Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-13
ALEX IAN DRIA.

MONUMENT TO THE LATE FATHER KRoHs -
SftS mary! i, Gnurch being the private property
circuit court for the District Of Columbia, rem
dered In 1890 or 81; the proposed monument to
fatner kEoss cannot be built, without their
mission, 1t cannot, Of course be erected. Those
members OF the congregation who proposed
building bull it wished merely to testify their love
and gratitude for Father Kr0es. Having been
prevented from doing that in the manner they
desired, they are willing to let their will answer
for the deed. Father O'Kane declines the per
mission on the grounds that it is not allowable
to erect monuments to Jesuits and that the
erection OF the monument would interfere with
the entrance to the church.
RIVER NEws-The steamer ARROW, while
broke some of her machinery, but managed to
reach this city by working one wheel. Her pas
sengers were sent to Washington on the ferry
boat. She is now lying at Prince street dock,
and will be repaired at once, and until she is
ready to resume her trips the tug keystone has
been chartered to carry the mail and passen-
gers to Forts Foot and Washington. The steamer
Express had new rudder adjusted TODAY in
place OF the one she lost on her last trip, and
viii be ready for her regular return trip to Bal
erait are coming, up the river, and so many
vessels loaded with lumber have latelylarriyed
that all the lots near the foot Of Cameron street
are filled with their cargoes.
DRAWING NEAR HIS END-But sixteen DAYS
are now left to Charles Manley, the colored man
sentenced to be hung on the 2sth inst, for the
VI Joun hOBr0e. Rev. >. w. Madden.
the coiored Baptist preacher, visited him to-
gay. but SAYS he does not seem to realize that
ms pan OF life Is 50 short. Until two weeks AGO
ne vas apparently as uncOncerned about HIS
rapidly approaching death as it was possible for
one to be, and was even more reckless and aban-
doned III his conversation than his fellow pris-
oners, but these latter were surprised late one
night about that time to hear him singing HYMNS
and praying in a loud voice for mercy, and since
then his condition has alternated between fits
OF repentant humility and bold and impious de-
fance. '-
A LONG NoYAGE--It was stated in Yesterdays
GGsefe that the schooner John Ferris which
sailed from here on the 18th ultimo for New
YORK. had not been heard from, and that the
friends of her crew were beginning to be anx-
ious about their safety. When the train from
the north arrived, however, 1t brought the
missing men. The vessel arrived at New ork
on the 10th inst She was twice blown off the
coast, and had to le-tO for twelve DAYS in the
gull stream, during which time she had her
galley and all its contents carried overheard
and her danger was rendered the greater by
TWO OF her crew refusing to do duty.
SMALL POx.-No new cases of small pox ave
three cases now at the hospital, and ONLY one
Of these is confined to the house. During the
entire prevalence Of the disease there have NOT
been but fourteen cases sent to the hospital
MARINE HOSPITAL.-The committee of the
city council authorized to advertise for pro-
p0sals for the erection OF a hospital on the Poor
House lot, to be called the Marine Hospital.
opened the bids last night. They are as fol-
lows: w. F. Vincent, SC, 945: +. E. Kemn
1910; Alex. Lyles, $3.50; and VIM. Gibson.
S2,tl5.-Ate@andTid Gazette last ereaiR0.