The Washington times., 1894-11-16
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day.
Generally fair; south to west winds.


legal hocus pocus arrangement or miscon-
struction OF the law. Hyman Lewis, an aged
Hebrew. who has been trying to make an
honest living these hard times by repairing
and selling secondhand shoes, was hauled up
before Judge Kimball yesterday to answer the
far-fetched charge of being an unlicensed
junk dealer" Lewis occupies small room
on Four-and-a-half street southwest, and pur-
chases old shoes, which he mends aud sells TO
persons in the neighborhood. The case was
continued to allow Lewis to secure the at
tendance of witnesses in his behalf
Sunday Teachers Club-The East Capitol
section Of the Sunday Teachers Club will
meet this evening in the Eastern Presbyter-
ian Church, corner Maryland avenue and
Sixth street northeast. DR.. Gilbert Will con-
duct the exercises.
His Faithful Services Remembered-A re-
ception was given Wednesday night by the
officers, teachers, parents, and young people
OF Hamline Church Sunday-scheol to their
late superintendent, Mr.. Thomas B. 1owner,
of L. B. Towner & Sons. A handsomely en-
crossed set of resolutions. signed by William
IL. Proctor, Anton Coe. and Mark ii. watson,
committee, were presented by Mr.. Proctor.
DR.. Todd, pastor of the church, gave to Mr.
Iowner an onyx clock and two candeabra.
Watchman Ferbert's Case Contlnued-The
case of Market Watchman Charles Q. Her
DtIly Will SuOUtluB OuhiN cOhSos
colored, in the neck, was continued to await
the result of Jones injury in the police court
yesterday. Bonds were fixed at $500.
Lottery Case Continued-Herman ]. Mar
tin, the Seventh street printer, charged by
Sergeant Daley with selling Louisiana State
lottery tickets, was called in the police court
yesterday and the case went over until to-day.
Fined for Assaulting a Woman-James
Mcdonald, an alleged ''Swampoodle" fighter,
was fined IS by Judge Miller yesterday for
assauiting Miss Maggie Wright. charge OF
assault preferred by Mcdonald against FitZ-
hugh Duyall, a railroad man, was dismissed.
Constitution Was Acceptea-A specia:
meeting of the stockholders of the Oriental
Brewing Association was held last night at
st. Joseph's Hall. Fifth and II streets, Presi-
dent Schwab in the chair. The proposed re-
vision of the constitution was presented, read,
and accepted.
Notes from the Courts-Oliyer r. Hara yes
terday sued Alva r. Hubbard & Co. for 5000
damages on account of an alleged inelficien-
heating apparatus which the latter supplied
the former under contract.
William W. Mockabee and Ida Speer, heirs
OF the late George w. and Mary L. Mocka-
bee, yesterday sued their brother and sister,
Henry c. Mockabee and Adalia Mockabee, for
/ q settlement OF their parents estate.
A jury in Judge McGomas' court yesterday
gave Robert Boswell verdict OF 81, 600 dam
ages against the District for the accident by
! which his daughter Alice's leg was broken
! six years ago.
| Myer Loeb yesterday sued Elkanah H.
Waters of Waters & Thompson, to enforce
| performance of contract to purchase part Of
! original lot No. 10 in square No. 54 6,59l
! square ieet at 81 foot, making total Of
| $26,3S
| The suit of Augusta A. Aufrecht for divorce
/ from AnFr 10 OF
| No. GIT d street northwest, was yesterday
! dismissed by Judge Hagner. They were mar
! ried here on March q, 1881. by the Rev. Mr..
/ Kraft, Lutheran minister. and have no
1 children. Mrs. Aufrecht charged her hus-
| banc with drunkenness, cruelty. and brutal
| assaults. Mr.. Aufrecht retalated with simi-
! lar allegations. Much testimony of friends
| was taken on both sides.
| Robbed by a Womau-Two well-dressed
| and respectable appearing white women were
| prisoners in the Police Court dock yesterday
! They answered TO the names of Mrs. Kate
! Shober, awidow, and Florence Sweetman, and
were charged with grand larceny. The women
! were arrested by Policeman John A. Foster on
! complaint of John d. Evans. a saloon keeper,
| of No. 10 n street southeast. who alleged that
! S99 had been abstracted from his inside vest
| pocket while he was in Mrs. Shober's house,
! No. 325 c street southeast. Mrs Shober was
| held for the grand jury in 81 900 bonds.
Whitefield Charged with Forgery-A
| charge Of forgery was preferred against Will
lam Whitetleld in the clerks Office OF the po-
lice court yesterday afternoon, and war ant
issued for his arrest. The information was
! sworn to by Manfredi HanZa of the Columbia
| Chemical Company, of this city. Whiteheld
| was bookkeeper for the company, and it is al
legged he forged bank checks aggregating
$500, and then suddenly left the city.
RnrFnlk NoSh
| Bids were opened yesterday by the directors
| of the Norfolk and Washington, D. c. Steam
| ship Company for the construction of their
new steamer and the contract was awarded
| TO the Newport News ShipbuiIding and Dry
/ Dock Company, located at Newport News.
Va. The contract provides for a steamer OF
| the same dimensions as their present steamers
Norfolk and Washington, but is to have a
! speed OF twenty miles an hour, and to be
| completed and turned over to the company
on January l, 1895. The intention of the
company is to place the new steamer on the
day route between Washington and Norfolk
| during the summer months. She Will also
stop at Piney and Point Lookout, going and
returning.
Brooklyn FoTgsr Caught Here-John Cusack,
| who forged notes upon which he received
$500 and fed from Brooklyn to this city, was
| arrested by Detective Garter. He was yester-
| day placed in charge of an officer and taken
back to the City of Churches.
He Would Rather Go to Prison-'I am
| weary OF dodging and hiding from the internal
revenue detectives, - said Charles Partridge to
Inspector Hollinberger yesterday at police
| headquarters, "and l want TO surrender. so as
| to relieve my mine of the suspense The
| young man said he had been indicted in Stu.
| art, Guthrie county, Iowa, for ''moonshin-
| ing" in connection with man named Muir
| ply about two years ago, but that he had es.
capped and ever since has been a fugitive
Partridge was locked up at the Twelfth street
station by Detective Rhodes, and the revenue
| officials were notified.
| Burial of Harry Buckingham.-The fune-
| raj services of the late Harry Mortimer Buck
| ingham, an account of whose recent death in
Baltimore has been published in The TIMES
were held Yesterday at the residence of his
father, No. 233 Ninth street southeast, and
were conducted in the presence of a large
assemblage by the Rev. Mr.. McCoskey, pas
tor of the North Carolina Avenue Methodist
| Church. Among the contributors of flowers
were: Mr.. Edward P Davis, Joseph P Free
man, H. j, Elwood, Mr.. and Mrs G. C. Lin.
der. r., Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Pitzer, Mrs. J.
Lewis, ir.. Mrs. J. J. Little the Bijou Theatel
orchestra. Mr.. and Mrs. Turner, the emplove!
of c.. NJ. Bell. Arthur McCammack. Edwin
Ferry. J. Dugan, and Frederick Shaffer. The
pall-bearers were; John Esputa, Hugh Pitzer
John Maloney, William Kline, Philip Hinekel
and William Joccetti.