Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-03
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Condensed Locals

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al HaTiui's Hall tins winter. The first Will Es
held Oh the evening of the 9Th.
Pen. =. GATheldr, of Washington Territory,
vas. last evening, installed President OF the
Pacific States Association.
In the Criminal Court to-day, the District
Attorney entered ns'!s DTos. in the case of w.
h, kiGveii, charged y lth Illegal voting.
Last night, bur lars broke into and robbed the
residence OF the Russian Minister OF a quantity
Of sib',I- are but fortunately they overlooked
the most valuable articles.
The total amount of taxes received in the
onCe Of Collector Slater from the 18th Of Nc-F
VtmbeT last to the Jlst o. December, amounted
"a sS14 eco.
The detective corps OF the metropolitan Police
ON New Years day presented Major Richards
with two tine steel eugreyings, Handsomely
framed
The assessors of taxes in tie several dilt-ictg
were paid III the amounts 2re them to-day, fer
services ~ N the 18th of November To the = iSt
81 bsCt mSsT, le1l, inclusive. The total anEgut
due H. Ia - So.
by Mis-. Shea. had his lte IDssred tor S2geJ =
incorrect. H had been ins IrSdior tina amGun.
IN TIE Nat.0I.cl Life Insurance Company, but
his policy had been allowed &c, run out.
The by dEaTri at he southeast corner Of1th arr
stIs Cts NusthweS; il a valuable institution Ly
daylight, but being st IN a line with the flag
way u l. a man rap by night, ard two or three
I-TsCBS have recently fallen over it, at the risk
ct bTt akIHg their necks.
a a. 81 Ken fellow was arrested, last night by
Ilef, Give ASDe-itt and lodged n the central
iUardlOvse, Rhes, a gold watch an S2I in green
hacks were found N his possession. Vie was very
shabby jre>Se 4, nd Reluctantly gave his name
a. Henry HcTcus, f~Cm Baltimore.
Att meeting a troop A, Presidents Mounted
6uaId last evening, new construction WAS
adopted and seyeE.l recruits weEe enrolled.
S,SsTs. SUNNY, Brown and Platz were selected
IS recruiting CON 'nIttee, and Mess Shep-
herd tiant and t'i2tZ- chosen IS the finance
committee.
The executive committee of the Citizens Re-
bef CnIp-lisSiou propose plan Of organization
- that ca n applicant aeeking relief ma have
his ease Investigated. They have made their
headquarters in the wef- wingo of the City. Wall,
IN rtfH r1x
Of Taxes. which will be kept open from 10 a. N.
To =. m. every day for tLS reception Of appliea-
tOFt> for relief
Morris Brown, an ESCAPED lunatic from tie
Insane Asylum, walked ms fhe eighth precinct
station yesterday, and asked 10 be allowed t.
write a letter. Permission ' a. given him. anu
from his singular manner he vas thought TO be
ga little cracked dispatch was sent to the
asylum, when it yas found Brown had escaped
from there. and he was Accord. gly sent back.
james Gibson, the man who fe'l from a street
car about week since, on Capitol Hill, and
fractured his skull, mention OF which hos
already been made III The STA Il, Cied last night
frCm the effects OF his injuries. Mr.. Gibson was
native Of Philadelphia, and a boo: binder by
trade. employed Tor several wears at the govern
ment bind,Ty. Ie received his iniuF.as on the
sd OF December, and iea-es a widow and i've
children.
political association, 70 he known as the
"Nonng Mems Republican Club vac organ
lZed in this city last evening. with the fol owing
"fiiCers: President. Arthur Shepherd; vice pres
ident, William NJ. Morton: corresponding strre-
taTy. DIR. Frank Hove; recording secretsry
Adam Geit. treasurer, Ia mes Hudson; asl.iitic,aI
m'mhers 81 the executive committee, John -.
Murray, W. y lie Barnes, William rrimblS,
and Thomas Shea.
SENATOR SUMNER AND TIE Co-GgED PEo-
fLE.-At noon yesterday a committee of fifteen
prominent Colored citizens cf this District
John +. Cock. j. NJ. LangStcn, William Syuhax
aiEer Lewis, John a. Gray, j. ii. Brooks,
II. Wall, John Il. johnson, Rev. James A
Handy, William II. Smith. Aaron Russell, Dr.
G. Il. PUrviS, John +. Wilkinson. Charles H.
Psters-ealied at the residence OF Hon. Charles
SumPtr, corner OF III street and Vermont
avenue, TO exIScss their thanks to HIN for what
he has cone for the cOlOrcd people of The country
in their emancipation a nd the best0wment oftbe
suffrage, especially for the introduction of
Senate bill No. 90, supplementary to the civil
rights bill, and for h.s earnest able and untir-
ing ADVOCACY OF ITS passage. The committee
t1presse their sentiments through their chair
man. MI Cook. and Gas responded to by Mr.
Sumner, who said: " Gentlemen, have smpIv
discharged my dIty in connection with This
matter. have acted under Ile prOmptines o.
my conscience. Ii had done les / could not
have slept could have found - rest upon NV
pillow After some words OF advice, he
closed He was followed by Professor ! NJ
I;angst9n and Others. The colored people and
TIER White friends favorable 10 the passage of
the supplemental civil rights hin, will hold a
mas meeting in the Congregational Clarch on
tIiday evening next.
oFFEEING STOLEN BONDS FOR SALE-Yester
Gay morning. a nan presented himself az tie
PCEnsylvani avenue and 10th street and offered
hive nI'ed States bonds, OF the denomination
OF 5000 each, for sale, which the clerk, Mr..
4 r.! a. g: ;,Is55 recognized a part of
$500 stolen in December last from the house
ct gent man residing at the corner of Liberty
street and Broadway, New York. and which had
been extensively advertised Mr.. Il. obtained
the services OF Detectives Clarvoe and NcDeyitt
who arrested the nan and conveyed him TO
headquarters, where he gave his name Horace
corp. lie II apparently about fOrty-five years
OF age, with a full suit OF heavy redish whiskers
lie wore on ms shirt front a diamond pin He
.enyersed freely on every other question except
The bonds. He has secured the services of Mr.
Fiddle as counsel. Corps asserts that he pur-
chased the bonds in New York, and offers to
return with the officers to that city and establish
Lis good character. He states that he is south
eTn man, doing business in the south. and pur-
chased the bonds In good faith. why he did
NOT dispose OF them in that city instead VI doing
20 here, does not appear.
The BOARD OF HEALTH met iast evening,
and ar. Cox, from the special committee for the
lGrIC se OF selecting chemist to the board.
ported in favor Of the appointment of DIR. Craig.
lie called attention to the necessity of having
chemist by mentioning that several explosions
Of oil nave recenJIy occurred, ana tnz, ar rx- ,
animation OF that article should be made in ali
Places where il Is exposed for sale; also that DR..
Craig, when appointed, would Immediately
make an analysis Of the Potomac water i'm con-
nection with poisoning by lead pipe. DIR. Bliss
moved the adoption OF the report; which was
carried, and DIR. Craig declared elected DIR.
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the last meeting for the reorganization OF the
SanitaIs bureau, and the appointment of 2 COM
mittCe OF three 10 examine all candidates for the
POSITION Of sanitary inspector. The resolution
was adopted. and Mr.. LangSton and DIS. Verdi
and Bliss were appointed the Committee. The
weekly reports OF the physicians TO the poor
showed liJ cases or vaccination during that
time.
TIE OYSTER MAERET.-Inspector General
Cat heIls report OF the oyster market at 18th
street wharf since Monday, il a. follows: Schr.
Nellie. 900 bushels ST. Mary's River oysters.
snail. selling at 30 cents per bushel. SchT.
Martha Washington, $50 bushels st. Mary's
rlytr oysters, selling at 81 cents. Sctr. Star,
GO bushels 81. Mary : river OysteIS-beSt, p;
small, - cents per bushel, Schr. "Pun;so Can
bingham. Loo bushels RappshanOck oysters
best. >l-s5; email, 6 cents. Schr. +. Pierce,
1.S0 bushels Rappahauock oysters-best. 81;
small, -. Schr. y. ). Haven, 600 bushels Tan
gier Sound Oysters-hsst, sf.2J; small, COATS
cents SlOOp -, coo Dividing Greek oysters,
very IRE. % cents ard S1.15 per bushel. Con-
demPed since Monday. les bushels.