Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-04
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS
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WALLS NEW OPEaA HousE.-Benento of Mr..
Frank Lawlor, on which occasion win DO
"a Floyd" AFTER Which Mr. I.wioI viii rsete
-.Shamus O'Erien;' the performance TO con-
clude with the farce of .frying it On"
NATIONAL THBATER.-First night OF Mrs. F
speciality OF "Asrienne, The Actress" in the
play OF that name. .s. .. -.. .s... -,
ODD FELLOWS HALL.-}rand I. o. o. Fell
lows Leyee, for the benefit Of the Library,
FUNERAL OF HON. Mr. JoHNsoN-The
funeral services Of the late Philip Johnson. a
member OF the House of Representatives, from
Pennsylvania, took place from the House yes
terday morning, and was very largely at
snS %smsers vs ber ey sS
galleries by the public generally. The plat
form was occupied by Vice President Poster,
sPsT. o0i S,srt Key n, DI Boyn.on EdWaTd
way, Sergeant-at-Arms. Upon the floor and
TO the right of the Speakers desk were seated
President Johnson and his Private Secretary,
Dol. Moore, Hon. VIM. H. Seward, Hen ].
Hogan, of Mo-, and Hon. Myer Strouse of
Pennsylvania. The services were conducted
by Rev Dr. Boynton, Chaplain of the House,
who delivered an impressive discourse from
I'd Corinthians, 5th chapter and ID verse. after
which The cortege was formed and PROCEEDED
mans Were deposited in enc of the vaults,
preparatory toremova!to Easton. Pa.
NEW MAYOR OF wAsHIsGroN.-In the
course of Judge Under woods remarks last
night al the African Methodist Church, he
stated that the president of the Ereedmen's
Relief Association of Washington whoever
that happy individual may be- has been waited
upon and informed by committee OF coiored
men that he was the unanimous choice of the
entire number of the eoIored people residing
MaEOr. he ntad tha
nomination.-Alerdndria Gazette.
II has been stated thai the person referred TO
In the aoove paragraph is a cOlOred man by the
name of Cook; but this is a mistake The pres
ident of the Freedmen's Relief Association is
MIR. Sayles J. Bowen. City Postmaster.
NEW AUCTION AND COMMISSION FIRM-
by advertisement in our paper TO- day it will
be seen that Messrs. Bishop Cooper and Mar
'quis b. Latimer, for some years past
neceed with the Auction and Commission
House of Messrs. j. G.. Mcclure & Co, have
entered into Copartnership, and will start
business for themselves this week, in the fine
store rooms in the Star Building, corner 18th
street and the avenue. As Cooper and Lati-
mer are gentlemen Of proved ability and in
teSTity, and their experience Is such as to have
eminently fitted them for success, we trust
they may reap rich reward in the patronage
of our citizens, as we are certain they will
deserve II.
POLICE REPORTS FOR SATURDAY-Yester-
day, the lIeutenants OF the police reported 81
arrests IN the entire District. The fines i'm
posed in Corporation cases amounted to s1I3sS
Two parties were locked up several hours,
fourteen We're dismissed. two gave bail for
court, one was committed to Jail. and one gave
security for peace. The cases OF drunkenness
and dsorderly conduct number thirty-two,
while Tor larceny there were II We arrests only,
attempt at rape one, keeping gambling house
one, OF which last cases but one, a petty lar
ceny case against DANIEL Webster, colored, ar
rested BY officer Crump, OF the First Ward,
was sent to court. The others were all dis
missed.
The NAVIGATION OF THE POToMAC.-To-
day an attempt Is to be made. II is said by
starting two tugs IRON the navy yard. 10 break
the Ice IN the channel as far down as O ualtico
creek, where the United States gunboat As
Quincy and the steamer f.. e.. Knight are lying
lce-oound. The Ice is very thick at the navy
yard, and we are not yet aware of what pro-
gress has been made. The (. @. knight is
now on her first rip one OF the new line of
steamers between Washington and New York.
Ii Is rumored that the SwAtara, with Sarratt
on board, is in the river waiting a chance to
get up
HeUsR observation-disclosures ss6 7th
street, has long enjoyed the reputation of
Keeping on hand as large and select an assort-
Tnent OF picture frames, window shades, paint
lngs- engrayings, and other articles of house
decoration, as can be found in any of the
large cities: and his taste rs indisputable. He
now adveTtises his stock at reduced prices,
and NO hcusekeeper or person about to set up
housekeeping. should fail to visit bis estab-
iIshment. There Is hardly ANYTHING in the
line of decoration he does not keep on hand
and many of his paintings and engravings are
worthy place in any collection.
FUNERAL OF ALFRED KIGER-Yesterdav
the funeral OF Alfred kiger, formerly a we'll
known eolored hackman, and Iatterly an en-
ployee OF the Patent Once, took place from the
18th street Presbytsri Church, and was very
largely attended. Eureka Lodge, No s. Ancient
York Msscns, OF which he was a member,
preached by Elder ID. w. Anderson, OF the 10th
street Baptist Church; after which the pro-
cession proceeded 10 Harmony Cemetery, where
the remains were inferred.
THE SATCHEL OF Mr.. PKTRRs-Some DAYS
ago we mentioned the larceny OF a satchel con-
tanning about 5000 in Virginia money, from
gentleman named Peters, at the Maryland
avenue depot of the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad. Yesterday a Lao fished up a satcheI
from the sewer trap on the corner OF 18th and
r. streets, with a stick, and IL was taken to the
central guardhouse, where 1t was Identified
by MI Peters as the satchel in which he had
hismoney. No money was found.
RECEIVING STOLEN GOoDs-Some time ago,
Elias Chileni, Pennsylvania avenue, between
LIST and I'd streets east, lost S127 in money
servant girl who was employed in the house
having been taken sick, nowledged that she
stole and gave II TO her lover, Joseph Carroll
drummer of the 18th u. S Infantry O6car
Sprague arrested Carroll, aud recovered 500 OF
the money yesterday. and Justice Handy COM
FsSIANIsA EXPLAINED. CRITICALLY, AT
LAsT.-Thls evening lecture will be deliy-
cred at Metzerott Hall by b. Dcran KiIIian,
VINO will take for his subject, "Fenianism
Critically Examined and Explained" The
lecturer has been an active character in the
great Fenian movement for years, and will
doubtless do justice TO a subject with which
he must be so familiar. We recommend our
readers TO attend this great treat.
FATAL ACCIDKST.-Last week daug ter of
the late Robert Connolly, was burned to death
At the residence OF her mother on Ninth street
east by her clothes taking fire. The child was
between and years Of age, and during the
temporary absence of the mother one of tue
other children lighted a roll Of paper and ran