Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-08
Second Northumberland Days
work.


Tie Board Of Registration continued its ses-
'.oE ST tie city Hall until O'Clock p. NJ yester-
.iay. and registered a total of $50 votes, .3)3
WIRE and SO coIOred. distributed in the diff
ftTent districts as Follows:
Fl,l. WAi'eI card Dist. Wlii.s. cara.
l l......:.. e e B. q
3....-..... 8 - l4..........IO3 -
t--'.---... 50 u l5......-... % 3S
t.-'....... 90 3 l6.......... 20 II
t-..-.--.-- 8 - lS.......... - p
S...-......:5 u l9......-... Il
-. - 3n.......... 81 -
~ u-.'..''''- - - - 8! i
NlEety-slght corrected names will be added
70 tie published LIST which are not included in
Asditious make together with the first registra-
boE, total @: -5,lJ6 registered voters, with
Nli'e majority thus far Of 5.C54.
The registration for to-day at o'clock stood
a. 70 .lOvs.-lst district, 3; I'd. 50; Sd -. 4th
-; 5th, y Cth, Sc; 9Th, 10; sth, 30; 9th 2S 1Oth
lttl, =; 18th, a.; 18th, 90; 18th, &c, 10th, IS;
Zlsf, so I'D. 3l-tOtal, 6S.i. OF this number
about Oue-shird were colored. Everything is
progressing quietly and in order.
HOLY SATuRDAY-rI. Last Day Of Lsrf.-To-
DAY Is Holy SATURDAY, the last day of Lent, and
the Catholic and Episcopal churches; the entire
service being commemorative OF the burial OF
cur Lord Jesus Christ. In the Catholic church
tie reEeSing and blessing of the fire used BY
the church during the year was the first part OF
the ceremony. The fire is stack from int
or obtained by means of a lens. The paschal
candle was also blessed to day and placed upon
the altar The ether candies are lighted from
y 20 signify that from one blessed Lord proceeds
all light and holy doctrine. The blessing of the
patcksi candle is followed by the reading of
lessons from The holy scriptures called Propbe-
siss, ard the blessing OF the water used In bap-
tism. IN the Mass "GIOria in Fxcelsis' il sung
at which time the bells are rung and the organ
asain sounds for the FIRST time since HOLY
Thursday. Tomorrow IL Easter Sunday when
The church casts aside all emblems OF mourning
and celebrates with gladness and rejoicing the
cburehes-Csthoiic and EpiscopaI-which OBJ
serve Lent will to-morrow be of Q jubilant
character.
NsTrRALIZATloN OF DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
Aft SAILoss.-tor the benefit of those who
may not folly understand the law in reference
10 tins subject, We publish the second section
OF The act of Congress of 1sS2 in reference
thereto IL eDacts " That any alien of the ACE
OF twenty-one years and upwards who has en-
listed OF shall enlist in the army of the United
States, either the regular or volunteer forces,
snd has been OF shalt he hereafter honorabIv
discharged, mag be admitted TO become a citi-
zen Of the United States upon his petition
without sny previous declsr ation of his inten-
fion 20 become a citizen of the United States
and hat he shall not he required 10 prove more
" al one wears residence within the United
STATES previous 70 his application to become
such citizen. and that the court admitting such
aIen shall. IN addition 10 such proof OF resi-
GenCe ard good moral character ~ IL now pro-
weed BY law. be satisfied by competent proof
e. such person having been hOnOTabIv dis
chaIgec rem the service OF the United States
a. Aforesaid
1HE NATIONAL GUAEDs-The first COMPANY
OF National Guards of Washington. d. e -
ttolOTtl &. NJ Alexander. president b has b-en
recruited mp 70 It's MAXIMUM OF one hundred
and thirty men. A second company is being
org snIzed. and a meeting OF the members viii
Aeid al Harvey y Mars on + street, shortly
a thId company - being organized M t;eorye-
town. arC TIE projectors are meeting with signal
sG'ce>s II l. expected hat full regi me nj will
ie organized IN the District within SiStg days
Aeasurts are berg taken 10 secure the old
ATmOTy building or eth street. below the canal
ItT The use OF the companies. this building heinz
set apart by act OF Congress or March g. iSIT
Tor me accommodation at the volunteers and
militia OF the District OF Columbia, the storage
a. uOl hItsOt war, &c.
DEATB oF AZ ESTERPRlslNa YoJ-Se sVvpr-
sAS.-Ne earn with regret that Mr.. Henry H.
Freeman, GEOther-iI-law OF MIR. Edward Clark
architect U! the Capitol extension died in
Nassau, On. the fth OF March last SIr Frsa
man was the son OF Marshal Freeman OF R0s-
Ton: Massachusetts. VINO figured 20 con>picu-
eo>Iy many wears SINCE, IN the Burns fugitive
S4N- case IN that CITY. Although quite Young
man al the time OF has death he was the nTst
American who started mercantile housa on
,he AMOR river in China. de had been III
~hb consumption for a long while aud a. a
I"riCrn hope took trip 10 Nassau only 10 be
bT0ugtt home corpse last week. His body was
inferred IL Forrest Hill cemetery AZ Boston
Mass.
JUDeE PURCELL SONISATED.-A large meet
IEg was held on Friday evening last, al Dixon's
pendent peoples candidate for Delegate in
Congress Judge VIM. r. Purcell received the
unanimous vote OF the meeting. He returned
bis thanks in neat and ELOQUENT spAech
Y mi "a
the time had come when we ought to Law aside
patty Sufe ara live like brothers, Thar we
ought 70 remember Wsshington's farewell adj
uIe>>. and the kind words OF President Lincoln
vixen be SAID the "SOuth was misguided, but
we are all bTOthers-oB brothers - The ,Iudge
has many friends and they seem to be unite In
earnest.
Real ESTATE SALks.- MssSys. Fitch X Fox
itai estate brokers, have sold, for W. q. Gal
ant, a new tbrse-stOry bTlck dwelling with
two-stOry bark Building, containing ten rooms
on the west side OF 9th street between @ and y
Ia Judge ). W. Moore, OF the District bar for
= .too- AisO, lot 3. IN square 2iS, fronting >
1eet on street. near corner OF 18th by a dsptb
OF ~ feet. to Hon. Noah h. Swayne for a ga
$50, Tor Hon George Taylor, lots IS and So in
suo- square ~, fronting ~ feet on Vermont
avenue, near the intersection Of Massachusetts
avenue and NJ street, for Ss,7eD. Also a four
>toiy birch dwelling on 18th street, between r.
for eco. VS.
A'tlAfNI Al THE NAVY NARD.-EesfSrisy
aiterrOUn, about three o'clock, a saip carpsnter
named ChaTies Lambden. who was engaged in
Iianking the Ptrivnkle, fell from the stsg1ng
ci-tance OF about thirty feet breakirg hoth
leg and luluriDg himself internally Hs vas
taken 10 Providence hospital. Lambdep i a
Young man native OF Baltimore where be IA.
a vile add -four children.
iieEOS sHOoTiNG MATCH Is being arranged
bN u" halpshooteTs OF this city, TO take place
surne cav next week. al AnaIOstan island
There = to be ten entries, at SIOeach and the
long Island shooting rules have been adoI.teti.
tlve double birds will be let loose for each of
Tie parties COntending, a1ld I'VE double shots
shO~ed each one. The prize l. a fine double
taIIeI shot gun, valued 81 elJ0.
SAls ~ Two FINE CITY RRsIDgsCgs-
MeSs : huycs y Addison. real estate agents
pave Today sold the beautiful residence No.
- NJ street together with the lot IL occupies
10 Az master General X. W. Rrice for $50 600
IRE zane agents also effected sale this morning
OF mat large three story and mansard roof hricf
rshGehce5 No. llzS iitn street, for $40 600
EXCURSION TO THE fISHERIxs-Tha s+aan,ar
Arrow Will leave her wharf IN this civ -,
O'Clock to-mOrrov afternoon on an etcurs,nn 20
the Potomac fisheries twenty miles below mis-
CITY, and excursionists will have an Opportunity
Of seeing the ha0isrg OF an immense seine txo
miles loss worked by 100 meu and y horses