Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-22
CouIse.sestE Locals.


CondeasssEEzE.0eaIs.
Fror1J ShillingtOR We have SeTlbssr's Nossfx
for N0vsEber, one ~ the best mum beers that a
vet AT peaTed OF this P0pnlfr ma gazine.
A prosperous merchant has FOR his motto !:
Early 70 bed and early &c rise, never get tigIt,
and advertise"
IL. A. Jazses has been apeeinted inspector ana
msAsgTeT OF lumber for I-s trst canal district.
vice Mr. SCmmers. removed.
be Presidents MSuntet Guard had a driu
Last night p2rat0ry to-hs parade on Thsns-
Rev. DIR. J. b. ,Iuttes of t.e E-street Baptist
chuID b, bss declined to sc0sfs. q call from enc
OF The New York city ekurches.
Since the sst Instant 81 existed men have
deserted or ah~epted thE mselxss without leave
from he Marine Barrsck. IN tllis city.
pr. w, D-stewart. medical Inspector o. the
board OF health, in charge OF the vaccin&-.s n
division, vacoiuates on At average twenty
persons daily a. ii, Oftice No "a street.
NOrkmen ~ she Capitol have put in its posi-
ilon, opTosi1e tie grd"l stairway. west o. tas
Senate chambe-, Mr.. NOrGn's painting Of the
Yellowstone canO-.
Es.or l.. II. utchins, Of RI a Patent Office.
whose dangerous illness was noticed in yester-
days STAB. died Yesterday at his residence,
about . mile beyo. BerniIigs bridge.
nc = understood {, At the Pklhac-- onic Society
have n afe arrangements 10 give with the as
sistaBse of the ktrakOsch troupe, Rossini's
"Stabat Mater esry in February.
The vsrtraits which formerly grscSi the walls
Of The Jtfv Han and were removed Z Governor
Cookies S;.ice after tie establishment o the new
gOverr1ne were Yea .sTdAy traHsferTed TO the
legsl RSITe Gall, whe1s they viii be properly
hung.
p. d.. Green has eSdered his resignation to
the Governor as secretary TO the commissioners
of fbe W asa M ton Asylum, to take effect the
21th instant. The resi- <Ileeon has been accepted,
and Mr.. A. ii. BOhrer appointed in his place.
At a meeting OF the Crenader Gusres last
WAS received and accepted, and the follsxing
were elected to I'll the vacancies created: A. II.
Kinney. captain; A. ID. CsEa.0n, first lieutenant;
l. N Graves. second lieutenant
Last night -Oh- Ger Burr fsznd a package, On
tbesta{Is of house No. II03 e street northwest
containing a y bite male chiia ,8pparently about
four weeks old. X was taken IL change by the
ofheer and conveyed TO st. AIMS Asylum. where
IL was received.
Alta meeting OF the Americus Y scht Club last
night Messss. AItharsS shepherd, CD. Huise, and
Peter CaI.pbenz wee elected honorary mem
bers, and committee Was appointed 10 take
into consideration the subject OF gixtng q ball
before the Close of the resent year.
The Allegheny Veteran Legion, 80 strong,
from Allegheny city, PENNSYLVANIA, viii arrive
here TO- morrow morning osl q brief Visit. they
will be met az Che dopO- Is the Nstior al Vet
Gran club. headed by the marine barI, and
escorted TO the Rational Hotel.
The Secretary OF she Navy has deferred s. ton
on TIE schedule ~ wages reSentiy reported for
the employees OF the navy ysrd by a board oil
officers, 50 far as relates TO the wages of labor
eIs, which they fixed at SlSO per day instead Of
diem
The following jurors we're drawn yesterday by
order Of the cireuit coExt 10 serve during the
October term in place OF those excused aud not
found: Albert G.. Hall, JGssph W. Arnold, John
L. Owens, Lewis ClephAHe, Henry Thorn, Jas.
NJ. Latts, Thomas K. Lloyd. George e. Holmes,
George AngermSn, Alexander Garden.
baltimore and Potomac RatIrsad.
THE NEW DEPoT-ADDITIoSAL ACCoxxopA-
TIoSs FOR ESGINEs-woRK Oh TEE ROAD.
Mr. Joseph 81. Wilson, principal assistant en-
gineer of the construction department of the
Pennsylvania railroad, is the architect of the
new depot Of the Il altimore and Potomac rail-
road TO be built at the corner OF 9Th and
streets IN this city, and has prepared the plans
and speclncations- Dir. Joseph Wood, the resi- |
dent engineer, Is now preparing for the erection
OF the building. Owing % The difficulty OF OBJ |
tanning a good foundation tor the edifice. the |
slte having been once marsh-the bed OF the !
1lber-n Will be necessary to resort to ping, |
and accordingly contract has been made for I
the cTlying OF nearly q piles averaging forty |
feet IN Len 9Th; ON these piles the stone founda-
ton viii be laid TO the depth OF ten feet. and on
this viii be belt course OF Ohio freestone five |
feet b'gh. III main building will front 100 feet |
Oh ,S suee. ana 20 set on Gun street. ard be faced
OF ONO Tree stone. This building is to be IS feet
In height. and the design Is very handsome. at |
to the height OF leo feet, and large clock vii
be placed in il. In this building there Will be
spacious waiting rooms, baggage Jooms aud !
ticket Offices on the lower foor, and above them /
will be con senientiy arr ansed rooms and of.ices
where tie business wilt be transacted. South |
ward from tbs building will be the iron struc. |
, .nre iof trsns-c feet long and 10 feet wide
This structure VII be erected on screw piIes \
Iron columns D feet In height OF handsome de |
sign viii support the arch, the crown of vhi.b
VIII he about 20 ieet above the ground. This
the lover snd, opposite the government grounds 7
faced With an Ornamental scrgiI work, and the |
arch sufmcunted BY tie sgnre of sneasle and |
the slaes With ornamental fgures of IRON.
Ine business OF this road is increasing to such |;
an extent A. 70 necessitate the erection Of more
buiitfngs, and recently, as noticed In THH
STAR, he property sdjoin ing the enane-house
and yard at the corner OF sth street and Viz 1
ginia avenue Vas purchased. The foundation :
for an extension Of the engine house Is being
laid, and when done there wifi, be a fine brick
house, with ACCOMMODATIONS for sixteen am
giner.
The grading for the don BILE track of the Alex-
andIia railroad by Mr.. David Pullman is pro-
will be laid ir very few weeks. \
The work vi bsIlsst,Bg the Pepe's creek line I
Is being pushed forward as rapidly as possible, !
thise sddltionN engines being now engaged |
with the gravel trains. \
THH fHrArERs.-One of the best houses of \
the &C sson was attracted TO the National Theater
last evening 70 see Charlotte Thompson in the |
new and much criticised play, "One Wife," !
which Is not quite so bad nor quite so good a. /
represents scenes in which society people would
hardly care TO figure, although the scenes are !,
dramatic enough and sensational enough to suit !
the most exactins sdmiTeI o. emotional PLAYS.
Miss Thompson IS very good actress, hand I
some, graceful and SYMPATHETIC. and acquitted |
herself well last night, though perhaps she was l
a little TOO demODstratiye in the second act, /
where sueh conEaislons Of feeling as she exhib- !
tied would be apt TO draw upon lady the 4
attention OF every one IA ths room. Her mother |
On the play Was not demoRstrstive enough. |
Silss lds Vernon acted her part as tine schemer \
WEI, anss 90 Cid Messrs. Thorn, Metkif aud !
Bowers theirs. No matter what NAV be said Of !
the play, and the unnatural, because too sudden,
foTglVeness OF the erring husband by the I'M ured
wife, In the last scene, IL well dressed,
mounted and Played, and will draw full houses,
10 doubt, throughout the week.
The manager OF the Theater Comique man
aged 10 get up capital entertainment last
hight Iots outstanding the non rival of Brown
aud Nile Emma, and the same excellent bill
Will be repeated this evening. the performance
closing with . Washington Upside Down"
TIE CoCSTT SCHOOL TRUsTEEs met yester-
cay, and on motion Of Mr. FOllOtt il was agreed
10 aloW both COrnell's and Warren's geogrs-
Ehies 10 be used 70 the end OF the school year.
he rev rules were adopted q whole. Mr.
Brown offered resolution, which was adopted,
that Aessrs- Willett and Iibbey be allowed to
draw y eco from the school fund OF the county