Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1876, Page 4

EVENING STAR. MONDAY..........Jamuary 17, 1876. plot carn rerren narnia Weather Probabilities To-day. Orrict oF CHIEF SIGNAL OrFicER, ‘WASHINGTON, January Iv, 1576. For the middle states, light rain, followed by partly cloudy weather in the southern jon, southerly to westerly winds, rising per: LOCA L Amusements, &¢., To-night. NEWS. ohn E. Owens in “Our "s Opera Hovse—Bryant’s Minstrel ‘Troupe. Theater Comig rates of the Potomac.’ ——o—— Condensed Locals. ‘The street lamps will be lighted to-nigat at 5.40 p. m. and extinguishet at f Ee ‘The new stone Presbyierian chure passas, Va., was dedicated yesterday. Thirty-two persons were added to tne membership of the New York Avenue Pres- Dyterian church yesterday. e Wa hingion Driving asfociation will hold their spring meeting at Brightwood Park from May 0 12, both dates inclusive. Ned Simms. a colored till tapper. was ar- ested by Officer Shilling Saturday for “going through” the money drawer of a Store on 15th street. Mr. Henry Larman, the efticlent snperin- Yerdent of water mains, bas been prevented With @ gold wateh and chain by the work- men of that department. Y.M.C. A. Lyceum on Saturday even- ing discussed the resolution “That John Brown is eutitied to credit for lisraid in Virginia.” See card of thanks of Margaret 8S. Rich to Mr. R. W. Bates, agent of Continental Live Insurance Company. for prompt payment of 25,000. Ata special meeting of the vestry of Trine ity P. E. church, on last Friday evening. Mr. Edward Baidwin was unanimously elected @ member in the piace of Mr. O. H. Morri- gon, deceased. Detective McDevitt has arrested the well- known burglar. Billy Cornel!, who has been identified by Mrs. Fitzhugh Coyle as the person who broke into her house Friday Bight iast f ewis, trustee of Jay Cook & idward M. L Co., bas brovght sult against the Potomac Fe company.owning the steamers City of Washington and City of Alexandria. He claims some $21,000 due on notes by the ferry company to Jay Cook & Co. The Pitlo<ophie Club, at Harmonial hail, Westersay afterncon listened to Dr. E. V. right’s paper on “The Causes and Cure of Crime,” which was discu by B. D. Peck, Mr. Cheek, Maurice Pechin, and A. Watson. At the next meeting General James A. Gar- Seld, of Obio, will present the tople for con- tion. The Pressmens’ Union, of this city, par- took of their annual supper Saturday even- ing, prepared by Mr. W. W. Wonn, and dur- ing the evening addresses were rade by Messrs. Redfield, (president;) Captain James H. O'Bannon, of Ricomond, Va: D. W. yee Messrs. Maher, Smith, (of Philadei- phia;) Jobn Clarkson and others. Bishop Pinkney. at the morving ser: ice at She Ascension Episcopal chucch yer werday made an ejoqnent appeal to tne members of the cong egation to unite witb the « ther par- ip the District in the establishment of a fw «Je seminary in the diocese. fe stated ‘aal’s parish | Fteck Creek) had of- ite glebe a3 a site,:nd that ) Would be sufficien to se D.striet Goverument AG «rs. A compa.*«on of actual exper” :tures of the District govern ent for thy past ye the estimate of €..nend!?.ces for the fisea! vear shows upwards of $0,000 in of the latter. THE COMPETIVE TRIAT GINES ‘Will take piace to-morrow, a on the Movument grounds. Engines Nos. j (Silsby ). 5; Amoskeag), and 6 (Clapp & Jones bave been selected for the occasiou, thus rep- resenting the work of all the manufactories which have engines here. Four hundred and fifty feet of hose will be used, wiih an inch and a quarter stream. BUILDING PERMITS by Inspector Plowman to-day:—Mar- ler, a two-story brick dwelling, north between 5th and Sth streets north- “00. Mark afman, @ two-s brick welling, east side of sth, between | and K streets southeast; $2,000. THE WATER WASTERS. Colonel Labey, Water Reristrar. has been besieged to-day with persons who have been deprived of water in concequence of bis re- cent order to turn it off where a careless OF THE FIRE EN- clock p.m., Iasned un EF ‘waste is permitted. Over three hun:ired were eut off Saturday. and a list of about twohan- dred more has been prepared. His whole force bave received instructions to pursne this work and keep it up. For a second of feace the water is to be cut off from the main for good. —_—e—___. AMNUSEMENTS.— National Theater.—Mr. Jno. The Steyeus Schoo! House Fire. INSPECTOR PLOWMAN’S THEORY AS TO ITS Pi man nee mad tto Inspector Plowm: e @ repor'! Assistant Engineer B. Oertly of the condi- tion of the Stevens school ©, recently on | fire. He states that ‘on the 11th instant (the | day on which the fire occurred) I visited the | building at 20 o'clock, and made a careful | and minute inspection of the same. The roem in which fre occurred is on the second floor, the northwest room. This building is heated with steam by indirect | radiation; the Ligecherpen romper for this room | is attached to the ceiling, under the floor, | and cased on the sides and underneath with wood, and lined with tin, and opening into , the room with a register immediately over the radiating surface. The cause of the fire (without any doubt or question in my mind) Was, that in sweeping the floor the radiating Surface bas been made a receptacle, and necessarily 60, for _—. lint, or fibers of ali inds accumulated in a school room, and ting npon the topof the radiating sur- face, and by the intense beat had become very combustible, and that some time in the past, or perhaps recently. @ match or matches has been swept in, and coming in contact with the heating surface and pa- per, has ignited at the southeast corner of the hot-air chamber, immediately under the oor or joists; the deposits bad apporent!s Mm SO great as to make heat suflicient to melt the solder or tin of the lining; causing an aperture for draft, sett g fire tothe joist ard floor, and charring twoof them to a con- siderabie extent, a8 well as the lining to the chamber. | _ Jtis fortunate for ail concerned that the | alarm was given promptly and the fire so quickly checked with but so little damage. Aside from the damage sustained by the fire And in addition thereto the rail of the stairs Was broken down by the pressure of the ehil- dren during theexgltement. That there was Do loss of life was attributable chietly to the | cool and deliberate manner in which the | teachers controlled the children during the | excitement; and to the citizens who were al- | tracted tothe building by the valuabie as- sistance rendered by them. The inspection of this building was made by me, with Mr. Superintendent Cook, Mr. Jobnson, of the trustees, who fully agree with me as to the cause ot the fire. The ioss will not exceed or $200, which is fully covered by insur- ance Under the emergency of the case, I imme- ly proceeded with repairs, and have ‘ed with the representatives of the in- companies, Who Will pay the bills. d to the construction of the Stevens pouse building, which was erected frome twelve years ago, under what supervi- sion I am not informed, the capacity of Which ts about 550 children, and is composed of wood, exeept the exterior walls, and Shows signs of weakness. press from the upper floors are insufficient, aving but one staircase, and that of limited proportions. The interior indicates unmis- takeable evidences of weakness, and should during the summer vacation haye brick par- Ution walls constructed in lieu of the pre- sent wood ones, and an additional staircase. whiek I recommend. I further recommend that the ecbambers inclosing the radiating surface be reconstructed in such a manner as to allow a circulation of air between surfaces and enclosure; and I further recommend that in all school buildings where registers are placed under the floor that there be suspend- ¢d @ shield or a conical poe under the regis- ter as a receptacle box for sweepings, to pre- vent fire in the future from the aforestated cause.” Egress and in- es The Relief Commissi: fecretary pro tem.), present. Mr. Solomons reported that the Washing- ton Gas Light Company had donated 1.0 bushels of coke to the use of the commissi: through Mr. C. B. Bailey secretary. The presid was authorized to arrar for hauling and delivering the coke. The president, Mr. Stickrey, reported that with Mr. Bailantyne he had selected the grocers and weodland coal dealers on whom to draw orders,and submitted a list which Was approved. Mr. Ballantyne moved that the president be authorized to rent a room in the building at the corner of 15th street and Pennsylvania avenue (over the Safe Leposit Company's); adopted. Mr. Ballantyne reported that the boxes (furnished by Postmaster Ed:nunds) for the reception of applications had been put in pisces that the Lieutenants of Police had neen instructed to see to bringing the leiters loheadquarters. At the suggestion of Major Richards, the box at the 5th precinct (10th, near D),) had been removed to the 6th pre- cinet station, on Massachusetts avenue, be- tween Sth and 10th streets. The letters $x o'clock this morning. ir. Solomons moved that in view of the Mmited amount of money placed at their @.sposal, the rule of last year, that relief be 0" fined to families in which there no able- Ludied persons, or in which there are very aged persons, or sickness, be adhere! to; adopted. The commission fixed the compensation of the employes—a bookkeeper and three visi- | tors—and adjourned to Monday next.at the E. Owens, the popular comedian, commences ane: edy, gement here to-night in Byron's com- “Our Boys.” | Mr. Owens in the leading “Perkyn Middlewick. more to the great stage pictures of the day. He will be supported by artists of consider- able talent, conspicuous among whota are Miss Minnette Thompson. of Washington, ‘who made such a successful «edu! here a short time since, and Miss Ada Gilman, who played the part of Louise in the “Two Or- ps” KO acceptably last week. «Our Boys” Will doubtless meet With the same manifes- tations of approval that have attended its representation elsewhere. word's Opera —Bryant’s renowned Minstrel troupe will give the frei of their pleasing entertainments to-night. Thecom- pany is a first-class one, containing such well known performers as Nei! Bryant, Lew net, and T. M. Hengler. A first-class minstrel performance always draws here. Theater Comique—W. T. Melville is an- Bounced for this week in an exciting play entitled “Pirates of the Potomac.” Jake Bude will give kis laughable sketch, “The Two Tramps,” and the performance will be interspersed with songs, dances, and other specialties, a}! gotten up in good style. ——_~——— THE CASE OF THE Nations REPUBLI- CAN AGT. THE DisTRICT.—This case was before the Circuit Court, J * @emorrer Saturday. This action is brought on @ contract to publish the tax list of the District eight times at one dollar per line. After the contract was made Congress ebarged the law so as to require b=t four publications. The list (%,000 lines) was. how- ever, published eight times, and a bill ren- to the listrict government for $96,000. The District Commissioners refused to allow payment for more than four publications, and $50,000 was paid. The suit recover the $4,000 still claimed as « The District filei a demurrer to the declaration for want of sufficient particulars, and Judge Cartter sustained the demurrer, and granted the plaintiff leave to amend his deciaration. - ACCIDENTS.—On Saturday evening Fred- ertek Gr a0 apprentice employed Sinclair & Robertson, machinist, at 1210 Db stree bis hand caught between the bed and crank of the engine, (whieh drives the machinery of the shop) and it was badly erusbed. Dr. Buckley was called aud dressed the wounds. On turday Samuel Denison, colorei. residing on Wilson street, near 4th, in the county, had two of his ribs broken by being thrown from his cart, at the corner of 7 and Boundary streets. His horse startcd to run away, add Denison was thrown under the cart, which passed over him. He was to the Freedmen’s hospital eGraw. Drs. Glennen and Augusta attended bin THE CENTENNIAL REYORM CLUB, the of which is the establish. ment maintenance.of an inebriate asy tum fully organized last evening. The following are the cfficere:—George Savage, 1: Hu president. A. C. Constantine, vice-president: v. C. W. Denison, secretary; Dr. Gea. W. Gross, treasurer, J. J. H. Winfield, A. M. ue. A. Coftiv, L. H. Hollinberger, P. Dr. James Wajsh and A. T. Mankin, pawl agen pone bpd will be = corporated, and they will ask an appropris- tion of Congress. ——_e—___ THE MARYLAND FiIsHERIES.—Citizens of has added one | by | | new room, corner 15th and Pennsyivauia avenue. ——+-— — THE RECEPTION at the President's during last week in point of numbers and fine cos- tumes far sur Winter, and we may therefore take it for granted that receptions generally during the present season will be more popular than ever before, and In tbis connection we invite the attention of those who may take part in such epjoyments to the choice collection of jewelry for fulldress purposes to be found at the old established house of J, E. Prigg, No. 27 Pennsylvania avenue, who has just re- ceived some beautiful designs in Lake George Ciamond jewelry, Roman gold sets; bracelets, necklaces, lockets, crosses, buttons with studs tomateb, and bundreds of other new and desirable articles of Prompt for ladiey and gent’s wear. Among his collection will | be found the handsomest Roman gold cross ever offered in this marke ALEXANDEIA.Yesterday was the 1s day of six weeks daily christian labor of | Mr. and the Misses Leitch, Scotch Presby- ™m the boxes had been delivered to him about | | On motion of Mr. RB. esed any given during last | THE COURTS. CRIMINAL CouRT—Jucoe Mac Arthur. This morning the petit jurors were dis- | charged for two weeks. The grand jury will | reconvene on Wednesday. THE PAY ROLL CONSPIRACY CASE. This morning Judge Olin stated that he ‘Would in the case of Thompson and Lazenby, | convicted of conspiracy, deny the motion for @ new trial. se would file his decision, and would now state verbally that the only questions considered by him were as to the | verdict being against the evidence; whether | the Jury wes properly empanneiled, and whether Lucket was properly joined, leav- ing the questions of law to be determined by the exeeptions. In this connection he wonld state that since the papers had Been banded to him the #fidavitof one Moran had been left at his house. Had this affidavit been Incladed in the other papers it might have affected the | decision. He desired to state that since he | had been on the bench at the present term of | the Conrt he had been exceedingly annoyed | by parties interested in cases calling on him, some w.th tears in their eyes, and others | with imprecations on thelr tongues. It | seemed it had come to be a cormon law | practice for persons to talk toa judge when | cases were pending. He did not like to treat | persons with disrespect, es ally those who are afflicted and are suffering, because | some member of their families has violated the law, but they should remember that it is an offence to talk to a judge as much so as to & juror when a case is pending, and if he found a man guilty of talking toa juror of a case pending before him he would commit | him to jail. Trials are public and should be, | and this practice of sending affidavits to a judgeor coming tohim to argue or plead when the case is pending, should be broken | up, and he had determined to make an ex- | poy le ofthe first one who again attempt- ed it Mr. Cook desired to state that he had never sent papers or affidavits, or even conversed with a judge on a pending case. Judge Olin said he knew the counsel (Messrs. Cook and Riddle) too well to be- lieve that they had any part In sendiog this altidavit. ‘The opinion filed says, on the first ground, viz: “that the verdict was against the evi- dence,” that the court has no doubt but the | evidence abundantly justified the verdict. | The second point, “that Luckett was wroug- fully indieted, and thereby ihe other defend- ants were deprived of his testimony,” is dis. | cussed. He says that no motion for afsey- | erance was made. and had one been made | and allowed, neither of the parties joint Indicted could have been a witness. true that after the government had given its proof & motion was made for the acquit tal of Luckett, but the court denied it, because there were facts proved in the case Which required him to submit the ques- tion of Luckett’s complicity to the jury. The third ground, ‘newly discovered evi- dence,” is supported by &ffidavits, and he says the rules by which applications for a new trial are io be governed are very weil settled. Among them, as fundamental, are the following: “A new trial will not be granted on the ground of newly discovered evidener, if it appear that the evidence might with reasonable diligence have been joe before the first trial. Nor will it | granted where newly discovered evidence | consists of merely cumulative facts or cir- cumstances relative to the same matter con- troverted on the former trial. Nor will a new trial be granted on account of-newly discovered evidence which ts only material to impeach or contradict witnesses sworn on the former trial.” He continues on this point. “Looking therefore at the affidavits, I see no such facts stated in them which, ta the light of the cases I have before referred to, would authorize the grantingof anew trial.” ‘The next point as to whether the ay was not legally impannelled is discussed The op'nion says as tothe afYdavits that | Larner and Childs were not called; that | there is no suggestion or imputation that | the omission to call the names arose from corrupt or fraudulent motives on the part of the deputy clerk. “It was simply such an irreguiarity in the proceeding as would be waived by the defendant proceeding to trial before the jury as impannelled. It is not complained or suggesied that the jurors as impannelled were incompetent to serve as Jurors except one who liad served upon a Jury within two years preceeding the trial.” | Judge Olin further informed the counse! as | the court is to be kept open he would «dt sentence so as to give counsel 21 oppor- tunity to take the case on exceptions to the Generai Term. COURT IN GENERAL TERM. | To-day, John W. Warner, of Baltimore, Was admitted to the bar on motion of Mr. 6. H. Webb. The application of Jas. T. Duiry, of Indiana, was referred to the committee of examination. Applications for constables positions were filed by Join Pateh and Al- | exander Dodge. George W. Paschal, Regi- | nald Fendall, and Francis Miller were ap- pointed the committee to examine appli- eants for the bar. Cherokees of North Caro-~ lina agt. Cherokees of the Indian eerritory; | appeal dismissed. Boucher agt. Boucher: | motion to dismiss filed. Gaines agt. Casi- | ing; passed for settlement. United Stat ag. Lewis alias Smith; appeal dismisset Gritith aud Creeey agt. N. A. Neuchat t | Roofing and Paying Company; motion to dismiss appeal Mes. Cnited States use of Turnburke egt. Parker; submitted. Shed | gt Ordway; motion to dismiss overruled. | . T. Merrick, Col. John S. Mosby was admitted to the bar of this | court. Police CourtT—Judge Snell. To-day, Anna Granger forfeited collateral. Ogle Washington, charged with permitting | a female dog to run at large. Also, charged With throwing stones ta the street. Officer | Reese captured the dog and Ogle and shot | | erick forfeited eollaieral. terians from Vermont, among several of the | | colored congregations and among the vicious and neglected of ail colors and belonging ta no copgregation, in Fishtown, on the wharves, and al the jail. reclaimed and some apparently converted by this humble and carnest movement of player and sopg, somewhat of the “Moody and Sankey” order. | _ Rev. Dr. Chickering, secretary of the Con- | gressional Temperance Union, preached at | Lbe Methodist Protestant Chureb, K | Nichols, on the physical consecration | js about enrolling and reorganizing the so- ciety. over which Vice President Wilson long and consistently presided. 8 brought to | BILL FOR A D1 VORCE.—This morning, Mr. B.S. Fleteher flied, for Emma V. Bariiett,a bil for a divorce from the bonds of mat mony with George W. Barilett. She states | that they were married here in 1863; that | Bartlett was a letter carrier fermerly, and | during their married life treated her with | crueity, at one time attacking her with a | Usrowing rubbish on a county road, contin- Many have been | | carving knife, and she charges bim with | baving deserted her in June, ist. She | charges that in 1469 he committed adultery with a prostitute known as Jack while on a picnic, and subsequently with the same | Woman in the Post Office building. which | acts have only recently come to ber knowl- edge. 8 Sas UNITED STATES SUITS AGAINST SURE Yistric’ Attorney Wells to-day filed for the Lnited States against Joseph | L. Savage, as a surety on the bond of James 8S. Girand, assistant paymaster, S. navy, in $15,000, who is charged with ha ing failed to account to the United States | for the sum of $52,000. Also, one — E: | ward M. Lee, A. M. Clapp and ‘ge | Pinney. on tne bond of the former, as secre- | lary of the territory of Wyoming, for $26,000, the others being the sureties, and Lee, it 1s alleged. failed to perform the duties of kis office and to pay over to the United States S50G.8C. ————— THE MvTUAL Fine INSURANCE Cox- PANY of tne District of Columbia, to-day re- elected the following directors for the ensu- Va are ree Emery i Hosen, an Riswick, M. G. ir. F. wi Win. King, of Georgetown, &. D. Castleman and J.C. McKelden. —_——— MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issue to aa A a and Blanehe A Frank Keyes and Fann Bravegan, ows re John Pr. ter ard mo BA rd eounty, Md.; Fonnte dD ‘Bran; Abraha johnson ard Jane Robinson; Amos Dean and Mary Dod- son; George Carter and Mary Lee. IEBER is €1 @ fine buiiding at we tae street, Navy wd, in whien to open a large clothing st t 2 | SEst Tod RCONTEMPT OF © To dey, in the Equity Court, K the ceienda:t in case of Saran Kershaw— bill for a divorcee, and for an injunction to prevent bim from selling or disposing of the OURT.— ershaw, 2 H property—was roled tempt ii pA obe, > ‘order of the court. = yile comm)tied bim to jail for ten ye. wA tie Vermont giri who kilied a woif wears the tail of her victim where other girls wear ostrich fea:hers. #7 Pc or Stokes! He will have to remain for @ time where he is. And so, by the way, will Jim F iske.—{ Rochester Democrat. ‘Admira! Krabbe, Russian minister of morines dead, Vice Admiral Lesso- rowski has been appointed bis successor. s7-Av Indiana girl, who became Mrs Oliver on 16th inst., committed sul week “on learning that ber hus- eared nothing for her.”” ‘Leap Year necktie,” for gentle- men, has @ g, whieh, touched, moves @ thickness of silk aside, and shows @ disc, inseribed “No,” the former aiter caging them both at the | station. The court imposed a fine of $5 for throwing stones and $10 for thedog. Jessie MeCooey forfeited coilateral for being drunk on the sireet. Matiléa Washington, cursing in Georgetown; $5. Charles Griffin was sent down for vagrancy. Mary Alberts. a prosti- tute and vagrant, was sent down for ninety | days. David Meeds forfeited collateral. Wm. Kuight, indecent exposure; $10. C! Fred- | Michael Mickey, do. Albert Bolden, disorderly assembly; 85. John Murphy; $5 for being loud. Charles Humphreys. same; $5. James McConuor; | forfeited. Charies Meaders; do. Joseph Freeland; do. Edgar Sikes, cursing; >5. Josephine Armstrong, same; #5. Amanda Stewart, same; $5. Hichard Robinson; for- selted. Edward Griffith, charged with ued. Wm. Spencer was again sent down for vagrancy. Mary E. Sims wassent down for Vagraney. Apna Smith; sent down. Samuel Banks, a genteel and rather fast- looking young colored man was stood up for vagrancy. Officer Hughes told a rather bad story on Banks and the company he keeps, £0 he was sent down for ninety days. Daniel Buckly and Edward Long; forfeited. Eliza- beth Nugent was agzin sent down for va- grancy. Millie Muingen, loud; <5. rnard MeKenna forfeited. Michael McCarty; do. J. Sbea, runniug & wagon with no number; $5. Chartes Allen, larceny of a basket, spoon, napk: &e., pleaded guilty, and stated ibut the complainant, ove Hall, owed him money and he took these things to pay him- self, $10 or thirty days, the court remarking that the law did uot recognize this new way of paying old debts. Jobn Talbert 51 a ham and the officer s: jays in jail. Sarah Warren tional currency, &e., from sixty drys. M John Bowie, The and Carter, charged with larceny of harness; “S00 and default three months z Gibson and the others dismissed. than Asbton, assanit on George J #10 and costs. John Brown, lacceny of a log ebain; $10 or Po days. Thomas E. Creamer, chai ged with receiving a baske: napkins, spoons, &c.. for the purpose of frauding one Joseph Hall, knowing t! eo | B. Stuart. ! course make the*price higher. be stolen; continued. Edward Si.nms, lar- ceoy of seventy-five cents and a street’ rat!- road ticket from Antoine Fisher; sixty days injatl. Margaret Johnson, assault on Lizzie Diamond; $5. Frank Douglass, larceny of $5.0'trom Wm. Ward, said Ward being put in bodily fear by Douglass; $30 aud costs. THE Cow Case. In the case of the United Slates and C, Solomon and David and Natha: Semdbeimer, char; wi conspiring to cheat and defraud Jobn J. Chipman out of a red cow (without horns), which he had pur- chased of them, by substituting in the de- 1 another cow (with horns). of less was resumed, and after bearing testi- mony the court dismissed the case. = t. Levi 7 The piano voted to a popular Indiana) olis man, at & ladies’ relief bazaar, was tt pr agate seized by the sheriff! to satisfy a e 7 On the lant Gapiag inthis month every ‘man in Indiana is to preach @ sermoz “Religious Features of the Centen- a7 John Lothrop Motley, the American historian, has been eleeted foreign associate of ue French academy of moral and political selence. 7 The ranks of short-hand reporters of Chicago bave just been reinforced by a lady, wi said to be remarkably accomplished in her profession. wo cot aia etait FAS. member ve ar rived at Philadelphia 10 see the centennial buildings. “of Cologne ‘aod Chrever To Yendes “474 vor prevent their deposition from their sees by =rThe ‘anniversary of King Alfonso’s en- Madrid is to be commemorated by eee: to political prisoners and those ex- = jpanish oe bas allowed toe io favor of Castelar at ie a7 The Valence ja and Carvajal at Ma’ . and gen- erally leayose clear Meid to all candidates, i GEORGETOWN. THE MISSIONARY ANNIVERSARY of the Dumbarton street M. E. Sunday schon! took place last evening. eh recited an &ppropriate verse of scripture, the ini letter of the first word of eacn being placed wpon an arch and forming, when completed, the injunction “Go and teach all nations.” The contribution Ty ee nchoet for the year amounted to $374. Gold medals were awarded to the following sebolars for punctuality, viz:—Misses Lida Hunter, Marianne Hun- ter, Gertrude Tribby, Ida Trioby, Naomi Thomas, Blanche Ray, and Georgie Trexier, and to Mr. Harry West, Samuel Dixon, and Howard Fisher. THE MARRIAGE of Mr. Oscar Freindlich, | of Georgetown, to Miss Rachael Cahn, of | Baltimore, took place at the residence of Mr, Henry Strans, brother-in-law of the brid esterday at 5 o'clock p.m. Mr. W. Nord nee and wife, and Mr. A. Cubn and sister, Mr. Jandorf, of Baltimore, stood up with bride ard groom. The ceremony was Lach by Rabbi Stern, of Washington. restivities were kept up by banqueting and other enjoyments till the sma’ hours of the merning, when the newly-married couple left for & short tour. Many friends from |- ther cities were present to witness tne cere- mon; ‘Grn ‘Two hundred bushels wheat by rail to J. G & J.N. Waters ——————— ALEXANDRIA. Hienway Ropeery.— Mr. Charles Land street, who resides on the Telegraph road. a few miles below this city, while returnivg home, about dark last evening, was aszanli- ed and knocked from bis horse, when near Potter's bill, by two negro men, and robbed of about £400 in money. While lying on ground he succeeded in drawing his revolve and uring two shots, and heandt one of his as- sailants cry out that he was shot, but the other one immediately struck Mr. L. a blow on the head with the club and knocked him senseless. in which state he remained for about ATAL ACCIDENT.—As the freight train onthe Virginia Midland road was between Lynch's and Otter stations yesterday, some logs which were loaded on the car next the caboose having become loosened from their fastenings by the jarring of the train, one of them, a very heavy log, rolled down upon a brakeman named Wm. McCormick, who was standing on the platforin of the caboose, and crushed him to death. McCormick was &@ young man of fine physique and consid erable strength. Just previous to the acci- dent he had driven some colored men from the platform, telling them of the danger of the logs falling. Narrow Escarr.—Mr. Austin Adams, who lives near Fort Foote, attempted to get to Washington yesterday in a small boat loaded with produce. He proceeded as faras Giesboro’, where his boat became jarmed in the ice, but he succeeded after some ditt culty in extricating her, and returned to this city. Upoo examination it was found that the ice had cut the boat almost entirely through, there only remaining the merest shell of wood not cui. JUROR ATTACKED.—One of the jurors in the arson case, tried at the present’ term of the corporation court, was accosted at the corner of King and Fayette sts., last night, by a party who accused him of perjury, &c.. and upon the juror resenting the insult, he was severely handled, part of his clothing being entirely torn off. FoR THE PFNITENTIARY.—Sheriff Wm. F. Barrett, of Loudoun county. last night passed through tuis city, having in charge young Painter, who had been sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for horse steal- ing. The prisoner is a very young man, not more than twenty years old.— Gazette, 1th. —_—_—+~ee.—___—_ SOUTHERN NOTES —In the Virginia house | of representatives, Mr. Curlett,a republican, has offered a resolution appropriating $10,000 for the erect ofasrtatue to General J. E. ----The San Antonia Herald has corne out tor Hon. John Hancock for United Siutes Senator from Texas. Col. George Flournoy, of Galveston, has withdrawn from the contest. terns like these are floating about in Texas: Mr. W. Fleager, of Florence, has lor t his two match carriage horses by hy + dropbobia. Mr. C, Fleager was {bitten by a rabid dog, but the bite did not reach further than through his booting. --*-The Stanford Ky.) Journal says. A numberof our farmers ve been so unfortunate as to lose large quantities of their hog meat, owing to the long spell of warm weather,and they made it up intoseap. Thousands of dollars’ worth of meat has been destroyed, and this will of It 1s to be 2. gretted, as the high price has already been , Revere upon those who had to buy their meat. | ee ees No MORE FROZEN Pires.—Most appro- priately, at this season, when the bursting | of water-pipes becomes contagions, aud la- | mentations | plumbers’ Wills fill tne city, a test wax made over plumbers’ delays and yesterday afternoon, at the office of Mr. Jas. Sellers, No. 225 south 6th street, of a yulean: ized iron pipe protected by a packing of com- | mon paper, feltand paper-lined zinc, which resisted all attempts to freeze the water with whieh it was filled. The test was made in company with sections of heavy lead and heavy galvanized iron pipe, all being buried in ice and salt in an Ice-cream freezing ves- fel and permitted toremain there until the water in the last two pipes was frozen solid. By the thermometer the water in the covered | pipe—which, with ail its outer garments, is only an inch and a half thick—tested before and after the experiment, did hot vary one degree from forty degrees, the temperature of the water with which the pipe was filled from the pitche: 7 A YousG Wire's Scictpe.—Augusta Thompson, a young and once beautiful wo- man, residing at No. 130 Cilnton street, Ho- boken, committed suicide yesterday under peculiar circumstances. She was twice married, and by her first husband had a child, now three years old. Her present hus- band is a sailorin the United States navy. Thom; visited her three weeks ago, and the neighbors say that while he was in the house the pair were constantly quarrelling. Last week she became very ill, and a friend eailed in Dr. Cordon to attend her. She told himshe wanted todie, and did not wani to be burdened with any more children, as she was about becoming @ mother again. She confessed to the doctor that she had eaten tne charged ends of & box of common luctfier matches, and thought that the phosphorous would kill her. Dr. Cordon used every eftort Sy ah ber life, but in vain.—(|N. ¥. Hera’, ith. Fire AND Two CHILDREN BURNED — Friday morning a tenant house vear Ham- bleton, Talbot county, belonging to John Leonard, and occupied by Wm. Kinnainon, a colored man, took fire and burned to the ground. Kinpamon was in tbe woods at work at the time, and his wife was at a neighbor's, and the only occupants of the house were two childrén, one about four years and the other twenty four months old. A colored man residing near by, seeing tn flames, hurried to the seene and heard the screams of the chitdren, but the rooffell in immediately, and the fire having taken 1 lace inside, the poor helpless cnildren were covered with the burning Limbers, and be- fore assistance could be rendered, both of them were consumed with the building.— Easton (Md.) Gazette. FIREMEN UNBLANKETED BY ELECTRICI- TY.—A Chicago journal says: If electricity is utilized much farther in the office of the Insurance Patrol house, it will be made to jerk the boys out of bed and land them at thescene of a fire the instant an alarm box istouched. For some time it has been made to unfasten the horses in their stails, open the huge doors of the house, and make other preparations for the start, but by recent im- provements Capt. Bullwinisle has induced it to Jerk the covering off the bunks in which the firemen repose, and as that operation is generally conducive to restlessness, especi- ally in cold weather, the fire patrol may be expected to make better time hereafier than they have done heretefore. THE ELECTIONS IN FRANCE, YESTERDAY. Elections were held yesterday throughout France, for delegates tochoose senators. The Paris munici, cvuncil elected Victor Hago atetared f25i FIEnvisH MURDER oF Two OLD CoL- ORED PEOPLE IN GEoRGIA.—The town of Nereross, on the Air-iine railroad, twenty miles distant from Atlanta, was the sceneof horror last Monday night that [llustrates the depth of flendishness to which some men can fall. Two old negroes were living in a cabin outside of the town. It was generally supposed that they had abont fifty dollarstn Money greenbacks and silver. snd the ald man recently killed bis hogs. During the night the house was discovered to be on fire. and theneighbors repaired to the scene to assist in putting itout. It was supposed from appearances that no one was living In the house, and efforts to save it were fruit- less. After the house was burned down, the two charred and roasted forms were nd. One side of the man was completely burae: Away; the otherside lying next to the floor was comparatively unharmed, and @ bullet hole was discovered there, as if the ball had come ont from it. The physicians think the | murdered man was shot in the back, through the heart, and the woman seems to hay. been shot in the same way. The house wa’ found to have been robbed of various articles of food and all the money the old couple had Ini by, as fruits of their life-long industry ‘When the circumstances became known the entire town and neighborhood were in @ per fect blaze of indignation, A meeting was | beld of prominent citizens, at whieh meas- sed to pursue the perpetra: nest indignation that flled | | every breast was expressed. Never has that community been more profoundly moved.— Atlanta Herald. ONE ENING’S Foun, REMORSE AND ATTEMPTED Suicioe. John 8. Gantz,a wealthy farmer of W chester county, arrived in this city on last Thursday, intending to purchase farming implements. In the eventing he visited eral places of amusement, and was quently found lying unconscious ona si Walk, and was taken to the M: lice station. In the nigh aving been attracted to erc ans, found him bleeding copious two ugly, deep wounds in the left FOLLOWED ny arm, which he had inflicted on himse}f with the crystalof his watch, Yesterday morning, while still suffering from his night's de- banch, he was taken before Justice Otter- bourg. Then he was led from the court-reom into the Essex Market prison, and oa reach- ing the top ter he sprang over the railing, falling on the flags twenty feet below. He was then taken in an ambulance to Believae hoepital. In the court-room he said that, having been robbed of a large sum of money on Thursday night while drank, he felt. his humiliation keenly, and that he had deter- mined to commit éuleide. juan, 15th. A Birp Diks FROM SMALL-POX.--A few weeks ago & gentleman of Baltimore wished to obtain a livered bird, and bearing that one was in the possession of a gentleman tn this city, visited the latter and purchased the bird. While the sale was being made the bird’s owner, who had recently recovered from an attack of variola, took the bird from its cage, when it pecked at his finger. The purehaser took the bird to Baltimore, and, asit was & very handsome one, took ‘great pride in it. He was, therefore, much pained lo see it, afew days after reacning Its new home, begin to droop, as if lil. Ina day or two more @ rash appeared on its body, dis- lacing the feathers, and the next day its ead became swollen and covered with seab, and itdied. At @ loss to know what these peculiar symptoms meant, the gentleman called in his medical advisor, a prominent physician of Baltimore, who, after examin- ng the dead bird, pronounced that it had died of small-pox. Taen the bereaved owner recalled the fact that the bird had pecked at its first cwners hand, as stated above, and it was cone. uded that ithad contracted variola at that mc ment.—| Cumberland Daily News. THE CONFEDERATES OF THE DYNAMITE Frenxp.- European advices by mail state that the investigation of the cause of the ex- plosion at Bremerhaven is proceeding vigor- ously, and especial efforts are direetet to obtaining clues fo the prot able confederates of Thompzon, whose real name was King. ‘This fact has been established by the inves- tigation, that is strengthened by the initial K., in Irdia ink,on his left arm. The Madec- burg Gazette asserts positively that Thomas, under ancther alias, was the commaader of the Old Dominion; notwitistanding all de- nials. It also says there caa be no doubt that he bad confederates, and tnat he re- vealed the name of one of them before his death, whose whereabouts the authorities are making great effurts to discover. This person is said to have been Thomas’ con- stant companion about the time the City of Boston was lost. KILLED ON THE RAILROAD.—Saturday night'a man was found just beyond the city limits of Baltimore, lying alongside the track of the Northern Centra! railroad, with his face badly crushed, and otherwise seri- ously injured. He was taken toa hospital. and tied yesterday morniag. He was ap- aed forty years of age, From a letter found On his person, addressed to Thomas King, superintendent of the valley railroad, Pittsburg, Pa., and signed by Joseph Rey- nolds, yard master of the Virginia Midlaod railroad, at Alexandria, the name of the de- ceased was ascertained be Samuel Abrams or Abrahanis. and is supposed to be a residentot Alexendria, CITY ITEMS. ie Addin Black Cloth Morning and 5 ven! Coats, ready made. Black Cloth Vests. of my own make, with superior fiting qualities ‘ lack Doeskin Pantaloons of good mate- riais. Black Worsted Coats and Vests of the most Satisfactory character. 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Brilliant Orchestra anc Brass avd, ten tn a4 a4 pumb or Javnary 2ith, the remantic drama, written by ton Boucicanlt and Charios Rv ale, entitled saniv-tf (Kep.] FOUL PLAY RISE IN CRooxED MONEY ago a celebrated engraver n was captured, committed and sent to we Obio penitentiary for ten years. Ulirich was one of the most skillful and successful counterfeiters in the country. His work sessed artistic qualities which ri very dangerous to the public. carceration the counterfeite States have been using have him pardoned, or released from con- fin ent. “Crooked” money bas advanced from 20 cents to 40 cents on the dollar arnong the sboyers of the “queer” since ULirich’s in carceration. Boyd’s work was gool, bat it is not to be compared with the artistic pro- ductions of th SParn’s REPLY TO THE AMERICAN NOTE. AN. Y. Herald Madrid special reports that the Spanish Government has sent out a diplometic note in reply to the American cireular on Cuban affairs. The reply is quite belligerent in tone, and takes high ground on fil the questions raised by the United States. The note declares that the commerce between Cuba and the United States has not suffered to any appreciable extent by the insurrec- tion. In fact, instead of haying bean di- | minished it bas ip reality increased, aod is States government has no occasion for com- plaint, and no tenable ground for its proposed action or interference in the affairs or troubles existing in Cuba. e7Prince Bismarck is sirafting an adidi- tion to the German penal code to punish crimes similar to that perpetrated at Brem- erbaven by Thompson. #2 A trunk yey oon to Wm. K. Thomas, the author of the dynamite explosion, has been discovered at the Fifth avenue notel. | It contained a quantity of fuse such as is used for submarine explosions. HOTELS. 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