Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-30
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals.

cut of by the falling of the iron cellar doors of
Messrs. Hall & Hume, on Market Space.
Rev j. G. Mason, late of JOnesbOro Tenn,
who has recently accepted call to the North
Presbyterian church, y street, between 9th and
leth, mas arrived ana VIII occupy the pulpit on
A large banner, 20 by 20 feet, was flung to the
breeze To-Day a. me rooms of the republican
general committee of the District OF Columbia
No. 40 Pennsy lvanis avenue, between AZ and
" -, ss.Sv,5 oeaTlhs the inscription: ''Our
SON." NAA W"
The Chicago Nescs has an elaborate notics
81 The handsome fOur-story brick Shepherds
Bulcing," in that city. erected by Wilmer 5
shepherd, ESD, late OF Washington, and who
was member Of the business house of A. Il.
shepherd * Bros. Mr.. ". =. Shepherd has en-
teItd upOn the same line OF business in Chicago,
VIumb lng, gas-htting, &c.,) and his energy
and enterprise have already secured for him
he nearly goodwin OF the people OF that go
ahead city.
Tag REGISTRATION - .SecoEd Dis'rict-Ths
board of registT stiOn, AT Tena iytewn, yester-
day, enrolled the names of I36 voters Of the said
Districts white and 81 colored-making tot Al
registered IN the second district o. SH11II whites
and l-5 cuiCred-against a total OF Us3 registered
last years. white and go colored.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Registration is going on ia the third district
tO-gsy quietly enough. The board net at II
O'Clock noon, anG ur to the time OF this writing
wee not very literally patronized. At half
past 2. m. there had been registered 179 white
ahd l'2 coiored voters Total, PSI.
DROV ND IN TaE STORM LAST NIGHT
AbSGt i2E O'Clock last night Sergeant Brosnsn
and Ilvates CaTuthers and Conway found the
Gead body of a man in tie branch on s. street
between q and Il, and took il to the SECOND nre-
einct station. 1t proved to be the body OF Chas
A. Magic, German cabinet maker or carmen
ter, aged about Y years who does business at
the corner of 9th and 1 streets IL apDears mai
ne was sitting M with a sick friend residing on
Wilson street, in the rear of Abner's PARK
Hotel. and left there about 10 or IL O'Clock to
get medicine, and had the prescri ption put mn
At Martins drug store, corner 9Th and 5 streets
He left this place, remarking that he would
return in short time, and il is supposed tn at in
returning across the bridge ever X street. which
after The storm, about III O'Clock was Oyerhowed,
he missed his footing and fell into the branch
and " as drowned, and the body washed down
TO the point named. The remains were taken
In charge by committee of the benefici Al so,ie.
" of the German Lutheran Church, and the
relatives of the deceased in this country were |
telegraphed for.
The SURVIVORS OF THE WAR OF 1872 held a /
meeting Yesterday at their he sdquaTters on 9Th |
street, between u and IA streets, and Gen. f. L. |
Dent. ST.. OF Charles county, Md, was elected !
an honorary member OF the association The /
committee appointed to make arrangements for /
visiting Baltimore % take part in the celebra- |
tlon OF the battle OF North Point the 18th of |
september reported that the veterans would !
meet on the 18th and the line OF march be |
formed on 9th street at O'Clock a. H., and they |
would be marshaled By Major Thomas Mackev
proceeding direct to the depot, where thew will |
be Joined by a delegation of veterans from the /
Soidiers Home, and then will take the O'Clock |
traln Tor Baltimore. Upon the arrival of the !
veterans az Camden station, Baltimore, they
Will be received by the delegation OF the BlIti- !
more defenders of tSi4. Company b. Washing
ton Light Infantry will act as escort to the ass-
eia'ion' and Will turn ont with sixty muskets.
BABY IN A BASKET OUT IN THE SroRy-
AbOal 10 O'Clock this morning Sergeant Cor
man OF the sixth precinct station, received in
formation that a basket containing colored in
liant had been lett on the steps Of ST. ,Joserh's
Male Orphan Asylum. He went there and found
basket as de ha6 vrifh
ueies OF Clothing and a note "a follows:
GU viii peass take care of this infant, and
bIing Il up Catholic; by so doing YOU will |
obLge me, and God will bless you. am a Door |
elTl, WlthiOutJ home or friends"
IL oelng TOO young to be placed in that institu.
tlOn the officer took IL to the station and after
wards to q coiOred woman on Massachusetts, |
avenue, named Mrs Addison, who kept it dur |
ring the night, and this morning officer Miller |
was sent with it to St. AIMS Infant Asylum.
where II was received.
ANNIvRRsARY CELFBRATIoS At NINE
IEENIR STREET BAPTIST CHURCH-Iast |
M, nlgn ,t; very large congregation assembled at
inc IJth street Baptist Church, OF which Rev
-; w Anderson is pastor, to take part in the /
ceiebIatlon OF the 33i anniversary of the
s sdIeil ne exercises consisted of reading
selestions or scripture, singing AMI prayer,
reading history of the church, and remarks by
IeE. W. w Foreman, of Asbury NJ. T.. Church: |
also the following Baptist ministers: Rev san, |
cy Alexander, of G. cor getcyn; Reg VIM W.
ring, OF Oberlin, and Rev. D. w Andersen tn |
E1,of 81 l9tA street chHrch also, by Deacons
oi lSth street, and Sir. |. Casey. At the concIr /
ZION o: The exercises in the auditorium tra |
IIuIlehce were invited to a supper set out in III.
lecture room. H'
=, TEE NORTHERN MARKET-The TEMPORARY
StCs aGthnrtzSN - S"t Cf - ie rislstur,; TO be
greeted On sQuar. = G (knewn as the Ccrcoran
squarrJ, fronting on 7,b 81 between y and
4 HoF u, are under construction under LII, !
peTviSiOn OF Mr.. Thomas NJ Ploymau rhe
- Ii'sc1. Inc he sheds, 20 feet long aad loo
VIII b the hollow square of the market and
they will, therefore, not be in the way OF the
permanent building it i proposed to erect this
fall liz Is contemplated TO finish the sheds and |
have them ready fer the dealers in the northern |
market BY the middle Of september, and the
present northern market buildings will b. sold
a. advertised elsewhere, the materials to be re-
novedYitkin ten days.
The LIVE Stock MaRKET-Superintende
Gatchells report o: rspection and sales of live
es,sS n at nTov5T'S Rest and elsewhere during the
week ending August 29th, is,2, Is as follows
At CIsrk's hog pens 49, swine were offered and
sold az 1EgT1. At Droyer's Rest YESTERDAY 5S5
hseves 9ere offered; most all were In fine e5nd
ton: 81 sold TO butchers at prices ranging from
> TO 5&e.; or extra 6eeyes sold for cents;
SO sEeep and lambs were offered and
were sold at prices about the same as last week; I
lambs brought S2-JOaS5 per head; sheep brought
fAsoc-i AZ ordinary beeyes remain over; veal
calf condemned.
TIE TOPIC o. GOSSIP now seems to be CEN
tered upOn TIE excursion OF the Choral Society.
complimentary TO their friends the renowned
GeEmania Mennerchor of Baltimore. This
at air VII consist of an excursion down the
foton mac, a concert, saPper and dance at ely
mont AS usual, the ChOTals 6re using their
be Efforts 20 make this affair worthy of them
selves az q TIE CITY, anu have decided that no
tickets shah be sold. Most OF our prominent 4
citizens have joined the passive members in \
subscription list, and the excursion Is already a
CERTAIN success.
THE SINTRESTH DISTRICT GREELEYtTEs I
GOfNG TO HAVE An ELECTION ALL To THEM
sKLyES-A handful Of 10th district Chapps-
auacks net last night il q hall on the corner of
Ist street and Pennsyiys avenue, Charles
Pore in the chair aud ). b. English secretary,
and a resolution ''thst the 10th district 90 into
an election for a member of the House OF Dele
gates on Thursday evening, September 5, be-
tween the hours OF and O'Clock p. m, at Will
sons shop, y street, one door above Shilling
tons bookstore" caused some amusement, but
Was adopted nevertheless.
The ExANINATIOS OF applicants for teac her.
ships In the colored schools took place yesterday
At the Sumner school building, the committee