Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-17
Condensed Locals

See advertised notice of baptizing Sunday.
Ann Eliza, Brigham NOung's better nine
teenth, was at the capitol to-day, and received
much attention from Members Of Congress-
"A slough OF despOnd to pedestrians Ia the foot
walk from the north side OF b street 70 the gate
leading 70 the Agricultural department
DIR. j. T.. Bracket has been appointed by the
medical stah OF Providence hospital TO the va
carey occasioned by the resignation of DR.. j. s
The literary and musical entertainment by
the Carroll institute, in the basement of st.
affair.
The select entertainment for the benefit OF
htnneha Lodge, I. %. G.. T., which was 10 have
taken place at Lincoln hall tonight, has been
unavoicsbly postponed.
shillington sends rs early copies of R1rp.r's
Monthly, The GALAXY. ana Frank Leslie's LIdy's
Magazine for May; also, from j. G.. Parker we
have HqTTeT's Monthly for May.
Elizabeth Farmer yesterday applied for a
divorce from her husband, Richard Farmer, to
whom she married in 1851, as Elizabeth
Mercer, and with whom she lived until 1870,
when she alleges that he deserted her.
Tee temperance mass meeting last night at
the New York avenue church was presided
over by Judge Strong, of the U. 8. Supreme
Court. who made a fine speech. Judge Casav
ana Messrs. Peck and WinslOw also delivered
From j. F. Ellis & Co, Washington agents
for Lee & Walkers stanG ard editions of opera
hbrettos, we have the lbrettos OF Nsritana
Crown Diamonds, Bohemian Girl. Marriage of
ilagaIo, and IL Irovatore,i ssued by those en-
One OF the results of the agreement between
the B. * -. and the PENNSYLVANIA railroads ire
TERED 70 IN another column) is that the through
trains on the Baltimore and Potomac road have
been arranged to leave the 9th aud Il street
depot at go a. m. and 9:15 p. m, Philsdelphia
time.
The oficeIs of COmmandery No. 2. Knights Of
st Augustine, Incorporated on the 18th instant.
are:-ThCmas II. Smith, com naDder; Eugene
X. Lewis. deputy commander; Lewis Il. Brown,
rec scribe; VIM. II. SmallwOod, deputy rec.
scribe; Isaac Landic, financial scribe. Board
OF Governors-JOs. F. jackson, ch.; VIM. T.
BENJAMIN, jas. 5. Butler, John Middleton,
Daniel Clark.
We learn that our genial townsmsn, Mr..
francis O. Long, Of the Journalistic guild, has
nnlrhed his new musical play soon to be brought
out by our Washington MigDon, Little MAY"
frOf. Giers has composed the music for the
piece, which Is said by those who have heard it,
10 be OF very pleasing character. Indeed
from all that we hear of II, this new play will
be success, and our little dramatic favorite in
IL VIII fully sustain her envisble position.
Some three hundred working men OF the ID -
uict met last evening at No. 40 Louisiana ave
nue.. The meeting was Of a strictly private IA
tnre; hence the reporters Of the daily papers
were excluded. Mr.. HOdnett made An address
advising the workingmen 70 keep their temper
and not violate the law. He said he bsliey ed
Governor Shepherd would compel Mr.. Adams
and AL the contractors to pay the men their
daily wages. Representatives of the Grange
and or the New York Internationals were pres
eht, and Pledged their sympathy and co5pers-
Ccn.