Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-13
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals.

Mr.. John b. Ward, the well-known lumber
merchant, is dangerously i'll.
Miss Bette Langley had her pocket picked
while at the circus, yesterday afternoon
Two new members have been added to the
Marine banda first trombone and a first claro-
net player.
The Red Stockings, of Boston. play the Wash
ington Nine in the Olympic grounds again
Theodore r. Hammond, of the adjutant
generals Office, has been elected first sergeant
OF company b, National Guard.
Many maTket-men complain that a gang
OF young thieves steal the mountings from their
harness around the market house and ask that
the police gobble them up.
The American Pharmaceutical Association,
which meets IN Richmond on Monday, will
visit this city and Mount Vernon after the
Mr. WA. H. johnson, the we'll known builder,
and who is greatly esteemed both a business
man and citizen, is recovering from dan
gerous Illness.
An Alexandria paper accuses the board of
public works of that city of extravaganza in
renting room for $50 per annum to hold
their meetings in.
a young man named George Wise fell into an
excavation at the corner of 1st and South \
streets, last night, and was seriously injured.
He was sent TO Providence hospital.
The Governors Mounted Guard viii postpone
its second tournament and sham battle to the
9th, instead of the ID prOximO, In consequence
OF the Sch1etzenfest, which is TO commence on
the latter date.
Yesterday Henry A. Grant aged seven years
dropped dead at his fathers residence, 1li9 9th
street northwest. He had been subject TO con-
WILSON'S from infancy, and the coroner deemed
an inquest unnecessary.
At meeting of the Brightwood republican
club, in the ID district, on Monday evening,
DIR. William W. Cowling was unanimously
selected as the choice of the club as candidate
for delegate for that district.
Some Of the cadet engineers, who have just
arrived here on the Fortune, on which vessel
they are making their summer cruise. are Occa-
siOnally noticed on the streets. They return to
the Naval Academy on the 9th instant.
Miss Emma Lake, of the Great Eastern Cir
cus, who was presented with a bride and mar
tingales made of hair taken from Indian scalps
by T" Buffalo BILL in Baltimore on Monday
last, viii wear them at the performance this
evening.
The Sunday Gdzetfe for tomorrow will, il is
understood, abound in features of interest, and
will be, altogether, especially attractive
number. Col. Florence is putting a good deal
of hard and careful work upon the CdSette and
the result is an excellent paper.
On Thursday evening last, DIR. Verdi gave a
Assistant Secretary +. A. SAWYER, of the Treas
ury; Senator West, Mr.. Alexander X. Shep-
herd, Mr.. George Baker, Mr.. W. b. Webb,
General Poe, L. 5. army, and Others
AT the 10th monthly meeting of the Terrific
rial Savings Association last night, a large num-
Der Of shares were subscribed for in the seventh
seTlas. Six thousand four hundred dollars were
sold, at an average premium of fifty per cent.
AT the I'D meeting Of the Eureka Building
Association, thirty-six shares were advanced
on at fOTty-twO per cent. premium, and forty
five were redeemed paying ten per cent at
the 35th meeting of the Merchants and Me-
chanics', six shares were advanced on at ffty
cents premium, and ninety shares were re-
deemed at ten per cent.