Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-03

y I1<Gftr Con1G8s-TDe "Tne Twelve Tempta-
tioss, or the host Soul, and other attractions.
u Orchestrion music ct No. 4ss Pennsylvania
avenue.
Condensed Locals.
Prom j.. Shillibgton we have No. 3 Frank
Leshe's Boys ef America, a journal for the young
AT . meeting OF the pashaways last night
addresses were made by Messrs j. t. Powell,
y. MeNerhany, ID. b. Peck, Drew and Steele.
,.rs TIA ss ar 1s " ,ns navy
her crew viii be transferred to the Gettysburg
Mr.. Albert Gleason, the we'll known con-
relief Of the poor during the coming winter.
Rev. y. j. Keane, who has just returned from
Europe, preached at St. Pstrick's church yes
The sum Of s2.oisZ, which was collected BY
the police Of the District for Memphis, was
transmitted TO that city on Saturday.
Work AZ the shops OF the W. G. V. NJ. & g. s.
h r., In Alexandria, has been reduced TO eight
noass per day, with corresponding reduction
N the rate OF pay;
tAiney OF Company b, LIST regiment District
militia, and MIR. NJ. Z. Urell has been elected to
Captain Charles Williams, OF the marine
corps, in command Of the marine guard at the
navy yard, was relieved from command on Sat
urdsy by Captain G. Porter Houston.
frame Building on Boundary street, be-
tween and streets, was totally destroyed by
IRE on Saturday night. Loss, $3.50; covered by
Commodore Patterson, in command of the
Washington navy yard. has been authorized to
expend $1,000 in renewing the roof Of the east
eTn ship house.
By mischief or accident a rumor got afioaton
Saturday TO the effect that the house of Hall &
Hume had been touched by the financial snap.
respected firm Is noted for the safe and solid
character Of its operations.
Mrs. Aman, wife of Mr.. Sebastian Aman, the
well-known restaurateur on 9th street, near
Pennsylvania avenue, died last evening of con-
sumption. The deceased, who was but twenty
seven years OF age, was greatly esteemed by her
Mrs. Arnold, wife of Police Officer j. Il.
Arnold, Of the eighth precinct, was seriously
injured on Saturday afternoon by being thrown
out Of q carriage. A little girl named BERTHE
Foose was also run over by the same carriage
and badly injured.
We can attention to the meeting of the
Women's Christian Association, to be held to-
morrow at the Home, 18th street, between
and 8, at one O'Clock D. m, as interesting re-
ISrts viii be presented BY the delegates 70 the
recently held in Philadelphia
During the past week the protracted meeting
At Union Chapel, 10th street, Rev. E. d. owen
pastor, which has been in progress more than a
month, was favored each evening by the SER
vices OF Rev. s. Coleman, 80 long known as an
emeient revivalist Mr.. Coleman expects to
the present, his last night at this meeting. This
great revival has resulted thus far in the con-
version Of seventy four persons.
The old coping wall and iron fence has been
removed from around the Capitol grounds and
deposited on the line of the new street formed by
bling the canal, and extends from 9Th to 18th
streets Workmen under General Babcock a.e
employed in setting it up, dividing that street
from the Smithsonian and A gricultural grounds.
There viii be gates placed at 10th and 18th
streets, and at each corner of the streets, where
the line Of fence crosses, Is to be erected one of
the stone posts used formerly for gate posts.
DEATH OF A WELL-KNowN PRINTRR.-Mr
Il. Mac Murray, a well-known printer of this
city, died last evening. at his residence on 6th
street, above @. in the I1st year of his age. Mr..
MacMurray was a native of Mechanicsburg,
Cumberland county, Pa, and came here in
1854, having Just reached his majority, and for
several years worked as q compositOr in the
Songsession =, printing ONCE: In 1854 he was
tant's Generals Office. He became a member
OF the Columbia Typographical Society in 1853
and for several years served as its secretary In
conneetisD with Mr.. A. 7. Cavis he wrote his
since, which being published in The Pria.sr of
Philadelphia, attracted much attention. He
was ready composer as well as compositor,
and his communications to the press were gem
first secretary of typographical Union No. 1OI,
And IN 1868 he represented it in the Interna-
tional Union at Albany. Mr.. MacMurray was
also representative in the Labor Congress
made many friends by his modest and unas-
stunning manners, and he will be greatly missed
by those who have been associated with him.
Up to two weeks since he was in remarkably
good health, when he was taken with typhoid
fever, which terminated fatally.
MEETING OF THE PREsBYTERY OF THE CHEs-
APEAKK-The Presbytery OF the Chesapeake
heid Its fall session at Leesburg, Va, on We'd
nesdsy, October ., and was opened by sermon
Rev. W. NJ. MARYLAND was unanimously elected
moderator, and Elder j. V. A. Shields tempo