Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-31
THEY WANTED THE CHILD.
A Little White Babe Taken Away From
Colored Family.

Policeman Wilson Of the Humane Society
was recently informed that there was Q white
child in a colored family in Fenton street and
went there to SEQ about removing the child 70
some institution where IL would be we'll cared
for. When he arrived at the house the colored
people refused to part with the five-months-old
child..and the officer came away empty handed.
The child was very small and thin and the off,
Ger thought that it would do the child good to
remove il to some other place, but he doubted
his authority to take the child by force
After taking legal advice today he returned 10
the house and took the child against the protest
of the colored people. The latter SAID that the
child had been given to them by lie mother
bat they would not divulge the mothers name.
The child is now in the Founding Hospital.
A Wedding efinitely Postponed.
Among the marriage licenses taken out to-
day was one which will not represent fee
paid to q minister. at least for the present.
Tho young man took out the license and then
for the first time the yeung woman took coun-
sci of friends and interrogated her own heart.
She had only known the young man for a
month and when it came right down to soberly
considering the situation she was not quite
sure that she loved him enough TO devote her
whole life 10 him. 1t was pleasant TO talk about
marrying. but the reality a different thing
The young lady an orphan and living with
friends, whom she did not consult until after
the license was taken out. The marriage was
to have taken place tonight and to have been
surprise to her friends. The young girl WAS
persuaded that she had done foolish thing in
upon so short an acquaintance to
marry. and so word was sent to the young man
declaring the matter off for the present
Centennial Day at the Patent once.
To the Editor of The EVENING star:
One hundred years ago today, July 81, 1880,
the United States issued patent Mol to Samuel
Hopkins for Making Pot and Pearl Ashes"
Only three patents were issued during the year
1880. At present the average weekly issue is
about $50. During the year 1889 the aggregate
number OF patents issued is "a, $50. The highest
number attained 4S3. 432 In the list issued for
the week ending July 2sls90. Mr.. John Cullen,
in charge OF the record room, seems to be the
only one that observed the fact that this 3lst
day Of July, 1890, 10 the one hundredth ami
versary OF the beginning OF the issue Of pat
ents for inventions and discoveries. The I'd
vance of arts and sciences in the United States
Ia perhaps nowhere better illustrated than in
the records of the United States Patent Once,
as indicated by the Office work of 1870 a. above
contras,ed with 1880. THOMAS g. OKwro.
The Detectives Were Waiting for Him.
Jack Farrell. the Baltimorean who Wa Re.
Gently arrested here on charge of robbing .
street car conductor on the Washington and
Georgetown railroad, as published la The SrAa
at the time, was released on o., 900 bail yester-
day afternoon. Before he Jeff the
court house he was rearrestsd by De-
tective Carter on q charge pending
aga INST him in Baltimore He was williAs 20
return to Baltimore without the formality Of q
reoui.ition and he was taken over there BY
Detective Humphrey of that city.
He told Detective Carter that he was willinf
to stand what was against him both here and
in Baltimore and be then intended TO turn