Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-01

BkIR's rArCY GODS HsrAELIeHMBHr i

STk0IED.
About TI4 O'Clock last night a ire wac dis
ssvered in the fancy goods store Of Mr.. Lewis
fssT, No. IA Market Space, and Officer Nc
oathrsn ran TO police headquarters, where an
alarm Mas struck from bGx IS, aud the ire DE-
yr,nent Was quickly on the ground. When
uncovered, the flames had gained considerable
way, and the contents of the store being of
An innamable character, the fire spread rapidly.
tse engines getting into service 1t wss soon
s2s been destroyed. Mir. Bars loss is yery
sesvy, he having within the past few DAYS made
large additions 70 his stock. He had Q number
Of singers Sewing Machines on hand The
goods IN the store of Mr.. VI. Silver No. TO adj
70 Ding. were some hat ia mayed by water ami
sae 'front.' OF the store BY fire, and in moving
seme OF his furniture he lost some by break age.
He store OF Mr.. Heller, No. us, was not dam
seed' except by the breakage OF the front win.
M Baar's loss IL claimed BY some 10 ba avsr
So coo, but IL cannot be ascertained until an
inventory is taken, as some goods in boxes
.hieh sIpSar Low TO be entirely destroyed
nav be bat little damaged His stock was in
,ur6G for SljOG0-S,I,0. in the National Union
company, AZ this city: and the balance in for
siER eompanies-shick NAV he able TO coyer his
bae-. Dir. Silver, il Is said. loses TO the amount
sf 81, 200 or g, 0On
The building is owned bv Mr.. W. B. Kibbey.
ssd may be fully repaired FOR few thousanf
collars. The IRE is believed to have originsted
rem the stove, which, few minutes before,
Was Boticed BY persons to be red hot. The police
we're promptly on hand, and, under Lieutenant
SkippOn, rendered good service in connection
with the FIRE department.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION OF rBR car
pfviL CLUB-At meeting OF the members OF
Ae carnival Committee, last nj ght, IL was unani-
nessiy agreed upon 70 form q permanent
ottznlz atlon Tor the purpose OF giving An
annual carnival and Jese at the capital Of the
Emitted States, on such day or days OF each wear
A. nay hereafter be agreed upon. This must
Sford our citizens cAnse for corgratulatiop
Az annual gathering in our city or such a null
m a aaf.s off h,
VIII 20 much TO move prejudice, insure pro-
sreSs, concentrate capital, and make the capital
fs.IOn beauty and rssth een Tss OF co p0lfss
eve much TO Messrs. A. X. Shepherd j. W.
Jhempeon. n. A. Willard, Hallet kilbourn, H.
g. FAINT, William s. Huntington, NJ. W. Gait,
A. 5. Solomons, George s. Gideon l. w
beteier, II. l.. Hume, VIM. Wall, s. s. Smoot
arthur Shepherd; Adolph CLUES, and that
Diskson, and others equally enterprising,
fsr the zeal and unrAgging industry with which
sLey prosecuted the late carnival TO success;
md now they have added another obliga. ion by
sAe additional responsibility which they have
81 making the carnival An annual fe.e. This re-
sponsbihty wiz be more readily appreciated
when We state that these gentlemen are now
compelled TO put their hands in their pockets
and Pay several thousand dollars, in the shape
81 nils presented to the committee on account
o. The recent festival. The new organization
consists Of A r. shepherd, president; j. w.
Thompson, vice president; and Geo. 8. Gideon;
general secretary.
TIE THIATREs.-The dashing Lydia Thomp-
sen and her troupe OF well trained burlesquers
cennnue 10 draw large audiences at the Nation
Al Theatre. LYDIA makes q dsshins Sir Rupert,
in the I" Nsiad Queen" and the comicalitv OF
Der sepeechal, Beckett, IS irresistible. "a lit
re Dorsense now and then Is good thing And
those Who 90 TO see the burlesquers merely to
be amused, and not TO find fault have abundant
feot LOT nlTth IN the savings and doings OF the
COMPANY. Inc "Saiad Queen" for the last
tune TO night.
The Drummer Boy is drawing well at Walls
hPera House, and all who attend are well-pIeased
a. the performance. Many stirring scenes OF
lhe war are presented in effective style. Home.
me parting Tecr uiting, the march and drill,
camp az night. the strife of battle the wounded
upon the field, the stockade prison suffering
and death, are among the scenes which are so
,lydly presented as 70 draw tears from many
o. tte veterans, who are reminded of the try
rsE times through which they have passed an
hboGld see The Drummer Boy"
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1HE NATIONAL CAPITAL REAL EsrArr A.
s"CIATIoS met al the Board OF Trade Rooms !
aste'ehiDg, and adopted the constitution here
foiore referred TO in The STAR. with An amsnd- |
hent requiring the attorney of the ASCOT alton
70 give bond III the penal sum OF - 600 for the
faithful diseh sTge OF bis duties and one proyd-
lbs tLat any member may apply to the board OF
managers for the purchase for him of Any spe- |
che piece Of property after the expiration of six
ssonth>, instead OF one year. A special meeting
VII De held on Monday evening next at the |
Bssro OF Trade rooms for the election Of officers
tor the ensuing rear. No member who has not |
PAID bis initiation fee will be permitted 20 vote
a. the election. About $40 shares have alreaSv
ieen 'aksni and II is expected that before the /
hist regular meeting fully 5000 will have been !
subscribed for.
TEE soC1IBLE vi the Iowa Republican Asso- |
citation, at Masonic Temple last night, was /
great success, both in the number OF distin- |
suished people present and in the management. |
Among the ladies present were Miss Ella White, |
Miss Vickie Scott, Mrs Jennie Andrews, Mss
Florence Aspsr, Miss Belle Smith, Mrs, Wee
ley White, Mrs Thatcher, Mrs. Yates, Miss
siOille Smith, and great many others. Among
the gentlemen were Hon. Chas. Pomeroy, Col. |
Geo. Covte, Senator Howell, Senztor-elect Geo.
b. Wright, Gov. Merrill, Mayor Emery. Hon.
jackson orr, Hon. -. Sutherland Hon L.
Strickland, Hon. O. Parsons, Hon. NJ. II. wal
den, Hon. A. MoSher. i. p. q. Poulton Gen q.
". CLARK, Hon. Joel Asper, Hon Willis Drum
sond. Hon !. j. Martin, and Psymaster Stan
ton, [. =. A.
OIDIEEs HoNE>TEAD HErTING.-A meeting
Vas held last night at the Homes,s0I Champion
once, IN the interest of the SOLDIERS Homestead
law, Hon. ~ NJ Crebbs in the chair. AMI Hon.
~ p Hodnett secretary. The following were
appointed a committee 20 wait upon the Senate
and ask them 10 pass the House bill granting
the sold ers q Homestead. General Hugh Game.
fOD, John p. HOdnett and Colonel y. VI Leav-
snwoTth. AlsO, tie following committee to
collect and distribute information 10 soldiers in
regard TO public lands: Hon. j. n. Crebbs, Hon.
y. ". Hay, General Hugh Cameron, Colonel d.
= Curtiss. John p. Hodnett, W. X. Laughlin,
Charles FaIquhaT, Colonel j. II. Leaven worth
and VIM. Major.
SANS OF RIAL EsTATE-Thos F. wayga-
man, real estate broker and auctIoneer has
sold part OF Tot :, IN square psi, improved BIZ
t~O-stOIy frame house, TO Mitchell & Fiske tor
SID.
Messrs. Fitch & Fox, real estate brokers'
lave sold for Hon. George Taylor lot - +. in ills
subdivision OF part OF square IA. fronting 40
feet on Vermont avenue. between l. and VI
streets, and containing S,G5j square feet, for
S5,5ij.
METHODIST fPIsCoPAI Cos FBRHxCIs.-The
Virginia Conference of the NJ T.. Church al
lourneu its third annual session in Alexandria
on MONDAY last, and the eight -se 70 nth session
OF the Baltimore annual Conference Vas COM
Genced IN Broadway Church, Baltimore, at 3
oeiock THIS TninS, Bishop James preslded.
The Washington Conferences NJ y (:bnrch aiso
assembled IN Frederick City this morning Az
O'Clock, Bsshop simpson presidink
HoRsR TANING-Ses the Interesting ad,er-
ttsemenr OF Prof. PrAtt, the eat horse u ainsr
whose "tent school" 10 located a. the corner OF
Pennsylvania avenue and Il !, str set opposite
the Jenness Houee. Hts sKhibitioHs are very
interesting 70 all who have charge Of horses.
SAN CoLLYrg, the pugiiist, is in town and
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