Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-29
Condensed Locals.

LiEeoIa HdH.-Tom Thumb and wife, Cemno-
sere Mutt, and Minnie Warren
Condensed Locals.
The funeral Of Capt. A. III. Kinney. fatally
shot by Mr.. Hill few night since, took place
Yesterday afternoon, and his remains were in
terred in Glenwood Cemetery.
A false alarm Of fire was turned in at 10 IS
o'clock last night from box -, at the Treasury
machine shops, corner Of Ohio avenue and 18th
street
Mr.. Sykes, Of the Imperial Hotel. furnished
the tremen a liberal supply of hot coffee aud
other refreshments at the FIRE at the National
TheateT yesterday.
The contracts for decoration. for the inaug-
araton ball have been awarded TO w. J..
Mcpherson, OF Boston, and Messrs. Harrington
q Mills. of Baltimore.
The upsetting of a coal oil lamp in the house
no. 1f6 lst street northwest. last night, commu-
nicated IRE to the carpet, but by the timely dis
sovery BY the occupants ccnfagaration was pre-
The Probate Court for the present year will
be held on every Tuesday by Judge Olin, but
he office Of the Register oi Wills (COl. A. Web
ter. will be open for the transaction of routine
business every other day OF the week except
SUNDAY.
y. G. Parker sends a batch of freeh reading:
ApPleton's Journ,I for February I; Frank
Restless Illustrated. for February :; Boys and
Girls WeeLIy. do; American AGricu,tnrisf. for
February, and the excellent World Almanac, for
1879.
Patents have just been issred to citizens of
the District of Columbia follows: To John C..
Walker, for oil painting; Thomas A. Edison and
George Harrington, for electro magnetic ma
chine; and to Sylvester Il. +. Sterick, for hub
for vehicles.
At meeting of the United States Soldiers
and Sailors Protective Union last evening a
committee was appointed to wait GpOn Congre -
and present the just claims of soldiers and
sailors who served during the late war anil re-
eelved no local or government houhties.
The steamer Lady Of the Lake being unable
10 make her regular trips to Norfolk in conse-
4aenrc Of the floating ice in the river has been
nj H.
oaghly overhauled and refitted. and wilrfeturn
And resume her trips about the middle of next
month.
On the occasion of the arrival OF Rev. Mr..
Belmer. associated pastor of St. PauEs Luth-
eFaD Church last evening. the congregation
assembled To give him a cordial greeting at the
church Some two hours were occupied in in
PRODUCTIONS, social conversations, and singing by
abe choir. after which all partook OF refresh
nent prepared by the ladies of the church.
ACTION OF JOURNEYNEN PAISTERs.-IO.lge
No -, journs ymen painters, which now has
ahoGt 70 members, met last nj ght, and adopted
resolutions, TO go INTO effect March Sd, 1873.
prohibiting any member from working for aBy
person other than regular employing painter.
for less sum than $50 per day-tOols and ma
teri3l to he furnished by the employer, time the
same a that governing the men in the shops.
No member of the society will be allowed to
contract for work with any individual com
pany except such member be. or is about 10 be-
an employing painter regularly. This society
held a conference with the bosses on TUESDAY
OF last week. at which quite a number of the
prominent employers Of the city were present
" Nj. Herman, the president. stated the OBJ
jestS Of the conference, and called attention 10
several disadvantages under which both bosses
and men were laboring at present. NesSrs
kirk. Hudson and Callahan took quite prom;-
s~nt parts in the discussion which followed OF
subjects looking to the reform of many of the
existing evils
GRAND LODGE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-The
nln.h annual meeting Of the Grand Lodge. X
hell ~ A :. II
Grand Chancellor A. L. Cayis in the chair. The
following officers were elected for the ensuing
year Adam i. Cavis, '. G. p; G.. j. l.. Fox
well. q. G.; George r.. StrObel. V. G. c.: Rich
ard Goodhart, q. Il. c. s.; W. II. Hines q. B.
Daniel NOckabee. G. c.; John Schombert. G.
l. y; BenjaInin Austin, G.. -. s.; a. L. Cavis,
John W. Thompson, II. Il. Brown. trustees
The report of the grand scribe shows that
mere have been 10 limitations, IL admitted bv
card. - misunderstanding total Of 2,el1 at
this time. distributed as follows -Four past SUI
Preme chancellors. Is r. G. C.s, 226 r. c., ,6G
knights, ~ esquires, - pages. The financial
exhibit is as follOws:-Reeeipts. 81 cII.t-; per
capita tax paid to grand ledge, $500; paid for
relief, 81 contingent expenses, 81 ga y:
general fund on hand. "a .o6f.23 school fund
sf.oSA1 invested. S2s2S.01; total ON hand and
invested, 81 .0E4G.
THEATRICAL. ETC.-Manager Saville with
his accustomed enterprise, yesterday leased
was burning, and the sprightly Mrs. oates and
her excellent opera company will appear there
~ night in 1.-THE Grand Dutchess I" The stage
" rather small, and the scenery and apparatus
somewhat seant, bat the company have tact
enough to make the best of it. and will no doubt
give very enjoy able peTfOf finance. OF course
Abe hall will be fllcd, for there is great sympa-
tby Tor all the sufferers by the fire.
There was very large audience at the Thea
Der COmlque last night, and a capital perform
anee The bill for tonight is good one. The
worthy doOrkeeper, Mr.. O'Neill, is to have a
eneht Friday night. Give him a bumper
Gen. Iom Thumb and wife, Commodore Mutt
and Miss Minnie Warren appear for the first
time before a Washington audience at Lincoln
Hall tonight. sHd will give pleasant enter
tainment every afternoon and evening this
week.
SNALL-PON--Ihe following smsII-pox cases
eAees we're reported Yesterday: one at 3.SS T.
street southwest; Gig 81 street southwest: 3lI r
street southwest: 124 IL street southwest:
street. between 9Th and eth southwest.
street. between Half and ist street southwest:
9TH street, between Maryland avenue and r
street southwest. STEPHEN King, Fighting
zlty; Harriet A. johnson, Tennessee avenue
Setween B and streets northeast; Anna West
y street, between Half and LIST streets south
west, and death at 32i T. street southwest
To-day one case was reported az each of the
following places; Corner DunbartOn and Con-
Rfess streets, Georgetown; street, near 1st
eOGihWest; alley between III ami ~ and and
streets, southwest.
TIE woxEN's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Of
the District Of Columbia held the third anuIa'
Meeting last night at Lincoln hall. Rev. DIR.
Tiffany and Dir. Mingins, of New York. gave
accounts of the workings OF Christianity in New
York city through the agency Of churches
ministers city missionaries, religious publica-
tons, and charitable institutions The
annual report of the secretary showed during
the past year one hundred and fifteen persons
have received aid in the Foster Home; two
deaths have occurred; tweHty-eight children in
there at present: and the report OF the
treasurer shows: Receipts during the wear
Sl34 Expenditures, Se,ysS.21; balance on
hand, Sc ,521.Gj
SUDDEN DEAIH-This morning, about five
t'clCek, the wife Of Richard Smith, colOred,