. DIR.
Shlppen. Miss Susan b. Anthony, Judge Lam
ders. Ex-CommissiOner Loring. Dr. W 3.
Matthews, Mr. Metcalf and Mr.. J. H. Moses.
OLD-TINE REPUBLICANS. - The surviving
members of the old Washington republican
association of 1855 and 1860 and a number of
representatives of the wide Awakes'' met at
the rooms of the New York republican club
last night. A. c. Richards was elected chair
man and A. G.. Hall was made secretary. The
members will make a social call upon Mr..
Lewis Clephane, the secretary of the two old
associations, on the evening of January &c, at
his residence, 1925 K street.
EASILY SwINDLED.-Wm. Brown. colored. who
lives at No. 2227 Boundary street. left his home
yesterday and walked into the city looking for
employment. He met a colored man who as
sured him that he could get him job. They
went together to house in NJ street allev
where Brown gave the stranger $40 and waited
for his return to inform him where he could
get work. The man failed to return.
BEGGING AT THE CAPIToL.-Michael Lavery. a
neatly-dressed man. was in the Police Court
this morning charged with being yagrant 1t
was alleged that he found begging in the
capitol Capt Alabach, of the capitol police.
and Mr.. b. II. Shivers. a Senate official an
peared as witnesses against the prisoner The
former testified to complaints made against the
prisoner. and Mr.. Shiyers testified that he saw
Lavery beg and receive money from Senator
The defendant denied that he had begged
money of any one. He said that he was at the
capitol to see Senator Quay and Representative
Randall about his pension bill. He was sem
fenced to sixty days on the farm in default of
so bonds.
A DIsoRDERLY Gypsy CAMP.-The gipsy
camp near Berrys spring. on the Glenwood
road. the police say, is public nuisance and
they going before the grand jury to see if
something cannot be done to rid the District
of the gypsy band. Frequent fights occur in
the camp. and many of the gipsies get drunk
and keep the neighbOrhOod in an uproar. Last
night pistol shot was fired in the camp and
when Policemen Slack and Morgan went to the
camp they arrested Vim. and Elijah Bates, who
were under the influence of liquor, and
charged them with disorderly conduct. They
each left IS collateral. which was forfeited in
the Police Court this morning.
TWENTY DOLLARS FOR INSULTING A LADY
To-day in the Police Court $50 collateral was
name Of Clarence f. Doyle. The charge was.
that on X street northwest last evening he
made use OF insulting language to Miss Ethel
Girard of No. $40 10th street 1t is alleged
that while Miss Girard was passing near 18th
and K streets last evening" the man ATTEMPTED
10 begin Irritation with her and became
so offensive in his manifestations that Miss
Girerd called on a gentleman for protection
This, however, had no effect on the defendant
who persisted III his insulting conduct and a
ll.sl l.,
released On the collateral, which he forfeited.
CASE OF SrLF-DEFENsE.-AbeC Coleman the
colored man who shot seven teeth out of Chas.
Johnson's mouth during a row at 8th and G
streets some nights ago. as published in THE
STAR at the time. surrendered to Officer Cham
berlain in South Washington last night As
published at the time Coleman was assaulted
by johnson and another man. who. it is alleged
attempted to use knife on him and he used
the pistol in self-defense. The case was in
yestigated this morning by Prosecuting At
torney Shillington, who came to the conclusion
that Coleman acted in self-defense and nolle
pressed the case.
JURORS EXCUSED. = In compliance with an
lntimation given by Judge Montgomery a week
ago that he would, at the close of the present
week, excuse such jurors as made application
for the balance of the term the following were
renewed to-day: James p. Ryon, NJ. Metzger,
OccA 80 W huSueIH, W. r. Il. Eaton, Chas. IL.
Nelson. John c. Baum, Arthur Burt. Thaddeus
Bean, Robt. j. Leitch, Henry F. Woodland. Ed
ward Cooley, c. VIM. Klopinger and William
Heine.
The UNUSUALLY OPEN wISrER.-An ice fam
Inc is predicted. but Mechanical Refrigeration
Will amply supply any deficiency in this city.
There Is now an opportunity for market men,
store Keepers, hotel and housekeepers. to Sc
cure the required refrigerated space at the
Center Market at reasonable rate. Those
applying early will have separate spaces fitted
up especially for them.
| The ARMoR COLLECTION OF PArNrINas.-The
sale OF this collection began at Williams q Co.'S.
auction rooms last evening" The attendance
] was large, and in a number of cases the bid-
ding was spirited by those anxious to secure
| one of Mr.. Armor's examples. The sale will be
continued this evening at 1880 o'clock.
THE FUNERAL OF z. L. WHITE. - The re-
mains of Zebulon L. White, the well-known
| journalist, were buried yesterday afternoon i'm
| the Congressional cemetery. Funeral services
were held in the Universalist church of Our
Father. 18th and l. streets. Rev. Alexander
Kent. the pastor of the church, conducted the
/ services. The attendance, which was large. in
cinded many newspaper men. The pali-bear-
ers were Gen. Boynton. ID. r. MCGEE, NJ. @.
Seckendorf, E. c. Rowland, 8. V. Clark, Gen
X. ID. Mussey, George Martini Mai poweI w