Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-28
LOCAL NEWS,



I.HroIa HaU.-Benew's last reading.
Wont y'rpoR IIdre ChE6ch.-Tableaux and
literary entertainment.
CsoAeasea Locals.
Constable James Taylor resigned yesterday.
Col ID q. Cox, pension agent, or this city,
fhis quarter until the 5fh March.
Col Webster. Regises Of Wills, IL better to-
day but WIN hardly be able to appear in the
Dr. e.. p Fisher, physician to the poor of the
lst district. has resigned. aud the Governor has
appointed Ir. y. w. Little in his place.
Private Edwin y. Hill Oh duty In the bureau
81 military Justice, viii be discharged the SER
wee OF the United States, 20 date February -,
tS.3.
The National Council CT rhe u MON Lea1ue Of
America will hold its annual session i'm this city
UeNt Monday, at . o'cloex in the afternoon. 1t
,>represented that the business to be transacted
- OF great Importance.
The superintendent districts has been d.
rssted To have temporary plank footwaik laid
Sn the south side of j. street northwest. between
18th ami 18th: and on south side of NJ street.
between 18th and 18th streets northwest.
God interposItion I'm Atmospheric Phenome-
lawli be discussed a Odd Fellows Hall on
Monday. March with illustrative apparatus
ami charts by MIR. N atthew Ryan. who attacks
'he philosophy OF the Tyndall- Darwin Huxley
sect. See advert eH mt.
Tonight Is the last oh ance but one to see Joe
jefferson s'Kip Van Wrinkle" On Monday
Cushman appears at Walls Opera House in her
great Oh sracter N Meg Meriiles," one OF the
great dramatic representations of the century.
The members 90 EbeneZer church, East WASH
ington) surprised Rev. q. 8. key, their late pas
tor. last evening. by calling upelI hiYn and pre-
sentIng him a handsome suit of clothes. Re
marks were made by Il. b. Snowden, w. p. Ry-
der and B. u. Cant. ami MT. Kew RESPONDED APP
propria'eiy. expressing his regret at being OBJ
hged TO leave the charge for new field of
labor.
TREEE STITs FoH DrvoRc Es.-Yesterday, in
The Eqoity Court, three bills for divorce were
fled.
r. Louisa Hafelhnger, applies tor a divorce
from her husband. Frederick Hafelfnger, with
authority TO have custody o. her children, and
resume her maiden name Of Hansen, ard be
allowed aliTOny pendeRfs iise sIsd counsel fees.
PENDANT in ST. I.uke's Ev.nxelicai Lutheran
church, New York, in January, lss5; has had
Nv HIM four children. OF whom two are living.
and that in 1870 he deserted her entirely, and
has since contributed rothing to er support
charlotte r.. Mccoy files an application for
divorce tcOm her husband, John Mccoy, ask
aud authority to resazne her MAIDEN name of
Charlotte Estelle Ba&ey. She AYERS that she
was married in September, 1si9. by Rev. s. ID.
Finckle. To the defendant, whom she charges
with drunkenness, iI-trestment, and 6eserti0n.
William Nj. Constable applies for q divorce
from his wife, Sarah A. Constable. The plain
tir states that he was married to the defendant
ON the 9sh day OF January, ass. by Rev. G. III.
Hall; that he lived and cOhatited with hes yntil
%eoHt the I'm day or December, 1850, when she
Nilfully abandoned and deserted him. and sas
net hyed OF eohabited with him since teat
period
CoNNENCENENT OF Law DEPARTMENT
HOWARD UNIvERsITY.-The annual com
mencement o. the law departments of Howard
L8verSity took place last night at the COngre-
satlonal church, which was crowded. MANY !
PROMINENT persons were on the stand. The |
graduates occupied seats 70 the right, and a
portion OF the marine band as stationed in the |
gallery, TO the rear OF the platform. The exer-
ri>ts opened with PRAYER by Rev. j. G.. Rankin;
Then followed an essay on law a science by
r.. AFT xxrlti q s.x1la
topics were discussed by the speakers named .
Joseph f.. lee, The Death Penalty" Joseph |
:, Eoek; Allegiance William +. Matthews, |
Ethics in Law" Henry q. Wagner, IT., Law |
and Lawyers James III. Smith, ssCnanimity of 4
.iuries,r William Warning. "Libel;v Gabriel j.. |
f%r, ,d ne Dgnty Of Law and its Profession"
Nd; Gabriel l.. Ford, Ky.; j. NJ Hawkesworth
Pa; John s. Leary. n. c.; Joseph T.. Lee, Pa;
sIiss; John A. Moss, va; Joseph G. Rock" St'
James H. Smith. ID. e.; Durham III. Stevens.
ono; Henry .. Wagner, jr.. Col; VIM. Warning,
Ohio; Tbos. III. Wheeler, Pa. Addresses were
made by General Howard, Prof Iangston and
fIederies Douglass, and the benediction closed
tie exercises.
INJECTED CLOTHING AND BEDDISG.-when /
small poN patients are removed to the hospital /
by the offeers OF the board OF health, the
c'1thlng and bedding OF each patient is also
q. ken TO the hospital, and the premises from
which the removal has been made are furni-
satsd. Ihese are surely proper precautions,
which would be dangerous elsewh here are usefni |
q, the hospital. An inventory of all such Clothing
and bedding, with an estimate of the value OF
each article, is kept by the board, 20 that in
tase the District legislature should-as it GER
taihly ought and no doubt will-vote an appro-
fFlaton Tor payment OF the owners, their re-
Speeuve claims can be fairly audited The
board might condemn the articles as dangerous
hGisaRees and destroy them, but they take the |
.c, -, humane and Just course which is consistent
Mn thelr duties TO the community at large.
1
BoAED or METROPOLITAN PoLrcE-The
board heid meeting yesterday, and commits |
siOnS we're ordered 20 be issued TO Privates .Iohp
n --Ssh aud FREDERICK e. bssEa, they having
rod. A resolution was adopted authorizing the
superintendent to select from among the reg
Elar examined applicants for the position OF
HtV ON the davs and nights OF ths tS ea and "a @
si March next. Private John 4. Rodgers, of
The third precinct, was promoted to be sergeant,
Brooks was appointed private on the force, vice
Rodgers. promoted. The application Of j. NJ.
S;oltz for restaurant license was disapproved.
The applications OF Urban Grier and William
=. POultOn for the transfer of lquor licenses |
we're disaPProyed
ThE CarNTY SCHOOL TRCs.EEs held a
meeting Yesterday Afternoon, and a resolution |
adopted that the schools be closed on the al !
and eth OF March. Mr. Brown nominated Mr..
David Miller a principal Of No. school, 9Th
district, and Mr.. Miller resigned as president of
the board. and was elected principal Mr.. Burr
stated that be hal closed one of the schools in /
hi> district on account OF sickness among the /
pupils, the teacher reported that twenty-five 1
scholars were absent yesterday, and at first said
they were all sick with the measles, but after |
wards &C knowIedged that some Of then had the |
small POx. Mr.. Miller said some isolated cases |
had appeared in his district, and in one family |
three deaths had occurred.
THE LIVE STOCK MAKKET- Board Of HsaItk |
issE.cfioss-The report OF inspections andsales
a. live stock at Drivers Rest and elsewhere |
during the week ending to-day is - follows: At
'lsrke's beg pens Tuesday and "Wednesday sS6
swine were offered, all prime, and sold at 6sa
g.. At Drover's Rest about 20 cattle were
ouered, some OF which were very fine, and sold
att cents. About -JGa sheep were offered
choice sold at cents. =. cows and calves were
treTed AMI sold at from so 10 SO. Many