Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-03

drama, song, dance, SC.
Csa FslIot0s' Haa.-Milton's Paradise Lost.
ssz.a Street L0t.-Forepaugh's great show.
Censsensed Locals.
At the monthly meeting OF the Caledonia
Club last evening several new members we're
The contract for furnishing the Treasury De-
Rarsment with ice during the present year has
been awarded to the Great Falls Ice Company
At 81 80 per ton.
Detectives Coomes and McDevitt have re-
esysred, in this city, gold watch, worth about
500, which was stolen from a gentleman in
Hartford, Conn, about a month since
hessrs Crawford & CO., contractors for i'm
prevements On u street, have been directed to
AXE the necessary repairs on that street in
tAe concrete pavement, between 5th street and
lew Jersey avenue.
At a meeting Of the Oldest Inhabitants asso-
eaton Yesterday, Mr.. Callan announced the
seath OF Mr. Maurice Adler, one OF their MEM
sers, and q resident OF Georgetown. and feeling
remarks were made by several of the associa-
Hon.
The children OF the National Solde rs and
Sailors orphan Home had . pleasant enter
tAinment given them on Tuesday evening last
BY Mrs. " p. Chapman. a lady whose untfring
labor in their behalf is worthy OF cOmmendi-
ton
The opening session of the Presbytery of the
Chesapeake, portion OF the Presbyterian
Church South, took place last night in the
franklin square Church in Baltimore. Among
the ministers in attendance was Rev. A. w.
Pitzer, o. the Central Church in this city.
About H. o'clock last night Col. Thomas B.
EiofthCcs 81 NHt NNQd0g tFdzsffS. was taken sud-
denly i'll. while he was on the way to his home
IN South Washington. Detective McDevitt and
ether friends assisted him to his residence, and
under the attendance of Drs Hammett and
Fenwick he was much better within few hours.
petition is in circulation in the southern
part of the city, and receiving numerous sigma
tnres, requesting Gen BabeOck to depart from
his proposed plan of expanding $40 90 more in
laying out walks through the grounds of the
Smithsonian Institution. and to use the money
an lighting mp the grounds for several hours in
the night. and the m of
men 10 protect citizens from being waylaid
while passing through there.
JShn w. Garreti-s Latest Cussedness
new arrangement has been made for the
through travel OF passengers over the Orange
and Manassas railroad, which went into effect
On ist instant. Since the completion OF the
long bridge by the Baltimore and Potomac COM
pany, passengers have been TRANSPORTED over
the bridge 70 the DEPOT on 9Th street, ami thence
by omnibus 10 the Baltimore and Ohio depot
for which a toll Of fifty cents per passenger has
been charged by the Baltimore and Potomac
road. THIS was the terms agreed TO, and con-
sldeIed satisfactory by both companies, and by
the travelling public, avoiding, as il did, the
trouble OF Techeeking of baggage, Sc.
The contract now entered into by Mr.. J. q
Barbour, through the direction and manage
msnt OF Nv Garrett, with the Alexandria and
washington Ferry company goes back 10 the
Cd system which existed before the war By
this arrangement the passenger cars of the
Orange and Manassas road are run down Union
street, near the Ferry eomPany's wharf, where
omnibuSses and wagons transport passengers
and freight To and from the boats on this end
Of The ferry line omnibusSes and wagons trans
port passengers and freight from the 7th-street
wharf 70 the Baltimore and Ohio depot giving
unnecessary trouble.
Nothing is made by Mr.. Garrett bv this ar
range ment, a. the cost Is the same in both eases
the Terry company getting Il cents and the
omnibus hire . cents for PASSENGERS The
name given to this new line bv Mr.. Garrett is
the washington city, Virginia, Midland and
al ofrss4 oh.
cut loose entirely from using any part OF the
PENNSYLVANIA cOmpany's road, to the manifest
discomfort Of passengers TO say the least IL is
thought this l. the first step OF Nr. Garrett 20
wards carrying out his favOrite plan, which Is
10 make his road connections north and south
outside OF Washington city. It has been only
some two weeks since that Mr. Barbour met
the officers Of the Pennsylvania road in Phila-
detphia. when an arrangement was Mutually
agreed to for the transportation OF freight ami
Passe1 gers over the bridge.
INcOEroEArEp.-Inth the of ce of the Recorder
OF Deeds there were filed yesterday certificates
OF incorporation, as follows:
Rose OF Sharon Grand Council of the District
or Columbia OF the Anciert Grand United Or
DER OF the Daughters and Sons of 81. Luke T.
p NJ The objects of this organization are char
ity and benevOlence, and the trustees named
are William X. DeCOrdOva. Jacob p Harmer
Henry A. Grant, Perry II. Carson, and Robert
Green.
a college of Obstetrics and Gynecolopv of
the District of Columbia, the object of which
is set forth to be the instruction of students and
doctors of medicine in the management of the
diseases OF females, and naming as trustees Drs.
j. Harry Thompson, r. Ashford j. w Buck
lev. and c. VI. Shaeffer.
The ''COrcOran Fire Insurance COMPANY of
the District of Columbia" which names a.
trustees John Il. Lehman. A. III. Herr Charles
A. James, Edwin Droop. Michael Green n
Clay Stewart, William Orms, James L. Bar
hour, and John Bailey, with a capital stock of
S1oo.oO0, IN two thousand shares. at $50 each.
The pew holders OF the North Carolina a ve-
nue. Methodist Protestant Church fled a certif-
lcate that Thomas y. Marehs, j. III. Searles,
w r. Marehe, X. Il. Ferguson. and John =
Slater were elected trustees for the ensuing wear
on February 9Th last
FOHFPAVGH's GREAT AGG.EG ALTON was tho
center OF attraction in this CITY Yesterday last
night and this afternoon-people fiocking to it
from every diTectlOn-and the prospect + poOI
for another rush might, and, in fact, every
afternoon and evening this week. The reason
Why Because Fcrepaugh really has the great
show OF the country. The most distin gushe,i
people in Washington were under the canva,
yesterday, including heads of government de-
Partme hts, military AMI naval officers, diplo-
mats and others, with their families. THESrAR
has no space tor description OF the noteworthy
contents OF even one OF the i've tents but each
contains many things you can see nowhere else
IN the country Barnum, the other great show
man, visited Forepaugh's tents last night, and
in neat little speech said:--ssI have come AL
the way from New York solely TO see Mr.. Fore
paugh's famous show, and have been amply
repaid for so doing. IL is novel, varied and in-
teIesting, and i say without hesitation that this
eNnlDitlOn cannot De surpassed by any
IN the country-not even BY myself"
FIRES LAST NIGHT.-AbOut 10 o'clock last
night an alarm WAS turned in from box l. corner
of and 18th streets southeast. caused by ire
being discovered in the cellar OF a frame hous.
Al the corner OF and sth streets, occupied by
Mr.. William Jeffries and used as a grocery
store. The tre communicated TO the adjoining
house, occupied by Il. Il. Marche, which was
slightly damaged, Notwithstanding the efforts
OF The hremen. The houses were both owned
by MT r H. Hughes, and were partially III
sured. Loss about ~ 800. The ire is believed
10 nave been caused by an act OF inceniiarisin.
About III O'Clock an alarm was turned in from
box II, AZ Wizards hotel. caused by the discOy-
cry OF a IRE in a second-story room at the cor
ner OF II = and streets, occupied by Gebhart
AZ Co IN the manufacture OF galvanized iron
IL originated from an ash-box In the room and
had communicated IN the window frame; bEt
vas eNtingUished before the arrival OF the fire
department.
The NEW BOARD oF COLoRED school
TRUSTEES met last u ght at the Sumner school
building and elected Mr.. Henry johnson. presi-