Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-13
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed LOeals
nay rs. 1873.

AVOAA ~ u w D.
Condensed Locals.
From y: Z. Parker We have ARPls'OH's Journal
Messfs. Lewis johnson & Co. moved into their
new banking house, corner Of Pennsylvania
avenue and 10th street, yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon, about O'Clock, James
Byers, a laborer, fen from a scaffold on the
building being erected on street, between 9th
and 10th, and fractured his arm DIR. ID. VI.
Bean rendered the necessary surgical assist
Mr. H. r. Miles, superintendent of the fire
alarm telegraph, has been engaged for some
DAYS in strengthening the steeple of the 18th
street Baptist church, for the purpose of again
putting in operation the apparatus for sounding
IRE alarms on the large bell Of the church. The
apparatus viii be in working order to morrow.
The Knights OF St COluTnhkille, at their last
meeting, elected the following oficers:-,John
Moran, commander; Lewis ConweTl first depu-
ty; David RiOrdan, second deputy James Law
Tor, third deputy; Ed. Broshahan. recording
secretary; y. McNamaTa, financial secretary;
John J. Fuller, treasurer. The society now has
upwards OF 60 members.
Fire was discovered last night. about eight
o'ciock, In the foundry of MessTs. Gray * Moves,
on Maine avenue. but il was extingush ell with
out an alarm being turned in. About the same
hour q fire occurred in the show window of Mrs.
Curran store. corner OF 9Th and q streets,
northwest, caused by the upsetting of "A coal
Oil lamp in the hands of little girl. Ii was
eNtlnguished by officers Roth AMI Mcnamara
without an alarm Los about So.
On Sunday evening a number of the LADY
members of RebecCa Lodge, No. /, Daughters
of Temperance, assembled at HarmOniai hall
and participated in a banquet given in honor of
Mrs. ii. Adler and Mrs. Il. solomon. members
OF the lodge. who are about leaving for Europe.
The president, Mrs. y. Hermann, called The
assemblage 10 order, and after the repaSt she
appropriately addressed the guests, and they
made suitable responses. followed by sentiments
and remarks by other me MIXERS.
At meeting of the 10th district republicans,
last evening. the president, Samuel III. Will
liams, rendered his resignation. on account of
having removed out of the district. The reslg-
nation accented. "A of pkSf ton
dered him for his efficient services. The club
then elected Edward Jordan president and
George b'Mally treasurer. The retiring presi-
dent was then presented with a silver-headed
cane inscribed. d" Presented nv the citizens of
the 18th district to ). II. Williams, May Il,
IS13."
LITTLE Boy BADLY CRUSHED UNDER 4
WAGON WHEEI.-AbOut noon to-day a very
serious accident occurred at the corner of eth
and streets, by which a small boy named
Horace Maynard Martina 1-year old son of
Capt Martin, who resides az the corner of 9th
and Il stTeets-was seriOusly-perhapS fatally
injured. II appears that a wagon laden with
brick was being driven along by John Javins,
and the boy who was acquainted with the dri-
yer, attempted to jump on the wagon from the
side. Before he could get up, the front wheel
into rut alongside of the railroad track
and jOStled the boy of. and he fell directly in
front OF one of the rear wheels, which passed
over him Javins drew the horses up as soon a
possible, and Sergeant Fainter took the injured
boy to Giiman's drug store. where DIR. Buckley
attended him. and il was found that he hal
Sustained severe internal injuries, and that
some OF his ribs were broken. He was subse-
quently taken 10 the ChIdren's hospital. on f
street, between 9th and 10th streets, when DR..
DaneansOD attended him.
TIE CoLORED OPERA-The performance of
ct ne Doctor of Alcantara' by the Co,ored
American Opera Company at Walls Opera
Hon+e last night attracted a large and fashion
able audience. including a considerable number
OF the lovers OF music in this city who patrOnize
the Italian. English and French opera. The
"A
leading characters acting and singing even
better than at their first appearance in this city
at Lincoln Hall. while the ringing chorusSes Of
the troupe aroused the enthusiasm of tie audi
ence 20 a high pitch The TOOInv stage of the
Opera HG-se gave the company better OppOrtu-
nity 70 display their ability than they had at Lin
coin hail, ana judging from their Improvement
of II. the Coicred opera il destined 20 become
permanent institution. II would he hardly fair
to single out any one of the leading singers for
special mention when all iii % well. Tonight
l. the last chance to hear them before their trip
TO the North.
Building PERMITS IssUED To-DAY.-A one
s.oTy tin-shop south side I'll street. between
Delaware avenue and 2d streets southwest for
W. III. Mills; three-stOTy brick back building
cas- side 18th street, between / and streets
northwest, for Mrs. G. Hartman: a tnree-stOrv
brick dwelling, south SIDE n . between 18th and
18th streets northwest. for J. III. Squier; a two
story frame dwelling north side -, between
North Carolina avenue and Let streets east, for
Henry Ware: a twO-stOTy frame stable on south
side east Capitol street, between 81 AMI It'll
streets, for George Gross; a twO-stOry brick
back dwelling on east side Cd street, between A
and streets southeast, for i. III. WEIGH; also.
two stsry frame store and dwelling, south side
r., between 9th and lO.n streets southeast, for
same.
THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL SUxDAY
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION met at Epiphany Church
last evening. The Rev. DIR. Knight extended on
behalf OF the rector and vestry OF Epiphany
Church, the use Of that church for a general
jubilee of the Protestant Episcopal Sunday
Schools on the 10th day OF June. The date was
consequently changed to June Eth. and on
motion OF Gen. W. III. Brown. the following
committee of SIX superintendents was appointed
10 make the necessary arrangements: Messrs.
Matthews. Christ Church, Georgetown: Mar
bury, St: Johns Church. IeOreetOwn; DIR.
JosePhs, Epiphany, Washington; Mr.. Duncan-
son, Ascension, Washington; DR.. Keyburn, st.
Johns Washington; and p. p. Little, Christ
Church, Washington.
TEE PHILADELPHIA TEMPERANCE BLESSING
will arrive here Tomorrow afternoon. All the
temperance examinations IN this city will
assemble at Jonadab Hall. southwest corner o.
s-'h and j. streets. az O'Clock, and proceed by
the following route: ID street 70 10th, Pennsyl-
xocia avenue and New Jersey avenue, to the
DeYot .bsr they will receive and escort their
PhiIadeIphia frien1. wv way of street 10 the
Foundry VI. l.. Church. CO. er Oh i4lh anu :"
streets, where interesting exercise NAV oe eN
Pected, composed of muse. recitatiOr- am
short speeches by the members and children o!
the Philadelphia Temperance Blessing and
wei-known advocate of the cause in this citv
Inc exercises at the church Will commence at
~ o'clock.
TEE CIRCUIT Court of the District convened
its May term Yesterday, Judge Humphreys
presiding, and adjourned over 10 Tuesday next.
The trial calendar for the term numbers 3fs
cases, among which are several libel cases and
- eases in which railroad companies the de-
fendants-seven against the Washington CITY
and Point Lookout. two against the Washington
and Georgetown street railroad, and one each
against the Baltimore and Ohio, the Southern
Maryland, Baltimore and Potomac, and Orange,
Alexandria and Manassas. The appeal calen-
dar numbers but - cases but there are some
very important ones.
SERIOUS ACCIpENT-About . O'Clock To-
day man named James NCrcom was seriously
injured while engaged in removing he old iron
bridge over the canal at 18th street by the fall
ing Of a heavy bar of iron, which struck him on
the shoulders and back part of the bead. He
was picked up senSeles> and taken to the drug
store OF Messrs kidWell x Co, on r., near Itth
streets, when restoratiyes were applied and his
head bandaged. after which he was conveyed in
a hack 10 DIR. Walsh for further treatment.
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