Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-01
LOCAL NEWS.


LOCAL NEWS.
| ! CoMMENCEMENT.-The 10th commencement
OF the Medical Department OF Georgetown
College took place 81 noon to-day at Gonzaga
Hall. street, between 9th and 10th. "A large
crowd was in attendance and the occasion was
one of much interest. The exercises We're COM
thoriZng Georgetown College to Confer the
Degree OF Doctor in Medicine. The Degrees
We're then conferred on the following graduates
by the Rev. MIR. EARLY. President of George
town College: Graduates Bond, Penn
syIvania; Thos. Byrnes, Pennsylvania; Chas.
Il. Brown. Connecticut Geo H. Caldwell
Massachusetts: Jos. A. Eastman, New York
Geo. E. Fuller, Massachusetts; Joseph Tabor
johnson, Massachusetts; John 5. Miller, New
York; George J. Norcross, New Hampshire;
"A. Elliott Paine, Massachusetts; James T.
Sothoron, Maryland; Charles w. Stockman.
Maine John G. Watkins. Massachusetts; Ed
ward II. Ware, Maine; John X. Walsh. ID. C..
An excellent Yaledictory address was delivered
to the class by Prof +. Howard, NJ. d. The
following committees of reception Were assidu-
Gus IN giving proper attention to thu. guests
Messrs. CT. T. Raglan. H. w. Huguley. Chap
man Lee. VIM. NJ. Burchard and Ralph Bell.
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PoLIcE REPoRTs-Sscond PreeiRct-Frank
Monroe, selling beer without license; 80
Third PreciHct.-Wm. Garret, Pat'k Hagertv.
disOrderly; S5.i4. Also second case, do. and
drunk; - II each. John Mcmahon, do: do
John Donnelly. drunk: dismissed
Foprth Precinct.-W. II. Brewer. grand lar
ceny; Jail for court. Ellen Fallen. disorderly:
s.. Also, threats; bail for peace =
.Si.cth Precinet.-Richard Mullen. assault; dis
missed. A. NJ. Whittock drunk; SD John
Tnrney and Alfred Allen. do; military.
Tenth Precinct.-Caroline Johnson. abusive
language; 1874. Mary de Wage, prostitution;
Mary Miller, receiving stolen goods; Richard
IL, Stewart grand larceny; Jail for court Ly-
dia Caommer, disorderly; 50 Mary Stephens.
do; $3.50 Sarah Smith, do $3.50. Hugh
Payne. do; $3.50. Mary Shay. Indecent Ian
guage; $3.50 Dennis Lannahan, disorderly
house; Jesse Adams, Samuel Williams, Lewis
missed Mary Shay, assault; bail for peace
Ellen Kiroy, disorderly; dismissed.
REAL Estate SALEs.-By Green Il Will
iams, auctioneers-Part lot s. square $40. on
5th street east between East Capitol and A
streets, to Vim. III. Riggs lease of ChrystaI
Springs and hotel, ten years unexpired, for
Si,1UO, to Ct. L. Finnegan; lot No. in sub divi-
sion of square PIP. Massachusetts avenue
and M street, TO A Small, at i5 cents per foot;
part lot 9, square SOS, on +, between I'd and 3D.
Streets west, to n. M. McGregor, 81. 30 part
lot %, square g, 23d street west. near L. TO G..
s Parker. at u cents per foot; lot 3, square =.
on &, between both and 21st streets west, TO
Anthony Bell, at 81 cents per foot; square No,
ST, between 9th street east, b south, North
Carolina avenue and public space, with the
improvements, brick and frame dwelling and
out houses, to Peter Mack, for 6. 900: n lot on
Massachusetts avenue, between New Jersey
avenue ana 2d street west to Peter Monohan.
at 80 cents per foot; four brick dwellings and
lot OH T. street, between I'd and 3d, 10 Henry
Dudley. for g, 800.
/ EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR TEACH
ERS.-This morning, the examination OF appli-
4cants for teachers positions in our public
schools and of teachers for promotion is being
by the eSaminins eomittee off ths e Tsu SELL
MessrS. Walsh Wilson, Miller and Holmead.
There are about twenty-five candidates pres
ent, among them three young men, candidates
ttdclPrSnlnS al
schools. A number of teachers of our primary
and secondary schools are applying for promo
ton, and a number of Young ladies are apply
ing for teacherships i'll the primary schools,
among them six scholars of our grammar
schools--one each from the LIST, I'd and Sd Dis
trlcts, and three from the 4th District. The ex-
animation is conducted as the written examina-
tfon'in the schools, the printed questions being
given to the applicants, who write out the
answers in the presence of the committee.
i Inquest .-Coroner Wood ward this morning
held an inquest over the body of Lieut.. Gustaye
A Won Branson, company K, Sd regiment
in the woods east of the Race Course, near
Giesboro, this morning, with pistol ball
lodged i'll the head, from which his death evil
IDENTIFY came. A shot was heard in that direc-
ton about eight O'Clock last night, and pistol
Zone borrowed previously b. the deceased from
| a trienH was found near the corpse with one
barrel empty. The deceased Shove excite
ment and depression Of spirits yesterday, and
the Indications were that he came to his death
I by his own hands. The jury rendered a ver-
+ diet to that effect. 81. -...i.I a'.i-. ..t .
i CRIMINAL CoUIr, Judge Wylie,-The evil
dence in the case of James Keittley, indicted
for the murder of Hugh Mcmahon, was closed
|, yesterday, and to-day the case is being argued
to the jury The defense proved that the de-
ceased frequently quarrelled with the prisoner,
and on several occasions attacked him; that
when he, {McMahon) heard of the assassna-
ton of the President, he took a drink and COM
menced TO dance, saying .The id old son of
ago" that on the night of the fatal occurrence
he had quarreled with the prisoner, and ran
latter him with a pistol in hand. ="
4 RonnrRy-Yes. to-day. officer Howard caus ,b,
two men who gave their names as John Ham
iilton and Charles Hastley in the act of robbinp
Samuel Gideman, near the depot who lost by
the operation about $3.50 and gold watch
When they saw the officer approaching they
.slfedaddled, but were oyerhauIed and taken to
the Fourth Ward station where the watch was
found on the person of one of them, together
with small amount of money. They were
committed to Jail for court.
| ORPHANS CoURT, Judge Purceu-ThIs morn
ling Michael Thompson was appointed guar
dian to Sarah Fenton Stone, orphan OF Wood
ford Stone. The third acconntof the guardians
to the orphans of Charles Thoma; first indiyid-s
uai and general count OF the guardian toSthei
orphans of John Hail: first account of the ex-
ecpirix Of Jeremiah Crown, and the first and
final account with the balanse and distribution
OF the executrix of DR. Hamilton r. Howard
We're approved and passed. g'-roifa5:5s --TrT
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| FIREWORKS; = Attention is called 10 the adj
lyertisement of Boswell, No. 800 E street, near
1ith- The assortment Includes all the ingenious
devices for celebrating our national anniyer-f
tsary, iinclading frockets, roman candies, fire
balloons, bombs, etc. d = .yItJ l9sTs t-ssfI' /
T;i-,tsps-T- 1890 aE75s,,stt
| GARNGHoSe IAT9D DIxIE's HLINsTREEs open
lat Odd Fellous,p Hall next "Wednesday might,
for four nights only. See announcementelse-,
ivy here. n Z : %135 VA siG8fi