Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-16


BARLow's Art Gall yRY, ~ Pa. avenue.
TIVE PAssOvER--Dedt,d isoa Of q v,1y Place
~ WORSHIP To- dayy-The Hebrew Passoyer began
last night at sunset, and win be more or less Oh
served during tue next seven days. As is gem
orally known, the festival n in commemOrasion
oS the exodus Of the chosen people from Egypt
Mountaineering the fact that the In aelites had
TO pass through numerous subsequent emanci-
pstions in the course Of their chcckered history,
equally As important ID their well-beng and to
cipaiion from Egyptian bondage Ga mo-e than
tour thocsaRd years ago has always been re-
hgiousfy remembered by the ancient rice.
There n no lJnger the sacrifice OF the paschal
lamb, As used to be the cussom i'm the DAYS OF
Jerusalem, but around the hearth OF every jew
ish home lest night the Young were made &C
auainted WITH the history aud traditions or the
past, and even the lamb was no. totally forgot
ten The story of the deliyersnce from Egypt
was read TO the yodny orthodox lsraelites from
n small book called 'he "Hagadah." The Re-
form Is-aeltes have discarded IL, and with it
the ancient rites and customs which have made
the Passover one of the most peculiar Jewish
festivals. During the seven days commencing
to-day no leavened bread is eaten and all food
in which 1t is used ingredient is banished
from their homes. Unleavened bread or mat-otA
other food.
The new congregation, known as Adah Israel,
OF which ;. MuendheiIn is the minister, took
possession OF their new place of worship, No.
bs PENNSYLVANIA avenue, this morning at 8
prayers, followed by alecture by Rev. s. Muend-
hem very appropriate to the occasion, urging
praise of God, and not for purposes Of show.
The hall is small, and is very nicely arranged
Tor the purposes for which IL is intended. This
members. Mr.. j. Behrends is the president.
There were present this morning about 80
members.
The RkeIsTRATIoN.-F1h Day In the Seeoad
WGrd-Ihe registration was continued in the
Second Ward, at the Commissioner soifice New
York avenue, Yesterday, being the fifth day in
that ward At O'Clock there was a crowd OF
perhaps 20 in hne, and in half an hour the board
had taken C nameS-32 white and 81 coiorsd;
but snbsequentlyethe applicants came up slowly
and the board had but little to 10. Itwas stated
that the falling off was owing to the fact that
many were busiiy engaged i'm preparing for the
parade OF last night. One o. tae first To apply
was eolored man, who. on being questioned
fave .,.e hrs residence on the south side OF Rhode
or course rejected. Some singular names were
accorded, among others Anthony Dutch, Lemuel
m ,i; anu = Macbeth. Andrew johnson
applied for registration, but having lived at
Falls Church until q few months since he was
informed that he could not vote. A stutter-
Mo Moses Po-Po-Po-Polor Another was
asked how he spelt his name, and re-
Piled, "J-o-h,n, John; You know how de
HE name was recon ded, and the next question
was as to his residence, when he replied: .Bo-
Mr. CrossmanE"Tsat Wm,s do Son T Daoe M,
US where you live" Hays. {to a man outside
"HeTe, you mus tel me whar live desc folks
outsiders he was able to give his place of resi-.
denee, and he went of chucklinx at his final
succefs; Garret +. Long, deaf and dumb, re-
g>tered oy giving his name and residence on a
slate. Robert Edelin,, OF the SEVENTY Ward
wanted TO fc<tste-, because ne wouldn't be in
me GO rntry When the Board reached the Sew
enID ward out the regsstczs couldn't see il"
ne nufrcer registered daring yesse. day was
.SI-TO whites, and III colored-making the
total registration thus far 2,O51-I,O3i while,
l,ols eoiored.
POLICE WORK FOR THE LAST THREE
MOSTBs--From the report of A. e. Richards
Superintendent of Police, for the quarter end
ing March 3lst, 1870, il appears that Loco ar
54cs were males and a.s t ,ema 1e, o. which
married and ,i3S were single. OF the dispo-
sIiOa OF these cases l,f6 were dismissed, Ig0
were committed to Jail, l1O gave bail for court
4ol were committed TO the work house. l51 gave
security 10 keep the peace, were turned over to
inc military and s. were committed to jail IN
oefault OF security TO keep the peace. Fines
were imposed in ,6O2 cases amounting in All to
S59se.sl: Number of destitute persons furnish
ed with lodgings during the quarter LISA; lost
children restored to parents 70; persons buried
at the expense of the Corporations OF George
town, Washington and the Levy Court l2s dead
and abandoned infants found s; hires attended
20; inquests attended 3; nuisances abatsd PIG
Two gambling houses have been closed and the
occupants arrested and dealt with. During the
quarter two OF the force have resigned and ten
have been retired.
day, the last day OF the penitential season of
Lent g beirg appropriately observed in the
Catholic and Episcopal churches. In the
churches Of the former denomina Jon the bless
ing o. the water used in religious services took
Pl-ee THIS morning The pa.chal candle VS.
also blessed and placed UPON the altar, where IT
will remain until Trinity Sunday. The frsc
PaTt Of the services, this morning, were Of the
most solemn and impressive character, no bells
beirg rung or organ played until the Gloria in
ExceisiS was sung, when the bells were again
runS and the organ opened to announce to the
har he 0raQ Srfvol nf E.oSH
hand The emblems OF mourning removed
fEOm the affairs, and they are again decorated
o. our Lord Tomorrow. IN the CatIoiie. Eds
copal and Lutheran churches the services will
be particularly grand, and the music OF the
TBEASNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS Of Wash
mgton Commandery, No. l, Knights Templar,
with the following resulE--Sir Knight James
r. Wollard was elected Eminent Commander:
Sir Knight Robert A. Champion. Generalissi-
mo; Sir Knight James j. Barnes, Captain Gene
raj; Sir Knight James T. Hoover, Prelate; Sir
Knight J. W. Mckee, Senior Warden; Sir
Knight Il. G. Davis, Junior wrrden; Sir knight
William Bryan. Treasurer Sir knight warren
n. circuit. Recorder; Sir Knight III. %. Towles
Warder' Sir knight p. h Howe, Trustee. 1
a wAsHISereSIAN MURpkRRp IN Mrssrs-
sIPrI.-Sereeast Tuck, CHEZ OF police OF Jack
sor, MIS- who was shot and killed in that city
merchant, vita whom he was demonstrating for
oEstruetlng the Sidewalk, was native of Wash
ington city. He served during the war in the
1sSAaryland cavalry very croditably and AL
tesuards IN the OH Cnited Stsfas cavalry He
sned southern lady, and at the expiration
eI as trn OF service made Jackson his per ma
ntnt home. F~
....
DEATHS IN MAE1a.-Dr J. Il. Dexter Sec
Ieteiy VI the Board of ,Health. reports me
NUMBER OF deaths tor the month of March nj
-; " this number, a. died o. CONSUMPTION
Ahd 10 on pneumonia As were tess than 1--WE
y. on age; 2 from twenty to forty; Il from
ioiy 20 sixty; from eighty to ane hundred,
and over one hundrei years; 90 we're Whit
and 50 colored- - -
LIBRARIEs AT AUcrIoN.-By reference to
Cur ADVERTISEMENTS u win be seen thai Cooper
nafImer have now ON their shelyes akuperi0r
Ssieeton "a miscellaneous books. hang the
nbIsfiesof the late Chas. w. BoteleE and Q
iosneer Of the Argentine Legation. TIE eata-
Ioeess are now ready for Cfs}ribution and we
Fouid ADVISE. the publie to stteCd "A the - son
Tor me sale OF books Is nearly 81 = close. : II