Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-02
Condensed Locals

The Arlington base ball club defeated the
Cooke nine yesterday; score, q 10 0.
Logan Williams, garbage master for the third
and fifth districts, has resigned. and John Har
ris has been appointed in his stead.
The Philadelphia base ball club yesterday
defeated in that city the Washington club OF
this city by a score OF Is 70 /.
The entire police force was paid of to-day by
the Attorney General OF tie United States, for
the month Of August.
The September term of the EQUITY Court was
convened by Judge Humphreys to-day and a
large number OF orders were made.
Christophus ALBANIAN was found by police
officer, ON 18th street at las O'Clock day, in
dying condition, and was sent TO the Freed
mans hospital.
the W. Q. & P. L.railro.d this morning awarded
+. Frederieks for 81 acres -, 535 for land and
500 for the Improvements
Inspector Ludington condemned during the
week ending August 81: Bunch fish, o. crabs,
Coo clans, go; also % boxes of peaches and
1,050 wateTmelOns.
Yesterday Attorney Miller presented sixty
nine District cases for prosecution in the Police
CouIt-the largest number of District cases in
any one day since the organization of this court.
The Virginia republican association were ad-
dressed on the political issues of the Virginia
campaign last evening by Hon. Joseph Segar,
Judge Riley. and Mr.. Brewer, of Tenn.
The railroad from Charlotte. Va, to Atlanta,
Ca, has been completed, making a direct air
line from Richmond TO Atlanta, furnishing a
new route for the through southern travel.
The annual retreat for the Catholic clergy of
at st. Mary's seminary, Baltimore, last We'd
nesday evening, Will terminate tomorrow.
Inc fourth district schools, on opening yes
ferday, had all their transfers made by noon
and the schools commenced well for the ensuing
year: This morning about 200 applicants were
The Concord grapes grown by Mr. Bramhall,
OF Virginia, and on exhibition at the rooms of
the Potomac Fruit Growers Association are
Dominion in the culture of the vine.
AT the annual king and prize shooting of the
Sehuetzen Verein Germania, held at their park
yesterday, GALES woods MIR. David Kleinman
was the most successful shot, and was therefore
crowned as king for the ensuing year.
At the meeting of the Anal gamated House
nlng j: E Whitmore was reelected president,
VIM. Hazel check steward and David Brosnan
doorkeeper. A. L. Schultz was elected auditor.
Laborers are now employed removing the
Iron fence from around the Capitol grounds. 1t
n TO be turned over to the Board of Public
Works and placed around the newly-made
streets, which forms an extension of the Smith
sonian grounds.
A general response is being received to a cir
Cular recently sent out by the Board of Fire
Commissioners Of this city to the chief enyi-
neers OF the fire departments of the leading
cities suggesting that a convention OF engineers
and IRE commissioners be held in Washington
AT an early day: Thus far about twenty replies
have been received.
The friends of Mr.. VIM. E. vermillion called
at his residence, on Z, between sth and 9th
streets, southeast last nj ght, and rendered him
comp limentary serenade on his denomination to
the House OF Delegates. He gracefully ac-
knowledged the compliment, and on his invita-
ton the party partook of refreshments.
The Burns club met last night, ". X. Smith
in the chair and l.. Gardner secretary. The
library committee submitted a report and pre-
sented the ASSOCIATION with several rare editions
of Burns. They have also made arrangements
for course of seven lectures during the coming
season on Scottish subjects
Yesterday the excursion given to Seabrook
fark on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
by the Seabrook Association "a eolored Organi-
nom was great success, and very pleasant
day was enjoyed. Quite a number of those who
attended the picnic at Bowie, four miles
beyond, left that place on account of the inva-
sion OF roughs noticed elsewhere,l and walked
- SeabroOk to spend the remainder of the day.