Evening star., 1869-09-09
LOCAL N VS..

LOCAL N EWS.
Amusements' Excursions. Pic-Nics. Sc.
EXCURSION 20 Norfolk and return ON 81,
steamer Co't on Mondays and Tnursdays-
DALf hACuRsIoS to Mount Vernon ON tbs
steamer Arrow, at 10 a. m A AH'
OMSIBUsRs for hire tn p;cri, .
Nailor 4 Bros stables parties ~
mARKRIrzRs Arr GALLERY, sss 7th s,rss,
street. zt'
,, bsAces LOPEZ, No. Is. l. 90. F, ceIebrars
Fellows Hall ''su' a. oiu
ASALosTAN ISLAND, Grand Rsunion L. o.
h NJ on Monday next.
COMMERCIAL Cor / HeE yoR Cor oRrn NxS
meeting OF the young colored men Of the city
Whs held last night at the Baptist Church
corner of 10Th ana 4 streets. The meeting was
organized by calling 10 the chair Mr. WIN T.
Freeman. David Warner Secretary, and tha
report Of the committee appointed at the prs-
Nlcus meeting was presented, stating that fhav
had examined the rooms AZ Union I,eagns HaIy
and had had interviews with Msssrs Sprsgus
aho McLellaD, who agree TO teach a class Of 80
Essn;n1 S, nmenc, penmanshipa and book
ktepme, hve evenings each week. AZ 81 200 per
year, the class 10 furnish rooms boox, and
stationery. and also had received a proposirion
m. m .nh. hSs,S "; - onns: They had p~titicned
Ior the use OF q room IN the Miller School
bulldlng, situatsd on III, between Oh ana
%tn streets, but have had no rsply as
vet as 10 whether or not IL can hs ob,s,rsd
The report was discussed at cousiderahIs
Iensn, ard Mr.. L. q Hne being called ON.
addressed the meeting on the i'm portance OF the
movement About thirty persons eurailsd tnair
names as members OF the class, but the organ.
,IauoH not having been perfected, no price
,S.,1 ss.aoIis ned 10 enter the class. The com
mlttee appointed al the last meeting ~ Ill,
tne cooperation OF all citizens favorable 20 me
Ooiects or the meeting was continued Tha
lnteung adIourned, subIect 10 the call of the
com mmIttee. "
SwIsDIER, THIEF AND DsAD-BRAr-LooE
tHf tCT hm.-A respectable looking and DIaus
Ible man, who registered his name AZ tns 4 rnion
Hotel IN Georgetown T.. q. smith, ana who
had with MIN a box. apparently containing
NalnaoIes. called at the livery stable OF r
Crult n Son. near the Rock creek bridge Mon
Gay morning. and hired a horse and buggy Al
Soclock a m, 10 be returned al one o'clock
p m OF that day. One O'Clock, two O'CLOCK
finally midnight came. and Smith dId NO, msSe
ms appearance at the stable nor the hoieI
MT: Richard CruIt. Jr., thought II time 10 be-
aohg a ai'er ms team, and sending a man
around TO The livery stables in Washington.
found that the horse aud buggy had oeen left
Al Buffers liyerv stable, on + street untiI
CARED ior, but the harness had been taken
eSVWnere Pursuing his nvestigations Mr.
CIuii found that the harness, which cost hIrn
Slub Eot lOrg since, and was worth mora thap
na1 that sum now, had beea sold by nan
VINO gave the name Of f. @. Howard e. Mr.
A1Gersop- harness maker, on 9th stres. flr
$40 The receipt was signed T.. q Howard
The box at the Union Hotel has been opened
found 10 contain nothing. and II is not likely
lnat smith, alias Howard, will call for IL
Lockout tor the swindler.
TENPERAScs--The usual weekly meeting of
Howard Division, ). of T was held last night,
SIlas Boyce. W p, presiding The regular
business of the order having been TRANSACT,
including the Initiation Of several members a
I-etss - Mss declared for social intercourse,
VINCE was OF very interesting nature thers
troII n.rs present very large number OF visitors
,sGIh ~. Slsler divisions. Ihe time allotted to
I.n Inls nsSins expired an original essay was de-
tNerva oy Mr. A. 7. MaupIn. This was fol-
lowed by song by Miss Z A. AndreUs.
piano duet by Mrs. e.. w. Dsnpjson and Miss
Andrews; song by Mr.. J L. II. w infiaid, ami
SNORT and pertinent remarks by A. J. Merritt
p W. Shelton. and E. NJ Bradley, q. w p
OF the District of Columbia. Ii was stated that
negot!a,Ions are IN progress for obtaining the
use OF me splendid hall over the Congregation
"a church, corner OF 10th and q streets tor
holding the meetings of the division, and il is
expected 70 De In readiness for that purpose
early II October.
ALARMS OF FIRK-Tne alarm of fire yestar.
Gay sl'ernoon, aoout5 o'clock. turned in from
box %, was occasioned by the burning Of a
leather oed IN the house OF Mr.. Eobs on New
1OTk avenue, between ith and 5th streets west
Ins ped was set on hre by children playing
win matches. and was exuuguIsned without
doing any further damage
The alarm of fire turned in about , N N,
today from box ~ was caused ny the burn
lrg OF some clothing In The attic OF the
building occupied by A. Ruppert as q con.
fecuonery store and bakery, an me southeast
corner OF Jth and streets The damage
was sIight, as the fire was extinguished win
q few buckets OF water, without calling into
service the Metropolitan Truck and Engines
No. and No. ,, which were promptly on
band,
CRiCKEr MATCH FOg The CHAMPIONSHIP
OF THR SOUTH--A match game of cricket was
played On Monday, September &. on the MadI-
son Base Ball Grounds, IN Btlumore, between
the Washington Cricket Club, OF this city, and
Criexe; Club were short five OF their best men,
aud had % AL their positions by base bali
players who acquitted themselves very we'll;
arc. owing 20 The excellent bowling OF Harris,
the gan- terminated in favor Of the Washing.
ten Cricket Club D. a total score In Two Inn
lIgs Of liS 70 n
DRIVING THROUGH TIE FUNERAL PROOFS
sIUN-OIhcer AtchisOn this morning arrested
G- SCEnsll, 4 brewer, living In2Cth street West
who drove through The funeral procession Of
tee late Secretary of War - day. Tue offender
was brought before Justice Schmidt, who found
hIIl guilty OF violation OF Corporation lay
Sc OF act OF October. lS5J, an imposed the
max z m nne CT Szu on him, besides giving
BIN free lecture abOu: his dIsrespsc:fuI con-
duet Tow ards the deceased.
BURNlNG OF ROBISsoN'S CIRCUS STEAMER
The nIe steamer Cusa, on whi.h the c,rSQs
row on exhibition Il ibis tity was carried on
the western waters, was burned IN Cincinnati
yesterday The boat, IN addition 10 a iiae
arena. had capacity for the cages OF the animals
attached - tne circus. Tue CusS was special
" cCrstruc ed Tor the exhibition Of this fine
show. and her loss will be lamsnted by the
amn-ement-loving people along the ONO and
Mississippi rivers.
RRCOyERY OF STOLEN WATCH-sbOut
ten days since, a gentleman attending a public
am sement II baltllnore city, was relieved OF
gold wa-Ch valued a, 500, Msssrs Smith.
Pearson & West took the casa IN hand. and
Traced the thief 20 this city. Yesterday Mr..
Pearson, % The Baltimore firm. arrived aud in
CONJUNCTION with Detective McDevit., of this
cI;y. succeeded in recovering tue watch from
aTawnbroksr, where 1t had oeer pledged.
BAsR BALL.-At the regular monthly meet
ing Of the JerersOs Base Ball Club, held last
ever ing the following officers Were elected for
The ensuing SIX months President, DanI
Byrne- Niee-Presldent, II Il. Bennett: Re ord
ing Secretary, A Finney; CORES pondlng Sec
reiaTy, Z. w. Hungerford; Treasurer, j. = An.
deIson; Directors. ID. Byrne, Anderson, Nc.
Clelland, Doyle, Finney