Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-23
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL n e W S.
Pro,ident Aid Saciety.

FroNldent Aid Society.
Ameeting Of the directors Of the association
Tor the Improvement Of The condition OF the
poor was held AT the Central Office las eve nisx
Dr. Peter Parker President, and Col. James r.
OBeirne, Secretary.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Solomons was
adopted requesting MAJOR Richards, Superin.
tsnde nj of PoIce, instruct the police force to
promptly report all cases of extreme destitution
10 member of the Visiting Committee nearest
the locality, and that the general agent supply
each police station with a complete list Of the
Visiting Committee and their residences.
together with blank forms suitable for calling
the at;en tion of the visitor to tue same.
a letter was read from Mr.. &. b. Bailey, Sec
Rotary of the Washington Gas-light Cornpsny,
asking that some one he appointed to confer
with hIm in regard to the manner OF delivering
the donation of Coo bushels of coke recently
made by the company. On motion OF Mr..
TustiD, ycte.Cf thanks was rendered, and the
general agent appointed 10 confer with the Sec
Ie.ary in rassro 10 its distribution. Tie gene
raj scent was directed 20 distribute the coke
equally smonR the yards of the city.
The question OF compensation to the agent
and assistant was discussed, and ON notion O.
MI Shepherd the salary Was fl Xei at 800, and
assIs ant 50 per month
communicates was received from T. L.
SaEeld. Assistant Superintendent az Kendall
Green L 1rrocks- n reference 20 coalition of
parties living there, aud Mr.. Browne stated
that RE barracks IVES on the boundary line and
sshsd wEC tSer he 81 ould give them relief He
vas INSTRUCT. TO use his discretion IN the mai
A letter WAS received rom the Executive
tormHfse of the Home Industrial School
,snhg ald, ana y was re.e' red 20 MessTS.
DIXON shepherd. and Browpe.
The 1mmittee on the report of the Genera
agent submitted Their report in which they
enooIs me employ me- u branch ucder tie
direction of Rev George A. Hal: recommend
cd extra appropriation Of go to III Fourth an,
seventh Wards, and approve of most of the
sugg' stions made ny the General Agent.
Mrs. Dixon of the Cofnmitiee before Con-
gress, reported that the Corr mIttee had done
their duty, and a bill h"I been introdrce~' :.
Congress makiug an appropriation for the relief
would soon be PISSED
On motion. s3G from each ward was appro-
priated out Of the treasury for the purpose of
present week.
Mr.. Browne spoke of the NEE ing Of visitors
and de the following susgesLOns: Toap-
Tor women; 10 furnish the visitors with a small
sum of money 6sch. 10 supply pre- 'sipg ne c~s.
sites of destitute persons; rnd TO map out The
various wards INFO districts.
The Chair STATED that these matters woaId
come under the direction of the General
Agent.
Misses Dixon, Justin. and O'Beirne were ap.
pointed TO make arrangements for the ladies'
sewing society.
DR.. Joseph Walsh spoke of the dest,tu-ion
IN the Sixth Ward, and Mr.. McGlue made a
costing that there should be more OF them -one
each In the Fourth and Sixth Wards.
The General Agent was instructed to select q
point Tor the soup house, and establish the
same. Adjourned.
FATAL ACCIDsNT.-Abeut6 O'Clock last eve
ming jeremiah Ipdermauer, residing at Y7i ID
street, tetwt en- 9th and 7th streets, fell down
the steps from the third to the second story of
ms dweil'pg, and broke his collar bone His
VIE bearing the noise produced by the fall.
went TO sscertaIn the cause, when Sue found
hlm lying al the foot of the stairs, in senseless
eondlnon- She at once summoned assIstanca
and bad him csrIied up stairs, where DIR. Ire.
was summoned and pronounced his neck
broken. DIR. Potter. coroner, held an inquest
over the body at IL o'clock to-day, the verdict
OF the jury being, after an In investigation of the
Iacis, IN accordance with the above statement
Mr.. lndermauer was a native of Switzerland,
but has been resident of this city for about
forty years. He was employed at the arsenal
until old age The being 81 years OLD at the time
OF bis DEATH compelled him TO abandon hard
labor. He was men Der of the German Evan.
GENIAL Lutheran Church. CDR. Finckel's,) in
me Flrst Ward, and also a member of the Ger
man Benevolent Association.
ATTEMPTED FRAUD William A. Tinnev
was arrested yesterday and brought before ms
uCe Shepherd on tie charge of endeayorIpo
10 deffaud Robert g. Blaine of the sum of s.O9
ID rs moving from a certain store on Seventh
avenue, an amount If property held by the slid
blaine on deed of trust These goods II ia
charged, were placed at an auction store 10 ha
SOLD, for the purpose OF deiTaudinG Blame of
Try Tor his appearance to-day at 2 o'clock to
answer me charge, which he contends Is un.
rust. He Gle ms thar during his absence from
that city few days, his store was entered and
all nis valuable stock taken therefrom by plr-
ths holding deeds of trust thereon; all of which
DC Claims was Illegal and in violation OF law.
Tne goods are at the auction store, advertised
10 De sold on Tuesday next.
TIE SECOND LECTURE Of Rev. DR.. Ander-
don, late OF oxford. ENGLAND. will Dc delivered
tomorrow evening at Carroll Hall. his subject
being "Ritualism," and the proceeds will be
devoted 10 the clothing and education of indi-
gent boys under care of the Young Citholics'
Friend Society. DIR. A. is one of the most
learned clergvmen of England, and thoroughly
uDds-s'snds his SUBJECT, which is now occupy
ing so much attention. HIS lecture last Sun.
day evening was listened 10 by large and an.
Pree'afe audience, and no doubt the hall will
o. crowded tomorrow evening To hear him
upon "Ritualism." The number OF children
now under c1re Of the Young Catholics Friend
Soeieiy is very large, and il is to b. hoped the
lecture season just Inaugurated will be q sue.
oessful one.
CASE DIsHIssED.-The charge Of embszzlinx
fands belonging TO the Hahnemann LIE InsuT
anee Company, CT Cleveland, alleged against
w Clark, snd which was partially heard
before Justice Shepherd some DAYS SINCE was
aealn calico mp for further Investigation before
toe serce Justice Yesterday. Clark appeared
with his coansei, nv FerdsN. who asked for
TIE discharge OF his client, as the amount of ms
ihoeo toneSS was not as great as represented,
AND settlement had been agreed upon bet tween
them; besides which II wss then past the hour
Get Tor lhe hearing Of the case, and the wit.
nssses Tor the prosecution had not vet an.
peared Upon these grounds Justice Shep herd
dismissed the case.
MODERN LITERATURE--T folloving
unique eh usion, picked up on the street. adj.
dressed 10 one Of our public school teachers, we
copy verbatim:
"MlsSers - IleeZe eckskuse phorr
s'eaIsn hom day fore yersturday beakawse he
wars ohiailen ldst1ILej ! hoame phorr ne after
had tot Goe tur the Offiss pbor- his farthur
didn't git psi"d oph Sadsy. Oblyge mis.urs
- washgtnrn DC"
Petroleum Nssbv, Josh Billings, and other
WRITER'S Of thar style, Will have to hide their
diminished heads before this new candidate tor
literary honors.
KUN OvrR--Ies'eIday morning, a little
eoiored boy named Char les Cunningham aged
ven ysars, was severely injured about his BODY
oy being run over by a grocer wagon near the
corner Of Massac usetts avenue and Ist ,traer
ne was Crossing the street. and in atteu pt,ne
10 nprry out OF the way of the wagon stu "a bled
snd ieIi- when the driver being unable to rein
Up Ms team, the vehicle passed over the nm
Iorunaue youths body, breaking one OF his
rlns and otherwise infiictinc Internal in iures
Ire services of physician were soon pro-
Cured, and every attention required was rem
cered.
FRArKENAL VISIT. - Tomorrow King
Dayld's Lodge, Il. B., (Sons OF tie Covenanti
OF baltimore. will arrive here on a f-aternal
vat 20 the Lodges Of the Bistrict-EIisha.