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AN ALLEGED DETECTIVE.
A Woman Calling Herself Such Arrested a
Vagrant

soSraut
Detective Raft this afternoon arrested
Emma G. c. Abbott on o warrant charg-
ing her with vagrancy and locked her
up at the sixth precinct station for
hearing in the Police Court tomorrow
morning. The case is likely to be
an interesting one. She is ffty-two years old
and the police complain that she has been an
noying the officials at headquarters by claim
ing that she was q detective and had
located a number OF persons charged with
crime, including silcott and on more than one
occasion she has claimed that she was entitled
to rewards offered for the apprehen-
sion of criminals. The woman has been
almost a daily visitor to headquarters for
about five years. and she had told Inspector
Swindells and the detectives Of many
conspiracies formed against her. For
some months she has been drawing
on the charity fund until the officials have be-
come tired OF her visits, and this was the only
means they knew Of by which they
could keep her away from headquar-
ters. The warrant was issued on the
oath Of Sanitary Officer Frank and the woman,
who is known at headquarters as the Female
Detective" win be given q hearing before Judge
Kimbau tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-29

Maj. Pollock, the superintendent OF the free
delivery system, has returned from a trip of
inspection of twenty-four Of the principal free
delivery offices in the west. He found that
owing mainly to the abolition of the custom
of counting the number of pieces
Of mail received and dispatched from post
offices that there would be no need of increas-
ing the carrier force. The only additional
carriers authorized were as follows: Two at
Denver, five a. Kansas City, one at Omaha
and two at Joliet. Maj. Pollock thinks that
it will be found that saving Of at least $500 900
per annum will be made by cutting off this
work. which, in the opinion OF Postmaster GEN
eral Wanamaker, is unnecessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-29

Tho Comnissionen and Attorney Hold .
Consultation ON the Subject

Tho Comznissicnen and Attorney Hold .
Consolidation ON the Subject
At the board meeting this morning Attorney
Hazelton was in consultation with the Com
missioners. particularly with respect to the
clause in the organic act which requires
street railroad companies to pave between their
tracks and between rails and as to the
extent Of the liability Of the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company to perform the
work of repairing streets disturbed by IL in
constructing the temporary tracks used by il
while building the new cable road. With re-
spect to paving between the tracks and rails
the question has been raised whether the COM
panies are obliged to pave all the space be-
tween the rails and tracks with the same kind
Of material as that with which the road
S rsy.a the in SsiS Ss ssss' ,is
Congress would never have required the
street railroads to pave only the space between
their tracks with the material Of the intersect-
ing street and leave the space between the
tracks At such intersections filled with rough
was evidently the intention of Congress
to provide a Homogeneous crossing Of the
street railroads ut such Intersections. On the
other hand it is contended that il this view pre-
walls the Commissioners would be obliged 10
require street railroad companies where
stone street to pave all Of the
space occupied by the railroad at an inter-
seoting street with cobble stones, notwith-
standing the street on the general line of the
railroad might be paved with asphalt. Ii
was further urged in behalf of the
claim that the railroads should not
be required to pave the spaces between
their rails with the material Of the interesting
street: that ut the time the Law was
passed on the subject many portions Of the
street railroads were paved between tho
tracks with wood, which had worn into holes,
and that Congress especially permitted these
portions of the roads to be paved with cobble
or belgian block in order to insure a harder
footway for the horses, as it was no. then
known that intersecting streets would con-
dnue to be paved with wood or other
substance which would wear as poorly under
railway traffic. Tie Commissioners did not
conclude tho matter, but referred it to their
attorney for his consideration and opinion.
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Kings Palace Opening.

Kings Palace is looking its best today. The
fall opening-always On event with the fair sex
Of this eity-commsnced this morning and will
continue through tomorrow. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
King, IT,, have just returned from a three
months tour through the markets Of Europe
aud brought with them an enormous stock of
novelties The best skill of foreign artists Is
reflected In the millinery and cloGks now on
exhibition ut 8l2-614 7th street. '.Thsse goods
can be depended upon" says Mr.. King, .'be-
cause they are our own selection and have been
imported direct" On occasions similar to this
Kings Palace has had many wonderful exhibits
Of fine handiwork, but none Of the previous
''opening days" was decorated - splendidly a.
II this.
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DISTRESS ALMOST UNPARALLELED
Not For Centuries Has Russia Seen Such
Misery.

Not For Centuries Has Russia Seen Such
Misery.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-Not for centuries has
such widespread distress been recorded in Rus
STA. II is nothing less than national calamity.
The TelegrapRs correspondent says that the
trouble is chiefly due to the government, which
at the beginning of tho year was well aware
tina. famine was imminent The authorities
delayed taking any action to relieve the dis
tress until il was too late.
In many of the districts entire villages have
been destroyed. The inhabitants Of the burn
ing villages, weak from lack Of food and no
prospects of improving their condition, made
no attempt to check the progress OF the fames
but stood and watched their dwellings burn
Added to these crues strokes Of fortune came
the cattle plague, which caused incredible
havoc. What little food il il possible for the
peasant to obtain is Of tho vilest description,
but SO sharp are the pangs Of hunger that they
gladly eat food that at other times they would
not touch.
Heavy rains have faiien and the ground Ia 80
soaked with water that the potatoes are rotting.
The price OF potatoes has already doubled and
is still rising.
Notwithstanding the terrible condition Of
the pessantry the taxes continue to be extorted.
Where the pearants display any unwiiiingness
to pay over their taxos the collectors resort to
the kuout
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TO RECEIVE THEIR MEDALS.
Those Who Will Go to PottsvilIe, Ia, To.
morrow Morning.


Tomorrow on the $40 a. m. train Of the o. and
P. railroad the following will leave for Potts-
vile, Pa, to receive at the hands Of Gov Patti
son the gold medals voted to the Washington
Artillerists, Logan Guards. National Light In
fantry, Allen Light Infantry and Ringgold
Light Artillery, the first to respond from out
side the District for the defense Of the capital:
Gen. Devices, Col Wallace. Gen. Ethan Allen.
Jas. ]. Mcdonald. S. Il. Russell, +. Mckay and
n. II. Cole, who all reside here. The medals
are Of gold, Greek cross on a circle of gold
in the center of which is hand some repre-
sentatiou Of the Capitol and around it is in
scribed: First in defense Of the capital
April. 1861" The bar to which the medal is
attached by ribbon has on the center a KEY
stone and bears the words: First defenders"
On the reverse the fact of its presentation by
the commonwealth Of Pennsylvania to those
who first reached tho capital in its defense is
noted.
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Foreign Gold Coming Here,

the effect that large deposits of foreign gold
are being received at the United States assay
Office in New York, amounting yesterday to
about S650, 900, of which $500, 900 were French
gold eoin," s24o,ooo English sovereigns, s15,-
600 Spanish gold coins and 100000 French
gold bars. This, of course, is but a fraction Of
tho gold which is being shipped to this country,
as the bulk Of the shipments consists of our
own gold coin sent back. The director has
under consideration plan to stimulate the
importation of foreign gold which, he will sub
init to the Secretary shortly.
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ALEXANDRIA
THE POINT LUMLEY SAIL

THE POINT LUNLEY SALE.
The sale of Point Lumley at the lower end of
Duke street today has left Point West, at the
foot Of Oronoko street, as the only portion Of
the river front owned by the city, except the
old outlet lock property near the foot of Mont
gomery street. This. however, 10 q recent pur-
chase. The landing at Point Lumley il coevai
with the town, but that at Point West or Fish
Town antedates the town by eighteen years.
The public landing there was established in
1850, and for ten years it was controlled by the
county court of Prince William county, but
when the county of Fairfax was organized in
1740 the landing passed 10 the control Of the
justices Of that county and so continued in
III, when the house OF burgesses enacted that
''said wharf shall be and the same is hereby
vested in the trustees Of Alexandria and their
successors forever, and they, or the major por
ton Of them. shall have the power to assess
wharfage" The landing at Point West was
called the county wharf long after Alex
sndria entered the District Of Columbia but
Point Lumley or the Duke street landing never
belonged to the county, but was always under
the control Of the town authorities in trust for
the bonefit-of the public.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The circuit court for the city, Judge Keith,
Ia In session at the marke. court house and IL
devoted to civil business Final decrecs have
been entered in the cases Of Pierpoint VS.. Hem
derson, settling the Bah estate, and in the suit
Of Marks va. Marks, adjusting the whole case.
The suit Of James L. Muir vs. VIM. II. Muir,
Is dismissed, and in the case Of Mrs. verlinde
A. Bull against W. H. Brown. in settlement Of
the estate of the late Wm.W. Brown. exceptions
are filed to the report Of Commissioner Arm
strong. On the probate side ]. G. ONeal has
taken out letters Of administration on the es-
tate Of the late Jane E. Herrick.
FAREwKIL BANQUET.
Row. James L Vance, the retiring pastor Of
the Second Presbyterian Church, win meet his
associates Of the Royal Arcanum tonight at .
farewell banquet rendered him by Alexandria
Council Of that order. II 10 expected that
some members Of the order from abroad viii
be present
Charles Butler ia held here in Jail charged
with stealing horse In Alexandria county.
Mr.. John II. Greene has obtained q writ Of
hsbeas corpus in the case Of. 81. Englehardt
fined $2o0 by the Fairfax court for the sale OF
liquor and arrested In this city. The case viii
be heard BY Judge Chichester at the court
house here whom hs next comes 70 hold court
Tho little daughter Of Mr.. Washinetou DAnen-
hover. who bsohs hsr arm BY AL last wssk,
70 improving.
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4 Meeting Called for Tomorrow Night Witch
ID Expected To Produce Important kesults.
Several members Of the executive and invita-
ton committees Of the G. A. r. encampment
met in parlor 10, Wizards Hotel, last evening.
The chairman Of the executive committee, Mr..
r. A. Parke, was absent from the city, fact
which was unknown to Commissioner Douglass
when he issued the call for the meeting last
evening. It was found that Mr.. Parke had
issued q call for meeting OF the executive
COMMITTEES for this evening. Tho invitation
committee had also been asked to hold meet
ing this evening. In view Of these facts the
conclusion was reached that il would be i'd
visible to adjourn with the understanding that
both committees should meet tomorrow even
ing in parlor 10 at 7:90 o'clock.
COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS nrMAlxs
Commissioner Douglass explained that he
had issued a call for the meeting in ignorance Of
the fact that Mr.. Parke had fixed q date for the
meeting. He said that there seemed to be
general desire that the committee should come
together as soon as possible in order that some
plan OF organizing the work of preparing for
the reception Of the encampment should be
adopted. He was of the opinion that it was
should be appointed Mt an early day.
The members OF the committees to meet TO-
morrow evening are rs follow:
Executive committee-R~ A. parke, g. r.
Hege, 0. G. Staples, ]. Joy Edison, George
Gibson, 1sador Saks, B. II. Warner and Frank
Hatton.
Invitation committee. W. Douglass. B. H.
Warner, ]. Joy Edison, o. G. Staples. Isador
Saks, Frank Hatton, S. B. Hege, z. i. Hay,
george W. Driver, G. T. Woods. L. D. Wine.
IMPORTANT RESULTS EXPECTED.
1t is expected that the meeting of the COM
mittee tomorrow evening will be an important
ono, for the reason that it is probable some
plan OK organization will be adopted. Several
OF the prominent members of the committee
said last evening that they were in favor OF con-
tlnuinS the present executive committee, add
ing, of course, to the number. This committee
has at present membership of eight and it is
proposed to increase the number to at least
twenty-five. The plan Of organization Of the
encampment committee will, it is thought be
adopted, and in that event the chairmep of the
various committees will be members of the
executive committee. Tho organization Of the
committees will be effected as early as posi-
Bile.
EARLY APPLICATIONS FOR QUARTERS.
Already there is demand for the services Of
at least @ committee on quarters. Inquiries
arc coming in from Grand Army posts oil over
the country asking for information in regard
to quarters. number of committees repre-
senting posts have already visited the city and
have secured quarters. In addition there are
numerous other details which require time to
perfect. and it is recognized that an early start
il calculated to facilitate the nrra0pements
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THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT
IL win BE ProrcGned Tomorrow-The New
Cabinet.

IL VIII Be Prorccned 1omorrow-The New
Cabinet.
OTTAWA, ONT. Sept 29.--Invitations to seats
on the floor of the senate have been issued for
Wednesday afternoon. and the prorogation
viii take place on that day. 1t is learned on
excellent authority that the reconstruction of
tho cabine. will take place almost immediately.
Hon. Frank Smith viii not continue to act
will be filed Ly tho appointment Of Peter
White, the prosent speaker Of ito house, who
will be succeeded in tie spcakership by !. Y.
Wood, member OF parliament: for BHookytlie.
Mr.. CARING. minister OF agricultural. viii ro-
sign and will be succeeded by Hugh John Mao
Donald, member OF parliament for Winnipeg,
aud son Of the late Sir John MaoDonxld.
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APPRA1sER coorxx,s CASE
IL 10 Denied That His Associstss Want HIN
Removed.

NEw York, Sept. 2s.-The statement made
by o. S. Appraiser Morviiie W. Cooper that he
had been told by Secretary Foster that it was
the unanimous desire Of his associates that he
be removed created no little excitement among
those gentlemen this morning.
In speaking Of tho subject Judge b. NJ.
Somerville, chairman Of board No. /, general
appraisers, said:
"If Secretary Foster stated to Mr.. Cooper that
be had been informed all the members Of
tho board desired his (Cooper'O removal
assert it most positively that he did not get
any such information from mo; nor do
believe Mr.. Ham made any such statement !
have my views as to Mr.. Cooper's competency,
which am willing to state when my official
duty requires. think tho error
Of the whole matter arises from o statement
made by Mr.. Ham and myself in reference to
one Of Mr.. Cooper's employees, concerning
whom Secretary Foster made inquiries. do
not desire to make mention of his name"
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Suit to Annul IN Assignment OF Judgment.
Elmon A. Shipley and George II. Kerner to-
day, by Messrs. Carusi and Miller, fled a bill in
equity against C. H. knight and W. ]. Foley to
annui assignment of Judgment The CON-
plainants state that January Il, 1881, under the
name Of Shipley, Smith 4 Co. they received a
judgment against Foley for Ss2l; that Foley
on April IA last was the owner Of real estate,
part lot 2, square 1872, which was worth 1000,
and the judgment was a lien on the property,
which fact, they charge. was we'll known to
knight, and state that on August 26 last he
called upon the co-complainant George
II. Kerner, in Baltimore and told him that he
did not think the judgment could be made. but
he would give 600 for it and take the chances
and said Kerner, believing that there were
doubts as to collecting ii, accepted the sl00
and assigned the judgment, which at the time,
with interest, &C., amounted TO S7e5.42, and
they aver that knight has agreed to accept
S675 from Foley on September 80.
They therefore pray for an injunction to re-
strain the collection of the Judgment by
knight or the payment by Foley TO him and
for the appointment Of q receiver 10 collect
the same and bring IL into court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-29

Los AsokLrs. CAL, Sept 2a.-Tahing the
dispositions Of the officers OF the Itata Was re-
sumed yesterday before Commissioner Owen.
length and gave testimony corroborative Of
that already given, The marshafs costs fox
the detention Of the vessel at San Diego were
paid yesterday by =. N. White, and It 10 under
stood that bond IL required In the sum OF
800, 600 to be Aled tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-29

Sam Banks Seriously Stabbed by Grant
Paine. Who with Ben Hall is Arrested.

Sam Banks Seriously Stabbed by Grant
Paine. Who With Ben Hall is Arrested.
Lasfnight about o. clock Sam Banks, a we'll
known colored man, received what perhaps
may be his death blow at the hands OF Grant
Paine near the corner Of Maryland avenue and
AZ street. Banks was followed by several
coiored men, among them Grant Paine. who.
when they reached ~ street and Maryland
avenue. drew knife and rushed on Banks,
running the knife into his chest near the heart.
Officer Mulvey started to arrest Paine, who
attempted to use the knife on him, but the
officer warded of his thrnsts, and using the
baton on his head felled him to the ground,
after which he was carried to the station.
Benz. Hall, who was in the crowd. was also ar
rested. Banks was found to be very seriously if
not fatally injured. This morning In the Police
Court Paine and Hall were committed to await
the result Of his injuries.
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This shows that the arrests on Sunday are less
than two-thirds of the arrests on the ordinary
days of the week, while Saturday the arrests
are about fifty per cent more than on the
other days of the week, and two and a-quarter
times as many as on Sunday.
This indicates that the closing of the saloons
on Sunday accomplishes considerable in this
line
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Nov READY.
FALL AND WINTER sTYlsa
YoCMANs
CELEBRATED NEW YORK HAra
WILCOX CO.. BOSTON. CELEBRATED SILLY
CONFORMING HATS
ooNyLETE STOCK DERBY HATS. FOR NEN AND
BOYS.
Asl so. g.. e.. 30. ca, a and O..
O1Ess SILK HATS, -. % aud O.
FULL LINE SOFT HATS
AZ q. sI.sc. -. g. 30. &c. s3.So. "a. sA5o. ss
and S.
LADIES RIDING HATS AND CAPS.
HATS FOE CoAcHNEN.
GRNfS' WALKING AND DRIVING CLOVIS,
CAxxs. UMBRELLAS and RIDtSo cRogs.
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Loxpox, Sept 29.-David Evans esq, who
represents tho Castle Baynard ward in the
borough OF aldermen, hiss been elected 10 suc-
coed Sir Joseph Savory ~ lord mayor Of Lon
don. Mr.. Evans WaA elected IN alderman IN
1854 and was sheriff Of London IN 166&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-29

Judge Cox, in the Equity Court, made do
cree divorcing William Carney from the bonds
Of matrimony with Catherine Carney, giving
him the care Of the child. The bill, Hled by
Mr.. J. Walter Cooksey, states that they we're
married March IS, 1883. have one child, lived
peaceably and happily together for some time
and charged adultery with samuel Stewart
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ANew Philadelphia Appointment.
PHILADzLPuIA, sept. 29.--Assistant City Boz
iici.or Abraham u. Bei.ier today formally
accepted tho Office Of director OF public safety
rendered hin, by Mayor Stuart on the resigns-
tion Of Director 0oney some weeks ago.
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MARRIED.

sHAFFEE-1yEY. On Tuesday morning. septetn-
her ~. 1881. at st. Aloysius Church, BY Rey Coz
nesias Gillsspie, =. J.. AUGUSTUS a. sHAfFEh 70
CATHEkINE q. IkEY. both of this city Nc czrds .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-29

THrxz Is No DAsesa
In nst-y MODERN GAS STOVE Of the serious
sccsdscts tlaE 50 often occur with Other stoves
CsA as. look our
slS DiAI.
oiLr EDGE
kcLiFsE and
RELIABLE.
nyios WASHINGTON oAstIoHr COMPANY.
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William steinmeir reports stolen from his
vest pocket, in the Britiah legation stables, .
gold hunting case watch yesterday. Charles
Chaves of 1910 Temperance alley, elso from his
trunk yesterday. Mary @. Curtis Of sll2 o
stree. northwest gold bunting case watch IN
10th street. on 26th or 9Th ladies' solitaire dia-
mond ring. Mis- Fannie Dunn Of lois 2lst
street states that her house vas entered ON the
night Of the 26th instant and pocket book con-
tanning el6 and eight silvSr- plated spoons taken
window.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-29

Marriage licenses have been issued BY the
clerk OF the court to the following: John r.
Link and Sarah e. Wilson; Timothy O'Brien
and Maggie 0'Connell; Milton 8. Roberts and
Sarah Harris, both Of Nelson county, Va;
Augustus l. ShaHfer and Catharins ]. Ivey;
Beverly T. 6ener and Eusis b. Gri6in; Milton
7. Burnett and Elys I. Dupes, both Of Rich
mond, Va; W. F. Rawlinp Of Prince 0sorsss
county, Nd, and Annie v. Flanagan; Louis @.
Vierbuchen and Mary A. McDevitt; Thomas W.
Iss ssenouT ana nesni y na M;spnn gp.n % ~ ~
man, both Of Richmond, Va; James h. Abrs-
hams and Ella =. Jones, both Il Richmond, Va
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ARRESTS FOR SIX MONTHS.
What the Results Of CIosing the Saloons on
Sunday Show.

Col. Robert has had an interesting state
ment prepared showing the average arrests
per day for the past six months:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-29

Tho following were the readings at the Office
of the weather bureau today: . a. IL, 70; Bpm,
81; maximum, Is; minimum, Ga
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JAMES =. DAVIS soxs,

cs-r NV. cor. Pennsylvania ave. and 12sh %.
A VOID HARSH pCRGATIvE PILLS. THEY MAKE
iva siek AMI taea leave ycu ocnsti x:ed. Carter
Lie AaNer H. regulate the boweis and cure yea
~ 81 AasostCr- Ht,crs, the South sricsn Ape
esef. EaAn.naS:E-si ~ DR.. J. y. D. sicgsy- = Bona
~ Seag ~ ExSlsG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-29
slma Cemmittsd for ths Grand Jurx.

sima Committed for the Grand Jury.
Walter I. Sims. arrested in New York few
days ago for forgery committed hero. vas
brought to the city yesterday and IN The Peliss
yes eeanittsd sos ~ action ot Ne grand
jasy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-29

Ths meeting ct ths Peoples Congrseational
Church on sunday, q vh5eh Rev. r. ". Fair
ss1 gsssae "a - sssrs ny g ~ 81 ss..
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