Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-30
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Condensed Locals.
Beware OF bogus {" Chicago sufferers.''
Inc next national police convention win be
The board appointed 10 examine into the
qualifications Of druggists viii soon begin their
labOrs.
OfBcer jackson, of tAeseventh precinct. found
the body Of a dead coloTed child at the corner OF
10th and G streets northwest this morning
A course Of lectures IN aid Of the national
Morse monument in this city will shortly be
announced, with Walt whitman as the first
lecturer.
The grand mission Of st. Peters (Catholie)
Church, which has been in progress for tue
weeks, closed last night. About two hundred
converts were baptized yesterday.
MT. III. n Aolly Is engaged to-day placing the
new teiegrafh instruments in the several police
headquarters.
AT a meeting Of the wonen,s Club on satur-
day evening, 10 was resolved that the chief and
cardinal remedy for the social evil lies in the
political enfraAchisement of women.
The Presidents new stable, below the Navy
Department, is being rapidly completed. The
roof Re now being put on, and it will soon be
The Fourth Baptist (colorec) Church, on r
street, near 18th, was dedicated yesterday. An
impressive sermon was preached by Rev. ID. W.
Anderson, pastor of the 1sth-street Baptist
Church.
St. Matthews Catholic Total Abstinence So
ciety met at Carroll Hall last night, and appro-
priated $40 for the relief of the Chicago orphan
Messrs. George Savage, W. p. Drew, Mr.. Dun
ming and Mr. Morton made addresses.
large number of Masons belonging to Leb-
anon Lodge, Not; Washington Cop1mandery
No. 1, and Columbia Chapter, No /, turned ont
to-day at one O'Clock to attend the funeral of the
late Peter Bergman, one of the Oldest members
OF the order in this District.
daughter of Mr. Petersen, deceased, in
whose house President Lincoln died, wants to
sell the pillow-ca pillow and bed-spreAd used
on the martyred Presidents death bed, to the
government for exhibition in the museum of the
Patent Office.
On Friday evening next there will be an
amateur theatrical entertainment at Wallis
Opera House, for the benefit OF the Epiph-
any Church Home. The ladies and gem
temen taking parts are wen known in Wash
lngton aociety, and the entertainment deserves
Workmen were employed yesterday in sinking
the circular pier or the Long Bridge in the
Georgetown channel. This is done by means of
row OF heavy iron screws passing through a
stationary wood framework above, and as fast
as the masonry work il built up the pier is
lowered down to Its proper place, a man being
seauoneo at each screw to regulate the descent.
The SCIErgIFIo LECTURE CoURsE-The
nTst lecture OF this course will be given on
"wednesday evening Of next week by Professor
samuel ID. Hiil@an, Of Dickinson College,
Carlisle, Pa. The subject will be, "The Descent
OF Man, or Our Race In Search of its Grand
fatheTs, sharp and somewhat humorous criti-
cism Of the Darwinian theory, the discussion of
which is now exciting so much interest among
the writer's on this subject, rs well among the
b
ly, Is losing ground, because of his extreme
views, which frequently rebound to his decided
disadvantage and become the subject for much
keen satire. Prof. Hillman is well known as one
OF the ablest contributors to the Methodist Quar-.
terry, the articles in which are always of a very
high standard. The sale of season tickets will
close early next week, and the diagram will re-
main open at Ballantyne's until Tuesday, No
vember 9TH. Parties who have purchased tick
cts from members of the association which
entitle them to reserved seats, should secure
them without delay.
SUDDEN DEATH.-About O'Clock this morn
ing eolored man named George Taylor fell
from the platform of the freight depot on Mary
land avenue in spasm, and Mr. T. III. Barron
who was near by, ran to his aid at once and used
all the means at hand to restore him, but failed,
and Taylor died in a few minutes after his fall
The coroner has been notified.
Ldter-Coroner Potter visited the first pre-
cinct station about one O'Clock, to hold an
inquest on the body, but deemed il unnecessary.
as it was evident that death was caused by apo
plexy.
ATTACHMENT OF wAGRs.-W WASHINGTON, d. c.,
October 26, 161-EdifOr Star: L would like to
ask, through the columns OF your valuable
paper, II party can lay an attachment on
the Information asked for you win confer great
favor ON WORKING MAN.
Yes-Magistrates now, (under a recent act of
the legislative Assembly, in any amount not
exceeding s1oo, may issue writs Of attachment
THE HANDBOOK FOR PosTMAsTERs is the
title Of useful pamphlet published by Messrs.
Judd 6 Detweiler. 1t is filed with valuable in
formation relative to the Post Office Department.
rates OF postage, rulings, &c,
ALASKA DIAMONDS set in gold; fine French
gilt, Oroide, Plated, Tortoise Shell, and jet
Jewelry, in all the new styles, at Prigg's jew
elry Store, No. 457 Pa. ave-, bet Ak and 9th SITS
THE following finance committee has been
appointed in the nth legislative district: George
Goodall, Perry Carson, Charles Marshall, VIM.
White, L. Karpellas " "