Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-08
LOCAL NEWS.


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Amasrments, arc, To- Might.
RATIONAL THRATHR--Last week OF Hump
" Dumpty" 7, constructed In com alton with
the Gregory Troupe.
WALL'sOPKRA HoUsR-Laure Keene's New
York COMPANY. LAST night but one OF
-Hunted Down"
bet Troupe and other attractions.
Pnor. SMITHS ART Gallery, 3O4 Psnnsyl.
vania avenue.
Mae. JuIIk WARD HOWE will read her
poems OF the war for the benz IT. of the wounded
and disabled soldiers OF the e. A R. at the
UnitsTisn Church, ccrper of 9Th and ID streets,
TINS evening.
Pnoy. kRIHs' SALooN.-Grsnd hop OF Al.
drioee Lodge, No 3. A %. q. T..
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION BuILpINs-Ex.
hibrion of painting.
LIxcoLS DErvT-rhis once extensive estab-
hshment - stIll place of consinera Dle I'm .rt-
spce and as TetreDchment now the order of
the day, brief history of this dTpot. which
estinr- The buildings now standing w.r- erect.
ed IN leb3 as q hos pItsl, and after the war they
Wsyp turned over TO the q uartermaster's de-
pariment. Very soon the d. tIss of the differ
ent Guartermssisrs around the city were con.
tol,dated, and finally transferred To Lincoln
Depot under The charge OF GENERAL Charles III
Iompkl"s- In August, l-67. General romp-
Ems was succeeded by General J. e.. Ferrin
Ne Depot Quartermastsr. assisted by CoIoua,
A =. Blunt under whose direction last sum
Ter the drp9t was removed from the Lincoln
hcerl'ai TO the buildings known as Baker Bar.
racks, shout half a mile westward Though
the services OF many experienced clerks and
employees nave been necessarily dispensed
win on account of scarcity of work, still
nearly 900 me hanios and laborers including
quite number OF clerks, ind active EMPLOY
ment there. The grounds occupied by the de-
pot are neatly enclosed, and kept in admirable
condition The commodious Office buildings
and The neat little residence of Col. Jpo. DAVIS
the Chief clerk, on The principal side of the
grounds. and a neat conserv atory filed with
choice flowers attached TO the same, appear
IS cheer ful relics Of the old depot wherein so
many OF our citizens found lucrative employ
meDt. The depot has been recently inspected
by Gen j. A HardIe, Inspector General. with
very satisfactory results. Col. A. p. Blunt, A
u NJ, IN eharg.. has been relieved. and or
deIed 10 the far West.
TIE NATIONAL SOLDIERS HoNR-A meet.
ing of the Board of Managers of the National
Soldiers Home was bel IS at the banking house
of Jay Cooke X Co in rbis city on SATURDAY.
There were present, MAJOR General b. r.
Butler, Cbsf Justice Chase, Ex-Governor +.
Smyth, Of New Hampshire; Judge III. L. Bond
Of Maryland; Jaw Cooke, Esq, of Pennsylva-
MIA, Maj or General j. II. MariindaIe, of New
Iork: Hon. Lewis b. 6unckel, OF Ohio: and
Dr. l. h. Wolcott. of Wisconsin. Reports
from the various asylums showed that over
two thousand disabled soldiers are now NJ the
teveral asylums, Of which number over one
thousand are at the Central Asylum at DAYTON.
Ohio- The new buildings at the Eastern
Branch, near Augusta. Name, are com pleted.
and the men supported at temporary homes
VIII he Immediately transferred. The board
elected General Butler rs president, General
AaTtlndale and Jay Cooke as vice presidents,
ard Mr. Gunckel as secretary: and then after
making The necessary appropriations and at
tending TO some business details of no general
interest. adjourned 10 AoId ITS next meeting M
Augusta, Maine. on the 18th Of July next
ORDINATION SERVICES Yesterday. at the
Foundry Church, Bishop Clark delivered a
OBSCURE from the FIRST verse of the first chan
,er OF Genesis. sitter which he. assisted bv
Revs. X. Peyton Brown, Il III. Nadai and T.
h g. Dost. ordained the folio vi, as deacons
VIM. T. Bird, Wesley X Davis. Jas p Will
SOD: Thomas X. Steir, Thomas J. Cross, VIM
"A. kconiZ, Arthur Foster, Franklin Snpplee
VIM. r. Gwinn, W III. Forsyth, and John j
MANNER. The church was crowded TO over.
flowing, and mucn interest was taken in the
interesting ceremonies.
At TIRE Metropolitan Church, II the after
nooD- Rev John hear preached from LIKE Y
after which Bishop Clark, assisted by Rev.
Aessrs Boehm, PIeityman, France, GsmbrII.
DeHaas and Harding. proceeded 10 ordaiu the
following elders Charles q. Cook Melville
Y Brltian: Charles ID Spith. Joseph v Sti:t.
James ID Still. John Il Brown and William
b. Evans. the last named having been received
from The PTesby t-rian Church.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT WALLS OPERA
HOUrs-An interesting religious meeting was
held last night al Wallis Opera House. on
which occasion Rev DIR. Henry ". Bellows
OF New York. preached from 1st Corinthians
etn chapre-, 5th verse, .And th-re arr differ
enees OF administrations, bat the same Iord.'
DunbSr Of persons interested 10 the I'm button
of Offices, stating that there were n We miIIious
Of persons in this country wanting Office, and
ont hye hundred OfhCes. while God mad an
sfhee for all " BIO would apply 10 him High As
was the office 20 which General Grant had
been elevated. the humhlest individual could
become a higher one under God snd his prime
minister. Jesus Christ. HIS discourse was in
hrspersed with number of striking and
pi~asing illustrations. and listened to
throushOut with the utmost attention and salts
faction
DHATB OF WELL KNOWN CIrIzgx-B-van
Green, a respected resident of this District
died yesterday about i2 o'clock az the residence
OF his bioihc Michael Green, corner I}.h and
Lstr.eis. after n long and painful Illness. Mr..
eIreD was connected with the kirkw. cd
House for long time. About thirteen wears
ago h foCk charge Of the Iews and cigar staud
N ihat establishment. and a few years since
become one OF the propriefoIs of the house in
CONNECTION with Mr.. Heply. Esq, but was
COMPELLED TO sell out about a wear ago. on ac-
court 81 his failing health. He was a genial
VAIN hearted Gentlemen, ard no one eni1yed
the sstsem sDd oIfdsnce of a larger circle of
Trends. HIS funeral will take pia, = TO morrow
al 10 o'clock from 81. Pairlek's Church. when
solemn requiem mass will De celebrated
TEMPERANCE MEErINs-A largely attended
meenrg OF me W ashiDg ton Tenn eTance )ciety
Nas held iast night at Temperance Hall
President John II. Thompson in the chair
Inc mettlDR was opened with address from
tpe Pres ident, who gave an Interesting history
OF TIE Use ard progress OF the Society after
Nhlen Hop j. H. GrinnelI was called out and
mace happy speech 10 me vorsries of the
cold water cause, taking in the course of his
REMARKS sirong grounds IN favor of a prohioi-
tory law and confeDdIbg o. at sucn a measure
could BE- easily enforced. Speechss were also
made hy Sena'or Wilson, Gen. e.. q. Howard
j. b. Wolf, and others. when the meeting
ADJOURNED.
FUNRRAI.-The funeral of the late lanes A
Ingie, who was killed by the celor.d woman
AlHi- Galnes, on Friday last, took place from
knienis Of Pythias Hall Yesterday afternoon
the oocy, after the post roortem examination
naslpg been taken in charge by Syracus,an
Apcge, h, j Of v pich he was a member. The
Services ue,e esncuetsd BY Rev Z q. M.r-
rick, Of the NJ T.. Church. anu Supreme Chan
eellor Reed made appropriate rensrKs, AFTER
Which the Procession fo.Esh ~" heahed oV
heaids washington Pand ess dttsd the rem.,u.
syrreress!onal Ceuns.erv the services OF
The Order being conducted by T. e. G. M. Bar.
ton
IHk COILisloN SAruRDAY.-rhe collision
on eaiuruay of the Metropolitan truck on toe
way To the alarm OF fire the Island. with a
carriaEe, happered near the Post Offi e. aud
mao NOT oeen Tor the promptness OF the dri yer
d We uotk, me carriage-a small family
venice. IN which there was no one but the
driver-wouid have been Knocked TO atoms
Ire cpiy damage done the knocking of a
hub on one Of the truck w heels Had tho driver
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