Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-06
Condensed ga-aJs

See advertise Tleut.
The Americas Yacht Club have appointed a
crT.U.ltteC 10 visit Bat more Ph7lsdeirhia and
ure yacht Tor the club.
~ tls fourth monthly meeting Of The Repub-
&c Saving aDd BEi!dinC Association, last even
ing, Z - res t~C,23G} were advanced upon
a. an average premium Of rs per cent.
Gen Eaton. commissioner ~ education, and
several members of the board Of school trustees
~ thts city have gone to Boston 10 attend the
nsnonal educational conventiqh
De annual Cxc-T--OH Of the Bank ne ssen-
gers, - AXE Iiace go CTS mont August 18th,
fsOnises TO be. IS Heretofore, a thoroughly en-
Carpenters are employed to-day IN erecting
the stand in front of the City Han for the Gree
icy and BTowR ratification Meeting On Thursday
u GTolEtliess ruE1OT was prevalent this morn
lrg. th1t Sidney v. Herbert, rCCeEtiv nCuine-
go tor The House Of Delegates in the 2lst dis-
iTlcJ, had declined in favor OF e. NJ. barton.
Il +. Grant writer rs correcting q port 81
TIE convention which nominated Gen On IMaE
where TIE rar"e q. William Fletcher REpCars a.
ne'eg7te rem the 5tE district IN plSce OF his
cwn.
The Rev. pr. Hutton. OF the Church Of the
Ascension, VII 70 = reported res " LiF rector
EMP n a lew months, TOT TIE purpose OF Cpeniur
ieIase seminary in Montgomery county
a shower OF -netsors MAJ Re looked for s,r,o-
tIns between the 1eta and he 18th o. the res
fnt month They may lie looked for in yain
hoWevc.. Should they take notion to shoot in
d.. =. y. Bowen, ofthis city, says that his
IamG w3s forged % the CaTd which recently sp-
Feared II a morning paper from colOred men
VINO intes.i TO support Greeley. be SAYS that
he claims the right 10 think fo- himself, and
shall vote iOT Grant and Wilson.
The festival for the orphan boys o. st. Joseph's
Asylum at the Schuetzen Park tomorrow and
next day shoulC not be forgotten. The orphans
are actually N want of the necessaries OF life,
End their grateful prayers will ascend for those
Who help then now.
Superintendent Bennett NJ. Reese has been
uet~ched from the Battle Ground cemetery,
SOL % arnA =.
National cemeteEy, at Annapolis. in place OF
Super ntendent Augustus ArmbTecht, who has
hsCE detached fToEi that cemetery. and ordered
~ that near the Soldiers Home.
Rev. Dr. l.. y. DEInkhOuse. of thu 9th-street
NJ L. clarCh, Who is EOw ca tour OF TeCrea-
ti0i, al yho has been quite i'll. Is much better.
Last week he was nj Niagara Falls. aad is now
stopping With Lis relatives in Aubura. y. z,
where he viii remain about three weeks and
then return 20 y ashingtcn.
Z H. SL1ita. who for some time has been day
watchTnan acthe western entrance OF the Treas
nry building, has been signed to clerical duty
IA the stationery division uu6er Mr.. 4. =. Sturte-
want D2yiS tiC1se and Rie,l ard Bennett have
been temporarily appointed watchmen in the
We have received long Communication from
BENJAMIN T. Bel il relation to The stone battle
near UDiOntown OF Sunday last between HIM
sell and coiOred ElsH named BlaCkston, "a re-
port of which skiE1aisS appeared IL Yesterdays
STiE.) in which he Genies that he atte,n uted TO
snatch the whisky bottle from Blsekston al
Though he says he 6iiconsent TO take drink ''to
m.
and wanted 70 arrest him a. an escaped lunatlc
He represents Blsckston a. the aggressor
throughout and himself as the aggrieved party.
Allied CRUEL TREATMENT OF A LAD Ry
HIS GvAEDIAN.-Y esterday, a bill was fled in
TIE special term by julia Bart and Catherine
bOnOh9, through Mr.. s. ID. WILLIAMSON, sttor-
ney, asking the court to Intervene to prevent a
lad named John A. Beylen froE, being sent to
the Industrial School, near Baltimore. The
petitioners show no relationship, but alIege that
Of lima ,r%h Of
real estate, and a like amount OF personal prop
erty; that one ". j. Warren is his guardian,
and that the father requested the latter TO place
the son At good boarding-sehool, to be properly
educated and cared fOr, and at the same Il ne he
instructed his son that if he did not like his
guardian (WarTen) he could choose another
guardian when he was fourteen wears of aga
IL further Sleges that the boy was treated
haTshiy sud cruelty at the Industrial School,
VhereUpon Warren, 'DOtwithsta nding the tears
remonstrsUces and humble petitions of his said
NaTl5 has allowed and permitted one Edward
Slmms TO take fOTcible Possession OF him after
he had escaped 20 tbs CITY and compel him
10 return 10 said school. which proved TO be a
ace OF hard labor rather than a school. And
WHEEL The said Simms had gotten possession OF
Ihe icfy o. the said John Andrew BOWEN in
y pOilse 70 his cries and tears not 70 be carried
back, lie thres-ened that if he ran away from
Tie school again he would put him in a boz
lie Usual order was made for rule.
SASfTAnY-NsetiHG q Tie Board Of Hsalh-
N1if..--r - ASl,l a.. Zee I4cTsGSs-4 CGSs In
rr.st. frOst A-cxlHdTid, Gc.-At q regular meet
Ins OF the board OF health last night the acting
health 0t.ceT ODE. Blss) reported the following
eases OF smallpox: August 3, ?; 5th. 2; removed
tc hospital AugOst 3, I; 9Th, p The two cases re-
ported or .te tEiId occurred in localities where
The disease lad I-Ct heretofore appeared. One
s-se was troaght from Alexandria in small
beat Dr. Bliss stated that as the patient had
been exposed 20 The rays or ru0 sun during the
Massage up the Tiyer he had ordered him u 10
admitted 70 the hospital as an act OF simple
humanity On motion of Dr. Bliss. the health
Jf.i Ger was directed 10 inform the authorities of
a sexandria that hereafter no case of contagious
disease from that city will b. TeceiyedO or per-
~ tied to land in this District, and that meas
UrCs viii immediately De instituted 20 prevent q
repetition ct such proceedings. MIR. Marbury
OrCred resolution, which was adopted. that
tie wOik II distributing disniectants be discon-
fsr -et, except IL special cases. DR.. Bliss sub
U,t'cc resolution, which was adopted, re-
guessing the board OF public works to direc, the
contractors who are eXcayating 18th street
northwest. between q and ii, and in such other
localities - NAV require tito Use such dSinfect-
ants r. VIII neutraiize the infectious gases
ar.siTg iTcn rr;urrcd earth snd open sewers.
2 CHApTEE OF ACCInySTs-Last evening.
a''It O'Clock, O. Nrs. Win. Gordon, with some
,r~Iarions, were walking Up path on the
: IS near he eastern end Ofthe Baltimore and
E"'om2c railroad tunnel, az the navy yard, she
sd hCr footing, and rolling down the bank
- over the wall to the track, 2 distance Of
si'st 90 1eet. Parties fastened to her assist
arse, and finding her Unconscious IL was sr-p-
iesed a. first that her neck had been broken.
She was taken 20 uC%eayer's C-uy store
mere she revived, and subseQ uentIy She was
moved 10 her home, nsaT 'Ie corner of iltE and
y, streets southeast. She = terribly bruised
iut j. not thought To % Ia ally injured.
La-' night. about L o'clock. q coal oil iar1p
r-fCded ~ the house Of CsCeliS Scott, 100 !.
street The faiEes were eStnguished BY Officers
H. hes ard Eearrey.
This morning, about O'Clock, Mr.. George
CHI. a mason, working on the Il street sewer
near the corner vi igth street, was badly bruised
by awhee barrow OF bricks being trundled along
The bank above upsering upon him and cover
ing the upper part OF his person. When the
bricks we're removed he was found insensible,
but on being removed to his home on eth street,
between II and r.. South Washington, he re-
gained his consciousness, and expressed the
opinion u at he would be able 10 resume work
III "A lev Gays.
PRESENTATION To COMPANY A, WI
Yesterday afternoon Company A, Washington
Light Infantry Battalion, assembled at their
armory when the present alton OF the test moni al
OF Company III I'd Pennsylvania National Guard