Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1882, Page 5

HOLIDAY GOODS. ‘D OF THE SEASON. S835 EEE A E os -E AA SEA REDUCTION IN PRICES TO REDUCE STOCK. | Ssssq ER AA OL = oteMare 2 Bender of pieces of Ingraim and. Tapestry ‘sss* EEE A A LLLL DOLMANS. pet let aver, with enough tocover ee Rocka in & ooo EER . ‘we will weil, tewtmnizg Lith Mmetant, at 6 | S33 A OOD uO BPE sss for Ineniin, force price and 3 cis. | Seog AAG ou ke 1 Siand Wets., former price $1, ad oo KE i Uesene Wax axe aaa: | Ssss8 aa cco “Qqy ‘CU EER Sgss¥ SINGLETON & HORKE. au 801 MARKPT SPACE. G. L. WILD & BKO’S a MUSICAL HOLIDAY OFFERINGS, a 709 7th street northwest. The st i Orvanette, Ladies’ Ban’ oF Pianos, Metaifophon Flophones, Musical Toys’ amd Noveities reat variety and lowest prices. ne Presents, a full line of Rugs, Mats, Drag- f and the Kranich & Bach Pianos at specia . jpoctave, T-atop, sub-base and coupler | ENGLISH DYED, from $109 up. | FUR-LINED GARMENTS, IN SILK AND SATIN, from $30 up. | LADIES’ FURS OF ALL KINDS. | LADIES’ SEAL Caps. | GENTS’ FUR CAPS, GLOVES AND MUFFLERS, BOYS’ SEAL CAPs. FUR TRIMMING, | FUR CARRIAGE ROBES. CANES AND UMBRELLAS, | GENTS’ DRESS SILK HATS. $5, $6 ana$s. JAMES Y. DAVIS SONS, The popular Free-Cext Must for 2cents. (21 PENN. AVE., between 6th and 7th streets, He DAY SPECIALTIES. Fatablished 1330. @8-Im PLUSH AND LEATHER, FANCY STATIONERY, Nex cooas. GIFT BOOKS AND JUVENILES, Xmas Tree Trimmings, CHRISTMAS CARDS, GAM! ance as JAMES J. CHAPMAN, Metropolitan Bookstore, a 911 Pennsylvania avenue. G REAT REDUCTIONS. Ger THE EBBITT HOUSE DRUG STORE FOR HOLIDAY GOODS. MENSE ARG AINS a = eS Xo Dene Store south of New York carries such a <dioes Mr. HY LPHENSI INS, proprietor ot FROM NOW UNTIL AFTER THE HoLipays. | this charming establishment. Ths imported Fatracts, Colognes, Pomades, Soaps | sudotner {let requisites sre simply immense. Bure's boys’ button «nd a 7 | glase stoppered es, is superior we importer Pere sees eS: Teine lees than one-third the price. ‘dim ton Shoes only $1. om 68 cents up. Jippers only 16 cents. SINSHEDIER & BROS, ‘80 7th street, between H and [, And 315 HREND'S BALTIMORE 908 SEVENTH STREET, Brrwres Tanp K Nonrawe vite attention to his selections ODS, which are offered at ‘ani Wool, 25¢.: formerly 50e. only 12%c. Cloth. ENTS and CHIT.DR ‘those tr » $1, $1.25 and up. and Hahdkerchie eceived lots of pure Linen Handkerchiefs, Call and ‘at less than re ail so Full stock of Domestics, Tab! Blankets, flannels, Cassimercs half prices. ont. inen and Towels. ber pair. BALTIMORE CASH STORE. a3-ly ADIFS, BEFORE PU! CHASING ONE OF T! so-called improvements on the “* Domestic,” ‘adv ine all who desire a THE LIGHT-RUNNING “DOMESTIC.” sf tris} will eonvinee you that the “‘DOMESTIC” is SLWING MACHINE IN THE MARKET. J, J. HOLLISTER, General Axent, B27-Im 905 F street nurthwest, (Masonic Temple. exe prices are only from this date until | Shoes, worked button holes, M street. West Washinston. 25e., Terra Cotta, Bronze, and Housekeeping Last, but not least, Misses’ Woolen Hose, im sizes from 5 tosh, 2e. a iid 908 7th street northwest. first-class Machine to examine SBURGH & BROTHER, ind 424 7th street. | THE FINEST BUILDING SOUTH OF NEW YORK. | EVERY MODERN IMPROVEMENT ON THE PREMISES. of | OTIS’ FINEST ELEVATOR TO EVERY FLOOR. re- | THE GRANDEST SUCCESS OF THE CAPITAL. BLACK SILKS, EN | 2 BLACK SILKS, BLACK SILKS, LARGEST LOT OF ANTOINE, GUINET & CIE., OF LYONS, FRANCE. BLACK SILKS, ; | Ever offered in Wathington, from the late Auction HE | Sales of their American Agents in New York. Purchasing, as we did, at least One Hundred Pieces, | we were abie to secure the bargains of the sale, and will offer them at 25 per cent. less than they have ever been sold for. Remember Guinet’s Black Silk at 90c., $1, $1.10, $1.25, $1.35, $1.50, $1.60, $1.75, $1.90, $2, $2.15, $2.25, ) | aud $2.50. NOTICE TO HOUSEKEEPERS! cog EEE RRR ROR E cs co EE ERR, EE ccc ERE KR R EEE 2 Troe bere WIL ALWAYe MAKE BEAUTIFUL ROLLS BREAD AND BISCU: ‘Who'esale Depot: Comer Ist street ai WM. M BONNET'S, BELLON’S, And other celebrated makes of Black Silks at all prices. We have just added 150 pieces of Black Silk to our already complete stock ;so intended silk purchasers will have an opportunity to select from every grade made. All are of that Soft Gros Grain Satin finieh so desira- ble, and we can assure buyers, which an examination will confirm, that this lot of Silks is by far, THE CHEAPEST In price for quality cffered by any house for years, | CLOAKS, DOLMANS, CIRCULARS, Satin and Fur-lined in endless variety. Russian Cloth Circulars, BOS. 403 AND 405 TTH STREE' NORTHWEST. KARE ATTRACTION OF W NOVELTIES, nets, Finbroidered #2d.5 penetra) outat for English Walking Jacketa Of curown manufacture, Children's and Misses’ Cloaks and Havelocks from two to sixteen years, ail reduced in price. PREPARE IN PEACE FOR WAR. ‘We shall not wait until after the holidays to make our ustial SWEEPING REDUCTIONS, 74 BLE AND POCKET ATERIALS, UPHOLSTERERS HARDWARE. AND F. F. P. MAY & CO, €34Penua. avenue, near 7th street, NITION OF THE TRADB FO OUR WHOLESALE PRICES IN CUTLERY. d5 WE CALL THE ATT STAPLE But have already reduced every garment to assures speedy sale, as we shall not carry a single one to next Year, if @ price will sell them. Cail on us and convince yourselves that we not only have the Larvest and Lightest Show Rooms, (second floor accessible by elevator, ) but also upwards of 6,000 WRAPS To select from. LANSBURGH & BRO., as 420, 422 and 424 7th street. tA CHRISTMAS PRESENT & SEWING MACHINE FROM McKENNEY'S, siadden and lisehtea the t WINA, GLASSWAR! CUTLERY. PLATED wari ND NEW GOODS aT Low AAP BUTCHER Cane It wh. the Larts 12. the toile of the GEO. WATTS, ejenesathome, “We sell all Rinds and rent. 427 HOUSE-FURNISHING STORF. pros, ORGANS, SHEET MUSIC. STECK £ CO. PIANO, ‘The most Perfect Piano Made. EMERSON PIANO, Best Medium-priced Piano . WILCOX & WHITE AND KIMBALL ORGA: 5 CENT MUSIC. ‘The only complete Stock in the eity. HENRY EBERBACH, fo 915 F 8: s Ne ‘TREET. Mrvaving partner of the late firm Elis &Co. 42 26 BA Tthatreet, 5 doors above Penns. OKs FOR THE HOLIDAYS. ‘The Largest Variety of Picture Books, tne ! Other Books Yor the Hetdore: st ROBERT'S Book Sronz, 1010 Trm STREET, Anovs New Yous Avexvz. Prices Low as the lowest. nats INKING TWO CENTS PER YARD? “ rates to Dreesinakers, . NS ¥ Res haat eras nil ana wo | ISS ANNIE K. HUMPHERY, fee the f Gg read. 430 TENTH STREET NORTHWESrT, cloth mustin, (net trash, full of (refered state | Moka CORSETS to order in every style and material, the eye); reinforced with fine liner ned | She guarantees perfect fit and comfort Bib linen. linen sleeve Lancs aud linen peck band, (not | SPECIALTIES ARE— wer and etliched thruvigh itt Gee Sint at | Tench eat ee nee > over and stliched throtgh wits one Stok sd Best Tint oar sicicsea for the wash tub, with bution holes i Patent Ghontios irae ‘Drees Betorm Goode. tive “Haiinis® shirt A fullatock of Winter Cade: | borting Creat tor oiek Mee ic fs special aon znd Drawers at prices to *. The best Sccks ands $1 Coreet, her own make, that for the price 25g: gree sold im this cliy. All tho latest | ¢abnot be surpassed. ju SUK Neckwear; $2 Scarfs sold for $1.15, N.B.—French, German and Spanish spoken. J ‘Scarfs seid tor tv. = ‘UBN B RELEX, ine rhs Bo Ore: DEALER re Fresr-Ciass . LAMB, MUTTON, so. CORNED BEEF ny . 029 and 620 ORS eee A ets, = Setivecod frenot charge to allpartsof the Pies wocticren PIANO JVAREBOOMS.—Pianoe factory Lalest Telegrams to The Star, Se, Big Parcbase of Missouri Land. BurFALo, N. Y., Dec, &—A capitalists, tueiuling Messrs. mond, B.C. Rumsey, M. HL Locke and others, have purehised 150,000 acres of land tn southern Missourl nominally for actual tiers. ‘The property ts situated in Laclede and atier Countivs, avout 175 miles southwest of St. Louls, on the lihe of the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad, and was purchased from the above men- tioned road, being the alternate sections, the gov- ernment sections having been already settled upon. ae Se Fire in Massachusetts. NortH ATTLEBoro’, Mass. Dec. 28.—At an early hour this morning the large three-story brick jew- elry shop on Chestnut street, owned by Felix G. Witttney, was burned. The building was occupied by F. G: Whitney & Co., Young & Bennett, Cod- ding Bros., and G. K. Webster & Co. The fire origt- nated near the forges in the third story. The loss is Cerio at $95,000, The building was partially insured. Se Incendiary Fires in Pennsylvania. READING, Pa., Dec, 28.—The large three-story tinwure establishment of Aucustus DeWitt, at irdsboro’, was burned shortly alter midnight. Loss, $7,000. It was the work of an incendiary, and Is the second incendiary fire there in the past two days. At one time it was feared that the fire would ‘spread to the neighboring houses, and an engine and hose carriage were sent by special train trom this city. ee Street Highwaymen in Chicago. CurcaGo, Dec. 28.—Street. highwaymen are be- coming so told and thelr attacks occur so fre- quently that there is constderable talk of suppress- ing them by means of private enterprise. Scarcely a night passes that one or more attacks do not occur. One of the victims of these outrages Is likely to die, whlie all attacked have suffered | severe injuries from the murderous sand-bag and lost considerable property. Murder by a Brother-in-Law. MBIA, S.C., Dec. 8,—Sarah Willis was mur- in thé most brutal manner by her brother- im Coleman, here this morning. She ‘witha small ‘axe on the head, which was crushed in. Both were respectable col- ored people, and no reason can be given for the murder, ‘The murderer escaped. bastard c dered Upon the complaint of ptain Brackett, special agent of the asury epartment, two prominent officials, Frederick and David W. Smith, custom house apprais- ers, and George T. Heney, & merchant of this city, | have just been arrested on a charge of conspiracy to deiraud the customs in making enormous ap- | praisements. ————— A Bank Gone ate Voluntary Liquida- mn 01 JEFFERSON, OHIO, Dec, 23.—The Second Nattonal bank has gone into volintary liquidation, $50,000 of its funds being missing,and the individual notes of the absconding cashier, 8. F. Fuller, having | been deposited to make Up the amount on the books. Stock speculation in New York fs the cause of the trouble. H. St. John, assistant cashier, was Fuller’s accomplice. ee gee Death of a U. S. Attorney. New Yor, Dec. 98.—Assistant United States District Attorney Herrick died in New York this morning of pneumonly A Western Union Suit Decided. NEW Yorx, Dec. 2—Judge Arnoux to-day denied the motion heard by him yesterday In the | sult of Josiah C, Relff against the Western Union | ‘Telegraph company and its directors. Wall Street To-day, New York, Dec. 28.—The Post's financial article says: The net result of the forenoon’s business up to 12:20 o'clock in the stock exchange was a (aside from the drop in Burlington and Quincy) decline of 3g to2 per cent, the latter In Northwest. ‘The fluctuations during the time from the opening until 12:30 were, in brief, as follows: First, a de- cline of 3¢ to 1 per cent up to 10:30 o'clock. From that tine until 11 there was an advance of 4; to 4; from that time until 12:30 a decline of 3s to'8 per cent, the latter on Bur. & Quincy from 125 to 122. Of Burlington there were only 4,500 shares sold up to 12:30 o’clock, but on these the decline was from 326 to 12% ilnols dectined from 143 to 140%, Kock Island from 128% to 127, Northwest from wig to 185, Michigan Central ’from 1017; to 100. an New York Central from 128% to 12743. The whole of this drop in stocks Was presumed to be the re- sult of the scare in Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and Jor which there seems no suflicient warrant in the circumstances of the case. ‘The Markets, BALTIMORE, Dec. 28.—Virginia 6, consolidated, 62: do. 24 series, 32; past due coupons, 63; new ten- 4355 bid to-day. BALTIMORE, Dec. 28.—Cotton dull—middlin Flour duli and unchanged. Wheat, southern, tends western inactive and steady—southern red, 1, do. amber, 1.09% 4; No. 1 Maryland, we rh winter red, spot and December, January, | L0T%a1.07%; Februar; tl O95: March, " 1.1i%sal.1i%. ‘Corn, southern. quiet and st ctive and steady—southern winte, western mixed, spot, 63's bid: ir, G34a63%; January, 6074.6 14, +h, 60 su61; wtoauier, ab icanl Febru: Oata dul western’ white, : do. mixed, 44a46; Pennsylvania, 45048. Rye firmer, Goat. | Hay unchanged. Provisions quiet and steady.” Butter da vesternpaeked aud roll, 22a26. Egys dull—fresh, 2 limed, 21a22. Petrolenm unchanged. Coffee ii io carcces, Ordinary to fair, 74u8%4. Sugar ‘A soft, 87.3 copper retined quiet, 17%. Whisiy | et, 118al18%4. Freights to Liverpool per steamer | Receipte—flonr, 25789 barrels: wh bushels: corn, 7,756" tmahels; oats, 2,515 ._Shipments—whwat, 70,500 bushe's: corn, 7 bushels. Sales—wheat, 154,594 bushels; corn, (00 bushe unchinzed. $2,890 W YOKK, Dec. 23.—Stocke—fairly active, weak, - Mone} long, 480; do.” abort, SI Governments— n—quiet. 48.—Flour—dul', heavy. Wheat— vr. Corn—cash and early months, others unchanged. weal, steady. 10. LEE OSS Mr. Olmstend’s Case. The nomination of J. F. Olmstead to be a Dis- trict Commissioner, 1f not withdrawn, will no doubt b> reported upon adversely. It was stated positively ut the Capitol to-day that Senator Rol- Uns, of N. H., chairman of the sub-committee hay- ing the nomination tn charge, will reconpmend ad- Verse action. —— Ss ‘The Star Route Trial. AFTER RECESS Mr. Bliss submitted additional papers relating to the Kearney and Kent route. When he had fin- ished, Mr. Bliss stated tn reply to Mr. Wilson that he had not yet submitted all the papers relating to that route. # Mr. Davidge again contended that all the paper should now be submitted. Mr. Buss said that at the proper stage ot the ease the prosecution proposed to put in evidence all the papers that they had reason to think nad any bearing on the orders of Brady. They could Rot say on what papers Mr. Brady acted. When the government fMnished they would turn the papers over to the defense, and the defense would put fn all that they thought proper. Judge Wylie, remarking that. that was all the eturi | that the defense could ask, sald that the ‘presumption was in favor of Brady’s decision, and the court was not folng to ae that any order made by him was improperly or corruptly made. The government had undertaken to make it out, and were now ( ing on to show merely what orders were made by ————— The Investigation of the Detectives, ‘The detectives sald to be implicated in the case ‘Under hearing by the District Commissioners to- day (memorandum No. 1), are understood to be Messrs. McDevitt and Voss, and some half a\ozen Witnesses have been subpoenaed to bear testi- mony; prominent among th it ts said, are Mr. Wm. ‘Wood and his clerk, The = mm will Tnrentiration to found a ease weer Arana Uy fo found a case uy in Wate ae en ean een n. West ¢: e e bis office about 2:30 o’clock this afternoom, and Stated that the examination of witnesses to-day would necessarily be private, and that nothing could be expected m the way Of disclosures at the present time, Capitol Notes. POSTAGE RATES ON SEEDS AND BULBS, Postmaster General Howe to-day addressed a communication to Senator Allison, chairman of the Senate appropriations committee, calling his attention to the fact that growers of seeds and bulbs In the states along the Canada border for- ward their goods to Canada and have them sent through the mails to persons in the United States, thus obtaining the benefits of the cheaper Cana- dian postage rates on sueh matter. The Postmas- ter General, after referring to the fact that the United States charges twice as much per ounce for carrying the seeds as If does for cludes ‘is letter by asking “whence ‘Rot afford to. uanspore r, Decem- ber: take no mention reported Bave oadurred on Sinday, the Stn between Crook but he anticipated no serious trouble. a ° WITH THE APFAIR—THE THEFT TRACED TO A COL- ORED LABORER AT THE POLICE STATION. On the 29th day of November last D. Austin Mc- Carthy, who resides on Prospect avenue, West Washington, and who was on the streets in this city apparently under the influence of liquor, was assisted Into the ,10th-street station honse by a policeman for the purpose of sleeping off the effects of his potations, and was put into a comfortable cell for safe Keeping. He was released the same night, having recovered. The next morning he to the station house, and reported colored man, Lawson, employed as laborer at the st.tion, Dad taken. A SHOT BAG CONTAINING $2,000 IN BONDS AND $50 IN CASH from him the night before. It was fastened about his neck under his clothing. He thought as Law- son was employed at the station house he was authorized to relieve him of any valuables gr safety. Lieut. Arnold at that time arrested Law- son and locked him up, and McCarthy was sum- moned to appear against him tn court the next day, which he fatled to do. Lawson was taken into court, and there was nothing cise to do but to dismiss him, which the attorney proceeded to do, there being no witnesses against him. ARREST OF GABRIRI ROWE, Lieut. Arnold has been quiztly at work ever since on the case, and yesterday he received in- formation from Lteut. Guy, of the fourth precinct, that Justice of the Peace Taylor, whose office 1s on F street, near 13th street, had in his possession & one thousand dollar U.S.registered bond answer. Ang the exact description of one of the bondsstolen from McCarthy. Lieut. Arnold, in company with Lieut. Guy, at once went to Taylor’s and got pos- session of this bond. Taylor informed these ofi- cers that {¢ had been left with him by a colored mon named Gabriel Rowe, employed at the Signal office as laborer; he had loft {t with him for ne- gotiation, as he desired the money, Lieut. Arnold at once detailed Officer Breen in citizen’s clothing, insructing him to proceed to the Signal office an arrest Gabriel Rowe, which was done. Rowe was curried to the fourth police station, 80 as to avold coming in contact with Lawson. A SECOND ARREST. When at the station he stated that he had the bond from a colored man named Philip Parker, a lamplighter, who lives on 15th, between O and P streets northwest. Parker was at once arrested by Officers Breen and Gates—Parker at first stat- ing that he had purchased it from a white man on the street for $679. His story was very contradic- tory, but he afterwards made aclean breast of it and said he had bought it from Lawson, who owed him some money. THE ARREST OF LAWSON. Ljeuts. Arnold and Guy have been working Secretly but surely on this case ever since its oc- currence, and have made a perfect success of it. One bond was for $1,000, another for $500, one for $200 and three for $100 each. Lawson has been a laborer in this station house for the last twelve years or more, and has always been regarded as an honest man. He Is @ high officer in the order of Sons and Daughters of Moses, and has been en- trusted with the funds of the order, which has a large membershsp in this District, He was before the Police Court this morning. PROCEEDINGS IN THE POLICE COURT TO"DAY. Lawson was called out of the dock at the Police Court about noon to-day and charged with grand larceny of the bonds and money trom Mr. Me- Carthy. Mr. Charies Pelham appeared for the defendant. Mr. Chas. 8. Moore appeared for the government. LIEUY. ABNOLD'S TESTIMONY. Lieut. Arnold, of the fifth precinct, was the first witness called, and stated that the defendant has been a laborer at his station for some time. On the 29th of last month, In ‘the afternoon, Mr. Mc- Carthywas taken ind@rank. As 1s usual in suchcases, the prisoner was searched and some $14 was taken from his pockets, and he was locked up in a cell, and released between 10/and 11 o'clock at night, on becoming sober. Mr. McCarthy returned tothe station the following day, and complained that ubout twenty minutes after he was locked up in the cell, Lawson entered the cell and took a shot- bag that was tled around his neck and concealed under his clothes, and which contained a $1,000 United States 41s per cent bond, a $600 and five #100 United States, 43g per cent Bonds. Witness learned of the robbery and had Lawson arrested, but the witnesses failed to appear at court, and the case was dismissed. Afterward on recelving information that Squire Taylor had one of the bonds in his possession, he had Lawson re-ar- rested. TESTIMONY OF MR. M'CARTHY. Mr. McCarthy was called and stated that he lives at No. 112 Prospect avenue. On tho 29th of last month, when he left home in the morning, he had $2,000 in United States 434 per cent bonds and $60 In currency ina shot bag under his clothes. He got intoxicated and was arrested, and searched and put in a cell in Lieut. Arnold’s sta- ton. Soon afterwards the defendant came to the celland began to search him. Witness thought he had a right to do so. He tore the waistband of witness’ pants and got the bag. Witness did not miss the bag until he got home and was about to retire. “arly the next morning he went to the stationhouse and reported the matter to Lieut. Arnold. He Identified as his property the recov- cred $1,000 Dond. He sald he was not so drunk as | the officers thought he was, because he got a bad fall on the ice just before he was arrested. OTHER TESTIMONY. Gabriel Rowe, a colored man, of No. 1741 Cedar street, stated that he has known Lawson several years. He identified the $1,000 bond as one that eat, | he got from another colored man named Philip Parker. Philip Parker, also colored, of 1415 ‘0th street, stated that he 1s a lamplighter, and belongs to the same society as Lawson. He was shown the $1,000 bond and identified tt as the same given him by Lawson, On the 29th of November, about six o'clock in the afternoon, Lawson came to his house and gave him the bond and sald {t was one thousand dollars, and he was fool enough to belleve ft’ was money. He sald when he got ft changed he would pay him what he owed him. Witness showed it to some people, and was told that it would have to be transferred to him. He then showed {t to Rowe, who took It to Squire Taylor to have 1t examined! Mr. Taylor sent for witness, and told him it was stolen, afd he knew the man who lost it. Witness told them that he didn’t get the bond trom Law- son, He also told them that he bought it from a white map. After being taken to Lteut, Arnold’s station he told them there that he bought it from a white man. He didn’t state until this morning that he got the bond from Lawson, when he told his employer at the station hous¢ this moraing. He stated that he tried to “fix” up astory at first, and, finding that he couldn’t do it, he decided to tell the truth. Mr. Moore said he had other witnesses, but he would ask that the case be sent up on the testimony already In. SENT TO THE GRAND JURY. The court sent the case to the grand jury under $2,500 bail. Parker was put under bonds to appear ag a witness, and his employer, Mr. James Wilker- son, was recognized for his appearance. Lawson was committed in detault of bail —— Affairs in West Washington. Lopes Etecrions held last night resulted as fol- lows:—Invincible council, No. 7, 8. of J.—W. H. Robrer, W. C.; J. W. Gross, jr., V. Jonn Bree P.; Charles Hickerson, G.; Join Berry, A. G.; J. ue DeKrafft, KR. S.; J. F. Sill, F. S.; H.W. Brewer, Deeatur lodge, No. 9, K. of P.—D. 0. B. Ville © G.; ‘Thomas’ Hughes, V. C.; James £ COnine, P.; HH Divi lermione lodge, © G3 3. 7 Samuel C. Pi or F.;P, son, M. at A; H. G. Wagner, vernt Oe ane ROurer: mrustecs, & C. —y ‘agner, and W. F. Gibbons; aj point tie O. O., Samuel A- Harper FOr: ‘aladuion, 0. G. CHRISTMAS — SunDay ScHoors.—' ‘and half hid among tts Uttle daughter, of Mr. and ars try Dodge, Onated angel. Afte the children “had sung the “Gloria in Exeelsis,” the presents with which the tree waa loaded were among them, the rector, in behalf ot superintendent Jone wae oe int fol re Phe Sunday” school of Modat Pleasant MP. the childrer branches the Ha ‘The hearing in the Dickson case was resumed this morning In the Police Court. The court called the attention of the counsel for the defense to the fact that the evidence of Driver in regard to mat- terson which Bowen had not been examined were irrelevant unless Bowen was summoned. Mr. Cuppy sald If that was the view of the court they would summon Bowen. ‘MR. WELLS WANTS MR. DRIVER RECALLED. ‘Mr. Wells said he would have Driver recalled, as he saw by the evidence of yesterday that he had a convers#tion with him on the 22d, and ag he (Wels) never spoke to Driver untt! yesterday be would like Mr. Driver to explain what he meant. ONE OF DRIVER'S WAITERS AS A WITNESS. Henry Carter, a colored waiter at Driver’s res- taurant, was placed on the stand, and sait that he knew Bowen and Cameron. The witness was asked how often he had seen Cameron there. Mr. Wells objected to the question, and said that he could not see the object of the query, unless it was to discredit Cameron’s testimony. ‘The witness said he could not tell how many times he saw Cameron there, but it was a good many. “How often were Cameron, Hoover, Dickson and Bowen there er?” asked Mr. Smith. Mr. Wells objected to it, ai Mr. Smith said that the object of the inquiry was to show that these three men went there frequently for the pur- pose of entrapping Mr. Dickson. The court said that there was nothing in the tes- timony to show this, and he would exclude the question. WSERE MR. DICKSON WAS AUGUST 2isT. Wm. H. Thornton was called to the stand and said he was connected with the National Repudtée- can. He went to the depot with Mr. Dickson August 18th to see his family with the family of witness off for Cape May. The next time he saw him was in the morning and afternoon of August | 2st. Mr. Smith stated that Bowen had sworn that he had g conversation with Dickson at Driver’s on the 21st, and they proposed to show by this wit- neas where Mr. Dickson was. “Your man, Bowen. swore to that,” sald Mr. Smith, turning to Mr. Wells. “Your man, you mean,” retorted Mr. Wells The witness then went on to say he was with Dickson at his house on the evening of August 22d, from 5 o'clock until 11. Mr. Dickson did not see Bowen, nor was he at Driver's. Mr. Trainer, of w York, was also with him. WITNESSES AS TO MR. DICKSON’S REPUTATION. Mr. Wm. H. Clagett was then called to the stand, and stated that he had known Mr. Dickson for 20 years. “What is his general Teputation for truth and veracity tn the community,” asked Mr. Smith. “J only know as far as Tam concerned,” replied the witness, “What is his standing for honesty and in- tegrity,” asked Mr. Smith. “It ls good with me,” replied the witness. The court, for the benefit of the witnesses that had been called to testify as to Mr. Dickson’s character, said that they were to testify as to the defendant's general reputation in the community, but not to give their personal views. If they had heard his character discussed among their neigh- bors and acquaintances, they were to tell what it Was, whether gcod or bad. Mr. James L. Barbour and Mr. Frank Hume tes- tifled that Dickson’s reputation was good. Mr. John Ennis testified that Mr. Dickson’s character was good. “ You have no objection to telling us how old re bares ae ae xan e wed th am old enough to testify,” rep! the witness, in the midst of a general laugh. essrs. Wm. D. Cassin, James B. Willett, Horatio Browning, GC. C. Duncanson, Albert A. Wilson, E. E. White, John W. Drew, Thos. Dow- ling were also called and testified to the good reputation of Mr. Dickson. Mr. Smith said that they had a large number of | ‘witnesses as to character and, perhaps, it was nol worth while to lumber up the record with further | testimony. The cdurt sald that he told them some time a; that it was necessary. A good many men might know the general reputation of a man, but would not be able to say who they had heard speak about him, BOWEN'S REPUTATION. Gen. James A. Smith, the paymaster general of the navy, was called to the stand, and sald that he knew Bowen. He did not know his general reputation. Mr. Smith endeavored to ask the witness if Bowen had not attempted to swindle him out of Money. ‘This was objected to, and the court sus- tained the objection. Mr. Smith wanted to ask if Bowen was not gen- erally known asa confidence man, but it was ruled out, Mr. Parker A. Sweet was called, and stated that Bowen’s Feputation among his friends was bad. Frank Adams, a clerk in the Navy department, said that Bowen’s reputation was bad. Mr. George W. Bunker, the proprietor of the | Dunbarton house, Mr. F. J. Heiderberger and 8. B. Woodward testified to the same effect, as did Mr. John Grant. Mr. John L Davenport was called, but did not respond, as also Col. Wm. P. Rice. ‘Mr. George W. Driver was recalled, and asked to make a correction, He sald that he did not ! mean tosay yesterday, as reported, that he had had a conversation with Mr. Wells on the 223. He had not had any conversation on the subject. Mr. C.°M. Smith, of counsel for defense, was re- called, ani was asked by Mr. Cuppy what en- deavors he had made to bring Bowen here for trial, and made a statement similar to what has been published. Some question being raised as to Bowen’s where- abouts, Mr. Oliver said: “I know where he fs, and I believe he will be here to-morrow.” The court then adjourned the case till noon to- morrow. Tt is understood that Bowen and Driver will be then recalled. — .. Alexandria Affairs Reported for ‘Tie EvENING Stan. AN INVESTIGATION ON Foor.—The city finance committee has been Instructe1 to make an inves gation of the extent to which the Potomac Man. uficturing Company (the fron poom) has kept the contract in pursuance of witch the city granted to it most valuable franchises. The grant to the cempany contains “the provision that “If at any time atter satd Archer, or his assignees, shall ha’ So commenced operations, he, or they, shall stop or cease to carry on sufd works for the space | of one year, unless such stoppage 1s for the pur- | pose of repairs, additions, improvements or bet- ferments. then in such eas? during the continu- ance of such stoppage the safd Archer or his as- signs shall pay to the city a rental at the rate of $1,000 a year and be subject to city taxes arid as sessments.” It 1s understood that very much dis- satisfaction 1s expressed at the Potomac company keeping idle the Pioneer mills, which, 1t is said, responsible parties are willing to put in use if & lease on moderte terms be given them. CHILREN’s CuRIstwas TREES.—Christmas fes- tivities are still kept up here. There are scores of pleasant, parties every night, and the Sunday School Christmas trees are stripped night after night to the great joy of the children. The tree of the Prince street Presbyterian church was d's- mantled of its fruit last night. This afternoon the children of St. Mory’s Sunday school, in change of the sisters of the Holy Cross, held their Christ- mas gathering. Ata later hour of the afternoon the children of the Baptist Sunday school cleared | their tree at the lecture room at Washington street. The Christmas harvest will be gathered from the trees to-night by two Sunday schools— Methodist Episcopal and Fairfax street Presbyte- rian. Reronter’s Norss.—At the station house this morning Wm. Baker, colored, is held for defacing the restaurant of Mr. P. McKenney, and fs de- tained for a hearing....The funeral of Mrs. Nancy Fugite lace this afternoo! took pl mn from her late home on Pitt street. ...Th Tolel just repaired at the shij hy PI r her ocean voyage....The yellow = dis- Ee esd the house, near the river, at the lower d of Prince street, where there is a case of small- as mentioned yesterday. The most rales is secured by a patient in an uy comm ‘with no ane except the gan nd tendant..-. Superintendent of Police Coleman has completed the work on the wooden trunk at Prin- Cass street, below the jall....Geo. Rice, of Alex- andria county, was wounded on Christmas by RS. s+» MG chanics EK of P., has chosen Geo. c cot the sage The chief, with the oMicers, will be installed next week. See i Real Estate Taansrers.—Deeds in fee have been recorded as followa: Elizabeth Kahlert Joa Gigricer lot 20 and pt. 80, sub. of lota in oq. 502; $502. Ine V. Chapin to Everett, lot 81, sq. to Eliza D. Pierson, ——_<o>____ NT IN HicH Lire IN IReLanp.—A ‘the heights, had ceie~ that brauon in thelr church ast The decora- | eppeerh {tom Coleraine Lreland,re ed tlons were very pretty. In the upper part of the has eloped with a mn for the churen an old-fashioned chimney-place had been ay actos erected, from which Santa Claus, on his | Macartney estates. Lady jaghten has back the traditional sack of good things, made his | severalchildren. She is a daughter of William entry into a well fitted up bedroom, containing a Howard Russell, LL.D., the well known news- Ped ih children tying in it Whose, stockings paper were well filled, after which he’ proceeded to Colliten ant bepotee a e Snor sr a Tor Pisto..— ky 3 Ques, -2nste wan chore aaa Rev. Dr. | twenty-year ered oni ok Os roe erg, OC ce Congrane cree, urch, and wich street, New York found a toy Henry Green, aon or Podeenan Gran pane rte Tt ceploded, the king Mie rts fe’ comme ern Seeees | oko gta Es ‘TUR BILL TO PUNISH FICKPOCKETS. ‘The District Commissioners have returned to the Senate District committee, greta provai, the Dill drafted Judge re cently pubitshea in Tas stan) to punish larceny from persons—pocket picking and similar offenses. First ConTRourer LAWRENCE has decided that without the aid of a separate appropriation act ho state can claita payment of the money spect- fed in the act Known as the “Direct Tax Act,” which became a law In June, 1802, ARRESTED ON A CHARGE OF COUNTERFRITING.— ‘The secret service division has been tnformed by its akent in West Virginia that James B. Shason, of Ritchie county, W. Va., was arrested yesterday on a charge of counterfeit Reav Estate essrs. Duncansen Bros, auctioneers, sold iay afternoon, for James S. Edwards, trustee. parts of lots 3 and 2, square 294, situated on C street, between 12th and 13h S northwest, to D. J. Ma for # cents Aiso. part of lot 3, sume square, front- nue, between 1h and 1c streets northwest, to same purchaser, for 79 cenis square foot. ae Sa RANGE OF THERMOMETER at the office of the chief signal oMcer December 28, 1882: 7 am., 360; 11a W385; 2 Pam, 41. Maximum, 41.5; "minimum, ae THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. ‘The following are the oventng and closing prices «the New York Stock Market to-aay, as Ly special Wire to H. H. Dodge, 589 15th streat. Name, Nome. | OG ai Gy] Nor. & Wea p.) 483 4757 2 North Pac ....| 46 46 3B | Do. pret...) 84%) 84 2g Nerthwesb.... 136% 136 TF Ont & West.) BY Wry 43° 43 Sai SBR Tex: 1 100% ‘rex, dg -| 3845 23 Union Pac -/1024, 10245 Wa, Pac. % 70 Wab. | N.Y. Central: 1284 128 | West. Union. — +0. An Old Washingtonian Heard From. The Norwood (England} Review of Dec. 2 says: “Mr. Franklin Philp, an old resident In Washington, lecturedon Monday last betore the Thornton Heath Literary and Educational So- clety on his experiences of America, extending over a quarter of a century. Mr. Philp opened his lecture by giving statistics relating to the growth of population and commerce, ete., of the United States. He gave a graphic descrip- tion of the hotels, which included a rather lengthy account of the Palate Hotel of San Francisco. The churches, he said, were much more comfortable than those in England. The theaters of America, he thought, were far su- perior to those of England. The Americans were very musical, there scarcely being a village which had not a musical society of some kind, a fact which he thought was owing to the large number of emigrants who came from Germany. After referring to the newspapers and describ- ing the drinking and social customs of the Americans, an interesting description was given of New York, Boston, Washington, etc. Re- ferring to patents, he thought one of the rea- sons why so many things were invented in America was because a patent could be obtained fora mere trifle. He brought his lecture to a close by a short account of California and the city ot San Francisco. The lecture contained some very amusing anecdotes, and was highly ppreciated by ali. A voteof thanks to Mr.Philp brought the meeting to a close.” SER Murder or Suicide? SENSATIONAL CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY AT KANSAS CITY, Mo. At Kanaas City, Mo., Christmas morning the boarders at a Mrs. Robertson’s were startled by a pistol shot, followed by a woman's screams. The sounds came from the room occupled by Jacob Blitz, the leader of the orchestra at | Coates’ Opera House, a young musician of re- markable talent, and Addie Ayres, or Addie Fra- zier. The couple had engaged rooms at Mrs. Robinson's the Saturday before, and on Monday morning Blitz failed to come down to breakfast. The young woman said he was ill, and after breakfasting returned to her room, and soon af- terwards the pistol shot was heard and the household was alarmed by her screams. She said that Blltz, with whom she had been living for six years, had become despond- ent and suddenly blown out his brains. In- quiry developed the fact that the couple had had numerous quarrels and had several times separated. After a period of separation Miss Ayres suddenly confronted Blitz in Kansas City, having come on from St. Louis, and they en- gaged the rooms in which the tragedy occurred. Blitz was engaged tobe married toa Miss Fannie | Canman, of St. Louis, and Addie Ayres, only a few days before her appearance In Kansas City, had called on Miss Canman to persuade her not to marry hin. Miss Ayres claimed that Blitz had frequently promised to make her his wife, and that he had repeated his promise after her appearance in Kansas City. She acknowledged that the pistol which was found by the side of the dying man was her's, but claimed that she had left it under her pillow, where Blitz had found it. She was put under arrest to await the result of the inquest. - —$$—+eo—___ A Pitsburg Tragedy. 18 IT A SUICIDE OR A MURDER? Shortly before one o'clock. yesterday morning the inmates of the disreputable house No. 64 6th avenue, Pittsburg, were startled by the scream, which seemed to come from one of the second-story rooms, “For God’s sake, don't kill me, Jim!” Following almost instantly a pistol shot was heard, and a man with a smok- ing revolver in his hand and with his coat over his arm rushed through the front room and was gone. The door of the room occupied by a woman known as Georgie Long was found open, and directly before the fireplace, with hands outstretched, lay the body of the woman. She had been killed by James Clark. He had gone into the room with her just a few minutes before, and it was he who rushed out into the street. The room bore no evidences of a strug- gle. It was nicely furnished, and not an article was disturbed. Over the mantel-piece bung a photograph of Clark, aud beneath it was one of the dead woman. Clark’s picture showed the face of a man apparently thirty-five years ot age, and that ordinarily would have been termed handsome. The dead woman was about twenty- five years of age, and her face was beautiful. Witneases stated that Georgie Long came tothe house three weeks ago. Clark, whom she called her husband, had called on her twice before last evening. It is stated that Clark is well con- but has led a shiftless life for some years Two or three years ago he met Georgie tm who was then leading a utable life. She was beautiful and smiled on C! became infatuated with her. and he a half ago they were married. Since then she has continued to live at houses. She told her friends that Ciark did not contrib- ute anything toward ae exacted oe her. Clark, on the contrary, often said that he wanted her to abandon her past life and former and live with him. They quarreled side; in charging President John Jarrett, of the Amalgamated Association, with various derelic- tions as chief officer of the association. These charges were given to the public in letters signed John O’Brien, ding secretary of the edge ame rar oaeee chief movers in the war against President Jarrett. The charges Were pronounced groundiess after due investi- and Mr. O’Brien might have into if it had not been for | the non-paying theatrical busiuesa. | Sentative ot the Journal, @day or two since, | chanced to be in one of the How They Worked Their Way in @ Georgia Town. ‘Foom the Atlanta Constitution. The Constitution has printed many a story of denial, energy and heroism, bat none more de serving than the story of the Green boys. These four boys started a few years ago selling news papers. They made ten cents apiece the fir morning they went to work, and for twe winters thereafter they went, barefooted, through the snow and sleet in the | dawn, on their morning rounds. From the first they saved a certain percentage of earnings, which they wisely invested In Atlanta real estate. The oldest of them ts now teen years of age. and the youngest They have supported an invalid father and thelr mother all the time, and now have worth considerably over $5,000, houses from. which the rent is €20 per month, and $200 stocls in a building and loan association. They have educated themselves the meanwhile, remaining from school this year in order to work the harder and build a home for their parents thas is to have a front parlor and a bay window init. These little fellows have been carriers, news: boys, errand boys and apprentices about the Constitution office, and one of them ts now ae sistant mailing clerk. The net savings from their sales and salaries, exclusive of their renta, has been $20 a week for this year. Next they can do better, and by the time the | of the brothers is ot age they ought to have @ | comfortable little fortune. What these boye | have done other boys can do. The whole secret | is steadiness, sobriety, industry and economy. | There are few lessons more important for boys | than that the smallest amount—no matter how | little tt may be—will makea great fortune if 1§ is only saved and invested, that the smallest |income—no matter how small—will make @ man independent if be will only live Inside of It | and compound bis surplus. It must have bees | discouraging to these youngsters when it tool | them a month to layupa single dollar, and | was heroic in them when they went barefooted | over frozen ground rather than use it to buy shoes with, Tt Is easy now, when they are come fortably clad_and housed. and everybody about them ts comfortable, and their savings amount to twenty times a week more than they were | formerly able to saye in a month. They have tered conquered life almost before they have | it, and If they will only keep cleanly hearts and genial souls, and broad, hearty impulses, they will be not only rich but useful men. ae oe THE TELEPHONE. Its Greatest Success Attained Iu America a Mexico. | From the Boston Transcript. Upon the declaration of a second quarterly dividend of three dollars per share, the stock of the American Bell Telephone company sells at $183. Mexican telephone stock is alo strong at three dollars and fifty cents per share (but im this company there are 100,000 shares). Tt was to be expected that America would pass all other countries in its telephone development, but no * could have predicted that the telephone | Would inake its greatest success, outside of the | United States, in Mexico, yet such appears to be the fact. Continental telephone stock sold at | am per share in 1861, It sold some montins at fifty dollars per share, and probably could ; Rot now be disposed of at above twenty-five | dollars per share. This company was organized with a capital of €100,000 which, without any returns to stockholders, had been inereased to $350,000. The company’s treasury has received, from its capital only about $50,000 in cash. Originally this company had the telephone Tight tor Russia, Italy, Spain and P these it has to-day. ' While spending €100, | in attempting to estabiish the telephone pusi- ness in these European countries. tt has pur- | chased and sold the telephone rights in Mexico | and Central and South America, making there: | by @ profit of about $100,000. Some of this profit is still represented in stocks of the subsl- diary companies. But of all the countries ope» rated In Mexico has thus far —~ the Te | turns. Italy, a country of cities, has | we understand, furnished a single | telephone exchange. France and Gi open fields for telephone busi no | giving monopoly to any party; they not developed as expected. The Int | company, of New York, which My Europe, claims to have spent $1,000,000 In tablishing telephone yet it hes nevee paid a dividend. A year ago last spring the Continental 9 pany organized a telephone company $500,000 capital to work in Buenos Ayres lation 400,000) and Montevideo ( 100,000), but it found rivals in the feld, and atter spending about $100,000, while the sition spent about $120,000, and covering cities with telephone wires and workii at ruinous competition prices, it has consolidated with the opposition company. But more money being wanted, and the Continental Company being unable to furnish it, an arrangement has been perfected whereby the Continental Tele> phone Company sells 7,000 shares ot the 40,000 shares which make the — of the new com- pany to Continental stockholders at five dollars per share (par value £5), and leans £30,000 of the proceeds to the new company for two years at 7 percent. The new company ought to be @ great success, but ithas yet to “whip in” or “strangle” a second opposition. $e Theatrical Deadheads. From the Indianapolis Journal. One of the mysteries in railroad operations is that so much is done in the way of courting A repre- cal outside offices when one of those cheeky advance agents of @ theatrical troupe came in. The first thing he called for was a railway guide, the looking over of which, laying out his route for a couple of weeks, occupied fully fifteen minutes. His first request was a pass for himself and his lithographer to a point 384 miles away, with a dozen of stop-offs Then. in a few his program distributer would be alot and he wished a pass fur him and some 800 pounds of bagy Then, at the same time, there would be boxes weighing 1,300 pou which he wished sent through to the terminus of the route laid out, tree. This was all con- 25 ceuts a day storage on the last named box, which he wished the local agent would arrange with the bagzage man to throw off. He then asked for an order for the treas- urer of the troupe for the thirteen tickets, in which the amount (1 cent per mile for each) would be stated. Then the matter of connec- tion was brought up, and it was found neces- sary to bold the train thirty to forty minutesat three points, that they night fulfil their engage- ments. This was all arranged. Then the ad- vanee agent remaked that their i i 2 emigrate toa Kansas that himself and his wife, his seven H FH FI g TR italia g i i i i lt i i i rise He U H