The Washington times., 1894-10-18
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day.
Fair; slightly cooler; northerIy winds.

Work of Active Thieves-Unknown thieves
stole four boxes OF cigars and Il sample case
containing lot of cakes and candies, from
the buggy of Mr.. L. III. Macomber, while it
was standing at the corner of Third and II
streets southwest. An open-face silver watch
was stolen from the vest of Mr.. o. B. Cole,
while it was hanging up in the new building,
NO. 1l3l Tenth street northwest, where he
was at WORK. Some sneak theft got away
with black cloth dolman and derby hat
from the hallway of j.. C. Spraul's residence.
No. 514 Thirteenth street northwest. All OF
these cases were reported to Inspector Hol-
linberger, at detective headquarters yester-
day afternoon.
Decline in the Death Rate-In face of the
cold and changeable weather which prevailed
last week there was decided decline in the
number OF deaths as against that OF the pre-
vious week. The decrease amounted to nearly
20 per cent. and the death rate fell from q. 7
to 17.5 in that time. The improvement was
general. There were very many less deaths
comparatively among both the aged over
sixty years and the children under five years
old. There was a continued absence of fatal
forms of contagious diseases, except the six
cases OF diphtheria and of the various mala-
rial ailments. The health of the city is good
and the present hygienic conditions are only
continuation of the same favorable state
characteriztng the present fiscal year. Dur
ing the last year there were 4l3 less deaths
than in the preceding year, and the returns of
the first quarter OF the present fiscal year show
a falling off l2S up to the first day of this
month.
knights Of the Golden Eagle-T frater-
nifty Of the knights of the Golden Eagle will
celebrate the eighth anniversary of its organ
iZation in the District of Columbia at National
Rifles Hall this evening at O'Clock. Past
Grand Chief Woolman Gibson will make the
opening address, which will be followed by a
musical and literary entertainment and hop.
Their Sanity Observation-Disclosures in lunaey
were issued yesterday as follows: Joseph
Goldsbee, seventeen years a resident of the
District upon information by Mary Smith,
No. AZ o street alley; William Brooks. twenty
nine years. by Betsy Brooks, No 220 j street
southwest; Marcellus Acton, ten years, by
John T. Crismond, No. 729 Twelfth street
southeast.
Lizzie Stole Clothing Lizzie johnson, a
young colored woman, was locked up at No.
police station yesterday by Detective Henry
Lacey on the charge of stealing lot of cloth
ing, valued at $50. from her employer, Mrs
Mary Lee, of No. Is C street northwest. She
will be tried in the police court to-day.
Fined the ,xton-William Johnson, the
colored sexton who assaulted his wife. Ma
tilda Johnson. in church. was yesterday morn
ing in the police court fined SO or thirty DAYS
in jail for the offense. In default of bond he
was committed to Jail by Judge Miller.
Costello Committed to Jail-James Costello,
the old soldier who brutally beat and kicked
a comrade named Jerome Foley, in a lodging
house on Whitney avenue in the county Us
described in yesterdays TIMES, was given
hearing in the police court YESTERDAY He
vas sent to jail TO await the result OF Foleys
injuries. The condition of the latter showed
some improvement last night.
Police Looking for a Fraud-The police
OF the Third precinct are looking for a we'll
dressed stranger who has been working the
bogus water inspector game in West Wash
ingtOn during the past week. He has victim
lied several citizens by entering their prem
ises and pretending TO be an inspector,
examines the faucets, declares them out of
order and demands a fee OF 50, which has
usually been given him,
John Shea Will Be Tried To-day-The case
OF John Shea, OF No. 325 Maryland avenue
southwest, whose place was raided the sec
ond time by Sergt. Daley and a squad of Off
GERS OF the fourth precinct several weeks ago,
will be heard before jury IN the police court
to-day. Shea is charged with second oTense.
unlicensed bar. The defendant was pardoned
from the workhouse by President Cleveland
while serving time for the first otfense.
He Sold Milk and Water-Another dairy
man was raked over the judicial Goals yester-
day morning in Judge Kimballs court for
selling adulterated milk. The compiainants
in the case were District Chemists Hrd and
Shepperd. Robert Weber the, accused, who
transacted his business at No. 900 Third street
southwest, was given the privilege of paying
a fine OF So or forfeiting his liberty for fifteen
days. He paid the fine.
Restraining Order Asked-The Hygienic
Ice Company and Frank Hume yesterday
sued George L. Favorite and wife to recover
s306.75. It is asked that a real estate note
for 1914, secured by property at Takoma
Park. sold by the Favorites to Charles H.
Raub, shall be placed in the hands of a re-
ceiver, the money collected and applied to the
debts of the Favorites according to just prior
tiles. The note is now in the hands OF George
j. Johnson. to secure losn of S3l0 made by
Johnson to Mrs. Favorite. The bill asks that
Johnson and the Favorites be restrained from
transferring the note, and that Raub be re-
strained from paying it.
Jottirgs from the Courts-Marx Kaufman
yesterday sold to Henry kaufman his stock
of clothing, mems furnishing goods, hats,
etc, at No. 211 Pennsylvania avenue south
east, for 50, ,902.
II. f. Woodard, as trustee, sold to Caldwell
Il Humble the restaurant business at No. 407
Tenth street, for the nominal sum of s..
The North Capitol Methodist Church trus-
tees yesterday mortgaged their property, lot
No. TO- in square No Ga, to secure a loan of
$4,000.
James H. Grant yesterday gave to the
American Security and Trust Company a
trust deed to lot No 13, in square No. 264. 10
secure the company as Grants surety for
,000 as contractor for the construction Of
barracks, ETC., at Fort Myer.
Mrs. Gray Sues for Divorce-Mrs Hardenia
Gray yesterday brought suit for divorce from
Thomas Gray, who she says now lives at
Newark. n. ]. They were married here on
July 10, 1890, by the Rev. Robert johnson, of
the Metropolitan Church. on r staeet, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets northwest.
They lived together till September %, 1892,
when he deserted her. He never has sup
ported her, she asserts, and in July and Au-
gust, 1892, became so infatuated with Ella
Webster, who lived at No. 1928 Rhode Island
avenue, that he would go there and remain
far into the night. She believes that he was
guilty of infidelity. She asks that her maiden
name, Mansfield, be restored.
Tramps Fire a stable-About 1925 o'clock
last evening, fire was discovered in a two
story stable on Scheutzen Park lane, in the
county, owned by Mr.. B. l.. Simpson. The
structure has been unoccuppied for some
time past save by tramps who occasionally
wander out in that direction and use it as
free lodging-house. The fire last night, which
did $500 worth of damage. is supposed to
have been caused by some ''hobo" while light
ing his pipe.
Congressman Wilson'S Chances.
Col. Forrest W. Brown, of Charlestown,
W. Va, was at the National yesterday. Col.
Brown has taken a prominent part in the Con-
gressional campaign in the Second West Yir-
ginia district, in which Hon. William l., Will