Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1887, Page 3

*D.C. MONDAY, = FOR RENT—HOUSES. JOR RENT—HOUSES. nw. 4r.... i 50 917 Temperance alle ars. Ist floor..12.73 45 4:30 lst at w.4r. 40 724 Jnekson Hal alley 420 F429 N oleae, ‘37th st Road n.w., 4F. 420 12th st. ne. 4h + ~ eae alley Rasement 428 6th nw. B19 Cor: i 1 lor. 110 NHS ASS 1308 Q'st now. Sr. & sta 30 B15N x ave. BL, Dom, dwt 8.0 6 TL bet Nk Osta, 2. Str rm. 1541 Mata Stable rear 1416 K 65) aves -<.-5....15 Gunton Bld £ Syeding’ |, 615 7th st, rm. 11. a Batalis. s 154d Sat a was, Celia: The above te only roperty on_m books.” Por ful List calla ofice for beacon temedon she Int and 15th. “[opzo} "THOS. E. WAGGAMAN. RIOR REN EW 11 ROOM HOUSE, KITCHEN, dining room, &c.,on first floor: hard’ wood finish, feet boatine’ spvariius. ventetipe erate and sve roversent args ot’ a choice bow Apyiy to W. E’DODGE. 780 th stn: Beco R RENT—NEAR THE CAPITOL, A DESIRABLE and pleasantly situated Brick Dwelling.pine rooms, including bath 103 2d st. mace JOR RENT—1340 RIGGS Estat house: improvenen robe SW ST EAI ace, opea grate, and’ all modern Mass av nr-Thos C...333.3: 9 203 Pa. av. 7, ows Circle. Ir 3 St. Way Lar... Tatayett: Sq. Ist st, 7 Lafayette Ket 1217 13th at nw ol Sonuav. o'r Dup lth, near Ost, 10r. $25 J0th st. BwL ‘and store. saild'g’ from 30-100 F Boor.....-20 | . 0 Property piscea with me for rent oF salois Uberally advertined free of cost to the owner. ‘For list of property for sale. cail or send at office, tel ee OR RENT—UNFUENISHED— wa Cirele........8:55 7 Dupont Circle. 4025 Conn. ave. 22" 350 1311 Lith at... Yermont ave. near K.250 2022 F st. Yr39 Tt. 78 Columbis Koad N.Have. and § r 1514P. stn ‘Also alacge bumber aif houses, : FIICH, FOX & BROWN, p23 1457 Peun. ave. nw. FLOR RENT—308-310 M ST.—NEW AND COM- plete Satory and basement brick Dwellings; nine rooms each and all modern improvements: rent ree duced to $40 each. SWOBMSTEDT & BRADLEY, 927 Fat nw RE perfect onler: rent, $30. i 217 Wylie stne,2-st., nw..8F 1850) Gr... ‘Small Houses in various parts of the city’ to $10 per month each. 2 Desirable Ofice Rooms in building 934 Fst. n. SWOEMSTEDT & BRADLEY. nw. able rent. FOR RENT—OFFICES. JOR fh LY LOCATED OFFICE Rooms, 424 5th st. nw. Mrs. RV. ELLIOT. Ty] ne and copying. "Satiafacwry work guaranteed LOR ki RONT HALL ROOM, 1ST FLOOR, 1319 F st. adjoining Sun Building. " Price $13.50. Apply to W. RILEY DEEBLE, Basement, apl9-Im NEOUS NEW STABLE IN REAR OF 1824 K ‘and carriage room, Apply st 1824 we FoeRS ‘TABLE—IN REAR OF 1812 N 8T.; new and very desirable: five stalls and carriage" Foom Apply to A. T. BRICK, 714 15th st. ap7-Im _FOR SALE—HOUSES. 24 16TH ST.N.W. I WILL SALE—AT ASACRIFICE—TWO TWO-STORT frame Houses on Bladensburg Road, Just narth of short walk from the H-street cars; Lots ad for vacant lots in ‘& BRADLEY, ‘927 F street. K SALE—BRICK HO! Petnet stot iszi00, Frice $1.00. “WESCOTT, WILCO: R SALE—NEW SIX-ROOM Cleveland ave, gas and water, slate mantels and Introbe: will rent for 3.80 per mouth. Price $1,650, my2-3t 1907 Pe: vania ave. FOE SATE HOUSE AND STORE. 77H ST. BW, between Dund F: Lot 50x94. Price 88,000. WESCOTT, WILCOX & _my2-3t 1907 Pe: {OR SALE—BUSINESS PROPERTY. ‘One of the finest locations on th st, near Penn~ syivanis ave. nw. A od rant. oil gbe eeoks lew. An Oth and D sta nw. Ei brick houses on McLean, SATS = eee {OR SALE—CHEAP_THREE SIX-ROOM BRICK houses ‘on N #t., betwoon id and 434 a.; press brick fronts. ; mod. imps; terms easy; $1," 3S PARKEK, 455 and Baw. nee a OR SALE—CHEAP—SIX-ROOM BRICK HOU! on Est, between 4% and 6th a.w., with al] modern impe” Frist S100. CH YARRER, 4 and Baw. apso-3e" z —A GOOD BUSINESS COR- stand. Price $4,250. t. AL with s Price $4,000, |ALE—CHEAP- Ass abd Kata. we: 8 J two brick houses’ oa SE sty Also, tw wou stable in rear, 33 by 35.” Price PARREK, 4 and haw. 0-3 JOR SALE-CHEAP—A GOOD BUSINESS COR- ‘her, 3d and N sta. aw. ronting now at €30 per iuonth.’ press brick front; all Price $3,750. °C. PARKER. : Fe. BALE SEVERAL, DESIRABLE HOUSES, jeasantly located, for homes or profitabl neg HUMPHREY k COLMAN, ‘ap30-1w 618 hw. FoteaS Rit incobe ranges on 2th ote above We Rie littis House: oa Cleveland ave., between 12th st at ‘CO., 1407 F st. F ‘A fine plece of Fas E'WOTRERFORD, as0-6 1226 Feene, SALE—TWO NEW, BRICK DWELLINGS. crete cellars; situated on P at., near P-st. ‘con= }s Price, P. A, DARNEILLE, 1226 F st FOR SALE-WE HAVE TWO NICE HOUSES ON st s.w..renting for $12.50 per month; lota run 122 ft to at $2,850. COLLI- NANE & MODERMOEE, 250 1th st. p00 FE yD 10 PER CENT INVESTMENT. I iy oF ‘five £h.ar.. 16 iba ¥ 5-500). w, Lh. Gr. * ae base K SALE—83.000—CHEAPEST SEVEN-ROOM ‘Brick on Capitol Hill; rare bargain, ten omy Bartiweat iF. BRICHAOUSE, Bia 6 apao-zt ‘office. JOR SALE—AT $5,500, A HANDSOME THREE- Fisciry and back bulidiu, press brick trot’ Howse; brownstone trim ‘excellent Jocation, north: west. _W. & BURFUBD, 1422 fork ave.” a30-3t" OR SALE-GREAT BAKGAIN—A | SPLENDID piece of Business Property, lot 25x¥2 ft. wo alley, fronting 62 ft. on alley with stable; under lease to Gor grnment st $1,000 yearly. W. E. BURFORD, 1422 New York ave, aps0-3e* OK SALE—12 PER CENT INVESTMENTS_iN rapidly improving part or the northeast section, convenient to H st. cars and Government Prin Oftice, a coast well-built — onsen emails 2 mon z uD, Ya New York ave, P70" ‘ap30-3t JOR SALE—FIVE TWO-STORY BRICK HOUSES, situated on 4th st., bet. D and Staunton Sq., 1.e., eatiy new, well built all’ modern sms: rent cual fone Lo a will be soid at a good Ventiuen juire space = StS PARKER, 1418 F ot. R SALE—A VERY DESIRABLE THREE-STORY press brick Det. Maud N sis. 2.W.; 7 ‘improvements. inquire of Si. MPARKER, 1418 Fat. now. 830-6 Foe SALE FOR INVESTMENT RIGHT, NEW . K st. se, bet 12th ‘Brice each with cellar; all mod. tmps.; on Sth st.u.e., between and Esta, all rented at 818 per month each.” Price each 82,: }: terms easy. Also, four new brick houses on 6th _st., Geo wh, ali rented at $12 per mouth each. Price each $1,200" ‘The above wil be offered at the Prices named for one week ouly,. NORTH Wasi INGTON REAL ESTATE CO., 1420 F st. nw. a30-3t WOR SALE—1931 i.W., NINE 8, ‘od. imps.; lot 17.6x05; alley in rear, rents {oF ‘ ith; $4,500. “BENS. P. DAVI: i ‘i {OR SALE—ON N ST, BET. 18TH AND 10TH sta handaone thres“siory brick residence,’ with gellar: house coutaius parlor, brary, aud dinizer0u1 Solituabers {bath-rosuus: Kitchens ana imundss. a 4s replete with conveniouccs. “For further information nd permit toezaiine apply to THOS. J. FISHER & CO., ap30-6t Tse F st aw. FH, SALE-TWO FRAME HOUSES, SITUATED northwestern part of city: also four small frames iu rear of lot, the whole of the property renting for $50 per month; will be sold cheap if sold at once, dress UWNEK, 1139 New Jersey ave. BW. apd: SALE—GOOD INVESTMENT_TWO BRICK houses on alley, situated northwest, renting {oF 20 per month, rice, ¢2,000. CHARLES BYCAI- WoUD,916 F st, bascinent " 50-3 POH SALE—FRAME HOUSE, 1130 GTH ST. ¥.W. roouls, with wide lot to” 30-toot alley, 30,000. “Apply 0 GUE M st nw. JF OE SALE_DESIRABLE, RESIDENCE, RECE: ly altered and repaired. 11 roots and beth, modern Drumibing, open Are-place, dumb-waiter, tubs, &e.;'easy terms Apply on premises, 1325 Ost. ewe apes-oe oR sae li p30 929 F st. n.w. (second floar.) 1B SALE-THREE-STORY BRICK DWELLING, 12 rooms; all moderu improvements; 41134 @ st. n: ‘w., opposite New Pension Ompee: price, #7,50U. 5JPOR SALE_NEW 6 ROOM BRICK, CLEVELAND axe. nw. $1,730. New bay-window brick, Wylie a ea a | cent Building, 9th snd F ata, 2K SALE_FINE EIGHT-ROOM, TWO-STORY, een 6th and 7th stmt rn: furnace. Price, #4000. ‘VERI 4 — sib see {OR SALB—VERY CHEAP—TWO WEW. SIX ROOM bay window brick bouses, beth, ae irobe, slate ‘Dot and cold water, Nos. 424 and 4233 2d st. 2. «—Will be sold on small cash payment suid balms monthiy. Balanbe $3,000 each. “Apply st ha fo PANES HOW RE & SOK, 1115 F st nw. 8p: Fox SALE SPECIAL ATTENTION OF PARTIES desirvus of buying oF exchsiging for handso rig OF oem SON, owners, 603 ath st nw. SALE-AN ATTRACTIVE, NEW, WELL Pooen: Beek, 32, Sra, sii 2002 Ph ave Rw. Price $4,000_$1,000caah, remainder to uit Rey at this offica _9p23-2w JOR 8. Tesidences near to the three clegant and beautifully finishe? Houses Just com. pleted, Now. 1740, 1742 and 1744 P stn. w hard. ‘wood finis! stricti clagp in every alar. DAVID A. WiNDSOK & spews JOR SALE—AN ELBGANT NEW DWELL- ing, No. S02 L st nw. Lot, 33 dent front, 18 Tooms and cellar, furnace, ire grates and all modern improvements: handsomely papered ad mah. yaantels with ‘mirror, in evexy root; wide park Frice ouly $9,250. ‘The house ts open fer inapection. ae ee For iculars apply to owner, LD- SCHMID, 1210 N st uw, from Gto8 p.m. spi6-2m ‘or terius to sult,” NS & SHOEMAKER, 605 14th JOE SALE-CORNEE HOUSE, P ST. 7 Koos Frans cise ioe 37.0200, to tu toot aiay a tacgaes at $5,000. HARDING & Watkins. apuosse G08 Veh et stained ginse: nine rooms each; i; northwest, exeelbentmelgh: preyegiente: ime SR BARNESLEE, 1226 F at. PA. DA! BARGAINS. d Ses er bape 4250 ‘Three-story Brick, Sr,m.i ,Bound’y,14th and 15th5,500 2 three-story Bricks, Or, m.i., 0, bet, 3d and 436.1; 5 three tory Brisker Gr al 12th WR Bands 9D °wreebe vig 6 ile, Sthand ¥ sis SALE—NINE-ROOM BRi 1740 K st. y best ioc ecity. MiierdeTEONGLEYS WOLSTON, 020 Fat RB SALE— FE HOUSE ON 8 8T. N, W., Lot 38x95, Price 810500. HOUSE TS, NEAR 16TH ST. ¥.W., 48 feet fr oe ‘$4, SS ont. Price $4,500, HOUSE ON O81. BET 47H AND STH N.W. Lot 2142155 toaofoot men: Paes 7,000. (OUSE TF SI> NEAR 19TH Ne ‘Sroomsand bath. Price 85,400. eS ‘OB SALE—HOUBI Three-story Brick, OR SALE—AT A sala will be received by the undersigned, subject to proval by the owners up to and including May 12th, 7, for that superb property, 1301 K st. hw. corer ‘Franklin Square. This property has always been, nce of Foreign Ministers, briny rental. Its appointments are especially tertaining: contains a lage number of rooms, with saloon opening back nearly seventy fect, and a large stable and carriage-house. ‘It is one of the finest prop- erties in Washington. ‘Information or. permission fo, inspect will be xiven by undersigned.” Also, two tracts of land on Rock Creck Park fdr sale at low fg- ures. GEO. P. GOFF, 1420 New York ave No. 12, close to elevator. ox TO LOAN ON REAL ESTAT! J.C. G. KE! ap28-6t ‘ONEY TO LO, caty op cour: interest, °C. H. KNIGI NEDY, "720 15th st. ‘ON REAL ESTATE IN THE wus to. t lowest rates of iT, 607 “th at. 2 ‘ above Fat. 30,0002. LOAN ON APPROVED REAL fate security. *OCSND. BOWLES & CO.. _ap20-20 1221 F st. $3093-FOLoam 5,000 ON REAL ESTATE, “% [ap16]_ THOS. E. WAGGAMAN. JOSEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE, AT 5 TOG er pent per annum, aay sum security. ’ oF on a “opll-3ut pw VT ___1438 New Yorkave._ ALWAYS IN OUB HANDS LOAN ON Zeal extate security, in sums to suites HILL & JOHNSTON, 738 15th st. nw. ‘ONEY TO LOAN ON BEAL ESTATE, IN 8U) Yo suit at lowest nateof interest, AT SUMS BO HOLTZMAN, se15 corner 10th and F sta. n.w. [O8EY TO LOAN ON APPROVED REAL ESTATE ‘Moderate commissions. ‘No dalay. au30 ___GEO. W. LINKINS, cor. H and 19th sts, ‘QNEY TO LOAN ‘In sums to suit, at Ra eet M ‘ONEY TO LOAN. AT LOWEST. OF INTEREST ‘ON WAL ESTA SECURITY. ‘THOSJ. FISHER & ised Pee nw, DANENHOWEE & SOR, ext ____ 1S Fst. ‘ONEY TO LOAN ON BEAL ESTATE OR FIRST- ‘class securities, at lowest rates of interest. No delay where the vectirity is good, 70h30 ). C. GREEN, ap2t Mee 303 7thet nw. FOE SALE A BARGAIN-THREE NEW 3-STORT 9-room “houses, with all modern improvements; ‘ala two 10-room corner houses, with improvements, such as open grate. bath-tub, washstand, brick set range, stationary wash trays, &.,on C a Sth and Sth sta aw. Inguire of A.'F. Baki Virginia ave. #. W. yk SALE— '¢ offer for sale a fine ‘House in the NORTHWEST- ERN PART OF THE CIT Me TT: L¥: INTERIOR AKTISTI- HOME; OWNER DESIRES TO SELL BEFUKE GULN ABKOAD: price, $13,000. : louse, in the IMMEDIATE VICIN- NECTICUL AVE, WELL LIGH TE INDOWS ON THREE SIDES: house bunt ‘only four years, e sihooa: ‘of modern 3 Brice, ‘HILL & JOHNSTON, ‘738 1oth at. n, 9p30-3t FOE SALE OR RENT A VALUABLE PIECE OF F st property , will be sold cheap of leased for a term of years: cau be comverued into business ry Drill pay agoodinvestment, AvP. HILE ® CO}, Tiss Fst, ap2l2w Fok SALE Ine VERY DESIRABLE DWELLING ‘of 12 roots and cellar, 508 6th st. s.w., opposite St Dominic's Church. Al PE Pee preminee, atyer 4 clcek, of toG. ¥. ATLE 1411 Gat mw. apl6-im JOR SALE—THREE TWO-STORY BRICK DWELL- aye Brice: $1400 cach Mew mauler teat PERE © RUPHERPORD, 1200 Fst prectig OR SALE_A VERY DESIRABLE CORNER PROP- Fa ee ere je investuuent. D. RAMEY, Real Elke Ome, 938 Fst 1920" Joe SALE-THEEESTORY SOUTH — ¥uoN Prius foltewes Gavotte Hoe Oa $8,200: and one of ight rooms. 1ot 17372, $3.780, sib on Corcoran st. between 13th and ‘14th sta: office. apd-Lm VERITAS, Star o WO-STORY BRICK 70H SALE-A VKEy NI fwellant: 6 roouin. all usoderu inapsovorout eee seanee ese. aay ft ates empewremene ape7-6t SWORMSTEDT & BRADLEY, 927 F st. nw. JoR SALE — THREESTORY PuESSED-BRIC frout I} rome: convensat te tet or ee torough order: cheap: $1,500. Appiy to Mrs. PENN: Uogucen se, Aloxandvia, Vir Terns cusp. apt ae JOR SALE—NIC! BOOM HOUSE, ON MERE dian Hill, lot 50214 reuay teria. 92.000. ‘G80. W. LINKIN: _ap26-6t Ath end see nw, Pee, SALE STE IN BAL City, containing ¢ bt room and cellar peyane to exchange for Washington City neo HUPEY &°DYER, 1301 Pat JOR SALE-FINE NEW HOUSE ON 20TH 5: Tear Blaine’s mansion: all modern umprovenest tice stable. 812.000. ‘Frame House op 20i) si. between G and H sts.; lot IGG by 143 & 12 foot alley: cheap: $5,000. ‘A incre number of Houses and Lots ia the city and suburbs at investment prices Call or seud for tate ‘GLO. W. LIN yer cent Let; oF wil ALE and cellar on Carcline st. n.w.... C15 Roman oo Lath. abuve lows ric Erick’ roomaan @ bet 20th tod shat stan W..- Hosea’ 10 soouan of T sts bet Lith and Tithe bet. it ith and 14th st S rooms, South Capitol st. it rooms, om st Precms, [4thst, buaness Broperty----"°7°000 rocus, Fenton st., n'r Gov, Print oflice, 1/350 “3300 Preomm Qat, bet. Sth aud 5 store and dwelling, 14th st. Sroms, om 13 lenemeand 'froouus ad, 20 Toumm cn 8 stabet house, <= Frameon Dunbarionave. sn oh Congres str Meat “zt000 14. Brick, F. tet Sth” and Oth, air Penaion of 10.500 Also, uuproved aud wmunpEUved im all eit, i. ADs 2 SARS est 1428 New Yorkave_ JOK SALE—SPECIAL BARGAINS— Fitan) axe ean a: a improvements. 10 per eeut im 000 each alan. fous Brick Wallach Place,bet.1:ith & 14th sta.$5,000 $foomsca by tet Toth amt tour ste ow ad cits aud orllar ou Coreoras Brick, Tire, Last Capitol si 21 rooms, oe corer PoE: ‘SALE z A beautiful Anne House, IN THE DIATE VICINITY "OF “DULON? CInGT EE: SIGNED BY A MOST EXPEKIENCED ABCHITECT: WALL AND CEILINGS PAPERED AND DECO- ATED BY BEALL ADRESS ATE f a 35,000. SERSTOS _8P30-3t 738 15th st. o.w. KR SALE — DESIRABLE NEW DWELLING, improvemente comely ‘nepeseh cabetenriaie built, wide alley, side and bark No. 3207 19th st @ ws, A bargain, inquire of owner 1 ‘Lith st. n.w; or Box JOR SALE_NINE_ROOM: es ‘ap30-30" BRICK 4THST.S.E84,500 Siz-room Brick, Columbia si Hight room Brick, Sth: st, neat i 00 LOCATION, 98 F: 817,000, Pine fone, ot oD test “tone eSn iee cae 2100; $225,000. ER & MacGOWAN, 1008-1010 F at. ‘S-atory and cellar brick dwelling, néar Dupont Circle, TS Foon © batlroons: Inandey? allusi, newand elegant... a brick dwell ae feet frome brick dwelling, near Dupont Circle, 10 rooms and baths allie te 23,500 near Iowa Circle on Vt. Fooms deep, 13 rooms, 14,500 ‘S-s.ory and cellar Rats, as an Americanism, expresses doubt, incredu lity, and is equal to telling a man that heisa blow hard. To read of the wonderful bargains offered in clothing is enough to make the reader exclaim, RATS ! ‘We ask you to bring the prices of those inducement ‘houses and compare them with our prices, our quality of fabric, our make, our style, our fit, our whole stock of MEN'S, YOUTHS’, BOYS’, and CHILDREN'S CLOTHING. BOYS’ AND CHILDREN’S CLOTHING. ‘We call your special and undivided attention to our handsome display of CHILDREN’S SUITS, sizes from 6 to 14 years, at prices ranging from two dollars to seven. LONDON AND LIVERPOOL, CLOTHING COMPANY. ‘7th and G sta. n.w. New Brsex Guenavrvee, SEATON PERRY (Successor to Penzy & Brorexa), ELEGANT BEADED SILK GRENADINES. NEW SHACK Eb ix SILK GRENADINES AT LopiWs'SiPK AND WOOL HERNANIS FROM 75c. TO $1.2 NEW TAPFETA SILK GRENADINES AT $1.25, ap26 Gentine Stack CANTOR CREPE AT 81,50. BLACK CKEPE DE CHINE (FRENCH) AT 8L75 AND 2.00. ComPLeré STOCK OF LUPIN'S CELEBRATED PRIESTLEY S BLACK SILK WARP HENBTETT, IMPERIAL GhuGES CLAGMETTE AND NOMS COURTLAND'S ENGLISH CRAPES AND VEILS, Tine cin sowiire Wate NEW. BLACK SURAHS, ARMUBES, AND INDIA BONN, x GUIN EDER" /ACHEMINE SIDS, RANGING POM 15050 IA SILKS AT Toe Baer AND BLOG “SPECIAL REDUCTIONS" ON PARIS “COMBIN, ‘T10) NEW IN FRENCH SATEEN AND BATISTE with furniture, 1 15,500 ‘3-story and basement brick dwelling, near Du- ut Circle, 11 po ie, LI rooms, furnace and all m. 4, S-story brick dwelling, with cellar, focated, 9 rocum bath, Bind Pacey 7,050 Sz story brick dwellings, northeast section city, S rooms and m.t. » each. An 8. Bee a Beck, dwelling, one square from . 7,500 Several very attractive and well-located new brick dwel sd ells, withtall ma. Lr at. §0,000 454 85,200 1226 F st. nw, TWO-STORY, Ow six . 1,400 W LINE OF “I IRTED WHITE GOODS.” iSetrits irae eee eee Prany Burp) Peansylvauia sve, OOF oan, 50,502 bet covered ‘hich last season eatried 1,078 peesengers in perfect Sree eens ere bar tors, again horse, Stage Hae OSDEE? ~ ‘sna eg eg eh Armple time is allowed at St. for lunch suedf the FING TOLD Est | lg 2d EDITION. Ltt eens ToS 4 BIG FIRE IN LOUISVILLE. A Grain Warehouse, an Elevator and i Buildings Burned—Lous 6250 Lovisviis, May 2.—A very disastrous fire broke out about 3 o'clock this morning at the immense of Brown, Johnson & Co., Fourteenth and Maple streets, By the time the engines arrived the warehouse was beyond saving. The flames Ut up the whole city, ‘The building contained an immense amount of hay, harley, rh Chari and oats, Half an hour after the ‘warehouse had started burning the elevator of Starter Bro, at Fourteenth and Broadway, it from tile thick ying spar that the wind ‘The ‘the Durning warehous® and oly be saved. ‘The tower frst then the whole structure became ONE SOLID MASS OF FLAMES. ‘The firemen could do little else Dut pay atten, ihe time of no leas than forty tion to the Ce er At were lying on the tracks the breaking out of the: cars, mostly loaded, in the vicinity of thé burning buildings, All but fourteen of these were sa1 ‘The cars belonged to the Louisville and Nashvilie Railroad and were loaded with hay, the and elevator by many different parties. A cottage, a tw frame house and two stables ‘Were also destroyed. The work of the fire depart- ment was hampered on account of there being an inadequate supply of water in the neighborhood. ——.-— The Hadendowas Capture Osman Digna, Svaxns, May 2.—Deserters report that the Ha- Gendowa Arabs, assisted by other ae have disi ‘the Soudanese rebels from Kassaia and have captured Osman Digna and AbU-Girga. To Fight the Armour Syndicate. REPORTED FORMATION OF A GHRAT LEAGUE OF CATTLE MEN. DENVER, CoL., May 2.—There have been several secret meetings of prominent cattle men in both Colorado and New Mexico during the past ten days, Itwas rumored here last night that the purpose of these mi has been vo organize & company to be known as the American Cattle Trust Company, the object of which will be to fight the Armour dressed-beef syndicate of Chi- Ged! —_. ‘The Florida Senatorship. TALLAHASSEE, Fia., May 2.—In the legislature to-day the vote for U. 8. Senator wag as follows: Perry, 21; Bloxham, 21; Pasco, 16; Finley, 2; Good- rich, 11. es FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The following are the opening and 3:00. ices Pm pi of the New kork stock Marke Sire to HH. Dodge, 580 Toth streak Same | 0. |2:00|| ame | 0, | 3:00 61 | GOX)North Pac ...| 20%] 30, 40 8 y +++] 613 Be cea = SB is Bo, | 20" All a 1140%4)1475¢ Orewon Ni ' 109741104" pact ‘Mail. (1137713756 Peo. D. & i. 3iy) 31 Rending. SSL BON ee Ba | ———_—_. Washington Stock Exchay--. ‘The following Dees ‘8 U. B. 438, 1591, Carol 110° bid, 110 4 enc See ee u 5. 4g reedatcred, UL 8. rallrod stock, 43 bid.” North Capitol si 2 oe bla, 4839 ated.” “Waslangton Ga asked. \ Georgetown Gas, 47% asked. Polltan, Taptrances SX bi surance, 193 bid. Corcoram ‘Insurance, Columbia Insurance, 137 bids 14% saked, in surancs, 87, bid) bs daked,, “Washinwton Market Block, 20% bia, 2bss eked” Bank’ of “Washing, Town, 16g" tid" Giseua Natena’ pane t1S0 E, wn, 9" Natio 3 Coluinbia National Bank, 111 bid. Heal Emtave Tite Insurance,” 125 137 asked. Coluupis Live Insurance Oo.. 6% bid, 6 asked. National Bale Deposit Con, 100% bid. Baltimore Markets. =Vi sixes, con orth Carolina etea,ol, cs laa (01 122% bid to-day. BALTIMORE, Mp., 2—Cotton firm— dling, 10 yur firmer for low urades and f1 acuye- Howard, street and western super, 3 5 lo. family, 8.85 ity,” multe, super. 2.503: 005" do, 3.75; do. Rio brands, 4.50a4.b2;° Patapeco suj lative patent, 3.30. do, family, 3.00. Wheat—sout firm and quiet; red. 95897: amber wast, ithe, Sba58: western mised Sait tends, 58 Shite, 5 Sako. ". 360. “Hay firin prime to choice westsen, 13. 0081800, Provisious quict aud steady. Mess pork’ 13.30818.00, Dull imealeahouldcry ‘and clear Hb.» ides, Kod, 739. Bacon—shoulders, Sa8 clear tb sides, Bier*hiain, 1deid.” Lard credined, Diao Butter ‘iin wowtsrn packed, 18a20: creauiory S1a55. Egxn 8 hade firmer, Llalir. eum higher—retined, G22.” Coffea casicr—Kiocangocs, ordinary to fain: 10% 36, “Boca tend A note 73: refined steudy, Oa9X. Whisky quiet, 1.238] Freights fo Liverpool per, steamer “duil—cotton, ia.; four, lad: rain, 1Xd- | Receipta—ttour, 3.201 barrels; heat 15.200 buiets: “corn, 23900. bushels: ‘outa, 11.600 bushels. "Shipments “flour, 12150. barrels? Wheat, 3.500 bushels: corn, 1.200 bushels. Salee: ‘Wheat, 200,300 bushels; corn, 131,000 bushels, Chicago Markets, , 8074: June, ‘83g; uly, BSN. Gorm steady—Caah ad May, 37%: June: SUM’ Sul 40% Onte easy—Caah, 26%" June, 28%. hye, 50, Etoy 34° Fislecea 1 Oosg Prime tie seed, 1.66 a Way 128 Pork her—Caslh, May; end, Stine, 23.50. weaker 6.60: June, 6.95. Butter steady—creamery, 19023; dairy, 16021. Bega, 10Xall. i ——— A Romantic Marriage. NOT WILLING TO WAIT UNTIL THE BRIDE'S SCHOOL TERM WAS OUT. ‘Miss Belle Meline, daughter of Jas. F. Meline, assistant cashier of the ‘Treasury, was married last’ Wednesday evening to Mr. BR. D. Merrick, of New Haven, a nephew of Judge Merrick, of the Supreme Court of the Dis- trict, ‘The wedding was in the nature of an elope- ment inasmugh as it occurred sooner than was ex- pected and ut the knowl of the bride's parents at the time. The couple were e1 ‘with the consent of Mr. Meline, but the unde standing was that the marriage ‘should not occur until the young lady had finished schooling. She attended the Catholic convent on Connecticut avenue, and was there a general favorite. She was at the head of her class, and would soon have graduated with honors, Mr. Meline said to a STAR Teporter to-day that it was an injustice to thecon- vent to say that his daughter ran off and got married because of the rigid discipline of ‘the convent, which she could not othwewise Pt | ‘She was fond of the sisters and they made a pet ol her, ‘The father had no objection to young Mer- rick, and when, immediately after the ceremony, ect eee , we r. Meline for fo it was granted. —_-—____ PosruasrEns AFPOINTED.—The President has ap- Pointed the following postmasters: Henry Gall- lard, St Augustine, Florida, and Edward D. Home, Bessemer, Michigan, Pusuio Det Repvcrio.—It is estimated that the receipts of the Government for the month of April were, in round num! andthe tpeniituies $20,000,000. "TRS ronicrion Ot the debt will probably be about $13,000,000, Carr Exonmer Huway Les Syvper has re ‘turned to Washington and resumed his duties a8 superintendent of the State, War and Navy De- IV’ CITY RACES. Spring Meeting of the National Jockey Clap, ‘THE TRACK OVER-CROWDED WITH HORSES—FLYERS AT WORK—TIME MADE ON THE TRACK—PROBABLE STARTERS, ‘Never in the history of the National Jockey Club ‘has so many horses been at Ivy City course at one Ume. The stalls are all full and quarters Lad to ‘De hired outside the grounds for several stables. A SraR reporter went out to the track this morning and found ‘Dustling. Owners, trainers, hostlers, and jockeys were busy prepar- ing for to-morrow’s running. Early in the morn- ing the track presented an entmated appearance, at least one hundred horses being out at one time. ‘The track is in splendid condition, except for the dust, which will be laid by diligent sprinkling. ‘The different buildings and rences have been freshly painted and whitewashed, the awnings have been put up, and there is a pleasant, home. Ike alr about the’piace, ‘With the continuation of favorable Weather the meeting promises to be the best ever had at Ivy City, are 80 many ‘horses on the that large fields will con- ‘vend for every stake and purse. mere wecents ON THR TRACE 0-DAY. = were several hundred visitors to the track this moi to watch the horses in thelr work and study its for the races. Barnum, the old hero of last season, was out ee Moa cnn He made a mile = 13403 shoes on; and, it appearances go for any: thing, he is fully uy tonist work, Fle is toed upon by many as the most probable winner of the handicap. Burch never fooked better. He 1s fat, Dut as he runs high in flesh his admir- ers do not ard that as any drawback. He was "worked very easily ‘to-day. He was given a three-quarter spin, which be cov- ered in about 1:22. Some think that he is not good enough just now for the one inile @nd_an eighth, but he will be liberally backed, Dry Menopolé, owned py Sam Emery, a native ot Washington, has developed a seed ‘that makes him well thought of. He worked a mile in 1:475, earrying 125 pounds. Ten Booker, another of Sam Ses Went round the track, at an easy ‘Panamais in fineform. He has been running in the South, and is, 1 hardened for work, He made a mile and a quarter thismorning in 2: and repeated a mile in 1:47, Panama is count awinner of the handicap by some of the best Judges, and he seems to have the confidence of his ial le Valet, Pett 3 Sheet gelding, that asm: Tnark at the ‘course, 13 1n splendid form, but he wrrenched an ankle a ite in his Work yesterday. It is only temporary, how- ever, He Worked & Malle inti With shoes On yesterday, : Bess and Enigma, of Davis & Hall's stable, have been worked easily. Beas met with, an accident last year that set her. back for a time, but she 1s in prime form now. She carries a little more flesh than she ought, but that isthe case with all the horses this carly in the season. Bess is game, and She will be apt to finish winner somewhere at this ig. FOR GENUINE SPORT the handicap to-morrow will be one of the most attractive racing events of the season, ‘There ‘will certainly not be less than a dozen starters, ‘1d they will be so well-matched as to render the result altogether uncertain. If Jesste starts in the handicap she must not be left out of the ealcu- lation, She bas been at Clifton and Gut- ‘tenberg and is in fine racing form. She is to take ‘up only ninety pounds to-morrow, and at that weight and with Palmer to ride her she will be dangerous, FOR THE YOUTHFUL STAKES for two-year-olds to-morrow Omaha bids fair to be the favorite, It is understood that Jas. McLaugh- lin will ride her, and money usually goes on his mount. Omaha has been worl well; Tonique, ‘Omaha's stable companion, will also’ probably star. Coopers oP. ‘Thomas is regarded by “some a8 dangerous in the young- Sters’ race. Of ex-Governor Bowle’s ‘stable ‘Vance and Salvint will probably start, and both are in good racing form for spring. “They have been trained by Feakes, who knows his business. Pirate and the Pat Molloy colt will probably re} Tesent Williams’ stable in the hunt for the Youth- ful stakes, ‘This race will be all that lovers of sport could ask, ‘There will not be less than ten ora dozen colts and filtes to start, and ina half- mile dash the result 1s bound to be uncertain. 3 + NOTES. ‘The National Jockey Club has tendered through the Secretary of State, to Queen Kaplolina and her sulte the privileges of the grounds and club house of the association during the races this week, ‘Thé club house has been fixed up and the club have retained the services of Mr. Sanderson as ca- terer. ‘Jimmie McLaughlin and Fitzpatrick, the noted Jockeys arrived 1h the city this morning. Palmer, Who rides for Daly, Will be here to-night. As “Snapper” Garrison will not be here Camp wil probably ride Barnum. McLaughlin will ride Burch. McLaughlin rode Burch in his work to- day, und he was thought, good enough for the hanilcap. Bess will probably start in the handi- cap tomorrow, Telle Doe will the second racé of one mile, and Ukely to Anish in front. — ‘The Way Col. Lamont Puts It, Ir WOULD BAVE BERN SIGNIFICANT Iy HE HAD NOT ‘CALLED ON GOV. HILL. Col. Lamount has nothing to say about his trip to New York, except that he took an early break- fast with Gov. Hill, and that there was no signiti- joance tn it. | “1 have known Mr, Hill fifteen ears,” he Said. to a Stan reporter, “and it w Rave’ bem significant if I had nf calied on him, perhaps.” ——__+ee. Interior Department Changes. ‘The following official changes have been made in the Department of the Interior: = Patent OMce—Appointinents under the clvil ser- vice rules: Jefferson 8. Rusk, of Maryland, and Emil Starek, of Ohio, fourth assistant examiners at $1,200 in the Patent once. ‘The Easter Island Ido! ARRIVAL OF THE GALENA WITH HER PRECIOUS FRBIGHT FROM ASPINWALL. ‘Tne U. 8. 8. Galena arrived at Alexandria Satur- day afternoon, and was expected at the navy-yard this afternoon. Commander Chester came to this city and reported at once at the Navy Department. He has notified the Smithsonsian Institution that the prehistoric image and other antiquities from the Easter Islands, brought on the Galena from Aspinwall, have sustained no injuries on their long journey. The transportation has been ac complished without expense, naval vessels con- Veying then for the entire ocean voyage, and the Panauia Railroad shipping them across the Isth- Imus free of charge. ‘Tue great stone image from the Easter Islands welghs 15 tons. Defends the Commerce Bill. SENATOR CULLOM THINKS THE MEASURE WILL WORK 178 WAY OUT ALL RIGHT. Senator Cullom, in a letter to a friend in this city, says he thinks the interstate commerce law will work its way out all right. He does not ap- prehend a collapse for it. In the first place the the law as it passed was not just as he desired tt, ‘but it was the best that could be done. He fore- saw that its defects would become apparent as soon as it was put in operation, and tls would Jead (0 thelr correction, By tiie time Congress imeets it will be well understood what corrections are needed and they will be made. He expects the bill ultimately to effect all the good its friends de- sired and looked for trom it. . a Honors to Queen Kapicla HOW SHE WILL PASS THE TIME IN WASHINGTON. Queen Kapialani and suite will arrive here to- morrow afternoon probably on the Chicago lim- ited express. She will be met in Baltimore by Mr. Carter, the Hawitan minister, and Chief Clerk Brown, Capt. Taylor and Lieut. Rodgers, repre- senting the State Department andthe Army and Navy. ‘On Wednesday morning the queeen will call on the President at the White House and the visit Will be returned afterwards by Mrs. Cleveland, ‘Who will be followed by the members of the Cabi- net to their respects. Mrs. Cleveland’s visit, 1t is said, will be the first time Mar the wile, Gt, the resident has ever exercised any official functions, as every member of a royal who. has visited yn ‘was a male. io the afternoon of the ‘queen will take a drive about fashington, winding up at the deaf and dumb agylum at Kendall Green. there will be a review of the ‘Thursday morning troops at the Washington barracks in her honor, and in the afternoon she will receive visits from jhe diplomatic and friends. On Friday sue will goo Mowat Verso, ta.the Svoe. Cab carers She does she is ing the president will give her a complimentary dinner after six o'clock, for which invitations were ‘She will probably leave Washington on the limt- ted on eeray for ‘whither = will = aocompani a number of prominent citizens: Boston who will come ‘here for the purpose of e3- corting her to that city. There may be some changes in the above program, but at present the arrangements are as stated. a en Ex-SexatoR McDonaLp and Senator Jones with his ter. saw his daughter and several other young ladies, A Meeting of Wheelmen. ‘The District division of the League of American ‘Wheelmen held a meeting Saturday evening for ‘the purpose of making ception and entertainment of the members of the League of American meeting here during the National Drill, ‘The pro- gram has not been etermined on, Probably, include Tuns Yo ‘Mt. Vernon and Cabin joan bridge, banquet to the membersot the. A.W. Yorenlight procession ‘on bleyeles anda parade ‘At the annual NEED OF AN EDUCATED MINISTR Fifth Day of the A.M. E, Conference. ALLEGED INJUSTICE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ‘BALTIMORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ‘The fifth Gay's seasion of the Baltimore confer ence of the A.M.E. Church at the Metropolitan church was opened this morning with devotional exercises conducted by Rev. J.B, Hamilton. Rev. James Morris was recetved into rull connection nd placed on the superannuated lst. Financial reports were recetved from the churches in this city, which showed a most favorable condition as ‘compared with the last year, and the presiding elder, Rev. Mr. Handy, expressed his gratification to the conference at the reporis made by the min- Asters of the Potomac alstrict, Rev. Dr. Handy offered a resolution, which was adopted, pro for a meeting of the electoral college of the of St, John’s church, Bal- timore, on Sept. 14, for the purpose of electing two lay delegates and ‘two alternates to the general conference, which meets in Indianapous, May, 1888, ‘The following were received Into ful’ con nection, Bishop Snorter making a forcible address $oute candidates: John A. Banks, J. W. Lavatt, Sa ty ‘Robinson,’ L, J. Jackson NEED OF AW EDUCATED MINISTRY. Rev. Dr, Geo, T. Watkins, from the committee on education, made a report in which he said that the subject was one of the most important that could engage the attention of the conference. “An intelligent and educated ministry is a spiritual necessity, and an ignorant ministry cannot in this enlightened be confistently * ‘The report combated the idea which it sald was too prevalent that a man wholly uninstructed in Biblical knowledge 4s qualied for the mn “When Paul §} of the foolishness of preaci ing,” continues the “he does not mean that & Preacher should be a’ fool, though some men Seem so to understand him.” Perfect preaching means teaching, not talking.* ‘The report ear~ iggests that ministers tak s tunity to cultivate thelr ming "Yr? OPPO™ COLORED CHILDREN AND THE BALTIMORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Continuing the report sald “Before closing our Teport we would call the attention of the members Of the conference to the gross injustice practiced upon the colored citizens of Baltimore in depriving them of their just rights in the public schools. There has been a constant agitation for years in Baltimore relative to the appointment of colored teachers in the colored schools, wherever such teachers may be found possessing the requisite ns, parently to no purpose, as Our rights in the direction indicatea” are oun. pletely ignored,” ‘The report recommends that the conference take Action ih this matter, 30 as to give encourage- Ment to the association organized in Baltimore to effect this object. ‘The report also recommends that the ministers Preach on the subject of education and make col- lections in thelr churches. CRITICISING THE REPORT. Bishop Shorter criticised the report on the ground that it was not properly a report on what the con- ference was doing in an educational way, but a criticism on their lack of education. He thought that the conference was composed of intelligent men, and intimated that the report was a rellec- Uon on the intelligence of the members, Rev. Mr. Watkins said that was not the inten- ‘on of the report, but the committee wanted to EBcourage a high’ intellectual standard among the ‘The further consideration of the matter was Postponed until to-morrow, Rev. W. Waters paid into the hands of the Con- ference treasurer $36.20 for the students’ fund. ‘The total amount Of money collected for the dollar fund Was reported to be as follows: Baltl- wore district, $26.41; Potomac district, €720.53; strict, $951.38. Total, $2,008.32, an Increase of $100.08 over lust years” Seo ‘The Conference then adjourned until to-morrow morning. SUNDAY SCHOOL REUNION. ‘This afternoon a sunday school reunion was heid, Which was attended by all the sabbath schools of the connection in this city Held for the Grand Jury. A COLORED GIRL WHOLE BURIRD HER DEAD BABY IN A COAL SHED, Saturday afternoon the body of a female colored ehtld was found halt buried in the coal shed on Dr. Jas, A. Hunter's premises, 91? E street. The circum- stances of the case indicated that the child be- longed to Mary Yates, a colored girl, about nine- teen years old, employed in Dr. Hunter She was taken Into custody by the polic moved to the emergency hospital for necessary at~ tention. Coroner Patterson held an inquest in the case to-day at the first precinct station. Dr. Jas. A. Hunter testified that on Saturday, about haif-past three o'clock, the body was found in the coai-shed*on his premises. Witness’ wite called his attention to it. A little rat terrier had. unearthed it, He examined the body and saw that it was @ colored female child. He noticed 2.80 an abrasion on the head of the child, but he Was satisfied that the dog had made this in Scratching. His Investigations led him to believe that the child belonged to the servant girl, He concluded that the child was full grown and that it was likely that the girl had Killed it, and he had the matter ‘reported to the Police, who came and removed the body. fe found evidences in her room that she had ven birth to the child. When he questioned her fore she Was arrested she denied knowing any- thing about the child, Yesterday, however, at the hospital she told him al about it.’ She said that she did not kill the child, but that it died, and Uhatshe had intended not to leave tt in the coal shed, Dut remove it. ‘The witness thought, trom the appearance of the room that the child had died from exhaustion or inattention, Dr. W.W. Cissel, of the Emergency Hospital, tes. tufted that the girl told him about the birth of the child, and that she bellevea it was lifeless waen born. Hartigan testified that he and Dr. Dr. J. F. Lachlan ‘Tyler had examined the body, but found The ‘examination no external marks of violence. showed that it was born alive. He of the 1ui thought that if the child had been cared for prop- erly it would have lived. Dr. Tyler gave similar ‘Vestimony. ‘The jury rendered a verdict that, in theiropinion, the infant's death was the “result of criminal neglect on the part of its mother.” The members of the jury were Wm. G. Brown, W. F. Eichstein, Albert H. Gawler, Patrick H. ‘Morgan, Jno. B. Daughton and Robt. Leitch. The girl ‘hi cominitted by the coroner for the action grand jury. ‘THE WEEKLY Sran’s Pocket Atlas of the World 1s offered free to every new subscriver for one year to the WEEKLY Stak. It 1s a handsomely printed Douk of 101 pages, profusely illustrated, with more than 100 colored maps and diagrams, abd contains @ wealth of general Information, See advertise- ment in another column, aoa OSES SERIOUS RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.—This_ morning, about 8:30 o'clock, a pair of horses attached to & Wagon belonging to Brill Bros. ran away near the corner of 43 and I streets southwest. ‘The driver, John H. Meyers, in attempting to stop the team, ‘was knocked aown and had his leg broken in the places. He was attended by Dr. Leach and after- ‘ward removed to his home, No. 1211 Union street southwest. ‘The wagon collided with a tree-box on 434 street and was demolished, CuaRGED With SteaLINc Brg.—This morning, about 1:30 o'clock, Ofticers Gordon, Mooney, Ellis, and Hailinan, of the sixth precingt, arrested four joung men hamed Martin Geary, Patrick Burke, fas, Waters, and Cornelius Donoliue, on a charge Of Vagrancy, and locked them up at the station on that charge. Two of them were found on the sand-lot, in “Swampoodie,” in a state of Intoxica- cation, lying beside some einpty beer kegs. The a the kegs, it is stated, were stolen from the warehouse of the Banner Brewing Co., near the Baltimore and Ohio depot. They were taken to the Police Court, where ‘a charge of larceny of the beer was reterred against, then, abd ee cass Wes! cone ued until the 5th inst, RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER.—Tho following were the readings at the Signal Office to-day: 7.3. In, 55; 2 p.m., 79; Maximum, 79; minimum, 50. ————— ‘Tag Tatep WILBELMS CLUB CoNcERT.—A large gudience heard the third and last concert of the Wiheumj Club at the Universalist, church Satur. day night. The o1 consisting of seven oUung ladies and five young gentieinen as violin- Kits "dnd. Professor “Dent as Sellist, rendered. Its numbers in and effective style. Particu- as «The Mill,” and Parion’s ———— Affairs in West Washington, ‘Tue Hangs axD Houxps Cuase.—Owing to the inclemency Of the Weather, the run that was to take place on Thursday was until Sat- urday evening. At the time: ‘Messrs. Miller Kenyon and H it Barnette ret, the corner of Bist and N streets, large ‘The McBride and McFarland Arsen Case, ‘Inthe Criminal Court, Judge Montgomery, this morning, the case of Mary J. McBride and John ‘W. McFarland, indicted for arson in having set fre ‘a house on 11th street, between E and F streeta, on June 30 last, was called, ‘The Government is Tepresented by the district attorney and Aesistant District attorney A. A, Lipscomb; the first-named defendant dy Col. W. A. Cook and Hon. Van Man- ia psc i tse wo ag Witnesses was called, Before the jury was finally 8 dis. cussion took place as to the number of challenges itiowed each side. anes court held that the offense Charged was not one at common law. an fore three challenges would be allowed to each ‘side, ‘The was not trom the panel, and a'resore Was made To tae bor, Which the names of ten were drawn to report at 1 clock, and a recess was taken, Several of thos? drawn reported this afternoon, —_—_—_— Angney Convicted, BE 18 SENT TO JALL—THE CASE TO BE CARRIED TO THE UPPER covat. ‘When Tax Stan went to prest Saturday after- noon the jury in the ease of Jacob P. Angney, charged with assault and battery with intent t kilt John H. Wilmot and Thomas R. Turnbull, were deliberating the case, After they had been out three hours almost all who had taken an in- terest in the cases had become convinced that the jury bad di and that a verdict was entirely out of the question, unless the ment might lead toa compromise verdict in as. the prisoner and’ his deft the u At 415 Mr Joyce, the Dall in charge ‘Ot. tho Jury, Was informed that the jury was 0 report to the court, and word was at once sent to the judge and the attorneys, but it was nearly an hour before the ‘and his counsel appeared. of 'spullty as anaicveae” as to the Wlimet a “guilty as indicted,” as to the Wilmot, and “guilty of assault, and battery” in’ the ‘Turnbull indictment, On motion of defendant's counsel, the Jurors "were polled, and each an- Rounced his, verdict a8 above.’ The prisoners counsel asked to give bail pending the appeal the case to the General ‘Term, bul Judge Mont- gomery stated that he would follow the practice and order the defendant in custody, The detend- ant was Uhcreupon taken to jail, His counsel will move a new trial, and falling will take the case to the General Ter on exceptions. seamen «ecm Sales of Real Estate, ‘The formal transter of the Collage Villa prop. erty, on the Tenleytown Road, to the Kichmond purchasers, was made on Saturday. The sale, as Mentioned in THE STAR at the time, was efected | some Uine ago. This property wassold by George- town College, in October last, to Mra. Anastasia Patten and Join E. Beall, they paying for the Sixty-four acres $60,000. The old residence in this Property is now leased to the Country Club for a Period of five years; Dut the new owners—Rich'd H. Goldsborough, of this city; Jno, A. Coke, and Nath'l W. Bowe, of Kichmond, Va.,—propose to Subdivide'the latid Into building sites. Tney paid $105,000 for the property. The same syndicate re cently purchased the Norse and Shocinaker prop. erty, containing 131 acres, and extending from ‘Tenleytown Road east to Kilngie Ford’s bi F. Lambrecht has bought ot E. Carus et al, tor $4,650, lot 22, square G4, 2135x904 On New Jerse avenuty betwuen B and C streets northwest. F. W. Miller has bought of Peter May the property ou Th street road, above Whitney avenue, Ove feet on the latter and 449 feet on 7th street (272,002 feet), for $42,971.66. Jas. Ward has bought of T. Tou mey, for $4000, property fronting 42.4% ret by 95 icet on H street, between North Capitol and 1st Street east. Mary B. Collins has sold two lots in square 155, x10 feet on Q street, between 17th street and New Hampshire avenue, to K. 1. B. Clarke, for $4,225, and the other adjoining, 227x100 reek, tO Laura’ M, Doolittle, for $3,830.55. Hugh Masterson’ has bout 1or $4,500, of Sidney ‘McFarland and others, su 31, square $02, on the Southeast corner of 2th und Boundary streets northwest. J. G. Long has bougit of Bessie Mc- Cielland Green, for $10,000, lou 14. square 165, 2,464 square fect, on Connecticut avenue, between | Hi and I streets northwest. J. H, Lane has bought of George Truesdell, lot 17, of Widows’ Mite, Tor $4,273. = oP cantly District Government Affairs, THE FISH TRADE. i ‘The report of Gwynne Harris, inspector of marine products, for the month of April shows the arrival AU the river front of fish, &c., as follows: Herring, 16,777; eels, 1,194; sturgeon, 4; pike, 543 dune! yellow ‘perch, 2,687 Cunches: "white erch, 3,380. bunc ‘carp, 6; catfish, 5,661 Buncties; munets, #22; rock eu, 33.900; shad, Ti+ 694; crabs, 14,100; clams, 125,000, ‘and 17,650 Dushels of oysters, A PETITION OF WOMEN. A petition, signed entirely by women, has been | received by the District Commissioners. "The petl- Uioners complain of the condition of the sidewalk on Bstreet, between 12th and 14th streets north- east, and ask that a pavement be laid, or “we tear you will be guilty of murder.” THREE MONTHS’ WORK OF THR POLICR. ‘The report of Major Moore, superintendent of police, for the quarter ending March 31, shows a marked improvement tn the eMiciency’ of the force. Of the 245 privates 29 are on detail duty, leaving 216 men for actual street duty, which 15 perlorined aliernately by 100 men. ‘The records Show age arrests during females. Of the cases agaliist males 735 Were agalust persons under Uwenty years of age. Of the females 125 were under that age, THE KAG AND PAPER NUIBANCE. The attention of Major Moore has been directed by citizens to an editorial which appeared in Tax Stax of last Thursday, which referred to an order | by Mayor Hewitt, of New York, prohibiting he | eeping from the hallways, stoops and stores, and the scattering of Tags paper, &c on the side. walks or in the streets, and recommended that the Commissioners of thé District make a sitniiar | order. Major Moore sald to a Sra reporter to-day | that the abolition of tals nuisance 1s covered by the ninth paragraph of the act authorizing the @rowissioners to make police regulations, The Commissioners have been busy on’ these regula- tons for the past two months, and it is expected that they Will be In proper form for issuance in & few da; CONTRACT FOR BUILDING A SCHOOL MOUSE. The contract for constructing two elghcroom school houses, one On North Capitol street, be- | tween K and L streets, and the oer on Sth street, between D and E streets, hus been awarded to Coloumbus Thomas. His bid was $44,700. BIDS FOR UNDERGROUND WIKRE. ‘The bids for furnishing and laying 74,000 feet of wire under ground in the District were opened Tue bidders were Koyce & Malga., of Washington, $7,900; Standard Underground®.bie | Co., of Pittsburg, $7,476.79. MISCELLANBOUR, Geo, W, Guest and others desire that 12th street southeast, in front of premises numbered 746, 748 and 750 be paved, curbed and a park walk’ laid thereon. - ‘Compiaint has been made by Mahlon Ashford, of 918 17Uh street northwest, that the owner of sub, lot 48, square 126, has appropriated to hisown uso 2 part of the public alley in the rear. ol Asufond's | remises, much to his injury, and contrary vo the | aw. THE FIRE ESCAPE COMMISSION held its fret meeting todas. |The, commission ts composed of Bullding Inspector Entwisie, Cl Parris of the fire department, Major Moore and Mr. Hayden, of the water departwent. ‘The after- noon Was spent in examining the Various large Dulldings in the city with a view to determining What Kind of fire escape shull be used. It ts very certain that there Will be no combined stand pipes and ladders erected by Une order of the com- mission. ‘They have no confidence in the practi. cability of this arrangement in case of fire. Chief Parris prefers the “‘step” escape, which, he says, 1s far better, and can be used by Women’ and chil- dren with perfect safety and less fear than any other. ‘Washington City Bible Society. = ape The S9th anniversary of the Washington City Bible Society was held last night in theNew York aenne church, Prom the AnaUal repr we call the following tems: — amount to $102.50, comprising 191 Bibles and 423 ‘Testaments; twenty-five of which were tn the Chi- age, SO ious institutions of the cite eficient and religiot le gobtrutins anpunt tga, and ta cae rons eo cremate bes Tee of which $113,10 it in grants ‘and ‘spent local work, and $505.65 has been remitted to the parent society. “The following are the names of the offcers-clect for the following year: President, Rev. A. W. Pit- zer, D. D.; Vice- ts, Charles wm jam 8. Fort, A.S. Pratt, W. J. 8i R Wood ward, ‘Ryneal, Jr., George jordin, Jonn I. Given, John B. Wight. dary games ¥. A. Shields, “Treasurer the quarter, Sov of | | much less money than they br | Drick houses there.——Mr. E. Mahouey, of Ne ‘The Ex-Speaker and the Garfield Matme_Gen. Me)mion Meviews the AS Tux Stan has stated, there has been conside erable feeling shown over the selection by & com~ mittee of the Soctety of the Army of the Cumber land of Gen. J. W. Keifer, ex-speaker of the House Of Representatives, as orator at the forthcoming Unveiling of the Garfeld statue, Gen. H. V. Boyn- ton, Washington correspondent of the Cincinnat! Commercial-Gazetic, aid a member of the Society of the Army Of the Cumberiang, has published im ‘the paper he represents a letter over four columns Jong, reviewing tue question raised and stating Why, in his opinion, the soctety should not ap- prove Hy tems a a Gen, Ketter as orator. “The URRIOL Of Lhe subj ra writes “as Drought out the Tate Wat the society as Such, 1s in no sense for Unis Seite ion, Dut that tt was made by Wie Monument com- mittee, without Ue knowledge and without polntanent of his nephew as an oMcial JUSL AL the Close of the session, so, the nephew might draw the to the investigation that this inunent, Gen. Boynton says that Keifer, stung by the truthtul reports that all cor- Tespondents made of the facts developed before fhe committer, declared that the attacks upon im originated with a cilque of correspond ents, who were ex: ‘with him Decause be pt Dill Which they Were trying to fu tae House. Being pressed chairman of U for the gallery of the House, H, V. Boynton, of the Clncinnald Commercial-Gazettr, as the Wader of Sais clique of lobbyists ‘nd declared that he had nce and documents to prove the ruth Srhis kasercion, eh Gen, Boynton then recounts at what o0- {ured before the committee which at Gen. Boy Tequest tn Uhis charge against him, and concludes as follows: me “The comunittee unauiinous'y reported that Gen, Kelfer had not sustained his changes, ‘This, WIth ‘ae accompanying evidence, Was a virtual declar- ation hat he had Deen guilty of perjury, and of suborning perjury, and that his subornation bad been accomplished by dealing with ex-convicts and others bel to the criminal classes, No extended statement could place the result for Keifer in more emphatic form than when thus Unanimously condemned by a committer, in a House where he had been Speaker, and where one side Was Milled with men under personal and poll ical obligations to him, not a man on either side uttered a word elther of ¢: Opportuulty for debate was Voted agaliist (he adoption of a report Which cov- ered their exspeaker with dixgrace, Is @ man With such a record fit to be the InoULa-plece of & Society founded by Geo, H. Thoinas and assembled Yo do honor to the meniory Of Presideat Garield?” -o A Richmond Man Arrested, RE AND HIS COMPANIONS, TWO COLORED GIRLS FROM + MMAT CITY LOCKED UP, Last evening @ dispatch was received at police Headquarters’ from the Richmond authorities asking the Washington officers to look out for and. arrest Ida Smith, a 14-year-old colored girl, who had left Chat city on the 6220 train, Officers were Sent to the depot, Dut the girl, WIth a companion, left the depot with the oMcers, About 12 o'clock oni Ler, While Wolking through Ue “Livision,” saw a white mam With Wo Young ColUred givin go [rom One house Lo another. “They evidently had appaed 107 admit tance and ¥ fused. Finaliy they entered a. house and ers followed aud arrested the iS one OF WhoIn Warned oUt to be Iichmond 7 Years of age. ‘The man gave bis name ax James Sherwood and suld Le w Appears from statements made by the parties Lat Sherwood met Cue girisou the tralu and at their request took tem to a iodging house Which, Une police say, 18a house of iui tame. Ida Smith ha¢ $27.330 in her pocket and she aduiltted to the officers Unat she hud stolen $3 trom her sister and pald Tor the raliroad Uickets for herself and her companion, The young mun Was locked up on a charge of entictng the girs Co a house of tu You, and the gitis were also placed behind the ars. This afternoon in the Police Court Judge Snelt heard the testimony and said he Would advise tue defendant Ghat the uext tite he met such persons, on 8 train be had betier let them alone te find their own Dourding-hoase. le Was reitased on his pere rere HEE Alexandria Attaires, Reported for Tie EVENINo STAR, Cavat MERTING.—The Alexandria Canal Come Pauy Opened its annual meeting at noon to-day Uhe chamber of tue comaon council city, The company now owns tree tro the canal bed frow the Potomac op) town to the Potoinac opposite Alex ay of Alexandria has advanced to the Canal ‘Cotnpany $152,000, which has never been repaid, and it 18 also Claimed that a part of the land over Which the canal passes reverts to Ue original i owners on its diversion (rom use asa cunal The Whole number of shares ts 6800, Tue United States and the Stato of Virginia own 3,000 shares; the Bennett estate as s shares remalu, some sented at the nicetiag of the fall of 1884, President Benoni Waeat sud Secre tary L. C, Chier were the ouly ones that ctteauded the meeting, and wt 12:25 p.m. tacy acjourned, sine dleztor the want of a quorum, SUNDAY VisiToRs FROM WasiiNoToN.—A very great croved frvnn Washingt Ane CTY Yewer= jay Via the Alexandria and Wasulugcon 1 Dut the order of ihe town was not irany degree disturbed, and Wituout an exceptioa the visitors Were as quiet as churchgoers IL is the generat Anpression that solwe of Lem went hone. with ut down, A a5 1,000 shares, and Od y ol witich wee Repree vompany hed iu the number of seamen trom the Galeua were also asnor spending (he thine quietly, NOTES.—A UuTong Of peupie Were Crawn tothe ME. Cuureh South yes rday Wo ben Ue music, ‘by water- ands of er, r, Wilson S. organ. Mr. Lee, of Washiigion, wok part in the excellent Focal music rendered on the occasion,-—The Forty Hours servicestegan at st. Mary's Cathoile church yesterday and were conunued to-day, high, tnass being celebrated at ¥ o'clock —Uhis morning. ——The funeral of Miss June Grigg, an old Alexan- ria lady, took place yesterday afvcrnovn frow her house, No. 113 Cameron strect.—-4itl & Co, are about’ to inake a Unree-story uddition to their bakery on Lee street. —No aiquor Jicenses will be issued here until insiructions are given under the new law, and then only for Wo mouths unul the further Order Of the legislature, The design of Uuls is to prevent payment in coupons Capt. HM. S Pitts, of the Midiand Ratiroad, is about to im= rove, his recent, purchase of te ud. 104, om rince and Pataick streets, by putting up cwo he tol, neat yeu 18 capaedtien un un Kiley, Of Georgetown, who Built the J.C, Murray cud Mrs.’Wa, Yorke At has taken charge of the Arlington Distillery us: recently sold to ulus by Fegau's extate, —ithe Primitive Baptist church, on Fairfax street, Was open yesterday, and Elder smoot Preachieh “Many auembers of the congregation Went afterws Ww Washington to hear Eider ‘Smoot preach at the Columbia Duliding Unere,—— Business bas been very dull in Pishtowu for sev- eral days, — Kev, C. HL. Hollis, of Front Royal, Va, ofidaved at the Second Presbyterian church yer. verday.— The Alexunaria delegation to ich mond, on bebaif of the Mineral Kuiiroad vill, were mach encouraged by thelr reception. DeWitt Tal- mage has declined the invitativn vw lecture here, Geen ie ores ‘Meas CurisUan Associa- jon, MAERIED. Ht. Leesburg, BRAN, GA ise sane at 51 5 Funeral ver 15 F etrect n.w. this Monday He ges § i | i E FE i H ik ry i ny ae H i i 3 i i i ji Li [ ER it] i i : i Z ii i | | i i i i ! | i z ty & i | i aly i He i tf 25 i i i E i i i f > eereeee Pe ey dame ara eae ter of the Sohn’ and. Sinha es Ree BS Oy Popday morning, May, eal rg ber fate recienon, No. 1 Sey ersenas invited to seten rs 4 | May be rest in peace. fe escn as