Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-30
Condensed I.ecals.

This is epizoOtic weather.
No biPIO-malsIis in Washington yet.
The exodus OF department clerks 10 vote in the
Presidential election next Tuesday continues.
''suTe cure fOr the horse disease is adyer-
tiZed W to days STAR.
Simon Wolf, esq. Recorder of Deeds, IL suaf :
Gently recovered from his severe ikness to be
able To he out
The members OF Hibernia Benevolent Society
No !. serenaded their president Mater Crell AZ
his residence, on Defrees street last Night
Ar. Frederick n. Cook has been appointed a
letter carrier for Washington, vice r. Archi-
bald. resigned.
How Is that the railway company pat all their
epizeotic, lesky, Ticketty OLD care en- the 7th
JP sampson. editor of the cszored Citizen.
lett last uight for North Carolina, - take the
stump for Grant am Wilson.
From Lewis Baar * Co we have tie Novem.
Der number Of the AsfToplitGH and TIE Quarterly
Dee H~G,Gr, the two excellent magazines OF
fashions issued by r. Butterick & Co, NY.
Rachel Carr, a cOlored girl living on street,
between 18th and 18th, died this morning from
the eteets OF burning by the eXplo>iOnofa lamp
on Sunday night last.
At meeting of the District Bar Association
last night MesSrs. Webb, TOtten, Seldom and
Davis were appointed q committee, to report at
afutUTe meeting on the pTOpriety of arranging
asehedule OF minimum fees.
AT meeting of the Washington Dramatic
Association last night, the committee to secure
a hall recommended the selection OF z room in
raTksE's building, opposite the Metropolitan
The parties digging the lateral sewers on Sth
street west, between snS NJ streets, should
put lights there al night Last evening gentle
man tell into one OF these holes, and came near
breaking his neck
A kettle Of boiling tar on ID street, between
shed of John P. MiiIer's residence Police OFF,
Ger Rains eA,iDguisSed 1t without turning liz an
alarm.
The little son of Mr. George Norbeck. Jr q
child five years old, fell down q eight OF stairs
NJ the residence OF the family, on New York
avenue, between 18th and 9Th streets, last even
ing, and disiocated his neck, causing instant
The funeral of the late Sampson Meter, a
well known and respected cOlOred citizen, took
place yesterday from his late residence on Sd
street southwest, and was largely attended. He
served one term In the old city councils from the
9Th ward.
Lat evening while Mr.. H. Dodge, OF George
town. was driving up Pennsylvania avenue in
a phaetOn, attached to which was a pair O.
spirited horses, the yoke broke when opposite
Galt sjowelry store, and the horses ran away,
throwing Mr.. Dodge out upon the street, hurt
Tug his IL IT arm very seriously.
MT Henry "A. Seymour, OF Connecticut, and
Miss Mary NJ. Leggett, daughter of General NJ.
ID Lfgget, commissioner OF patents, were mar
red at O'Clock this msrning at the residence
OF Gen l., l2l street southeast, by the Rev.
pT. Chester, Of the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Mrs. BeIva A. Lockwood, OF this CITY, has re-
turned from tour of the Southern states, where
she went Tor the purpose Of obtaining subscrip-
tons TO Til:Ons 'GOlden Age" with a large
photographic picture of Horace Greeley offered
gratultossiy an inducement. She reports her
miss n quite successful ia the Southern states
but says that she got but few subscriptions in
Ohio aud Indiana, through which states she
passed on LeF return.
The managers OF the Home Industrial school
propose an industrial fair in the District OF Co
lumbia- good idea and should receive the
nearly cooperation OF all men who are inter-
esteG IN manufactures and the business pros
PeFIty OF the community. Gov. Cooke has prom |
lSed Lis support TO the enterprise and will refer
uie suggestion of the managers of the Home In |
custrial school TO the joint committee on man.
ufactuTes OF the legislature.