Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-26
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Condensed Locals.
HE bright and handsome new fashion PAPER,
the Ftrura, IL scEieyiHg great success.
IL II reported this afternoon that the estima-
bic mother OF Ex-Governor Shepherd IF very II
At he residence and rot expected ID live.
The holiday number of the SI-st}s tO-Io)Tr0w
viii mirror fully and faithfully society dl.pys
or the week, and its literary matter walt be
worthy OF tie season. See 81.
TIE police yesterday and las. nj Sht arrs-tel
1l5 persons, mostly tor dTUukeHuess-the dsga
precinct running IN = and the sixth !
Illustrated Christmas service flr children ~
Memorial church tO-mOfr0w night. Sc alvey
fisemeEt.
Henry Otterback. OF East Washington. while
leading a small Smith n e-S1u revolver YES
teTdsy, accidentally shot himself through TIE
a. TT. Vernon Place M. e Church south
las night he usual Sunday school testify ties
took place. each Of the little ones receiving a
I. q. Elmore, builder. Wa presented on
Christmas eve with a handsome Maltese cross
BY The bosses Of the different branches OF trades
and $50 MS immediate employees as q testim3-
NAL CT acmirsri0E for the energy, pTOmptitude
ahd cOuTt6O Gus manner which he has on all Oc-
casOus i7Vlsyed TO slem.
Liberty Council, sons OF JOnadGb. gave a very
delightful entertainment 81 their hall, corner OF
9Th street and New York avenue, last night
more especially TO the widows and orphans or
The Drcer. The exercises consisted OF music
ana TecltatiOEs. Ad1r6csee we're delivered bv
Mr.. j. b. Dunning and Prof. ". +. Drew.
During the evening a supply Of Refreshments
handed a present from Handsomely decorated
Christmas zee.
PROBABLE Fatal Sa0orIEG OF WASH
INeTONIAE Al ELETOH, kD-InfOrnstiOn WAS
received here yesterday that Wednesfay
night man giving hia name Ss Wilson and tho
residence Of MS family s. az No. ICI4 stu street,
IN this city. was fatally shot by q negro near
E!kt01' Cecil county, Al. OGI Information is
that Wilson wSs on his Usv from PHILADELPHIA
20 this city, on foot. he Was out OF money and
fell in with another party, whom he continued
70 walk with. They reached ElktOn about sun
Gown Wednesday evening, and, applying FOR
ledginCs, were directed 10 20 to the slToshO1Es
about Two miles from the town. They thereupOn
u-tCed on, and. coming to q white gate they
ATTEMPTED 10 gO to tbs house (Which proved ~
he farmers residence. sat were fright
cred back ~ the dogs, and, being VGry
much exhausted, they SAT down by the
IOaCstde 70 rest themselves and auIiOusly
aNa.trE the p@EsingOf SONS one 20 whom they
could spTiy fer Teiief. Ia little time a car
mage was seen approaching and Wilson gOt up
% n ske an LEG airy as TO where they could fad
she!ttr, when The negro driving drew pistol and
fred, TIE ball taxing effect in williams. breass
IRE negro was arrested and taken TO Elkton
jail, as alsc Wilson Bud his companion, tho lat.
Tar TO ensure his attendance a. a witness VII
sCn was taken 20 the jsi! Tor treatment, and st
last accounts be was in critical condition, tire
physicians having 10 hopes OF his recovery Ma
Thomas Wilson, who now lives AZ "a 9th street,
formerly resided ST the place named By lie
wounded Dsn, and az her husband hss bssn
absent fTCm the city for several months Il i
- OF. Mr. WIiEOn e = marble cutter bv trafe
but for atO1t twelve years past has filed posi-
hcDs N the Interior and Treasury departments,
aud Tor the past t|O or three years has been
conducting stsTcF.iCGn exhibitions.
CHRIsTEAs II NAsBTEGTOK. The great
christmas festival was duly observed in Wash
inEtCn. and Il II gratifying fact that its usual
attendant easualltlsr were missing. Iue pro-
EraMme OF services IN the churches, published
IN iHE STAR on Thursday, was attended in
large nun b5Ts. The services were eVery6lera
ol tfe EoSt impressive character, and the nus
ca "a snt o. " sshtngtoE was Tent % ths pTassUg
me Infant Savior N manner lat gas irsoiy-
ms 10 The ECTshippeIE, aud showed tn. high de-
gree q musical cultivation We have attained I'm
TIE Guy. tur chCiT5 can compete with aHV in tie
country, and We feel Justly proud Of them Il
- IOL necessary To point details, IS tina fAsss
fes 10th in our notice OF Thursday would oaIv
have 10 be repeated. u was a pi5azurEbfY
G9tesatie festUre or tAsdsy t5st 50 litrls T1--
cytsm was manifested. TIE Christmas Cgy-
noE Snd apple Jack which is generally 80 uleHrI-
fully destroyed on that day. seemed OIlv 10
have developed the better nature OF the people
and there WAS more hUgging than fighting or
The streets an unusually large numbsr or psO-
ple were OK the streets, drawn oct, no doubt, BY
the CeliGktfUl weather prevailing. The thea-
tiers were unusually vel patron zsd. Nearly
every residence vas the scene OF pleasant sOcial
TGuulCns al Ii Et.