Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-02
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals.

Remember the picnic at AnslOstan Island
to-day aud tomorrow for the benefit OF ST.
AIMS Infant Asylum. 1t shoald be literally
lafrOniZed.
Rev. DT. q. III. Tiffany Last night preached
the baceaiaureate sermon to the graduates of
the law deyrrtment of THE National University,
AZ the METROPOLITAN VI. r.. church.
The Washington Base Ball Clnb start on a
northern tour on the sd instant. While absent
they viii play match games in Philadelphia,
We have have been requested 10 contradict
the published statement that the soldiers graves
at Mount Olivet Cemetery Including that of
Col. Garesche1 were decorated on the 3Oth uIt.
The directors OF the Washington Market Com
pany have offered a reduction of 20 per cent. to
all occupants of stalls and stands who are not
in arrears TO the company, and who pay the
quarterly rental in advance for July /, 1873.
The graduates OF the National University law
school, classes Of 1872 and 1913, held a meeting
on last Thursday evening and formed an alum,
nj association by electing the following officers:
h. +. Bingham president; Warren Brown, vice
president; j. y. Hubbard, secretary; and T.. 5.
Fletcher, treasurer.
The contract for the stone work up to and in
cluding the water table of the new ST. Pstrick's
church edifice has been awarded TO Mr.. j. Och
meyer, OF this city, and ne has commenced
operations. The work will be pushed for ward
a. rapidly s. possible.
Lieut. Noonan. of the police. Yesterday took
charge of the second precinct, Lieut. E>sex of
the sanitary corps. and Lieut.. johnson reported
for duty IT headquarters, these changes being
made in accordance with a recent order OF the
Officer SmOct, OF the first precinct. reported
At the statiOn-house yesterday that \ child OF
Lawson Jones, who resides az the corner of 9th
and IL streets northwest, had been smothered
TO lie sth by being oyerlaid. The coroner was
notified. hut deemed an inquest unnecessary.
Hon. Lucius III. Chandler, will deliver an adj
dress tomorrow evening before the Southern
republican As ociatiOn, at Clark's Hall. His
subject Is one which Is just now engaging unu-
sual attention throughout the country. viz:
- The Necessity of Aid from the General Gov
eminent for Southern Works of Internal I'm
PrOvenent-"
The quarterly meeting of the Young Catho-
lies Friend Society took place at Carroll Hall
last evening, the president, James Lackey, in
the chair, and Joshua Huntington, secretary.
The bookkeeper, Mr. John bingham, submitted
his report showing: Receipts. S4fi-5s: expend-
uures- s,sss.2O; cash on hand. S94.17. Rev.
Fathers Walter, Roccofort and Kelly were pres-
ent, and the latter delivered a very interesting
address.
Complaints have been male BY the chairman
Of the parking commission that some of the fire.
men are in the habit of tying the horses belong
ing TO that department to the trees, and that
many Of them have thus been injured. This
was noticeably the case after the late exhibition
of the fire department in front of the Arlington
hotel The Board of Public Works have adj
dressed letter to Chief Cronn requesting him
10 CsutiJn the men under his control in relation
TO this matter.