Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1875, Page 4

ING STAR. Orrick oF CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER. WASHING J 2 In the middie and easte lake region, rising and bh harow ing temperature, brisk a’ castona north or west winds. diminishing in fore might.and ¢ paring weather. im thre last seetion by winds shiftin; erty to-night. LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, &¢., To-Night. Ford's Opera House—Mr. Charies Pope as “Samson,” in the biblical tragedy of that name Theater Comique—The drama of Wrestling Joe; or Life at the Mines,” : fine variety eatertainmen.. Masonic Temple —The Burns Ciub cclebra- tion of the birthday of Seotia’s bard. oe = Condensed Locals. A supper for the benefit of the poor will be ven at the 4th street M.E. church, Navy Fard, to-morrow evening. See adv The accumulation of ice upon the te wires has damages the Hine in our city consi down in several pla. ‘The will of the la’ filed to-<: He ehildren, and na as his executor. President ( of being pres east- e Lient. J.T. Essex was < his property to his es Mr. Chas, M. Mathews nt has signified his int ation at the socint . York Republican association 21 Masonic Temple. on Thursday evening next Mr. Jos. 8 MU Lith street ator northwest Petitions to urging the pas’ stitute bill for the of Columbia. Edward H. Thompson application, through TF tor" for divorce Thompson. A little son of Dr. E. A. Adams, of East Washington, while skating on the Anacostia t S suh- District satunlay fil liott fe, I ‘on Saturday, ¢ through the nd but for the aid of a gentieman who was near by would have drowned. ‘The funeral of the late Capt. E. A. Ryther took place from his late residence on Georgia avenue on Saturday afternoon, and wax at- tended by a very cone including many The interment cemetery. Mr. Wm. H.¢ sobright urse of friends, mibost my structions in dan- cing, died on Saturiay last. The funeral takes place this afternoon. Mr. Bates was th whom he was charaeter and kind- ness of heart, aud his loss will be generally regretted By the adver: sing column it will be seen that Mr. Frank Beard. of New York, is to appear at Covgre: nal Church on Wedl- nesday event. Mr. B. is yon arth of worderfnl genins. having for some time employed on Herper's Weekly. The Aldine Seritner's. and other papers of vote. His te ture on. the nounced capi Philosophy of Mirth” is pro- 1 -_—_o——— Allezed Abstraction ef Mutilated Bank Notes from the Redemption Division of the Treasury. For some time past mone: been missed i of mutt ei notes in the au of the Treasury depart anptly taken by the ret out thy Veilance. Some dix s and suspensions were mace. leak ey Finally the ne secret Ser called in to ne arrest of a young ty named Frank F. ed in that bureau forabout six months. s duty was to seal up the chages of mutilated national bank not~: after they had been cancellod previous to their being burned, and it is chargel agains: s been in the habit of ab- note occasionally as op- ed. When arrested he had 35 his possession, and on searching his house fome $15 was found of the sr e denomsna- tion and a quantity of pieces of mutilated notes. He was locked up last night at headquarters. but subsequently in the sum of 21.560 for bis appearane Police Court. He came into Ing and the hearing was postponed next Wednesday, the bonds heing contiz has been emp Suppex DEATHs.—In Fast pwn baker, f hi th been present at the fv of the lamented ( tended to his 1 late in the evenin a few m jamin August. a messon- Navy department. livir 2 uth us a pe sterday m: ut 4 ing. was tak: Which sbe dice Tre Wi SOCTATION held their Sth anniversary 1 at the New Yor an ebureh. Rev. S. S. M 1 i ot udlet, of the © i ute for the the « D 1 Dumb nual report, cers and committees ipts amounting penditures—Fuel, rent, labor, The report further atest by states t the le- ed tific ithem $4, ount of gislatnre cou tax le Mrs. whol mn CARTER.—This lady. s be be Mrs. ¢ Pr woukt as the tim mt Will at that iving @ literary sisted hy Misses Gray abtediy have greet her, und a large and ¢ Tne MoxtGomeny County (Mp.) AGri- CULTURAL Soctety last week elected the following officers for the ensuing year-—Pres- idevt, E_ J. Hall; vice presidents, Capt. Jas. Strain, ist district: Dr. Wm. A. Waters, 2d district: John H. Gassaway. Offutt, 4th district: Asa Stabler, 5th dis- trict, Barnard Swarts, I executive Com- ittee, Ewart C. Gilpin, Joseph T. Bailey, lobn Wilson, John Saunders, William 8! ui district; N. D. Brooke: secretary, Spencer C. Jones; treasu. rer, H. W. Talbot pia GILMORE AND His RENowxED 2p Reet- MENT BAND have been selected to furnish the music for the fifth and last grant gift concert of the Public Library of Kentucky. which takes place February 28th. ye bears and its distinguished leader will start in a few days for Louisville, but will give con- certs, on their own account, at all the great ities on their route, commencing with Bos- ton. New York, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia. Pittsburg, &c., and closing on February 4th, at Louisville. GRANGE Orricers EF E lowing afficers of Oxford Grange. (niontown: Master. James L. Haley. over- seer, T. Owen Berry; lecturer. Dr. John W. Bayne; steward. John Lannan; assistant stewart, N.M. Lincoin; chaplain, H Bird: treasurer, Mr. Mastess: secretary, L. ag Aa god William Bayne; ceres, Mrs. Harry Bird: pomona, Mrs. J. L. Halley. flora, Miss Hattic Goe; stewardess, James Grimes eS DUNCANSON BROS., auctioneers, ecom- es, diamonds, &e., tein & Co., 619 , Unis morning; the sale Goods soldat ruin- ous prices this morning, but owing to disso- Yution of copartnership the stock must - —————— Tar WeArnrR YesTerpay—this ay i wi ~ Te ived at the signal office here indicate that at nearly every — the country yd from a heavy | Minister Schenckh’s Letters to Norman Ward. for proving the ordnance the | MR. FH. SN YDERCHARGED WITH THE LAR- | United States, in wh amMant is largely in- CENY OF THEM—HEARING IN THE POLICE and for the further purpose of de- COURT TO-DAY—SCHENCK A PARTNER OF | feating the act pending nting | wrarn’s. a@ patent to affiant which is of great | _Jn the Police Court, Judge Snell, to“lay, | value to him, and for the further Frederick H. Snyder was arraigned irpose of ruining his eredit by obtain- with nt Inreeny of letter from Norman | Ing the control of jud; its “in New Wiard. This case was continued from last | York against aMant and instituting vex: week. when a portion of the testimony of the prosecution was heard, and the facts were ted in THE Stak. Roth complainant and lant were present this morning with their counsel. | MR. WIARD'S TESTIMONY. Mr. Wiard testified that he had known | Snyder six orseven years. In the month of January last (1874) Snyder was at witness’ house as a guest. Witness was a mad friend of General Robert C. Schenek, minis- terte England. He had received a letter from him which contained some very amus- | irg and pleasant which he had fre- | quently read to his guests. This letter was | placed in a draw in his library, and de- | Fondant had been in the h wit of going into the library and had been seen to nm this drawer. le received information from his wife which led him to think that Snyder was t his friend, and was playing the spy upon . In consequence of information he re- ceive from his clerk he went to look for his letter in the place where it had been depos- and it was gone. He subsequently found at the letter was in the session of Mr. ler.and that he had been offered $100 The letter was written in the fall sne- tious suits thereon In the courts of this Dis- triet and forthe further pu of raining the social standing of himself and his wife by cirenlating false and scandalous stories about |, and by issuing a false and libel- lous publication, and farther obtaining from Wm. P. Wood, by means of a forged dis- patch, $300. of money of the affiant against = and government of the United tates. The warrant was placed in the hands of Detectives Sargent and McElfresh, who ar- Tested the parties, and they are held at Police headquarters. iene Fire atthe Navy Department. THE FLAMPS SUPPRESSED WITH COMPARA- TIVELY SLIGHT DAMAGE. At 1240 o'clock to-day an alarm of fire was turned in from box 68, U.S. Signal office, G street, between 17th and 18th streets, “arse of the discovery of a fire in the east en'l of the upper story of the Navy Department building. Smoke at that time was issuing in dense volnmns from the eaves of the building, and almostevery one was to the belief that the entire build ecumb to the flames. Word was arse, passed through the rooms used great commotion among the clerks. lovees hastily got out the hose kept ng. And attached if to the plug, The War Depari- emple more fortuaate more dexterous, and making an attach- soon had water on” that part building on fire. Engine compvaies and 5, were soon on the ground and in service, but . 4, receiving box 26, started for that box, and thereby lost some time. The Hook amt Ladder company was also soon on the vround, and a general alarm breucht out No.3 from Capitol Hill. Nos. and worked from the F street plug,and5 4 from the G street ping. the hose being ear- ried intothe building aid up the bullers to the top. where the entire roof appeared to be on fire, but by hart work the flames were soon cot well under. Major Richards, Sa- perintendent of Police, ortered all the r*- serves tothe building, and they performed geod service in keeping the crowds back so that the firemen could work efficieatly. Many of the contents of the rooms in the building were ruined by the water, but some of the bureaus got all their recor ts out in safety. The fire originated in a room Sn for it. ceeding the last Presidential election. It was addressed to him this city. THE CROSS-EX AMINATION. Cross-examined by Mr. Riddle, for defences: ¥ pss had an office at 48 Broad street, N. | Y.. and had his papers all sent to that point. bnt this letter was not among the papers: he had his office and papers remove! to 2 Dey street. New York, where defendant also hat an office 1 not show the letter to any one while he was in Broa-l street Mr. Ritidle.— Were you a partner with Gen Schenck? Henkle objected to this question, and ourt ruled ite pe had shown this letter Mr. Ride led that the letter must be read, or its contents disclosed, in order to give its tdentity vitness went on to say that the letter was written to him in response toa letter of his stating that he was GOING TO SUPPORT GREE: Mr. Riddle.—Did you Witness —I did, and voted for him. Mr. R—Did you send him a check for S1.o0r Ruled out. Witness then went on to say that Mr. s Sehenek said many things in favor of ae eeiuters and nape! President Grant and Secretary Robeson. so ereet one = eerie pepe ee Mr. Riddle.—Did he say anything about pets, oa is ye plained. The contents of the Secre- THE PACIFIC MA SOMPANY ‘ room were taken out insafety. While Mo diene ape Min fire was in progress a young bricklayer Mr Te Who clse did you read this let | !&med Homer had his wrist badly cut bs glass while attempting to save some of the contents of the building. An artery was cut and he came near bleeding to death, but was hurriedly carried to the drug store corner of Iith street and Pennsylvania avenue, where Dr. Turner, of the Navy, assisted by Drs. Winter and Bowen, took up the severed arte- it | T¥.and dressed the wound. Lieutenant Greer, with Sergeants Trannell and Swindells, were early on the ground, with all their available foree, and Major Richards and Captain Broek, on their arri- oo to the disposition of the force gen- erally. ter to? Witness said he showed it to Secretary beson and to a Mr. Strohm. He also wel it to Mr. Murtagh, of the Republican. Mr. R—Are you one of the editors or re- sh the about collecting ela ment? Witness.—There re s business alluded to in it. Mr. R.—D 0 you think there was A HUNDRED DOLLARS’ WORTH OF FUN in it? W.—I would not have lost it for $1,000. It was worth that much to me. R.— How did you know that it was in Sny- der’s hands? Witness. ir. W. P. Wood told me he hat seen it in his hands. Mr. Henkle objected to this mode of pro- ceeding. Witness said he heard about two weeks ago that the letter was in Snyder's hands. He tolt Snyder, after seeing him in his libra- v re anything said in ims against the govern- eral matters of ——- of Health. HT SOLL AND OFFAL— MORTUARY REPORT FOR LAST WEEK. Ata recent special meeting of the Board of Health the special committee on THE DISPOSITION OF NIGHT SOTL submitted & preamble and resolutions, which adopted, setting forth that their attor- oseph H. Bradley, had advised the contract made by the boari with F. P. Sawyer for the removal of night soil, garbage and dead animals from the REMOVAL OF N ry. tol his house and noi show himself | Cities or Washine c] she s ton and Georgetown, has there any more. He had always kc been violated and broken by salt Sa wyer,” letter in his pocket until the time w! and therefore “said contract is declared to be laid it in hisdrawer. The last time was there was when he told him to | house, and he had never been the Witm out his naturalizatio obtain patents on his inventions. TESTIMONY OF MRS. WIARD. Mrs. Wianl, wife of complainant, testified that there were seve letters from Mr. Sehenck in the drawer where Mr. Si used to have access, were missing m after Mr. She searched the for them, but they were gone. There were three or four of them received at vari- ous times. They had been ral weeks in the drawer when Mr. Snyder came there. broken, violated and forfeited by said Saw- yersand Is hereby vacated, annulled and de- ¢lared of no further binding force, and th Sawyer be notified of the action of the boa: that the special committee is hereb to make arrangements with F. P. ar other person for the removs soil, garbage. and dead animals from Wash- ington and Georgetown till the first day of April, 1575, and report the same to the board for approval.” REMOVAL OF OFFAL. Chief Clerk D. 8. Jones was directad to no- tify Mr. F. P. Sawyer of the action; also, to notify him that the board recommend that he taken papers here in order to she had seen them in her husband's posses | fut thine Ret tae err ee sad sion before they were placed there. She hai | monthly compensation Orsi, Bait found them there and gathered them up into | tobe done in all respects under the direction Sse ooo them on one side of the | of the Board of Health—and this arrange, drawer. i ment to take effect immediately, January ‘The proposition was accepted by Mr. Saw- yer. and the health officer was officially noti- by the secretary that the board directs uring the interruption of navigation on the Potomac river, by reason of th F valuable | embargo, a point or points. be i aid of Mr. | from time to tim AS necessity ma as a place or sof deposit for tions of offal now lying at anc ered at Wth-street wharf 1 him ae Defendant had not been to the Mrs. Wiard went on to explain i for means during he jutting some of wn through thi OTHER TESTIMONY. vhn W. Wagner testified that he lives at 20 New York avenue: his business, a | } ranspor mile sub- draughtsman, and that’he is employed by | jr por! . ’ mate gg eae asemployet oy Mr Wiael | {ct to such regulations as m be deemed lenlated to protect the p chair submijted resolut authoriz- resident Of the board to advertise for < for the removal of night soil, &c., ashington and Georgetown from and points t6 be designated by the board; the time for proposals to close on the Ist of March next,and the work to commence on Ist of pril ensuing. and that the board reserves the right of rejecting any or all bids; adopted. THE VITAL STATISTICS REPORT was submitted for the week ending January Vth, showing total deaths, 89. Of the abo: number 31 were under | yearof age. The principal causes of death were: Phthisis pulmonalis, 9 1 € January d went to work on the He saw Mr. Snyder at Mr. Wiard’ He was sitting in the library aged in writing. When he got through writing he went to the draw in question took out an en velepe and folded his letter into it, and s dressed it. Cc. M. V: tion is ex ntyne testified that his oceupa- eer, and that he is ¢ Hemet M t red from nis remarks that he meant to publish something COLONEL W. P. WOOD TESTIFIED that he had had several conversations with Mr. Snyder about some letters which hart n passed between Mr. W. and General Schenck. | 1% at = er 1,000 per annum. Mortality of the white {ki way at the Park hotel, XN: ¥.. witness fonulation war at the rate of 20.8 per 1,000. | but did hot succeed. He (Snyder) had | ®t of mortality of the colored population ras S85 per 1,000 r annum. Number of rths reported during the week, sl—white, M4; colored, 27. Rate of increase of the white population by births over deaths, 7.2% per 1,000; while the decrease of the colored popu- lation hy deaths over births was at the rate of 23.4 per 1,000 per annum. -e A Charch Suit, TUE TROUBLES OF ASBURY (COLORED) M. E. CHURCH. On Saturday, Messrs. Carrington and Car- rington filed a bill for Theodore Brooks et al. agt. Benj. MeCoy et al. The bill recites that on the 6th of October, 1536, one W. W. Billing conveyed to George Crandell and others a certain piece of ground on tith and K streets, for the use of the colored people members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, whe prop- him pos | erly belong to and attend the Foundry con- art. gregation; that said ehurch was organized them ail; some we Sebenck and som Mr. Wiard. j from Mr. W | his | he wanted it from Mr. W. to ¢ rom General § The order of the letters eral K to $s rather ri one from Mr. Sc Mr. Henkle.—Dad Wiar’s boiler attaghn | Witness To guns. and acknowledging 1€ service on the part of the r. | Witness was asked to give | the letters, but said they were showed him in spirit of confidence. «i he did not wish to There was a man named Stewart ret to be acting jointly with Mr. ui Mr. 8. would not giv the purport of &¥ under the charge; that in 1856 it appearing ‘ =) that several members had deceased or re- for them. moved. on the 6th of. November, a decree was Didyouwantthem Fs assed by the Circuit Court appointing Eli ss FOR THE NEW YORK SUN? Pogest eo others trustees; that under them Witness—Mr. Dana b Frequently | To- | large additions were made to the chureh; that ived such things from me, and always ma: in process of time others deceased and suc- cessors were regularly chosen; among them the plaintiff ( Brooks) and defendant (MeCoy;) that recently dissatisfaction has taken place, certain members desiring to encumber the church perty for the alleged purpose of 1 the bargains which T made. was doing all he could to annoy the party. He was a republican himself, and was doing all he could toreform the party in the party. He first heard of the letters through Mr. Sny- der, bat were shown him by Nt unimproved property and art. Itwas in March last. Mr. Snyder re- | Dring missin’ which gooey ant fused to give them to him, and witness went | crecUng f mission, whieh project | was and told Mr. Wiard. ‘The'reason of his tell- | SPP" ang ag tne mrpetty “Re ment ing M-. Wiard was that he was telling him | Poi, 0°" tty the Property, Is vested (witness) that he believed Snyder was play- ing the part of a spyon him, and witness told him of his refusing to give the letters up as an instance of his friendship to him. By Mr. Henkle:— Witness first knew of the letters when the appropriation was asked for experimenting with guns, and he (witness) wished to follow up WHO GOT THE MONEY, how it was divided. and who had the han- were unable to carry it into execution with- out their cooperation, andthe plaintiffs, ore Brooks, Samuel Key, bert E. Boston, Francis Hall, Gurdon Snowden ant R.L. Sanders, being six of the trustees, de- clined toaid Said plan. Finding the plain- Us would not consent to the incumbrance, the defendants, on the 13th of January; fil a te purporting to be the election as trustees, on dling of it.” He had been trying since to ob- | {eysterey on the sth of December, of Benja- tain the Jetters; he had been w: to get | Jonathan Hamilton, James Smit $ them by Mr. Gibson, of the New York Sun. P. Bell, Sarnuel Tyler, James Deviele, and MR. WIARD WAS RECALLED, J. Endeh Smnith. “That the said pretended and testified that the letter ia question haa | 2; Enoch Smi ‘and unauthorized, and is never been shown Snyder in New York; | an attempt to divest. the plaintiffs of thelr there was a reference to guns: Gen. Schenck | ritnt and title to said y, and that said is his Lape eres on his pace in Con | defendants are about to encumver the prop- gress int asi nm They therefore ask thea! ordnance improvement; afterwards the Pres- | 244. (They ndutde eee null and void; that the defend- ants be —— from interfering with the c. Property, Diamends from Senator Stew. a Woman. art's by ARREST OF THE ALLEGED THIEF IN BALTI- MORE. ident tendered him the mission to Ei nd, and he informed him (witness) that the ar- rangement with him must be modified. This letter related to the same matter. SNYDER AND WOOD HELD TO APPEAR BE- FORE THE GRAND JURY. The testimony here closed, and the Court stated that it had been proven that the let- ters were in the ion of complainant when defendant first visited hishouse. [t had also been proved ba 4 the identical letters had been proven to be in of de. fendant afterwards; that About ten days since a woman named Kate E. Clark, 27 years old, came to this city from New York, with a letter of recommendati pape to be from Mrs. Gen. Sherman, made application to Mrs. Senator Sher- were taken | man for employment as as seamstress. Mrs. Sherman from complainant's possession without his led her to Mrs. Forrest, knowledge or consent for criminal purposes, | on 18th street, but she failed to obtain em: pis rena jury Ses aineeiacemantc® | Boker scaet, Ope sen optied oy eee to the jury ler investigation, 5 ‘ras - Both ‘defendant bra See et dan stron Ane heing Chere it tn dave she om their own recognizance for appearance left suddenly, ‘soon af jiamonds fore the grand jury, the latter as a witness. and laces to the value of about $5,000 were A New Charge, of barge mye A missed. Lieut. Hooker ii ly notified A warrant was sworn out after ad- Richards, who gave the case ‘to Detec- urmment of the Police Court ene by | tives MeDevii and Miller on Sat- ocmen Wiard, ing Henry B. ays, urday, who to Balti » and Henri L. Stuart, ar ‘rederick H. Snyder | with the of Messrs. Smith, with maliciously cons; for the irson & West, of that city, succeeded purpose injuring it by the | &rresting the and recovering all of rough Congress of a bill to pay the property, together with 35,000 tant a just claim of $113,000 jointly the | other Which been ‘stolen from affiant from the United States, and for the omens She is helt at police fuyther the passage by uarlers. meats. The bill sets forth that complainants are a larly in- poe! erage company, and own in simple in lands on whieh — have erected a market-house and have solid the lease of Stands and stalls therein fora term of ninety- nine years, renewable forever; that at sale of said stalls it was plainly stated by the auctioneer that n stalls were sold with the understanding that they would be used for the sale of fresh meats, and at the same time plats of the market were exhibited that there should be no misunderstandin: that said Daly purchased stand No. 334, an has since, in Vidlation of the regulations, ex- Posed butter for sale on such stall, and has refused to accept the lease therefor. They ie that Daly fully understond the terms en which the stalls were sold; that he pur chased the same and occupies the same with the object of annoying them, and that by his action their business has been damaged, &e. They therefore pray that Daly be made a rty to the suit, ani that he may beenjoine1 rom selling from such stand any other artl- c'e- than meats; thathe be required to com- ply with the terms of the sale, &e. Judge Wylie granted a temporary restrain- ing order. ——— Tur THEATERS.—Mr. John G. Saville re- Hired from the management of the National Theatre on Saturday evening. i eflorts to plea: ere all nullifie! by thehant times. and he itosuceumb. He has gone on a visit to New York, but will probably re- turn shortly. as his friends wish to aid him by @ testimonial benefit. Play-goors here have less cause to regret the departure of so enterprising @ manager than they would have bad ifhe was to havea less @aergetie successor. It is stated that Mr. Thatieus J. Barton. formerly well known as the popular manager of Wall's Opera House, will open the National in afew days. Mr. Barton isa capable, active, and intelligent business man. and a pleasant gentleman,—qualities which ovgnt to ensure him success Mr. Charles Pope as “Samson 6 Biblical tragedy of that name, will doubtless diaw a large house at Ford's Opera House thisevening. He isa fine actor, and this is the first presentation of the tragedy he It Will be produced with a strong cast. “Whistling Joe. or life at the Mines” is drama at the Theatre Comique this we ik. with a most formidable list of new stars in the variety business. The management is showing great enterprise. —— Kien, artistic printer, corner 10th and D streets. t ——— THE COURTS. Crrevir Court—Judge Carter. The January term of this Court convened this morning, and was adjourned to Febru- ary 1, (mext Monday.) Court IN GENERAL TERM. The case of Peugh agt. Davis was resumed this morning. and Mr. Merrick, who way on Friday to accommolate Judge den, o: Ly Sel- New York, concluded his argument. PROBATE CouRT—Judge Olin. Saturday, in re estate of Terrence R. Riley, letters of administration and guardisnship were issued to the widow. The willof the late John Knight was fully proven, and let- ters issued to Henry M. Knight: bond = In re estate of John F. Webb, Wm. B. V qualified, giving bond for 350,000. In re ests of W.D. Clements, nor Clements quali- fled as administratrix. rE CouRT—Judge Snell. Talbert, sexton of the was chargel with burying theslead body of a child without a burlal permit; discharged by payment of costs in consideration of his being’an igno- rant old man. A CHAPTER OF CHARGES. Morris Dillon, profane and indecent lan- guage; $3. He wasalso charged with cruelly beating and afterwards shooting a mule three times in the head. Officer Rese testi- fied that he found the animal in a suffering condition and asked Mr. D. why he inflicte t this cruelty, and he replied tl atit was con- trary and Wouldn't pull the Icad. The load Was large enough for two such animals. Witness then, to put it out of its suffering, shotand killed it. The animal was in good condition and sow and there was no rea- son for killing it e: that it was stubborn; judgment was suspended to give Dillon a chance to get witnesses. Dillon was then charged with assault and battery on Officer McGraw, who testified that he went to ar- thim on the warrant in the above case, n he declared that he would not be taken {drew a gun on witness, threatening to put the contents into him.’ Afterwards he drew a revolver loaded with six rounds and threatened to kill nim if he approached the e. Finding Dillon was determined raw sent for Office Reece. In the mean- Dillon escaped to a neighbor's house, im Llocked himself in a room, where they fou {him and took him into eustody; judg- t suspended A MISCELLANEOUS Lor. Harvey Harris, a boy, larceny of a pair of gloves worth $1; Reform sehool. Overton ashington and John Thomas were fined 35 ) for an affray. Thomas Tenny, alias John Tenny, larceny of six shirts and some smaller articles from M. W. Galt; $10 orsixty jays in jail. Daniel Stoddard, larceny of 1, $5. “Wm. Coleman. larceny of a piece rth s2: $5 and costs. Mary f a searf; $5. John Maclt on Wm. Adars; $3, Bela Sarin Discrimination Against Washington by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- road. . Editor Star:—As you are on the lookout for .the interests of the merchants of Washing- ton, I desire te awake your attention to the diserimination against your city and in favor of Baltimore by the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road. Freights from Washington to way points on the Washington Branch are in some instances fourfoll of those from Balti- more. As an example, the freight on a bar- rel of flour from Washington to Beltsville is 50 cents, the distance 13 mi The freight from Baltimore to Beltsville, 27 miles, is 25 and so of other freights. Now, while aitimore and Olio railroad is asking favorable legislation of Congress, let the merchants move in this matter, and let them insist that the railroad in question shall have no favor granted, until the freights shall be so regulated that Washington shall be at no disadvantage. Many persons along the line of the Washington Branch prefer to deal with the merchants of Washington, but are un- willing to pay the extra freights. Now, I hope you will ventilate this matter and keep it before committees of Congress until Wash- ington obtains ful! justice. Respectful “FAIR PLAY.” AFFAIRS IN Lovpoun County, Va— Trial and Convietion.—A_ colored man, known as Mississippi Charles, a character notorious for his bad conduct in this county for a lot time, was tried for an assault last Septe ber upon Mrs. Appel, an aged respectable lady, residing near the Point of Rocks. Thi assault was most brutal,and the evidence conclusive as to the guilt of the party. The jury gave him a term of ten years in the pen- itentiary,a reward for bis crime well de- served. rv Sentenced for Stealing Cattle.—A_ very good- looking young man, who ought to have known better, claiming to be from Fairfax, who gave his name as Gheen, but whose name is Harrison, stole, during the month of November, from Mr. T. Birch, eight head of cattle, took them to Georgetown, and sold all butone to the traders. He was traced up, arrested, and tried on Monday last—con- vieted and sentenced to the penitentiary for eight years. Mr. Orr asked for a new trial, upon the ind that the verdict was not warranted by the evidence. The judge re- plied that the only fault, if any, he could find with the verdict, was that it ought to have given him ten instead of eight years in the See Ninety-seven dollars had been ken from him on his airest, which the judge directed to be paid to Mr. Birech.— ‘Leesburg We coal; of flooring w Smith, larceny ussault and batter; SAD CASE OF SUICIDE.—A dispatch from Scranton, Pa., states that Flora Squire, wife of George H. Squire, district attorney of Car- bondale, Pa., committed suicide on Friday — Bhe tiad pes — time base sree ad from an att of temporary insanity, - of Spirits, and had lowed by it been closely wat for two or three weeks. At 10 o'clock Friday night she had accom- panted her husband to bed as usual, but upon is Awakening at 2 o'clock a. m. Saturday he missed her from his side. He immediately got up to look for her. moonlight was shining brightly in the room. she was not there. but on his passi adjoining room he was horror-stricken to her peg a meg wall, per- fectly lifeless. = = dior, skein of yarn, got upon a lounge, twis' yarn . and stepping off the lounge must have died without a struggle. She leaves two children. #2 Work on the Mornit and othernew parks in New York, ar een, for the Decsent through lsok of fands. oa La ing & quarrel Saturday tat caster, Ky. W. L. Miller, kesper of the Lat caster 1, shot and killed Wim. Rochester, a prominent citizen. #2-Two children of Mr. Marshall Sandigo, of Amherst county, Va., were fatally poi- soned a fewdays by the use of vermi- 87-Butte Phineas and Sierra counties, Cal- ifornia, report an earthquake shock Saturday m7 All the bling houses in the 14th and 15th wards ofNew ‘York, wereclosed last Fri- day evening by the police, GEORGETOWN. THE FUNERAL of the late Lieutenant John T. Essex, of the Metropolitan yesterday afternoon from the ily residence. on High street, and in addition t0 his relative: a detail of fifty of Captain W. C took place police force, ya and friends, was attended by policemen, under command Brock, a delegation of the President's Mounted Guards, under Captain B. F. Sum my. Hermiore Lodge. nant Lodge, of the Episcopal Church were conducted b. Rev. A. B. Church, aft Moved to the hearse rers: Lieutenants stl; mn, ce; Capt * ines. we Fred Walsh. on the rt dent's Mounted Guards; H.C. and representatives from No. 12K. of P..and Cove- No. 3. 1.0.0. F. The services Atkins, rector of ler which the remains were re- y the following pall- y. 8. Harley and Chas. ~ on the part of the Metropolitan. ain B. F. Summy and Lieaten- t the Presi- Volkman and St. John’ Stuhlman, on the part of Hermione Lolge.and Conrad Walsh and John E. Se bastian. on the part of Covenant Lodge. At the chapel at Oak Hill, where the remains were temporarily deposited, the im ceremonies ive culiar to the orders of the O ld Fellows aad the Knights of Pythias were conducted respectively by Chaplain 8. Nor- ris Thorne, of Covenant Lodge, and Prelate CH. Hospi A FrMa in get, wh wh or ed on rer High and 34 streets, and tal. of Hermione Lodge. IMprostor.—A white woman abou ty representing neral Hos: and anything else’ tha ich she the benefit of gz authorizet hospital to sol our people shouk this woman. Among those sh n are Mrs. Dr. Peter and Mrs. Dr Cc ITY ITEM THE NOURIEST COLLAR you can wei is the Warwic! Use Dooley’s Yeas! light. sweet Pastry, &e. THE Lap protesting a Ufrices now one consent, have adopted the Sozodon’ i one thing néwdful to insure the intezrit~ the teeth and a fragrant bi 5 Tuat EN tion, can be vent the cruel d on the system, by the timely like Dr. Wistar’s Balsan of cents and $1 k. It is the styiish widtn this mn. Ask for it at the furnishing stores. —— er if you relish Biscuits, Rolls, Tis it. and wholesou Your grocer TES’ Pron! AMENTO!—Whil zainst all the old worthless D. in the market, the ladies, with the ——e—__ EMY OF MANK Dp, Consamp cured, bi it is far better to. pre trom fastening itself ofa remedy Wiki Cherry. 50 a bottle; large bottles much the cheaper. 03 OMENS OF C UMPTIO: The seeds of consumption are of rapid growth. The sligt cough of to- curable dence. Got of the ailment and day may be rendered almost ¥ afortnight’s neglect and impru 'o your druggist in the first s urchase a bottle or t of Hale’s Honey of Horehound ant Tar. One or two doses in the beginning that at a more advance stage might quant it ineme Pi ute. “A Dro; PLEM Dr. RV. to It is with a happy heart that I pen th lines to ackr den Medical lets are blessings to the World. cines cannot and often cure acold or cor require ten or twenty times the perhaps subject you t jonse for two or three w the “ks. 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BELLIS. are such terrible eating ulcers and free the blood of the virulent poison causing them who can longer doubt its wonderfal virtue Dr. Pierce, however. does not wish to place his Golden Medical Discovery in the catalogue of quack patent nostrums by recommending it cure every d commend it; there there is but on that it will not cure, and that disease is He does not recommend hi cer. isease, nor does he so re- ; but whathe does claim is this, form of blood diseas Discovery for that disease, yet he knows it to be the most search and that it all other known blood poisons, be mal. vegetable or mineral. covery is wa, forms of Skin I ing blood cleanser yet di: vill free the blood and rovered, The Ge . rraned by him to cure the worst s, a8 all forms of Blotches, Pimples and Eruptions, also all Glandular Swellings, and the worst form of Scrofulous and Uleerated Sores of Neck, Legs or oth parts, and all Serofalous Diseases of the sas White S zs. Fever Sores, Hip Joint and Spinal Diseases all of which belong to Scrofulous diseases. eoew ———+ CHARLES HEIDSIFOK, Sillery or Extra Dry ( 12,14,e03: mpagne, Excelled by none For sale by HALL & Hume. —s— Corns, &¢.—The wise for health on daily Walks depend,” and thousands patronize Dr. White's establishment, 535 15th site U. 8. Treasu: Bunions. Inverted stree: avoid painful 5, ete. Oppo- Corns, to it: IMMENSE REDUCTION, Preparatory to Taking Stock FIFTEEN 1 OF SPEC Those Snite sold at Those Those Suits sold at ee Those Suits 60! [CTION FROM ‘i REDUCTION AVY OVERCOAT: FOR THE NEXT DAYS FER THE FOLLOWING IAL BARGAINS: DRESS SUITS. Selling now at $25 Selling now at $15 Selling uow at $15 now at ing now at $10 “Selling now at $5 id Id a YOUTH'S SUITS, OVERCOATS. 5 TO. log ON ALL Ael am determined to reduce Stock. purchasers will find it tot heir advantage to give me a call. A. STRAUS, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENGE, BETWEEN 107TH AND 11TH STREETS, janl5-tr Three doors from Mth «treet. e FINE CHINA, CROCKERY, CUTLERY, GLASSWARE, PLATED WARE, AND HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS. A full stock of above goods, of latest styles, from the best manofacturers. Jan23-3t* WEBB & BEVERIDGE, No. 1009 Pennsylvania avenue. IN Gee STRRE EWE, Bu Fe Ree eee lew a GEORGETOWN ADVER’W’TS. PRUNEs. pin the ed have formed aCo : ACTU ‘S. - 95 — street, A RORPP. where tiny will se alt their eld eres the publ gon MEMMERT & JOUN K KOMFP jan ha* c prrestant PROCLAMATION, To owr Friends and the Prolic—Por your better accommodation we tat ore to | earn and will sthere t ¥ sending postal cant ith full slates, will be waleed on any part of the District. 34. All work , Will be delivered at any place in Goods from a distance received and re. turned by mail or express by WH WHEATLEY. Premium Steam Dyeing and Scouring Establish: 49 Jefferson street, Georgetown, DC. Gentlemen « W EORGETOWN SAVINGS BAS 31 HIGH STREET. a G Bank hours, 9 a.m. to 4p. m.. and on Satard We wilt const (to receive deposits until © pein Interest Dalton | pounds MINK deposits. General Banking Business dons, ond Col- | ALMONDS Monuny made om all ecceeni le points. Discount days, i H. POLKINHORN, 1 ARRETT, Cashier ne President. Dirretors: a Ree hoya, J.T. Mitchent, i‘ .. Cropley, re Jor E.D. Martiey, Thos. ‘Knowle L Ov : CARLOAL yEW GILMORE AND Hus FAMOUS BAND ELPHONZO YOUNGS & Co. Carry Off the Honors. 9TH Ste ELPRONZO J.P JOHNS Wa TEA at THE TRUSTEES AND MANAGERS OF THE KENTUCKY FREE uu having in reply to an advertisement, rer one bandred bids, to furnish musie for th ve FIFTH AND LAST are retailed at 14S and 149 Cont Open every Grand Gift Concert, To be held at Louisville, Kentucky, On SATURDAY, February FAMILY SUPPLIES. Imperial Gree aus c= ane _ MERCHANT TAILOE PRU NES PRUNES. NE TON OF CHOBE NEW TURKEY PRUNES ived, Right Pounds for @1 Aber ne to sell. for a fow dave more. 6 D NUTS, (inctading SOFT SHELL for 1.00 As wt aren r FULL VORA STATE arr Masonic Tewari EET, opposite U.S. Patent Office YOUNGS a0 reef good TEA and COFFEE wit Lib ol AND the est Importations, and a small dy OU Whilonale avenne, {oll grades, at ~, RUINE WINE, 95; figs DY RASPRERRY SYRUP, may 2 tr BA for the ben the Fre Librar us B tucks. tik awarded the MR. P. S. GILMORE And His Famous Twenty-secont Regiment Band, of New York. iyly In making this selection from the large number of applic < from bands, orchestras and musical organizations throughout the United States, th Directors and Trustees feel that an sion which | ————_ Nill do se much towards placing ucky ou | ALBEMARLE ofthe é CHARLOTTESVILLE MOST ELEGANT BUILDINGS AnD | **®TS GRANDEST LIBRARIES IN THE WORLD, FREE TO ALI FOREVER and? Tt eciding the fortanes of thousands aud ticket hoblers—such it is of the management, should and shall ly commemorated by the Grandest Musical: Entertainment THAT THE COUNTRY CAN AFFORD THIS BEING THE FIFTH AND LAST GRAND GIFT CONCERT, oMITH KF? HEIBER& CITIZENS. Ai Metropolitan Nec) URE WITH THE oh dward Droop, 'M. Green, Jan i. Lee.” Par derice, Warhington, DO R, rit F YAND M Londen & Co.) NAVY EKCH INSURANCE COMPANIES. “FIRE ENSURANCE Co. Wa 259.512 YOUNG & MIDDLETON, Agents, Board of Trade Rooms. S19 Macker Spa CORCORAN FIRE INSURANCE Co. oF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CAPITAL. OFFiceE—1429 Pennsylvan Directors —§. V. Pre $100,000 enue northwest AHH A. James, HW Clay Ste : , PR. Reereta THE FINAL DRAWING == 2.5. BYES, Gesture, = A THIRD OF A © TURY OF St. under the ial charter granted by the Legisla CESS —The LYCOMING FIKE SURANCE ture of Kentucky for the at ye the public are COMPANY. organized June 1, 1500, Asset hotitied as a security that the drawing will 1, 1874, over 6440400. Has paid a! S000 wee te . i a wa losses.” 1 am insuing Policies iv this Old end Tried POSITIVELY TAKE PLACE | Company at fair rates AS ABOVE ANNOUNCED, AecB-eoly ‘The Trustees and Managers have pledged them. P a all nvomeys, should any Poxtponciirnt ha. Ansot elves this po- CANNOT DEFER THE DRAWING & . A SINGLE Day, wes Nat FIRE ENSURANCE, Niagara Fire Ineurance J. BUSSELL B. Office. A at pany of New York— $1.555.235. Surplus, $465,235. Republic Fire To: Assets, $700.00). Surplus, $40.10) Manhatten Fire Insurance Company of New York— Assets, $06.40. Surplus, $356.00) rance Company of New York— 7 al Fire Insurance Company of Philad-l Therefore. those who w of having a pari ; share in the distribut NINE © | phia, Pa.—Amete, §585400. Surplus, $255.00 Od esnips Wee inemengee c : pany of Vir- = "7 - ., i— Asmets. LS ew hes. 1 ew TWENTY THOUSAND CASH PRIZES, | ©4877 Ny Cah anaLe & CO. tr Agents, 7 7th street northwest. Amountin M1 tothe enormons sum ot ‘Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Bollars, should procure tickets without farther delay! as, ix all probability, there will n Te unsold tick fi ile on or nn tacis Acon mpl A full trinon De SLATE MANTE NACE) F And COOKING STOV Base Bn} nd COC " nitire satisfaction y Range guaranteed. Call and examine them at ©. REESSNER, 717 7th Street, ALER I RAN x ATROUES, FUR ES. GRATES, J. h Gitt ifs. $20.000 cach t=, 14.000 cach = 10.00 10 140.000 130.000 a he 100 each 50 19.000 Cash Gitte, Grand Total, 20,000 Gilt« PRICE OF TICKETS tx sch € Tickets Tick Whole Ticke Halve 5,000.00 10,000.00 SPECIAL NOTICE. Death of Hon, Thos. E, Bramiette, Jan, 12,1575, At a meeting of the Trustecs of the Pablic Li b wl Bg en Be Jan. 19, 1575, it was resolved at ©. M. Bri; . Esq..who under the late Hon. E. Bramette was the real business manager of the gift concerts already given, in aid of the Public Library of Kentucky, be and he is hereby author: {zed to take the place of said Bramlette in the mat acoment of the affairs of the fifth and inst gift con- Gert; and that the drawing announced for February 2, 175, shall positiv: a unequivocally Place on that day without any farther postponement be ‘account ver iF Geiay on any sc0ous. T. DURRETT, President. Jou &. Carn, Secretary. For farther particulars apply to M. BRIGGS, jas and Manager, Louisville, Ky., THO. WAtTcHEs. M, W. GALT, BRO. & CO., FRUIT JELLIES. COMPRESSED CORNED BEEF, a luxury, con- venient and economical. PREPARED FOOD FOR MOCKING BIRDS (C. Beiche & Bro.,) 38 cents per box; §4 per dozen. jan8-tr R. HARROVER. © and deales Honsefurniching Gov nity Rhode AxOTHER, 300 Gach Gitte, 19,000 Cash Gifts, Whole Tickets, $ Coupon, $5. For anata or Ky. ———_——_—_ PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY, — = <= a of 2 he = ‘ebruary ibhic a ack: Manufacturer of Stoves in Hardware and fing and Spout » 6 Lath street perth sland avenue. — «epld-ly OPPORTUNITY OF KY. TO THE 27 rn OF FEBRUARY, NEXT, OF THEIR FIFTH AND LAST CONCERT AND * =e ESBSS Sissi iti Ty Haly ven = £3 ° id e cs, O35. Whole Tic OTICE. oring Wheeler & W c. WITMER, arewine iy'mail the eubscribersat 1917 Ih os 1916 Pennsylvania avenue, jana0-6t