Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-27

N1,SOnaI TAsafer.-,John r. Owens as s.,Joshua
butterfly" aud "Solon Shingle-'
I,Eco!a HoH classic and Historic Reading
Iy AIss Marie X Myeseth.
Condensed Locals
Lieut. johnson, OF the second police precinct
Wss taken suddenly III last night.
Several female pick pockets from New York
wCre enga aged in 4" lifting leather in the Senate
galleries yesterday
Two scEOOners have arrived at G street wharf
with caTgoes of Scotch tic sewer PIPE for tire
BCaTd OF Public Works
The report that Robert Darrell, keeper of tie
Lower Ced.r POint light house, vas Poisoned
about a week ago was incorrect.
Yesterday, two cesOred meR entered an an
finished building o.. street, between Is. and
North capitol streets, and carried of two over
coats belonging - wOrkmen engaged en- the
building. Oficer Burns gave chase to the
thieves VINO dropped their plumber ssd made
Dr. Verdi, cT the Bos-s of Health, had a con-
ference yesterday with Col. Msgrsder, OF the
Board OF Public Works, in relation to pumps OF
Delaware avenue, the water IN which is uR-
wholesome on accouif- OF the impurities il cen
taiES. TIE Board e. Public Works will either
hii mp the wells o. remove tie causes which
create -he impUriry complained OF.
Tie Departmental Relief Association las
evening elected Mr.. y. Irving Burns secretary
and the following dlTectors:-J. ". Hogg. Navy
DEPARTMENT; c. +. Lewis, Internal Revenue Bn-
reaG; ;. Ii. M7rSe, SIKH ud tor OffSce; A. X.
Smith, General Land Ofsce: j. +. Alien. Third
Auditors once, George W. Roosevelt, Pension
The Fifth Dis irict Republican Club held
meeting list night, the president, John Minor
Bolts, IN -he chair, and Walker " hite intro
ouctd aScTIcs OF resolutions severely denOuncing
the action OF certain members of the club at the
late meeting. aud heartily indersing the Gov
eInOr of the District, which were debated by
MCsSTs. White, Edwards, Lacy, Jones and
Bots, and adopted with but one dissenting
vote,
WHAT BFC0sfEs OF THE DEAD HORSES"
"a IE'srss'iHg TIM fer I'srt EatsTs-The follow
ing statement was this morning made to DR.
Bliss Of the Board of Health On SUNDAY last
the pTopTietOTS of a stable having had a dead
horse hauled away by Mr.. VIM. Wolf who has
the contract ter the removal OF dead animals
from this city, went out TO see 10 diSsected and
ascertain what caused its death. Or reaching
the farm q Daniel MehrliDg DUST beyond Fort
Slocrml the District line where il has
been SUPP Used the carcaSSes were boiled up, the
stale PTCErlctOrS were completely taken abIck
by the sight which presented itself TO their
ss-tCniSh6d vision. The dead horse had been emf
mp and person was IN the act OF throwing the
titCts 70 lot of hogS confined in q ben about =,
feet square. The floor of this foul Dir was coy
cred with bones Of all kinds to the depth of a
fcot or more An attempt made by the
witnesses OF the scene Ia count the swine hut by
the time they had counted q the stencil became
80 intoierable that they were forced To leave the
Pc mis6s- They estimate, however. taat there
were aJCut Z" hogs in this pen. Mr.. Wolf has
lad the contract for the removal of dead ami
mas since j? Et summer. and il has been sup
POSED all along a a. the bodies were boiled
@O"r for the tat. and the bones ground up to he
w a. iCItltiLtT. IL now appears that he Il
turning the carCasSeS into pork, which NAV
perhaps Weld him a handsome profit but j.
hkeiy to eDdangeT the community who eat that
Mind OF meat
PROPOSALS FOR TREE BoxES-Yester,!ay
Afternoon proposals. for furnishing 5 900 wooden.
trte boxes and l.rG0 iron ones were Opened in
the oftce OF the Board OF Public Works The
bids we're a. follows: - jackson Pumphrsy
wooden boxes al - cents each; 4. W. Perkins,
- cents; j. W. MOrsell, S1.2O; III. b. Lein < Co,
- cents; W. II. X J. II. Simms, Of cents: w b.
downing y Co. propose to furnish the 5000
BOXES, wooden, for 81 ,g0o g. VI. Keefer wooden
BOXES, at 80 cents each: BOdine. WhtcOmb *
60. wooden boxes of different kinds at prices
ranging IRON u cents TO - cents each; Alex
DutEay proposes to furnish 5000 wooden boxes
ior soy; John II. COrrigan, same proposal at
. CENTS ach; > W. Pumley Il Bro. same pro
FO>al. AZ ~ cents each; j. g. NaylOr prOposes 70
igInlsh non boxes at 50 each, and wooden, of
INHERENT kinds. at 9S cents. sI52 and Sl.G2. l.
Palmer, wooden, SLIP; White K Bro. iron.
So; Henry Sewers, iron Sf96; e.. H. Burgers
~ Co.. wooden, 30 cents; George II. GOOdaIl,
iTon- 80; george r. Rider, wooden, 5. cents;
iron, $3.50: F. and \. Schneider IRON, Sig3: A.
NSweeHey, wooden, s.. 81 80 and SI45; r. NJ
.lohnsCD, iron, - 50. wooden 81 II. Il = San
Her, wooden. ~ cents A j. Hurdle, wooden 9S
cents; Anderson * Hudson. - cents: James W
PHILIP, D. n MagTath and Char. Murdoch,
wooden, :, cents Edward Dillon, IRON S525
wooden, SIS; II. Wingate, wooden 81 cents
iron. $3.50, Baldwin Bros. wooden o. cents
81 T., II ~ and SIS for different styles: Henry
Hi ~ Co., wooden, - cents
The contract was awarded to Mr.. George F.
Rider. OF this city, for furnishing both kinds he
being the lowest bidder.
TIE MARYLAND ANNUAL COMPETENCY OF
TIE METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH will
foidlts sessions at the East W ashington Church
commencing on the 18th OF March, and will be
presided over nv Rev. ID. Evans Reese we'll
known here a. the former pastor OF the g;h
>tfeet and GeOT getOwn churches. The orb street
church have elected Mr.. James A. Kennedy a.
theH lay delegate, and Mr. Oliver Cox As alter
nate, and the Last Washington Church Mr.
Peter VI. Pearson, with Capt W r. Fergu.on
alternate, 10 represent IL. ON the first evening
81 the conference a Sunday school convention
Will tie held, on which the following topics will
lie discussed: The best mode OF eouducti,,r a
chicren's class auxiliary TO the Sunday school:
- II eNpedient to establish a SUNDAY scbOoi
PAPER within the limits OF the District: ami re-
mglSG> revival> org mating in the SUNDAY school
The discussion on the inst tonic will be or,.Tad
~ hey. H. {. Cushing; on The second by R.y.
l.. W. Bates. and on the third bv Rev F. Swent-
Z'i- Inc Sunday school OF last Washington
nTmteIITg about 500. and perhaps of 9th sIr4et
and Georgetown, will be pTCseutand iUtprSnarSe
The exercises with singing. On the second ight
tttmperssnce convention will be held NJ which
Iseys- SwentZel, Jacob F. Wilson and r. :
h'We, Mr.. X. F. Smith and Dr. CLas A RtI
hngslealH Ill deliver addresses.
OWENS AT THE NATIONAL.-For rich AMI
uh,'t'u> hunGr, keen appreciation OF the
zen and power to lose his identitvin that OF the
character he represents, John +. Owens has mo-
superior as a comedian ON the American or Eng
liz souitI OiltllglE the delight
ct LoECOn. and his - CiriInalji'' has ra.aNtiI, 80
ihG WarmeSt Paudi;s frO m the critical audiences
81 besIon livery impersOnatiOn OF Owens ia a
nhlSItd picture, a. separate and distinct from
the others a II each Was presented bv an artist
VINO Lad made 1t his speciality. lie had a
sIONHed mouse last night. and a. s'MajOr DE
B0ot5 in ''Everyb Odv's Friend1 was well sun
Iorted that comedy seldom being presented
with better east. OF ''SOl0n ShinSIe'' il i NOT
htcessary TO speak. Every word and gesture is
familiar 10 pay OeTs. OF course with such a
OH ss The Victims and .'SOlOn Shingle''
there VIII be a rush for seats to- night
ID RING THE GAY SEASON of the past winter
TIE leaders OF fashion found IL almost innoSsi
tit 70 keep pace with the changing STYLES of
LIVERY, and as they have long desired 10 obtain
something that had the appearance OF gold. with
cut being 80 expensive. they found most ac-
~ L quite as durable as gold and musb me-,
elegant IN design. The skill OF the French ia
tNIuisiteiy exempiifed in this iewelry and the
patterns are almost endless at Mr. Priyg'S en-.
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