Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-23

the following order ;-Desachment Mounted
Police; Band Of 4&th u. s. infantry; General
A. Grant, commanding, and staff; Executive
Board Of the BOYS in Blue, District of Column
bia; Brig. Gen. J. Bell Adams and staff, CON
handing hrst nrlsade, composed of a company
in Blue, Col. q. H. Holden, from the NAVY
Yard and Good Hope; 4th regiment Col A NJ
Dyson, from the Seventh Ward: 5th regiment
WARDS; Georgetown brass band at the head of
the ID regiment, Col Chas. Fisher; 6th rsei
ment Col. Blunt; ID regiment, Col George W.
Haiton; TN regiment, Col. VIM. JoIce
The line Of march was taken up about e:2O
10 new jersey avenue, TO 1 street, 70 the resi-
dence OF Gen. Grant. Here the President elect
was waved on by committee, and coming to
MS door found that IL was Impossible 10 ad-
dress the crowd, and therefore said to the com.
nlttee;-"lt Is in possible for me to be heard
peiore TINS vast crowd; you will convey to the
thanks for Their kind consideration. am
pleased to see them celebrating the anniver-
sary CT the birth of the Father of our country
again thanking you, bid you good night"
Leaving Gen Grants the procession plss-d
along To 9th, to II, in front OF the residence OF
Nay Bowen, who was Justify ch cred. down
.th TO l. TO 9Th, 10 +, to 1ith, 10 H, 20 1.tl,
h3lting IN front of the residence OF Vie Pre- l.
d. Mt elect Colfax. Col. Clarke introdu ced Mr.
u. " NO thanked the m tor the com liment they
bad paid him in calling upon him. They han
ntly selected The birthday of hun who was The
Father OF his Country 10 pay their respects IL
one W no mad, with the assistance of tue brave
volunteers, served IT upon tue bioOd-stain-d
field. He expressed the fullest .ith that the
administration OF General Grant would equal
their expo Citations, for it wo AID oring peace,
and peace would be the prot eli VI of the rIgn-
of all. Congratularng them that in ten day.
they wouls. witness the Inauguration, on the
poruco OF the Capitol. of General Grant, he
closed by again thanking them for the VISIT
The line was reformed, moving down Penn
sylvania avenue To ID street, and through ID
street TO 10th, and thence into Pennsyivanit
avenue again. The heas OF the column was
nalttd at "a street, and al few min utes before
II o'clock the parade was disnissed.
Every thing passed of quietly and harmo
niousiy, and the demonstration was highly
creditaole 10 the Boys in Blue.
MEETING OF FIRE CoMMIssIoNRRs.-Yas
terday afternoon a meeting OF the Fire Com
missioners was held AT the Ci'y Hall, when |, n-
following members were present: J. W
Geo. ". GoOdalI. communication wa,
submitted by the chief relating to the bousing
OF Mantua Hook and Ladder Company of
Philadelphia, proposing to house the apparatus
at Union eDgIne-house Also. one from Mrs
Crery. at the Industrial Home school, propos-
Ing To furnish accom- modations 1T the Home on
the AZ Of March to a limited number OF guests
Also, one from w. T.. Stuart Of Lexington v,
respecting the purchase Of q hand fire-enyine
Several bills were ordered to be paid, and he
Secretary instructed to procure a half-doz an
chairs for the use of the Fire Commissioners.
Mr.. Gorbutt nominated Thomas TT mpson rs
supern Itinerary OF Union company No I, which
was confirmed. Mr.. j. W. thompson moved
that the resolution be rescinded reIstin; to the
election of Mr.. TAFT as chief IN arshal on the 3rh
OF March by the fremep, which was adopted
by the board some time since declaring said ap.
pointment void, owing TO Mr.. TAFT not being a
meunb Der OF the department. After discussion
the resolution was not res cinded-Mr. Tnomp
son voting in the Affirmative.
You've MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
FAIL.-This far was opened last evening in
the new building OF the sssocia ION, corner OF
9th snd II streets. Three spaciors sto-as have
been elegantly fitted up, ana present a bril-.
liant appearance. The various churchpz of the
city We their ibles, most of them devoted TO
fincy article :, but one OF them is specially de.
voted 10 works of art, and another 10 10 Wers
Inc ,alr Will be open daily, from noon to 10 p
m. The supper room will h. oyel for lunch
IRON IL 10 O'clock a. m, an" ~ oper from
iI.9 p. m. There is no charge for admission
TO the srPpef room; The lady directors of the
falT e1e Mrs. Nv. Denham Mrs M. Stickney
Mss T. Caum"ck. Mrs. ]. X. Nourse, Mr.. o.
q. Howard Mrs. NJ. T.. Merrick, Mrs wheeler
Mrs. Bascom, Mrs. Patrick, Mrs. q. M. Head
Mr. Kellogg, Mrs. j. T.. Lewis. Miss With
crow, Mis- Flint.
FORTY Hours DEVOTION The forty hours
devotion to the Bles sed Sacrament, which com.
me lced at st. Matthew'S Church on SUNDAY
morning, closed this morning with Grand H 20
Mass, Rev. Father Mccarthy c-leorant with
Kew; Father Lilly IS deacon and Rev. Father
Msekin sub-deacon. The services since tue
beginning have been of the most impressive
character. there being over fifteen HUNDRED
Communicates The choir 'hIs morning, uad-r
Proi L. T. Cannon, sang Haydn Mass No. :,
with Prof Csulfield at the organ After Mass
the procession was formed and marched
through the church with the Blessed Sacra-
ment- While The Solemn services were chanted
The altar was BEAUTIFULLY decorated, and light
cd win hundreds OF candles. The usuaI even
Ing service will be held this evening and an
interesting lecture give by Father Lilly.
MERMAID AMONGST Us.-B w. Reed 4
Sons have On exhibition at their store on r
street, near 18th, curiosity which attracts
much attention. IT being mermaid sent here
from Japan-one of the only three in the coun.
ny IL Is shout IS inches in length. the boiy
bearing close resemblance to the yelIoN
perch, excepting that row OF bones appear
Of the fish should appear two arms grow out,
ABOUT ~ or J inches in length, at the end of
which are well defined hands, with long tai.
ons The 'critter" has head about the size of
4 walnut, very similar TO the hun an head aud
attached 10 the body by an exceedingly sm al
neck. The mermaid has been visited Dy hun-
dreds OF persons.
DKCRBR OF DIVORCE fms morning Judee
Oiln In the Equity Court made a decree d.
ysTolng Dallas &. Thomas from the bonds %
matr mony with Caspar s. Thomas, giving he
the custody Of her child Charlotte The M
iit'oner sets forth that she was married to de
fendaDis September 9Th, 1854, by Rev A ]
BuTnetie In Baltimore, that they lived together
t"o YEARS tndt In 1907 De become very lnten
pc ate and constantly neglected her a1d final
ly abandoning her; that he commit d adm cry
WIN a woman nampd Ami. Hamilton, at a
hoJse on 18th street, IN the winter # l-o7 and
WIN other women in the same house. Mr. r.
A. Davis appeared for the petitioner, and the
testimony was taken by Mr.. X. K Elliot,
special commissioner.
We REGRET TO LkAtS that Thomas G
Marsh, formerly of this CITY, died in Richilud
Center, Wisconsin on the 18Th instant, Of con-
sumption, in the 2Oih year of his age M
Marsh was formerly a reporter for the STAR
and by the faithful dis charge OF hIs aties I'D
DIS kindness of heart won the respect an -
TEEN OF all associated with him. H was b1-n
IN Sandusky, Ohio, aad shortly af,erward- Ia.
parents died OF cholera. W thin day OF @-cb
other, LEAVING him entirely frendIess He came
"a this city In 1906 and remained here until June
last, when he returned TO Wisconsin hoping 10
recover his falling health. While IN this city
he became member Of the Fourth Presbyteri-
an church and died il that faith.
BIDS FOR STREET LAMPs.-To-day the
mayor opened, at his office, bids for furnishing
street lamps, rs follows :-George w Goodali,
lamp posts 81. globe lamps 80, TIN do. s.; F.
A Schneider, posts Sl1 g. globe So tin 81:
White q Bro posts 40 81; Alexander Scbilling
posts and lamps el6 60; Fetut. Dripps Il O.,
SIZE. George r. Leland, globe lamps, with
names Of streets, &9.6s; F.. H. Steysr poets and
s1o.75, SO, 80, $3.50.
NOTORIOUS TBIKy CAPTURsp.-Yesterd
TWO colored men entered the dry goods store O,
N. NJ. ]. Page, corner Of 18th and street and
while one engaged the proprietor in conearva-
ton, the other who gave his name as Henry
Prather alias Jacobs pi ksd up three or four
n md Of oE H.