Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-05
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.
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AMUsEMENrS, &c, TO NIGHT. p
WALLIS NKw OPERA House. The eigh-
Seenth annual eommencrn.ent OF the Medlcat
department. OF Georgetown College Will take
place AZ this tbeater this evening. II ... ....
NATIONAL THEATKa-Seeond nigh. of the
author ard comedian, Mr.. John Brougham.
who viii appsar again rs .-Dr Savage" in his
comedy Of playing with Fire"
ODD FELLOWS HALL, Navy Yard.-Fair of
East Washington NJ. f. Church.
ODD FELLOWS HALL.-The great original
Miltoni1n Tabl-@u. exhibited here last year
viii be on exhibition again for u short time
commencing this evening. .f a lH.- .t.i.
BKefNNING or LENT.-To-day is Shroys
TUESDAY, and the season of Lent, which IL
strictly held as time OF fasting in the Gath
Olic and Episcopal churches begins NOR
Tow, and Will continue until Easter SUNDAY,
the 2Ist of April. Tomorrow beng Asn.
Wednesday, divine services will be held in
all the Ca hoiIc and Episcopal churches and
during Lent services will be held daily in
many of the above churches In the Cat6Oltc
churches, on SUNDAY last, the rules Tor Lent.
as Promulgated by Most Rev. Archbishop
Spauldlng, wereread. All those over 81 years
OF age ar required TO fast, but one meal a day
belng allowed, which is to be taken abont
noon Near can he eaten once a day on Mon.
Gay. IU-eday. Thursday and saturday ex.
cept the last week IN Lent and the second SAT.
uroay. On Sundays meat can be eaten thre.
times day. At no time can flesh and ftsh
both be used Al the same meal. No places of
amusement must be visited during Lent, and
me IaithfGl are required TO abstain from all
iuXUriss collation., not to exceed one.
fourth OF meal, Is allowed in the evening
During the closing week of Lent, known as
Holy WeeK, the Seryices are very solemn and
impressive. The following persons are ex
empted rom The obligations of fasting
ihose uhuer = years OF age, nursing women,
those who are obliged to do hard labor. and
those who through weakness cannot fast with
out great prejudice TO their health.
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Howard of the fTeedmen's Bureau, has issued
acrcUIaT announcing that the appropriation
OF S25OUO made by Congress, for the relief of
-cestllute citizens of the District of Columbia,
has been expended, and no further aid from
mat source can be expected. An erroneous
impression is prevalent among the freed peo-
pie OF this District, that a further appropria-
lion by Con ress as.been Usade fer their relief
Officers and Agents are directed to inform the
freedmen that no such appropriation has been
made.
The Bureau has established Employment
Offices at the following places in this District
win Washington, at WiseweH Barraeks'
corner OF eth and O streets: East Capitol
street Barracks, Capitol Hill; No. 1911 North
Capitol street; corner of 17th and / streets: and
at Alexandra and Ereedmen's Village Va
Tne demand for labor coming from Branch
OheeG IN the North, and from all parts of the
country, Is so great that every unemployed
person can be provided with suitable situa-
ton.
All able bodied freed people who apply to
the Bureau in this District for either food,
fuel, clothing or other Government aid, will
therefore be offered employment. as soon as
pracucdole, where they will receive fair
wages and KIND treatment Upon their ac-
ceptance OF such situations their immediate
necesSlues may be supplied. such persons as
refuse offered employment will! not thereafter
be furnished any Government aid whatever.
The CONFEKESCEs.-During the present
month the Baltimore Conferences of the Meth
Odist Episcopal, and the Episcopal for Sourh
ernl Methodist, and the Maryland Conference
OF the Methodist Protestant Churches will all
assemble IN Baltimore. Ministers belonging
10 them who have been stationed in Virginia
"a portion OF which State is included in the
bounds OF The Conferences) are pas 3ing through
tnls CITY daily. The ministers of the churches
IN this city will, by the operation of the two
yearTule (having with one or two exceptions
been at their present appointments but one
year. be returned here. Nearly all the charges
mere VIII report an increase IN mem bership, es-
Peeially the East Washington NJ E and 81 p
churches, Gorsuch Chapel, and HamIine and
d street cbrrches. In the Methodist Protes-
tant Conference body the charges Will be rep
resented by layman as well a. the minister
but numbers of prominent laymen OF the other
churches will, during the sessions be present
locking after the interests of their charges.
Last week The East Washington M. p.
gate, and John :. Slater, alternate to the
Maryland Conference.
NATIONAL BASE BALL CLUB.-A regular
meeting OF the National Ball Club was held
last night at Cronin's headquarters. Colonel
Frank Jones was unan Imoasly elected presi-
dent of the club. Colonel VIM. q. Moore was
elected vice president NJ. A. Tappan, record
Ing secretary; corresponding secretary, ]. D.
Hyer; treasurer, y. X. Banner; scorer, H. s
Munson; directors, Col. r. Jones, Chairman
A-P. German, H U. Mclean, w. +. Williams,
joseph COwan.
The first nine of the Nationals will this wear
be stronghold by the addition OF Mr.. Fletcher
late OF the Excelsiors, Of Brooklyn, N. Y, and
ton. a. =, ss,I R =, ms taey1 whose exhIbi-
CLUB last year were so highly commended by
lovers of the national game.
JUSTICES CONFIRMED AND REJKcTEp-John
y Hollmgshead and Zach b. Brooke, E.qrs,
were confirmed BY the Senate as justices OF
me peace in and Tor the county of Washing
ton. District of Columbia. --@
among the reflections, we are sorry to state
Is mat OF w. w. Tucker. Esq This gentle
n an is as we'll known TO our citizens as almost
any resident of the city, havins been for many
years the principal police reporter for III,
Evening star His lsng experience in police
MATTERS rendered him perfectly conver.ant
with the duties OF his office, as the many lust
decisions made by him during his short term
while actng) will testify 9eneer.
The WASHINGTON GYMNAsTIC AssoCIA.
TION.-fhe hiembers of the Washington q ym-
nashs Association which Is 70 be composed OF
TWO hundred persons, held a meeting last
evening, the object OF which was to ascertain
the number Of persons who have already SUBJ
scIoed their names The meeting was we'll
attended, and the report of the committee was
10 me effect that one hundred and fourteen gem
ueInen We're down on the list. The associ2-
uon Is OF an entirely private nature, and is
composed OF some OF our most respectable cit
liens. and will be ornament to the city
Ihey adjourned 10 meet again at Brady's
Iy mnasium on Wednesday evening, al half
past seven o'clock
MASQUERADE BALL.-The third grand mas
querade bail of the Washington Sangsrbund
Association took place last night at Odd Eel
lows Hall, and was very largely attended
and ENJOYABLE affair The variety of cnsrac-
ters represented was immense. and as they
promenaded the room in unique procession,
The amusement created was infinite The
Prog Dance" by six gentlemea dressed IN
capital imitation OF frogs, was a great hit; and
the may-pole dance was another very sue
cessful feature. The assembiage enjoyed them
selves hugely, and without any interruption
10 the pleasure OF the evening.
NEW POLICE STATIoS.-Mayor Wallach, for
the Corporation, has leased or rented the houss
of Dir. John MCGrau. No. SIS + street corner
OF LIST street west for the seventh precinc,
Fourth Ward) police, and IL is expected thai
Lieut. Eckion Will be enabled TO transfer his