Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-28


poh &C afraid To invest in printers ink, least
your sanCS OF life be nearly run ont
non Joel Parker - At present in this city for
the purpose Of lectEring before the Ia~ school OF
Columbia College
See notice or meeting at Wills Han tonight
IN reference TO the Massachusetts, avenue rail-
Officer Blanford this morning found a white
female infant about two days old or the door
step of Dir. James Gates house on IOch street
between q and 1 streets.
The crOcusses and byacinths in the Capitol
grounds are beginning to bloom and look
perfectly splendid" 10 use a favOrite feminine
expression.
Rev, DR.. starkey, rector a the p e. Church
ofthe Epiphany, viii or ciate on Easter Sunday
Tor the last time prior TO his departure for Buff
The banking house OF Lewis johnson & Co
has been temporarily removed fIom the corner
OF Pennsylvania avenue and 10th street TO the
northwest corner of 10th and ID street where il
erected on the old site.
SANITARY Officer Burns in pursuing his duties
had occasion To- day 20 go in NOrment's lumber
yard, where he surprised some dozen boot
blacks engaged IN gambling. they made tracks
in all directions ard the officer gathered up a
ioad OF their boxes which he holds az police
head uaaters.
The German American Citizens Club elected
tEe follow ng ON GERS last night: John y. MOeller
president, Paul KOTn, vice president; Richard
'iSDh, scC''taIH' f.. - just, treasurer.
Executive COmmitfee-ThOmas HeIlmuth, F.
SLatter, John Beck, +. Hugle, and G.. Hetterich.
The owners Of aIlanthus trees on the north
side OF Pennsylvarrtr aveHue, near 9th street
are having them trimmed up with a view to
render their inOdOTOus, in accordance with the
sugg tstiCn OF Prof. Saunders. of the Agricul-
tnTSi department, as published in THE STAR
Cf ICCscay last
TIE funeral Of Ewald Fngels took place from
h. late residence on sth street, between ID and
Market Space, yesterday afternoon, and the
remains we're followed TO the German cemetery
~ ne washington and GeTmania Sch1etzen
tereins. the Washington Sangerbund and
large concouTse Of friends.
Ear v
va FANILT-Has LoEG0H COgBty a Bofgia p
On Monday last q little daUg liter of Mrs Emily
Lloyd, Of this town, aged about four wears, died
aIt,r 6Tlet illness About four years ago, the
ia her. MI. Charles L. Lloyd. died OF pneumo-
MA, leaving wife and four children, two bows
AMI TWO Slrls. A few months after his death
the two boys sickened and died rather shd1enIv
-Four or five weeks ago ore of the girls also
SiCkeIsd and died, and on Monday tbe forrtb
and last child died, rs before stated after two
days Illness. All OF the children were siraiiarlv
affected, and all of them died apparently from
the same cause, leaving the widow and mother
10 mourn tbe loss IN four short years OF her en-
tire household treasures. ON TUESDAY ar tba
instance OF X. NJ. Bentley, recorder a Jury of
inquest vas summoned by Officer B. h AtweT
and they examined several witnesses anon
them Mrs. LLOYD. the mo her of the dead chilli
Juiian A. Hutchinson, Drs. Cross, Mott and
fdWaI ds and a negro girl in the employment OF
MIS- l. The jury was then adjourned untiI
O'Clock tuesday evening. In the meantime a
pest nCrtem examination of the body was made. |
As we are compelled TO 90 TO press before fbe
jury TeasScmbles. we will have to efer their |
verdict until next week.-Lesstarq Mirror, 23M |
IEsf-
From gentleman who left Leesbur0 xes,sr |
gay morning We learn that the widest excite !
mtnt prevailed in the town. From statements |
made II appears that the death Of the two first |
- ,sh was attributed at the time to poison |
nom berries - IN Il ey were engaged in pick |
ing tht m DT. Cross, who was called in consul |
taton on the last OF the deceased chi Iiren gave
u as his opinion that it had been roisonef IN
was also stated that one Of the druggists hal |
hS1ned That he had On more than one occasion
- anil IS
cePted as L ne, and the residents mostly cam.
10 the conclusion that the mother had csnseJ
INC =. an OF the entiTc family. The little com
munity Is at a loss, If the mother is INDEED
guilty, to ascribe a cause for her action
me family appears to have been left in mol
fSS'y eoniortsbie circumstances, the hus-
pdHu- curing his business as a restaurant
Keeper, having erected three or four hous-s
me rents Of which helped the widow AMI
orFh ans along. "-'
PIG EoS SHOOTING MArcH-Quite a large
lumber OF persons assembled AZ the National
kaCe Course yesterday afternC on to witness a
IIiai OF ski in pigeon shooting between A
Warnell, OF South " ashingtcn, and O. Ystas
OF Georgetown. The conditions of the m tel
were - birds each, q yards rise and - vsrt,
boundary. for IS a side. George w Nokes We
ehos,n referee, and John GOss and William a
&c mas judges for Wanrell and Yates, re-
sIectiNeiy. At the close OF the score WannrI
had killed II, and Yates birds Next cam a
handicap match between George NOkes and
'1En CasFaTis, a single bird being killed by the
l8tteT. Phil. hazel, OF Georgetown and q SnJJ-
Wheeler. Of Capitol Hin Their tried their slii -
match OF I'VE birds each, the score standing a
ht-4 TO J. Another trial was had but with fhe
same result The champion, WanneU ther
uled a match OF five birds each. for AZ sfda
%lih Ed DeIriSk' which also resulted in a tie
ihe score standing 4 to 4. Arrangements have
bttL made t0r another match at an early day
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THE BALL OF THEwAsHrNGToN ARTILLERY
ASSOCIATIONS at Masonic Temple last evening
Was brilliant ana well managed affair and NOT
aSnsie incident oecuIredto mar the pleasure
WHICH was enjoyed by TIE large and distinguished
company present. Gen. Chapman. Speaker
Muse, and other prominent citizens partIci-
Iated, with some members OF the japanese
Embassy The following letter explains the
absence Of The Governor and staf: '-e
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, DISTRICT OF CoLUNBIA,
washington, March =, 1S12-CGptGin " g.
StGL. t-'a'heT, CommcndiHg Light BGtter, District
~ C6lu.ttG NiIiti0-Captain: Owing to the
G' mise Of the late VIM. 5. Huntington cashier
OF Governor Cookies banking COMPANY and the
rtSIeIt We nave TOT his memory, and the high
regard We entertain for the COmmander-iI-
thief OF the District militia, the staff of the
Governor must decline your polite inv itaton for
tht On inst. Very respectfully your Obedient
servant, A. WEBSTER, Chief OF Staff.
IHE JAPANESE ENBAssY.-Mr. 4. T. Kaw-
age, secretary of the Japanese Embassy g.
CoTted by General Myers, visited the Ind;.,
department yesterday. IL is the Intention OF
I at. h@"Sge 10 collect specimens of minerals,
bO'AnN shells and curiOSities, as lie travels
throegh America and Europe to found a mn
sum IN 1eddo- General Army, Governor of
IeDart-
melt and presented him with specimens of
.,u!@h bows and arrows, &c, and minerals of
kszosu ShiOsi SswOhira Nabusbina- ex-
nsiniio or Japan, with HIS travelling romnsn
Iols asitarO Hiyakutaki. Echo Tanaka AMI
BnrGrio NatzmOera, visited the supreme eourt
OF The District o. Columbia Yesterday and
were introduced 10 the Judges bv Hon ijeoroa
Fisher. and Mr.. Jun e-ehi-roy q EoIsms
hiS japanese law student
IhE CoLoEFD SCHCOL TRUSTEES met LAT
hlkht ana applications for teacherships wera -
seiNed ron Misses Martha La yreDre Anrali,
butlSI, MARY g GallegO, and Mrs. Evelyn IN
~ add Miss Mary II. Andersen pr .ncinaI ~
stevens school building, resigned her position
on account OF continued sickness, and Superin-
thCeLt Cook was authorized TO IN ths yacan
cN letter was received from Mr.. Gsre sn-
ltrirtehdent OF the New England mission re-
guessing the board 20 paw a teacher in their en-
floy 80 per month. and the request was grant
th. WIN The understanding that the name be
ShleTed upon the regular payroll. Superintea
.tLt ,ook submitted the result of the examiua-
nor OF asSktant teachers for the vacancy in .ha
LoNeJcy school. and Miss Ida Curry bavtng
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