Evening star., 1870-02-12

"a Dreams Of DelusiOn,n " MatrimOny,o and
"Aetress by Daylight"
LINCOLN HALL. - Lecture by DIR. Davis.
Travels IN Central Asia, &c.
CARROLL HALL-Fair for st. Patriek's
Church.
WAUGH CHAPEL.-F Fair and Festival.
WHITEa JRsr GALLERY.-Mammoth Ilumi-
mated War Views, and other Magnificent Repre-
sentations, every evening at X O'Clock.
SMITH & STRoSs's ART GALLERY, 2i5 st.
MARKRIrER's Arr GALLERY. 4ss 7th street.
BARLow's AKr GALLERY, Isl Pa avenue.
DESTRUCTION OF GovERSMEST BONDS, ,NoTgs
AND CURRENCY PLATEs.-IesteTday morning
Senator Thayer, Ex-Congresman Halsey OF New
.Jersey II. Hammond, of the Secretary of the
Treasurys Office; 5. Guthrie, of the Treasurer's
ofice; L. ID. Moore, of the Registers office; w.
p Sherman. Of the Internal Revenue Bureau
and A :. Pratt, of this eity, the O. nmittee an
pointed by the Secretary of the Treasury to de
stroy number of currency, bond, stamp and
other plates, of no further use 10 the Depart-
ment, assembled for that purpose in the foundry
of the Navy Yard, ami the plates, contained in
thirty-four boxes and weighing nearly five tons.
were melted in abOut two hours and run out into
pigs The plates of bonds and currency were
from the American, National and Continental!
Bank Note Companies; ll3 were of revenle
stamps, and had previously been Cancelled at the
Department in the presence of the committee
the engraving beInG totally obliterated. full
and complete schedule of the denomination.
number and letter of the plates was made to be.
hled at the Department.
INTERESTING INSURANCE CAsE.-Yesterlav
in the Circuit Court of the District as stated In
last evenings STAR, the case of Campbell vs.
American Popular Life Insurance Company
was taken up. This is an action To recover the
amount of life policy in the American Popular
company for 5000 on the life of Nath H.
CamPbeI, who died of apoplexy; the defense
Claiming that the death of the insured was of a
disease created or aggravated by intenperance,
and that the sUrgeon-in-chief of the COMPANY
had deeioed so. Judge Cartier decided that the
he vrh seh raFa 20, ~.
geon OF the company question of fact as to the
cause OF the death of the insured. was void by
reason Of public policy, which referred such
questions to the courts, and not to an Official of
the corporation Interested Before the close OF
the testimony the court adjourned.
BANNER PREsENTATIoy.-Syracus Lodge
No. 10, Knights of Pythias, were last night
presented with banner by the ladies of this
city The exercises took place at their hall on
Seventh and ID streets The presentation speech
was made by Mrs. Nellie King, and responded
to on the part of the lodge by p. T.. Donald
AcCathran. Speeches were also male by p. c.
a Il; Cavis, p s. O., q. NJ. Barton, G. q. Fred
G. Calvert, and Supreme Chancellor Samuel
Read, after which Refreshments were served
and the following songs sungin chorus: "Unitet
we stand, "Grand rallying song" .'Closng
ode- The banner Is made of red and blue silk
trimmed with gold fringe. Upon il is painted
the picture of Knight in armor with a child i'm
MS q, arms, and the motto ''Trust me in F. c. and
and by whom presented.
MARY LEE, the eolored woman who was so
oadly injured a few nights since by being
knocked down and robbed lies in a very dam
gerOus condition. Yesterday morning the phy-
slcians in charge of Campbell Hospital per
formed an operation on her, when il was fund
that her skull is badly fractured She has not
been IN a condition to confront the colored man.
Geo. Slim, charged with assaulting her. He
remains In custody until further Developments
In the case
THE MECHANICS STATE COUNCIL met last
hlght, r. CorcOran president and j. ID. BontZ
secretary. Delegates and credentials were re-
eeiyed from various trade organizations Seye-
al ,sn ie.'eps on encouragement from trade sOcie-
ties In Baltimore and other places were real
The secretary was instructed to correspond with
the different trade associations not represented
and request them TO send delegates to the COun-
Gil. Adjourned.
CoLORED GIRLS IN THE GOVERNMENT PRINT
ING OFFICE--On account of the necessity for
increased facilities for ruling paper AT the Gov
ernElent printing Office. four new machines have
Just been erected, and Ii is understood that Su-
Perlntendent Clapp proposes to work them with
colored women. Already two colored females
have entered upon their duties and two more
viii soon be employed.
The BAL D'ENFANT's COSTUME OF Prof L. G.
Marlni TO his pupils, on Tuesday evening next
will be one of the most attractive affairs of the
season, and a novel sight. Every arrangement
Is being made by the Professor for the Comfort
and pleasure of all who attend, and no doubt
the hall will be well filled by Older persons to
see the fancy costumes of the little ones and
Low they enjoy themselves
hIsCEGENATIoS.-Yesterd John r. Graves.
white man, from Virginia, appeared at the
clerks ofiiee of the court with a mulatto woman
who gave her name Lucy Jane Pointlexter
and asked for license to marry her, which was
given him. He stated that he had been living
with the woman several years, and she had six
children whom he desired to legitimize and
therefore had concluded to marry their mother
SAVE THE AsHEs-Now that the cold weather
Is upon US, We hope every housekeeper will take
care to save all wood ashes that come from the
hres OF the house If there are any now at hand,
put them around the fruit trees or hpOn the
garden They will serve good purpose in either
place. Even coal ashes are worth saving: they
are good around apple trees and upon the gar
den walks.
JUVENILE PIPERs ARREsTED.-James Haw-
kins Wm- Holmes, Joseph Lee and Jack Clark
colored boys, were arrested last night by Otficer
Fitzpatrick, for larceny Of lead pipe and sent
to jail for hearing by Justice Chase. These
bows were caught with quantity of pipe in
their possession, which they had beat up so as to
destroy the original shape.
The VISIT OF THE MoNARcH.',-Admiral
Dahigren, commandant of the Navy Yard YES
terday issued orders that the tugs Mercury and
Iriana. Mate LOmax and Master Buck be put
IN readiness and leave here tomorrow for An
napolis. 10 act as tenders to the British war
steamer Monarch, which is expected; to anchor
on the Naval Academy about Thursday next.
In OUR REPORT OF the reg llar monthly meet
ing of the board of trustees of the Freedmen's
Savings Bank in yesterdays STAR the net gain
Tor the month was enormously given in the
statement sent to as $3.50, Instead of StI :
$3.50, as il should have been, shown by sub
tracing the total of drafts from the total OF de-
posits-
The FAIR AT CARROLL HALL, for the benefit
Of St Patriek's church, will be continued until
next Thursday evening, in order to dispose of
the many useful and ornamental articles with
which the tables are filed Everything is done
To make the fair room attractive, and a visit
thereto will not be regretted by any one.
N
Mr. NJ L. HILLENGs, for several years past
connected with the telegraph line of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, and for long time past
the operator at the depot in this city, left here
last evening for Lake City, Florida to take a
position on the Cuban telegraph, (sub- -marine.)
OCR FCN-LovIyG CITIZENS will be Glad tn
learn that the grand comic panorama of the re-
moval Of the capital commences at the White
hurst Gallery this evening. This is an enter
tainment which Washington people will of
course take particular interest in.
SALE OF REAL EsTATE-Fitch & Fox real
estate brokers and auctioneers here sold for
Mlnam Barnett, of Baltimore, north half of lot
II, IN SUBDIVISION of square 465. with fmprove