Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-17
LOCAL NEWS.


ne boaIu OF meath having condemned the
ailAntnns trees in the grounds enclosing the
Executive Mansion, they are being cut down.
To-day the witnesses In the case Of Michael
Nam, charged with killing his brother John,
we're before the grand Jury.
The NTH game Of a championship series be-
tween the Lord Baltimore and Washington
% georH this ms
Baltimore club by q score Of to 8.
At a meeting OF the Young Mems Christian
unsnimOnsly elected . delegate to the inter.
nation convention, to be held at Poughkeepsie.
N. Y, on the sth Of July next.
= Shillineton sends ms Dem0rsst's MONTHLY Mirror
81 Fastioa for July. From j. G. Parker we
have the Atlantic NoHtAly and Deaoresf's Mirror
q FasasoH for July, and APpIetoa's Journal for
The s'eamer Keyport leaves at SIX O'Clock
THIS evening Tor the fOrty-fve mile trip down
the river and back. These excursions are most
those who are exposed TO the sun during the
day. They return by eleven this evening.
The second commencement of the collegiate
department of Howard University takes place
at the First Congregational church. Tomorrow
evening. The graduates are q. n. Otey, of
Raleigh, n. G., and william j. simmons, of
BOrdentown, ". j.
At meeting of the Pennsylvania republican
association last evening, j. NJ. Wilson, william
heMiehael, X. II. Kinney, W. w. Burke and
Hon !, W: Douglass were appointed to repre-
transfer OF the ground in the Paramount Park of
Philadelphia TO the Centennial commission on
INC III Va July next.
THE NEW CAMP-MEETISG GSouSD-A
nnish mass meeting Of the membe-S OF the Ne
fhodist Episcopal churches was held Yesterday
afternoon, at the Foundry on. E.) church, for
the purpose OF hearing the report of the COM
mittee appointed to inspect, select, and pur-
There was a very large attendance! nearly
every church in Washing ton district being rep
resented. Rev: Dr. Lanahan presided, and
having stated the object, Dr. Howard read the
report, stating that they had inspected the
tract OF land in Maryland, which had been pur-
chased In view OF making il a camp-meeting
g .SSSnd, ana also location for picnies, Sunday
school celebrations, &C., and that they had
IouDd u IN every respect not only suitable, but
desirable for the purposes for which il was in
,enaeo' ~ was abundantiy supplied with pure
branch railroad, and finely shaded. He further
stated that the tract, 267 acres, was purchased
IN one, two and three years, the deferred paw
ments bearing per cent. The grounds were
j. niles from the city, aBc were 500 feet
above VI in levation, and tor fully one third of
nile II was touched by rail. 1he books were
opened for the subscription of stock, and in a
snort time SO shares were disposed of, The
stockholders resolved themselves into a joint
stock company, to be known "a tie Washing
ton Grove Association tor the District of Co
1unbia and the State of Maryland; and agreed
that the capital stock OF the company shall be
50 900, divided into 900 shares. at sc share
and that all denominations would be allowed to
become subscribers TO stock, and share the ben
ehts OF divine worship with them The follow
ing were elected officers of the association for
The ensuing year, viz: President, DIR. r. kOy-
ard; vice president, VIVA. X. Woodward; secTe-
tary, Edward f. Simpson; treasurer, j. A.
Ruff.
Before the meeting adjourned, it was decided
TO have grand union picnic on the 4th of July,
by way OF inaugurating the camp-ground.
RESULT OF Sur PoR COUNSEL FEES
81 600 Clatmed-A Tsrfict for $40 Rendered.
~ yesterday. in the Circuit Court, Judge Hum
n q -
Shea-acton for counsel fees-was tried, Mr..
w. b. Halves for plaintiff and Mr.. L. Miller for
defendant e The plaintiff sued defendant fer
sl,oOO with credit OF S1jO) for services in the
case OF Mrs. Shea, who, IL will be remembered
killed Oficer Doyle il December, Is l. and was
tired on an Indictment for murder in April,
Ie.Z, and acquitted, Mr.. A. G.. Riddle appearing
with MI Browne for the accused. Mr.. r.
claimed thai he was engaged in the case from
the nrst, and that his services were worth at
least as much as was paid Sir. Riddle. 1t was
that the services had beer rendered..
and the question for the jury was as 20 the value
"A number OF members of the bar were exam
L. Phillips, N. Thompson and X. X. Eliiot' who
Testified that the services rendered we're worth
from $500 to $1,000. Mr. Riddle thought that
$4SO would BE fair valuation, and Mr. j. H.
Bradley, jr-, thought that as Mr. B. was Young
man $40 would have paid him. The iury took
the case at O'Clock p. M, with Instructions TO
O'Clock, when they signed their verdict, which
~ i understood was a compromise one. This |
on the meeting of the court, the YER
aiet was opened and entered for so, making |
GHosT EXCITEMENT IN S0CrH WAsHIyG-
IoN-Ihs Spirtts Of a Women aud - Baby.- |
On saturday night last, about Il o'clock The |
residents of : street. near III street /
south, were awakened by loud screams from a |
house II that neighborhood occupied BY a fam |
'iy named Gull. The men Of the neishborhood |
some armedl were soon at the scene OF the ex- |
and entered the house, where thew |
found Mr.. Gull and q relative Of his deceased |
we, who Is acting as housekeeper, and others |
Of the family, all out of bed, in a high state of
excitement, telling all who came in that the |
ghost OF Mrs Gull, (who died quite suddenly |
about ten months since,) with the spirit Of her |
little child who died week or two ago) in her |
arms, had been flying about the rooms, having |
ascended from the yard. Futile efforts were |
made TO quiet the scared family and to dissuade |
ghost about, and every now and then one of |
them would scream =" Look out! DODGE yonr
heads, there she fies,' Finding that the !,
cl,ed inmates OF the house "c M, h.. ,, e1
hive. ana 60 costs were purely imagina-
louise alone, other quarters were temporarily
provided for them, and they all retired, leaving
the house in possession Of the spooks.
OBLITERArINs THE OLD CANAL DITCH
The rDe improvements now being made by the
government under Gen. Babcock ON 7tn, 18th
and 18th streets, between north and south X
comment by our citizens. Fourteenth street,
between the points named, is nearly completed,
the earriagewsy paved with Belgian blocks,
and the fOotwalks laid with North river blue
stone tagging. Gas has been put in, and the
street is hereafter to be lighted. Twelfth street
l. now undergoing the same process, and soon
the old canal landmark Ks will be completely OBJ
liberated, the prominences where the bridges
stood leYeled, and the curling and footwalks
extended across the line of the bed of the canal.
What il greatly needed is few street lamps
TO light up that space, as il il a rather dismal
walk on dark nights.
CLOSE ALUMNI ELEcrioS. - The recent
graduates OF Columbian College met at the
Law Building last night for the purpose of
organizing an alumni association, Mr. r. H.
Thayer in the chair, and I. III. Janvier secre-
tary. A motion made by Mr.. Whitaker, that
q commi ttee on organization, consisting of one
from each class, be appointed, and TO report on
the same week hence. was laid on the table
r. G. 1ngersOll, Matthew Trimble, G.. p. Har-
mon, and T.. p. Berry were nominated for the
presidency. The third ballot resulted-Inger-
coll p, and Trimble land Mr.. Ingersoll being
declared duly elected by the chair, the friends
OF Mr.. Trimble accused the tellers Of fraudu-
lent counting scene Of confusion followed
and finally at 10 o'clock the meeting adjourned,
pending motion appealing from the decision
OF The chair regarding the result of the election.
TIE SPoRTsMEN's CLUE held a meeting last
evening TO consider the subject of revising the
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