Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-10

Condensed Locals.
1sIty bands were discharged from the navy
Secretary Harrington is acting Governor dur
ing the temporary absence Of Governor Shep-
The New York republican association will
give four receptions at Masonic Hall during
demented man named james B. HolIidee
vas conveyed to the Insane Asylum on Satur-
Prom j. 9. Parker We have Hsrper's Basar
Der sth.
The collection for the Memphis sufferers at
old Christ church y. E.,) Navy Yard, on Sun
cay, was between fifty ana sixty dollars.
The Oolleg, Journal, issued by the students OF
Georgetown college, Is a creditsble affair TO all
ssneernsd. No. 70 has just been issued, COM
The Dsshaways have decided to visit Balti-
more on Thursday evening next in a body, for
the purpose Of giving temperance demonstra-
The Cssparis House. on Capitol Hill, Is being
demolished, committee of arbitration having
settled the differences between the purchaser,
Mr.. n. q. Ordway, and the government.
Gen. Buffers new residence at the corner of
New Jersey avenue and south b street, Is 70 be
built Of small blocks of rubble granite from
Henry Pie. a cOlOred man, had his arm nearly
gu. of by coming in contact with a circular
saw at Smiths saw-mill, on ohio avenue, be-
ing last
hessrs. Duncanson, Bowling & Co., auction
GERS, sod on Saturday for Reginald Fendsll,
assignee, the lease and machinery of the mill
corner of 18th and b streets northwest, 70 jas
u. Fitch for 81 500.
A memorandum of the death of Mr. n. W.
nlfbron, Of East Washington, was left at this
s6ee on Saturday by a resident of that section,
and was published in THE STAR. 1t should
have read Mrs Hilbron.
Lieut. John j. Kelly, Of the seventh precinct
police. commander Of the knights of st. Pat
rick, Of this city, was yesterday afternoon pre-
sented with valuable gold mounted sword by
the knights, and responded in a neat speech.
On Friday evening some mean thief entered
the rooms Of the Associated Press, corner of
l4th street and Pennsylvania avenue, and stole
Mr., l.. A. Gobright's overcoat. 1t was recov-
cred on Saturday by Detective McElfresh and
returned to its owner.
Mrs. Gen. Jeffries, Miss Eta Jefries, Harry
Rapley, and Misc Florence Rapley, all of this
city, arrived in New York on Thursday in the
steamer Cambria, from Europe, aud reached
Washington on Friday evening.
on Friday last, Reliance Lodge, Knights of
Psthlas, OF this city, visited Leesburg, Va,
where they were the guests of Katoctin Lodge,
and were handsomely entertained. They were
met on their return to Alexandria by Oriental
and Mechanics Lodges and escorted to the
Manson House, where they were entertained.
Ofhcer Dubois hearing cries for help last
night, on T., between nth and 18th streets, ran
70 the spot and rescued from an old cellar half
hDed with mud and water a man who had fallen
in while inebriated. He was taken 10 the Cen
tral guard house and stretched out in front of
the large furnace to dry.
lege Medical Department of Columbian Uni
yeTsity) have done a very judicous thing in
publishing the admirable addresses OF Presi-
dent yelling, Bishop Pinkney, and DR.. 5. l..
CrisseN (valedictOry) TO the graduating class of
March ;, 1873. We are the obliged recipients OF
q cory.
1t will be seen by reference to another column
that the Rev. Martyr Scudder, OF Brooklyn, y.
Y, Is 10 open the course of free lectures before
the y. VI. z. A, in Lincoln hall, this evening,
at O'Clock. DR.. Scudder j. one of the most
N Wa nj min of fho
country. His subject Is How 10 get and give
the sense of Scripture"
We struck one Of those npurelv mutual Gus
SEES to-day. He represented the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance company, of Milwaukee,
Wis, and became an object of absorbing inter
est from the fact that he was distributing blot
ting pads. He was willing to insure a Cuban
general or any other subject, liable to the dis
pensatiOns Of Providence. He told more in one
breath concerning the financial stability of his
concern than we would have thought possible
In view OF the ''shrinkage of values" hard
times, and financial revulsions, it was actually
pleasure to sit under the sound of his melli-
nuous voice.