Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-11
Condensed J-Oeals.


Ceadeasea Locals.
The first thunder storm of the seasontcour-e1
cary this morning.
The TallsPooss cleared from the navy ward
for Norfolk yesterday.
The orgaIlist and all the members OF tie
choir OF Trinity church have RES gned.
The Wild geese are flying north ward. which IS
,.sa to indieste the approach CT gentle spring.
Reuben Bacon, Richard u. Allen, Henry
Eekh@Fd, JOseIl NJ. Kennedy v, and GTitf n cal
were drawn yesterday as additional jurors fer
The Inauguration ball committee are making
arrangements fOr several other eCtsrtainm entS
IN tie building before it IS torn doxn.
Col. James g. Berret has recently purchased
Tie sot adjoining his residence on / street, be
tween 18th anil 18th streets, improved by a three
story brick dwelling, fer - so.
Detective NcDevitG captured il Alexandria
yeste-Hay afternoon, TWO runaway BOYS FROM
tbs city, one of whom Oh leaving lame yester-
day morning carried OF a sstchsl AMI sl5 in
money
A Pigeon shooting match took place at R1ey's
corral Yesterday. The match VA for so
ssde, zen birds each man and resulted in vic
acry for Mr.. Edward Mayhsw, wks rOISht
ooHE niEe out OF ten brJis-
Mr. AdOlph BiTgfeld, whom many win re-
epers " fasmer wears. Z. We rearet 10 sroennce,
lying dangerously IL a. his residence rear this
city, OF dEoPsv. The .a-seteEs have no hopes of
his recover. Mr.. Birsfeld is from Hamburg
bat more recently frem Philsselphia, ir which
city he lived and caIried<n the BUSINESS o. piano
nAnufactnrer.
The Union Academy OF Literature, Science
and Art last night elected She,f0ilo wing officers
Tor the ensuing year: Prof. Bsuj. Pierce, yresi-
dent Albert g. Maekey, first vice president;
Dr. Z. {. Cox, second vice president; DIR. c. b.
CORE spending secretary; Prof ST.. Loomis, re,
s0rdinE secretary; Jos; B: VIII. treasurer.
CRUBCH OF TEE AsCESsIoS-A No Edi6,e
n te bEt'--1heeongregzfion Of the Church Of
the Ascension met az the church Last night to
consider the proPsety OF bsilding q rev edifLee
IN place OF the present old ore. Rev. Er Elliott,
assistant rector, stated that he had been re-
auested by che 6ishep and the vestry TO make a
staten ent. They proposed that each person be
allowed two wears in which to paw rleir sub
scriptiOns, making tkem in quarterly install
The sestTy had pledges themselves for $50 900
ON condition that the congregation would give
the same assurance for 5000.
Alter some discussion, Mr.. Hume sail it vogd
be better II they could get ten men to- yiIe
$1,000 each or twenty men 500 each and take
their notes for the amoasts. They could be
Two years 5000 tow ards desraying the expense
Bishop Plnckney dsi Not think thew compre-
nended what laid NJ the bottom OF the matter
On TINS question rested the life death of the
congregation The ve><ry had done nObly as
they always did, and nosg the subject ca ne 10
The congre CATION He would puf his LOT in wifi,
me m and he of them. With nothing beyond his
salaIE 10 depend on, be would start the sub
scr PtiOn with $500. Subseriptiops were then
opened with the following result:
Master Charles Utermehle, S10e: Mrs Cter-
.nehle, $40; Dr. Goff, S09 Judge Wright
$50; Rev. DIR. Elliott 5000; Harry Towers. Si00:
Mrs Semken. 500. Mrs DIR. stone one-tenth
a her income for tive years Mrs. Harrison. so: |
Mrs Hunt, 500; the sexton, so; frank Middle |
ION, aged eight years,) ~lGO; Helen Palmer
sageG ten years. SlO0; Belle Hunt, taged six |
years So: DIR. Page, $50: Mrs. Sears $3.50: |
leIniel TOweTs-S210; W. Z. Hill. ~Ia0 aud Major |
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