Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-12
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every afternoon and evening. Itis sn excellent
Place 10 purchase goods for the holidays.
Howard division, Sons OF Temperance, last
icht adopted resolutions endorsing Senator
FC meTOY's prOhibitOry bill.
Bishop Wood, OF Philadelphia, and Father
ncCOnOmy, his secretary, who are here As
guests Of Father Boyle, visited the Treasury
DGpartmC 1t yesterday.
he hoTary committee of Congress Yesterday
received from Rome, and placed on exhibition
u the old hall OF the House OF Representatives
a .lit-siLs statue, "N PenserosO," executed by
NJ. I. MCZitr.
The public will he offered an opportupjtv Of
hearing Hsydn's Grand Oratorio Of the Creation,
Performed by the Philharmonic Society, assisted
~ Seii-knoWn local artists on the evening of
q e J0th iTs..
Yesterday afternoon a boy named John
S'Teeks Was ron over By an ice wagon at the
corner OF New York avenue and 10Th street and
: ad one OF his feet badly crushed. He was taken
10 his home III the alley between l. and M AMI
I'D and 9th streets.
Professor Tyndall and Sir. Van Welt OF lava
visited the Franklin school building YESTERDAY
and expressed themselves very much pleased
n the schools. In the female Germ an school
Icu.rfet by Miss Kate wilson, of 1;eorgetown-
The foreign sparTows imported by Gen. Bah
COCK fOr our public parks have become thor
orghiy acclimated, and gather at certain points
daily to receive their feed The most sttractjye
SPOT TO them seems to be the Capitol grounds,
nhere oil the miniature houses in the trees are
occupied.
At a meeting of the Washington Schuetzen
Nereln, last night, the bid of Jacob Horner for
three years lease OF the park and the super
tntendency was accepted, with an amen1msn.
that he Superintendent of the annual festivals
Nerein. ~ wv
Nearly the whole OF the old railroad bridge
across the Potomac has been taken down. and
TIE work Of removal Is proceeding as rapidiy as
PosSlbie. HE grading for the double track on
lie Alexandria and Washington railroad is being
pushed forward with yigor, but the double rail-
cannot be Land until next wear
Last night the Excelsior yacht club was Or
ganiEed at hileI's saloon. eth street, by the
election of the following officers: President j.
N.finley; wee president, G.. NJ. Baker; treas
llSrr l. VI. j ayleI; secretary. l.. l.. Nicholson
1hey have purchased the yacht Maria, boat
well known on the Potomac which has taken a
Years.
TEE masonic FRATERNITY in the western
portion OF the city having become numerous
enough, have concluded to organize Royal
Arch chapter to meet in the new hall lust teii-
Gated or the southwest corner OF 10Th Street AMI
Pennsylvania avenue. This new chapter
which is named Mount HOreb. No. a. was IN.
stItuted last night, and the following Officers
selected from among the charter members were |
installed by Deputy Grand gh Priest N d.
srneT, IN The absence of NJ. f. G. III. Priest A.
l. y, Eopgley by sickness:-Wm. r. Singleton, |
NJ T. high priest; George A. Abbott, E. king: |
Geo. Rhinehard, T.. scribe, L. u. LuttreI treas
nrer; u q Brecht, secretary; L. ID. Wine cap |
sojOurner; NJ. K. ThoTp. royal arch captain: s /
N Thorn, grand master Sd vail; j. II. Hennage !
grand master "a vail; A. 5. Taylor, grand mas,
Ter lst val, Edward Edwards, jsnitor. This I
makes eight chapters of scarlet IA Asonrv in this
District, and all in fOurishing condition
Addresses were made by companions NJ ackev
SIhgietSn, and LaIner, on the duties OF Royal |
Arch Chapters, after which it was determined
70 cal a convention OF High Priests at some /
future time for the purpose OF comforting the
order on all those entitled to receive it.
FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR BLADyysBURe.-On
4, Illay last, says the Marlboro Gazette, Mr..
Richard \. Darnan, prominent and highly |
esteemed gentleman OF Bladensburg dist1icf. |
met with an ACCIDENT which, we are pained to /
say, terminated fatally. He was driving his |
wagon not far from home and had loaded gun |
" III him, the bTeeeh OF the gun resting on one /
OF the pl8nks on the floor OF his vehicle and the /
barrels resting between bis knees, and owing 70 /
the hoo,ing OF his wagon being bose the pIspk
=, tne gun tested slipped out, and the
: 4 4ai44Ds through Mr.. ID. attempted to catch
IL, but not before both hammer had come in
contact with the edge of another plank in the
hesTing, and II II supposed that the violence OF
u e conc ussloD eXPiOded the caps, thus sending
beth charges into Mr. DIS forearm And left
shoulder, inricting terrible wound. DR.. Nav
was called ia and amputated the arm, but the
Souno, from It's nature, proved fatal, and he
rseIea uht4I Sunday morning.
TEe RIGHTS OF MARRIED woxrS.-In the /
Case OF Dsine>e vs.. DE Zeyk and wife, now |.
before the United States Supreme Court from /
the courts OF the District, the plaintiff seeks /
TO charge the dover interest of the defendants /
wife in the estate OF her first husband in the
satisfaction OF judgment recovered on certain 1
roInissory notes made by the present husband
aud wife jointly. The court below, in pursuance
OF the act OF 1859, relative to the property rights
the bill, holding that the dover interest OF the
wife could not be reached to apply in the safis-
faction OF the judgment. Ii is here said thai a.
the date OF the ding OF this bill the act in CUES
ton had not yet been enacted, and il is urUsd /
that It's passage could not, therefore Oh anpe iha
right OF the parties to this proceeding. The Law /
being unassigned, and. this being so, that in
teIest L now eharseabie.
John BRowN's MEsp-D,cn ~ n. Ia,, |
SLTrIrOr o. tie HdTper'S Ferry Ratd-Mr o.
borne p. Anderson, a well-khown colored man.
tie asst survivor OF John Browns band, who !
made AFRAID in the interest OF the slaves against /
Harper's Ferry in the fall OF 1s59, died OF con
sumption az the residence OF Mr. A. n. Green !
corner OF 18th and q streets northwest, yester I
day morning. The deceased was man OF good !
character, aud was quite eifestiye a a poli;ica
SPEAKER. He will be buried<o- morrow at Har- /
m9nial cemetery: The funeral services will !
Church ats O'Clock Friday afternoon, conducted |
10y key. ID. W. Anderson. Bishop A. r. Green. |
and Rev. DR.. Reeves. The following viii act |,
~ psll-besrers: John NJ. Langston, Geo. Il.
Downing, DIR. Purvis, VIM. j. Wilson. VIM. e
hatthews.P II. Ii. Murray, Lewis II. Douglass
anu u. A. Straker.
OUR OLD FASHIONED FIsR-ALARN BOXES -
A great many false and uDinteliiyibls fire
alarms are turned In from the old fashioned !
crank boxes still i'll use ever the greater part of
Washington. So long as we are forced to rely |
upon these boxes. both Judgment aud skill must |
he exercised Oh the part OF those whose business
IL i 10 turn IN the alarms Tie Superintendent
OF the DE alarm telegraph, Mi. Henry r. Miles.
bas iseaed Circular cailing attenti2s ii All
sersons who kosd KEYS IS Ire imrortsncs of
using greater care than most OF them usually
practice N the turning in OF fre-alarms. "rake
e0l'. of the crank and turn IL with a firm hand
siscGily, without making any pause, about 25 or
n times Do not turn any faster than an organ
grinder turns the crank of his instrument, and
fry to turn 1t with the same precision"
TALKING MACHINE MATINKE-Proi Henry
OF the Smithsonian Institute writes al have
examined Prof. FabeT's Speaking Machine
and consider il the most successful attempt ever
made TO initiate the human speech" The public
will have an opportunity Of hearing and seeing
this ingenious and wonderful invention in y
convenient place; Manager Saviile having en-
gagged Professor Fsber for the Saturday matt
nee At the National Theater.
WARNING To recommendation
,JChn r. Bowles called at the residence of G.. T..
Greer for slops, and was admitted to the kitchen
10 warm himself. He asked for something 10
eat and while the servant went to ask Mrs.
Greer about giving him something, he grabbed
up a live chicken and, tying IL, tnrev Il INTO the