Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-22
Condensed Locals

Condensed Locals
hipg Soiomon's Lodge, No. 2, s. and NJ. f.
A. meet to ght e Masonic TempIe
Mr.. W. y. Rbees has resigned his nositior a
me beT OF the Board Of Trustees of Pubic
All the working force in the department OF
construction and repair at the navy ward were
suspended yesterday, until the LIST OF May.
The stockholders of the Cottage Hill company
evening, when about fifty additional shares OF
stock were subscribed for.
About 80 O'Clock last evening acoal oil lamp
In house No. 81 street north west. occupied by
Daniel Long, exploded, but the fire was extin-
Rulshed without turning in an alarm.
The name q. l.. X. SaIpe, mentioned in yes
tercay's STAR a. that OF one of the students
who had the degree OF Doctor of Pharmacy
conferred upon them, should have bsen printed
q. l. r. SayIe.
The alarm Of fire last evening at 40 O'Clock,
from box Il. was caused by the explosion If
coal oil lamp In house No. 435 New JerSey ave-
nue. northwest, occupied by John Russell. Dam
age slight
The following patents. to persons in this city
were issued by the patent Off &c yesterisy:-S
Gardner, jr.. ventilating reflector; Joshua
Hayes. apparatus for COMPRISING aud m1u.d-
ing artificial fuel; George l.. NOyes and f. y.
Last night word was received at the sanitary
once, police headquarters, that there was = col
oTsd man named Ben Brown: living in Balls
shey, SICK with smallpox. The case was re-
1eTrtd TO the Board of Health, and this morn
ing an investigation was made, resulting in
uecision That IL is a case of variOcilla.
Among the attractions of the evening the free
Lecture OF DIR. Brown Sequard, Zone of the
Toner eOuIse.) at the Congregational church,
shosld rot be forgotten. The novelty and iLn-
fortance OF the subject. not less I'd an the repu-
tation OF the distiDg uished lecturer, should in
sure large attendance.
TEE BOARD OF HEALTH held a regular m set
ing last evening. The health officer (Dr.
heane) presented a synopsis of the operations
OF his Office for the past week showing: Nuts
anees reported $50, referred 1O4, abated 2S5,
Oficsl notices issued 81. sewer notices issued O.
mi zQnaa taA 10
the Board Of Public Works is, dead animals
removed 81. Marine prOducts-inspections
lSass punches of fish, 26,54I taylors, $50 bush
els Of oysters 1O4 O14 shsd SOS 600 herring; con-
formations, IA shad. 40 tsylors % lunches of
hsh; unwholesome food, COMBINATIONS, 165
pounds OF peer, az pounds OF veal, II pounds OF
mutton, . pounds of pork, 81 pounds OF bacon
pounds Of sausage % chickens, barrels OF
hale; us privies cleaned
DR.. keane also subr.itted communication
staining "Of 800 notices to make sewer con-
neetions Issued from this Office since June 18TH
1873, 40 have not been complied with. and now
wait our action under he law. On October TO-
1873, the beard authorized me to advertise for
proposals to make sewer connections, the own
ere OF premises having failed to do So after due
notice. No proposals we're made under that
advertisement, and action was then deferred
Tor the winter months. DOW have the honor
10 ask tie instructions of the board 10 these
Gehnquents, whether advertisement shall again
he made or other means employed to fulfill the
requirements of the legislative act approved
august u, ISL" Referred to the committee on
ordinances.
Another letter from the health officer, asking
a to what action he should take in the mater
OF making sewer connections, the boards no
tces OF which had been generally Discrepancies
III TIE pasI, was referred.
The health officer reported that Mrs Butts.
tDe tenant OF the condemned house, No. 1912 4tb
street, bad refused TO conform 70 his notice to
sbate the nuisance, even in the extended time
allowed her by the board, and requested thar
premises. |
After some discussion, the health Off GER was |
erected to compel the removal of the party.
THE THEATBRs.-Ani immense audience filled |
FOrd's Opera House last night, attracted by the |
merited fame of the NOkes family, and among |
those present were distinguished people in |
all the walks of life. Clara Louise Kellogg |
occupied private box, and seemed to greatly |
ENJOY the buTlesque opera. The dash and |
drollery OF this gifted family and the roIickiny
iun OF Their performances cannot be imagined |
by those who have not seen them or described |
by those who have. Such uprOariOus and con
tiDued laughter as they evoke is rarely heard in
a theater Tonight they viii appear in '' The
Eleht Man in the Wrong Place" said u be |
even more diverting than " The Bellies OF the
Kitchen but that is hardly possible.
.,, Ihe Kellogg English opera troupe sang |
martha in good style last night. Mrs. Brig
nol1 and Mrs Seguin earning the chief hOnors |
by their capital singing and acting in their /
respective roles OF 80 Harriet and Nancy E" |
Mrs. Seguin is without doubt the best a. Nancy, |
on the lyric stage. To- might Mr.. G.. ID. Hess |
has benefit, on which occasion the new version |
u.
Kellogg g. ''Zerlina" and Mr. and Mrs Seguin |
IN their diyerting roles of Lord and Lady ALI |
cash.
REAL Estate TRASsFERs-Rich. Fl. L.ns-
dale to VIM II. Haney. lot SO, Turton's sub |
division, square $50, $500; John Grinder to |
Thomas Ware, lot ., square west SQUARE 6gJ al:
Joseph Anderson and wife to John I4ogue, part !
lot p, square "a. 81 Coo; Andrew Gibney aud |
wife TO Samuel ID. Phillips, lot Is, SQUARE 3jj |
$3.50; Andrew Gibney and wife TO August Dit
tIteh, lot Is and l., square 3s5, Al .S5D Francis
N fNGu and "a 70
part lot l6, square 90. 1892; Howard Cnivsr-
Sity to Solomon WinslOw, lot & block IL |
Howard University estate; W. B. Todd et ux. |
"a Sandy Marshall, lot 20, sub division square |
t43, $1,000; Benz. +. Freuis and wife to John |
Moran, part lot IS. square A, s6Sl 81; Maria |
Roberts TO Robert Richardson part lot Z sQnare |
332; $4,000; Samuel Mcdowell TO Robert Nelson, |
part lot !, square s54; S65O; Samuel ID. Cl0key
et a. TO John 4. Clokey, part lot square 2Ss;
IS.
A Fatal TERMINATION MIR. Campbell s.
Stevens, deaf mute printer employed a. the |
government printing once since the fan or lS72
died fhie morning at No. CPS III street northeast
from injuries received on the evening OF We'd |
neSday, y n instant, by being run over by car |
mage as he was in the act OF running TO get on l
enc OF the Columbia or Y street line OF cars BY /
which he had a leg broken ami was otharwis, /
,oJnIeu- The deceased hailed from Halifax
N y, and was at Chicago when the great srs /
occurred In October, 1872. by which ha -
t Dunned out he then came to this city, and /
secured Work az the government Office. HIS re- /
MAINS were taken in charge by a committee OF 1
-
body 20 his friends AT Halifax.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO EXPRESS LINES To |
NEW YORK-It should be generally know ,
that the old reliable double track line c,aIti-
more and Ohio, is again running .arOu % trains
10 New YoTE making close connections for Bos-
ton ara all other poEcs out of New York. leaving
Washington ate lc q. m ard Ito D. m. Pullman
faTlor and other cars. with luxurious appoint
ments, are run through BY each train. and are
accompanied by attentive and gentiem suly Of
heers. While the reputation Of the Baltimore
and Ohio road for speed, safety and comfort
may be equaled by few in the cOustry, yet il
Certainly Is not surpassed by any.
DEATH or AN OLD FIREMAN Mr.. ID. X. Bar
ron, engineer OF No engine company, Co
jumbia,l died this morning at his residence on
- street, between South Capitol and New Jer
icy avenue, southeast. after painful illness OF
I'VE weeks. Gr. Barron active member
S Ooiumois IRE compa any under the old volun-
teI system Tor twenty years, and on the organ
tkauon OF TIE present paid department Gin 1854
hsIeeeNed an appointment in No 3 COMPANY
Mhleh ne hsld 70 the time Of hts DEATH Mr.
Barron a I'D Cit