Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-29

Condensed Locals


Mount Vernon Place CAHreh.-Lccture by Rev.
VIM 4. Munsey, the Ideal Art Music.
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Condensed Locals.
How about gentle spring." "etherial mild
ness," &c, that the papers have been talking
atout2
Tive cases OF smallpox we're reported and re-
moved TO the hospital by the health officers this
George Wise, very old colored man. and for
long time resident OF this city, was yesterday
been found IN a sick and destitute condition by
Private sullivan, OF the sanitary police.
The judges and officers OF the United States
Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, in a body 4,
attended the funeral of Gordon CLARK, late
doorkeeper OF the judges cloak roOm, a position
which he bad held since 1888. He died on Mon
day. aged ~ years.
0ncer McJathran. of the 5th precinct, ARES
ted yesterday an alleged sneak thief, wko gives
his name Andrew stephens. He had walked
into the residence of Mrs. r. Staals on street.
and taken from the third story a number of
articles which he had put IN pawn on 18th street
A meeting of German citizens a few evenings
SINCE appointed committee of nine, with
Simon Wolf, Esq, as chairman, to urge upon
the President the appointment of Charles Wal
ter as a repro sentative OF the German element
on the new board of police to be selected in
May.
Market baskets should he strictly excluded
from horse ears- The one carelessly left in the
straw the other night, ia Boston, (says the
TRANSCRIPT of that city will be returned at the
ofice. and no questions asked. IL contained a
lively little boy, and it 1.-THE baby was promptly
named " Oscar"
BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTBD.-Mr. Guss In
spectOr Of Buildings, &c, has issued recently
the following permits: g. A. Cox, story frame,
4th St, between and southeast; York & Bro
"A two story frames. 9TH ST., between A and
northeast; NJ. O'Donnell, two story frame yir-
ginia avenue, between ID and 81 sts. southwest;
John II. Hewlett, brick shop, X St, between 9th
and 9Th northwest; John III. Newman two-story
frame, Frederick St, between 5th and 9th ST.
Georgetown; Annie McKeeyer, twO-s story frame
in square 40. between X and = sts and 10Th and
ZNth sts-i y. McCayin, wO-stOry dwelling, 9TH
St, between East Capitol and streets south
east; VIM. Smith. twO-stOry frame, corner 18th
and SITS northwest; John Drives, 2 twO-story
frames, 18th St, above northwest; Thomas
Ready, twO-stOry frame, 9Th St, bet xeen G. aud
n northeast; George &. Ward, twO-story frame,
Ith 81, between +, & and northeast; e. Perk,
twO-story frame, Sd ST., between Virginia ave-
and ID It southwest; X. v. and JIG. YOSt. frame
shop. nth st., between NJ and y; s. B. Beier
three story frame, 9Th St. between + and G.
southe ast, William Ballantyn .three-stOry brick
store building, 9Th st, bet ID and T. northwest;
Richard Collins, story frame, corner 10th and
Past Capitol streets; Jane Parkes, 3 story frame
18th street, between NJ and Rhode Island ave-
nue., northwest, George Messer, story brick
corner 9Th and streets southwest; Denham and
Byram- z story frame, New Hampshire avenue
between i street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue:
Sharrlngton Bache, story brick on Madison
street, between 18th and 18th, northwest; John
Sales story frame, street. between % and
ou, souIhNeSt; Z Meddler, story and base
ment, street, between 18th and Vermont ave-
nue.; same. 10 two story frames in Pierce place
between 14th and 18th and S and Il streets; Jar
emiah Quinn, story brick, Sd street, between
n and Z, southwest; G. Neumer, two story
frames, y, betw cen 4th and 5th streets north
east, John O'Brien, two story frames 2lth, be-
tween Massachusetts avenue and q streets,
northwest; III. Luxmann, story brick on nth
between = and streets. northwest: H. O. Viii,
lisms, story frame, 18th, between q and II
streets, northwest.
THEWORsT LECTURE YET Black MlIiao''-
Way Chicogo 'cdS BurBed-The extensively all
yertised lectur, of Col. W. G. Carmen on Black
mailing 10 be delivered at Odd Fellows Hall
last evening, was attended by perhaps 800 per-
sons The larger part of the audience we are
sorry TO say, was made up of young men, There
was put one lady present, and fortunately for
her she soon fell asleep, and her ears were NOT
shocked by the indecent illusions of the lee
turer Colonel Carmen, after quoting his hand
bill, went on 10 state that in Nav last he had
= ss, ms poem (.l entitled THE Law making
AdOnls, In which certain public characters
were lampooned- One OF the parties who sup
posed-or rather Mr.. Lecturer supposed that he
the party supposed himself to be the party
referred 70 In that prOductiOn-had caused to be
published in the Chicago Times a letter pur-
porting to give hrs (the lecturers history, in
ShlGh he (Csrmen) was charged with having
black mailed certain Senators and other public
men, and thus knew how il was him
sef- In that letter the speaker was called n
black mailer, wretch, &c, Sc. He remarked
a large portion of Chicago WAS DESTROYED bv
hre, and that such tissue Of lies would cause
IN, me destruction OF any city He alleged that
The publisher of that letter was maid nv the
party who supposed himself lampooned IN the
"Law- making Adonnis.'
At this point gentleman in the audience
hood. Carmen attempted TO explain, and pro-
eeeded 10 read a letter as to his character and
services directed TO Gen Cowan of the Interior
department and read quantity of doggerel
. To h.ara ~ l.al0
were nothing more nor less than assaults uron
the private character OF public men. Daring
their reading most of the audience left ard
shortly after the commencement Of his last Sc
lection those who remained up TO that time
rose en- masse and left the hall, with very un-
complimentary illusions to the lecturer.
WAS 1T SUICIDE OR ACCIDENT me Death
q John H. HGrdeSty, Of Adrlborough.-The Mari
borough Gazette OF Yesterday says, in reference
10 the death of John II. Hsrdesty, an account of
which was given in The STAR a few DAYS since
" MI hardesty had long been ANNOYED BY a
vicious dog, owned and kept by some one near
TO shoot the dog. After breakfast on FRIDAY
he took walk on one OF the lots belonging To
nm 10 carry out his threat, and took with him
,harge navy revolver, thinking If the dog made
While leaning over the fence which Separates
Ms property from the lot adjoining where the
aog was kept; II is thought that he must have
Rae the pistol in readiness to shoot Unaccus-
TONED to ire arms, he no doubt thoughtlessIy
handled II carelessly, when it suddenly went of
the ball; large couicsl one. passed entirely
through his head, killing him almost INSTANTLY
Ihe accident was not witnessed by any one hnt
was discovered almost immediately Friends
soon eonecIru, rI.,. was carried into the hotel
where he expired"
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SOUTHERN MARYLAND AILROAD-The citi-
zens Of southern Marylan may now congratu-
late the mselves upon the certainty of having a
railroad from Washington to Point Lookout
It's great advantages have called the attention
Of capitalists TO its speedy building, and when
such men a. Henry A. Smythe, late collector OF
The port OF New York, row president OF the
New York State Loan and Trust Company; 8
II. Suit, with his II eco 600 and enlarged public
SpirIt; A. r. Wilmart, vice president and mana
ger OF the Home Insurance Company of New
nOrk, capital iO00,o00,) ). c. POmeroy u. s.
senate, heavy capitalist, energetic and inter-
ested IN a large property in ST. Mary's county:
Duncan =. Walker. with others in Washington
and New York combined IN such an en-erp1ise
The preliminary steps have all been taken under
the general act OF incorporation, and the whola
stock will be taken except such as NAV be
desired by those Immediately interested IN this
enterprise.-AaTIb0rOEgh CARTE, 2Sth.
TIE Masonic MUTUAL RkLIEF AssocrA-
TioN met last night at Masonic Temple, and