Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-07
LOCAL NEW s.


The National Era Company have made ar
Iangements for joint editorshiP of that Journal
Readings by the Rev. Thos. r.. Slicer, of Col
orado, and music and singing under the dlrec-
ton of Mr. John II. Seifert, Interested large
Pulison Beverly, a colored driver for Senator
Robinson, was kicked by q horse at Majors
livery stables Yesterday afternoon, and severely
injured in the face 1t is feared he viii lose the
pse Of one eve.
The second lecture of Gen. e. L. Applegate,
q Lincoln Hall this evening, is upon ''woman.
last night was listened to with interest, the only
Complaint being that IL was too short a job"
AT meeting Of the board of commissioners
81 the washington asylum, on "Wednesday, DIR.
David Schleimer was appointed resident COM
nissloner's student, vice DIR. ID. III. Hazen, re-
signed;
were out driving, yesterday, the horse became
unmanageable and ran away, upsetting and
breaking the pheton. Mrs Saville escaped
anlnluIed, but her coRpanion received severe
The Sunday school institute will hold two ses-
SONS daily, at the Calvary Baptist church, at
23e and O'Clock p. M, on the 18th, 18th, and
18th instant-the exercises TO be conducted by
New York.
Yesterday. Rev. Father MeDevitt, president
Of the Catholic total abstinence union OF Amer
lea, sent q congratulatory telegra IN to the union
Of Pennsylvania, in session at Scranton, and
received the greeting of 81 societies OF adults,
besides n societies of cadets.
The Society Journal, MacBride and Curtis,
editors, T. II. s. Boyd, publisher, makes a de-
paper, and with the society news Of the week col
lated under appropriate heads. The frst-pag
directory Is very handy.
Company ID, Washington light infantry, last
night perfected a civic organization by electing
the following officers: C.. B. Radcliff, president;
W. L. DennsOn, vice president; Lucian Garner,
treasurer; j. j. Mccarthy, corresponding secre-
tary; j. g. Schultz, financial secretary. Capt.
Richard @. Lewis rendered his resignation as
commanding officer Of the company, and Lieut..
Robert i. Flemming, paymaster ON the battalion
staf, was elected to I'LL the vacancy.
The Ice Gorge I'm the Potomac.
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS AT THE LONG BRIDGE.
The current in the Potomac is running at
brsk rate to-day, but the water is not high
n II was yesterday. Above the Long bridge
the Ice seems to be giving away, but very grad
naiiy From point opposite to the naval OBJ
servatory TO the Washington draw of the Long
bridge, the water Is rushing directly over the
"kidwen Meadows'O at a rate calculated to
make the head swim. 1t Is doubtful whether
the claimants to the ownership of the meadows
could to-day point ont the location of their
claim. Through the Swash channel the water
n running freely, making juncture just south
channel. The ice in the latter channel for over
half mile west of the Long bridge seems to be
a. solid as ever and near the bridge where two
tug boats are employed to-day i'm attempting to
force passage, 1t is said to be firmly packed
over IL feet in thickness.
JAS yet no material injury has been done to
the Long bridge; there has been no interruption
Of travel thus far, with the exception of a few
hours last evening. Last night, while the tugs
were endeavoring to force a passage they de-
haehed some of the ice, and the drawer-tenders
we're unable to close the drawers by about four
inches and of course trains could not be run
until the rails were brought together. In a
short time, however, the lee was removed out of
the way and the trains passed over as usual.
With the exception of the demolition of q fem
der and slight injury to some of the piling
near the drawer. there is no other damage as
yet. III the ice should melt gradually, no
danger is apprehended; but heavy
rain would cause a disastrous freshet
This morning there was a large crowd of
persons near the Georgetow n draw watching the
tug boats az work trying to break passage, but
u was slow and tedious process. 1t was
remarked that the captains of the boats must
have the patience of Job to continue at the
work. Mr.. j. n. DeBarry, the general manager
OF the Baltimore ard Potomac railroad, anil
MI T. l. DeBarry, the superintendent, with
other officers of the line were on the scene this
morning.
The steamer f. c. knight, which has been
locked in the ice for several weeks near Arling-
BON, noated about noon to-day a short distance
from where she had been wedged in, and unless
che gets caught in a drift, and is forced down
ny the current against the bridge, there is no
further danger to be apprehended from that
quarter.