The Washington times., 1894-09-21

10 be adopted Mr. Wiley was the sub-con-
tractor for making the Boundary, now fi"rlda
avenue, sewer IN 1874, Strong being the con-
tractor, and was unable 10 collect ms money,
amounting to a large sum lie then sued Strong
and got judgment in all the various couIts ol
the District, also in the supreme court ol lhe
United States fer Sl6,OOO Win costs anu lntoleS'
for nearly twenty years.
Declared Null and Void-In the case OF
Martin against Sinclare Judge Cox YESTERDAY a
decided that the trust deed in laYor OF IL. IA
Mcpherson is null and void me properly coy
cred by the deco is lots Nos Z ana 10, IN
square No. TO- near the corner oil 4"ehly-hrst
and L streets.
Struck by q Gable Car-Raymond w
Burch was crossing Pennsylvania avenue near
Third street yesterday afternoon Wheh ne 'i. was
struck by cable car No and violently thrown
several yards lie was soon removed TO the
Emergency Hospital in the patrol wagon OF the
Sixth precinct, where il was found that ne niio
suffered a painful sprain OF the rlght shouluel'
After being treated Mr. Burch was removed TO
the home OF his daughter, at No. l2S Tennessee
aYenue.northeast
Charges Were Dismissed-The findings OF
the trial board in the cases OF the following
named policemen, each charged with conduct
unbecoming an officer, have been approved by
the Commissioners: Ossie hinger, d. T. bruce,
and George w. Mason; and for neglect OF duty,
Private George w. Green The charges were in
each case dismissed.
Kilrain Passed Through the CitS-lhree
noted followers of pugtlsm passed through lhe
city route TO New orleans last HlSllt, OH lAS
Southern railway. One of them was Jake Xii
rain, who will once again visit the region oil his
fight with Sullivan. Jonnie Murphy and James
Conroy, Of New York, were the other two. hll-
rain is backing Johnny Murphy against the
celebrated Billy Plimmer in night 10 hnlsh
to take place next Monday night before the
Olympic Club of New Orleans Conroy Is the
trainer of Murphy a number OF frlendS ana
admirers met the trio at the depot, and hllfain
said that his man was as 1T as hddIe, and
confident of securing the verdict
Interesting Religious Meeting-A very in-
teresting meeting is now being conducted by
Rev w. Hines, OF Virginia, in the Metropolitan
Baptist Church, corner sixth and streets
northeast. Green Clay Smith, pastor There
next week hr Hines is a forCible and eloquent
speaker All are invited 10 attend these meet
ings and join in the services.
Illustrated LectureS-The Vestry of Christ
Episcopal Church, on street southeast, have
purchased q fine stereoptican with large col
lection OF biblical views, and have arranged Tor
a series of lectures by prominent minister's our
ing the coming winter. The lectures viii treat
principally Of Egyptology, but other subjects
will also be introduced
Lectures for Stationary Engineers-Ihe
National Association OF Stationary Engineers at
its recent session in baltimore, adopted the
suggestions made in the report of the educa-
tional committee, for establishing schools or
courses of monthly lectures, Tor dissemination
among the members OF information upon legltl-
mate engineering and the elementary EnoNl-
edge OF mathematics. These lectures are 10 be
supplemented 10y the work of q local committee
for each subordinate organization, under GER
tain rules, and all the elements Of engineering
are to be systematically taught About twenty
Washingtoniaus, including Thomas A. Gibson,
delegate, and H. ;. Bolton, alternate, We're in At
tendance at the National Association, and en-
tered enthusiastically into the movement
Messrs. Il. :. Bolton, Frank Sasse, and John
Fleming were appointed the committee TO have
charge Of the school for Washington Association
No !, and arrangements for carrying on the
work were discussed at a well-attended meeting
held last evening in Oppenheimers hall The
school VIII be in active operation as soon as the
plans Of the committee can be perfected
5 Retained TO Defend IaylOT-Lawyers Ed
ward G. Niles and q. D. Barrett were yesterday
retained by Decatur Lodge, Knights OF PythiaS,
TO defend Thomas J. Taylor for the murder Of
his wife AS already stated in THE IIMES, Iay-
lor was formerly member Of the lodge, but had
lapsed The lodge determined 10 ignore this
and to provide him with good counsel SO that all
the facts leading up 20 the killing may be
brought out at the trial
lie Feared the Lockj aw-Mr Eden, stage
manager for the "A Wild Duck" company, now
performing s tAlbauEhs ., received attention al
the Emergency Hospital last night for severe
wound in the right foot caused by stepping on a
larE nail III the theater while his company was
rehearsing yesterday morning Mr.. Eden was
considerably worried about the accident and
visions OF lockiaw rose before his eyes, but DR..
Church, who dressed his wound, stated that no
serious results need be feared