Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-13
Condensed Locals.


Condensed Locals.
PREPARATIONS are being made for the formal
sPeBing Of the COrcOrsn Art Gallery soon after
Yesterday afternoon Jane Shepherd fen into
sever At the corner of X and q stTeeus south.
-est, bat vas not much njured.
FIcm jos. ShillingtOn and Robert Beau We
have Harpsr's Weekly and FTaal Lsslis's Hes
tst,a Newspaper for November - with charac
tsri.tic Illustrations by Mast aud Matt Morgan.
MI AlgernoD Smith, formerly of this CITY
sn OF the late Hon. Thomas l.. Smith solicitor
si the treasury, died recently in san Francisco,
where be lad resided many years.
therican Public Health association Dr. cox,
PRESIDENT OF the Board Of Health OF Washing
81 Slscn-sed the SANITARY Care OF Cities"
IGnorTow Mr. y. h. Miller, assistant a.t0r-
ney Of the District OF Columbia, will call up in
the Criminal Court, Judge Cartier, cases an
feAlec from the Police Court which can be dis
so-td OF by motion, also cases Undisposel Of on
exception, &c, Sc.
The msnslaughter case this morning closed
TIE trials OF the present term Of the Criminal
Court and the Jurors were discharged for the
sTm. The December term will be convened on
the trst Monday i'm December.
hbout ODeO'ciOck this morning an alarm of
fTe was turned in from box -. 7th and z streets
caused by the burning of the wood work around
abe hot-air pipe in Francs furnishing store, on
Ith street. between ID and +. The ire was ex-
hnguiShed with but slight loss.
Ibe glassware for the executive mansion
Sescrioed in yesterdays STAR, will be on eNhi-
sIhon IN day or two at the store OF Messrs. j..
W Boteler X Bro, through whom the order
va givsn,-they preferring the work OF Ameri-
sAn Manufacturers 20 any thing they could find
About three weeks ago Philip Scott, a Young
selored man, 20 years OF age, left his mothers
house, at the corner of 18th and streets, and
has not been beard from since. He was a bOv
Of weak mind, brought on by fits of epilepsy
Any one giving Information of his whereabouts
~ me above house, or ITO 18th street, will CON
feT great favor upon his distressed mother.
Chief Engineer Cronin, of the District fire
senItment, gave an exhibition yesterday
afternoon OF the working Of the cOmbina-
tien pipe and process of raising fire-ladisrs
OF which he is the patentee. The exhibition
soek place near the Governors Office. in the
presence Of Governor Shepherd. Secretary Har-
uHgton, General BabcOck, and a number of
gentlemen from California, and was very sue
se,sful and satisfactory, elicit!ng favorable
comments from those present.
MISSIONARY MEETISas-The third of a
.erles OF missionary meetings, under the aaspi-
held yesterday at II a. m, at the Church Of the
Ascension, on street. Bishop Pinckney pre-
slaed, and introduced Rev. Never levin of
Charles county. Md, dean OF the conyOcafiOn
Who briefly addressed the assemblage; after
which Rev. Dr. McKenna, of Laurel, Md.
preached an able sermon. At its conclusion a
sEfiBess meeting was held, the dean presiding
sss Rev. John +. Williams, of Bladensburg,
spetary. Kew. y. '. Lewis presented thu ar
ncles Of the association, the discussion of which
occupied the entire morning session.
Last evening missionary meeting was held
NJ the Epiphany church. The dean presided
and made brief address. giving the history of
the mission. He urged all TO unite earnestly in
TIE work Of building up the church. Rev. MIR.
Bacon, Of st. Andrew parish, St Mary's coun-
", Nd, gave brief account of the. situation OF
hls PARISH. and the urgent necessity for aid to
ASSIST the church, Rev. Mr.. Cromwell spoke
fer the eOlOred churchmen of this District He
said his church (St. Mary's) was built upon a
lot donated by charitable lady. and had re-
eeiyed assistance from Secretary Stanton while
living; He had a large congregation, 40 regu-
lar attendants, co communicates and a good
Sunday school in connection with the church
ane parish school. which was small, owing to
the limited means they possessed 20 carry il on.
One Of the great wsnts felt by them was the
support Of their white brethren, and urged that
assistance be given them TO erect a larger house
OF worship to accommodate the rapidly growing
Another meeting will take place this evening
AZ St Johns church, and another to- morrow
hsht al the Church Of the Incarnation.
EHR CONCERT on Tuesday evening at Willard
nan, for the benefit Of the sufferers At Shreve-
pert and Memphis, by some of Washington's
best amateurs. was a marked success. The hall
was Flied with the Sii,> OF society here, who
svinced hearty appreciation of each selection
by repeated encoTes. Mrs. Camp, whose voice
10 well known in musical circles, sang with her
usual ability. Mr.. Knoop. in his tenor solo,
with obigato for cello By Mr. Eberbach, made
one Of The most pleasant Impressions Of the eve
ming MesSTs. Widney and Ever were erected
with applause, and earned each an encore
This concert brought TO light a new star in the
nus'Sal soeety OF washington, in the person of
ned the audience by her artistic yocaiisu and
rich voice pure mezzO- sOpranO.l In the duet
Win MT. Hitherow from TrOyatOre the great
Dramatic ability of this lady was evinced. aud
the audience demanded an encore. In the
ballad. "The Storm - BY Hullah. we were re-
minded of Madame PateF who. to our mind il
the finest eontralto we have had here. Mrs
Hastings IS an acceptable substitute for this
aTtlste. The cuOs, triOs, AMI Quartettes were
wen rendered. and the sextette from Lucia
especially effective. The managers of this con
cert were aided greatly by Mr. Cake, the pro
Prietor Of Willard's hotel, who rendered the use
OF the hall with all itS appointments, with .
parlor of the hotel for a dressing room: also by
MesSrs. MetZerOtt Il Co., who rendered an ele-
giant SteinWay piano for use. Tue amount OF
the receipts was some s225.
ANOTHER OLD LAND MARX COMET. Last
n ISRAEL ". +. CbUTCh.-The old Israel NJ. E.
Church on the corner of South Capitol aud u
streets, has for some time past been in an IN
safe condition, caused by the filling up the low
ground on which IL stood TO nearly the top of
the roof. To compensate the society for the
damages sustained Congress Appropriated
$1,000. The church has been used up to the
present time for worship, and in order to secure
u from the bank OF earth heavy wall was built
on tie north side which cayed in Yesterday
from the pressure and took 9Th IL the vail OF
the church, making a wreck OF the whole struc-
ture. No one was inside at the time. This Is
SAID 70 have been the hTst PRESBYTERIAN
ehereh erected in Washington, and was sold By
church DIR. Sunderiand'sj to ths cOlore5 Mefb
OoiSts, who have wOrshipped in II under The
name OF Israel church during the past fortv
years. '''
BrIIpING AssOCIATIoN.-The Washington
Cooperative Building assoc atom sold last n gut.
at its T3d monthly meeting, 81, 900, ut rates from
TIC 70 15l per cent. per annum, being more than
double the usual premium
At the siXty-siXth monthly meeting OF the
Economical association last night, ight shares
were advanced on-three A. 3sk and tYe at 81
premium. Mr.. K0ones, the secretary, Submit
ted the semi annual report, showing receipts
and disbursements during the past six menths.
Slo, sls.57. Original number OF shares, S.I5l:
number Withdrawn, ITO; number advanced on,
ii6sS5 number net advanced on, 500; number
paying adv ances, rs; average sales past six
months jcper cent; present value OF each share,