Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-18


Ing about eleven o'clock, while some ne1
employed b. MI John E. Esheaugh, street con-
tractor. were al WORK diseinS down the ban K
on 16tn stree. Isar tas northeast corner or
Rhode Island avenue, 1t eayed in, buryins
under 1t taTea o, the workuien. named Hugh
Adams, Jaoco johnson, and James Taylor
Ps-ties were in &C ediateiy set to work to res.
cue the unfortunate men, and took ont the
lifeless bedy CT hugh Adams, white
msn abe ut twenty years Of age. who has b,en
residing on s3d street. between g and H streets
he was conveyed Go IA uncccup,ed house on
1874 street together with Jacob John son, a
ooiored man; about 2 years OF age, wac was,
it was thonght, fatally injured, ha wing his leg
broken and his thigh badly crushed He
lives on 25d street. James Young, a
coioreo man, Is years CT age, was taken out
ana conveyed to another house on 10th
About two O'clock he was placed in con-
veyanee by Sergeant Taylor, and sent to the
Ereedmen's Hospital The wounded man,
1 Jacob johnson: will probably die, in his
moved The bank which caved in on tie
uEfcrtunate men was shout twelve feet high.
FEEIAr MEETING IN SOUTH WAsBINGToN.-
Last evening n F'eLian mass meeting was held
at Island Hall, in South Washington, lunder
the auspices oftbs Roberts wing ofthe Brother
hood, ii is saiG,) but there were not so many
present as is usual on sneh occasions. The
flag OF the Brotherhood, Washington Circle
was dispalVed in the hall. and before the meet.
ing was called to order. st pominiek's Cor.
net Band performed appropr,ate music in
frcLt CT the hall.
The meeting was called &c order by MT ".
J. Ryan, formerly District Center on whose
moiion General C'Neiil was called to the chair.
and Timothy O'Connell appointed Secretary
General one addressed the meeting on
the objects and purposes of the organization,
and was followed by Colonel T. F. Walsh.
General Organizer. VIC spoke of the objects,
aims, preparations and present condition of
he organization. IN the course of his
remarks stating that abeu: half the oman.
tity OF arms. uniforms. &c, for the number Of
that regiments, batalliOns, &c, were being
formed in all the principal cities.
At the conclusion OF Col Walshs remarks,a
Capt. Whttny asked & z lumber Of questions in
relation to the positions filled by the officers of
the Irish brigade in the Fenian ranks. and
some words passed in the course OF which the
latter said that his object was 70 confine men
tc the truth. Col. Walsh arose to reply but
WAS checked by Ger. O'Neill but after the ad-
1oul nnsnt OF the meeting the parties ex-
PLANE themselves 10 the satisfaction OF each
other ana smicabie feelings were restored.
BEFORE the aoJonfnIleEI,s6 en. O'NPlll stated
that Washington Circle was reCrganxng. and
thai circles were 70 be formed III different sec
lions Of the citv. He appealed to those pres
Of an organization on The stand. but this ap-
zeal did Tot prove very =uccessful, but very
few giving thetT names.
wee Ks there has been very successful re-
vivai Ct religion IN progress at the East WASH
iDgton M +. Church, during which about 100
persons have been cor yer ed or reclaimed and
nightly the altar is full Of peLlteats, the meet
Ing bidding fair to last some weeks. A num-
Der nave given assurance of what the Bible
terms perfect love casting out fear" or Gen.
IRE satisfaction" These are among the most
useful members CT thu church Rev. Geo v
Leech, q native Of this city, aud who has filed
several Charges here, is the popular minister
II Charge. under whose superintendent the
meetiT rs being conducted.
% TBACEERs OF TEE CoLoREp Schools
meeting OF the teachers of the Colored schools
was held this afternoon at the rooms of the
Ere Library. corner T. and 5th streets, which
was we'll attended The meeting was called
ic order by Mr.. A. 4. Newton. superintendent
of The schools. who reads selection Of scrip
lures followed by prayer by Rev. Mr. Cobb.
Mr.. Newton addressed the teachers in refer
ence 10 the school regulations, and he intro.
duced Alderman Richards. who after giving
The teachers some good advice especially on
reading. on which subject he read a paper
and after some little discussion the meeting
adjourned.
FILIAL AFFECTION Timothy aud Patrick
Carroway, two brothers, of stalwart proper.
lions, got INTO personal difficulty about half
past one O'Clock yesterday, in the neigh borhood
violent war OF words first took place, which
was interrupted by blow from Pat over the
nose Of Tim, The effect OF which was to knock
his "plns" from under him and Law him
spraWling upon the ground. Tim righred
himself and made all the resis an ce he could:
but Pat was too much for him, and he was
soom compelled to succumb. No arrests were
made. '#
A CoMPLAINT.-A resident OF the eastern
section OF the city complains that the street
lamps on 7th street east, one OF the PRINCIPAL
thorcukhfares, gives light but little better than
com mon Oil lamps, aud says that it is shame
ar n n nv,1A 1A$
bic liRh as Is given the residents of that sec
tioH. The lights for two or three m onths past
have been very bright, and it 10 thought by
some that the gas is of good quality, but that
non attention to clean ing the lam ps and burners
properly is the cause Of the poor light now.
IMPROVEMENTS OUT FOURTEENTH STREET.
Mr.. George H. Plant Is ABOUT completing his
fine block of ten houses (brick) on y street
north, near 18th street, and in the vicinity OF
the new State Department. These honses are
Is by % front building, and &c by Is back build
ing, and VIII sell for about 81 600 each In
the spring he proposes to put up twenty Fl We
bricks in the same square (20SJ on Corcoran
street, the new street cut through from 14,h to
18th, between Z and r streets. This block of
houses will be built TO sell at about $4,000
each.
DBAD.-Mss Frances Elyans died Yesterday
morning, at the residence OF her nephew ", John
X. Elvans, Esq, after lingering and painful
illness. Miss Elvans, for many years, was
employed as teacher OF the Female lntermedi-
ate School, Third District. and resigned her
position about a year since. She was one OF
our best and most respected teachers, AN much
esteemed by large circle Of friends. The IN.
neral took place this afternoon q. 3 o'clock,
from the residence of John X, EIvans, ESQ
on M street, and was attended by large mum.
Der of friends. ~
ARRlvED.-The schooner Annie f.. Clark,
owned by J. II. CLARK & Co., lumber dealers
OF East Washington, arrived at her wharf in
the Eastern Branch. yesterday, with q cargo
OF shingles, nineteen days from WiImln gton
n. q. On the way from Wilmington she en- .
countered heavy storms OF Cape Hatteras, aud
was driven out to sea, losing her entire deck
load, valued at six hundred dollars The
schooner was also damaged by the storms.
She reports that there wore large n am Der of
disasters off Hatteras during the prevalence
of the storms. -
SALE OF COLUMBIA GARDYN.-Messrs Green
d Williams, auctioneers, yesterday sold 0srt
OF lot No. l. in square 29i, the lot having
front OF 90 feet on 18Th street west and front
OF l12 feet inches on Ohio avenue, and is i'm
proved by good substantial dwelling The
premises are commonly known as "Columbia
Gardens,' and wera sold to W. =. Huntin gton,
cashier OF the First National Bank, in this
city, for Sl0,G50. 5.'Esg ..r.5 -. ,-ll
FINE GOODe.-MI. William S. Teel has at
his establishment, 32a Pennsylvania avenue,
between Ninth and Tenth streets, q srlend nd
stock OF reasonable goods for gentlemen juet
received. embracing silk, merino, cashmere,