Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-24

| Sweet, Grand Secretary:
by card. j.; number OF measurements p: num-
her Withdrawn by card. II; number OF suspen
sions, So humber Of exputsions, /: number OF
deaths, 81; number of relectious It,
Number of Past Grand Masters, T.: number
OF Past deputy Grand Masters, 1; number OF
Past GI ran 3d. number of contributing mem.
Revenue 10 school fund, a, as5 "a. revenue n
general fGnd, S7,623.5s; revenue from special
tax. &c, S",e1i.51; amount of contingent ex.
penSes: SG,,23 30 amount Of percentage to Grand
Number OF brothers relieved, $50; number of
, widowed fam lies relieved, Of; number OF
hrothers buried, lS; number of orphans edu.
Amount paid for relief Of brothers, $4,000;
! amount paid for relief Of widowed families,
S.m3t amount paid for burying the dead,
/ S.2u amount paid for education Of orphans,
! So4oG4i total amount OF relief, ac.. S5,.595i.
Amount OF school fund on hand, S1,I07.SI.
amount OF general fund on hand. Sl,2l3 so;
! amount invested, S2},GtS 81; amount invested
and on hand, S25,:s303l.
OEPHAH's COURT, Jadye PurceU-Tuesda,
| the will of Thomas Kiggies, beuueathing his
| property 10 his widow and children, and nomi-
natlng John Il Turton executor was partially
| proven. -
| The Will OF the late Edward Wayson devil
sing his property to his grand daughter, Ma
| uida Fletcher Wayson, and grandson. Ed
| Stewart, and nominating his daughter, Eliza
Reeves s sxs e u was partially proven.
dian of Geo. P. Zepp, formerly Of Buffalo, New
The first and final account of Catharlus
Kuhn. administrative Of Jos Kuhn was APP
proved and passed.
| The first general account of Thomas Cogan,
guardian to the rphans Of ven Murray, and
| ms individual account OF two OF the wards,
| were passed.
| Yesterday, the will of Mrs. Mary Farrar was
! fully proven and admitted TO probate.
John :. DrummoDd admins traitor OF Noah
| Drummoud, settled his first and final account,
| and Il distribution was ordered to be- made
among The heirs
TIE court adjourned TO Tuesday next, 29th
instant
REAL ESTATE SALES IN GEOEGETOwN-
thomas Bowling, auctioneer, sold the follow
ing real estate in Georgetown, at auction: Part
Of lots No. 90 and Of, fronting 25 feet on the
south SIDE OF Prospect street and running back
IS feet, and improved by a two-story frame
house, 10 Joseph N. Pearson, for LIE; eastern
part of lot - and CO. fronting Is feet on the
north side OF Prospect street and running back
% feet, and improved by a twO-story frame
house, to John - Paxton, for 81, 375; western
part of lot 50 and 80, fronting Is feet on the
north side OF Prospect street and running back
50 feet, and improved by tw story frame
house, 10 Samuel Queen, for Sl,i25 eastern
part of lot No. 49, fronting ~ feet on Duubartou
street al d ruL ming back 100 feet, and improved
by a two-storv frame house, to James Ii.
Payre, for $500: part Of lot No. of the slip
and running back 80 feet, and improved by a
two-story frame house, sold to Vim. shear,
for 81 H0 part Of lots 10 and 10, fronting Ii feet
on West street, and improved by a two. story
frame house, to Mrs. Jet, for $3.50. The above
SALES Were for cash, and show decided i'm
provement III the price Of Georgetown prop
tTty.
FoUITH WARD STATION CAsEs.-Lemuel
Harris, suspicion OF larceny: Jail. Francis
- lCoi-, mnTderi JAIL Tor court. y. W. IT.
wing, Lieut.. Orrick Luke, accessory to muir.
der; DO. David g. Sissan. do; dismissed Hi
r"In Il. " etherell, peddling unlicensed: sol So
Mary Myers. profanity; tor hearing. Edw'd
G. Thompson. larceny; military. Hugh Gel
stnn, nniawfuily OBTAINING n trunk: dismissed.
VIM. \. BurCh, drunk; Sis. Jas Hasty. do;
military. Marshal Telison, drunk and disor-
derby: s2.6l. Johanna Ryan, drunk and threats
10 burn house: Si5e. Wm. Reynolds, deser-
| ton: military. Thomas Radcliffe, drunk aud
disorderly; dismissed Niger CermilIer, assault
! and battery: Jail for court John Myers, Edw.
| >kelin, fighting; 81 IS each. Elisha Open
| heimer. peddlng unlicensed dismissed. Anna
Lang, drunk and disorderly; do. Robert Will
! lian sem larceny; do John Mcdonald, drunk;
! SIS. Michael Mcnamara, Richard Heating,
| disordeTly and fighting; 81 s. each. Beniamin
! Taylor. drunk and dis orderly; SiU.70. MichI
| Holt drunk: dismissed.
EVENING CoLoRKD SCHooL.-It is designed
| to establish i'll ii short time an evening school
| tor the education -of coloreG persons, to which
| they can have access free Of charge An apart
| m1I I has already been secured for this pur-
pose. beiD g. that of the large basement room OF
| the Baptist Church, northeast corner OF Fourth
! ard l. streets, generously offered by the mem
! ing the room during the time it is in use, two
evenings in the week, will also be borne by the
| men, clerks i'm the War and Treasury Dapart-
ments, have already volunteered their services
| as instructors. and every effort is being made
| 10 copsummaie The enterprise. The committee
| appeal 10 Our citizens for funds TO purchase
| several b1ackbCards, tables, books &c. MIR.
! william Slade, Third Auditors Office. a gem
! t!eman Weli-knoWn TO the comm unity, has con-
! :erted to receive all money donated to this OBJ
| iect. and will that il is faithfully appro-
| priated fer the purpose named above.
| A HANDSOME PRESENT Last night Serg't
John X. CrOuin was agrpsSbly surprised by the
police of The Fourth Va I'd. over which he has
| control. The boys had designed TO make h i'm
| thrist mas present, and last night. as they
| were ca ling he roll to relieve the day men,
| Roundsman Kelly, as speaker for the men,
! placed himself in front OF the Sergeant, and
with few brief bat appropriate remarks, ex-
| pressir" of tr,en dship. high esteem and re psct
| Of the men tor the Sergeant. uncovered q table
! IN n. room of the station. where the pressnta-
ton took place, and hibfted a magnifcen, and
| C mpete China tea Set, and formally presented
| - 10 the Sergeant in behalf OF the men, a
| token Of their regari. Sergeant g was com
| pIetely taken aback by the unexpected present,
bit managed to express his appreciation of the
compliment in feeling terms. The platoon off
/ durk conveyed the set to the Sergeants resi-
derce, and they were handsomely entertained
hy the trat!fed family
RUNNING STREET CARS ON SU0DAY.-Tas
street railway company propose to run their
cars on Sunday next, despite the Mayors inter
dict. They propose 10 do this in order to ties,
The question OF the power Of the Corporation to
debar them from running on Sunday; they
holding that il has no such power under their
chatter. In Brooklyn and other cities where
street cars run on Sunday the plan has been
found to work well, as accommodating the
church going people, those visiting tbs rural
cemeteries, and other orderly, well disposed
people. But we believe that Mayor Wallaeh
makes objection to the proposed Sunday run.
ring here, that it not only violates a city ordi-
nance, but does not really accommodate the
public, IS the company designs to run cars
only between Georgetown and the Railroad
Depot.
ELECTION OF OFFICERs-Tuesday night the
Bible aud Historical Association OF Ninth
street Methodist Protestant Church met in the
school-rooms adjoining the parsonage and
elected the FLOWING gentlemen rs officers =
President. Rev: q. T. Cocbei; Vice President,
p. J. Steer, Esq; Secretary, +. L. Grant
Treasurer. VIM. II. SinceI; Standing Commit.