Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-01

MONBA1-...-.--.--...-.-...Iune 4. 1874
LOCAL NEWS.
Amusemesss. ae, To night
Fa.ion1I Tas0tsT.-MIss Kat e Mayhem with
y rA>afer Coaiqu>.-"Life in the Far West. or,
kentucky in Isi2," with the usual miscellsnee As
Concert and Picnic at JuenOmaun's G.rcsn.
Coadeneea Locals
Cottage Hill co. meet o-night. See adj
"Many Citizens" want the pump doctor to
attend bad case OF 18th street, between G
The children of the Sunday schools OF st.
Aloysius' Church, TO the number OF abeat two
hundred and hfty had beautiful floral process
son and interesting exercises yesterday sfter-
noon. which closed the devotions Of the month
The laying OF the Cornerstone of rsr.s, NJ y
Church (celOred) on LET street and MsryIsad
avenue, II In progress this afternoon.
Eleven hundred persons were confirmed by
6IshoLsoop bsyley last month, mainly in this
The storehouse of ar. W. j. Fowler at
chapel Point, on the Potomac, valued at - so,
was destroyed by IRE las week.
The government has decided to paw Mr. John
h Peake, master painter At the navy yard,
$1,000 per year for the uss Of his patent for gal
The grass in the Capitol grounds is being
moved to- day by several sturdy graugsrs, Who
are followed Up by as many Maud Mullers x!th
Their rakesI who are entitled t. what they can
rake in.
At recent meeting OF The graduating c,.ss
or the law department o. Columbian Uuiyer-
city, resolution OF respect &c the memory OF one
OF ~ members, Mr.. j. ID. y. Farrell, (who died
at wavelAnd, Fauquier county, Va, where he
had visited for his health were adopted.
Alabama Ediforta. Visitors.
ENTEKTAINMKST BY JUDGE HUMPHREYS.
ON Friday last the following gentlemen con-
nected with the press Of Alabama arrived here
on short visit and took quarters at the st
Press; Jerred White, M0uIton Advertiser; c.
NJ. johnson, Huntsville Advocate; B. H.
screws, Montgomery Advertiser; W. X. Smith,
Examiner, ID. j. Haynes. Florence Republics an;
J. w. Grant, jacksonville Republican; A b.
PeIsDger, Jasper Eagle; j. X. Francis, Selma
On Saturday they visited the Capitol and
Smithsonian Institution, and in the afternoon
AZ me invitation OF Judge HuK Ihreys, who
halls from Alabamal partook of his hospitality
me set-Ogt-in the dining room OF the St
james. Judge II. presided, With Judge Smith
O. Alabama, on his right aud Mira. Screws, OF
Montgomery, on his left, and Col. Powell, OF
Birmingham, presided at the opposite end liz
needless to say that ample justice was done to
the delicacies OF the season after which Judge
Humphreys led of with the sentiment ssTo the
Ladies" TO which Judge Smith respond ed COM
phmentng Judge III a. a ladies m an. A toast
10 Judge n, "who Is not famed of Alabama"
was responded to by the representative of TaK
STAR Col Powell WAS called out as the
father OF the thriving city sf Birmingham"
but mod2sty discl&imed any such honor
although he was of the first to call ate ntion
10 the mineral resources of that section OF the
country IN which Birmingham is situated. For
the beneht of Judge Z, who has not vet seen
the new city, he stated that three wears ago
there was not q house within a mile Of the CEN
Ter OF the town, but now there is a well laid off
city, with numerous substantial buildings
tDany OF them brick.) also a population Of
5000 inhabitants, ard the Iron works around
give employment TO all He spoke of recent
yl-rr N mol 9Tfz
thelr ameZement at the richness and quantity
of the ore of which the mountain is composed
Other addresses We're made, aEG after a very
pleasant time around the festive board the
company adjourned.
A VTRGINIAN DROWNED IN THE PoroNAc
About 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon a man
named Newton Snowden, a mOuIdeT by trade
employed IN the navy yard, was crowned in the
I ItseI opposlte alexandria In company with
three other men he started on SATURDAY. even
ing IN a sail boat for a visit to Fort FOote to
remain over night and return yesterday. At
the hour above stated, when the marty ON cir
return had arrived opposite AIsxandIis and
anout 10 yards from the wharyes a gust of
WIND upset the boat, throwing all into the
wafer They chung to the boat for a short time
when SnoWdeD struck out to swim to the wharf !
bnt disappeared. Some persons who were drag
slng Tor the BODY Of a child tried to save him
bnt 10 VAIN. They succeeded, no Sevsr in re-
covering his dead BODY and placing in on che
Terry boat IL was brought to the eth street
wharf, and Afterwards taken TO the sth precinct
AO-c|f NhciC III. Il dItcrSOn, the COrO-
ner, was called, but after informing himself of
the circumstances deemed an Inquest unnecas
sary. The deceaSed was IS wears of age nm
married, and came here about a wear sfpcs nom
the neighhOrhoOd OF FFedericksburg Va VII re
re mas relations living. The rem aims were
taken in charge by the Masonic fraternity.
A
LIE CHURCH OF I'VE Holy CONNryIOy-
! sS s-Fytees II the chapsi.cf TIE KoIy Con-
uuD.O. Sf tbs 1880 ~ - ~. ~ |
tendance in cUusequel, e ss'i iI,. ~ ,n9
recent convention OF the Msrylan~ S1E ~
the p. F. Church. The altar was prOTHseIy 4
decorated with beautiful flowers. and "F ather'
Hobbies seTmOn was on the truth OF the doc /
frine Of the Holy Trinity. Abiding to the |
In this city. he stated that the convention had |
refused 70 grant 10 this congregation the right |
TO set itself apart as a separate orgsnizz.ion. !
He said he did not intend IS crfticfse the Action
OF the convention, but merely wished TO inform |
the congregation as 10 the position in which thew
row stand; that this refusal did not make the !
chapel any less a church, but left it in precise
ly the same position that il was in before the ]
convention, which WAS q chapel in the parish OF |
St John, and under the supervision OF lite rec
tor. while be Mr.. HObbie) was only officiating |
under him, which was position he was proud |
TO hold. He also stated that the services would |
lie held a. usual, and the chapel still continue |
IN ST. Johns parish.
CUTTISG AFPRAY.-Abo bout clock on Satur-
CAV night considerable excitement was caused |
in the neighborhoOd of 18th street and Pennsyl-
yania avenue by a cutting affair, in which two |
OF the participants were wounded. Four Young !