Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-01

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narkrtef's Art Gallery. iss It'll street.
bsriOws Gallery Of OIL Paintings, 1886 Penn
'5'An.a s'enue-New pictures jast reserved.
SUiCIrE OF A You've MARRIED wo~Ay -
nav loRk - HG Has; aad "a Wastizg,og.-
young Married woman OF Southern birth,
HAmef amy " ~ Anderson. Ouly twenty-three
wears OF age, and OF EEe personal appearance,
sLo las been living for TIE past three weeks at
he clearinghouse vi a Mrs. Graham, No. has
hroadTay, View York, committed su!cide yes
stances. ON several occasions she has been
seed with fts. said TO he Of eVlleptic char
SSteT, and night before last she was attacked
Edward Seguin, of West Fwenty-frst street
vas called in. "a he bent over her he heard
ne sharp report Of q pistO'. aud on max ny al
Inyss;Ig atom Re found that Sic had shot heTseIf
through the heart win a sm all pistol which She
Atid N her rigbt hand. II appears ths. the sui
.seItiy Ni'h one hand h8rCd her breast and with
the other pressed the fatal weapon close TO her
itart. No motive can be assigned for the act
aHhongh II - supposed that sue was not well
provided wIth money. When her room wss
s'aTched a card was found with A reguest writ
ten aI0n " that Information or her suicide
mig % be te'eSrsphed 50 her husband in Wash
IHt'C3. Ihese particulars we obtain from the
New Np-E POSI- which says nothing is Known
'stre OF the lady 'anteeedents
PAIN SUNDAY AND Holy wzsK-Te n1rrow
beng the Sunday before Easter is Palm Sun
on me road 20 Jerusalem when Christ made his
iTiumphal entry into that c.ty, and the services
N TIE Roman Cat gOlic, Episcopal and Luthe-
Tan tIUI chSs VII be commemorative OF that
event. The ceremony of blessing palms ON that
say in the Catholic churches and distributing
HEN 10 the people generally takes place before
ube Il On mass an dnIiDg the masses the entire
passion Of Christ is either read or chanted. The
week following II Holy Week. and the Services
Gu w dnesday, Thursday. Good Friday ami
hoiy Saturday are characterized by the
greatest solemnity and the absence CT ali orna-
EeDtS for the alt&Zs. and in many o. the Episco-
pa, shItehss on Friday the chaneel Is draped
N black. The pictures and ornaments in the
CaLOlss churches are covered. and no instru
mental music l. allowed from the high n ass ON
TO IhaISdsy until the same hour on sstur-
GAY Ia-ter SUNDAY closes the solemn season
eLent With rejoicing and services commence
satve 81 the triumphant resurrection OF ihe
Saviour.
TEE GERMAN PEACE JTBILKs.-On Easter
honday our German fellOE-citizens, in COM
non with Others throughout the country will
hzve grand jubilee here to celebrate the res
tcrs7 on OF peace IN Europe. There VII be a
sIana procession IN tbs city, n which all the
eerman assoei ltioDs and some OF hers will par
nclIate: and IN the evening the SchuetZen
faIk viii be the scene of q large gathering.
VIE snep sJdIe<es will be delivered in German
Htnt Baron GeIOlt, the North German Minis
ter Who has beer recalled, and will return TO
~ nSnis ~ May, oy callips at his house, when
TIE CHAIRMAN OF the committee OF arrspgsments
ano otAtr gentlemen will express on behalf OF
OCT cat zers their regret at parting with hin.
ToCsIkBRaTETBECo CONSTITUTIONAL xyNn-
ftNTs- mass meeting of ex-s1Idier, and
ssioIs was held last night, for the purpose OF
Aas ng aTran ye ment for a public eslahration
~ honor OF the fourteenth and hfteenth amend.
No -. Cot Ptrrv CarsOn presided and q Y
Ih1r- aeted a. secretary. Committees were
sptoihtec 20 make the necessary arrsngements
ana 10 call meeting AZ Mon League ali on
"wednesday night, to which all soldiers saiiors
anu e y, =, are Invited Resolutions indorsng
III. ID and - "
Ac'P'eC- The following il the COMMITTEES nj
arrange msBts &C. u. Fisher Perry Carson
s an, wayne James Young,J H Moore Herr
psi'sI and Geo. Newman
-. - Yesterday by Major Elliott
foT labor ana tools to exec. ~O.A on the Wash
irg'on squeduet. under existing app. %
HE award Will not be made known unit. ~
proved Of BY the chief engineer of the arIny 4
The names Of the bidders are "a follows Lee |
~ DCheTty, Edward Pulaski & CO., Walls & |
60, and Thomas Lucas. The proposals for |
common labor az Great Eaiis and Tunnel Ne. I
ranged fTOm L = cents TO . cents per hour per
nan; Tor the same, az the receiving and distTib-
Etins reservoirs, from II cents to l. cents; for
u g. cents: IOT bTicklsyers work for the same
from 81 cents 10 a., cents. and for horse cart |
and driver for the same, from IS. cents 10 81 |
cents.
iSrusTRIAL HOME SCHoOL.-A meeting was
held last night a. No. Hos 18th street, TO hear
a "a
sious meeting 70 make Z. arrange ments for pub
lie entertainment FOR the benefit OF the school.
hF. DUNCAN. on behalf o. the COMMITTEES re-
ported that II was proposed 20 have two eve
nIngs with the poets and authors" a. Nf.:zerofs
Hall. on May 2d snd3d. Articles N manufactured
ny the children and gifts from friends will be
on sale al the hall d1ring the laws nameI.
ne IeIolt was accepted, and committees ap-
POINTED 70 maze arrangements for the enter
tsinIlent.
JUsTTCE.--In the case reported Yesterday OF
The arrest OF q eolored man named Townsend
by officer sullivan, for larceny OF articles from
the wardrobe OF Walls opera House and the
Subsequent recovery of them from the pawn
chop of Mr.. BuTnstiDe, II is proper 30 state that
Mr.. Burnstine's shop as not searched by the
of1cer. When the goeds were offered for sale
Mr.. B.. suspeCting that all was not right sent to
MAJOR Richards ior an officer 70 arrest Town
,end, and delivered the goods to the officer
voluntarily.
ALI FOoLs' DAY.-Ths first OF April IA.
somehow been eopsecrsted 10 practical ioki ng
Papers are pinned 20 coat tails: packages OF
apparent value are found on the Pavement, but
found 20 contain ashes instead OF tea. brickbats
ins-esa OF buttons. Goals instead of iegelry or
shsvings Instead OF greenbscks. bows are sent
on strange errands after ri geCns milk or strap
oil, newspapers detail astounding tidings and
hoaHss are the order of the'dsy. And 80 = has
been from time I'm me moral, but whv or whsre-
tore no one knows.
NOVEL SCENE.-A Monday morning between .
and 10 O'Clock. "Forepaugr's Geological and
Equestrian Aggres alton, =" viii appear IN pro-
eeSsion on the AvenIe. pair of elephants.
rohed i'm velvet, a herd OF camsls. a drove OF
hlliputian ponies, i2S matched horses and
long line OF cages, preceded nv the great
Egyptian chariot, containing a fine band will
constitute some of the features. This capital
show Will give exhibitions every afternoon and
niIhr next week on the Government IOf 9Th
street, near the canal. Zee advertise menf
A WOMAN MISSING Last wetlnesIav a
German woman. named Augusta Roth a wi
dow, who lives AZ 10 eth street. hetseen q and
n streets. and vhO k6eps a stand in the North
erB market, lett her home about II o'clock
siBce which time nothing has been heard OF
ber- She wore green plaid dress aud black
lace bonnet. - = believed that her mind is not
entirely right. a. this j. The second time abe
has wandered away. She has Al only am who
isveTy much distressed about her absence.
BALTIMORE AND Potomac RATLROsD-The
grading N tins comfy, above here Is being re
paired, preparatory 70 laying OF the rails which
Will certainly he commenced as soon a. the
Wsatber becomes a little rore settled Henry
n. C1rter, ESG the resislsst engineer here for
sore time pa>t, Leaves NJ IN a few dsys 70 take
charge OF the Long Bridge work near Washing
ton--PTiEc Georgian.