Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1879, Page 4

* ¢ THE EVENING STAR. ‘TUESDAY..............-.-April 1, 18979. ———— ‘The Weather. INDICATIONS TO-DAY. OFFICE OF CHIEF StgxAL OF" cup, ‘WASHINGTON, April *,, 1679, } For middie Atlantic states, nC’ easing cloudi- ess, followedby rain areas, Warmer northwest Wsouthwest winds, genera'.y higher pressure. LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, &c., To-night. National Theater. — Carncross’ Minstre' “Henry Moses Shadboat Pinafore.” Theater Comique.—Varieties. Condensed Locals. ‘The ish wer begins next Monday eve- ‘nin; patie ues pg days. The first and seventh days are observed as holidays, and ‘the intervening period as half hol ‘The temperance Clon br Rev. lee Samuel Ardron, held a meet Mason Noble's church, ‘6th and C streets s. last night. ‘The church was weil filled, and Mr er made an address, and about tifty people sSrain fall in the Distriet of Co- Jumbia last month than In apy Mareb during the present decade. The precipitation ouiy amounted tot”, inches, against more than 4", ches last yes tet boy auned Wi Cunningham, 12 years old, living with his pareuts on the Broad Branch read, had his leit arm broken jesterday while wrestling with another boy named Henry art. rs night the gas jet in the store window of Mr. Thomas Withers, No. 441 7th street s.w., set fire to some dry doing damage to the ex- tent of $100. | 01 vo Barry and some citizens iguished the flames. yeaa. in the Court in General Term, the ease of the Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Co. agt Brightwell et al. was decided against defend- ants (grauting an injunction). based on former decisions im the Supreme Court of the United States and in other U. S. courts. District Government Affairs. ‘The property-holders on the line of the new street Improvements on M street, between 61! and isth streets north west, have petitioned the District Commissioners to have shade trees Planted, and express their preference for the @im tree. The petition has been referred to ‘the parking commission. "The superintendent of the Capitol, North O street and South Washington Railroad coza- has requested the District Cormissioaers Bere permission for that company to pave their track on G street, between Ist 4th Streets northwest, with cobble stones, and do necessary repairs on 4th street, between G street and New York avenue. also to put a hydrant at the corner of 3d street and Mary- land avenue. ‘The property-holders and residents on the side of Massachusetts avenue, between 4th and 5th streets northwest, have petitioned proper drainage in trout of their property. te ront of their property, the er floors of some of the dweilings havins frequently been flooded during heavy rains, doing considerable damage to property. BIDS WERE OPENED TO-DAY in the office of Lieut. Hoxie for the improve- ment of the south approach of the Eastera branch bridge. The TS are Albert Glea- ‘Wm. Hussey, Thomas M. Steep, Simon Ca:- Iv, ey H. Mohler, — a aa Buckley, F.M Draney, McNamara loney, and Andrew Gleason & Henry Himber. HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT. Be ae a —— ot i berolersi ‘thirty principal cities, pared by 1 as machuserts State Board of Health: for week end- istrict of Columbia i i : 1 if i i : y 8 8 5 3 Ee. Oui mortality Hox a mo! ‘rom ee — natural amonia, phthisis, bronchitis, from diseases which arise from BUILDING PERMITS pespector Entwisle:—Mrs. E. Grimes, ‘ermont ave., between L and 14th $1,500. ‘M. Gallagher, construct St., Georgetown; i i cit ui rE St., between Delaware st. S.w.; $25. W. H. Fletcher, con- two-story brick dwelling, 6th, between i 4 ; az te ae i Be : uF oS Bg Bs F | : uy i E . Blackford, and 134, J. W. Shiles, W. H. Harrover; 14, J. H. Wilkin" . Seever, and 129, T. K. Gray, 350 |. Cutter, $40; 137, J. R. Trembiy P. P. Henkle; 142, Mrs. Green ‘were the seats rented in the gai i. T. Parker and D. H. Goodeno; D; 178, Messrs. Donaldson and 8 ef Po Py ae p | af q Blankman and Lij 1, filed a mo- tion for a new trial The the motion ‘was against W; third, on ground of new and material evidence discov- ered; the absence of Mr. Geo. H. How- ard, who promised Peyton to look after his = but was unavoidably absent, and the re- of the court to grant a continuance; fifth, ‘that Lewis had been put on the stand and al” lowed to testify eee Foren without his Bame having been to the latter as a Soramseete tar orcas Gees mo- ‘on will be argued. Revival AT HAMLINE M. E. CHUKCH. young evangelist, Rev. Thomas has returned to our city and commenced revival Services at Hamline Methodist church. since secrete i enary Church, he ited ore that over one thousand persons. sought religion while he ‘was at Madison Square in Baltimore, and dur- ing the past five wee's, while with Rev. Dr. Bowman, in ¥« 500 persons were at the altar religion. A cor ration was at urch last night, and the in- Chi ferest among the people was very’ great. The indications are that an — remarkable re- ‘vival will be experiei here. FORFEITED HER COLLATERAL. — Last night Sergeant Arnold escorted to the station house @ blonde female dresced in a very stylish man- ner, and for the last two or three years well known on the line of F street, from the Post OfMice to the Treasury department as a night walker. She was charged with enticing pros- utution. She is a l'reuch woman and gave the mame of Belle Di:champs, and 13 known as * y.” The idea of being locked up in the Station was dreadful to her, and she begged to be let out on collateral. ‘This was assented to by the Ueutenant about midnight. She forfeited eollateral this morning in the Police Court. R. O. Horz4n, real estate agent, 10th and F streets n.w., inf rs for advertising, oe repairs ie e in cases Of eject- ment, if property is placed with him perma- mently. t THE ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO BLACKMATL GEN. Botier.—Iin the Police Court (Judge Snell) to- day, Frederick Weirich was cl with an attempt to blackmail the Hon. B. F. Butler, by Sending im a letter demanding $100 from him, SiS of his disclosing some dreadful act of Butler in conneciton with a lawsuit. He waived an examination, 2nd the case was seut to the grand jury. MARRIAGE god sy been Issued to Par- ic lary S. Richardson; Barn Oman and Lucy Ann Hill; Robert Pryor and Emma Smith; 8. Cox and Julia Hadden: Henry F. Jett; A. G. P. Brow anc Payne and pitaty Ortioe eee ea ol jure! + mas Bro > nie Jackson. eee Iuportant Real Estate SaLk.—Thomas Dow ling, auct , Sold yesterday afternoon that it No, 1341 K street to Mrs. 8. B F. 0, for $19,025. There was a fine attend- ance and quite lively bidding, and the figure was considered a fair valuation for the | i | _ He then spoke “aiver agt. Cameron. = THE BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. -esterday, before Chief Justice Cartter, in che Cireuit Court, the case of Oliver agt. Came- ron—the action brought by Mrs. M. 8. Oliver agt. Hon. Simon Cameron for breach of prom- iseof marriage, alleged to have been made on the ith of December. 1875, for which $50,000 dam- ages are claimed, was resumed—Messrs. Peter & Peter and B. J. Darneille and Mr. Toney, (of Kentucky,) for plaintiff; Gen. B. F Butler and Messrs. W. A. Cook and A. G. Riddle, for de- MR. TONEY, IN HIS ADDRESS to the jury, noted the absence of Mr. Cameron | from the Stand. His counsel says he did not write these letters. Why does Ae not come and ; under oath? Ske appears here and calls God to witness the truth of her state. ment. Why does he fear to meet her before the jury? There could be but one answer, and he | 1d leave the jury to say what that must be. On the subject of experts he claimed that it was not reliable testimony, and cited an opin- ton delivered by Chief Justice Cartter (the pre- siding judge in this trial) in the Court In Bane in the case of Cowie vs. Beale, wherein he sald: S 1 testimony that comes before a court | that ot an expert is the most unsatisfactory and | unreliable.” He did not contend that Mr. Cam- eron ever intended to marry Mrs. Oliver, but he aid intend to seduce her under a promise of marriage that he ad no idea of performing. It was like thrawing lamb chopstoawu.f An already grief-burdened woman was the dupe of | bis deception, He sorrowed that the Cameron name was brought so low by an old man, MR, W. A. COOK FOR DEFENDANT. Mr. W. A. Cook followed for een ane said declamation was not argument, nor gi nation facts. He asked the jury to look first at the written facts. The first letter which Mr. Cameron sent her to get an office she Kept until she could use it to learn his style of writing and trace the forgeries which she had brought into this court. He tracked Ler travels in search of money at some length, and then Mr. Cook quoted the seventh chapter of Preverbs, and aiternated the verses of the invitations of tue “strapge woman” therein with short quotations from Mrs. Oliver's letters inviting Mr. Cameron. He closed his speech in forty minutes. GEN. BUTLER'S ARGUMENT. Gen. Butler, in his opening remarks, compli- mented Mr. Toney, saying a true lawyer ts one who, when he thinks he sees a woman needing the aid of the law, will not let interposing mountains prevent his help, We are glad he came, for otherwise It might be said we of our side owed more to incompetency than to ability. He was not going to use hard words as to this woman. She was partially insane, and the rest of It has been forced upon her by men who spec- ulate in lawsuits, as well here asin Kentucky: for while she 1s here sueing one man for not marrying her, and giving one-third damages, she is getting up a suit in Kentucky against another man for being her husband, and offering one-half and she expects td swear Both cases through by her own unaided oath. He had been trytug cases for forty years, and this case was unique in this respect, that she was absolutely and entirely the only wit- hess on her side of the case. Gen. Butler asked the jury to look at this woman’s statements in the light of common sense. They did not bear the telling. Now let the jury look at one fact. fost oe her own statement she was en- gaged to be married to Mr. Cameron when she reached this cjty in 1875, and yet when he sent, her from Harrisburg an ordinary letter of recommendation to secretary Bristow, she re- ceived It on 25th of September, sent it in on the 20th, and from that time until the 12th of Decem- ber lived here in poverty, in a negro hut, and wrote day after day to appointment clerk = action upon her case, but never once, and she swears it, to Mr. Cameron. Could any man belleve that she was the predestined wife of Mr. Cameron then? And yet she swears she was, GEN. BUTLER RESUMES HIS ARGUMENT TO-DAY. ‘This morning there was a perfect jam in the court room, and at 10:12 o’clock General Butler resumed his argument, saying that the plaintiff clalmed that the promise of marriage was un- contradicted, but he claimed that plaintiff con- tradicied berseif in what she had told four per- sons. This story she told up to about a week before this suit was brought. She had stated to Mr. Riddle that there was no promise of mar- riage; also, to Mr.-Barrett. Even while she pre- tended to be in labor she safd nothing about the romise of marriage. Referring to the letters, e sald it was not until March, 1877, that she said anything about to Mr. Cameron, and this was amor-th after the sult was bi ht. She then claimed to have but one letter, and as ‘scon as he (Gen. B.) heard of it he set about cet- ting a copy of it, and succeeded. He read letter 86of the series. He ies read the letter she from Mr, Cameron, in which she is advised to keep out of bad com- was pany, and he asked if it ily that Gen. C. Would so write tothe woman he proposed to make his wife? He had no hard words for this woman, but if hard work can find out who had committed forgery and who were aiding this woman by money, he would do it. She first vate secretary. By the way, in one of her letters she said that THE PRESIDENT AND STANLEY MATTHEWS intended to carry this suit on for her, and what- ever might be his (B’s) opinion of the President he did not think that he would go into this kind of business. They chad not produced a Siugie person to yf that these letters were Cameron’s. A long life was worth somethin, and the only oe him was that he had influence among neighbors. He asked tna, if they would convict such a man of FORCING MEDICINE DOWN THE THROAT OF MARY ANN M'CAFFERY, on the evidence of a woman with a stolen name backed by a stolen Bible. He then referred to the “big with child” story, and claimed that by their own witnesses (the physicians) the story was proved to be a fallacy. She swears the medicine was taken on the 9th of Ai and physiological mpoosibiity: If-whar tke Scns . If wi e swears Biecoraee weld Detter mind how we take Pills for beep have effect when we don’t want them to. He then the plaintiff one day with rounded form and another silin CHANGING AS DOES THE TIDE, up and down. He contended that she was not in the condition she claimed Guring that sum- mer. He to the letters as Mg hen nated insane woman. was, more than half convinced that this woman was insane. There was one corroboration in the case, as to Mr. Cameron ie | paid money—a very unwise . He had paidit, how- ever, to purc! oo the advice of Mr. Riddie. "She had been writing not only to him, but to members of his f: slandering a young lady of character, most vilely. Gen. Butler then defended Mr. Oliver, saying that it was not unusual for Kentuckians to have ee noe in ante-bellum days; don’t know how ‘To the jury he said thetr verdict would be a most important one,for they are called on to de- cide whether a woman can, on her own uaco: roborated evidence, induce twelve men to sus- tain her; and if she could then the Capitol should be removed, for it will not be safe for a Senator or representative to come to Washing- ton. They bad Treated to to the absence of Mr. Camerot and benign wasto blame, for he had ad him to go e a he ae ivan him. He had forseen ny necessity for ‘the decrepid ol to the stand to be pointed at. pao nee HE KNEW WHAT NEWSPAPERS WERE; the London Punch had seven years ieee on the peculiar shape of the Duke of Wellington's hose, and for two years some of the papers have been livingon the jibes and jokes connected with these charges. Mr. Cameron had suffered and he wished him to go unseathed. Mr. Cam eron was an old and long friend of nis, aimo4t afather to him, and his feelings towards hiin Were such that he could searcely argue the case asalawyer. He then urged the jury that they bets had been made on the result, and 1 ities were involved. He remarked thatthe ter ict affect one party as much as tho other, for the democrats were now inthe ma- jority, and they were entitled to protection. {Laughter.} ‘The court called time, and Mr. Butler thank- ed the court and jury for their attention and re- MR. PETER, COMMENCING HIS ARGUMENT, said a mountain had been made out of a mole bill; that after they had placed Mrs. Oliver ou the stand had Mr. Cameron come on and de- nied the letters, he would have sald sald to the wry go to your room and make your verdict, reed this poor defenceless co man contending with a man of means. He had not time to go into the evidence as he would like. Referring to Col. Cook reading THE SEVENTH CHAPTER OF PROVERRS he asked why he did not go, farther, and read the Seripture in the case of the man who would leave his affticted wife in North Carolina and take up with a Mr. —What punishment is that? Mr. Peter—The Lord only knows; I don’t. You are the theologian in this case. (Laughter.j He claimed that the platntirt had made a plata, unvarnished statement, and for nearly 15 hours she was badgered and brow-beaten, but she never waver Her answers showed she was pgmos and true, and never allowed her temper eof the tatroduction of Mr. Olt e luction of Mr. 2 ver, who found her in an assignation house, sent her to school, tried to reform her, and made her his mistress, He comes here, he to get rid of this woman. Take the letters ead will find there are but two sentiments—an quiry for her child, and a demand for Simon Cameron to fulal a look at promise. Tak this woman's life, haunted by detectives, de- ceived by Cameron, and he was ashamed to-day by memi of his own profession, for no longer ago than festerday a. mal letter had record of her every footate] since. the inet : D tit tion had in marked, and animated discussion, and the general sion was that there would be no verdict. in th meantime Mrs. Oliver, seated in the witn room, was alternately looking out of the wi: dow and taking a short sleep. Dean, R. Vi H. Tall, HAC. Shuster, Geo sub. of lot 7s, sub. of sq. a tract called made garments for youths’, wear can be seen at the boys’ Clothing E of B. Robinson & U x ig House said the day has not come when the law- makers support thelr mistresseson government salaries, ‘and he asked what did he (C ) pay the $1,000 for, Ifshe had no claim on him would they allow himself to be black malled. She was all the while impressing Mr. Riddle with the Idea that this money was to pay her ex- penses. ter then referred to the pathetic appeal of den Butler, remarking that he actually Saw | tears in bis eyes and his mind reverted to THE STORY OF DAVID AND JONATHAN. ed that the testimony was uncontra- dicted. and he hoped the verdict would be such as to teach law-makers that they could not vio- late laws and then avold the consequences by refusing to appear on the witness stand and testify. THE CASE GIVEN TO THE JURY. At 11:55 Mr. Peter closed aud the Court directed the papers to be passed to the jury. Judge Cartter then leaned back, and the large number of people present, expecting that the Judge would charge the jury at length, became very quiet. ‘The Court broke the silence by simply say- ing: “Gentlemen of the jury take this case and dispose of It.” WAITING FOR A VERDICT. the jury retired and the counsel left, Ati the room, Mrs Oliver taking her seat in the wit- ness room. At two o'clock Judge Cartter received a note from the jury asking if they could have the evidence as taken by the Sten err al repor- ter, but the court declined to accee: to the re- uest, From the jury room could be heard rom time to time the voices of bee ie in mores Verdict for Defendan:. At 2:55 this p.m. the jury returned a verdict for defendant. Amusements, &ce NATIONAL THEATER. — Carncross’ minstrels were greeted by one of the largest audiences of the season last evening. The programme given ‘was in most respects new. There were but few old acquaintances recognized among the jokes. Hughey Dougherty sang “Evelina.” Everybody has neard bim sing ferent but they enjoyed it as much as if last nigh time they heard it. ‘The songs in the first part of the programme were encored again and ay had been the first “Henry Moses’ Shadboat Pinafore,” which concluded the nig hee tert was its principal feature. Beyond the black fai the remarkable costumes, and extravagant pos- turing of a few of the characters, it Is not so much a burlesque as a copy of the original Pin- afore. The scene was a better one than that at Ford’s last week. The orchestral music was ices, and very fine, and the singing of the principal char- acters was as good, if not better, than in any Pinafore given in Washington. ‘The female chorus only is missing. THEATER Comigck.—The solid varlety per- formance at the Comique last evening went off very well. Jake Budd's new sketch, “A Mes- senger from Alexandria,” is very rich in fun. THE WORKING EN’S AS3EMBLY met last night, the president (Capt. FE. B. Robinson) in th: chair, and Mr. Jol Christian, secretary. Messrs. George D. Graham and C. C. Briscoe were received as delegates from Lincoln Lodge, No. 2, Brotherhood of Labor. Mr. Ramsay stated that he had seen Hon. J. H.Weaver, Represent- ative in Congress from Iowa, who had promised to present the memorial favoring the establish- ment of a national bureau of labor statistics to the House, and to give the project his hearty support. Mr. Barker called attention to the fact that Mr. Dant, representing the Pressmen’s union, had absented himself from the meetlags of the assembly, and could no longer be recog- nized as @ member, under the rales, and asked that the secretary be instructed to notify the union to elect another delegate In his place; so ordered. Mr. Ramsay called attentton to what was being done in other quarters in relation to the establishment of a statistical bureau, and read a portion of the report of H. J. Walls, esq., commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics of Ohio, relative to the eight-hour law. Tn connection with this subject, the resolutions adopted by the Trades’ Union Assembly at a recent convention in St. Louis, was Ci upon kindred organiza- tions of working men throughout the United States to unite as one body in proclaiming to ‘the world that on the 4th of July next the eight hour law would be put into operation, and en - forced to the fullest extent all over the land , and asking the Workingmen’s Assembly of this city to endorse the resolutions. A general dis- cussion followed, in which Mr. Beron, Mr. en S. H. Bell, J. T. Christian, Mr. Ram- sey, E. B.’ Robinson, and others made spirited remarks, all advocating the endorsement of the resolutions, after which they were adopted The election of a recording secretary to take the place of Mr. Christian, who tendered his resig nation on account of his intended absence froin. oo elty, was postponed until the next meet- ig. THE SnootinG or BusHROD Reep.—In the Po- Court (Judge Snell) to-day, Henry KR. Rollias, the young man who shot Win. B. Reed some Ume since while he and other boys were tn the cabin of a long-boat on the river front, was arraigned on tie charge of assault and battery on Wim. R. Ritter, one of the boys in the eabin Ritter detailed the facts and testified that two of the shots struck him in the face. There Were seven or elght boys in the cabin at the ume. The cabin was about eight by ten feet square and about seven feet high and was Maude to live in. The boat belonged to witness apd bis brother. The cabin was nade of North Carolina pine plank about one and a hair inches thick, and the shot was fired from the outside and passed through the plank. Joseph Robbins, one of the young men who was pres- ent testified that Rol had been in the habit day. Rollins of goitg 0 the cabin and had been there that J ey were all in there together, when jumped up and said he was going to Scare them. He took his gun and went out and in a few minutes there was a hy Sold of agun and three of the boys were shot, the one most seriously hurt Bush Reed. 1 bis hat and went out and brought water several times to wash the blood and patie bis heed. Mr. Joseph Reed testified to Witness took it in full of ing Rollins make the remark “d—d if | don’t scare you all.” He had his gun and Waiked off about ten or twelve feet, and pueang it to his shoulder fired at the cabin, whic! Was made of one inch white pine plank, the arrested him. Sixty days in jail. The case of assault and battery with intent to kill young Reed haber tre med to the 12th inst. Rollins TRIAL FOR INPANTICIDE.—To-day, in the Crim- inal Court, the case of Louisa Wallace, colored. pee! bd ne ante of her gee) in ear, was placed on trial—Mrs. Lockwood and. Messrs. J. ton ant K. Redington and Judge Smith for the prisoner. The followins lected: is Jurors were sé! :—E. G. Wheeler, Lewis wig, Chas. C. Anderson, Jacob Acker, Henry Tompkins, J. T. Earnshaw, Josep: rge Williams, Martin Hebner, and Archibald White. She was con- victed on Dec. 20th last, and the jury recom- mended her to executive clemency. A motion for @ new trial was granted on Jan. 24th follo w- ung, and in i oie a new lndictmen! was found. It will remembered that the dead body of a child was found on premises 01, Delaware avenue, and suspicion was directed to her. This afternoon Dr. Hartigan testified as to the condition of the body. DEEDS IN FEK haye been fled as follows: Clarence F. Norment to Samuel Norment, lots 7, 5, 9, 14, 15, in sub. of original lot 5, in sq. 29 $1,600. George M. Taylor and Wm.'B. Wood- Ward, trustees, to George W. Utermehle, lot 72, in sub. of lots 51 and 52, in sub. of sq. ‘611; $1,400, and lots 58 and 54, sq. 511; $3,500. Josep! Taylor to Robert H. Ward, lot 15, in sub, of part 587; $40. W. H. Philip and Hallett Kil- Adolph Cluss, part of sub. lot 2, in si). 164; $15,000, George M. Taylor, trustee, to Gev. W. Utermehle, lot 14, sq. 510; $4,200; lots 117 and 11s, sub. Of lots 56 and 57, sub. of sq. 519; lot 110, 10; lot 60, and south art Of lot 58, sub, of sq. bi1. $6,560. Victor Roux, trustee, 10 A. E. McLaughlin, lot 10, sq. 1st: €——.. G. F. Dyer Ag E. L. Elliot, lot 14, ut 110;”” SUIT AGAINST THE B. & O. RarLROAD Co.— To-day Messrs. Carrington and Carrington, for fo1 Sarah E. Carey, entered a suit against the Bul- Umore and Ohio Railroad Company for $10,000 damages alleged to have been sustained ie an accident on t isi6, in which her head was injured, her eye- sight impaired, and she was rendered ja- ble of pursuing her calling of governess acta ATTENTION, Lapigs!—The usual spring open- ing of millinery at Mrs. J. P. Palmer’s, 1107 F Street, will be given to-morrow and Thursday Unusual care has been taken to make this Open- {ng the finest ever in this District, and from the ved metropolitan reputation of the lady as An artiste par e.ccellence, we have nO doubt of its being a grand success. t MRS. ANNIE Jerrers, 2135 Pennsylvania ave- nue, has opened a néw stock of spring and summer miliinery, latest styles. She also. has a fine Ine of fancy goods. see adve! elsewhere. = aes ALL THE most de: Spring styles of ready boys’ and children’s 909 Pennsylvanta ave, t oS Burlington Aawk-kye says this coun- &2-The try ts just full of climate. New Orleans Picayune doesn’t want "The any champion belt. It prefers suspenders, §2"A number of caves of pleuro-pueumonta amo! it Cattle were discovered in e Vicini of Philadelphia yesterday by medical experts.” assault on Mary’ Banks 5 ghargea With selling whisky without license; 05. improvements, Euro- pean invention, he is enabled to do his work in pemlig thee Se Ld those not pos- ities. Gent's suits cleaned 637-639-64 ne, SHAW, 1110 11th street southeast, Grocers of Washington an: Hon. ener tS NS aS a Davis been called to the stand; was‘ not seca to secure their attendance °.. énat of the whited sepulchre from the Pr_ige giope or the immaculate Thomas Marlnali Oliver from Kentucky. He claimed thc she refused to re- ceive the money until Soe was told that it was not in full. He re‘erred to the Bristow letter, and HE COURTS. Covrr IN GENERAL TERM. Catherine Batley, habeas corpv. Yesterday, 3 opinion by Judge Wylie affirming Judze H'«m- ‘8’ order. Trimble Irwin; opinion by ude Wyte declaring oe a Valid, re- leases fraudulent and void, and directing sale isto be brought into court. The proceed: applications of A. W. Harris and Frank H. Fall were referred to the committee, PoLics Court—Judge Snell. ‘To-day, Alfred Scott, indecent exposure in a ublic park; $20, or thirty 's. John Meehan. loud and boisterous; $5. Howard Oke) Martin Edward, two white boys, same charge; $5 each. Joseph Williams and Oscar col- ored, tres of the Vi on the gardens of the Academy sitation; $5 each, James Ramsay, ks; $5. Martin Ford, GEORGETOWN. A NEGLIGRNT PRocKRDING.—The work on High street is progressing finely and gives promise of making when completed a first-class pavement. A property holder on the street, near Dunbarton street, delayed making water connection with his house until yesterday, when upon proper permit, he had the pavement, Gug up, alttough it had not been lads ‘hours in front of his house. A depression and then a hole at this place will most likely be the result. SALE OF THE ARROw.—The steamer Arrow has been sold by Met Frank Hollingshead to Joseph K. Rickey. The Arrow will hereafter be run on the St. Johns river, Florida, under the command of Capt. Silas O. Hemenway. Narrow Escarg.—Yester evening, Wm. Burroughs, an employe of the car company, fell from the bridge connecting their building with the canal and narrowly escaped drowning. Port CLEARED.—Schooner W. J. Lambdin, Patterson, light, for Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA. Fish Rerort.—The prevailing high winds have interfered very seriously with the fish- eries, it. being 1m; ible to haul the seines. The entire receipts since Saturday evening have only been 200 shad, 4,000 herring, and a small number of pérch and rock, Most of these were received yesterday, and prices have been for shad, $18u20 per hundred; herring, $11 per thousand, and white perch and rock 25a35 cts. per bunch. No arrivals of consequence are ex- pected this evening. FRIGHTFUL AccIDENT.—On Friday night a white man named Shelton, while attempting to jump ona moving freight train, at Whittie’s Station, on the Midland road, slipped and fell beneath the cars. Both of his legs and oue hand were cut off, and he received severe in- juries to his head, but he was still alive on Sas- urday, although his death was momentarily ex- pected.—[A lex. Gazette, ——— MURDER WILL OvT.—Some weeks ago the Store of Mr. Charles K. Walton, at_Yanceys- Ville, Va..was blown up by an explosion of gunpowder, which was followed by a fire con- suming the shattered ruins. Among the em- bers was found the dismembered body of Mr. Walton, but the head, arms and legs could not be found. Forsometime Detective Knox, from this city, has been in Louisa trying to work up the case. Messrs. Wren and Tyler, detectives, Went up Thursday to Yanceysville and joined Knox. They succeeded in arresting Albert Mitchell, Eliza Jackson and Wm. Taliey, ailcol- ored. Mitchell,who is a youth, confesses to having been implicated in the crime, and to have kept watch while the other parties did their diabolical work. They caine to the store to get admission, and Walton, recognizing the yoice of the woman, who was his cook, unhesi- See Sl opened the door, whereupon Talley knocked him in the head with an axe and plun- dered the store, and then set fire to tt, leaving the bedy to burn, The arrested parties were Confined in jail at Louisa courthouse Thursday night, and astrong guard placed around it to prevent them from being lynched. Great ex- citement prevails, and the probabilities are that popular vengeance will be wreaked upon the wretches. The colored People, are as indig hant as the whites.—(Richmond Whag, 29th, SaD CASE OF SUICIDE.—A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun, dated yesterday at Martins- burg, W. Va., says:—This community was startled this morning on learning that Mr. B. Harry Dorsey, depot agent of the Baltiinore and Ohio railroad at Martinsburg, had committed suicide by shooting himself through the temple with a Derringer pistol, death resulting instan- taneously. The sad event occurred in his own bed chamber, a little before noon, his wife hay- Ang leit the room but a moment before the act Was committed. Mr. Dorsey had returned to his heme from Baltimore on the Sunday night train, whence he had gone on business, No cause can be assigaed for the rash act, DESTRUCTIVE PRAIRIE Frres.—Reports have been received at Sioux City, Ia., of destructive prune fires in the Sioux valley and southern pukota. In the neighborhood of Eden 13 farm | houses and a large Norwegian church were burned, The flames traveled so fast that the pcople were not able to save anything. A child é = fatally and its father seriously urned. ~The trotting staliion Woodford Mambrino that made such a fine record last season, died at St. Louis yesterday. §2The storm of Sunday did considerabie damage in Effingham county, Ga. A son of ex- cones essman Rawls was killed by a fall froin a ree. The colored people of pene ties held a celebration yesterday at the exhibition bulld- ing in honor of the ninth anniversary of the ratificatign of the fifteenth amendment of the constitution of the United States. OITY ITEMS. Frxgst cabinet photographs $4 per dozen, at Blacklicge’s Gallery, cies ket space} OLD JoHN Brown’s Fort at Harper's Ferry 1g not so celebrated as Dr. Butl’s Cough Syrup. THESE Old people whose blood has become thin and steps feeble are praising Hop Bitters for the good they have done them. From their inactive life ladies suffer most from headache. Lodille’s Headache Specific cures almost instantly. sie If'you have rheumatism take Durang’s Rheu- 2 matic Remedy. Yt never fails. CuEw Jackson’s Best Navy Sweet Tobacco. ftiy A Sure Tne; it never fails; cure yourself for $1. Prof. Chapin’s Heater pepe quick, complete cure for all urinary, and Penital diseases ‘idney, bladder in male or female. $i, at ruggists’; advice free. Depot, 58 Barclay’ st., a ivice N. Y., and for Washington at 480 Pennsylvania avenue. 8,24,e0ly H.R. H. the Prince of Wales has bought all the “BOLLINGER” of the 1865 Vintage as “the finest wine that could be obtained,” 3 sure cure Files; instant relief; harmless; never failing. AD ; 60 cents, Princi i. W. Drew, and Penna. rae OTE wind coli ites the bowels, cures - darn a, Whether arising eth. from ing or other causes. An old and well-tried rem. edy; 25 cents a bottle. TO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.—We wish to cal) Chemical and attention to A. Fischer's Scouring Pye Establishment, No. 906 @ near street, street. By prom} ado} the latest whether ot ‘Amerioan or sessing these facilit for $2. N. B.—Lace curtains cleaned from 75 cents up to $1 a window. Wool blankets from & reduction in price. “Bpotaige tain eee a — dre ott gues ine ae el mut wi 3 years’ experience, dl POTATOES ! POTATOES: EARLY ROSE for seod. EARLY ROSE for table. PEERLESS for geod. PEERLESS for table. 1H BLOW for seed. ALL NORTHERN STOCK. Lowest wholesale market price. A. E. PHILLIPS, 641 La. ave., m29-3t_With Barbour & Hamilton, 637-639 La. ave. ee Lm BVO, BUEN THE RED C SAFETY OIL! SAFETY, BEAUTY AND ECONOMY SECURED BY BURNING THE RED C OIL. ire, sweet, clean and beautiful It is the best It is; fined 166 . fire-test Uil. Its color is fection. Its safety ta indelibly ‘meen oe ur PE AEB Be eilte rpg he HAMIL’ rN, ouisiana avenue, and B’ ON es a id Georgetown, mache ian GE*ZS, AND LADIES’ Wias, at NOH EST, the FRENCH Eat "ABLISHMENT, war20-tr Opposite U. 8. ‘Patent Offica, Kay QS ced 616 E Sraeer x.w. a oaortgi it fc >) are requested to make immediate marlé6m AMUSEMENTS. BIH BAPTIST | C4Un0H —&: ae hy Tel xplanation. FRIDAY ‘EVE . Acmirsion s5e rt : ch'loren 1 cente apl3t USICAL AND LITERARY ENTERTAL YOUNG LADIES of FIRS £ BAI “. Gand Hu w., WED. Ei ‘ramme talent of the city. Wel. | MENT by. TIST CHUR NESDAY, April 2 Amatet BAPTIST CHUROH.—Fire! Fire! what | How to &tr:ke an alarm! the Fire-Alarm to be seen in FULL UF FRIDAY, at 8 o'clock. HEATER COMIQUE. MONDAY, MARCH 31 AND FRI 1, NIGHTLY AND DAY MATMNEES. A BOLID VARIRTY ENTERTAINMENT. Cempbeil and Burke, the Daytons, P. 0. Fo ‘Lavt week of the creat Milton Jaspers — d., Lew, ant Marie; Harrington and Joha. | wer from Atexan- | Jake bud’s new act, “A Messen: dria,” and the Milton Jaspers’ “Scraps.” OKTH BAPLIST CHURCH, Nean_ B.—Speak rene x Telegraphic Jots ef amusements on FRIDAY, ? MINSTRELS. ‘ost Talented and Only Operatic Organization in the World The Largest, m 0 inetrel in Philadephia Joreph Por “Capt. Corkontan. Cousi: [- 01 IATINER SATUROA ‘CELEBRATED CASE,” Square Company. C "cider tne airectonet Be SHOMLS OALVED AT THE GYMN, street, between 6th and pene PQTSURGERY—couRR, &o.—" Dr. rll era sno jains, Bad Nails, of most ‘em! nue, opposite Willa: a ance of Oo &o. Ami blished Teo. ee, ‘Bla visit. jal7-t ON EXHIBITION MABKEITEH’S FREE ART GALLERY AND STURB, lO. Ghoice O1 Paintings, £14 Also, largest stock of Pape rect. ear ae and Tas S2Please remember Name and Number. 3y1-17 'U BUY DEAR AND TO SELL OHEAP I8 OUR T MOTTO. JUSTH'S Old Stand is a : ve. For 8 CLOTHING (of which I make a specialty) ntively paid. Address or No. 619 D street, feen. or bran: ttreet, between D ana E strects w. pe a at GEORGETOWN ADV’M’TS STABLISHED IN 1631, How the toet Oomaplete in this part of the W. H. WHEATLEY'S PREMIUM S7RAM DYEING AND BOOUBING 49 Jefferson sto, Deer Bridge st, Georgetown, Every wing sppertaining to Dosiness prompéty attended to. ole: of Garpete Denson Blankets a specialty di the months District it forand returned free of and express promptly attended to HOTELS. Wittsnp’s HOTEL. THIS FAVORITE HOTEL, HAVING BEEN THOROUGHLY RENOVATED, PAINTED THROUGHOUT, AND ENTIRE- LY RENOVATED, IS NUW OPEN FOR THE RECEPTION OF GUESTS. BRESLIN & COOKE,. Proprterors GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. ‘AMBUTTA SHIRTS Sina ‘ready tor i the continued favors, roy. fd aetakeoxs, of my patrons and the Orrizzxs’ Auuy & Navz 16th a ¥OU ABE CALLED UPON TO WITNESS THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA! Finst—That we haye completed our entire Spring Wptock of MEN'S, YOUTHS’ AND Boys’ CLOTHING. it is far the Largest louse in Washington. THIRD—That it is the Best displayed anywhere, Stock in any Embracing Marcus Wards, Prangs & Rothe, of Lon Selected Stock ever FovrTa—That every Garment is Woll Made. ¥ street, opposite Ebbitt Hones, snd i Se ea cee See eee dee Firra—That every Garment is Well Shrunk. [PROVED STUDENT LAmrs. Secre—Thst every Garment is New ana Fashion. To ALL or War the market clooaiy, at op: That, ha made our Olothiie mi with the 1 the lowest Lup in our own’ fer advaatages can equal. i Pleasure in dis. and will not urge you to buy {i POLITE 8. ‘in; tock, 50 SSC TEMPTING BARGAINS. NATIONAL CLOTHING ComPany, No, 400 Seventh street, Northwest Corner of Seventh ana Dats. ‘Wasuineron MARKET, toe . Cpumatonn's RAD LIBERAL PROPOSITION BY THE DIREC- TORS TO THE RENTERS. Ata meeting of the directors of the Washinston Wor ‘of Market Company, held at their offics Thursday, rowncxt | March 27, the following preamble aud resolution was adopted, reducing the rental on each tail and stand fifteen (15) per cent. ide Whereas, the present stockholders in the Wash. sata, at 93gc ington Market Company, after a publicly acknow- ledged forfeitur® in writing by the original incor. | poretors, orgar ized under the fifteenth saction of the market charter granted by Congress, and nave | expended nearly four hundred thousand dollars (340,000) in the erection aud equipment of tho Jargeet and the most commodious market buildins | in the country, of sufficient capacity to acgommo- | Mtn Srrecr, | ‘ing throvsl the ‘Telephune: date nrarly four hundred (400) dealere or market- men with stalls and stands, ata regtal of fifty per | centum less than the average r-ntaj per square foot | of space in the principal markets -of Philadel; phia, | New York and Boston: and | Whereas, Under the authority of an act of Gon- «ress, the market company transferred to the Dis- trict of Columbia the land in front of the market buildings (not designated in the charter for market purposes), frouting on Pennsylvania and Louisiana avenues, between Seventh and Ninth streets northwest, which transfer has recently been adjudged to be lexal by the fall bench of the Supreme court of the District of Colambis, whereby the market company is re- lieved from the payment of a portion of the origina! rental fixed by Congrees for the use of the whole ground known as Market Space; and Whereas, The market company hopes to be re- lieved, in part at Jeast, of the heavy legal expense which it has been subjected to throush the numer. Ous vexatious suits and legal controversies which have been forced upon it through the influence of certain wealthy dealers desiring to keep control of | the most centrally located and best paying stalls | and stands in the market, at the same monthly ren- | tal which is paid by the poorer class of dealers who happen to have secured stalis on the sides, or less frequented portions of the market ; and, Whereas, The directors of the market company are desirous to avoid hereafter all litizationsandcon. | troversies, and believe it to be for the best interests | of the stock and bondholders whom they represent, | to co-operate with the honest and fairminded mar. ket men in their efforts to serve the public with the | best market products, st prices corresponding | with the times, and to offer adequate inducements | for prompt payment of stall rentals: Resolved, That the clerk of the market be suthor- | ized during the remainder of the year 1879, com- mencing the first day of April, to makea discount of | fifteen percent. on rental thereafter accruing to all occupants of stalls and stands who comply with the rules and regulations of the company, by paying | all arrears and by paying to the market clerk their | rental monthly in advance; which discount for prompt payment wili make the net rental, after April 1, to all who avail themselves of it, as follows, per month: Butcher tails, $11.90; bacon stands, $7.65 ; butter stands, @5.74 ; fish stands, $5.10; huck- sters’ or vegetable stands, $446. These rates in- clude gas and water taxes, and the expenses of cleaning the aisles and policing the market. mar29-eo3t pusnam WHISKY. LaBABATOBY OF STATE AfSAYER AND CHEMIET,) Bicumonp, Va., Sept. 7, 1878. Ihave carefully tested a sample of Durham Rye Whisky, selected elf from the stock of Mesers. Ellison S Barvey and fd i free from aduteratons itis Diofor mo sus bersrane or sedicina ee na Orme Oy. H. TASLOM, ML D., Sinte Chemist. DOW BO in aif. seThis sunerior Rye Whisky, now #0 popular oe pe whiskies on the market, and we have nothing ay inet known brand. We claim bes: of we eat- BERRA cunltaebe. of thom and wears sale by the following well-known houses: o'G'bryan “Aman al i; Hail Semmes, & Earnshaw, x McCormack, oTittie & Co., Calvin Witmer, Francis Golden, Mrs M_ McCormack, - fe : vel 4 Ww. T. & Bro., i. iaess ‘W. A. Offutt & Bro., Georgetown. W. H. BEALL, mar25- 8m Ast. for Dist. of Columbia. LUMBER. LUMBER. LUMBER. ONE DOLLAR WILL BUY ORE DOLLAR WILL BUY 100 FEET OF BOARDS. GONE DOLLAB WILL BUY 100 FEET OF BOARDS, at WILLET & LIBBEY’s, PPOSITE NORTHEEN LIBERTY MARKET, OOR SIXTH STREET AND NEW YORK AVE. marll-tr ju™ RECEIVED, 4A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF EASTER CAEDS, 5 List of J. D. FREE, BB48 4ND NICKLE PLATED, 4T REDUCED PRICES. SCHAEFER'S, 1016 Seventh street n.09., jal6tr Dealer in China, Glass and Plated Wars HIRTS TO ORDER. SPECIAL. SIX VERY BEST FOR $12 Material and Workmanship unexcelled. ee | 7 | ee ee i 16 Frstreet morthwest, marl0-ly Opposite Patent Office. AD goods gusrantocd as advertised, BENJAMIN MILLER, auction Aik». from. TESDAY next om GEO. 3. mar20tr Cor. 7-Ast.end ULSI! BUNT AT 2 CENTS. | 2 Dress all the 1a 2 a Bring Drees Goods, all the latest styles, 12, 15, ctRrinw Cassimeres for boys’ wear, 37, 50, 60, 75 AIngrain Carpete, new desicus, 25, 3), 37, 30, 60, 75 Cashmeres f Black and Uulorea Bikes tom Darpeta, at bot flannels from 12 0. M. TOWSON, 636 (South side) near 7th et. nw. SPBIAG DMESS GooDs, t Om Rostos Stack 4 fering a very fine and welt CAMEL'S Balke LADIES CLOTHS, complete, and . selected stock or OH NOVELTIES, Exc., st-ck of WHITE GOODS, HA: Es, Great Baryaine in BLACK SILKS. CONNOLLY's, Ith street and Pa. ave. BABesns 2, Bios AND COL- Rilke, 6255, 75, 8, reat po in Black AU-Wool Black (1 Dress 45, 87 cents, up. iH S61 and $1.25 f woot, 13 38, A820 cute a Wool, 250. yard. ‘37! |___ BOOTS AND SHOES. NTEBPsIsE’s | sUsT REWABD! GREAT BOSTON SHOE AUCTION HOUSE, 21 PENRSYLVANIA AVENUE, SIGN OF THE RED FLAG, aoe ASSAYER’S IN, i heeea JOHN H. MAGRUDER, 1491 Now York avenus, | Jr : Sune | S™°ViLl be GOMMANERED IF OU use