Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-18


Condemned Locals
Inc board OF health had no meeting last eve
mig, owing 70 the lack Of a dr,prirn
Mr.. y Il. BOdh-h was Yesterday appointed
as SAINT engineer by the board of public works
10 be IN charge OF sewCTs and drains.
he Postmaster General has ordered the eS-
tabl shmert Of rCr Office AZ Ros7ryvilIe,
Prince Georges county, Nd. with Washington
Privates DeImar X. Keller and c. =. Everett
general service L. =. army. now on duty a.
clerks in the Office OF the commissioner of claims
IN nlS CITY, are discharged the service 10 date
Two families OF gypsies are encamped ut Kalo-
rama. near Rock creek. They are supplied
with tents and several hOrses ard wa CONS The
camp i visited daily by quite a number of pei
ions who desire Ito have their fortunes told
y teis gram has been received from Mr.. Fred
ID Stuart, dated Nandalis. Illinois. on the nth
Instant, in which /. j. stated that he would leave
that place to-day AT II O'Clock a. m. with the
6maiLS OF his son Frederick, who died there
uGdCuiy en- Saturday last, whilst en- rorf's for
TeNas, via ST. Louis.
Rev Dr. Butler has issued an appeaI for helm
TOT The iEhahitaT-s OF Somerset. Pa, aIarga nor
ich o. Which tow n was rec nty DESTROYED by ire,
ahd states that he will take charge OF and for
ward donations lett ar his rc-idsnce-parSDnaga
and II streets.
YESTERDAY morning cororcd woman. waiting
~ the ladies reception room AZ the Baltimore
DEPOT tOtakC the i2.3N train. was taken suddenly
i'll Cffcer Fitzpatrick called in DR.. Crounsc
but before his arr.yal she gave birth to a boy
child. She. with her infant. was removed to a
house orfo tie, where both are doing we'll.
RFCONsTEUcTI"N CT FIFTFENTH STREET
1HUEcH-Ite cor gregati0n OF the 18th street
ITtSbS terrain church have Just had their church
etitce thorough reconstructed. making il one
Of the most CUUWudiguS and handsome in tie
CITY. This chuUCh waS founded in Is4r by Rev
Join +. Cook. the father OF our we'll known
I>tTlct register, ard since that time has num-
bored among is membership MANY al our most
respectable colOrtd citizens. 1t has been re-
mOGelt q from time to time, 10 meet the pressing
emergencies, but tor some time past has been
iHads GUate 10 the accom- muda. ion OF the in
CrCaSlng ne n heTsEip, and about a wear since
the congregation determined to remodel the
eH;He building y new front has been pat i'm
az pressed brick. filling Ep the whole width OF
HE lot-SiNry feet; o new Steeple built, three
entrances 20 the mont made, with stone steps
ard the internal arrangements entirely changed
bN p.aC.rG The gallery for the choir IN the rear
OF the pulpit IN the east end. aud facing the
entrance doors. y new roof hes been put on.
aIo The old ceiling II moved. leaving the entire
sTace cIen- with the spaces between the timbers
plastCrt and handsomely frtscOed. The whole
work has been done under the supervision OF
MI. SCARE, architect, AMI the contractor M
N i. tmmg, The entire cost amounting 10
ahCut $1,000. Tomorrow the dedication cere-
monies VIII take place, with three separate ser
vices Rev n. Il Garnctt will preach AT rho
morning service, Rev Byron Sunderland in the
aitfrEoon. and the pastor. Rev. j. b. Reeve.
VIII Preach The sermon at the night service.
COIOEFD SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS -Yrs+p--
day afternoon the examinations Of the schools in
the stevens building were continued As follows.
Primary No ;, fourth grade, Miss L. Rowie
teacher, was examined BY Superintendent Cnok
There were IS OF the - pupils present and tE.v
answered readily and with marked degree OF
accuracy. In reading they 6NceIled.
Primary No. :, Mis-. Carrie r. Brown was
examined by Prof. Vashon. There were 81
pnIils Present. and they showed good progress
s Wiz th ne IeIoTtment and bearing was the
ss Primary No 6, with - pupils Of third and
L. fFW wan f.t-ss
nv Second and Third Readers. spelling addi-
u n subtraction. multiplication, and division,
and did very well.
The eNamins tons were witnessed by a Iarye
number OF parents and friends Of the pupils
amer z them Mr. John III. Brooks. and ex-
Trustee Alfred Jones. who in brief Speecht.s
congratulated The teacters and scholars up,r
TIER success. Mr.. Henry johnson, president OF
The hoard Of trustees, was present during the
tEtlTe examination, and added a few words OF
encouragement 70 the teachers and scholars.
TIE SOCIAL EvrI-TLe commissioners to
eo'iiN tie laws have recently disc used the
= ciai evil question, but have taken no definite
action IN tie matter. and up To this time they
have not bad presented a plan tor dealing with
" on which they can all agree. One or more of
Tie con mi>sioneT- are IN favor OF "A license svS-
T. m 70 be rightly enforced. the effect OF which
vii Be TO ClC>e all the lower class Of houses;
thu~ TIE Profitable business will be in the
hands OF a few ar.>-CCratjc mi~treSSes, while the
i'oT,r ard more degraded will be hunted down
Tor Violations OF law. A. least two of the COM
mission, - favor e leaving well Tor bsd) enough
alone One IF these l. inclined 70 Hel;eve Tat
the more this subject Is 7gitgted the more did,
cut u VIII b. 70 deal with il. AMI that the evil
viii spread, and he Instances an attempt ID
clear l}5. street 81 Gisreputable characters a
iew rOLttS S-Uce. resulting in many OF them
'SAiis UP 'heI abode IN respectable localities.
DEcoEATION DAY.-The Grand Army execu-
tive committee held a meeting last night and
passed a resolution. that a full statement of All
moneys received and di~bursed on behalf OF
decoration imposes lie published in the daily
press, 10 INCLUDE fCll state ment i'm detail OF the
name OF every contributor To this object the
subscription Il each bureau Of the government
- well as The public at large. The cOmmitt, @
express thelT appreciation of the liberal coutri-
hut Jr~ heretofore received from comrades and
the puh1c. both IN money and flowers. The
charm ar on correspondence reported that the
Hon q. J. Morton of Indiana. had accepted Tire
mVi'atiCn 20 deliver the GRAFTON.
Hon "SUNsET" Cox. in his lecture on ~ rprf-
can HUmOr. at the fth street (east) Prsshv-
terrain church. last evening, said s.'TL. biobsst
enjoy 1t 81 a French man is TO hear the last
cGPtGfF1rs, The SVaniard enjoys the most skilIfuI
thrUstCf The HGtGdor in the bull arena the Nea
Ioiltan the taste OF the BGccdrOgi. the German
and the AuleTi,a an
To the American there's rotbing so sweet
A 10 sit H. hlS chair and TIT up his feet
ErJOy The Cuba. whose flavor Just suits
Ard gaze ~ the world through the toes of his
boots.
THIS IS THE last NIGHT OF Manning's Min
Streis, Who III come respects, excel any com
ISry N The country. They came here unknown
ara UNI Graded almost and have gTownin popu-
iaf i&Nor' WIN each succeeding exhibition. until
Tie Indicators are that they could Ell Lincoln
Hal for q week or two. The song and ballad
slrE'Tg OF Nelly. Percy and Bideaux: the eccen-
IlC us Ct bly, Manning, and that king of