Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1881, Page 4

‘The Weather. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF Sté Wasnineton, D. C., Fel ssl, 9:30am." f For the middie Atlantic states, fair weather, followed by tnereesing cloudiness, possiby rain, northerly winds veering to warm southerly, failing barometer. RAXGE OF THE THREM ‘Thefollowing are readings or the ther- mometer at the Signal Office during the day: J am. 9; ll am, 2°, 2 pm, 35%. Maxi ; minimum, 7°. (Sunday), February 6, the ther- ‘his city, stor 252: AL OFFICER, } 0 » int. am Rivals. Old and Prominent €iti- ZU. Deaths of rst Ward, ‘aS a member of i. Hig surviv- B M. Reed and ned the First < tly Iways resided. Friendship |odge of Occ ieg daughters sre Mrs. Ca Mrs. colonel A Webster. i: Baptist Church. Rev. Dr. Cut Wilh Of 4: at the faneral ser on : be burfed at Vak } or Geor fee library, died suddeniy ith street, yesterday mornin; while seated at his desk writing. © years Of age, and a nat Where he was 4 late bay of Swit: college with the ani Guyot, the three ‘y together. Prof. Valuable tre hare regarded andard authorities tn France an He was attacked with y. On the steps of 1 sprained bfs ai mined as apon int son Ike, tt Ip for cok 1. unable to and fe tery w Bave pre On a and stormy et Dad condition al number of poor peop from place to plate has been as compared With past years, v Parent better class of persons seeking re been painfully apparent. Among tue: daughter of a clergyman trom a distant city who came to the house perfecily destituie, Raving her feet badiy frozen while walkin; hither over the rough, cold roads. 1 there not being any p home, some Kind person: oft from the > Mrs. Dr. t st umes it will be se as Dowling wil men. the iperb collection of oi! paintings at or of aud H stree’s, opp T ay next. It ts wor LEGANT Work cor: ther Burglar: SHAR® PURSUIT AND CAPTURE OF A NEGRO WITH A TORTION OF THE STOLEN GOODS ON HIS PERSON. About § o'clock last night Durglars entered | James, the trial of he merchant tailor store of Mr. George T. Keen, 414 0th street northwest, during the tem- porary abaence of the proprietor from home, by reaking Lhe sash out of a rear window. They had but a short time to operate, but when Mr. Keen returned his stock of cloths and custom made garments was scattered about the store anda fot of the as Piled up near the rear door ready to be taken away. Upwards of $500 Worth of goods was missing. Mr. Keen at oRce reported the robbery to the police station house and the detectives were telegraphed for. In the meantime Sergeant Heffner searched Temperance Hall alley, and at the bend of the alley near the center of the square they found @ canvas bag containing several pleces of the totssing cloth. At the same moment !etective Acton saw a colored man stowed awa. du ler a Cart and seized him. He was taken tu trabee of the alley and turned over Duvall, with instruction to Duvall toiake him to the station house. In passing him over to Duvall the thief made a jump from the officers and shot out down D street. He was pursued by Detective Acton, Oficer Davall and Lemuel Weeden, and tn a few minutes others jotned in the chase raising quite an exetteméat. The Unlef was an excellent runner, and gaining en the oft they commenced Shooting their re- ra. ‘The thlef ran across theavenue, sireet to Ohio avenue, and turning ard dodged around the eating nouse at rher of With Street ard male towards the It so bagpened iving ta South 2 froin enurch 5 y when this es- f was toliowing $n ‘the same dtre:. Of the ofivers called out to hea ts ands gate. ‘ay and sister, S e T2 COI bor r arriving D pw Vests and a coat were taken off him, wu Mr. Keen identified as his propery, ne pris. Over gave his name as William Mack, and a being searched became sulky and sullenly ac companied his captors toa cell, where he was secured. After the arrest anotier lot of cloth was found in a vacant lot where the prisoner had thrown It ANOTHER RRY TRACED TO THE SAME MAN. ‘The thief was renioved to police headquarters is morning, when he gave the name of Thos. ard, and sald he ts from Virginia, and is about 23 years old. On searchtng him last night @ pair of boots was found oa bim, which were recognized as belonging to Mr. MeMahon, the restaurant keeper, Whose place, on 15th street, Ws robbed a Week or more ago of a quantity of cigarsand wines. He was charged by the omt!- cers with the robbery at MeMahon’s place, aud at tirst dented it, but subsequently owned up, and told where he sold the-cigars. Detective Acton this morning Went to a barroom in the «division, kept by Jacob Jacobson, where he re- | ed most of McMahon's cigars. Jacobson then arrested, and taken to polt ead- (uatters, charged with recelving s and was committed for a hearing. ——_e—_—_ The Washington Post Office. INTERESIING FACTS ABOUT OUK LOCAL want SERVICE. Shice the cold weather set In, and the faflure of the New York mafl (due here early in the morning) to arrive on time has become fre- nt, Ube letter-carriers have been often |: starting out on their routes, and consequently there have been complatnts on the part of citi- gens. As letters {rom the mafis from New York jo the evening, as also the evening mails from the north and west and the southern malls, are ready to be distributed in the morntag, Co: Alnger has determined that hereatter the cat Hers will go out on their routes by the oitic: schedule, Whether the New York mall of the meratug las arrived or not. The trial of this was airabgement will be made at once, and i ts’ probable that it will be’ per- for with better weather the is likely, will arrive on time. force of the oitice, from Col. Atnger, he postmaster, down, numbering in all over 162 persons, now appearin a uniform of blue Coals, pants and caps with brass buttons, aua the office, to some extent, has a military ap. pearance.” Within the past few months the Work of the oftice, especially that Imcldent to the registry of letters containing valuables, has Jnereased chormousiy, and the general pubiic surprised to learn tat’ government Ww wilt the best patrous to the registered ithin the past twelve months about registered packages have peen dis. ej or received at this ofice and probably ‘hich reeetpts were given lave ice. Recently the Inter- pilreau recelved $300,000 In green sistered ietter and tn the past f. » bureaad has sent out stamps packages amouating to $29,000,000, OR one Of these packages goin: matls is but tring, and the f. isteredt mall is thus Used shows Une it In Ue safety Of the service. gee uguration Preparations. + OF THE RECE COMMITTEE. ‘The bail and prom matttee f the Pr igaration organization in the National Met! Cluss In the ana B. lay secretary. Major wood reported thatone hundred pieces would furnish the dancing muste and titty tne arge hrough Ua tat the conficenc plomenade music, and that 1t wouid be sap. Germania Orehestra, ot Palladel- a My. Stratton moved thas ot ball aud pror mittee, In addition to those of tie piaced on the cards of tation, and that the executive committee be requested to furnish to each member of the ball and promenade reception committee cards of Invitation for distribation as they Iaight choose: adopted. Subsequeatiy the m9- on was reconsidered and latdon the tabie. ‘Thesub commitices on pubil? comfort and em- . col red wal 4 young the “ny of $1). xDD on asked hint suote for him, and he gave him on said he would give him the #10 in a few minutes: Smith came Up. aid Jackson offered to vet that Brow could draw a ain card, ap mith askiay ¢ would bet ; that Brown made i. and Smith seized the m: srown then found Micers Jeutter and fied to meeting d said that chnbdb Jackson. sto Monday Uniformed F ber S and relat were conta ything provided to mak tugtol rs Ww * Langy. Thompson, Wm. A. Clark, sergeants; Jamas A. Ford, R. Contes, Wan. H. Ingram, Thos D. Strother, J. Hl. Saunders, | Marshall Sm! . W Eagar Wil: | iat or porals. a e! ed tant Is SEakcH oF HER PARENTa—The cleveland Correspondent of the Cinciunatl Ea jiirer gays:— ‘The superintendent of police here has recetved a jetter which recalls a romance Of past years. Ate@ut fifteen years since a youoy printer named ‘yier B. Edmondson eloped with Mary E. Kim- ball, the daughter of very strict and’ religious parents. ‘They fually located in Washington. D. «., where E.imondson found employment tn the verninent printing office. Shortly after their » | Gen. Sheridan writes | Plenty of room to shake a lively leg | extravaganza, “ ployment and Uckets were consolidated, 3 after an interchange of views as to U agement and regulation of the committee adjourned. INAUGURATION The Garfleid and Arthur ‘OES. ‘lub, of Vo. Iumbus, Onlo, seventy-tive in number, will be quartered at the St. James hotel....The head- quarlers of Ute Yepnsylvaula regiment will beat Mrs. Mer- wiz’s, on E street, opposite Marint’s hall, where ofiicers of the Elghteenth the men will be quartered. ‘The band and drum corps will be quartered at Abner’s. Adjatant Geueral Drum entered company K of this rezi- ment as a private at the opening of the Mestein War... The first Pennsylvania regimeat will be quartered at the Washington market-house. Immediately on the attention of the executive committee betug called to the character of the boxes being placed In the Museum bullding for the use ef the ball, they ordered those already put up to be taken down, as not being under- stood to be in compliance with the contr . Gen. Morgan, commander-in-chlef G. A. RK, Philadelphia, will be present March 4th next and participate tn the inaugural ceremonte3. ... t 1’. Barr, of Franklio, Pa., commanding . loth regiment N.G. Pennsylvania, writes is company Will take part in the inaugu- he Wyoming Artiilertsts” of Wilke3- Capt. 'T. C. Parker, have also sizni- fed their tntention of being ‘present - Lieut. to Col. Corbin, stating that he and two aldes will b» present A gran presidential Inauguration excursion has been arranged by the Great. Kennesaw route from Atlanta, Ga, to tis city. Citizens generatly and military organizations wil: participate Corbin has figured {t down that there will be six square feet in the Museum baer to holder of the 5,000 tckets to the ball. Furty dets from Dickinson College, Caritsle, Pa., ut. Hichmond, U.S. Officers of the Pennsylvania militia now in ity state that the whole National Guard of state will be here on the sth of March. The number fs ¢ MENS. KC —Willle Edouin Spark’s 3 to-night tn thelr new or Fun in a Photo- raph Gallery.” There is a8 much fun and droll umor crowded into “Dreams” as ts possible without its becoming tedious, The interest begins with the rise of the curtain and Increases until the close, there being much change au3 many surprises. Navional. THEATER.—Mr. Jefferson will of course be warmly welcomed to Washington by his many admirers here. He opens his week’s engagement to-night as “Hob Acres,” in “The Rivais.” LixcotN Hati.—The Bernhard-Listemann concert company, of Boston, will give a con- cert at Lincoln Hail to-morrow evening. It will be gne of the best ever heard tn Was hing- ton. The company 1s one of the nest combi- nations of solo instrumentalists in America. ‘The seats, which are lo be had at Ellis’, have been selling rapidly. OsLy TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY you can buy fue perfumed tollet soap worth 10 Am Forp’s Orgra Hovs: company open ae arrival there a little girl was bora. ‘The mothar died when the babe was eight months old. Tae father placed the cbtid ia Charge of a Virginian farelly, with whom he corresponded regularly fortwo years. ‘Then all trace of im was lost. ‘The superintendent of police here received a letter from the daughter, now a young lady, nt- tern years old, five feet nine ioches [In height, with light brown hair and eyes. She desired her parents, and unty. —_.—___ Ip YouR THROAT FEELS SoRE om Uxcomrort- ABLE use mmptly Dr. Jaynes feswin relieve the air-paasazes of ah oa er zoucous, allay intiammation, and go give the aft parts achance to heal. No Tem- ey be had for ali coughs and colds or any colaplaint of the throat or lungs, and a priet urial WL) prove ite eaicacy, 7 ceuts a cake for 5 cents, fine goblets worth 75 cents per dozen for 35 cents, sauce plates only 15 cents per dozen, nickel countess clocks worth Fs store, No. tween H and I northwest, A NOVEL SUIT AGAINST 4 LIQUOR SELLER.— Mr. Geo. M. Miller, through his attorneys, ‘Messrs. kK. Browne and J. R, McConnell, 312 7th street, ve it by the main eee a eee ee Se ket ae ae such persons at all hours of the day and night. | In view In visiling the city of Washi | The Johuson-Johnson Murder Tri: THE TRIAL RESUMED. To-day, In the Criminal Court, Juage John Silas Marshall Jobe- Son, & youtg white man, for the murder of | James E. Johnson, colored, on the 2th of March last, was resumed—Messrs. Corkhiil and Perry for the ernment, and Messrs. Cook, ‘Williams and Falls for the defence, ‘The sick juror, Mr. Divine, came in with the others, looking rather {ll, and the court hearda Statement irom Dr. Sheckels, to the effect that he led Mr. Divine’s present condition such that he could safely continue to set in the case, although one more day’s further rest might be beneficial Mr. Divine said that he never felt petent to hear the testimony, The court decided ‘Ubat the trial should proceed. A bailiff here placed a large easy chair for ‘ol. Corkhill beside Mr. Perry, who remarked, This makes me rather in the early part of the trial, and Col. Corkhill, who was quite {ll last week). Mr. Willlams—‘I am glad that all seem to be convalescing, and I hope it won't | Spread any turther down the line.” Mrs. Margaret A. Johnson, the mother of the accused, was sworn, aud testified that her son John was twenty years of age last April; that when he was four years of age he was badly frightened, and after thathe was very excit bie. Wher six years of e had a sunstr which conflaed him to the house tor four weeks, and this affected his mind still further. Pre- vious to this he had a fall which tnjured his hesd and back. There was no insanity iu her own family, but there wa3 insanity in Mr. Jobnson’s family—an unele of bis, Cua3. Jo Sov, ot Baltimore, and c¢ 8, Eizadoth K er Job i amber! en he had also heard nS0n, Of that two aunts of Mr. she remembered that Hun taarder the son became : C that on the Sunday afterwards be refuse to eat, and he continued In an excited s ate until he was arrested. He was asleep wae arrested, and was awakened by her with :ome dificulty. After the Hirth murder lis sive, seemed troubled, and he would call “On! on At one time she found him out of bed, exclaim- ing, ‘Ob, mother. these ni es ! I Knew they would kill m He did not seem like the rest | of the children, When a boy he could not keep his mind on anything |ike the other childrea, and after the Hirth murder she thought from his actions that be was out of his mind. He procured pyel about two months after the Hyanice of Hirth, and some time before his ar- 9 Cross-examined:—Her sou was employed at the time of his arrest at what fs known as Da- | bant’s restaurant as barkeeper from about two Weeks after the murder of Hirth; had before Worked with his brother asa painter; worked for Martin at the restaurant for over two years, He could read, write and cipher, Chas, Johason was her husband's uncle. Re-direct:—Witness knew that he had some objection to goins back to the business of bar- tending, and was then going to church regu- larly at the corner of 15th and K streets, trom whence the funera! of Hirth took plac: At this point Mr. Cook asked, through the court, how Mr. Divine felt. Mr, Divine, rising.—“‘May it please your honor: I have ot had any tobacco in my mouth for eight days, and J have just borrowed a chew from my neighbor.” The Court.—"The Sigas al meni, aud you may proceed. The depositions of Maria Sauders. of Pitts- burg; Joanna Jonnson and Dr. 8. &. Herman, of Cumberland, Md., were read to saow hered- {tary insanity on the father’s stde ot defend- favorable, gentle- | ants family. Catherine Thomas, of Baltimore, testified to a fright and sunstroke affecting the defendant. jertrude Darlington testified that she lives | at 1700 14th street; that, defendant was at her house on the 2th of March (the date of tae homicide) from half-past eight to quarter of nine. Fred Cook was with him, and while there three young men—Pearee. Finn and Clarkson— called for Johnson, but did not come in. After he left witness went out with Frederick Cook and started to go to Mrs. Reed's. Walle going there beard a shot ani went in that direction, and saw deceased lying with his head towards. the north. Defendant was much excited when at the house, and talking avout the Hirch: murder. During Mr. Divine’s fimess he nas been at- tended by Dr. Smith Townshend and Dr. Sheek- els (his family physttian) and one of the bailifis—T. G. Dorsey—betng 9 physician, has been constantly in attendance and ;rendered valuable assistance by his careful nursing of the patient. Tae symptoms now are that there will be no further delay tm the trial from the indisposiuion of Mr. Divine. THE Ick ON THE RIVER 13 now as hard as tt Was previous to the late thaw, and none of the steamboat men are attempting to The Alexand:ia © says: Reports from «antico, about thirty miles down, are that tue jee has been broken a few miles below that point by the wind, and has commenced to run out, but this side is quite firm yet. Wild dacks are reported to be plentiful’ trom (: down. Off Fort Washington there ts : Te chanuel sald to be 12 feet thick. THE REFORMED CHURCH IN WASHINGTON. Rev. Dr. Theo. Apple, of Lancaster City, £ hed yesterday morning for the J 2 . Sel ‘0 Jam in pres rmed misst¢ wns’ hall, 510 1th street. of Which the Rey. Chas. F. Sontag 1s pastor. Dr. Apple Is general superintendent of 1uissions i he eastern part of the Keformed churea tn the United States, and has the oversight of m.3- stons tn Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginla. Kansas, California, Oregon, “Sou and Florida. The particular object tha this time is to inaigurate a move erection of a chapel or suitable house of wor- stip for this mission—the chapel to be built during the coming summer. The doctor thus far has met with an encouraging degree of suc- cess, To-day he was jotned Rev. G. U. Heilman, of Somerset county, Pa., a minister of the board, who has come on to assist in ‘he prosecution of this object. The board of mis_ sions has secured a very eligtble ptece of ground on 15th street, above Rhode Island ave- nue, for the new church, and 1s paying for it by contributions from the Reformed churches. The Reformed church {n the United States re- sembles In inany respects the Dutch Reformed church in New York and New Jersey, aaving the same form of church governinent, whitch 1s presbyterial; in other respects {t resembles the church of England, tn that it retains the rite of contirmation, observes the leadiug chureli fes- livals, and uses toa limited extent Iturgival services in Its worship. The only standard of doctrine held in this church Is tie Heideiourg Catechism, asmail compend of Christian in- Struction , which 1s now over 300 years old. A Kova Tr: urday afternoon the train on the Pope's Creek braach of the B. & P. railroad brought here a number of passenge: who had quite a hard time of it last week. ‘They were from landings on the Rappahannock river, which they left on the steamer Theodore Weems lor Baltimore, and arrived ol! the mouth of the Patuxant river on Wednesday. Two uo- successful attempts were made to get through the ice. The party crossed on tue ice to Solo- mon’s Island, and proceeded to the matniand, Where they remained at the hotel until rt Friday they set out In double team sleigas drove twenty-five miles to Prince and Saturday drove thirty-five mi ad ‘rederick, 's to Upper Marlboro. Where they took the train for this city. MARRIAGE LICENSES have been {3sued to Chas, D. Gedney and J. Catherine Wasney dJobn KR. MeGarr and Laura Healy; red Dames and Iucy Paine; Frederick W. Hopkins and Ida B. Lenor: James W. H. Gilbert and Betty Jane Dade; Frank Beach and Helen Mas- sey, both of Fairfax county, Va.; Rtddall Morrison. of London, England, and Katherine ohnson of this city. THE CHARGES AGarnst Lawyer H. Hl. WeLt3, Ju—This worming in the Poltce Court, Juage Snell disposed of one of the charges of irregular ractice with prisoners against ex-Assisiant istrict Attorney H. H. Wells, jr. ‘The case in question occurred on Saturday, December 11th, isso, The court sald that he had had the case under consideration for some time, and the fol- lowing are the facts that came to his notice through the witnesses in the case: That on the day named a white man, named Jas. ‘I’, Power, was fined in this court $) or 15 days tn the work house for disorderly conduct, and while in the dock Mr. Power told Mr. Wells that he had $: and gave it to Mr. Wells to have him release that Mr. Wells found that he could not have the prisoner released for $1, and told Mr. Power ‘so, When Powers vave him a shirt stud, and told him to raise a doliar on it; that Mr. Powers was not released, and had togo to the workhouse, and was released Monday on some of his family payin his fine; that Mr. Powers on being re- Monday, went and made the above chaige against Mr. Wells before he saw Mr. Wells ‘Taking into consideration that Mr. Wells did not raise the dollar on the stud, and Mr. Powers lately making a sworn statement that he now thinks that Mr. Wells did all io his Power to have him released, the court thought that Mr. Wells was entitled to an honorab: another sharye ot a, simiar cuaraster sueiade other cl @ siinilar cl ter against Mr. Wells, in which it is alleged that he re- ceived two silver watches from @ man named O’Brien for the purpose of raising $5 on them wo pay his fine with, and failed to pay the fine after raising money on the watches,and O'Brien was sent to the workhouse. The disposition of the above case against Mr. Wells is substantially in accordance with the report of Mr. Jos. E. Hayden, the chairman of the committee appointed a a Sneil to ex~ amine the charges against Mr. Wells. ———— RoveERY AND Escare ov THe Tatkves,—About 10 o'clock last night three colorad thieves broke into Kendall's ware store, on B, between Gth and 7th streets, and stole $3 {u' casi, $5 orth PS, and two checks of $100 Cars hatr-brush, and hand lookt Mr. Vogelburg, who ives t door, thieves at work in the store, and when they ran he called poilice officer Byrne and several eiuzens, who éhasea them, but they escaped unto the Southsomlan grounds, makea move. | Con Lecalse The Five Minute Thought Excnange, at Tal- madge Hall, Sunday afternoons. have discussed, “What Shall We Do To Be Saved?” for nearly two months. The’audience yesterday was of a better character than at any previous meetiag. Rev. O. C, Morse, general secretary of the Young Men's Christian Assoctation of thts city, has tendered his resignation, having received a call to accept a similar position in Cinctnnatl, The resignation has not yet been ac'ed upon. In the divorce case of Charles Nice agt. Juila A, Nice, a rule has been issued, requiring platn- Uff to pay $is0 of overdue alimony before the igth instant. The committee appointed on the estate of Edward EF. Stone, an. alleged lunatic, has been charged. * Sironger in his lite, and felt that he was com- | ais An excursion party from Boston, numbering | sixty persons, arrived here Saturday and are sight-seeing to-day. A fire about noon yesterday in a two-story frame house, No. 22d street norchwest oc- cupied by Wim. Anderson and owned by Eliza Baltimore, caused a loss Of about $15), covered by insurance. ‘The Inland and Seaboard Coasting Company, at _@ meeting Saturday, adopted resolutions expressing their high appreciation of the char- acter of Colonel Lovell, the late president of the company, thelr regret at his sudden death, and Uelr sympathy for huis bereaved family. The Dashaway Reform Club met last night at. Tallmadge ball, Mr. Alexander Eagleston in the chair, He opened favor of temperance, Addresses were also made by Messrs. John Hodgkin, T. R. McTntire, A. h. Belt, L. L. Nicnolson. John Harmon. John Dor- sey, Col, George M. Fillmore, E. W. Day. J. Lewis, W seymour, A. H. Frear, Jere Wi Lams, Mr. Murray, Turney M. Wilkins, Col. Maupin, Jobn Jj. Weed and others, perscns signed the pledge. At the regular sale of stocks at Duncanson’s ob Filday Metropolitan railroad stock sold for $s0 per share; Capitol, North © S'reet and South Washington railroad stock sold for $37 per Share; Columbia railroad stock sold for $2: per share; Anacostia and Potomac river r: road stock sold for $9 per share, Other stock: were offered and withdrawn. This week and next Ven: ete each other rapidly, preparatory to 6 conjunction on the 2ist. ‘Thedrawing near of Saturn to its more conspicuous nelgubor, Jupiter, cannot escape the attention of any ob- server. It is several years since there has been So tine an assemblage of the earth's sister worlds in our evening sky. They seem to. vie | with one another in splendor. The first instalment of horses for the one- horse cars of the Washington and Georgetown fore company arrived in the city on Sat urday, Officer Hart found a dead infant on a vacant Jot on 19th, between K and L streets northwest, this morning. A colored man forty years old, named Nathan Grant, living at 309 72th street, died suddenly this morning about 9 o'clock. Dr. Williamson Was in attendance, and’ gave a ceriliicate of death from apoplex. Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, the female lawyer, was charged in the Police Court this mornii With failing to remove the snow from her sid: walk, Mrs. Lockwood stated that there was some doubt as to whether the property was hers, and added that she sent a man to clean off the snow. The court sald that he would have to treat this case as_he did all others of a Similar character, and fmnposed a fine of $2, The Washington Gas Light Company to-day elected the fol ee directors: B. H. .Bartol, Chas. H. Rogers, Henry L. Gaw, Jolno Bailey, and Juptter will with an earnest appeal in} 5, Wiltam Orme. About noon to-day a large crowd was collected | fn front of the old Chronic bulldmg on Penn- | sylvania avenue. Several gentiemea, among whom was a reporter, inquired of « polfeeman, | Standing on the outskirt of the crowd, what | was going on. ‘The ofticer in the niost and insulting manner replied, with oat and find out for yoursely me with your — questions number Was 94. District Govern Inspector K. J. Sutton last. wi 7,000 bushels of oysters which came dere by rail, and condemned 155 bushel: A hew ganig Of about 5) laborers will be made up to-morrow for the old canal. It ts found iinpracticable to work more than 5) men at present, and no larger gangs will be put on until there is a change Of Weatlier, and the earth becomes so dry that caris ahd horses will not become stalled tn the mud, How to Make an Army. Editor Star:—1 notice by the papers that many well-drilled organizations are coming | here to take part in the Inauguration. Wouid | it not be a good idea for the committee to offer a prize to the best drilled company and regi ment? This would treat to all, and 91)» elally the ladies, whose eyes and’ hearts Ue soldier boys are’ aiways trying to catch. It | Congress would offer & suitable pris, thousand doliars each to ti pany, battery and regiment at every inau; ton it would result in the government hav first-class Standing army at a small exoense. PUBLICOLA, THE Poor . — Contributions were ceived by Mr. re- ‘over for the poor rund lo-das as fellows:—Paymaster General's of Join T. Mitchell, $10; J. D. Ogden, $14 } $10; cash, 25 Agri ral depar by W. W. Finey. Widow's mite, § E. Ba » $10; Major Brock from the M Oltan Police, $239.56; Post Oitive depart y J. H Vlackfan and J. 0. P. Burnside Ss 3 Depatiment of [ai Dr, Richard Joseph, $45.50; total, A Pasty PR0zEN To DEATH tion, Minn., on the Winona a ther and several children, Geath in a small shant: ments In that seetion ha drifts, and it ts feared many persons wil! tr or starve before aid can reach them. j FOUR PERSONS DROWNE! At Fall River, Mass., yesterday, Wm. Law, a spinner, aged 89, and Samuel Varley, a weaver, aged 30, were dragging thelr sons, John H. Law, aged 5, and Henry Varley, aged s, on sleds on the ice, when the ice broke and all four were drowned. An unknown man broke through the ice at Fall River about midnight, some three hundred yards from shore, aud worked hts way to with- in about titty yards of the shore, when he sink. A BLi7zaRp.—At Gervais, Oregon, on the 4th instant, a large school house, with 19 pnpils and teachers In it. was carried $9 yards by the yale, and several children were vadly burt, though none were killed. | ALLEGED Matt RobsER.—Friday night Deputy United States Marshal A. L. Moore arrived ire from Raleigh, NX. C., having tn custody > - ham P. Freedman, charged with robbing the mails and with forging a money order. He was taken before United States Commissfoaer At- kins Saturday morning. The acoused waived | an examination and was committed to jail to — await the action of the grand jury, which meets Ube 16th of February.—Rictinond Whig KILLED His BROTHER.—At Kendallville, [nd., on Saturday, Jolin and Henry Nessel, brota- ers, commenced scuftling in sport, when the former got angry and hit the latter with a ‘stick of stove wood, killing him instantly. John was arrested. A Dtaporical Pror—An unknown young man brought two barrels, which 1 was 3ubs2- quently ascertained. contained nitro-glycerine cartridges, to pier 35 North river, Y., Satar- | day, and directed that they be shipp y steamer to G. M. Gray, Waterbury, Conn. When the contents of the barrels were discov- ered the police authorities caused them to be removed to a safe place Ia the bay. From the suspicious actions of the man who ‘ieltyered tbe barrels it is believed thata plot had been lat to blow up a Long Island sound steamer. ARRESTED FOR “ KU-Kixins.’-—An Owens. ville (Ky.) special says:—‘Nol Johnson, 01 Fleming county, was arrested here last Thurs- day, charged with ku-kluxing one John A Powell tn Fleming last November,” and adds: “This was the frst arrest ever made in this county under the ku-klux act, and has caused no litte commotion. Hon. E.C. Sherman, president of the National Bauk of the Commonwealth, at Bostoa, «ied very suddenly yesterday of apoplexy STOCK TELEG RAP pavers TC xz APH BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK, H. H. DODGE, 8TOCKS AND INVESTMENT SFOURI- BgTES BOUGHT and BULD on COMMISSION. No, 539 15th street, (CoRcoRAN BUILDING, ) AGENCY FOR PRINCE AND WHITELY, Srock BROKERS, 641 Broadway, New York. RITIES Bought and Sold on eta ere Ga bhi lew Yor! Mm an as) le recited on the New Works Exchause Painarneent Co gelred tBrowgn our, executed with dispatch. | bytetoed SEAL SKIN DOLMANS. LADIES’ SEAL SKEN SACQUES. FUR-LINED WRAPS. Gentlemen’s Far Gauntlets and Mumiers. OLOSING OUT AT REDUGED PRICES. STINEMETZ, fotS 3237 Pa. ave, next to coraer 23th st. CeO ed toa eats overs Searle eee order, and 2 180 Bt i posdners Now Tale } y }| assault on Robert Wilso: tuspected | six The Courts, COURT IN GENERAL TERM. To-day, George D. Seymour's appiteatton for admisston to the bar was referr>2. Bridget act. Cornish; judgment below (for plaintiff) ra- versed; opinion by Chief Justice Cartter, In this case Bridget sola to one Myers 8 baggy, or Bired tt with the privilege of pv 2, and the latter sold tt to Cornish.” Tae Court held that the sale to Myers was a conditional one, and that the prope: Myers without any notice from Bridget to Cor- 13, nish he was presumed to be the owaer. irustee, agt. Shepperd; on hearing. Saturday, Jaffray & Co. are: ju condemnation. Atkinson at. Piedmont and Arlington; do. Topham agt. Dare; do. Matusxa, Craig & Co. agt. Garland; on demarrer; ex Uons overruled, and leave to plead. Wasling- ton Gas Light Company agt. Coyle « Co.; de murrer te pleas, etc. Clark et al. agt. Horst- Kamp; judgment by default. Gannan agt. Levi; exceptions overruled and judgment. Bateman Tucker; motion to dismiss judgment granted. Ward agt. Baltimore and Potomac Tailroad company; new trial overruled. Follins- bee agt. Gray; motion to quash certiorar! over- ruled. Davis agt. Hill, new trial overruled. Looney agt. Zange; motion to set aside judg: ment granted. Brown agt. Salter; judgment set aside. Norfleet agt. Man's; motion to set off judgment overruled. McLane agt. Windsor; Motion to dismiss granted. Waters agl. New ersey Mutual life Tusurance Company; j1dg- ment of coucemuation against Kimball, Mid- Gletop agt. Parsons; judgment by defaait. Buckey 4 Maroury agt. Preit: mert of condemnation overr: agt. Nailor; new trial overrale: insen agt. Alexander: di use e trou al. agt. B. a P. ratiroad company the calendar, Bauiry Covet—Judye Ci Saturday, Retlley agt. Wes ordered. Ashton agt. Wall; auattor directed to fle report and to be paid thereof, Atdeeser agt. Hunt; auditor's report confirmed. Diy agt. Johnson: decree pro confesso vs. absent defendants, Nourse agt. Ashford; testimony limited to Uhirty days. ' Hurley ag’ Davis; J. J. Johnson appointed trastee to Miller agt. Lambert; auditor's report oa t tees account confirmed. Hilton agt. Hilton; re- Taxation of costs ordered. Fitzgerald azt. Fitzgerald; receiver’s* report approved, re- ceiver discharged and property turned over to Inarshal. Rays agt. Saunderssubmitted, Boggs agt. Ryan; |)ro coufesso vs. defentants, Marks. agG Maso restraining order discharge: ‘Nive agt. Nice; payment of aliinony on pain attachment ordered. To-day, Brown agt. Fox; settled. National Bank agt. Hitz; pro confesso against derend- ant Cr Brummell agt. Holy Cross Chureh; testimony ordered taken liefore J. D. Johuson. Davis agt. Key; restraining order as to k dischiargéd. In re, petition of B, U. Keyser; power to compromise ludebieduess of R. Be- resford sranted. Police Covrt—Judge Snel. To-dey, Wm. T. Graham, disturblag the qilet of Georgetown; $5 or 15 dilys. Aunie Linasey. vagraney; bonds or 90 days Mary Hauley,do.; bonds or 2 Stephen Young, do.; 30 days. Kobert Lee, do.; personai George Price, charged with Cruelty to animals; $10 or 60 days—appealed. Lewis M. Saunders, Charles C. , Patrick Suiltvan, Peter Johnson and John Campoell, failing to Temove sno #2 or ¢ L strleken Wim. )). Danenhower, M. son, Wm. Lee, Francis Bogan’ and White, do.: forfeited collateral. The clerk of the court took In #46 snow this morning. Samuel Young, colored, pleaded yulity to mak- ing an assault on Isaac Hawk! colored; $5 0r s. James Jonnson, J, charged with PE car driver; a in jail honsehold artlel: yn Or tng several Killed the : 3 69 days E Lureats to Lavinia Gra- ham, his wife; personal bonds to Keep the pzace. West Washington, nee Georgetown. ‘THIEVES are again trying thelr hands west of Tigh street. A ‘Tew nights since an attempt Was made te enter the house of Mr. John W. Wetzell, corner of Pand streets, by cutting Uhrough a rear window. Several slats had been Cut from one of the shutters. when the thieves Were frigntened off by Mr. Wetzel. Last night a female sneak thief entered the rear of house “416 P street, a few doors west of the above named corner, but was frightened off before she secured aby plunder. She was Suosequently discovered Ya the wood shed. but tled rapigiy down the alley aud escaped. Both Mr. Wetzel and his nelghbor bave loaded pistols ror sucn visitors, bul unfortunately both were unpre pared for the emergency. “it 1s hoped they will have better luck next A Tue Boat. her 2 prominent @ of construe ass tron hu Teet hola, « merchant in Cam boat, ») 1 compound spa | THE Georgeiow 4 league meets to-night advertiser if Ci PfaARRn. Complcte Treatme FOR @ne Doliar. 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As now delivered to the public, Saxronw's Rapr- caL Cune is especially adapted to the inoat ad- vanced and destructive stages of Gatarrh, —ulcsra- tion, rotting of the bones of the nose, impaired eye- sight, loss of smell, taste and hearing, putrid mimcons acounnlstions of the head, droppings Into the throat, furred tongue, fetid breath, lose of appetite, congh, defective memory, snd prostra- tion of the vital energies. It is rapid, radical, permanent. No other remedy or combination of remedies, or methods of cure in the hands of the best physicians, can equal the results obtainable by am intelligent use of these great curative sgencies. . Dovotdelay. Buy this «rest American remedy before you are a moment older. It is tried and true. It relieves instantly, and cures peciuanently. It is safe and economical, and has hosts of friends. SanFoun'’s RapicaL CurB, CaATARRHAL SOLVENT and IMpxoveD INHALER, wrapped in one package, ‘are now sold by all draggists for 31.00. 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New, quick, complete cure, 4 affections, smarting, frequent or aim ton, kidney disease. ave. arinary cult rina. Druggists. 450 Pa. m A Cough. Cola or Sore Throat Should be stopped. Ni in an incurable lui Brown's Bronchial stomach like cough syrups and balsams, but acts directly on the inflamed parts, atlaying Irritation, give relief in asthma, bronchitis, coughs, catarrh and the throat troubles which singers and public speakers are subject to. at 2 cts a bOX everywhere. \ “Alderney Wo Fresh Alderney butier ch Ing, and delivered in +, | per Ib, Also, cottag sweet milk 5c, disease or Consumption. WEI DE MEYER’S OATAKRH CURE. Cuanestiorably the moet important medi- cal discovery since yaccination. A remedy which assimilates with the mucous membrane and forms netonly siccal, but a constitutional cure at any staze. One package xenerally suffices. Deliy- ered by Drugeists or by D. B. 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