Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-02
Condensed Locals

18th street northwest.
SPEAKER Hqlse, of the House Of Delegates. is
wing quite III az his res 1ence on III street near
21St street. We regret 20 learn.
Rev. Father White, aston of St Matthew
S&th1llc Shurch. Is dangerously i'll at his resi-
cenCe o. IL, near 18th street, we regret TO hear
Miss Agnes Ewing. a niece OF Mrs. General
obeimS9, mas taken tee,S hite veil Of the Sisters
OF me holy Cross, az SOuth Bend, Indiana.
Bios 20 supply concrete for the east wing of
new STATE Department building we're opened on
satturday. They range fEcm S2-57 to 50 per
The Garner stone of tho new ST. Patrick =
Church viii be laid with appropriate ceremon-
les by the Most Reverend Archbishop Bagiey,
early next month.
A building in the rear CO No. 1914 81 street
northwest, was fired by some unknown person on
Saturday evening last, bat the hsmes were
promptly e1ti1gUished before any damage had
One OF the good looking assistant secretaries
OF Tie President Was this morning made the
Iuriey recipient of a promising herr said heir
being Of the masculine gender and weighing
nile pounds.
The coroDes's report for the nor tn of August
last shows: Honicides, 4; drowned, 3; poisoned,
T. cholera iDfaUtuU, 1; InfismAti0n OF the bowels
y sUrstroke, =; heart disease, 1; congestion OF
tie hIa.n, Z; suicide, I; hemorrhage GRdnervous
The weather report OF the Signal Service bn-
IeaG for august shows that that month was the
hottest experienced ia this city for many years
past The varmest day Of the month was the
18Th when the average thermometer was 81 g.
and the coolest the 31st, when it averaged
20 e. The monthly mean was 796.
W Jo-les, a coiOred man, was working in an
excavation on street, between % and Sd
streets, on Saturday afternoon, when the bank
csVed IN Gpon him, tDlurirg him quite severely
about the shoulder He vas taken to his home
on New Jersey avenue, between ID and Il
streets, where DR.. Suddarth rendered medical
Sergeant Vernon removed all the Job and ex-
press wagons from the stand west of market
LOUISIANA avenue on Saturday, TO the open lot
south OF the Market house wkere the canal has
been hi!ed THIS removal was made by order of
the board Of public works, and the space mem
toned will be allotted to the wagons In future.
TEE DEATH OF MAJOR W. s. MORSE
Major ". 8 81 o-se, who was ill at the National
Hotel IN this city for some months with con-
sumption and wa removed to his birth place
Fort Chester, West Chester county, New York,
week or two since, died az that place on
Thursday last, and his funeral took place yes
terday afternoon. Major Morse Wa abont 20
years OF age and leaves widow and two chill
dTen. He came here during the war as adiu-
tant 10 Col. GibS0n's regiment of Neg York
heavy artillery, and was subsequently a quar-
.trmaster: He first come ccnspiciousy before
the washington public as one OF the founders of
The Soldiers and Sailors Union in 1886 and for
several years he was its president. He was one
o. ire strongest advocates of the bill giving ad-
ditiohsl bounty to soldiers aud sailors which
was passed by Congress July %, 1860, and to him
more than any other one man is due its MASSAGE
While urging the passage of this bill the New
fork ITI5Nns came out strongly in opposition
and ajor Morse. while sick. wrote a two col
umn letter In reply TO ore OF Mr.. Greeley,s edi-
TOTALS, which was published in the tribune
and Mr.. G. alluded to it as the strongest argn,,
ment written in favor of the bill. Willie here
he wrote some for the Chronic,e and MIR. Fornev
pa nm, NTH the compliment Of saving he wss able
he knew. He took an active part in our notifies
as all will remember, and was a most successful
stump speaker. Under Mayor Bowen he Wa a
leading contractor.
You've CATaoLIts' FRIEND SOCIETY AND
HOPE-At fipx Of ia
St Patrick's church last evening the following
ofheers were elected:-President, j. Edmond
Malieti wee president, James Lackey; secre-
tary, Joshua Huntington; treasurer, A. B.
Copps; corresponding secretary. James Toomey:
bookEeeper, John Bingham; steward, ID. A.
,b.s ,s resolutions were adopted, declaring
anectlon, reverence, and dutifulness which
bind Catholics TO their dear Holy Father, the
e9iet pastor OF the church; that he is the victim
OF the grossest injustice, and the most malig-
nant persecution; that the spolIations TO whish
ne mas been subjected are unmitgated rob-
berries, and the overtures and pretended conees-
injury. 'A' ~
The officers of the various divisions of
the society for the ensuing wear ara as follows:
81. Patricks DivisiOn-President Geo Rog,s.
secretary, ID. i. Murphy. 81. Peters Uivisf5nI
PRESIDENT, V: L. King; secretary, Robot Mitch
ell St DOminic's Observation-Disclosures Patrick
Coreoran; secretary, s. y. Dermody. St AL
ysius' DlvisiOn-President, John Moran: secre-
tary, John y. Fullerton. 81. Mary's Division
d MisShach. Immaculate Con-euti5n NJ
DaLt. -
TIE "THEATEE CoMIoUE', formerly the
NssE' StOn The ater), corner 18th and G. streets
VAL be oPered for the season this evening with
large company of first class artists Ths Inte-
rier OF the building has been compIetslv trans
formed and fitted up in the most eomfortabIe
manner, making il cosy and cheerful LOOKING
theater. Messrs. l.. X. Walker * Co.. the MAJ
ayers, have had a long experiences in ca.erin,
10 the amusement loving public aud they are
alice by the well tAorn Sam. 5. Sanford. They
a. etefinec 70 sstablis2 atirst-class varieties
--'sr- on re style OF the Front street in Bal
1n0re: and to Judge from their preliminary
arrange mel Il the public will not be dlssppoint
ed There will no doubt Va crowded house
tonight, Is they advertise in oul' columns a
hrsteiass attraction for the opening.
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REFORTID RIOT AT A CAMP MEETING.-A
camp meeting Of the Washington (col0re1) NJ.
r. Conference, ST which al the Baltimore
churches OF that connection are present, IL Ia
progress at Haslup's Grove, near Annapolis
junction, and yesterday an immense crowd
was in attendance. Over 5000 come ont from
Baltimore in extra trains and probably iG01
went oct from this city yesterday morning
During the day a number of colored rouphs got
into melee on the outskirts of the camp, in
which pistols and raZOIs were used. Several
were injured, and il was reported that one was
fatally shot, and one was fs'ally cut, but no
cehniIe Information had been received up to
this Afternoon.
ASSAULT ON VIRGINIAN.-Thomas AMI
Hugh MORROW were before the Police Court on
Saturday, charged with making an assault aud
battery on Hugh Hammell. The latter testified
that he went into the restaurant kent nv the
MOTIONS with a cOlOred man whom he baJ
met-an old servant CT hiS-and went into the
back room TO treat his old servant to refresh
meuts, and had done SO, when these men as
sauited him in most des perate manner beating
him and forcing him into the street HIS fare
marked badly by the blows he mad received
NtfuQES rvran "