Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-03
LOCAL NEWS
Condensed Locals.

No case OF smallpox, cholera, or other cpl
d%s e. h h nesh pce tSe h or Jene
The trial OF Young, for the murder OF the
Grover Hahn in March last, was this morning
Itrin be seen BY the advertisement elsewhere
that the first number OF TIE Sentfnsl, Mr..
Scbade's new paper, win appear to- morrow.
msnt has been directed by the Board OF Public
WORKS TO commence the laying the sidewalk on
that street on the ith instant without fail.
street railroads 10 conform to the new grade
near the Post once was finished last night,
and both lines are again in running order.
A meeting Of the Board OF Fire underwriters
was held last night and the subject of rates as
discussed. Resolutions depreeating the insur-
ing Of property at or above its value were
Ameeting of the boss plasterers was held last
night at Trades Union hall, and elected officers
as follows: Andrew jackson, president; Isaac
Webster, vice president, Stephen Z. Gill, secre-
tary, John A. Stewart, treasurer.
New publications. From Kervand and Tow
ers We have Blaekl0ood's Magazine for June; from
j. C.. Parker, HGrper's BsslIy for the 18th
inst, from Robert BeaIl, Lss'ie's IIasfrdted for
July 18th, with portrait OF the ModOe captives.
The Usage Tribe, No. 6, 1. .. X. NJ, have
elected the following officers Is. +. Crabbs,
s.; III. c. Stevens. s. s.; Thos. u. Lewis, j. s.;
James Dement,, z. OF K; j. L. SpI lngman,
Mr.. j. W. Boteler, senior member of the WE'LL
known firm of BOteleT x Co, Pennsylvania
avenue, leaves here for New York this evening,
and on Saturday will sail for Europe in the
steamer Baltic.
In the list of passengers from this city. no.
ticed IN our PapSI OF yesterday, who had sailed
by the "Csstslia" or the Anchor line, we
daughter Of W. l.. Nicholson, chief OF topo-
graphical bureau, Post Office department
At meeting Of the Columbian College alumni
last evening constitution and bylaws were re-
ported and adopted, and Messrs. X. NJ. JONES'
u. q. Ipgersoll, j. Il. Coughlan, l.. NJ. Saunders
and T p. Davis were chosen as the executive
committee.
Mr. d. u. Addison, father of Rev. T. G. Addi-
son, rector Of Trinity Church, died on Tuesday
last of heart disease, In the SD year of his age
He was an estimabe citizen, and his death is
mOurnsd by a large circle of friends. His
funeral took place TO-DAY at IL O'Clock a. m.
from the reetory, next the church, and was
Vincent a. Hubbard, the youth whose mys-
FERROUS disappearance was mentioned in yester-
days STAE Las been heard IfrOm. lie was at
Hamilton, Va, on the Washington and Ohio
railroad last evening. but unable to give any
account OF how he reached there or for what pur-
pose he went. 1t Is thought he was labOring
under alteration OF mind In consequence of
OVertaXing his strength. His mother started to
Hamilton this afternoon.
A meeting OF tax PAYERS of the county of
Washington was held last evening at Bright
wood, ID. &. The subject OF the alleged excess
s've rate Of taxation levied on property IN the
county by the tax bill recently passed by the
mi tee Of seven residents of the COunty was an
pointed TO advise all che interested in the sub
Ject OF iaNattOH that an al lOurned meeting would
b hold AZ Mount Pleasant school house on the
evening Of the first Thursday in \ ugus' ut which
meeting report is 10 he submitted int ded TO
slow that the county, Is liable for a rate of 50
cents the @l1 # valuation instead of lj5 cents
a. imposed by the above mentioned tax bill
condensed local" in TIE STAR of the ist
inst. we are satisfied on inquiry does uninten-
tiOnal injustice to an enterprlsing business man
OF WashingtOn-Mr. NJ. II. Prlnce-first in stat
lng that the rooms of the Washington Literary
Association were "robbed" OF furniture, AMI
next in stating that the property was found at
"the Iawnbroker's shop" Of Mr.. Prince. The
remova al of the furniture one of the results
Of an "onpleasantness" between the young men
of the association, and Mr.. Prince thinks il
ought to be well understood by this time that he
does not keep pawnbrOker's shop. He is an
honorary member of the above named assOcia-
ton, and one of the officers Of the ASSOCIATION
knowing that fact and that Mr.. Prince had
vacant rooms for storage purposes, called at his
place of business, he says, and not finding him
in, made arrangements with - son for the
storage. MIR. Prince says that If he had been at
home he would have had nothing 20 do with the
matter IN view Of the contest between the two
factions of the association.