Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-26

1i-z,sr ce-liqus--Cornj- opera, trama. com
ely s---ez,.-e, -1u-=, dances. etc.
Condensed Locals
E'rT---i NIit~ lectures on % No T-rr So,is.y,-
TO- Pr 20 Lincoln Nan.
rkmeH are engaged in placing an IRON
PEI ~ iyania avenue.
The. congregation Of the Zion Lutheran
cbH,ch are preparing ~ erect an eIiFce On .ha
southeast corner OF 9Th aud T streets TO ne 4sed
for a church aIt school.
TIE Columbia street railroad COMPANY, at a
recent meeting resolved that hair pay should
o. gwen thelr drivers and conductors for the
entire IeTiOd during which travel has been sus-
Terhed by reason Of the horse dizesse.
At an election held by the students OF the
Slass OF lsi", Of Columbian College. on Satur-
o DAY evening last, the following officers were
chosen: President William J.. Worcester; sec
retary, ;. b. CTisSey- james =. Corlew was
unanimously selected 20 deliver the vaIcdlctorv.
cC'Cred man named Howard Martin q,
coming out OF a house on T street, between 2N-h
Erf.1st Streets y W, on Saturday night last
lei down steep eFrharkmrut some ei-ht fee
high, breaking lib aud scyer-Iv bruisiuy HI m
ih T3e ieI. street bss recently been cyc4va-
tee at that point.
Pant, Washington s Co. bankers, OF this
city, have been appointed AGENTS 10 rerPiv e
sutsC1 piiOus for the District Of Columbia 10
The stock OF the centennial exhibition 10 be
held at Philadelphia in 1876, and the books
we're opened on Saturday last The shares are
The Giuuer 70 Re given on Thanksyfviu, law
10 he newsboys Will he ready in Lincoln Hall at
fo'cicck on that day. In the evening a free
entertain CEt OF music, addrC Sses and stereop-
tcon views will be given. Articles OF food and
doi atoms can be sent to the rooms before noon
OF Thursday.
Bios for Material for the New Jail
Mr.. Chandler, the acting supervising archi-
teet OF the Treasury department, and Mr. Cluss,
superintendent of the new jail for the District
OF Columbia, to-day opened bids for furnishing
and delivering on the site Of the proposed struc-
tnTe, near the almshouse, 3 ono cubic yards of
clean, sharp river sand; 4, 500 cubic yards of
rubble, granite, or Seneca stone; IS ,O00 barrels
hydrantc cement, equal in quality to the best
Rosendale or ROund-top cement, and $50 cubic
yards OF granite, limestone or other hard dur
able stone broken 70 the size of hens eggs suit-
able Tor concrete. The bids were as follows:
CosCRETK STONE.
Il. Il. Fowler a. 81 per yard; j. NJ. Hall, $3.50;
GhMies g. Nsnderwerken, a. 80: james A.
Red, AIS; J. zpg s Co, Sec; d. N. Davis,
%; Austin i. Brown, Sc %
BUBBLE STONE.
Anstin r: Brown, 81 40 per yard. i. Zug &
Co; s3.25; H. l. Atcbinson & Co. sI5 q; Albert
CIdway. Richmond. Va, s5 60; MARYLAND Free
Stone company. 81 25: Charles q. Vanderwer-
Bro, 81. -
.topiaE cement company, 81 es per barrel
austin +. Brown, si-sS; Francis II. Smith, 81 "a
TO- hSse ndaie cement or - 20 per cask for i'm
Waters, s1.75; Nicolai 6 Co., 2i.79.
Fred t. FckIof. $40 ner ward. 7 D.ro,-
port, sl-35; A. u. Maynard. si.2s; VIM. RYAN.
81 James A. Lee, Si2n; ID. NJ. Davis Il IS;
John b. Lord, s1-75ss1.O5. Samples accompa,
MED the bids. The contracts will not be awarded
before the Tet1Tn of Mr. Mullett next week.
ELECTION OF A TREASURER BY TIE UsrrA-
RAN AssOCIATIOS.-An adjourned session of
fhe annual meeting of the Unitarian Association
OF Washington was held last evening ar the
hltarian church, corner of 9th and D streets,
Tor the purpose or electing a treasurer and fixing
ue salary OF the pastor, Rev. F. W. Hinckley
Tie meeting wss presided oyer by DIR. B. Lip
PihcOtt, with Mr. G.. DOOlttle secretary. After
some debate a. 10 the payment of pew rent Sc
ballot was taken on the treasurership and re-
su TED IN the election OF Mr.. W. p Dunwoodv
Hho received IL votes to DR.. w. f. wallace's y.
Dr- wallace, the defeated candidate thanked
nose " no had voted for him; bat he would saw
mat the reason Cor his defeat was not any dir
IsFence between him and the members, but
uinerence between him and the minister He
charged that the minister had electioneered
against him. On motion OF Mr.. G.. E. Baker a
, vote OF thanks to Dr. William f. Wallace. the
Ieiiring treasurer, was unanimously adopted
MT Dunwoody resigned his membership OF the
eonmlttee OF management, and Mr.. Z. Brain.
ard was elected 70 iii the vacancy The salary
OF the minister was fixed at 80 500.
oRSAhENTAL GATE AT THE WASHINGTON
aESENAL--Sergean Sass has Just completed at
The main entrance TO the arsenal a pst.wav
NLich Il an ornament 10 the place aud a credit
10 himself as the designer. The central or main
entrance Il double gate, fourteen feet in width
WIN nne granite abutments. in which are set
W. thlrty-two pound guns, the breeches fitting
~, ~ t9e stone. These are crnamented with beau,
snr,s o oioia eagles and surmouuted by hand
sn,s glcpe lamps: The lower hinge is set in the
gIe mite base, and tia upper one bolted 70 the
Euh' Just above The tTuniOn The gates are made
or ~ Two .; anu haI By fye-eisht inch rails and
the ilthtl> OF ia gas pipe with bronze spaar
htAus- Inc Two side gates, for PEDESTRIANS are
sun Jar, except in size, the guns use for unripifs
,e oDtS tNelve,pcunters. From the safAs; Az
40 ihe wall, OF either side. g neat iroI cs,.s
fHE ESSAY GOLD GEDAIs-f7O COMPOSITIONS
RSeStrfC.-A subcommittee of the ESSAY com
mlttee o. the Society for the Prevention of Cru
city 10 Animals, Consisting OF Rev. DIR. Atkins,
OF GeorgetOwr. Hon. e.. C.Cox Major Bell and
Messrs. Il. r. Gatchen and Prof. Thomas
Isy'er, are now engaged In examining the e.
ssys received from the youth OF the District on
the subject Of ''Cruelty TO Animals" About
one hundred and seventy essays in all were re-
ceiStd- of these only % were from the nuhlic
schOois and li2 from non attendants of public
schools Two SO and two ais medals viii be
gwen 20 the public schools and one or SOS TO
the non-aitendsnts Of public schools The nro-
eranme OF exercises 81 Lincoln Hall on Satur-
CAV evening will be announced to- morrow The
President Is expeete 20 be present and Cover
nor Cooke VIII prtside, II his health permits.
TIE Followers or SSepsSBoRa,-The
shnpal mee.iTx Of The stockholders OF the New
Church Union was held at the rooms OF the
union, last evening, at 80 O'Clock; Mr.. j. w.
Hunt in the chair, and T.. L. PrentiS sScsotss;.
The annual report, which WAS read, shows the
union 10 be In prosperous condition. They
Rave free library and reading room at Ne 935
fefnsylvahia avenue, and on Sunday evenings
meetings are held, at which selections from
Srecenborg on Interesting theological topics
are read and discussed. After the reading of
me repOrt The following named gentlemen were
elected trustees for the ensuing wear viz
John Hi'z, r. b. Donaldson. Horace Hatch
n q Spencer, j. W. Hunt, j. }. Halsted and
4. r.. PIentiss. STU
A HORSE IN A DINING acknowledgements
StttrIoCn. rUnaS sy horse, attempting 10 turn
into the alley opening on the north s71s of a.
street, between Sth ana 9th stree T. northwest,
nade too short a tuIn, and was precipitated
over the area railing AT the residence OF MIR
Edward Thomas. carving the railing ana
coping with him through the basement dining
TcCrn) window, surprising the family. who were
AT tea at the time Singularly enough, the
animal, who had to be turned in the room 10 be
leo out, was apparently uninjured.
GEORGETOWN CoLLXGE, MEDICAL DEPART
NErT.-OD Saturday evening last an election