Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-07

SCIENTIFIC LRCTUEEs.-For the scientific
course at Lincoln Hall the coming season the
Lecture Committee of the Young Mems Cdris-
tan Association annouI CO the engayemLn ut of
the following eminent scientific mem Prof.
Henry Morton. OF Franklin institute, Philadel-
phia; Prof. b. Waterhous Hawkins, OF London
England; Prof Il. Silliman, OF Yale College
Prof. r. L.. loumaus, of New York, and Prof
Z. r. Chandler, Of Columbia College, New
York. The course will be opened Wednesday
evening, November 90, by Prof. Morton. who
gives four lectures on Light" given last win
ter before the Peabody Institute, Baltimore
and declared by the officers of the Institute to
9e tne pest ever gwen IN that city Professor
Hawkins has been engaged for three lectures
on Natural History" commencing December
II The course will be resumed January II,
ISL. with two lectures on "Chemistry" by
Prof. b. Silliman, OF Yale College. prasentiDy
practical truths as illustrated in EVERYDAY life
.uch as the topics OF I" The Air" 1.-The
Philosophy OF the Tea-kettle," &c, would
suggest. Professor Youmans lectures Janua-
~ 20 and p on the a. Correlation of Forces
These lectures attracted very great interest
when delivered at the Cooper Institute two
years ago. The course will close with two lee
lures February and 81 on water and petro-
leum by Prot. &. +. Chandler dean of the
faculty Of Columbia College, New York. The
pared analysis Of our Potomac water, exhibiting
the effects of its impurities on the human sys.
tenn when taken as fluid, &c. These lectures,
like the others, will be largely illustrated. The
committee also announce two extra lectures on
"Fact and Fiction" and "Curiosity," November
10th and 10th, by John Is. Cough. The price of
tickets is very reasonable, as may be seen by the
advertisement elsewhere. The lecture com.
mittee consists of r. III. Smith, u. knight, L. M
shepherd, e. H. Merwin.
CORPORATION APFAIRs.-The Auditor and
Comptroller Of the Corporation have taken pos
session of the new rooms recently fitted up for
the I'm in the City Hall-Mr. McKelden and his
clerks occupying the room in the northeast cor
ner OF the building, recently used by the Sur
yeyor, and the Comptroller the room adjoining
on the south, and his clerks the adjacent room,
recently occupied by the Tax Clerk. These
rooms have been carpeted, papered, painted
ard furnished, and well arr anged for the pur-
poses intended. The rush at the Auditors Office
of ersons who were employed on the corpora
ton work last year is nearly over and il is safe
10 say that the debts contracted by the Ward
Commissioners are'mostly approved. The Comp
troller has thus far drawn warrants for certifi-
Gates to the amount OF about $3.50 600.
SHERMAN AVENUE, through the lands laid
on a few years since north OF the city and west
Of ith street, is being graded and grayeled, and
IL will be line Improvement. This avenue
strikes boundary street, near 10th, and runs up
through valley to the road leading from I4ih
street. to the Soldiers Home, and when COM
Pleted the heavy grade on 9Th street NAV be
avoaded, and doubtless the new thoroughfare
VIII soon become popular drive.
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,plsNIsstD.-The grand jury have discharged
nonn freer and Thomas Hassett who were
under recogniZance TO answer the cba~oa 80
keeping