Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-19

resolutions of respect To the memory of the late
DIR. W. III. Combs were adopted.
The funeral of Joseph w. Walsh took place
from st. AlOysius church Yesterday morning,
Rev. Fathers Mcguire and RoccofOrt officiating.
The remains were subsequently inferred in Mt.
Olivet cemetery.
A Richmond paper says it is generally con-
eeded that in case Miss Cunningham resigns the
Mount Vernon regency, as is expected, Mrs.
James Brooks, OF New York, will be elected to
NIL the vacancy.
boy named John Burch fell on the Patent
Once steps on Saturday afternoon, dislOcating
his right arm and bTuising his head. Officer
Loane took him 10 his home on F. near 10th
street, where medical assistance was rendered.
Mr.. Ii. +. Peters, the former clerk to the health
officer, has been appointed and assigned TO duty
as sanitary inspector of the 9th sanitary district
ferred. Mr. W. ID. Mack takes Mr. Peters no.
sition at the health Office.
At late meeting of the Iona boat club the
following officers were elected to serve during
the ensuing year S. W. Glenn, president and
captain; A. F. McDermott, secretary; W. T.
Birch, treasurer; r. T.. Darby, appointment
chief; Jos. + Birch, j., business director.
-Four peanut hends, - Zone bald headed coun-
tryman, one bearded IDIOT and two Youthful
smpletOns) infested the orchestra seats at Walls
opera house Saturday night, and greatly an
Doyed the respectable portion of the audience.
Can't these peanut crunchers be banished to
the gallery?
at the recent centennial commission meeting
in Philadelphia Commissioner Dexter. of the
District of Columbia. was appointed a member
of the committee on plans and the other com
missioner, l. A. GObrIght. appointed a
member of the committee on arts and sciences,
and also member of the committee on legsla-
ton.
A carl appeared in some of the SUNDAY pa
pers yesterday stating that il is proposed to
strew flowers over the few confederate graves
at Arlington on the SOth instant, and request
ing all persons DESTROYS of contributing flowers
for this purpose to 'leave their contributions at
G. II. Culver's, eSq, 3p1 10th street southwest ON
the morning OF the 18th inst
FUNERAL or VICTIM OF THE MoDOcs.-
The funeral of the late Captain Evan Thomas,
OF the ith L. ). artillery, who was killed in the
battle with the MOdOcs on the sd of April, took
place from the residence OF his father, General
Lorenzo Thomas, No. 80 18th street, yesterday
afternoon, and there was a very large attend.
ance OF friends of the family, Secretary BeIk-
nap. General sherman, General Meigs, General
Hardee, General Townsend, Col. Audenried,
Colonel Martin and others represented the
army; Secretary Robson, Admiral Poor and
others the navy; Colonel Haywood, Captain
Williams and Lieutenant Palmer the Marine
Corps. The remains were inclOsed in the me-
tallc casket in which they were placed on their
arrival at Yreka from the battlefield, and upon
the top was the lamb skin laid there by the
Masonic fraternity of that place. ON arrival
here the casket was opened, and IL was found
that the body was decayed almost beyond recog-
milton. IL was at,ired in artillery officers IA
tgue uniform. Upon the casket was a silver
plate inscribed with the name and age of the
deceased, wreath and cross of beautiful
flowers, and also an exquisite Masonic en-
blem in imm0Tteles. The services took place at
four O'Clock, and Rev. j. Vaughn Lewis, of st.
Episcopal church, after which the remains
we're removed TO the hearse-C. f. Simms. ID.
T.. Rittenhouse, G. V. Balch, Holmes f. Ofiey.
q. Seeley, A. W. Payne, q. F. HYDE, and JOS
Dickson pall-bearers-and escorted BY Potomac
Ledge, No. 5, of Masons, of Georgetown AMI
followed by large number of relatives and
friends, they were taken to Oak Hill Cemetery.
where, with Masonic rites, they were deposited
in the chapel.
DROWNED IN THE ALEXANDRIA CANAL
The body of Mr.. John e. Smith, who has been
missing from his home on III street, between Sd
and ith northwest, since Tuesday last, was
found in the Alexandria, Georgetown and
Washington canal on Saturday at a point be-
tween the fourmile run and the Loudon and
Hampshire railroad bridge. The deceased lett
his home about 10k O'Clock a. m. on TUESDAY
Hast. and not returning by evening. the family
Dotified the police, and search was made for the
missing man. On Tuesday afternoon a colored
boy found coat, vest and pair of pants near
the place where the body subsequently
found, and they have since been ascertained to
have belonged 20 the deceased, and IL is sup
posed that he was drowned on that day. Yes
ferday an inquest was held on the body, and
Dr. French, a leading-physcian of Alexandria
testhed that he had examined il, and found no
marks Of violence upon it, and that there was
verdict that the deceased came TO his death bv
drowning while labOring under a temporary
alteration OF mind The deceased was 81 years
OF age. carpenter by trade, and native of
Germany Lately he had been in low and de-
pressed spirits, she reasons for which are un-
known, as he has always lived happily with his
family, and was devotedly attached to them.
The NEW YACHT OF THE WASHINGTON
CLUB--The committee of the Washington
Yacht club appointed to 90 to New York and
bring their new slOOp TO this city, received the
boat on Friday morning, and on Saturday
were presented with full set of colOrs by Mr..
John Treadwell. of New York. The yacht il
regarded a fast sailer, having averaged on
heI ulal trip thirteen knots an hour. She is 10
feet long, 15feet inches beam, and accommo-
dates at least twenty persons in her cabin.
She has been christened Ella TreadwelI."
Owing 10 disarrangement of the rigging in
the Trial trip, the committee in charge were de
tanned in New York until the necessary repairs
were made, and at p. m. yesterday Sunday,
All being in readiness, they set sail for Wash
1ngton. The new slOop yacht was built by Mr.
Mumn, OF Brooklyn.
THE FIRE AT BURCHELL's SrorE-. fire
broke out yesterday morning, about O. 10 O'Clock,
In the cellar OF " W. Burchells grocery store
on street, between 18th and 18th in the block
Known a. the HOoe building, and in a few min
utes thereafter Officer Mcmahon turned in An
alarm from box IL, in willard's Hotel. Chief
tronfn, ON arriving, turned in a general alarm.
and soon the entire fire department were on
hand. but did not 90 into service as the firemen
s nfst arrived checked the progress of the
.. Inc origin Of the ire Is not known, as
me proprietor states that no one had been in
.ne pace since closing on SATURDAY. night when
was large and valuable comnrisinS many sns
Japanese goods. Mr.. BurcheiI was insnrsd for
1i3C0, which will more than cover the loss
which Was oecasioned mostly by water
CATHOLIC CoNFRAArIoSs-Yesterd at
80 O'Clock a IN, Archbishop Bavley twho
arrived here from Baltimore on Sasnrday after
noon commenced his labors at 81. Patrick's
church, where he administered the sacrament
OF confirmation TO io6 persons, ameng them 20
converts and 10 children. At 16X a. m. 81 per-
sons. including several converts, were confirmed
n St Matthew church.
During the week the archbishop will visit all
me CAtholle churches in thu. District Aad ad
minister the sacrament of confirmation, closing
SI,n 81 Aloysius on Saturday next, when q
CLASS OF over 400 children will be Confirmed.
assAuLr WITH A SToNE.-On SATURDAY. sf-
ueInoon Two eolored men, named Peter Green
n IL oonn tray, got into q quarrel on y street,
~. .otn ana 10th streets, and Gray struck
NJ antagonist over the head with a stone in
5oTrng MN s seSe rely oacer Guy procured
rested by Oficer Robinson and taIsr 20 a..
fourth precinct station. '" ZIG
Too OLD FOR THE REPoRN ScHooY r.
day the case of Edward Rutherford a hov -
fenced by the Police Court to the reform school
vas before Judge Cartier on q writ Of haheas
corpus, and the case having been argued by his
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