Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-05-01


is the first day OF May. Comparing It, as il
SHE rain pouring down, and nature IN a
draSgled and dlseonsolate condirion-with The
descriptions OF English and American writers
Tor several eenturIes-soft sunshine, balmy
breezes, blooming flowers, grassy meade. sing
ing birds, signing lovers. and all the rest OF
tive nave come 10 the conclusion that either
The almanac makers or the poets have made a
mistake. There is certainly not much s.ethe-
rlai mlIdness around to-day, and IL Phillis
ana Corydon 20 Annoying, and tramp through
the wet grass, and seat themselves ON a now
cry bank. II tney can ind one, Phillis VIII
PROBABLY nave an attack of rheumatism and
COrydon he afflicted with severe cold In the
mead The seasons must have changed, and
tarThal holiday"
II y Vet. however, recognized in the old
counIles OF Europe as JOY Gus festival, hard
y second 70 any thr oUg kout the year, Years
age I'D TINS country, an old-fashioned custom
was Kept up OF youths and maidens, in the
eaIiN ~unlIght OF the morning, going together
70 The groves and woods, where they gathered
the fragrant spring flowers, and making
" ,sin anu losegsys OF them, presented them
20 ther friends. We'd like too see them do AZ
now In the rural districts of England. the
MAY pole or The Village Green is kept up
make merry throughout the day. The Catho-
TIC ChGreh dedtcates the month to Abe Virgin
MARY and there Will be Appropriate services
an the Churches here during the month The
oeNOuoAs 10 Mary commenced last evening.
A
SALES OF REAL ESTATE auction yaster
dAtcAuOOu, JOnD ii. CONDOR. formerly
OF Baltimore, and more recently a clerk in the
deneral Post Once, sold his farm Of 100 acres
over Eastern branch, near Fort Stoneman, 10
MI. Fitzgerald, for sl1,0O0 cash
Me>srs. Cooper d Latimer sold at public
aucton Yesterday afternoon Lot 81, in Square
-, containing about 1900 feet. for 81 cents per
Ioet' TO X. III. Ball; also, Lot 30, in same square
same number OF feet, for 81 cents per foot. to
n. II TIlley; also, Lots IL and II, in Souare
IO2, TO John Connolly, for 81 $50; west half Of
Lot O. In Drury's subdivision OF Square aOQ
containing ,, so feet, to @. III. Carringtop at rs
cents per foot; Lot A and b, subdivision of Lot
!. IN Square 100, obtaining 1857 feet at 20
cents per foot, TO G. T. b. Mitchell; Lot q. in
same lot and subdivision, containing 2,4is feet
sold 10 q T.. Il. Mitchell, for 49, cents Der
1oot; Lots ID and f. in same lot and Subd vision
containing 3sis feet, 10 VIM. II. Philip, tor %
cents per foot.
Mes rs. Green K williams sold a. auction
yesterday the south half of Lot No D. in
SsS Th SS5, having front Of ~ feet inches
~ MIRO sireei, running back 90 feet, betwe cen
noI'h y street and Indiana avenue 10 r
IL T. NJ = = Per foot, containing 2,2I2 feet
ion ~ 20 N2,su9 =; lot IN Reserva-
Is ana q streets north, having 95 tsst from by
100 feet seeP. to John OLeary al - nsr fooi
amounting 10 S3,7jU. -N0'
TIKI REGiSTEATIoN.- Wy esterday thers vvs-s
o. voters registered IN the seventh Ward, OF
Nhich l1S were white, and i2i colored nosl<,,-
with the number registered the preyions -. =
2sJ whites, ard 972 colored; total. J6- TbT,,i,
more days remain for the registry in ms
DR. Wn. Boyd was among those who made
application 10 be- registered: ana ne u,as
rejected, on the ground that be had been con.
yicted OF crime, having been in the peniten
uary IOT rnnging slaves out OF the Disrrtct
Or BOYD clslmed that he had received a fuIi
and unconditional pardon from the President
OF the CDitsd states, W hich restored him u the
nights Of cltiZensbip. The registers decided
thar under the law his name could not be
received, 81 specifying among others whose
names shall EOt bs registered those who ha We
been convicted OF IN infamous crime DR.
BOYD gave hotIce 20 me registers that be would