Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-18


Ginning age. At last Fsther, Thou who hast 50
many blessings, also grant me, Thy servant Thy
heavenly blessing in my new sphere of action.
Thou who hast made for me way through
ocean, let me pray Thee, also find way TO { he
hearts Of my congregation. FaYor me with
health and freseness OF spirit in osier that my
iabors may be successful as well In this syna-
| gogue as also at school, and whether DIV stay In
this place may be OF long or short duration,
| until the last moment; grant me strenge ktnacX
ing of the high priest, Aaron. The Lord bless
Thee and keep Thee. The Lord make His face
| to shine upon Thee and be gracious unto Thee
The Lord lift up His countenance and grant
EDITOR STAR: In your paper of last evening
1t Is stated that bill has passed the House in
Cruelty to Animals" We are very glad that
Congress has found time to do this. Such 90
ciety IL much needed in Washington. There
are in the upper stories Of at least two of our
big marble buildings large number of people
working under such conditions of heated air
and poisoned atmosphere that, If report says
LILLY, tne victims taken with commissions or
summer, in the dead-letter Office, out of force
OF seventy there were but about twenty able to
De on duty. Others were at home, victims to
oraln FEVER, &c, &c. We have been told that
In one room of the Printing Bureau there are a
hundred people beside the machines and that
one woman received an appointment to work
lutely was compelled to give it up because She
could not 60 between the machines! -
Now, whether Congress won't approximate
money 10 provide more room for these en-
ployes OF this large government, or whether the
heads OF departments chose to have marble
and mirrors abundant, and provisions for life
ana health scanty, we do not know; nor shall
we trouble ouselves now to find out, for this
" Society for the Prevention nf Cruelty to An
1mals" Is to be " fixed fact in Washington
They will attend to it. we are sure. Let us
nope they VIII before the summer heats are
upon us in full force. -
Washington, june 49, 1870. H.C.I
ANOTHER ITEM OF BowRN's INpEBrRpNRss-
The Register having called on Mr.. Donegan.
Surveyor, for detailed account of estimates of
cost furnished contractors for work done under
t d corporation In opening and grading streets
curing the year, the latter officer makes return
amounting in the aggregate to SS9,357 80. The
Register shows that there has been paid on said
account si2e56 81, leaving balance due to the
inciude work done by days labor system under
the several ward commissioners.
MR.. A. f. L. KEKsR, insurance agent.
whose name was mentioned i'm a suit for insur-
ance on the life of Mr.. Roth, withheld from his
widow, has called upon us to explain that the
one hundred dollars withheld was not the
amount due on insurance. but that il was
money said to be due from benevolent asso-
ciation, as FUNERAL expenses, of which the
deceased was member, and that the sum was
ton that sick dues had been improperly drawn.
HE TRULY RURAL AT THE WEST END-A
First Ward correspondent writes us that some
OF the elite OF that section of the city are ac
customed daily to exhibit their bedclothing to |
an admiring public from their second-story
front windows; and adds: " Sheets and pillows
gently waving In the morning breezes certainly |
present quite picturesque appearance, besides |
Delng quite suggestive of the joys of a simple |
and uncOnstrained rural life"
- WHEREFORE ART THOU RoNRo.-Yesterday. |
omcer Conhell arrested young colored thief |
named Romeo Herbert, jr., on the charge of |
stealing pocket book from his father, and he |
was committed to Jail for court by Justice |
thompson This Romeo seems to be an incor-
tigiDle young thief, having been in Jail several
tlmes-once for stealing horse and wagon from
the Northern Market.
hor!-ThermOmeter at Hempler's, optician.
i53 Pennsylvania avenue, at O'Clock this after,
noon, stood at 80 degrees in the shade.