Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-09
Condemned Local
Amusements, &C. To-uIc

slL. = L ~, - HOrans picture OF the grand
canon OF the Yellowstone was placed on ext ibi-
ton at the Smithsonian Institution to- day.
Yesterday the Haymskers CT Troy, n. Y,
played the Nationals of this city game OF base
ball, and obtained a victory: score 81 to g.
The Board of Public Works have sent a CEN
municstiOn TO Gen. Babcock requesting that the
IRON foot bridge over the canal a. "a street be
removed in order 20 facilitate the work now in
progress on the Tiber Greek sewer.
The civil service advisory boSEl will soon
occupy their rev rooms in the Hoe building, Z
street, adjoining the Ebbitt house All OF tie
examining boards will have rooms AZ the builG
Last night Sergeant Pierce. of tie LIST pre-
cnet, Iicked up nan named A : Sutton,
who had fallen in lit on the street, and took
him 20 the station house, where he was attend
ed by DIR. CrOggOn.
We sterday 0ricer DuvaIl arrested four sneak
thieves named James Newton, William Lee,
Pierce Russell, and william Holmes fJr larceny
Of carpet from the house of Mr.. y. W. Massey,
on street, between 10th and 18th streets. They
were locked up for shesring.
About III O'Clock a. m. today a dead infant
was iOund IN the canal sewer, near the railroad
HepOt, Oy lieut. helly's men. DIR. Hart gan
was summoned, but deemed il unnecess2rF 70
hold an inquest, no marks OF violence having
been found
Among the pressing needs CT our growing eitv
must be reckOned TIVE or three trst-class eatiTlg
houses IN central cations, where hurried bus
ness men can get a meal of seaSOnable vianis OE
snort notice and be always certain OF tive
things-gOOd cookery and polite and prompt
attendance.
The National University law school, senior
class, numbe5De thirty OHe members, who will
graduate on V82lst inst, last evening presented
TO Judge Macarthur, of TIE Supreme Court of
the District one of the professors OF the Uniyer-
slty, the complete works Of Sir Water Scott
MT. H. b. MOu!tOn made the presentation
speech, and Judge Macarthur Appropriately
responded
over sixty young lady studerts of tie Elmjra
a. ~ female college accompanied by several
OF their professors are at preseHt a visit to
Inc national capitol, AMI are STAYING at the
Ebbitt house. They paid a visit 20 the Capitol
yesterday, where, through the courtesy ofseSeral
Congress
were conducted thrOu Oh the building, and shown
ever thing OF interest. To-day they visited the
Navy Yard, Patent Office, Smithsonian, All
other public buildings.
Masonic MATTERS. At the semi-annuaI
communication of the Grand Lodge, f. A A
NJ, last night, a fine portrait OF Past Grand
HasIer Ieorge y. hitting, deceased, was pre-
MAJ Weyl, member o: ST. Johns Lodge, No
II, who some eighteen months ago presented a
portrait OF p. e.. Nj. b. Il. French to the Grand
Lodge, which has been much praised for itS
truthfulness. This portrait OF Mr.. Whiting is
nearly as good likeness, and in view OF the
fact that the artist painted IL from a photOgranh
alone, never having seen the original its reSein-
biance i remarkable. The presentation was
made by Past Grand Master X. b. Donaldson.
on behalf OF the donor, in a most happy m amer
and the response by NJ. w. Grand Master C. r.
Stansbury for the Grand Lodge, in his usual
gIaceiu! style IN which he paid handsome
tribute 10 the public and private wor h OF the
deceased After a vote of thanks TO the artist
the Grand Lodge, by unanimous vote secured
the venerable General X. c. Weightman. the
oldest Past Grand Master OF this Masonic juris-
C.. r. Stansbury, ESQ. of this CITY has inst "a
celyed letter from Dewitt g. Crsgier Ciranl
Master OF MaSons OF Illinois and president OF
the board OF Masonic Relief of Chicago ac-
knOwledging the receipt OF contributions from
the Masons of this district ami enclosing a re-
port of the Masonic Relief board, in which the
state ment Is given that they have received, 40
to February 1st, SIS 2j2 - in cash and * iS6 -
IN supplies; making a total contribution by the
eIait OF so31SSJ.0G to the Masons OF Chicago.
some 1900 persOns have been sub lnts Wv ai,Iel
IRON this fund, and a handsome balance is on
hand Tor future needs. The amount of caSn
cOnrlOuions by states is given. from which it
appears that the amount thus far eontributsi
by the Masons of this district Is little less than
sS,U'O, which, for the size of this iurisiiction
toIhlares IaVorably with the states and terri
tories. None of this amount has been supied to
Ihe relief of lodges as such most of which Io.t
everything which they possessed but to ipdj-
Siduals, and only Ia such as TO relieve tbeir
most pressing wants. The aggregate losses to
inc order l. not gwen.
ExTESsIYE REAL ESTATE SALE-YesterIay.
a large number OF real estate men and others
were present at the sale Of IA lots in square
SS9, between 10Th and 18th and ant. "a streets
part OF the estate of the late Alex. Preyost-by
b IL Warner, auctioneer. The first purchase ]
ihree lots at the corner of nth and y streets
fIonting on the latter % feet 10H inches by a
depth OF lOo-was made by Mr.. 4. Sheckels AT
SIZE Per foot The frame residence was ais1
purchased by Mr.. Sheekels ar 81 500. The nth
street front was offered. but was withdrawn for
the evening. The following lots on the d street
front were sOld:-Lot IA. TO L. ID. Dalv for x
cents per square foot, ~ $50 So lots Is I6 H.
10, 10, 20, q and p, to W. A. Cook, esq. at 6
cents per square foot, 40 $500; lot % to W
r. Sparrow, for 81 cents per square foot, or
S1ysa1ji; lot a. 10 II. L. Greer tor 81 1884, or 81
cents per square foot; lot 25, 20 F: NJ. Bradley,
Tor u cents per square foot, 25s; lot 26 to
l.. r. Williams, for cents per square foot, or
sl,22l; lot z, TO W. .. Avery for Go cents or
Sill; lot p, TO p. A and G. F. Walker, for 81
- Nnf 90,
cents, or 81 III; lot 30, to w o. Gunnison, for
20 cents, or s1,221; lot 81, to A. Dalay for sc
cents or III; lot 81, to W. Q. johnson, for 60
cent?, or = ,2O25o. The total amount Of the
sales was $50 AIS,
COMPLICATION OF THE DIsTRICrLAws.-Yes-
tefdAy the commissioners 70 codity the laws
made a report TO the legislature that they have
already prepared code VI civil nr".'-,,-,1TA-
which; havi,2ss oeen approved by the District
Supre me bench is now ready for the action of
the legislature, and they recommend its adop-
ton, in order that the people, bench, and bar
may have the benefit OF its provisions They are
ready 70 submit, as soon a. the court shall be
ready TO pass upon them, a criminal code, chap
tiers on the testamentary law, domestic relations,
organic law, assessment and collection OF taxes,
elections. certain officers, (their appointment,
duties, and compensation } militia. corporations
license law, education, &c. The important
subjects of real estate, conveyancing, chancery,
&c, have not yet been taken up, and the com
missoners ask that they be continued in Office
four months longer. by which time they hope to
eOmplets their labOrs
The CoLoRED SCHOOL TRUSTEES. at their
meeting last night. granted permission TO G.. ".
Dyer, OF Georgetown, to use a room in Cham
berlain school building for holding a night
school. An invitation from the secretary OF the
county schools TO attend the dedication OF the
new county school house at Mount Pleasant was
accepted Applications from Margaret Hutton
and Ann Brown for the position OF teachers
were received and placed on file. Mr.. King
presented a statement showing the amonts re-
ceived and expended for the cOlored schools
from January l, lS12, 10 March 81, 1S72, to be
Receipts, s66S4.iI; warrant from District OF Co.
lumbia, so, 1870; total, s36. 5000; expenIi-
lures, So, $50; balance TO the credit OF the
treasurer, on deposit in Freedmans Savings
bank, Al 1920. The contract tor frescoing the
walls and ceilings of the new school on VI street
was awarded to Mr.. Costin-
PROF. Cook has recently issued a new and
enlaTged edition of his pamphlet setting forth
the merits and containing a formidable array
OF certificates attesting the efficacy of his justly
celebrated Balm OF Life. Considering the strong
hold his preparation already has in the CONT
dence Of the public, this step would seem to be