Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-25


The Governor yesterday appointed Mr.. NJ.
Frank Kelley justice OF the peace.
See notice OF Postponement Of Unitarian
Colonel Amos Webster, register of wills. is
confined to his house by an affection OF the
throat.
day was caused by the smoke escaping from a
defective fue in the Navy department..
AT the missionary anniversary Of the Union
chapel Sunday School on Sunday evening the
contributions amounted to S1S425.
St Johns new choir, to commence on the LIST
Sunday in March, Is composed of Dawson,
Hancock, Bradley, Yeatman, Patterson, Whit
The medical class of the University of George
town met last night and unanimously elected
Mr.. j. Lew Eliot valedictorian for the session Of
Rev. Mr.. Andrews, of New jersey has ac-
cepted the call of the vestry OF Christ Church.
navy yard. Rev. VIM. Mcclure, the former
rector: is temporarily in charge of Grace
Church, Georgetown.
The Arctic weather did not prevent a full at
tendance at Walls Opera House last night, aud
his master piece, "Trip Van Wrinkle" which the
public never seem to get tired of.
President and Mrs. Grant have accepted an
invitation to be present, with Miss Nellie and
her brother, at Miss Garafilia Mohalbi's concert
at Masonic Temple this evening. Vice Pres-
dent-elect Wilson will also be present.
The alarm of fire from box Il yesterday after
noon was caused by the burning OF two sheds in
the rear of house on Massachusetts avenue,
between LIST and I'd streets, the property OF
Nicholas Sweeny. Loss about 800.
A committee, representing the several Profess
tant denominations, will meet at the Young
Mems Christian Association parlors tonight, to
decide upon a plan for establishing permanent
normal school for training Sunday school
teachers in this CITY.
The third annual commencement of the med-
cal department OF Howard University will take
place Tomorrow evening at the Congregational
Church. The following IS list of the graduates:
Samuel G. Frisby, Pennsylvania; Joseph X.
Horner, Pennsylvania; Charles s. Shadd, Penn
sylvania; Augustus Kuhne, Prussia.
The stockholders Of the Arlington Fire IHsur-
ance Company at their annual meeting yester-
day reelected the old board of directors as fol-
Cox. vice president; Jesse b. Wilson, treasurer;
VIM r. Riley, Charles Edmonston, 4. NJ. Han
son, Dr. VIM p. Johnston, Adam Gaddis, and
VIM. Gait, directors.
WASHINGTON ANNUAL CONFERENCE Nj. T..
CHURCH.-The tenth session of the Washing
ton Annual Conference M. 4. Church will con-
vene in Asbury nj. Il. Church, corner 18th and
n streets, tomorrow morning. The Rev.
Bishop +. s. James will preside. The confer
ence embraces Western Maryland, the District
Of Columbia, West Virginia, and formerly il
embraced one district in Ohio, but the general
conference, at its last session, i'm Nav, took OF
this district and put it into the Lexington con-
Terence. This conference was organized OctO-
Der 2, 1854, and then had only two districts and
four preachers i'm full connection, but there are
now six districts and 100 travelling preachers,
cluding practitioners, and s453 ,s23 worth of
church property, besides Is parsOnages. valued
at s20aO 46s Sunday schools and 1000 officers
and teachers, and 2O,0OO volumes i'm library.
The collections for benevolent purposes last
year were 5000. There has been a very large
increase OF members in the several districts
during this year. The collections for benevo-
lent purposes this year will exceed those OF last
year by 80 per cent.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs. Green &
lion l..
the business property fronting on eth street
west, between street north and Market
space, now occupied by NJ. Silverberg, and
near the National Bank of the Republic to John
Buchler, for the sum OF SZS 600. The same firm
have sold within the past week part lot No. IL,
in square No. $50, with improvements, consist
for $50; lot No. 10i, in Soran's subdivision OF
Tote in square No. S.5 to l. A. Smith, for $3.50;
also. sot No. 105, same square, with improve |
ment thereon, TO w. g. Phillips, for $500; so |
much OF lot subdivision No. I, in square Sj. as
is embraced in lot No. 10l, in Sorans subdivision
Of lots I, 2. 3, and 5, improved by unfinished |
tNrs story brick house, to John Van Riswick,
Tor ss 900; all of lot No. 1872 in Gilbert's record
ed subdivision of square 6.5, with improve
ments thereon, TO j. Stanley Jones' for 81 sol:
lot No. 125, in ID. l.. Morrison and Others sub.
q two-story brick house, to W. B. Evans, for |
Al, $50.
SUIT FOR 5000 DAMAGES FOE ALLEGED |
VI MALICIOUS PRoeEcUTIoS. - To-day, in the
Circuit Court, Judge Cartier, the case of Frank |
A. Baxter agt. Il. NJ. Plumb was tried-Messrs.
y. W. Moore and l.. G. Hine, for the plaintiff, |
and j. G. Payne, for defendant. This is suit 1
swearing out a search warrant and causing the |
plaintiffs house to be searched for some strips /
" hieh had been torn out Of defendant, house.
IL was in evidence that plaintiff had rented |
house from defendant and removed from the |
same; that defendant ascertained that some |
strips in the closets Of his house were missing |
and received information that some strips were |
taken away with defendants goods; that he pro-
cured search warrant and gave il to Officer
Heffner and went with him to Mr. BIS and after |
looking at the strips in question which proved not
The jury gave a verdict for plaintif in nom- |
nal damages.
SHRovE TUESDAY AND ASH "WEDNESDAY
To-day, ShrOve Tuesday, is the last day before
The beginning of the season Of Lent, aud from L
the earliest days of Christianity it has BEEN the
close OF the carnival season Nowhere in this
country is it general festival occasion except /
IN New orleans. where the M1rdi Gras OF the |
parly French settlers is still observed with great
,pirit. In many parts OF the country it is only /
known as pancake day."
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the first dav of L
Lent. In the Protestant Episcopal and Cath
bic churches IL is observed with great soiem- |
nifty. In the Episcopal church il is observed as Il
a solemn fast, and in the churches the services
are appropriate to the occasion. In the Cath /
ohc church all the faithful are expected to at /
priest sign of the cross in ashes on their fore
heads, to denote their humility, and to remind Il
them OF the certainty Of death.
DISTRICT TAxEs--The collector has nearly
completed his report to the controller of the
District of the tax sale held October nth, ls.2
" hicb, when completed, will ill a large folio
ledger OF no double pages, giving in detail the
description and amount OF taxes for which each |
piece Of proper was sold. The property thus |
sold in default of payment of taNes numbers
over i've thousand separate pieces. for each of 1
which the purchasers will be entitled 10 a deed /
unless redeemed from the sale prior to the 18th
lay of October next. Property holders will do
well TO look that their property is not part of /
the said list. The collector is now receiving the
taxes levied for the year ending Goth of June |
Hext, and allows an abatement of five per cent. |
IL paid this month.
TIRE CoLoNIzATIoN SocIETY.-Mr. William
Corpinger, corresponding secretary of the Col 1
snzatiOn Society, il attending TO the duties of |
the financial secretary, the office which was |
fiisd he ,,,a late Rev. Vim. McLain, ID. ID.
This society is in isvv:,. daily Of applications
for passage TO Africa, and 3.v,, names have
been enrolled already. The vessel. conta,.ng
.ome $50 emisrants, lately sent 10 Liberia bv
he society, has arrived there safely, with all ON
board wei,
THE INMAN LISE.-We direct the attention
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