Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-18

T>dter COniqgs.-"Nev York as 10 was, or
miscellaneous attractions, Including the Cam
Tan.
Condensed Locals.
Splendid saddle horse for sale. See al.
An opal ring lost. See advertisement.
Shilhngton sends Ne early copies of .Scyibnsr',
koAtAEy, TIE GALAXY. and 81. Nicholas, for lime
have We Hereules amongst u? See adyer-
fisement Of VIM. Heygster.
Accommodations for the summer AZ the West
tnd Hotel, At Long Branch, may now be Sc
cured See advertisement.
lie oldest lnhaeitants' Association will
probably celebrate the coming an Of Iulv al
GoSs woods. near Georgetown.
EDWARD Kingston Jones, OF Delaware, was
Today, on motion of Hon. George p Fisher
admitted TO the bar OF the Supreme C11rt OF
tie District Of Celumbia.
Ate ntion Is called to the advertisement OF j.
a. Msy IN another column. Late varieties of
Tpiins ana summer goods at advantageous
Tie alarm Of fire to-day was sounded fro-s
box Al, (WilaTd's hotel,) to bring out the ire
department. for an exhibition drill before the
IIdiana editors, on 14th street near the avenue.
lie Metropolitan Street Railway company are
IeNeling down the tract OF land recently pur-
chased by them on West street, GeOryet0 xn,
near Rock creek, on which to erect s.ab!es and
Governor Kemper, OF Virginia, has granted
permission to company b, Washington Light
Guard, 1st regiment National Gnards. o. this
the SOth. WI
The Lutheran Memorial church. corner 1t.s
and street, is nearly completed and will be
dedicated on the first Sunday in June. Ii is
one OF the largest and most commodlous in the
city
The household furniture and effects of thu
late Senator Sumner are to be sold a. auction
on wednesday, june 81, at l0O'clock, at his late
residence, corner VI II street and Vermont
avenue.
The death Of Mr.. d. NJ. Wheeler, for soma
TINE past employed as a clerk in the Office OF
me register OF wills, occurred Yesterday mora
ng after an illness OF two months of strangu-
lated hernia, caused by wounds received in the
MIR. James T.. NJ. Magruder, brother of Dr. G..
L. Msgruder and nephew of DIR. James 4. Nor
san, died at $40 street last light of co1sump-
ZION, IN the sd year Of his age. Mr.. NJ. was
very promising young man and large circle of
friends will mourn his early death
Inc English tourists who have been In this
city on visit for few days past are warm in
their praise Of the beauty OF Washington and
us envlIons, and express the opinion "that if
the Improvements are carried to a successful
completion In ten years the capital of the Ame-
Iiean nation VIII be the most handsome city in
the world" They left here for the south this
morning.
BUILpISs PERMITS have been issued as fol-
hMs:-W: ". Davis, one-story frame, G street,
thTee-stOry brick, Sd, between PennsvIysnis
And Missouri avenues, northwest; F. s. Oboid |
northeast; III. Fitzgerald two-storv frama al |
SetWeen II and streets, Do; S. j. Beuherd, Do,
Eennsyl vsnia avenue, between 9th aud 7th |
streets, southeast; W. II. Lucas, do, 5th, be- |
tween ID and streets, do. j. Il. jennings do, |
q, between 18th and 18th streets, do; W. Mel
ron, do, 18th, between Q and streets north |
We" heoeII scott stone church edifce corner |
LIE street and Massachusetts, avenue, do: rs |
rex Re berts, four two-story frames, L. between |
lUth ard 18th streets, northeast; John O'Roake
$50 90, Il, between AZ and 9th streets, south
west; W. Lawson, three tWo-sto-y bricks d. |
betweeen 18th and - streets, southeast; John |
Fitzgerald, tTo-stOry frame, Z street, between |
northwest; George Gross, do, East Capito, |
street, between 81 and 4th, southeast; 9. f.
-nunlsmArn, do, 18th, between and d /
sat esss, H no. S Sst; q: w: Purdy, do, 1ltl,
q. Faunce, two story brick, street, between
Oh and tth southwest; ID. O'COnner, two-story
frame, 9Th street, between A and southeast;
John Shea, two two-s'ory bricks, Maryland
avenue, between 81 and \ streets southeast;
z L. Barber, one do, IA street, between C and
maryland avenue do; l.. Abraham, do. frame,
New Jersey avenue, between b and O streets
northwest; w. H. Butler, do. brick. street
between 1;th and 18Th do; John Brent, two
Co; MeNeal and Thompson, two two-story
frames, 18th street, between X and do; Thos
irwin, brick stable, 10th street, between K and
IL CO.: w Cia6sugh, three-story brick, Iith
stree, between COrcOran and do; ii. Harris,
frame back building, street, between I7th |
and 1sth do; j. Beha, brick back building 7th
street, between NJ and y northwest; A. \.
Eazen X Co, tvo-stOry brick. Ist street, be-
tween and X southwest; f. W. Lawton, do,
Hollis, 90. frame, 11th street, between and g |
southeast; q. +. Willett, DO. brick, l. |
erect, between 18th and 18th northwest; G.. /
NJ Oyster, tw0-stOry and Hansard roof, Eat
Capitol street, between "a and 81 southeast; |
D. Morton, two story frame, 10th street, be-
tween y and Z northeast; James Hayes, DO.
trick, Il street, between 18th and 18th north
west u. Il. Clokey, do. brick, 18th street. be-
tween g and H northwest; Mary Z. Shoem aker
&c. Hsnle, Hlsh street, between West and
lead, 6eorgetOwDj Thomas Knowles, do. frame
ktGOle, Market street, between % aud 3d. |
GtcrgetowD; Patrick Sullivan, two do. bricks |
6b.sen street, oet~een LIST and %, Georgetown;
fran - L |
between 70 and Sd northwest; Bartholomew |
pigelns, twC-stOry frame, 81 ST., between North
'arolina and ID street northeast; William H.
Gafges & Bro, 60. bricx carrlzs~ rreenn9sltory. J
Is by " feet, on Pennsy lyania avenue, between |
9Th and q b streets southeast; s. i. G.. M0rss1, ]
Co. brick stable, NJ street, between eth ana ION
northeast PlSs Isaac s. Hollsige. two do frames:
and 5th street; Mary McHay, do. brick, street,
between 2lSt and 22d.
TIE BIBLE SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY CKLR.
BRATIOSs.-Yesterday there were two Bible
society anniversaries in this city.
In the afternoon the forty-sixth anniversary
OF the W Washington City society was celebrated
at Lincoln Fall MIR. John 9. HarkRess pre-
were delivered by Rev. DR.. Tiffany, Rev. Alex.
Mclean, OF New York, and Rev. Mr.. Van
Meter, late missionary to Rome.
The parent association, the American Bible
society, celebT ated its fifty Ell hth anniversary
in the ball Of the House Of Representatives in
the evening, and there was a large attendance.
An abstract of the report was circulated show
ing an increase in the number Of auxiliary
societies OF 81 during the year; receipts, |
sat-, 1906; expenditures, s6l1 I2S73, Of which /
S34O,G445O was expended in gratuitOus work.
The society issCed during the year g9g,5I2 |
Bibles and Testsments, in about forty different |
languages. Speaker Blaine opened the exer-
eises In a neat address, introducing DIR. W. ri. |
Allen, president of the soeisty. Devotional ex-
ereises were conducted by Rev. Drs Sander |
land and j. G.. Butler. President Allen, Rev.
A. Mclean, Hon. Horace Maynard, Prot. j II. /
Seelye and DR.. /. III. Terrence delivered ad- /
dresses.
TIE TEMPERANCE AOv EMkNT.-Ths ladies /
or the Temperance Union held thirty-n1na |
prayer meetings and two mass meetings during |
lie past week IN the various churches OF this |
city. This week the appointments are As foI- /
lows; E-street Baptist church, Monday even
lEg AZ O'clock. PRAYER maatin2in the no-tha en-