Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Y...................April q, 1870.
LOCAL NEWS.
Amusements, de.
NATIONAL THEATKR.-Lotts in the 'tListle
Detective"
ODD FELLOWS HALL.-Musical and Dramatic
Entertainment by Sons % JOnsdab
LINCOLN HALL.-Reading by James E Mar
dock.
CoRNERSEvENTH AND ID SUPERINTENDENT
Ben" the educated hog.
wHITKHURsT GALLERY--GraRd Prize PIANO.
rsmic Exhibition, every evening, this week only.
SMITB's ART GALLERY, 2i5 st.
MARKKITER's ART GALLERY, 4s6 It'll street.
BARLow's AIR GaLLscT. ga Pa. avenue
TIE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT - Religious
.Jubtiss Yesterday VA honor Of he Ratification
Is-asl VI. l.. Church, south OF the Capitol was
filed with a large audience yesterday morning
the occasion being a religious celebration of the
ratification Of the fifteenth anne ndunent. The
exercises opened with the singing Of a HYMN
followed by prayer by Rev. MIR. Watkins. ..His
People are Free was then eXcelently sung by
an Octette of ladies and gentlemen, after which
MIR. George 7. Downing made a few remarks
explaining the object of their assembling there
and diiating on the benefits to accrue to the
cOlOred race and mankind generally from the
passage Of the fifteenth amendment which he
claimed would open the workshops and music
hals OF the country 10 people of all races and
countries He then introduced j. Sella Martin
the orator OF the day, who spoke at length on
the vast debt OF gratitude due by the colored
race TO Congress. At the conclusion of Mr.
Martini remarks Prof. YasbOn re ad an ode com
posed for the occasion Mr.. Downing then gave
the ssn,lment God bless President Giant to
which the cOngre gation responded by rising. The
choir then rendered My Country It's of Thee y
and after the benedictiOn by Rev. Mr.. Watkins
the congregation dispersed amid the strains of
"Old Hundred
THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE SERGEANT
NAIKFE.-NFStpT1aV there W ia Iaro,
turnout of the Masonic and Odd Fellows
Lodges 20 attend the funeral of Sergeant Wal
ker. The MaSOns and Knights Templar
marched from their Hall to the late residence of
the deceased, where they were Joined by the
Odd Fellows. The remains were borne by pail
bearers, two each from the police, knights Tenn
plar. MaSOnS and Odd Fellows to the hearse
and thence the procession moved on to Foundry
Church, where the funeral sermon was preached,
by Rev DR.. Gibson, after which the beautiful
IemPiaT service was read by Eminent Com
mander G. W. Hancock, assisted by Rev j. L.
Ashby, PreIate, and the officers of the Com
mandeTy. The Masonic Choir, under Professor
Holmes, sung some appropriate music with fine
effect, with Professor Schell at the organ After
the services here were over, the remains were
taken 10 the Congressional Cemetery, followed
by long procession of friends of deceased and
placed IN vault, after the Masonic rites had
IeG IRENE ,tneaISed by St Johns Lodge, No. II. c.
l. Iatoen, Master. and that OF the Odd Fellows,
by Rev. =. ii. Sweet. A detachment of tiftv
ponce were In the line. under Lieut Noonan
ne Marine Band furnished the music. Nj
Ah'nehy buehly was the undertaken.
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COLoRED DEsPERADo-H t1Es, N H,,,,
BVe, Assaults The Husband, is arrested. Tries 10
Escape, and as Shot By Police OD5cer.-On Satp-
day evening. about IL O'Clock, a coll =
named VIM. III. Hayes, commit Ired man
julius Zee, b. cutting h' with n an ,, On
Hayes IL Is aliers1 p.d Laer, It i,h hn a,
y bo ,Ui ne time past, and the latter went to
ne in Chew's Alley, between First and
s,oUsn anu an, anu streets, 10 demand MS legal
g. re- I, 49, " M ~ naIes reIuseu 10
SSosi,iys ,r ue, ne, n nun. peSonlng 700
ariaS b haSss 1oIhIOTt, ne khoeked the az
SeTy rongbIv Zee sTs,r' uowi anu ireated MN MN
tice Minis and ob,a;,aet = S =, . M ~, %
~, ~ e.. fs oe.iIeu Warrant LOT hayes,
S Veei DIoNil aIres.ed MN, ana, after ex-
JaniSer taoI - 80 I'M ~, =; 70 co[I- On,cer
tbers he Evnl N ~ Jai, o . IN eVhteyll MN
nj "ioA0 away anu uIeu 10 escape; Inc
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q his pistol at
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csoh,TI makers AT hnnt shop, near the Capt.
t ~. lne anIay has resultsu fatally; wagner.
Ine party aAssSuIteG, having died yesterday
molhlhs; SC,CHSr fCtteI was hOtined; ana at
tnIee CLOCK held an inquest upon the body OF
wagner: A pest ~Crtsna examination revealed
Ihe Iact that his skull was badly fractured;
causing Inflammation OF the brain which proved
iatal- III was also shown that Wagner and
DasenbrOek had dlhculty Oh the day of the
anray winch led tome assault. The jury found
that the deeeaseu came 10 ms death by blow
from hammer IN the hands OF Bernard Dasen-
brsek. y. ID. Barrett has been engaged for
6iOck Is IN JAN having been committed by
oIsuee hAhuS 10 await Iurther eNahihatlOn.
1HE REGULAR SoLDiERs-On Saturday
evening meeting OF soldiers OF the regular
army was held az mon League HAN, when the
chairman, air' John Leary, stated the object TO
pe 70 near the report OF committee appointed
Al q late meeting 10 present memorial to Con-
gress asking that the soldiers OF the regular
army be placed upon the same footing as volun-
teers In regard 10 bounty Capt Miller, chair.
man OF The committee, reported that they had
PeIiOImeu the uutS asst Shed theIn, anu mad met
Win grea' announcement; several members OF
congress, among whom was Gen Negley, had
tention. On motion, MeSSrs. Il. A Brennan,
Chas. ShafisT, W. III. Mccoy and Edward ID.
Kennedy were appointed additional members of
the committee Short speeches were made by
Messrs- Brennan and Kennedy, and the meeting
hnafnr nod