Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1876, Page 4

cere es ee a SE ‘TUESDAY. January Li, 1876. Weather Probabilities To-day. oF CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, ‘WASHINGTON, January 11. 1576. Forthe New Engiand and middle states, | iy clear weather will prevatl, and the | Eemperature will remain below freezing, ex- cept in southern Virginia, with northwest to southwest winds and rising barometer on the coast, followed by failing barometer in the interior of the middle states. LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, &c., To-night. Nationat Theater.—“The To Orpaans.” Taltmadve Hait—Musical and literary en- tertainment. Theatre Comique—“I. O. U. the Wicked.” or the Way of Hl had a large an Opera Honse last night, including jonal Hotel compen the following director BC éent, D. G. Campbell, G. Bc Caivert and -M Tie Peabody Pey ser At Mt. Vernon I last evening. which wa short adress, Ware, of the ident of the Citizens’ Relief Com A meeting of ecretary Moore, Ballantyne, a Ballantyne. from of relief. reported that t Mejor Riebards, Superintendent of Police, ‘Who promised to give all possible aid to the commission. and in all doubtfal cases they would act, reporting whether or not the appli- cants were worthy of cbariiy. He also re- rted the plan suggested at the last meeting y Mr. Stickney, with some slight sugges- tions. (That blank orders for croceries and ‘Wood or coal be bound in a book with stabs; that applications for aid be made in writing, id the address and the name of some re- sponsible citizen residing in the neighbor- hood shall accompany the same; that the agent visit the piace designated and report at the office: that orders be sent by mail t the grocer or coal dealer, and the stub be re- tained, containing name of party to be re- lieved. party on whom drawn, amounnt, &e.; that grocers and coal dealers be instructed to deliver articles, snd the receipt be taken on the back of the order. which receipt shal! be accepted as @ voucher in the setliemeut Of the acconnt | Mr. Solomons sai St. Jonns Guild. of that hehad written to New York, and had re- eelved information as to how the work is eondneted there. [The visiting list contains blanks for name, residence, nacivity, earn- ge of children, cause of dis- i that ithad been su; that the pbrsicians might act and algo thal the police might act ad had @ consultation with Mr. Sweeny, of the Police Commissioners, and he had suggested that ope man in each precinct Might be designated as a relief agent, The President said that that would dis- we the books, but the officers report ight be sent to the agent. Some ci P best plai lanks suggested by Mr. Solomons shoutd be adopted. The report was ajopted after amendment, by Inse the blank form submitted by lomons to be used by the visitors. following statinn-bouses were desig- ‘= places for the recepti f the ap- plicet precinct. Georgeto' | cnet, = streets « precinct. i¢ and E streets southwest precinct, K. 2ist and 2 Rorthwest: 10th, between D and E streets north west; 7th precinct. ist and F streets northwest. The boxes will be fur- e Postmaster, Judge Edmunds. ntyne Was appointed to wait on rds and consult with him as to it was deci pal applications would b c rooms of the commission nO other applications than wri be entertained. ‘The president was authorizet to rect the Co "1 fon retary of the 1 the position formerly held ne moved that the rules of year, so far as they . the amounts and times for granting relief, | be adopted. Mr. Moore moved that the committee com- Menvce operations on Monday next. | Mr. Stickney said that be did not mean to | #ay at the last meeting that nineteen-twen- Ueths of those heretofore aided were idlers or imposters, and if he had been so under- iitwas a mistake. Doubtless both classes were represented, and always will be when cbarity is to be dispensed. How to aid the r and destitute without encour- Aging idleness and improvidence is a serious and very difficult one. The plan suggested probably was as liable to as few objections as any hicretofore Pp: It will be seen that ali applicatiods must be In writing; that the name of some respectabie person | must accompany the same, and that on no consideration will verbal lers be given. Thus there will be no necessity of large erowds assemb!Ing about the office, ——s DeatH oF Hon. JoHN WILSON.—Hon. John Wilson, a native of this city, and for many years an officer of the general govern- meni, died at his residence on New York @venue, near 11th street, yesterday, in the tb year of his age. Mr. Wilson entered the Lar lee as a messenger Spend a — Youth. and after passing through the grades of clerk and chief cle: n@ became Commis- er, ending his service as such about twenty years ago, when he took charge of We land division of the lilinois Central rail- Toad, and held that position for several years. Mr. Joseph ilson, his brother, | ésince deceased.) sueceeded bim in the Land | oO . When Mr. Lincoln was inaugurated President, Mr. Wilson, who had been ex gaged in the practice of law in Chicago, re- rned to this city and accepted the position of Third 4 ed copnection wit bis sons, he followed the rosecttion of claims asa business. Mr. ileon was in early life quite prominent in local polities, and represented the second ward in tbe councils o: the city several terms. He was from boyhood a member of r of the Trea: the Presbyterian eburch. His funeral will | take place to morrow. —__»—_—_ CONVENTION OF CATHOLIC SocrEeTres AND ELECTION OF CHIEF MagsHat..—The apnuai convention oft a! Societies of the listric ing at Swngerbund Hail electing achief marshal for the year and to arrange for te ceiebration of St. Patrick's | day. There were { organizations repre- | sented. and th delegates were called to order by Major J. P. Barrett. A committee was appointe: on credentials, and after the adoption of thei," report @ permanent organi- | zation was effect €d 6y the election of M MK. Urell as pre #ident and Mr. Wm. Ryan | On m tion of Mr. Andrew Ne- | e of tha, 1x8 was tendered toCap- Barrett, aie retiring ehief mar- ‘The election ’o ¢ eulef marshal for the if commencing } ‘arch {7 was then pro- Zeeded with. and rem iited Ip the election of Mr. P. M. Kelly, of the West End Hiber- pians. Mr. Dennis Co nnell, Knights of St. Columbkil!, was electe: | first assistant; Mr. Peter McCartney, Kuig ts of St. Stephen. second assistant, Mr. ©. Varies McGee, third it, and Thomas M. Suilivan, Koights of St. Patrick, fourth assi» ‘taut marsh: A committee of one from ea ch delegation on the line of march for St. P Vrick’sday was then appoluted. ————— THE METHODIST Episcc ‘PAL Pastors held eekly meeting in the parlors of | bureh yesterda;’; Rev. Elisha | af om 2 rt ia ine chai>, and | Rev’ G. secre Tue ques- ae 5 lawf U, is it ex- Ucn: y it lawful, and if law! ia ‘be EVENING STAR, |? 45° 3ugu5_'" 4 vetoes From a Terrible Dis- Narrow Escape ‘ | where there are fourteen schools kept, with | One of the | but hearing the alarm be returned with | was found to be in him, and he was carriet | street | from thestation | conditioa is unchanged this afternoon, save An alarm of fire was turned in about 9:45 o'clock this morning from box 36 at the police station corner 20th and K streets north- ‘west for fire diseovered In the Stevens school building, on 2ist, between K and L streets, st least sto pupils tn daily attendance. The fre department Jed pes a0 and in a few minutes had Names (which were confined to the wood work surrounding the ‘ter on the second floor.) entirely ex- = es with &@ probable loss of $300 to the uilding. There were about 850 children in the bufid- ing at the time, and considering the great excitement it almost a miracle that no more injury was done among them. When the ery of “Fire” was raised ASCENE OF THE GREATEST TERROR AND CONFUSION ensned. The children camescreaming out of the rooms into the haliways, and rushing down the stairways, broke the balusters by the pressure, and it is@ wonder that none of them were Killed. As it is,several were seriously, itis thought, ex- 13% years of age, residing on 218t street, between K © was knocked down b; ng giving Way from the p ren coming a from e and was trample St removed over to her by eatled in, who s' broken, although she is bi snffering from great nervous excite:nent. | Another little girl, nan & Queen. wh | had been subject to sp: igh into a fit, and wasea est consternation w: children within, a without, who were RUSHING IN Ti ‘The teachers and ¢ a two sm from the th nutes they were throwa pside, and buckets used to dash water through a hole several yard: re in the | floor, wi been cat, to full vi s entire exti but the work of a few minutes after the axe. man had opened the ilocr. | THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. It appears that, from fanity constraction of the building, there was woodwork abut- ting on the beat fines, and this bad beeome charred, and as lable to take fire as 0 muc tinder. The cold weather making large fir: in the furraces necessary this morning, the charred woolwork near the register on th second fleor, in the northwest corner of the building, took fire, as might have been ex- pected. The result might have been the de- struction of the building and sad loss of life. As it is there was a considerable space of t floor burned, and a warning is given which may Avert @ great disaster at this buildin: or perhaps others in this District equally a faulty In construction. Miss M. L. Bowie, teacher of a 4th primary Sebool in this roora, states that the first slie | saw of the fire was the flames shooting up | in the corner about as high as the seats, and that very littie smoke was perceptible at first. Her school was panic atrieken, and ihe children ran out screaming fire before she could exercise any control over them, This cansed the panic through all the schools and the pressure from the rash on the haut rail in the hallway on the third story cansed the rails and balusters to be carried away. This is where the little Davis girl got throwa down and trampled on. Many others were slightly bruised, bat none serious). The janitor, James L. Matthews, had gone to breakfast at the time, leaving his dnties in the charge of his assistant, Isaiah Dixon, atl speed and rendered such assistance as ho could in restoring quiet. and was caught by me man in the crowd. The building was built in 1503, is four stories high. having three stairways or entrances, besides the doors in the basement. The en- trance on 2ist street has a double stairway on the outside. The entrances on the south &nd north sides lead from the seeond story to the yard, and are double doors and stairways about ten feet wide. ‘The superintendent and trustees were early on the ground after Jearning of the disaster. | The wonder is that there were no lives lost, as the excitement was very great. The girl who was injured lives on 2ist street, nearly | opposite the school, and at 2 o’ciock was resting quite easily. The schools ail resumed their exercises after the abatement of the | panic. To the credit of the teachers. it must be said that most of them acted with com- mendable coolness and prudence, and did their best tocalm the excited children, but many of the little ones were too greatly ex- cited to yield their usual obedience. The policemen in the neighborhool we the building and immedis terned in the alarm (at 15 minutes before 10 o'clock), after which they did all they to save the children from injury. | A Sad Case of Attempted Seicide. A SENSITIVE YOUNG MAN QUARRELS WITE HIS MOTHER, AND SHOOTS HIMSEL! THROUGH THE BREAST. William Nolan,a youth 14 years of age, son of Kate George, keeper of a house of bat repute on 13th, between C and [) streets The report of the pistol was heard, and the yourg man was found lying on the sidewalk n front of a honse on 1th street, with a sin zle-barre} pistol in his hand, which had been discharged. The ball had taken effect in t! region of the heart, but on examination life to the Ofth precinet station house,on wth by Officers Shilling and Black. It :s represented that he is of a very seasitive nature, and recently he had HIGH WORDS WITH HIS MOTHER, who threatened tosend him to the reform schoo) in Baltimore. Last night he came bome and was refused admittance by his mother several times, and finally he arranged With a girl who occupies a front room to | admit him after his mother had retired to bed. The girl states that she saw him on the pavement shortly before the pistol was fired, preing up and lown the sidewalk, whistling, aud after the shot heard him exclaim, “Oh, beip:” Dr. Hartigan was summoned at the station house, and the boy admitted shoot- ing himself, and when questioned as to the reason sald he did it for fun. Dr. H. ascer- tained that the ball had entered just below the left a and had passed through the | lung near the heart, and he was unable to extract it by probing. The condition of the young man is quite critical. The suffering young mau was removed ouse, this morning, to the house of bis mother, on 15th street, and his that he complains of pain in his back. !r. Hartigan will make another effort toextract the ball to-morrow. ee Masical and Dramatic. | NATIONAL THEATER.—The interest which the popular drama, “The Two Orphans,” bas created seems to continue. So well is | the piece presented and so artistically are the characiers sustained, that the applause and praise from the large audieuces nightiy assembied are ample testimony 0! igh ap- preciatio: Next week we are to bave Mr. Jobn E. Owens in “Our Boy: Lrxcotn HALL.—Theodore Thomas and his splendid musical combination wi!l ap- pear here to-night, and as only one concert is announced, there is a t rush for seats. Mr. H. A. Bischoff, the distinguished tenor, will make bis first appearance here on this oceasion. Opp FELLOWS’ HALL.—Blind Tom at- tracted @ good house last evening and re- ceived the abundant applause merited by his wonderful formance. The most diff- cult music is given by him with ease aud accuracy, and he is truly a musical wonder. All should see him. THEATER CoMIQuz.—The performance this week is @ good one, und ali the lovers of light amusement should not fail to drop ia and see the stirring play I. 0. U. —$———— ADVENTURES OF A POCKET last Friday's STAR &n article headed “A Good Haul” was copied from an Alexandria per, Which stated that a fisherman Boox.-In haul- ng bis seine at Hunting creek had brought ups pocket-book containing $M in money and ee my pera before, & is pocket-book, he it in awater? Pposin} r- from the Ebbitt it, but did pedien Presiding elders got bad pene elected ay Ge annual Conference, and have ” and co-ordinate Jurisdiction with the b tshops in his. It appears ay hy of the pre Schers”” — water-closet to was @t some length. Re'v. J. H- he bad reason to —s tod a on the d wth of had found — . J. W. Arnold which took place at’ Ries- lerstown on December 2d, and the ,@per | i The question is after a number of addresses tad went dowa the been made by the ministers. Dr. Arnold , and from thenee to ‘Was never in the jet, but ha v- where it was been in Severn circvit, | it speaks well for the effi- the camp meeting was But whether the at Jackson's wools on the Baltimore by the upper or Potomac railroad a few oe = facts areas here became known to a large numberof District people. ‘ASHIONABLE ENTERTAINMENT THIS wyantees The ts and musical enter- ftainment this at 1538 I street, Cor- eoran Row, in aid of establishing a night house for the’ poor, will be au occas: abivaction, | whether it was,in point of | he | ke District Cases in a U. S. Supreme ri Gon Yesterday. in the Sarreme Court of the | CuvUrRcH ELECTION.—At the annual busi- ness meeting of the First Presbyterian chureh (Dr. Sunderland's) last night, officers were United States, the following District cases | chosen for the ensuing year as follows :—Dr. were decided: THE WALLACH CONFISCATED PROPERTY CASE. Wallach et al. vs. Van Riswick; a from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. In this case Chas. 8. ‘was an officer of the confederate army dur- ing the war, and while thus engaged bis real estate in Washington was confiscated, Van Riswiek becoming the purchaser at the sale. At thedate of confiscation there was an in- cuombrance on the property for $5,000. which was held by Van Riswick. After the war Waliach returned to the city, and his wife ined him in @ deed of the property to Van Jswiek, the consideration being @ consider- able sum. Upon the death of Waliach his children bronght this action, claiming that aiter confiscation no title remained in their father to convey, and that, therefore, no- thing was by the deed to Van Ris- wick, and that they, a3 his heirs.bad aright | toredeem. To this bill the court below sus- tained the demurrer, and the cause came here, where it Is held that the obvious mean- ing Of the legislation on the subject Is that the proceedings fo: confiscation and sale shall not affect the ownership of the prop- y after the termination of the offender's naturel tife. After his aeath the land shall pass oF be owned t een forfeited, ar e forfeiture is com- while it lasts, leaving no est miler, nor, is it said. allach oper 7 States had ceased to hold. ck the property wi y interest in it, either Herce the deed © title, and at the a to ited Riswi if W: passed the estate vested in his b. 1 the cause remanded Mr. Justice Str below was reversex arther proceeding: ivered the opinion. MRS. POLLARD ¥8. FAC Pollard, plai In error to the LYON. ra deli a t, ning the judgment of the said supreme Ttin this cause, with costs, In this case Lyon said of Mrs. Pollard that he had seen her in bet with one Denty, and. Mrs. Pollard recovered damages for jojury to her nam>, me, &c., In the Cireait Court. The Ganerat rm reversed the jadgment, hoiding that ould not recover without alleging and ng special damage ig froin the of the language; tl ent is here | Jj | affirmed, the eourt holding that in such a 2 it is necessary that the declaration ould set forth precisely in what way the special damage resulted fcom the speaking of the words; that it is not sufficient to ailega enerally that the plaintii? has suilered spe- damaxe cr that the party has been put to A DIVORCE CASE. Great costs, &e. In the case of Susan B. Allen, appellant, vs. Thernas D. Allen. Appeal from the s eme Court of the District of Columbia. Mr. Chief Justice Waite announced the de. cision of the court, affirming the decree of | the supreme court. with costs. The sult was bronght for divorce, acd the question was whether certain property held in the name of the husband was purchased from the sep- arate n ns of the wife, obtained from her father, and was therefore Le end hers, or fact, the hus- band’s. On the pleadings the question is, whether the serving of process was such as to bind the husband, or whether it was void. The decision below was for the husband, and this decision is atitrmed. AN OIL CASE. Irvin Lick Oil company vs. Marbury. Ap- peal from the Supreme Coart of the District of Columbia. This is an affirmauce ofa de cree below dismissing of the oi! company, which sought to come in and share with Mar- bury the profits of certain ot property in West Virginia, which had been abandoned by the company and had come into the pos. session of Marbury by way of secarity for advances made to the company, and which by bis enterprise was subsequeatly made valuable. As the company shared bo part | of the disbursements which led to the appre- | ciation of the property, and if the enterprisé had been a failure wonld have declined t hare avy of the losses, it is heid that ther is no equity in the bill. A COURT RULE SUSTAINED. Samuel S. Smoot, plaintiff in error, vs. Cbarles E. Rittenhouse. In error to the Su- sreme Court of the District of Columbia. r. Chief Justice Waite announced the de- cision of the court, affirming the judgment of the said supreme court in this cause, with costs. This was an appeal taken to test the 75th rule, whieh allows a judgment by de. fanit tobe taken on the filiogof ao affida- vit, and the Supreme Conrt by tuis decisioa sustains the rule. MECHANICS LIENS IN THIS DISTRICT. Sarah McMurray et al, appeilents Austin P. Brown. Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Mr. Jus- ford delivered the opinion of the court, affirming the decree of tne said _su- preme court in this cause, with costs. Tais Was au appeal on the question whether on @ ecial contract to furnish building mate- al,on which the party agi estete in payment, and there is a breach of coutract to convey the same, a mechanics’ 1» VS. 1} Hien can be enforced against the building erected. Brown furnished the lumber ant briek for certain houses built for Mrs. ¥ Murray upon such contract, and she fail to convey the property as agreed. The court below enforced the lien. Here it was insisted that as Brown was not entitied tothe lien atthe date of his contract, and could not have then filed it, he could notdo so after- wards, and that ‘his remedy 1s action for breach of contract. It was also said that as one of the houses bulit was to become the roperty of the builder, as a consideration or the building of the other, and both the houses therefore not being the property ot Mrs. McMurray at the date of Brown’s con- | tract, Brown couid not in aay event have enforced his lien against both. Tue court below affirmed the decree of the Equity Court subjecting the Prop: The Supreme Court now affirms this decision. A CLAIM AGENT CASE. Reuben Wright, plaintiff in error, vs. Jonas M. Tebbits. In error to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Mr. Chief | Justice Waite delivered the opinion of the | court, affirming the judgment of the said supreme court in this cause, with costs and interest. This was an action to recover $2,054 for services alleged to have been ren- dered by Tibbets in securing a claim of Wright under @ treaty with the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes of Indians. Tae ac- lion was based upon a contract. in writing acknowledging the services and promising to pay therefor one-tenth of the amount re- covered. The sum claimed was the propor- Uon stipulated of the money actually re- ceived by Wright. The judgment below be- ing for the plaintiff, it 1s here urged that the character of the services readered was con- trary to public —. and such as to vitiate the contract. They were services to swell! the amount of the Choctaw fund in th: bands of the United States. The plaintity Was to become the advocate to plead before the agent of the trustee against the beneli- | ciary. The United States stand guardian for the Indians, and they have no right to permit this interference against the inter- | ests of the Indians as their wards. tribunal for counsel. Itwas no Itis said the contract | is within the definition of champerty, pro- viding, as itdoes,to pay a certain propor- tion of the sum recovered. BILL TO SET ASIDE A SALE. John W. Butfertield, appellant, vs. George Usher. Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Mr, Chief Justice Waite delivered the opinion of the court, dis- missing the appeal in this cause for the want of jurisdiction. This was a bill to set asidea sale, and the court below refused the prayer Of the bill. ————— , District rument A fairs. Yesterday the water department com- menced the work of connecting the high- service mains of Georgetown with the 12- inch main on Boundary street, so as to give a fupply of water to the high grounds of this city, laying between 22d street and 12th street northwest, Boundary and Massachu- janet seemed Fy hanghtn involves the lay- ng of mains ‘est street, George! across P-street and around to 224 street and P street, and the resetting of se eral si valves. The work will com- pleted within thirty ‘Se poms Be ed THE CASE OF PRUITT AGT. THE BALTI- Wallach | of Iowa.) Mr. Hi E. M. Gallaudet, president of the congrega- tion; F. B. Dalrymple, clerk; Theodore F. Sergeant. re elected treasurer; board of tra: tees, Dr. Z D. Gilman and Dr. James D. Pat- terson holding over; ex-Gov. Lowe, een larvey Fowler and James E. Norris, esq, were elected to fill the vacancies on the dourd. Mr. Sergeant, the treasurer, | read bis — showing a prosperous ¢on- dition of the finances. and a marked’ im- provement over that of last year, all claims against the chureh accruing last year haviag | been paid. Prof. Hayden was re-elected as | organist, and Mr. E. D. Tracy choir conduc- tor. A resolution was unanimously adopted | expressive of the warm attachment the con- gregation bear to the pastor, and their deter- | mination to sustain him tn the future. —_.-—_—_—_ j ate in the | « | claimed alien for tre: judgment | ees Loaccept real | erty to the lien. | 31h" BAsSK ELFCTIONS.—The stockholders of the National Metropolitan Bank electei the | foliowing directors to-day: Joba W. Thomp- | son, Jo Lenmar: ‘m. G. Metzerott | William Orme, Wm. B. Todd, Alex. R. Shep- | berd, J. H. Paxton, William Thompson, Na- | tbantel Wilson. | toekbolde, fepitcrs National Rank of ng di- . Gilman, W. M. Brod- E.L. Stan- the Cireuit + the case of | Tayior and This is an ‘on of reple | large amount of timber c ing to be ts intils put in ev that Gatlnp was of Governor Sprague | refore Was not wood pavemen’ é a te mi mere agen » and the | not been pa | MARRTA ES have been issued as follows: John A. Cartinand Jennie Whelin: | Thomas G. Donaldson and Laura V. Swann; READING NOTICES. GREAT REDUCTION in the price of Dry The very best Wamsutta Bieached cents. The very best Calicoes, § ate Dress Burdette & (Rep) Goods. sare tent partl; cen’ eeps” a Shirts, s¢ for six shirts. WW. Ww: Co., No. 928 7th street. 3 CiTY ITEMS. DREss svtrs made to order promptly. Best skill employed. Business suits made to order from $27, less ten cent. for cash, $24 30 net. and upward. est Overcoatings in stock. One price only. Geko. C. HENNING, 410 7th street. —_.-——. “A SLIGHT COLD,” CovuGHS.—Few are Aware of the importance of checking a cough or “slight cold” which would yieid to a mild remedy. if neglected, tacks the Jungs. © Brown's Bronchial Troches” give sure and almost immediate relief. ——_o—___ Use Edwards & Hutehtson’s Stimulating Liniment for Rheumatism. 45 a CHARLES HEIDSIECK Sillery. Extry Dry, and Grand Vin Medaille Champagne. For sale by Hall & Home. 12,3,e08: Corns, &c. Wot Dr. pre he contin of corns, b Jab and tn- escen » DC, ta First-Class and Dyeing A. Fischer e* % eatabiic | removing t ding, 906 @ 3 doors west of 9th street, just a few steps from his former piace A street, where he is ready to do any work L ip his eu- perior manner. Kid Gloves and Shoes, Crape Veils cleaned at a ve! rt notice, | Robert H. Mitchell and Ida M. Johnston George F. Pyles. of Prince George's county. Md., and Mary C. Hinwood:; . P. Ww | Son, of St. Louis, and Naunie Wilson Risque; W. D. Jones and Annie Snowden; A. S. Clark and Sarah R. Hager. —— SUDDEN DFATH.—To-day, about noon, Montroy Greeu, a colored mau. residing on 1st street southwest, died suddenly on Mis- ourl avenue, between 4\ and 6th streets, it | is thonght from apoplexy. His body was | taken to the seventh precinct station-honse, ; &nd the coroner notified. — PRIGG’S JEWELRY STORE makes a speci- | alty of plated bracelets, children’s, misses and ladies’ sizes, with chains and charms chased, all sound, copied from gold, No. 437 Pennsylvania avenue, near 4\ street. —.—— THE COURTS. Equity CourtT—Judge Wytit To-dey, Kieindienst agt. Bennet: commis- sion to select guardian ad litem appointed. Locker agt. Gordon; demurrer overruled | with leave to plead. Alexander agt. Boul- | din; report of anditor filed. Cooke agt. Jouan; order dissolving injunction. John- son agt. Mitcalf; hearing postponed. Page, administratrix, agt. Burnstine; restraining order issued. Coltman agt. Moor x tions to auditor's report overruled aud of proceeds orcered to be distributed. PoLice CouRT—Judye Snell. To-day, Allen Williams, disorderly in church; #5. John Williams. a vagrant, was | sent to the chain gang. John Quick, an- | other, was sent after Williams. Lou Euelin, profane; $3. Watson Green, va. grant; cown. Josephine Miles, vagrant; | down. Wm. Richmond, vagrant; 90 days in the chain gang. James Shipley, indecent exposure; $29 or 30 days in workhouse, | A RED-HEADED BURGLAR. | | McFall Bowen, a red-headed young mav, charged with burglariously breaking and entering the residence of John A. Van Doren, ‘ No. 125 Pennsylvania avenue southeast on i Saturday night last, and stealing a breast- in, two clocks, handkerchief pin, sleeve | Joops, two shirt studs, one earring, thimble and 4 ladies shawl, @ part of which were re- covered by Oficer Daly ata store on Penn- sylvania avenue northwest, where Bowen had sold them. Officer Daly testified to ar- | resting him at this place and recovering | Some of the property which he was offering | for sale; grand jury. Wim. Brown, larceny of fourteen wagon springs, the property of Taornton Slaughter; X months in jail. A SINGULAR CASE AND MIXED TESTIMONY Thomas J. McNamee, a young man ta clerk in the pay department, was charged with assault and battery with atlempt to earnally know Cornelia Shimoneck, a mar- ried lady. Mrs. S. testified thal this occurred at her boarding-house on 1) strect, between 7th and 8th; that he called at ber house to see her husband, and made improper propo- sals and took liberties with her by force, whici: she resisted, and repelled him. At the conclusion of her testimony, Mr. Perry, the | counsel for defendant, cross-examined com- | plaining witness, showing that she had | been in the patients’ department of the St Elizabeth asylum under treatment for nys- terics, brought upon her by @ spiritualist who had lived in the same house w by means of a table, on which she pi hands, causing ber to faint and remain ur conscious for several hours. Afterwards she had hysterics regularly, and her busband sent her to the asylum for treatment. Sines leaving that place she bad been stopping | With her mother and sister until two weeks ago, when she went to board at tue corner of 8th and PD streets with her husband. Here tt Was that defendant, she asserted, made this indecent assault on her last Friday after- noon. A lengthy cross-examination foi- lowed 98 to the particulars of the assault from which it appeared that defendant's bus iness was to engage Mr. S. to play some music at a serenade, he being a musician John W. Collins, keeper of a shop near by, estified to seeing Mrs. 8. accompany defend: | ant to the door about 4 o'clock, when they remained in conversation pleasantly to- getter, and on separating defendant raised | his bat to Mrs. S. and she was smiling when | they separated. Other witnesses who saw them together at the door testified to about the same effect. Mr. Peter G. Roseberry, an ex-policeman, who resides in the same house, testified that he was at home at the time and heard no outery from any woman; the children were quite noisy, and he could not have heard any one without they had made a loud outery. Mr. Wright, clerk in the same office with Mr. McNamee, testified to the good moral character of defendant. Mr. Wentworth testified to the same, and | that defendant was a married man. Several other witnesses testified to the good sianding of cemneant, after which the case was sub- mitted. The court stated that this was @ serious charge. one whica was easily made am! dif- | fleull to prove. There are many cireum- stances connected with the case which rat timony of prosceution. There is nothing im- each in; lowed her would-be ravisher to the door and there held pleasant conversation with him, ease with embarrassments which it would peTbaps be better for a jury to consider, and “xing the bonds at $1,000. é Mrs. 8. is the wife of ex-Policeman Shimo- spoken in her testimony. GEORGETOWN. eorgetown Masonic choir was held at their hall last evening. The following named ofi- E. H. Spang, president; Prof. H. Aug. Pond, leader; Prof, HA. Gross, organist; C.F BUILDING ASSOCIATION.—At the regular pene Eighth Building Association of disposed of at the maximum rate, 1.20. THE ANNUAL ELECTION of directors of the some doubt as to the truthfulness of the tes had been in the insane asylum, aud had fol- and other cireumstances, surrounded the @ would send the case to neck, quite good lookirg, and was very free THE ANNUAL ELECTION for officers of the cers were elected toserve the present year: Shekell, seeretary; W. Woodlinger, treasurer. Georgetown. last night, sixty shares were Farmers and Mechanics’ Bank took place 2 her testimony, yet the fact that she | the grand jury, | Ladies’ Dresses cleaned without taken apart and spots removed withont cleaning we | whole garment. Gent’s Clothes cleaning and dyeing & specialty. i-tr ae = | GEORGETOWN ADVER MTS. STILL DIEING To PLEASY OUR FRIENDS, is THe RUSH IS OVER. Thanks toour kind friends for their indelgence duriog the past Fail, when such was the rash of work from all sections as to make it impossible to filorders as promptly as wo wished. Being assed ik when finished gave entire satisfac tion, we colicit @ continuance of your ‘Patronage, ard promise rk at fair prices in from one to eight dav vr deliver ed fu any part of the District; received and returae d to and from Any Bart of the county by mail or express. WM. WHEATLEY'S Steam Dreing and Scouring Establishment. leffersom street, Georgetown, 0. Established 1531 jan ARGAINS AND REDUCTIONS TO OLOSE OUT WINTER STOUK, nt (3 BENJAMIN MILLES’S, 103 Bridge street, Georgetow Winter Dress Good kinds reduc A laree stock of Bla times. Cottons of allthe best makes at the low: vest prices Jaol-tr ever sold tor GEORGETOWN SAVINGS BANK, D, C 61 HIGH ST: Bank hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., end on Saturdays to receive deposits) until 6 p.m. Interest paid on ‘its. General Banking Rusiness done, and col- lections mado on all accessible points. Discount days, Mondays. H. POLKINHOBN, President, » W. BakRert, Cashier, Darectors, H. Polkinhorn,| Thos Dowling, | J.T. Mitchell, Henry Dickson, | R. L. Cropiey, | Fred. W. Jones, Biley A. Shinn,| B.D. Hartley, | Thomas Kuowle May ll-tu.sa,ly AMUSEMENTS. HOLIDAY GOODS. N4Tiomas. TWo oaeHaNs. | CHRISTMAS GOODS. EUNDBEDS TURNED AWAY NIG3TLY. BUY USEFUL ARTICLES Owing to the enormous eucoras of this Beantifal Play ft will contince its rue for another week. SECOND WEEE OF FURDISH 8 FIFIH-AVENUE COMSINATION Continued Success of the TWO ORPHANS. TWO ORPHANS. JOHN E OWENS, OUR B . FOR Tak HOLIDAYS LADIES’ CLOAKS, 95.00. SHAWLS, @3.00, worth @6.00 CAMELS HAIB SHAWLS, all prices, BROCHE SN AWLA, ail prices. SILK MUFFLERS, cheap ant ele LINEN HaNDAERCEIERS, € GLOVES in great variety (Q)PY FELLO HALL. BLIND TOM. Commencing MONDAY, Jarvary 10th, 157F Doors Open at7 o'clock. Perfo ire HOSIERY AND UNDEEWEAR very cheap. jatinee WEDNESDAY and SATTRDAY. Doors Open athe cise. Perko mamos at oe ack DORON SAAD. BS pera NO KESSKVED SEA78 AT MATIN BE. BLACK CASHMERES. 63 couts per yard, pe nant fon, 0c s. | Rererve: ctay FULL ASS RTMENT DRKSS GOODS, st oy fi Hall and Tichets at Kills’ Mosic Store, T yard and cpwards EVERYTHING CHEAP F THE MOL! pays. 3 ©. WISWALEL 4 60, Bio. 210 Th were Pa ave i ny BR Rp For the Molidays. Lets. $0 cents. to be procured » - - Cell 422 9m seek and Warren © onic, | WM. MASSEY & Ss. 941 Pesnsyivania avenre. 3 dA ‘ ravens BARS. CINCINNATI I CATAW WIN? THEODORE THOMAS sista AND HIS Unrivalled Concert Company. FOR SALE, WHOLESALE AND EET POSITIVELY FOR ONK NIGHT ONLY. BAM PALME TUESDAY EVENING, January 11th, at me © 4 THEODOR a ONLY GRAND C00} Fos THE NEW YéEa First appearance of the Distiaeniched Tenor, R. B.A. BISCHOFF, MB. 8. EB JACOBSON, Violin, DIAKIFS, RENEMPRAN 4 i.eTrs gether with the GRAND ORCHESTRA. Mugitch) Rongh DIA SINS tu over 29 verdes, Price of admiesi 26 contac LADIES VISITING LIST? in improved forme SS PHYSICIANS’ VISIT LISTS. ALMA soe NACS for 1576, which we are happy to present t HEATER comiaur, | Our cratomers Bievenis Street, below Peansyleania Avenus, BLANK BOOKS, in compl ofthe New Lear, or mac od expeditiously aud at POPULAB PRICES. SOLOMONS & CHAP MAN, Agents Lawronce’s * Pate Lin O11 Pen je sete for the Dein auy pattern de | Performance EVERY HT. Matinee for La. EDNESDAY sec SaT dies and Chiléron EVERY iG) Unba® A¥TERSUONS.” FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY KESP&CT. riety, Drama, Burieegns and Comedy. nov32-2y | OLD No.) On Exhibition New No. | 456 and Ssie 439 7Tm St. aT } St. MARCRIT = He, 439 Tih surest, betwen siraats, ons: doors above Odd Beliows’ Hall, Choice OF Paintings. Engraviags, Chromos, £0. Airc, largest stock of Paper Hangings, Wins Shades. Pictures, Frames, Ticture t rds aod T sels, Binge le, &., in the District. as DIABIES AND PHYSICIAN'S VISITING LISTS, FOR SS. TEA‘ HRBS —Select Notes on the In- t bet A Cia Peale kM= Cait Please remember Nameand Number. jyl-17 BALLS, PARTIES, &e. F885, GRAND BALL OF zus KNIGHTS | A St CLOSIN A valuable Pocket ( mac, Wages Table. I Foreign Postage Stamp Duties, P. § of States: and Territuries, Blank Space for every day in the kvent kinds in Various styles of binding. PHYSICIANS’ VISITING LIST FOR 1876, HAGEBSTOWN and other ALMANACS Whole etreets northwest, on WEDNESDAY. Jam sty 12th, 1876. Tickets, @1; admitting a Gentieman and Ladies. a REDUCTION IN PRICES aT STRAUS’, 1011 Pa. Av. OVERCOATS, ASTBACAN BEAVER OVEROOATS eelling for 2% former price @: FUR BEAVEB OVERCOATS selling for @15, for- er price $20. ENGLISH KERSEY OVEROOATS selling at @14, former price @2. ELYSIAN BEAVER OVEROOATS selling tor 12, former price £16. DIAMOND BEAVER OVEROOATS selling for , former pri é WHITHEY. ‘SHAVE KR OVEROOATS selling for 9, former price $12 onPNUMILEA OVERCOATS selling for 96, mer price $10. or- BUSINESS SUITS. DEESS SUITS. FINE BLACK CLOTH DRESS SUITS from $15 to $35. FINE ENGLISH WOR! bert style, from $18 t FINE FEENCH DiAGo: Lester Wallack sty) STED SUITS, Prince Al- AL WORSTED SUITS, lo, from $15 to $25. CHILDREN’S SUITS. CHILDREN’S SUITS, from 4 to 8 » CHILDREN’S OVEROOATS, from BOYS’ SUITS, from 9 to 4 years. BOYS’ OVEROOATS, from 8 to ld years, YOUTHS’ SUITS, from 15 to 2) years. YOUTHS?’ OVERUOATS, trom 15 to 3) years BF Cail early to avoid the rash. A. STRAUS, 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, ecl4-tr Between 10th and Lith streets. SRECIAL NOTICE.—This day we have re- DRS APE Pre of Keeps Patent partly-made DBESS SHIBTS, from 87.50 per half dozen to 96 per balf dozen, or @12 per dozen, which will make them the cheapest Dress Shirt in’ Europe or Ameri- ca. For a sess quantity thana balf dozen $1.25 a piece will be charged. | We ae sole agents in the District for the eale of W. W BURDETTE aco, No. 925 7th strest, Bo. 706 K street ears. 4to$ years. deesl-tr | p| RUBBERS CuEar: Gents Arctice... ren . Ladies’ do.. RKobbers.......... * do.. | Misses’ a. | | j tr 1914-1916 Pa. 1 SSOLUTION.—The firm | Dex of BIGGLES & DS8Y is hereby DISSOLVED by mutual copsent. (Bigned) THOMAS BIGGL' January 7, I-76. J. EAKIN Gas 1 have this Gay, Armociated with me in business ika HOPKINS, formerly with Biggles & - by. The Grocery business will be continued at the oid stand, Pennsylvania avenue, corner 19th street, | under the firm name of RIGGLES & HOPKINS, who wil] assume ali liabtiities ard collect ail debts dine the late firm (Signed) ans 3t”] THOS. RIGGLES. (CHOICE GooDs. sams ac" importation and brand. FRENCH GLAVE FRUIT: GORETOBOME, pat up in Paris. ORANGE MARMALADE. PATE DE FOLES GRAS, In Tins and Tureens. . W. BURCHELL, jan3 3t 1332 ¥ street, | hoes OaT MEA SYGRAGAM FLOU WITMER’'S jan?-tr 1918 Pennsylvania svenne, PTIcraNn, this afternoon, resulting in a re-election of MOXE AND PoToMAC RAILROAD Co.—Yes- | the old board in toto, viz: A. M. Sweeney. terday, after our re; closed in the case of | Jno. Dayidison,C. M. Matthews, Benj. Mil- —— Ba it prteiong vo e be ser, Li cS sem ait King, Esau Piek- 7 rill, Peter PF. ti . been sustained by ig ejected from eid aoa Ply a train — the ee rd yers instructions and $ Fiteoitted to the ary, ‘The gist of the plain- ia KID GLOVES a t's yer was that if 'y believed he F or the President's Beception. gave the conductor a ity to | Me Ladies aud Genthmen’s White and Light uneh the ticket he was entitled to a verdict. bees TL bor defendant's prayer was that the plain- MAY'S Pa 2 Bait PErot, or ae ae Ce gh ee Next oor to Shuster & Bros. became roy? be should have t YORRECTLION, ‘The * Direct LOAN AND COMMISSION BROKERS, are ‘i, Bi, Corner Mth and D ptrvots, 4 sale and Ketan, at SHILLINGTON'S Boot store, Corper 436 street and Per BOOKS AND STATIONERY. ALMANACH DE GOTHA FOR 1876, THE“ COURT” ALMANAC GF THE WORLD Just imported by dect tr avenne FOR NEW YEAR’S. ROBERT BEALL, OKSS. EPERGNES, WAITERS. CAKE RAS BOOKSELLE x an6 Pane. KETS, FRUIT 8Ta , iRNS, Tea - — | SETS, CASTORS, FORKS, SPOONS, &e. ALMANACH DE GOTHA ALSO, A LARG IRTMENT OF THE FINEST QUALITY OF ENGLISH FOR Is76. TABLE CUTLERY, Just received by M. W. GALT, BRO. 4 co, MOHUN BRO! me. BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, | HAE DAVIS & | and UPRIGHT PI ars tr 1015 Pennsylvania avenue, | ge by .. ie ey P 1 HE SEW BOOKS American Enc; clopedia” given with oueaek oe. ore See Agent, 2 Sth street north weet A 0. ookstere re - = : fof clsitine Antiysiie:, Ieigg won, | WWONN'S CONFECTIONERY, = Site emery ot the Bible.” | 108 OREAM. WATER ICE, JELLI® Edited by Wm Smith, Editor of “Dictionary of | LOTTE RUS . Pratt and Pound CAKE Castelar's Life of Lord Byron AU kinds Fruit and Freveh Candics 8 Saxee © esd Matthew Arnold's God and th Mre_Limber's Befile; or,a Church fai Victim: Winter Sunshine Rob 20th Street Market. WA. LIBKIBS. Gro. W. LINKING No. 720 2072 STREET. POULTRY RECEIVED FRESH EVERY DAY WILL HAVE A LABGE STOOK FOR THE BOLIDays. 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