Article Text
at $900 per annum. Mr. S. has been on probation in the service for the past six months. We have Roose's excellent "Guide to Washington," carefully revised and corrected up to 1880. J. Shillington sends Nos. 98 and 107 of the Franklin Square Library, containing part 2 of Memoirs of Madame De Remusat, and Robert Mackenzie's 19th century. Mohun sends Vol. of the Memoirsof Madame Remusat, published by the Appletons. THE CASE OF MARY HARRIS.-Our attention has been called to two articles in our paper, lately, referring to the case of Miss Mary Harris, who was indicted. tried, and acquitted of the killing of Mr. Burroughs, some years ago, in this city. In the first it was casually remarked. in substance. that he was her seducer, and in the second that she shot him in revenge of his breach of a promise of marriage. The latter might well embrace the former charge. It seems that these articles have been brought to her notice, and have produced an unhappy effect on her; and this has led her friends to exhibit to us quite satisfactory evidence that both of these statements were erroneous. The case occurred a number of years ago, and the particulars had escaped our memory. A very accurate stenographic report of the evidence and of all the proceedings in the cause was made at the time, and was published in pamphlet form. A perusal of it will satisfy any one that no such defences were set up, and no evidence given to raise a doubt as to the purity of her life and her freedom from blame, except as to the matter for which she was indicted. The defence was an irresistible impulse, arising from a sudden and unexpected incident which came to her knowledge while she was suffering under a fearful nervous excitement, which destroyed her self-control at the time, and which recurred with still greater force, under like nervous excitement, at the time of the homicide, S0 that she was neither morally nor legally responsible for the act. The testimony of experts on the trial seem fully to have sustained the defences. RUN OVER BY A LOCOMOTIVE AND TERRIBLY MANGLED.-About 9 o'clock this morning Patrick Murphy, a laborer employed by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company as a trackman, while engaged with his pick clearing ice from the switch at the depot yard in this city. was run over by the yard engine, (not hearing the whistle which the engineer blew several times, and was thrown under the wheels.which passed over both thighs. The police ambulance was sent for by Col. Koontz. but was not used. his injuries being of SO serious a character that a litter was improvised. on which he was re moved to the Providence hospital by a gang of the laborers. His family consisting of a wife and children. reside on North Capitol street. and were notified. He is about 50 years of age and bears a good reputation for honesty and sobriety. No blame is attached to any one in the case. Mr. Murphy lingered in great agony until 12:15 o'clock this afternoon, when he died. MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Lucius E. Gridly and Edith A. Walker: Patrick Welsh and Kate O'Day; Thos. A. T. Ball, of Prince George county. Md., and Sarah Ellen Cage: Geo. H. Lewis and Idell Stewart: John Willis and Ida N. Donald; Geo. W. Branson and Emeline A. Craig. both of PrinceGeorgecounty, Md.; Patrick Kennedy and Honora Collins. COUNT MITKIEWICZ ARRESTED.-A dispatch from Baltimore last night says: Count Eugene Mitkiewicz was to-day presented by the grand jury of the Baltimore criminal court for having obtained $16,000 worth of coal by alleged false pretences from Castner & Co., or Philadelphia, and No. 5 North Holliday street. in this city. A bench warrant was issued and the accused was arrested to-day and taken to the sheriff's office to await bail, which was fixed at $10,000, but subsequently reduced to $4,000. The ball has not yet been furnished. B. ROBINSON & Co., of the Boys' Clothing House, 909 Pennsylvania avenue, have made great reduction on all heavy goods, and request citizens and strangers to examine their immense stock or overcoats and suits for boys and children of all sizes, and call special attention to their splendid assortment of kilt suits, sizes 2 to years. DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows: F. W. Jones et al., trustee, to Barnard Barnstine, lot 61, sq. 274; $5. John Walsh to Frank Hume, property in Georgetown: $1,850. Henry Seiffert to Caroline Clarkson. lots 2 and 3, Sq. 708: $4,000. J. L. Johnson. trustee. to Joseph Heile, part 9. Sq. 724: $670. R. A. E. Bowen to S. E. Middleton. lot 1, "Woodley;" $4,500. District of Columbia to Thomas Lewis. lot 2. sq. 335; $-. J.G. Bowen et al. to T. S. Gartrell, lot 26, sq. 450; $6,000. Columbus Sanders et al. to B. B. Earnshaw, part 3. Sq. 976; $300. A MEETING OF DEPOSITORS of the GermanAmerican Bank was held at Cosmopolitan Hall last evening to take into consideration a plan by which a part at least of their deposits might be saved. A committee of three, consisting of Messrs. W. Bartholomae, E. Rettig, and C. W. Fisher was appointed to interview Mr. Keyser. the receiver of the bank, in regard to the status of affairs, and to report at the next meeting IMPORTANT SALE OF SILVER PLATED WARE. Thomas Dowling commences to-morrow, at the elegant salesroom, 1425 New York ave., one of the most important sales of the above ware ever seen in this city. AS the goods are to be sold without reserve bargains may be expected. INDICTMENTS.-The grand jury yesterday presented indictments against Joseph Neverson. alias Joseph Bedford, Sandy Pinn and Edward Queenan for the murder of George P. Hirth. on January 7th last; Charles Turner, second oftense petit larceny: Louis Jenkins, second 01fense petit larceny: Julius Herman and Frederick Martin, forgery. REAL ESTATE SALE-Thomas Dowling sold yesterday afternoon part lot 18 of subdivision of square 315, together with the improvements. located on the south side of M street. between 11th and 12th streets northwest. to M. V. E. Cabell, for $4.925. THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. will sell tomorrow. within his salesroom, a number of very excellent oil paintings. THE BOAT RACE.-Edward Manlan telegraphs to a gentleman here accepting the offer of Willard's hotel as his headquarters He is at Toronto, Ontario, at present. Joseph H. Riley also telegraphs from Saratoga this morning stating that he will be here and will row Hanlan if Courtney should fall to put in an appearance. Topsy.-In the Police Court. this morning. a little colored girl. named Louisa Sharp, was charged with malicious mischiet and destroying private property. It was shown that in the absence of the family this girl went to the house of Wm. H. Newman. 2019 Massachusetts avenue, and tore the lace curtains and tidies, and destroyed bird cages, and threw preserves over the carpets and destroy ed cases of wax flowers and birds. She was fined $50, or 90 days in the workhouse. A Boy ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.-Last evening a boy named James McCarty. 10 years old. living at 2603 street. was accidentally shot in the head by a boy named Dennis Hickey with whom he was playing, a pistol being used as one of their ball. play things. Dr. Newman extracted the You ought not catch a cold. but If you do, use t Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup. Price 23 cents. MR. TOMPKINS AND THE FREEDMAN'S BANK.Editor Star:-Please make the following correction in your yesterday's report of the Freedman's Bank Investigation: / did not balance my pass-book, as the records of the bank and the testimony both show. severed my connection with the Washington bank in October, 1873, and have had nothing
