Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-07
Condensed Locals.


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Condensed Locals.
Il. g. Parker sends Us 4RPtetoHs Journal for
The calendars for 1873. printed by Gibson
Brothers. f012 Pennsyly anna avenue, are models
OF ornamental Typography.
Mr.. w y Rhees has been appointed by Gov
Cooke one of the trustees of public schools. to
fiI the vacancy caused by the resignation Of MIR.
Yesterday the time-honored festival of
Epiphany, also known a Old Christmas Day
and Twelfth DAY, was held in the Catholic and
Protestant Episcopal Churches.
Hrs. Nicholas Acker, who was injured
Saturday morning by jumping from her car
rage when the horses took fright, is rapidly
Mr. James F. Doo,ey of the cRroaiers, was
married 10 Miss Mary Jenfer Tucker, OF this
sity, at St Peters Church, last evening, by the
Rev. Father Bowie. in the presence OF a large
a>emblage of friends of the happy couple.
Don't forget the art entertainment Of Prof.
ComweD at Wizards hall, on + street. tonight.
These exhibitions are chaste and beautiful, and
vel worthy the attention Of refined and intelli-
gent audiences
weathered the late cold snap very well, as they
were supplied with plenty OF boxes, and come
after their grub" daily at the different feeding
places.
The Germania stock company last night
adopted resolutions that they would cheeFfully
support the action OF the police commissioners
m not allowing the bar at the park in Gales
woods TO be open on Sunday except TO members
Of the association.
Or. W. ID. Stewart, sanitary inspector of the
board OF health, has punetured several hundred
arms within a few days. The supply of vaccine
points has been exhausted, but an invoice Is ex-
fected from Boston Thursday when DIR. s.
Will resume the vaccination OF such persons as
may call Oh him.
ANIMAL REUNION OF THE Boss BRICK
nAKrBs-fhe ANIMAL meeting of the Brick
Manufacturers Mutual Protective Association
Ma held at the board of trade rooms last even
ing, and the following officers were elected for
the current year: Wilson f. Brown. president;
John l.. Herreil, vice president; +. A. Richards,
treasurer; j. II. Richards. secretary; G. f. West,
assistant secretary; John f.. Herrell, George b.
Smith. y. Il. Webster, W. Il. Walker and j. H.
Richards, executive committee.
The association then adjourned 10 Anderson's,
on 9Th street, where a fine supper had been pre-
pared under the direction of Mr. Rush, the
caterer of the house. The president of the as>o-
citation, ON taking the chair at the head of the
table. gave the order for a vigorous attack ON
the edibles, and il was promptly obeyed. After
the cloth had been removed. toasts were offered,
and responses were made by President Brown,
Vice President HerreI, Messrs John Grinder,
Isaac p. Childs, James III. Riigway, Bovce. of
the CkT0picle, ard the representative of The
STAR. Mr.. Herrell explained that the object of
the association was not only mutual protection.
but justice 10 the public. and he thought it
wculd be TO the advantage of the public III every
branch Of business had such an association. Mr..
Grinder explained that they were not banded
together to keep up the price of brick, but
simply for protection. Ii man failed TO comply
with his contract the other brick manufacturers
were informed, and they were thereby saved
from lOSing money by him. Mr.. Childs endorsed
the remarks made, and stated that he would go
further. He asked lift was fair when they make
. contract with a carpenter 10 furnish brick TO
be paid for on the completion of the house 10
have notes at nine months and longer poked at
them under the name of cash. Thus business
and pleasure was mixed until about II H. m
when the party separated
A Locd IF Shot Passes TAroltSh his Week. Bat he
Sail Lirss.-About II o'clock last night Martin
alias "Reddy" WEIGH and one George Leeiham,
each with 'bOb-tail'' musket in his hands
were engaged in a friendly scuffe in a room at
fached to Re,ldy's drinking room, corner of &
and 18th streets, when, by some unexplained
me- ans, the muSket in Ieetham's hands was dis
charged, and the load took effect in the left side
Of Reddy's neck, just behind the jugular vein.
blowing out a large hole and leaving the muscles
there exposed TO view. DIR. Buckley was called
in and dressed the wound, pronouncingi il a very
severe, though not necessarily fatal one.
Leedham, Who keeps a drinking solOon at the
west end of the city, was locked up by Lieuten-
ant SkippOn's officers To answer any charge that
might be brought against him in connection
Gliding welch, declare the shooting to have
been purely accidental. The gun was loaded
with large sized shot, with which to shoot
dogs" they state. 4 hole about the size OF a
hat was blown through the ceiling where the
shot entered after passing through ''Rsd,ly's'
neck Ii was miraculous escape from instant
I
little lower '.Reddy's" iugular would have been
severed Lee,iham was brought into the police
court this morning, charged with assault and
battery on weleh, but the hearing was post
Ioned, the complaining witness not being able
TO appear, ON account of his wounds. The
court subsequently admitted Leedham 10 bail
in the sum OF 500 for hearing.
ANNIVERSARY OF TIE EPIPHANY CHURCH
HONE-The second annual meeting of the menu
bers of the Epiphany church home, a charitable
institution, supported by the Epiphany church,
WAS held last night. and the following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year President,
Rev. W. +. Watkins, rector church of the EpipI-
any: treasurer, Lewis j. Davis, esq, secretary,
VIM F. Ramsey, Vi: D.; board of directors. for
one year, Prof. y. III. q. Coffin, Gen. John G..
Parke. >. r.. Middleton. esq, r.. W. Hall; for
two years, MIR. Lilley, ). V. Niles, Surgeon Cen
eral j. Il. Barnes, Nathaniel Wilson, esq; for
Three wears, Gen. Jos. III. Eaton, Gen. Richard
d. Cults, j. l.. Edward and Dr. Rich'd Joseph:
chairman finance committee, Lewis j. Davis;
consulting physicians, Surgeon General j. X.
Barnes and DIR. A. v p. GaTnett: Attending
Physicians, DIR. Richard Joseph and DIR. John
X. Barnes: president OF lady visitors, Miss Mar
garet Washington.
The THEATERs.-Mslame Janausehek at
tIactsd To the National Theater last evening one
OF the most brilliant audiences OF the season in
ending a large number of disting uished persons
II u hardly necessary to state that she produced
profound impression by the grace, iii gritty and
YathOs Of her perSonaton of the beautiful and
unfortunate Scottish Queen-Mary Stuart She
was Wen supported, and, as usual at the M
tional. the play was wei mounted. IL will lie
repeated this evening, and the sale OF tickets
indicates another large house.
There was a big house at the Theater Comiaue
last night, and Dick Parker AMI n uiyilt were
both greeted with uproariOus applause On their
temperance The Foy sisters made a Il. ciledIv
favorable impression. and 20 did the new ballet
troupe. The new pieces were all very COOL. ami
there IS no denying the fact that the patrons OF
the Theater Comi9ue get their moneys worth.
WHOLESALE STEALING OF HORSE CARTS.-
Detectives McDevitt and McElfresh arrested
two men ON Sunday for Wholesale LARCENY o.:
horse carts IL seems that for some time pa.t
contractor Fletcher has been running his carts
from time TO time until twelve of them disap-
peared. He put these officers on the hunt for
them on last Saturday, and the result was the
arrest of ElwoOd johnson, an old man, and
young man named Henry Smalwood, both living
on 10th street, between l. and NJ northwest. With
the assistance of the police. under Lieut. Greer.
of the 4th precinct. these officers have got down
10 the case and recovered some of the carts and
soon expect 10 have them all. The value of the
carts stolen is about SsOo.
HAhfSE RAILWAY AT THE NAVY YARD
Nj. Swami, OF MARYLAND, introduced in the