Evening star., 1897-04-17
CONDEN S Enta-s,LOCAlS S

The banquet of the JunIbr law class Of
Columbian University, Which was to have
been held last evening At the Riggs House,
has been postponed untn Friday, April 2i
The Epworth Leaguei Chapter. No. 14OS,
Of Epworth NJ. E. Churcb South are pre-
pairing for their ANNIVERSARY celebration. 20
be given in Two sections The social par:
will be given April 2i At the home Of one
of its members and thqadsyotional part at
the church Sunday evening. May =, to
which all the leagues aif8 the city will be
invited Rev. c. d. HaariSs DID, of Balti-
more will speak. 80,
The Legion of Loyal, W omen. will give a
battle of Lexing ton, Mohday evening, April
10. This is an occasion Of social On njoyriisnt
ard not for pecuniar<y etneSt, and cards Of
admission can be Obtained at the rhah; on
Monday afternoon between. and B o'clock.
Admission to members well as others
will be by card only.r -
Continental Chapter, D. A r., will hold
its regular meeting at the Ffsnere on East
er Monday at pm. Col, Ghas. Lincoln
will deliver the address and Mrs. Currden
will have charge of the music.
On the streets in South Washington a few
days ago fish dealer pushing hand. cart
attracted attention everywhere he went.
Every time he stopped crowd gathered
about his cart. The attraction was stock
of live CARP These fish when alive, are in
great demand by Chinamen.
In the vicinity of the Chain bridge some
of the fishermen are dipping shad and her
ring The District exteIrds, to high water
mark en- the Virginia side, and it is claim
cd that these men are violating. the law.
Those who are engaged in the dipping say
that so long as they stand On the soil of
the old dominion they tere not amenable TO
the Law this side. Although this dipping
is done openly, with no attempt at conceal
menr. the police HAVE iFoot' made arrest
to test the law, and some of them pretend
that they cannot get the evidence against
the dippers. f. 49,
p Send for the police" said colored man
employed in an excavation yesterday when
he unearthed some bones - t'ihs -
What forT' inquired one of his fellow
workmen. --- -,--
Somebody's buried, here" he answered,
and amt going TO take any RESPONSE
"A policeman responded. and was amused
when one turn of the shovel unearthed a
dogs head. .-5-. .--..
But I'm. satisfied, said the digger.
"'cause if I hadn't had a policeman I'd
felt an uneasy feeling, and you know about
ghosts"
George Eenning, a plasterer, who lives
at Thomas d. Hayden's boarding house,
No. 10 E street northeast, was taken to
Garfield Hospital lasttnigkt because of an
injury to his head inflicted several days
ago. Yesterday the pain H. mis- head was
SC intense that he did not go to work. The
hospital physicians treated him for his
trouble, and he was able to return home.
The boycots heretofore declared against
Mr.. Stilson Hutchins and Barber &. Ross
by Steam Filters Local Branch, No. 10,
were lifted last night by. that organization,
heretofore existing difficulties having been
settled to the satisfaction of the society
Ernest Adams was today before Judge
Miller on the charge of assaulting Charles
F. Held, and was fihed $40, and in default
sent to Jail for thirty days.
Richard Blue was today fined $50 or ten
days in jail by Judge Miller for carrying
a concealed weapon -
George Washington Yesterday, according
to testimony before Judge Miller, stole d
pocket book eontainingd5ncent and some
papers from Mrs. Rosina Ware, and today
he was held by the Court IN $500 bail for
the action of the grand frE. .s1...A. -
Joseph Brown, who swasit charged with
assaulting and strikingoW 4Tren F. Sileott,
little child, was today fpsd $40 or thirty
days In jail by Judge MiHefn
Annie Bowman, lawfully married col
ored woman. objected tR- Maria Cart
wright's being in her husbands company
last night. Maria objected to the objection
in manner which catised the police to