Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1887, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, CRY AND DISTRICT. = Roxon OF WHITTIER. ‘The “ecciing at the Fifteonth-Street Presbyterian Church Last Night, ‘THR COLORED PUPILS EXFRESS THRIR GRATITUDE TO PER QUAKER PORT FOR HIS RFPORTS IN BEAL OF Tamm nace, ‘The meeting of colored citizens at the Fifteenth- Street Presbyterian church last night to celebrate the anniversary of the elghtieth birthday of the Poet John G. Whittier, was attended by a greater number of representative colored people than have Deen gathered together on any public occasion for ‘some time. The church, which was handsomely decorated for the occasion, was filled from plat form to door, and the crowd overflowed into the vestibule. (n the platform were two easels heav- fly draped with American flogs, supporting por- traits of the poet and Frederick Douglass, The exercises were opened by the election ‘ot Mr. Robert Terrell a3 chairman, and Mr. R. W. Tomp- kins as secretary. After prayer by the Rev. Dr. Stewart, a committee composed of Messrs. G. W. ‘Willis W. Anderson, G. W. Cook, H. E. Baker, and Dr. r WAS appointed to draft sppropri- ate resolutions for jon, and when they re- ‘ined, pupils of the Hightand Normal Scnools sang. a hymn in a very impressive manner. Chairman Terrell arose and said that the object of the meeting was to show the gratitude, love, and respect which the colored race has for John Greenleaf W bitter, the greatest of American poets, to whose pen they owe so much for his unceasing ads Of the rights of all human betngs to en- yoy and oe Cay Page until the practice of | sellt juman ad been forever Throttied.. But few of the men who advocated ‘their freedom were yet alive, and the colored race could not do sufficient honor to the ses pee po 7 *-- ae Tan's but wrote of the glories of Heaven and the torments of Hell. It remained for Amer- teas poet tc champion the cause of the m While the caurch even remained slient, und when eck edvocacy meant personal and ‘At the conclusion of this address Mr. @. W. Cook read ietters of regret for their inabluity to at- tend from Frederick Douglass, Henry Cabot Lodge and Robert of Philadelphia, who, with ‘Whittier, ts all that is left of the old “Anti-Slavery Society Which met in Boston Mtty-four years ago. ‘THR RESOLUTIONS. ‘The committee on resolutions reported a series, ‘which were unanimously adopted,to the effect that John Greenleaf Whittier, the great American poet, has consuramated the eightieth year of his age; ‘and as he was for half a century the trumpeter ot the army of anti-slavery men und women that did Dattle for freedom—a trumpeter whose lips never gave an uncertain note, put whose bugle Dlasts ‘were worth a thousand men—and as during his en- lire publ life he has never com| con- to public expediency or party policy; therefore, “it is the sense of this meeting of citi: zens of ‘tolor, assembied ntative num- Ders and’ capacity at the capital of the Ration, thet the affectionate gratitude of the racejn America is due John Greenleaf Whiteer, get port friend, for his ‘unswerr- Jou know aboat, the, District, and ite poopie, Fox?" He said: ‘Oh, I know them well.’ at Ing, east half of lot 6, THE DISTRICT REPUBLICAN CON- VENTION. ‘The Nationa! Republican League and the O14 Central Committee. coming election. ‘There is some feeling among the old republican leaders at what they think is an by members of the National Republican ‘League to get into their own hands the selection delegates to Chicago, instead of ‘g! HI i Fei f i Peopie of the District want. I asked him ‘what do Mr. ‘tell me where the twenty-first district He doesn't know where the twenty-first district And at this Mr. Carson condition of Mr. Fox $8,000 No, 1451 Rhode Island avenue northwest; to Susan P. Walter for $3,000 No. 917 U street Northwest; to Edw. W. Byrn for $4,301, lots 63 to 68 inclusive, square 712, on Delaware avenue, be. tween Colfax and 2d streets 14,637 feet of ‘Nos, 401 and northeast, containit nd; to EB. M. Noble for $2, ngeton bought of FD. Bowl. Annie C. Livi has . D. ri Sf 808, (5, by 100 fon E si, between ist and 2d n. w., tor devou: redem| Bo} bought for $10,500 of Joseph Burden, Ing, devotr to, thelr redeniption, trom, slavery, | lots sos vo 300, ay Gr, £2379 bY 59 fect on Fenton that nis cars of freedom touch the heart off bn th ora L and Ist and North Capitol continent st the melting cadence of his songs | “Tels. made many @rverts to the cause of anti-slavery; and that bis lighting rebukes of the temporizing policies of tid statesmen and the nation’s ‘sin | Comernet Soy And folly of tc evil time,’ prepared the way for he coming pc the Lord,’ whowe sword of ven ee Gee keance and Jw@tice smote Gur enemies and severed our chains, Yhereby we are enabled to raise asertptions of jraise to Him who gave us Whit- ter with lyre ind pen; that while he has won all our hearts, he bas Kept his own, that he might consecrate it tithe cause of freedom, and that we recognize the mbie sentiment and lofty standards of duty which @er shine in his poetical works: that we extendjo him on this, the elghtieth ap- Riversary of bis birthday, our most cordial greet ings, and wish lim many returns of it, which has now assumed afievent of national importance.” ‘The remainde of the pi highly eulogistid addresses by Mr. Williams, Mr. Jas, M. Trotter ald Prof. G. W. Cook, a recitation by Dr. C. B. Pury, and vocal selections by Prof. Layton, M188 Har®y and the chorus of singers, peepee AN ENGL LABOK LEADER, ‘The Addrevs of Mr. Creamer, M. P., Bo= fore the Yarpentery’ Union. corner ‘of 6th and sub lot 5, sq. 545 W. lienery has ¢ht for $4,300, of P. G. Sauer, 25 Dy 130 fect on 434 Street, be- tween N and O streets southwest. C. H. Parker has bought of J. K. Freeman et al. for $6,500, sub G7, 3g. 490, 20 by 105 on Oth street, between E and F streets southwest, poe so Washington Birds Again Victorious, Correspondence of Tue EVENING STAR, ‘The poultry and pigeon exhibition now held in this city is one of the largest and finest ever seen rogram consisted of | in this part of country. Birds are exhibited from all parts of the United States and Canada, and the attendance yesterday was larger than any day since its opening, fully ent to View the feathery flock. The managers say itis & success in every way, far exceeding their expectation. There are over 700 entries in poultry alone, and 300 in Stinemetz, of Washington, have been awarded 500 persons being pres- igeons. W. G, Lee and S. W. frst prize tor White Laghorig second Tor cockerels Anopen meeting was held last evening at Mt. | Second, third, and fourth for pullets, first for Vernon Hall, 7th and New York avenue, by | Preeditigepen,’ and special for. vest collection of Carpenters’ Union, No. 190, Brotherhood of Car- penters and Joiners. Delegates from nearly every Branch of trade wet present, the object betng to Teceive some of the cers and delegates to the ‘National Federation f Labor in session in Balti- more. After waiting stne time for the visitors from Baltimore, Mr. GabrielEdmonston called the meet- dueckwing ver Sebright Bantams, and special for best collec- tion of Bantams In the pij taken first and second for plain head Fairy Swal- lows, first and second for sniped Fairy Swallows, second for white Barbs, and second for red Barbs. horns; also, first and second for black-breasted game Bantams, first and second for silver Bantams, first and second for sil- igeon class they have W. 8. Stockbridge showed a fine pen of Diack Mi- c for pullets, second ing to order and apoldiized for the absence of Mr. | Orcas, winuing first and second for McGuire and Mr. Gouters, whose duties in Ball | Waggarmna of Woes eee sgh more detainel them tere. He, however, had brought over trom Baltigore Mr. W. R. Creamer, a member of the British Ariiament, who would ad- dress them. ‘Mr. Creamer made ai address nearly an hour Jong in an easy, off-handpanner. He said that in Great Britain the conditig of the working people had been iuch improved n twenty years. They had found there that byunity the workingmen couid do much towards exgncipating them-eives, In Engiand the trades wht nad no organization ‘were the worst off, What as agitating the Eng- lish workinen HOW was the \roposed world’s labor ‘convention to beheld in tue all of next year, when an attempt will be made tareduce the hours of labor from ten, eleven and twive per day. They ‘could not understand how a lege number of God's ereatures escaped the curse OMdam. If all could proposed: toignt. ‘ago the workmen in England teduced abd then secured a raise of woes. served that when short hours Yew the rule were higher, and vice as in y. Where a mere pittane possible that such demand would that great element of success, coed nf anon nt of even the classes, In England hey bad now Ube right of suffrage, some 2,000.00 nea for we -pen of biack-breasted ‘pen of diac! games. Miss Horton’s Case. IT 18 EXPECTED THAT SHE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE ASYLUM TO-DAY. ‘Miss Lucy Horton, who made a scene at Al- Daugh’s Opera-House Thursday night by scream- ing and fainting at one of the highly emotional Points of the play, was still at the first precinct station house to-day. She wore a big yellow flower im her bosom and paced up and down the sitting Toom during the day. She seemed quiet to-day but announced her intention of suing Station. | keeper Frank for damages for detaining her. Her presence at the station emphasized the fact that there 18 no place im the station house except in the cells or im the witness’ rooms, bare, cheeriess wooden celis without any heat, for de- taining a person against whom there 1s no crimi- nal chi ‘bout the slowness of the mr viding for her commitment to a F place of de- tention, "Lieut. amiss gave her tue freedom of tse sitting-room. She has hot been examiaed by any regularly authorized board of physicians. Some of the physicians who have seen her expressed the ‘There was some complaint, also, thoriuies In not pro- ion that she was insane. It was stated at po- jo {tke headquarters to-day that ft was not necessary to have a new commitment for Miss Horton, that ‘she Was once committed to the insane hospital and Without a vote, but those who @ rote would “4 Jet out under furlough during behavior. Sue for yous Nee “It You vote foFas we will vote | cap now be taken back undeF the old commitment. O% & MISSION OF PEAC\ ‘The immediate object of his vist 4 this country Was in the interest of peace by arftration. He Bad noticed that all the great advnces in this World were made in times of peace, ad the object. Was toprevent war. The idea badwen scuffed, and so "iad the’ projects. for the “sppression of dueling and prize-ngnting. It was the that Just now tne eutzent American cltizen, Sivan ive: | ing escorted through Great Britain by \half dozen peers, Ye hoped, however, that thejwould not Take these men ‘as sample Engi for they | Were such men as England could aff to lose. ‘The masesof the peopie of France andpermany Were anxious, he sald, ior peace. It watne been issued by the clerk of the court to W. Pheuson and Jennete Coleman; Thad. Field and Anne Hill It was expected at the station-house that she Would be taken to the hospital this afternoon. ——-—_— ManRiaGm LickNses.—Marriage licenses have T. Ste- ee Divoncep.—To-day Judge Merrick made a decree Of divorce in the case of James Foley agt. Jenale Almelia Foley, On the ground of drunkenness and devertion. ‘They were married in West Washing- ton July 17, 1870. a eee West Washington. GRISTMAS DINNER.—It_was de- Aftairs ‘Tae CutLDREX: of Europe which kept up the excitement if ari. | led at @ meeting of tue Georgetown Childrens’ Gratton was the rule thea nuch Of the siiaisin | Curistmas Club, at Curtis? Mall last night, to give that grows out of te rumors of waF Wuid not | the dinner on the Tuesday after Christus, wuen prevail. It was the workingmen who Wetynostiy | 1t 18 expected that over six hundred little ones Evneerned, for the cost. of war found Itsyay to | Will Be fed. ‘The following ladles Wii be in change them. Nations resort now to arbi but | Of the tables: Mrs. Plater, Mrs. Jaaney, Miss Vir usually after the Mit. ints Dougal, Mrs Bates, Mrs. ‘Sawyer, Miss Anna cear Abbott, Mrs.” Downman, and Mrs. W.” A. Gordon, pees scone ‘They will be assisted by a number of young ladies. 4m Burope can be imagined by the fact thatipur- | Bfths of the taxes go to the army and nav¥and | war debts, He had been surprised when tétne | Cuvacu TRUSTEES ELECTED. rhe following trus— (ees of fhe Mowat Tabor M. P. Church were elected Last bight: Lemuel P. Burress, ‘Wine Fe Hunt, Ed United States Senate he heard a propositio, to | Mund C. Ford, George P. Hoskinson, Henry Payne, Use the surplus in the Treasury in building yn | clads. England bad had some experience 4h ironeiaas. ‘They cost about $5,000,000 each,andye | first taey Weard of them was that they sunk In collision. Why Is it necessary tostrengtiy | yeste Theodore Barnes, abd Samuel Goodman. PoLick NoTes.—Oflicer Cotter returned to duty ‘Oue arrest Was made in this precinct yesterday, that of Edward Gates, colored, for as- Saulting & colored woman named Ida Chase. He left $5 Collateral at the station, Your wa-coast? There is not a nation of Kurd | CE eecmrra Canal text David Ki that, after wnat they had learned some twen\ ' nae a Years ago, would attempt to invade the Unite T¥ed with 3800 bushels of wheat for J. G. and J. Mates” He was satistied that If the United Statey and Great Britain make a treaty providing for ars Uitration be long before other, wepia not hatious would -afopt it; for the peuple would coun Rerorted for Tux EvEx pel its adoption. In tits they would only be car- ying out the plan usual with trades unions. Mr. Creamer, at Uke close of the ineeting, returned to Baitinore. — oo ‘The City Markets. ‘The OMicial Price Current of the Washington Produce Exchange says: The flour market is more actave without change in price. Wheat in demand; corn and oats higher. Recetpts of hay liberal and market dull, especially on Western low grades. Very little Umotay hay coming. tn from Maryland or Virginia that will grade No. 1. ‘The butter market its about the same conditions as last, week. ‘The extreme cost of (—F creamery has turned attention of buyers 10 alittle less ‘thus dunt: sales of SbSng Good healthy dentund fe strictly: choice fresh-: jadle imitation creamery and other than igima The few rolls arriving have a wide r €f Values depending eatirely on qualtty. Heid stock generally neglected, save at very low Prices, Receipts of eggs are’ not excessive but alaple for demand. Cha oe eanee Seema to inaprove ‘The receipts o ‘this week Mave geen liberal; demand oaly far. Tne su for Christuas is expected o be large. There ts demaad for all Kinds of gaine arriving tn good condl- ton. The market is steadier and impr oving- Oranges, When Tipe and sweet, in good Dried fruit quotations revised to “meet current Irish and sweet potatoes in good M. Waters, ——_.—__ Alexandria Affairs. STAR. ‘Time CaLeep.—M J. W. Summers will, tt understood, endeavor to have the recent. elec, jon in the third Ward set aside for the reason that Wass tin the published official notice at an bie day, Wednesday, December 15, when fact the 15th of December was Thursday. It 13 alleged the eiection should be set aside be- the polis closed before sunset on the 15th Ofecember. Ai to the EVENING Stax al- M@&c the sun set on that day at 4:4. It 1s al- Jeg4 that the polis were closed at 4:28. ‘The mat of mean time, astronomical time, and orrailroad the. ‘The mean time or a ed clock time t on the 15th ot Dees 4 Ruutes 27 seco wer than the it the ‘standard time now used as clock time tat about 8 minutes earlier than mean time. de subject will not come up again until the 10thr Jacuary. Ixvestyriox.—Further investigation of the | information to the effect that the injured } : : i z H z i : # # i hovel : ie x a F 4 E; 6. a that Mr. Wall sent the following dispatch Thotherin New Yorks “1 ain narfied te the lovilest girl in the country.” MR. WALL AS 4 BENEDICT. ‘Mr. Wall made his appearance down stairs in Chamberiain’s this morning a little after 11 o'clock. ‘The breakfast for himself and bride was being set ee same sult tant he wore last evening. He wore a cut-away coal a ‘White vest, and an immense four-imband alight te, ilich dia not conceal altogether the red and white pes gridiron Dosom, His high lar and cuffs were white. UNDECIDED AS TO HIS WEDDING TRIP. ‘Mr. Wall said to the reporter that the accounts Published in the papers of his marriage were cor- Tect, and that he had nothing to add to what had already been said. In regard’ to his future plans Mr. Wall was rather hazy. He said that he did not know whether he would go to New York or take a trip South, but he indicated that he ‘would do either the one or the other. ‘Mr. Wall did not take a very liberal part in the conversation, and showed 80 much anxiety to get his newspaper, and recurn to his bride upstairs that his responses to the inquiries of the reporter were extremely meager. His desire to see his bride soon Proved stronger tian his anxiety to see the New York papers,and so, leaving orders with the colored waiter vo have the papers sent up at once, he beat a hasty retreat to his apartments, ‘A CALL FROM HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW, He. found there Mrs. Melbourne, his mother-in- law, who had come down to make an early morn- ing call upon her children. ‘The reporter had asked Mr. Wall how he had happened to neglect to invite Mrs. Melbourne to the ceremony yester- day, especially when it would have been 80 con- venient for her to attend, but he probably did not hear the question, as he’ made no response. The mother-in-iaw's call this morning indicates that she has overlooked this little piece of neglec¥on the part of the young couple. After spendinig a short time In the soctety of his bride and hits new mother, Mr. Wall returned down Stairs and ordered a cocktail.” While ne was ab- sorbing this liquid refreshment he remarked cas- ually, that he would not be In New York to-day for $1,000. Mrs. Meidourne made a lengthy visit to the young couple and was then escortet to her carriage by Mr. Wall, and the bride and groom were again left Wo the enjoyment of their own society. Escapes a Trial for Murder. JOSEPH TAYLOR SENT TO ALBANY PENITENTIARY FOR ‘TWO YEARS. Joseph Taylor, indicted with John Lee for mur- der, in killing Frank Waters on August 13th last, in which Taylor was convicted of manslaughter, was brought into the Criminal Court tnis morning. With the leave of the court Taylor was permitted to plead guilty to the charge of assault and bat- | tery with intent to kill Lawrence Bailey at the same Ume. ‘The district attorney sald be hid agreed to enter anolle as to the murder indict- ment. Mr. Campbell Carrington, counsel for the pris- oner, sald he bad suggested’ this course, believing {U was the best. The court acceded to the propo- sition and imposed a sentence of two Years at the Albany penitentiary. Dying is Wound, THOMAS KANE, WHO WAS STABBED BY JON GOOD- RICH, NEAMING IS END—AN UNPROVOKED AS- SAULT. ‘To-day, in the Yolice Court, Assistant District Attorney Shepperd called Judge Snell's attention to the case of Jobn Goodrich, the colored boy ar- rested yesterday, charged with seriously stabbing ‘Thomas Kane, also colored, as published tn yester- day'sSrar. Mr. Shepperd satd that he had recelved dying, and he wouid, therefore, ask that U be cotitinued indefinitely, and ‘that the defendant be committed without bail, wien the court granted. The assault occurret Wednesday niziit On 3d Street, between York avenue and L street, and was cominitted without the least pro- Vocation. It Was not known at that time who the Fullty person was, but frou information obtalned by OMicers Matthews and Mooney they arrested Goodrich, who has been tdentitied by several per- sons as the one Who stabbed Kane. ‘The prisoner Was sent to jail to awalt the result of Kane's tn- Juries, —_—__ North Capito! Street Extension. A BILL FILED TO RESTRAIN THE DISTRICT CoMMIS- SIONERS. PROM CONDEMNING LAND OF THR PROS- PRCT HILL CEMETERY COMPANY. Mr. W. FP. Mattingly as, for the Prospect Hill Cemetery Co., fled bill against the District of Columba to restrain the Commissioners from con- demning their land tor the extension of North Capitol street. ‘The Dill {s somewhat simttar to that of Mrs, Barbour fora siinilar object. It sets forth that thelr property consists of 17% acres, Which hus been used for abbut_Lwenty-live years? that see of their charter provides that no all be opened through their a tor cemetery purposes, and beculuse of Unls clause they did not formally file objections to the condemnation, supposing that the Cotumissioners knew of this restriction. They also file a plat showing that it ts proposed to take {na Strip of land 136 feet wide. witch will cut off @ considerable poriton of the:r Land, and that at least three lots west of the proposéd extension have been sold and will be cut off from the balauce of the cemetery. oe pala ‘The Courts. Equrry Court—Judae Merrick. Yesterday, Aulck agt. Niles; Woodbury Blair Appoluted trustee, mday, Central National Bank ‘Tomey and Cotter agt. same; reference of F. E. Alexander's etition to auditor. Herron agt. Herron: appe: nee ordered. Brill agt. Brill; C, A. Elliott ap- pointed guardian ad item. ‘Trainor agt. Trainor: sale decreed and W. P. Lyons and 1.G. Ki appointed trustees, Wright agt. Wright: right of way gra District. uirough “Pleasant Plains, Carter agt. Carter: sale decreed, C. A. Eliot ap- pointed trusiee, Schutter agt. fioover; leave to amend granted. Foley agt. Foley; decree of di- Vorce. “Forrest agt, Hyde; order referring to auditor, Ctrcurr Court—Judae Coz, Yesterday, Keysey, recelver, agt. Humes, admtn- istrator; Vickreil, men oy respited. Jones agt. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; motion tor new trial filed. Fagan and Hume,’ executors, agt. Matthews, and an and Hume, executors, agt. Gleason Bros; judgment by detauit, Prowate Court—Judge Merrick. Yesterday, estate Win. Brown; will admitted to probate, letters to Mary E. Brown; bond $500. Es- ® ii i i i a al District of Columbia. no ‘The selection of a place for holding th® next con- Yention was taken up, and Chicago, St. Louls, ‘and Toronto had each many’ advocates, but st was finally chosen, after which the ‘convention adjourned until to-day. » 0 A Revivalist Accused of Bigamy. BE MAKES PUBLIC CONFESSION OF HIS PAST SINS. t Stories of the sins of his past life. He made no de- Bial of the accusation, but on Tuesday evening he invited tne, public to Morse’s Hall, where he made a ‘and frank confession, He said ‘hat when he was seventeen years of age he fell in Jove with a young woman, and after a short courtship married hery At that time he had not ‘experienced religion, and soon deserted his wife and lived with anécher woman for about two Years. On his experiencing religion he left Woman, and has stnce tried in ‘vain to find his Tite ‘but without success. At the close of the meeting men and swore allegi- ‘ance to him, and women wept. About the time Mr. Roberts'began to conduct religious services the Police Gazette published his portrait and a Ristory of nis doings, He was compelled’ for a {me to give up his religious work, and on resum- ing it was nearly forced to give 1t'up again on ac- count of the charges of bigamy. — doo ciate Common-Law Marriage. SUIT OF DIVORCE, THOUGH NO CRREMONY WAS PER- FORMED, SUSTAINED. The Appellate Court at Chicago ha’ afimed the Gecision of the lower court in the case of Frank J, Bowman, sued for divorce by Ida Bowman, his common law wife. ‘The decision gives the courts Jurisdiction of Mr. Bowman, who ts a St. Louls lawyer, and has imarried another wife. It car:ies with it alimony of $15 per week and counsel fees for the complainant. This case has attracted the attention of the lawyers throughout the country because it is the only one on record where a divorce @ Vinculo has been sought from the busts of a com- mon-law marriage, ae a owinan’s principal appeal was on the grount that ‘the marriacé- was’ & common-law of, and that such marriage was not one which the legisla- ture authorizes the courts to dissolve by divorce, Such # marriage not being by contract or solemn= ized within the meaning of the statute of divorce. The court siid that, While the statutes of ths state provided that marriages may be celebrated by cer ain ministers and officials, and required a license, yet such statutes have always been construed as hot rendering vold any murriayes entered Into Without such’ forms being obs-rved, If the mat- Fiage 1s valid, 1€ 1s indisso1uble by the parties to i, ‘They are by Such marriag» inseparably man and Wife. ‘The hearing of the divorce sult Will be had in a short time. Jobn L, Sullivan Criticised. Chicago Telegram to the N.Y. Herald, Dec. 15. dim Keenan, of Boston, who backed John L. Sullivan in his ight with Paddy yan, in 1881, sald to-day that Sullivan would never meet any map again wich bare knuckles, “Joun can bita harder biow with the gloves than he can with his Mist,” said Keenan, “and While he has been knocking’ men right slong with joves he never knocked anybody out with iis, bare knuckles, The proposed fight with Jem. mith will uever tae place, for Joba won't train, dhe Won't fight in his present soft. condition, ‘Two or four-ounce gloves sult him better than anything else,’ eee | Wed Another Man’s Wife, A BROOKLYN MAN'S CURIOUS COMPLICATION—Was ‘THE WIPE DRUGGED WHEN SHE MARRIED HIM? From the Albany Journal. A strange story 1s told by a Brooklyn young man concerning an adventure he had in Saratoga last Summer. Out of this adventure has grown asuit for the annulment of a marriage. While the Brook- lyn young gentieman was sitting on the plaza of the Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga last simmer a Deautiful young girl passed. Sue had luminous black eyes, dark wavy tresses, a clear olive com- plexion and a lithe, shapely figure. As she passed him the young man threw at her a flower and ob- served that she stooped and picked It up. ‘The following day he waited patiently on the pizza and when she appeared offered her a ourquet, Which she accepted. From this meeting intimacy which developed Into a wedding ent. ‘The parents of the young lady, Who were Hebrews, objected to her marriage with tie young tain, Who Was a Roman Cathoile, bUL the objection did not seem to be two serious LO be over- come. AL all events the young couple agreed that they would be tnarried privately, and for that reason, accompanied by a servant in the employ of thé jung lady’s mother, the couple drove ‘to Baiston Spa in S+plember, aud were married by a clergy- + ait In ttt village, hey then returned to Saratoga, and the young lady Went to her mother's home and the young gentleman to the hotel where ne had been doard- ing. ‘They met several times thereafter. 7) yoling lady, 1t 1s sald, requested the cler 1 When the tharrlage was performed, not to make any record of it, Dut he declined to’ agree to this, ‘On the threshold of the door she took the certifi. ¢ate and tore it into fragments, as 1s asserted. ‘While the young husband was walking the streets of Saratoga a week after his marriage a man stepped up to him, tapped hii on the shoulder, and iid: “What do you mean?” ‘The bridegroom, startled and, amazed, asked for ‘an explanation, { “Why,” said the stranger, “what do you mean by, golug off with tny wise anid marrying her?” ‘The Brooklyn man sald it was true that he had been married, but he did not know that he had married anybody's wife, “Weil, you have,” said the stranger, “and I will hold you responsible for it.” ‘The bridegeoom went at once to the house of the bride’s parents, confronted the mother and de- manded to know what the meant. | The mother replied that It was upraidea for abducting the young lady, who was already ed by the marriage bot A sult for the annulment of the marriage was brought in Brooklyn and the case has been sent to areferee. Itis said that some interesting vesti- tate Mich’l B. Sullivan; Susan Walker; wills filed, Susan J. Young; letters of administration to James A. Suit: bond $000. Estate of Edward Fee, alias Alexander; frst ual, account of adminis r Lee, guardian to ignatius McLave; petition of Mary E. Bentley fied. Estate of Chas, L. Bailey; Robert 1. Bailey appointed admi ; Alice H. Stoeger, order of lan; order of pay debts. ri E A. McIntire, reference to Wm. H. Dennis. : ‘sell sufficient to ‘ A i ang prota i i tothe for set- restrain which had B Lar 0 schoo it deal year, believe he foe mete during ‘dhe oming, seas08. ‘Whitney | and Mist owe fone te Biaguamton, N. years ‘heed, of “Will Pretler come to Washington?” asked the | ints ‘Masonic “Weill, that isa hard question to answer. It} master - seems t6 me that be ts tod good a man for Chicago | prises, ——The ‘Wo ose, and the whole is hes Confederate 4b 1s uot easy to be ‘The ‘at the club will go about the firstof March fora} last ‘Dill in- up 5 - ‘States, and we ‘= <4 Church: tering now to gee. ravoraue duces with firwt-clans | In the ne uve we play cxnibition ‘games during April We ‘S*etiave the movements of Paul Hines been decided Couege, = with Some say that he is, Indianapolis, bag wiih s wink "no one keowsie” a | li i I i é | g E : | AL : i i iat Ae if shar i if E i | | a i | i i 5, l i i ik 3 Fe inte tee, “Mr. Rice, of Massa— chusetts, sald that the convention ‘should not throw mud at any maa, ‘Others also took this Capt. A. P. Cunningham, of Washington, moved toadjoura,” Some ne Karson, of Town, seconded tue motion and fixed the hour of assembling to- day at 100’clock. ‘This motion was carried, and the Lamar resolution still rests in the hands of the committee, ‘The committee on permanent zation re- Ported the following omers: President, Win. Mt varts, of New York; a vice-president each State, ‘including E.‘C. Jackson, Delaware; A. M. Clapp, District of Columbia;’ W. W. Johnson, Maryland; J. W. Southward, Virginia; Nathaa Goff, West Virginia, and a number of secretaries, including John Mitchell, jr., Virginia, A count in the convention yesterday showed that there were exactly 1,353 delegaces present and 300 clubs Teprescuted.” Tn addition to these, 350 credentials of 75 clubs have been presented t6 ‘he committee, but no delegates nave applied for thelr credentials, -was held last even- A republican mass-meet! ing under the auspices of the republican clubs. Col, Atkinson, of Michigan, ex-Speaker G.A. Grow, of Pennsyivanla, KG. Horr, of Michigan, Judge King, of Obio, aid others made speeches. Testing the Chicago's Engines, THE CONTRACT TRIAL FOR HORSE-POWER SUCCESSFUL. A telegram from Glen Cove, L. I., Dec. 16, S878: ‘The steel cruiser Chicago was subjected to the con- tract trial for horse-power on Long Island Sound to-day, and, from the latest information at hand it Appears that her. performance exceeded all expec- tations. Beginning at 9:30 the engines were kept ful. 3 Six Consecutive hours without ac- cldeut of any kind. The mean, revolutions, per minute were 09}, and the horse-power exe that called for in the contract. The members of tue advisory board who accompanied the ship ex- Press Salisfaction at the resulis attained, ail the information obtalnable, IU ts certain Uiat In the Chicago the Navy las a vessel tuliy up to huotern Tequiretaents, Tne speed avuaned was slightly tn excess of 15 knots an hour, ‘The boilers furnished ali the steam required without the use of foreed draft. rn eek Subduing a Horse by Electricity. AN INTERESTING AND SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT AT THE HARVARD VETRRINANY SCHOOL, An interesting and very satistactory experiment was ued Thursday at the Harvard Veterinary School. It was no less than the controlling of a Viclous horse by the use of electricity. A valuable trotting horse was brought to the schoo! some avs ago for the treatment of a fractured jaw, Which ind been the result of attempts to manage him, He had a habit of taking the bit under hs tongue, thus making himself master of the strua- tion, and being a horseor high spirit he would pro- ceed to bolt or do as he chose, Hels a trotter With a record of 2:22, h ving at one time gone by the name of Gray Eagle, und later by that of Walter H., but was practically valueless on account Of his habit of bolting and breaking. Prof. K. H. Harrison took tue matter in hand, resolving to make an attempt to save the anl- mal. He procured a galvano-Faradic battery Of Small size, which he placed in a wagon, From this extehded two silght wires along the reins to the bit of the bridie. By an arrangement Of buttons on the battery itwas avery easy jnatter to “shock” thé horse. ‘The iustrument Was applied to Gray Eagle, and at the same thne the utmost care Was taken to use it only with the words “Whoa” and “steady,” the first meaning to stop hlin in a short distance if trotling or to sto} short If he were walking; he second to get on feet if breaking, ‘The animal after a few experiments became doctle, and pis boiting took its place among the lost atts, “Phursday morning he was given a final trial under Prof. Harrison's supervision, and came toa halt from a clip or “a walk with equal doctilty on hearing the word “Whoa,” and, gave over his breaking when the order “Steady” was given, He was tried under cireumstances calcu. lated to excite him and the experiment proved eminently satistactor oo Caught After Six Years, AMAN WHO STOLE $40,000 WHILE HIS BRIDE LaY DEAD IN THE HOUSE. Ernest K, Williamson, who six years ago robbed the firm of Albert Moran & Co., of Fall River, ‘Mass,, of $40,000 and fled to parts unknown, hasat last been captured, and, passed through Omaha tn change of a detective ‘Thursday. Williamson was married to Hattie Moran, the hier of the senior partner, on June 14, 1881. ‘The next morn- ing Mrs Willfamson went out for a drive. The horse ran away, ‘and the bride was instantly Killed, ‘That same night, Moran & L Co. received & package by express containing nearly $40,000 in cash. “Mr. Moran placed it in the safe and went to hts home of sorrow. Williamson was there, bowed down with grief, Mr. Moran mentioned the fact of the money being in the safe, and went to his room. Although his bride lay Cold in death, Wil- Iamson went to the oftice, opened the safe, stole the money and fied. He ‘was the confident man of the firm, and had access to the safe. Wil- Hamson was captured at a in Nebe by means of a photograph taken @ traveling Photographer, who was arrested in Chicago on £ sie, Se ‘Tue Bio Wuisky Tavst.—The powders tant ‘he ‘had ‘ahd that this bereft her statement 1s only of tnecase. When ‘will create a sen- Sorte pre Dut has had E i A. NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS NOW THINK HIS DIREASE PRRICHONDRITB. ‘Dr. McKenzie states that he considers the ap- pearance of the crown prince’s throat better than ‘when he examined it in the beginning of Novem- ber. Itis true asmall growth has formed higher ‘up in the throat, but it has not the malignant ap- pearance of.the growth which appeared toward the close of (i i r i § i r i if i i i i i ae i | | i ! i é i i iH , ! f i i E i | i i tr H | i j i i i i i i love affair HI i i i i HE fi i i ut 4 Ell i i ! & iy tt i i oye ain't had a 2-cent stamp in the house for & How differently men and women rest? “I guess Tiisit down and mend those stockings and rest awhile,” says the wife, but the husband throws himself upon the easy lounge or sits back in his armchair, with hands at rest and feet. placed hor!- another chair. from work, and the wife only ceives that indirect which comes change of ooct EE i 553 i 5 : a i 5 Busy women hat habit of keeping on their feet just_as long a8 can, in spite of backache and’ they older they see the such drafts upon thetr strength, and learn ‘things easier, let what will n, They say: “I used to think I must do thus and so, bat I've grown ‘wiser and learned to slight things. 28 A MASSACTIUSETTS LEGISLATOR SUED FOR BREACH OF Promise.—A sult for breach of promise has been brought against Representative Wm. A. Car- mah, one of the Fall River delegation to the Mas- sachusetts legislature, by Alice Morin, young and pretty French Canadian girl. The cause of the suit dates back two years, when Miss Morin gave birth toa child. The attending physician was directed to notify Mr. Carman of the woman's trouble, and this was the first inkling, Mr, Car- man says, he recelved of the trouble Which has resulted in the present case, and no legal steps were taken until recently, Userct. Houvay Paesexts FOR GENTLEMEN AND BOYS. SILK AND DERBY HATS, SOFT AND FLEXIBLE HATS, SILK AND GLORIA UMBRELLAS, FUR-TOP DOGSKIN AND KID GLOVES, SILK AND CASHMERE MUFFLERS, FOUR-IN-HAND AND TECK SCARFS, DRESS SHIRTS AND UNDERWEAR. MERINO. LAMBS" WOOL, AND COTTON SOCKS, EARL & WILSON'S AXD COON COLLARS AND SILK AND LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, STUDS, BUTTONS, SLEEVE LINKS, &c., &c., NIGHT SHIRTS AND CAPS, CANES, SUSPENDERS, SHOULDER BRACES, CUFF AND SLEEVE ADJUSTERS, BOSTON GARTERS, &c., &c. B.C. LEWIS & SON, “ONE-PRICE HATTERS,” AND GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS, 1421 NEW YORK AVE. BRANCH: 920 SEVENTH ST. N.W. 416-6 Hounay Gums, UTILITY, BEAUTY AND NOVELTY, FINE LEATHER GOODS, From our UNEXCELLED VARIETY of STYLES in Domestic and Imported DRESSING CAS! ANICURE SE’ POCKEE-BOOK! ae TOR CARD-CASES, both plain and in Coin Stlver Mountings, LETTER CASES, SOIN BULGES POCKET TO! ‘SEAL and ALLIGATOR SACHETS. RAVELING BAGS, ES aes ‘GOLD and SILVER MOUNTING! ‘TRUNKS, HARNESS, &c., ‘The Finest and Largest Variety in the City. JAMES 8. TOPHAM, 1231 Pennsylvania Avenue. VELVETS. ‘We have purchased to great advantage s lot of ‘the above elegant goods in rll the newest shades, which we offer at the’ low price of $3.50 per yard, actual value $5. Elegant STRIPED at.d BROCADE VELVETS at reduced prices. ASTRAKHAN CLOTHS, superior quality for Coats at cost. Silk Mattelasse for cloake at $3; worth @5. Elegant Brocade Sash Ribbons st 81.50; worth 83, the finest goods we have ever shown. Perfection Black Silks, C.J. Bonnet & Cie are the most reliable goods on the mar- ket. French Wool Grenadines, evening shades, ‘37%c.; worth $1. Full stock of Brosdcloths, ‘All shades. High Novelgies in ‘Moire tilks, less than New York prices. a10-2W * wu srupren ecoms, 910 Pennsylvania sve. AT REDUCED PRICES. ‘Wo have twenty séven Seal Skin Garmenta in stock, consisting of SACQUES, VISITER, JACKETS, AND ‘Busines brick withus? Weshould ayen How ean it be otherwise? when aside from the great enc ‘ifices we advertised s few days since we are selling: Gents’ Fine Calf Seoteh Bottom Shoes at $7.48. Gents’ Real English Grain Shooting Shoes, $3.50. Gents’ Best Calf Seotch Bottom Boota, $3.05. Gents’ Custom-Made Fine Calf Dress Boots, 84, 85. Ladies’ Fclipes, finest Kid and Straight Goat Button ‘Boots, at 4. Sold nowhere elee les than 05. ‘Ladies’ “Our Own” Double Extension Sole Button, e248. ‘Ladies’ Genutne Gost and Kid Button at 61.48. ‘The best and only solid 98c. School Button in town, for boys or girla. ‘Boys’ and Youths Calf and Bory oly ‘Kip Boots, 61.23, 61.50, ]OMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. s SALE OF VALU ARLE PRC iD TS A CLEAN SWEEP, tg “Terint of eale- One-thint of the purchase money tn cash, and the reaiduc in two equal ioetslmenta, Ble th one and twe years, with RTI SUsaz bet cont per sanum. payehle erani-eng Ourentire immense variety of handsomely embroidered ‘Velvet and Cloth Slippers. Also Alligator, Beal, Gost, ° to be sectared by the Rotesand adeed of treet on the propery. A and Felt Slippers for Ladies, Gents',and Children | of ¢300 will be required at the time vf sale. “Al'cons "MARTIN Y SHEL Pose Must be sold out clean by December 24th, atthe ex- | “i728 ae, tremely low prices we are offering them they are mov- | J)UNCANSON BROS. Aucuoneers ing at alively rate, and your chances for choice pat- PIRES EALE OF BLACKSMITH TOOLS XD terns will decrease the longer you put it off. Tistue of an order of enie from the Suveetme Coust ee SaaS ie ar eccmpaiees a MENTY Piet Day" OF VECES ‘Tools, &0. 7-Bt_xscttor of extate ot ‘Anerson, decd pes) ___ FOR SALE_LOTS. SALE-%\ INTEREST IN 80, r weil bcated nortieastat 1300 tine PES Riri, ioteaatt § aS RELIABLE SHOE HOUSES, ‘Main Store: 816 7th; or istond Rta. G2 50 Tiles Pines Be ‘West Branch: 1922 Penna. ava, “ata “S BERD. DAVIE SSIO Pot SALE_ONE OF THE BEST LOCATED LOTS Rast Branch: 231 Penna aveane Fink aoe fntuouatte att ‘the northwest, ete ‘a7 Address NORTHWEST, SALE—BY THOS. @ HENSEY, 1226 F st OUR X-MAS GIFT: To every purchaser of from $1 | Colum! worth of Shoess fine Steel Engraving, an ornament | BOK SALE—18,000 SQUARE FEET. O0i Ricca Rite 11:80 aauure foe cor ftan ve SS eeeeeneee 2m | loo equate font aU ot betters td anh onset Anny $2, b 5 BALDWIN, Hozmr Goova an te Fe SALE—A BARGAIN-LOT ON 2oTH #T_ near M, suitable for email foot, 2h ote. Sail ‘caaht payment. RU, ES Lor Lanier Heieh mane: 2c. 2 Soper foot, oly'e sual eas, aida 3. MER’ ROE SALE—a BEAUTIFUL ‘Connecticut _a 3 ‘We have made numerous additions to our very larze and attractive line of HOLIDAY GOODS during the present week, and our stock is now complete in every department. ‘We can only mention a few of themany bargains we are offering. In Celluloid Dressing Cases and Manicure Sete we have a great variety, at attractive prices. LOT ON M BT. a weet corner of Reneaawave and 1th et 30 oats Derfoot ke HERTFORD, 142% Fat dd-BF Lx ON LAND AVE | Three-Piece Sets at $1.50, $1.75, $2.25, $3, 04.50 | JGR SALE OX MARYLAND AVE AMD. i and 85.59. W To-fockaley “wah ot 14. syuars 096 The per Five Piece Seta at 2.88 and upwards, fot, with cany trata "Ano, wab le SF commer ich shy Full Seta, with Manicure, $3.95 to 12.50. some aL brought down to grade: ‘These are first-class goods, in plush cases, and made | *Fouble about Vitis & by the most reliable manufacturers, aud are bargains al4-2w at the prices named. In Handkerchiefs, we have an unusually large stock, all at very low prices; in white embroidered all-linen ooda we have extra good values at 25 and50c. Col- ored Bordered Embroidered Goods at less than half value, ‘One lot of White Silk Hemstitched Handkerchiefs re- uced to 25. ; former price 38 and 40c. ‘One lot White and Colored do., reduced to 35c., or 3 for 1; former price 50, 63 and 75c. ‘One lot do., reduced to 50c.; former price 75, 87c. and 81. These are odd lots, and wp make the price low to close them out at once, {Our 25c. Emboidered Initial Handkerchiefs beat anything in the market. Real Duchess Lace Handkerchiefs, from 87%¢. to 812.50. Finest Japanese Hemstitched Handkerchiefs from 50c. to $1.25. Japancee Initial Silk Handkerchiefs at 75c. Fancy Articles of every description from 10c. to $15. ‘Plush Frame Mirrors at greatly reduced prices. Neckwear, Fans, Gloves, Umbrellas, Table Linens, RK SALE—THAT SPLENDID PIECE OF PROR E qr located at the cor of X- Cap. and ; fronting nu both atreets, mo doug ota ate cheap figure OPT & eek, erty can be ee SALE—A VERY DESIRABLE j0T ON BS AS iat oo oe SWOKMSTEDT 6 cnapter ween 1. FQe ALETBE Best DS Day—1 offer im Lote oravenue, within four’ Lace Fichus and Scarfa, Ladies’ Muffs and Boas, Jew- | 1 eiry, Black Dress Goods, in all the newest weaves: Per- |}, famery and Toilet Waters, Work-Boxes, Work-Basketa, | } lot Gounscticn’ and otber useful articles, at low prices. 3 loth near ace It will pay you to examine our Stock, Hop iinet. bet Qe 1 lot, New Hampeit —_ iectveers 2 lotscor.dth and EG. Davis, 5 lots cor. 7th and ni7-fm as jo You Nee Ax Ovencoar 719 MARKET SPACE, cor. 8that. COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. Fon Sale.co0p Dany Fane (OF 256 ACRES; it jashington, two ea from Ws two. good well ot water, fine new barn, wagon house ‘and 35 100 scree clear” te best o "For par: ticulars apply to T. W. C, 2116 H st. n.w. Pg ‘You will find SPRANSY'S stock of Overcoate varied, superb, beautiful goods, artistic styles, ‘novel fabrics, handsome and fine. Dursble ‘Meltons, wear-resisting Beavers, beautiful and rich Elysians, Wide Wale Diagonal, Brown and Gray Corkscrews, French Montaguscs, plain or silk ming; all colors aud shades fashionable; Light, medium, or heavy weights. Prices to TOK SALE OW RENT A BEAUTUYUL COUR COUNTER home. few minutes’ ride from the «ity, for €30 Par ‘month, of will give rent of house for board. a7 } BALE—VERY NICE PROPERTY ON THE Fons road containing between three avd Bye scree and tunproved by a teu room frame with TOR SALE-TWO SPLENDID BLUEGRASS ES ; a gesear rs SETHE us tee eh Fe GEORGE SPRAWSY, ONE-PRICE CLOTHIER, 229 434 SEVENTH 8ST. N.W. Joszru Bowrs. RA Haw Bowss & Hux Managers of the EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. SURPLUS, 821,000,000. LARGEST SURPLUS. ‘THE STRONGEST COMPANY IN THE WORLD. DU Freveh I ——, SEI nhs ee ee ‘than a Savings Henk. e. i at RANSOM WHITE, Cashier, @7-1m. 1326 F Street, Washington, D.C. Pox Ware Fikes ie eecran, “Alaska akine, London dyed. ‘A.Bure Cure for Bright's Disease of the Kidneys, Stone “5 Pet FROM 8100 UPWARDS. im the Bladder, Dyspepsia, Dropey, Salt stenly Soente per foot. at SYPHERD & 00. Mufts and Boss Fur Coachmen's Capes, Rheum, and Serofula. ‘Trimming, Gloves and Mufflers, Children's Furs st primecost. | Contains lees organic matterthan any water known. Winare cere, an Men ee ‘sm the Sole Agent for this Celebrated Water for the ‘District of Columbia, ‘Look ont for imitations 053m rs oncatnanee aeneet, We Azz Nor Gino