Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-19
Interesting Hrhrr.Y Rifs.

At IL o'cloc X to-day. tn ri'e Vt circumcision
was performed az ~ 7idsnoe OF Dir. :. Wolf (ot
he FIRM Of Wolf & Hart,) No. 53i II stree, tn,
subject beng IN Intaut OF Mr.. W III. named
AoClpn Grant. This rate, according IA cds-
tom, rs ann I.Stared eight days after birth
The occasion Dire " together 4 ma nosr CT pro n
lHent gen lrmsB, among them Senator's Will
hams snd Patsrson. OF II Ran-ssantI-
!l''S - u,veii, Butter Of Tenn, talljn, ia d.
Bingham aud Orth; Gen. Badelu, who repre-
scented Gen. Grant, aud bore All appTJpT
letter from HIM. I'r Br0adhsai. SecOad >mr-
trollsr: Hon. +. II. French, Second Auditor;
Gen. J.1rieS. Register OF the Tn-asury, Hon.
VIM. Helmick Col Alexander. Ma srs. Black
man, r fhhp, As. solomon. NJ Bartlett, Hon.
y. G Riddle, Rev. Mr. Shar,nau, Of tae UNI
tartan Church, and Gen. Bailo u.
Al the appointed hour the Noaul 90 Sur
geonl DR.. Brirdenosch. of PhIIidelpna, an
noun>ed himself ready Tor III seTyIe--lut
Two candles oeing brought in and hsh'si on
the table near two chairs sitting toSetner, De
placed on his head a blsck velvet C Az aud over
ms shoulders n scarf Of white material with
black stripes, and The quorum of Israelite took
thelr rcsilons 2rouni him, with their heads
covered wh'Ir b" read prayer for the bleS> n
Oh the child Wine was here poured ia glass,.
aud hauded 70 The quorum. also a portion
n silver cup. in which was placed piece Of
Iiuen, and The knife. with blade about
n or inches I'm Length, round poin'-
'", was produced from case, as also
materials for binding mp the wound.
At has point the nurse appe l-ed N the 11,-
~ me room with the child on pillow. az A.
was hen by tue Noun! aAd placed Ia ne arm
o. re grandfather Nh Ham, wh-4 gre 0u-r5l-
non "as prr.ormod. The IJnIl 3r esTgsop
L't| i al anU Ter payer, Tue re- n1us Bang
~ 0b tue 4ataer aud a. an Hru.l. -sI rae
enid having brsn Ce,U-ssi - tn 4ur>-. ta-
company fetuI ned - he par'0.s 20 s., El.c-
IN HIg CANT Tppa-- W. >ar agt. Ut v.l-r -r
conn ny p3Trc0k, and Il was comm .a--f a...
c.os'o %ita payer 5y Dr. Br-G-uh sca, "a
"a. icon, "hp 10y ,Ls y y, = spetIauy ela-
ci't p1rfo1 n his ri .e.
EEInfuanNaf
Genesis ny II. OH - i4Jl verse p, aud aRs rsygl-
Gov - the present day. th, idrli gt>.g.t.y u q
II always ne'ug made lie oc.1stou Of iure'
r'Jo eng, !e1stiUg, &c., As -ue nIr'a OF MA e
elIt IS reEardea - a.Jrh Of faro. Ot n
Almighty.
TIE quorum OF Ten required by ue7ra "a
c0mpo- by Me ISIS SOipm1Es. ia Wolf l.
pppeHbsImer, Baar, Ailsr, Bl0ut, GusdD.I
.ss,,at sn. NrntGsIIn, II. 10. n.,h-. OfOl.p, ana
;, Iaiman. Il InaI.p 'h' IT, Two relative,
OF the t'piily, " 10 eva here FOR tue expra..
purposes.
PAVEMENT or PE, SsTLyAyIA AvESUg.-
senator Patterson. ~ Ny IL amp MR. from
the D>tTlCt Com mt;cr, reporf d OIL % DTs-
VIDE or The paving OF Penasylvtula uy-uq-.
WAich I1ssed To tcond .sIGIrg Il Great.
Edward Cl:rs. chi - G.. II Capitol En-
sloui y. Il. = Ut4ett. Supervising ArCGli-c' g.
~" Treasury tx ansioai Saylcs J. Bow-n.
Mayor Of " Arlington: ami brewer BrIga.ia
IL NJ. MIChler, Engineer in charge of Pab!i,
Euldll * ana Grounds, a commiss I0u 20 selre,
ed ct:eTmin" HI 0 g: k'Hd Of pavement - b.
used In paving Pennsylvania avenue. aud &
have I'd tEoroughiare paved tn rewltl from
Inc moth west gate of tue Capitol grounds to
the crossing Of Fitfc,nth stree wesl Tn
commission II to m Ct within ten days after
the passage OF the az and organiZ,, and with u
tlir'y Gays liter organizing snail determine.
az Oh the paving - ba ds-u, and contract for
the afae, and have goCl and su fficiaut bond
eat.red, and approved by the ChI.f Justice o.
tie SupF"m me Court of the District of Columoia
Tor n" faithful performance of sad contract
Inc COST OF laying down sad pavem mt SHAH
he borne ana Ia d tor in the folio wing manner.
BY he Washin gton and George IOWA railway
comI any. for tina. portion OF the work iytgg
between he tracks of their roat. and for :: dts
lance Ct two feet on each side thereof hy IN
owners ofprivdte properly lying and abaling
on SAID Penn sylysbIa avenue, Il sd in propo--
ton ~ r. u iroI'I,e 'ast IN, foE that portion
OF the york IA ton. Of tb~,r los parts OF To-
l. 9m he cur iin. OF 8. Il avenue Jgsnty-txr
f2G) zee CItwGT. ~ the CBrpDratiOn OF Wash
Ing'on, for the nj .Ts-ct'ous OF all nurn.-s
streets including ihe sidewalks, 20 -he buildtng
lire. tar Residue Of 'yIIrn. lying ne .vssn to-
raTi paid Tor by piIFa' oHu--S and IA. pa.
for ty b. RAILWAY company shan b. paii 10
~ the tLI'sd states Cow rntna II. Wa I
public rest, Fatic.s 'TCut o. band on sai.
T.! hsH VIENNA "Fenu', OF where avenue e..
ett' rcd SIT - lUfrr- L., All rga-ya. au
intersections bat ~ 9lG E. 2 - -, g 81 -.
n ~ o. me ttI.t" t--, p-oF.l-i ~ '".
cost 3 lVl.Z Sad payne. s4R.f u--as- -
sum q - per square ya-d
!yFERAL or a MINIS rER.-Ths Ianeral o
TIE lr;- Il '. }. ..eI ton b, Jggn. a~>og.ar. pa
tex 81 tCu; d.y Church. tcux pllee tro-n IN.
church - cay at IL O'Clock. TIE bul!.Iag wa
30 crowded hat hire was hardly s,aAdin
room and iha funeral serN ices-,1a-lstinC o
pray6 and TIE singing Of p =! we're con
GUCt b. ~ .ar.vus ministers, Of whom ta~
were i grea' many present. rhn tpuera. -
mon was preached ty V. DIR. WLilar
LdEafds, OF idl LAT )r-. % which e'cn o:
tie reverend = Lrruau VI the platform
paid ihes t....I.e 10 he -gOr of the de-
p1It'd, and = a rot -'ioGs attastlu- NJ
- - ID an TNa ratvr4
q .aTIous ministers OF mas lash in ia
cry Z. t.s Gea.h wee nd and adCn. q
TIE vast audience then pas ed around 10y ~
coffin TO take last view of the deG. ass /, Ia
organ play Irg 4 '-Se ia the An while Tia
body va creased III a walnut cOitia cover
with black cloth, with heavy silver handle
AKA on The lii was a pil'e Inscribed with Ia.
rame and ass OF the GscPasrG, the plafn Deiaz
sncirc,d 18th wreath, and Two large crosses.
all of immort lles. briUr CT ether end of "a.
comm. The pall-beareTs we're Rev Mes7rs
Green Emory, and T. JOyrr. aud thr mem
Drrs OF lie AdSCuic fra lily. DaleyatlOu-
ir'm various Ma op 2 I. 7,ns in t1e Dis,-i-.
were present - al.o ~. JOan's Lod 70, mud
whose auspices the far, r-i vas conducted "A,
or With ceased had long been a member
he funeral proceed - Oak Hill Cem-,.r-.
where the remains were deposited 70 await
Er-I lAteI.ceut-
MEMORIAL MEETING IN HONOR or THap
IEUe STEyESs -l>laei Church on South tJta.
'Cl street, near The CapitO,, was pa,ktd ia
everiig With an immense aGlieucs, p1rC'I
y hite and pasily cOiorad i being the occ ~.
ci a memorial meeting in bOuor of the ~
badc, Us S'eyPns. Rrv. Mr.. S'rIngar open
The meeting with PRAYER, after Whicd the de
iFnated cha. rNd Rev. MT q lIptat. took ~
cnalr. and after explaining In. Colec.s OF Ia
T1"''tnC. 81 1 u few words honor OF tn
iilt S'IiUEs dec ass q. nd introduced Rev. Wa
=. Matthew'S, OF BaI'imor-, VINO offered r.
iuflt n Expressive Of sue grief OF tn COLI
race "a tn loss # 50 true I Ind as rnadu-s-
stevens, and pi"C gIng Themselves - eyer ea-.-
IN 4" = I'm aud loving regard for his me.apr-
he resolutions ETer- adcpted, aad the O4St b..
e tte evening, JOHN N Llugs on. va into
duc.d MI. l. delivered wT.ren aIar,-..
lOTFS yinE the gr. - achievements of The d.
cehscO, au0 Tevi lew ing the events of the sew
" SIX years ia which Mr.. Stevens lived. TO-
the fugitive slave law OF t.J3 10 the impa tci
msnt of Andrew johnson, '.stiil acnDg Pc
Ident If the UIi."d Safes and clio ing with
glow ing euiocy oi the virtues OF the DECEASED
Pref srOr taSbon, Of this city, Robert PGrviS.
Il PhiladTi phi1, hon. q. w StTiu ger, OF Mi
sisstpli, Hon II. NJ Turner, of Georgia, Geo
!. Downing, John T. Waugh, and Mr. Powell,
editor Il the Ah'i-NoUerg Standard, foll D yeu a.
euloGistic remarks OF the deceased, and af;ec 4
collection was taken up. the meeting adJourn-i.
PETITION FOR MANUAaUs.-Mr. +. L. stan
ton, as attorney for w. W. Harding and Y. Il
Painter, has flied in the courts OF the District
petitIon for a maHdamus to compel ). ). Rlaer
Henry Hart. Gilbert Vsnder werker. Jarnss