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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-16
THE COTRTA-

CIRCUIT COURT-Judge Cartier
To-day, Newbold agt. Taylor aud DafFy;
Judgment confessed. McLinden agt. Myers; DO.
Hyde agt. Sharp; Judgment for defend AIT.
Perry agt Howard; Judgment for plaintiff.
Core agt. Baum; verdict Tor defendant. Dun
levy ast. Gleason and Glen: on trial.
POLICE CoURT-Jufgs Shell
To-day, john Rawley, Edward Hawkins,
Andrew Harris, Patrick Long, Rebecca Smith,
and others, forfeited collaterals for minor
offenses. Carter Bell, violation OF cart law-no
number; 80. John Norris, profanity; IS. James
tantrOy, colored boy, pleaded guilty OF steal
ing quantity of iron spikes from John Van
Riswick: $40 and costs. Alfred King and VIM
Simpson, charged with an affcsy. Oficer Saffel
tesuhed tDat cabbage dropped from VIM.
Simpsons basket, and Aft. King kicked il ali
the way up the street. This commenced the
fight; go the Judge dismissed Simpson, and dine /
King SO aud costs. Thomas McNalley, assault
AID battery on John O'Nesl; So and costs
Eliza NJ: Carter, larceny OF a blanket ami two
chairs. fined wv
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AL Elk a ND RIA.

Low TIDE.-The northwest wind which has
been blowing now for a week past, has lad ,
the water In the Potomac as low as IL is ever
remembered to have been. The ats on both
sides OF the river are nearly bare, the water
being confined almost entirely within the mar
row limits of the channel. The heads of all the
docks are dry, and the depth OF water at the
end OF the wharves is considerably reduced.
The market people residing in Maryland were
unable to reach here this morning in conse-
quence of the grounding of the ferry boat ne ar
her slip on the other side of the river.
OYsTERs.-The supply of oysters ahoat at the
dock, as stated yesterday, is entirely exhau sted
and the dealers are now troubled about prOcur-
ing enough OF what has become one of the sra
PIE articles of food to fill the orders they daily
receive. tug boat, having in tow vessel
containing cargo OF oysters, arrived this
morning, but went on TO Washington, where
the scarcity is as great as il is here, and where
a crowd Of buyers Was aDxiously awaiting its
arrival.
PROPERTY SALEs.-Green & Wise sold to-
day by public auction, for ii. U. Claughton and
others, commissioners, the lot OF ground on the
southeast corner OF Prince and Alfred streets,
TO Richard A. Rudd, for 5000. Also, a rent
charge OF SO per annum on a lot of ground on
the west side o; Lee and south side of Franklin
street to the same, for S25.
The FIsHRRIRs.-Fishing operations On the
Potomac are seriously retarded by the prevail
ing high winds from the northwest, AMI the
consequent low water in the river MANY of
the shores are supplied with their COMPLEMENT
Of hands, who are idllng about, unable to haul
tie seines, though they have to be fed "a regu.
larry as II they were at work. The Quite OF Mr..
w. j. Cunningham, for the shore at Budds
Ferry, left here this morning.-Gaxette, 1iA.
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~ Lord Germantown iss the Youngest living
peer. His lOrdsbip Ia AGED ope

~ Lord Germantown is the youngest living
peer. His lordsbip is aged one.
~ The Ohio senate has declared tn It n
"seratching" Of tickets shall be legal hereafter
unless done with ink.
sS-Croton lake has been stocked with a SUD-
ply of sa'mO trout; $1,000 of the same species
have also recently been deposited in Oneida
lake.
sF"The Man with Two Wives" is said to bs a
drama OF grJ at domestic interest" Thas nav
be, but it must certainly be without domestic
principle.
81 man in Wilmington, N. c , is thus de-
scrIhed ty Young lady OF the same city: He
II sostiRgy that Whenever he smiles it is alWa S
at his neighbors' expense"
ga female dentist is calling at houses in
the upper part of New Yrrk, Offering to arrange
me teeth OF the family, As well ss trim eye
ton.
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CITY ITEMS,

To LOVERS of good biscuits, rolls, pastry. &c
We can cheertuliy recommend DOOlev's Y tsf
Powder as being not only reliable, convenient
to use, but the cheapest in the end, of any
baking powder offered to the public. Its Pop
ularity is daily increasing, and the never fail
ing results Following its use will long make {
the leading article of the kind in market No
bOusekeeper should be without it as it produces
light, elegant and nutritious food with little or
TO trouble. For sale in packages to suit Gus
toners, by all grocers. Dooley u Brother, pro-
prietors, New York.
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THE WEATHER
wAR DEPAR1NENI, o. 81 Ca,ef Sisrnl {

WAR DEPARTMENT, Office az CRlef SissnI Gnce "A
WASHINGTON, ID. q March 10, 1874, 1880 a m
SYNOPSIS FoR THR PAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS -
Tne barometer has risen la New Euglsnd, where IL
c1ntiSues high 1t has fallen in the south states
sDd the lake Re gion, aud area Of low oaromet.
y apparently central in the extreme northwest
The ttmperature has riseu very generally through
out the United States but IL confines below freez
ing IN New England, where variable winds ard
cltar or partly cloudy weather are eported Gem
orally cloudy weather with light rain and easterly
Wbds prevails in The middle states and lower lax .
region Heavy rains and east TO south wind, are
reported from the sonthern states aud the Ohio val
ley Light rains with fresh and brisk souiheasterIy
winds now prevail in the northwest. Northeast to
uhesst winds with partly cloudy weather are re-
p.rted from the upper lake regien.
PROB.BILTTIEs.-For Fsw England the cioudi
ness viii Increase with falling barometer and q
slight rise Of Temperature follow ed by winds shift
mg to ess,erlS and southeriy, and snow or rain
Tor he middle states and lower lake region falling
barometer with cloud aud rain in the southern Dor
tiobs OF these Districts. and slset rain in New
lOik ana over Lake Ontario Fer the southern
states, the Ohio valley, the upper lake region and
the northwest, east and south winds Cloud and
rain viii prevail with falling barometer aud mt
rise OF in the interior 81 the sonthern
states The Ohio river will rise slightly at the
tons above Cincinnati during Tuesday. Tie dis
play OF caGtiOnary signss will be resumed at the
LAKE stations bril- LIST
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robAr's rnoc.sr:;se

ro-bAYss rnoc.ss.ses.
Conference reassembled In the Congress s,.Set
Church, Georgetown. this morning. Religious
services were conducted BY Rev. j. ID. Kinser.
Rev. Francis Brown, colored, OF South Caro-
lima, WAS referred to a special committee, with
request to report his relation to this Confer
epce.
The Conference then resumed tse ssa5,ina-
ton OF official character, which occupied the
greater part OF the morning.
Rev. r. 3. Rowe, Conference steward, desired
that the relation of the NJ. P. Church at Pitts
burg, Pa, 10 this Conference be defined, that
he i2ht complete his report
On motion OF DIR. Murray, he was directed to
omit the said church in his report.
DIR. DrinkhOuse introduced Rev. r. Abbey, of
Mississippi.
ON motion of DR. L. W. Bates. the Conference
as jouIBed, in order that the electoral cole re
might be convened.
Dr. L. W. Bates moved that DIR. Zollicoffsr be
chosen chairman Of the electoral college.
Rev. t. Lassell was chosen secretary, and
Drs. Hammond and Drinkhcuse tellers.
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
then proceeded TO elect delegates to the general
Rev. j. W. Gray, chairman of the committee
on statistics, reported the entire membership of
the conference, ministers and laymsn, to be
1887 which entitled the collie ye 70 eleven mi n
isterial delegates and eleven lay delegates to
the general conference.
While the tellers were counting the ballots and
while The electoral college was in session.
the conference transacted the following busi,
ness:
Kew. d. T. Reed offered a resolution proposing
20 shorten the plan OF examining Off cIal en- .rac.
ter; adopted.
on motion of DIR. Murray, Drs l.. w. Bates
and s. II. Switzerland were appointed a com.
Dittee to revise the conference manual
Us motion of Rev. ID. W. Bates vote OF
sympathy was extended to Rev. John Elder
dlce' a minister of the conference, who, for sew
erai years past has been prever ted from attend
ing the conference by affection.
The committee On superannuated claimants
reported In favor of placing the name of Rev.
Dr %. l.. kilgoTe on the list of super annu ated
claimants. Adopted.
At the close Ct our report the election of dele
gates TO the general conference was stilI in pro-
- r.
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THE CRUSADE AGAINST WHIsKgY continues
in the east and In the west. In New York city
last night several temperance meetings were
held in the churches OF various denomin ATOMS
In Chicago two large temperance meetings
were held last night. The ladies of that city
are 20 have an interview with the councils on
the subject Of temperance tonight. In Co
luIhbus, Ohio, the ladies were out on Saturday.
Several groggeries surrendered. The crusaders
continue active work IN Dayton, Ohio, but c an
Il duce no saloon-keepers to give up business
The league have resolved to adopt q detective
system, and will soon attempt to establish
guards near each bar-room to record the names
OF customers. This will Do quite as annoying
a. the street prayers. Mrs. Thomas, the chief
crusader, has been held to bail for obstructing
the streets and will be tried on Wednesd Nv
Father Goetz, q Catholic priest in Dayton
preached against the crusaders Yesterday. Tne
saloon keeptrsof Jeffersonville, Ind, will apply
for an in ur cti0n TO day to prevent the crasad-
ers from obstructing the streets. In Hamilton
and GAINESVILLE, Ohio, enti-temperance meet
ings were he'd last night.
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ELECTION OF OPFICKRs.-At the annual
MEETING OF the stockholders of the MOnongahela
Gas Coal company, held on the 1lth inst, the
following were duly elected directors of the COM
pany Tor the ensuing year. Nicholas Acker q co.
bSnOSh, A. Langdon. George q. Mckee,
John NJ. LangstOn, Glen w Cooper, and H.w,
kins Taylor Oncers were elscted as follows.
Nicholas Acker, president; Geo. w BaIIocn
vice president; John Bull, secretary and trea,
kurer.
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SUIT AGAINST THE METROPOLITAN ALL
ROAD COMPAEY.-Mr. A. q. Riddle on Satur-
day entered suit on the law side of the court
In the name of Alexander Doniphan, by his
next friend, Edwin Doniphan, against the Me-
IOpontan (street) railway company. The plain
TN Charges that on 18th day of February, while
ne was proceeding across street traversed by
the railroad, car was carelessly and neglf-
gently driven against and over him, whereby
he nearly lost his life, aud was bruised and
maDglsd to such an extent as to render the am
putation of his right leg, close to the bol me-
cessaIy. He claims 80 600 damagss.
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The LATE DIS. JOHNSON AND TOBD-The
Medical Society of the District held a meeting
on Saturd ay night last, DR.. ID. X. Hagner, vice
President, in the chair. and DIR. Klsinschmidt
secretary. The deaths OF DTs. Richmond John
son and Seth j. Todd we're announced by the
chair. DIR. Noble Young made few eulOsissic
remarks, and spoke OF the many admirable
qualities OF DR.. Richmond johnson, whom he
had known Tor years, and who was one of the
Oldest citizens of the District, having lived here
since before the year 1870 He moved the ap-
pOlntmeDt OF committee of three TO draw IN
suitable resolutions. Drs. Young. Howard and
Lindsey were appointed a committee to ORA,
suitable resolutions, which were subsequently
reported and unanimously adopted.
The death of DIR. j. Seth Todd was announced
by Dr. LiebeTmaDn, and the following commit
tee: Drs. Liebermann, LHveiOy, aud j. f.
Thompson, prepared suitable resolutions, " al IN
were adOkted.
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TIE SALE at Savage's tonight will embrace
sporting goods of every variety, fine baskets,
cages tools and general hardware. Parties de-
siTing such articles should not fail to attend, as
there Is a great saving, the articles bringing
about half the original price.
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DIsCRININATING THIEVES. - On Saturday
night the chicken house of Mr. 7. X. Senior
1925 10th street was robbed OF the entire stock
ten hne BIsmah chis kens-valued az $50. There
were numerous ordinary fowls IN the immeda ate
neiRhborbOod OF the Bramahs, bat this common
thfeyfs
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IHE REMAINS of David Glsss, who was killed
by fsl from the new State department build-
Ing, as reported IN Saturdays STAR, were, at
Adel 2hla toI ypserRsut,
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WITEDRAwN--As will be seen by reference
TO cur auction cOlumus, the property advertised
By Latimer & Cleary, auetiOneers, for John T.
Given and =. >. Hilton, executors, has been
Withdrawn for the present.
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TIE FATAL RAILROAD ACCtDENT-Coroner
Patterson held an inquest SatuTd " afternoon
on the body Of John Mcnamara, who was run
over and killed by passenger train on tue IL A.
timore and Ohio railroad on Friday night last
stated in The STAR of Saturday afternoon.
The verdict states that no blame could be at
t&ehGd 70 either the engineer or conductor.
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SUMNER MEMORIAL SERVICE YES rRRpAY-
The congregations of several of the churches in
The eastern section of the city assembled in tue
Independent tcOlOredl NJ. +. Church, on u q
street, between ID and streets northeast, at 4
p. II. yesterday, for the purpose Of holding a
memorial service on the death of Charles sum
ner. Tie pulpit was draped in mourning, and
large photograph Of the late Senator
trimmed with heavy black Grape, hung in front
Of the desk. The church was well filed. The
services we're commenced with singing and
prayer by the Rev q. Dawson, after which the
Rev. jas. A. ID. Green delivered an impressive
discourse, from 2d Timothy. iv.T. 81 have
fought the good light; have finished nv course:
have kept the faith" Prof a. NJ. Green then
concluded with an address on the labors OF the
IlusIioEs dead.
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BUILDING AssOCIATIoNs.-At the twenty
ninth meeting of the East Washington BUILDING
Association, on last Thursday night, TWENTY
three shares were sold at an average premium
OF 30 per cent. Forty shares were withdraw
at an accrued prufit of Il each
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The THBATERs.-Mr. Horace Wall, the good
looking manager OF the MajiitOn- Raynor fam
ny, Is IN town, making the final preparations
OTeIa House tonight. Gabriel Grubb or the
Story OF the COLLINS who Stole the Sexton" is
me title OF the amusing plav in which they dis
Ilay their rOrcerful antics. IL Is based on
Dickens well-knOwn story IN the "Pickwick
fapers.' and is said to be Of a very divertin 2
character.
SOthern's Lord Dundreary' Is so familiar to
play gOCTs that il is hardly necessary to do
more than remind our readers that it is on the
bills Of the National 1heater for the first four
nights this week IL is SOtheTu's last engage
men in this city previous 10 his departure for
krgland. He viii be supported toy the full
strength OF the company, aud the play will be
BEAUTIFULLY mounted, as usual, IT this house.
Lille or Death Is the suggestive title of the
sensation drama IN which Harry Clifford an
pears a, the Theatre COm.gue this week aud
hume r0is other new att- actions have been
aided to the programme. Go and see the new
stars to- night.
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Try Ind, Coope x Co.'s English Ale. on
dtaught only at Geo. w. Drivers corner ~ a.
and Penns. avenue. The finest glass of ale in
America. 4
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LOCAL. NEWS.
AmuseTneats, &C.. Tonight

National TheGter-E. A. SOthern, as 'sLord
Dundreary," in sour American Cousin"
FsrEs Op,ra House-Ths Msjiton r lyncr
Family In Gabriel Grub"
rz>ct>r Csnt7u.-The sensation drama Of
ellie or Death, }" and other attractions.
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NJ. p. DEACoNs ORDAINED oht after
the sermon OF Rev. j. I. Bassell, OF the Metho-
dist PROTESTANT Church, 9Th street. the follow
Mar yland avenue conference on Saturday vas
6rc.lned; walter X. Graham, A ID. Melvin. 81.
Il. ] roadway, I. o. Grouse, and ,Joshna Cane
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CRUSHED WHILE COUPLING CAas.-J. T.
WhitshOuse, q brakeman Of the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad company, was seriously in
Jured on Saturday evening, by being crushed
while coupling cars at the 9Th street depot. He
was removed TO his home, on N street, between
! and streets southwest, where DIR. McWik
hams rendered medical Aid
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ATTEMPTED URGLARY.-About 1:30 o,clocl
this morning Officer Nelson discovered a man
Iryng 10 get into the house Of Mr.. Henderson,
on 18th street, between G and ID streets south.
west. The officer approached, when the thief
made bolt and ran. He was shot at, but made
his escape.
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R-The Michigan state senate has refused to
concur with the house in striking the word
"m ale" from the new constitution.
81 This has been good winter for sliding
Gown hill In Portland, Me-, Is Is broken arms
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TURCo-RUssIAN BATHS; also, Medcatcd Va
por Baths, for all skin disease, at DIR. Shields
9o3 street {, 4.
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IND, CooPE & Co.'S English Ale, from Bur
ton on Trent,) on drsught only at Geo. w Di.
veT's, corner Penn. avenue and * ST. 4
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n. DEMoNGKoT, the celebrated artist in hair
work and hair cutter for ladies' and gents has
resumed business here again, at sos NJ srkat
Space. He Keeps the finest wigs and toupses. 6
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THE FUNERAL OF Mr.. Ammi b. Yoano far
meTly supervising architect OF the Treasnrv
department, took place from his late resid srcy
Al 18Th street, yesterday afternoon. Rev NJ
Watkins, OF the Epiphsny church, oriciatss
and the remains were inferred at Oak Hill cam,
eteTy.
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SCITs AGAINST THE DISTRICT GOVERN
MENT.-Mr. EDOch Totten, for Samuel Strong,
has entered three suits against the District
government, one for s94 625 IS, for work claimed
TO have been done in underpinuing the market
house and other buildings in Georystow q; one
for all ,s92 Il, for work claimed to have been
done on the intercepting sewer along street,
between 18th and nth, and one for s19 24505.
for work claimed TO have been on sewer In II
street, between 9Th and 10th north west.
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REAL Estate TRAM FERs.-W. W. Levering
To Nj. NJ. ROhrer, lot %. Ruppert's subd,vis0n OF
square 303. 500; Moses Kelly, trustee, to acOb
Id. hitch, lot ls5, square 615, -; Moses Kelly,
trustee, TO Jacob ID. Kitch, lot iSf, square 67j,
=; Vim. b. Webb ct ST.. to T. HcCaffrey, part
lot II, square 7s5, $40; VIM. y. Roach, trustee,
20 james W. Barker, parts of lots G., II aud I,
square 80. II ,6l5 e. James w Barker to Henry
Beard, part lot III and I, square 2S0, 81 800;
Chas. p. Russell ct al. to Louisa X. Russell lot
q and part IS, square 72J, 81; James Mcclure
ct al 70 Edward Mcclure, lots and 3, square
o52, s. ,250; Edward Nee 1ire 10 Margaret
ki!lein, lOts and 3. SQUARE I .nl2. Al 500.
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Mr.. ". W. COTcoTan has presented al 900 to
Sc. Mays (eol0redl Episcopal church OF this
The force in the equipment department At
the navy yard has been placed on txO- thirds
time.
At tSe Church OF the Epiphany, last evening,
Rev. DIR. Watkins, rector. baptized eleven per
sons, nine OF whom were ladies'.
The SOEs OF JOnadab last evening attended
the Assembly church, corner OF sch and /
streets, 10 listen 90 a sermon on TEMPERANCE
Rev. Doctors Tiffany and Rankin aIlnded to
the death Of Charles Sumner in their sermons
yesterday.
about to make extensive additions "a their boat
house.
On Saturday the executors of J. Parker Mil
burn, deceased the widow and j. A. MiIburn),
s1slihtd, giving bond IN $1,000.
Steam saw and planning mills are % be erect
ed at the corner OF 9Th and X streets north
west, by Messrs. Dyer x Bro.
Rev. Father Boyle. OF St Peters cAnTch,
Capitol Hill, left fer LvDchbBrH this m'Tn-nE 20
preach the Panegyric ON st. Patrick there o.
DorTOw.
: 6n SATURDAY. last Susan Mclaughlin, princi-
Pal witness against Leon, the abOrtiOniSt. was
released fICm jail on Il 900 bonds, Justice ; T..
Mills becoming her security.
The Public School Trustees of the f,urth
school district have issued orders that any pupil
Who slides on the hard rail in the ,Tsff:-rsol
school building shall be summarily suspended.
The TRUSTEES OF the Arlington ire insurance
company held meeting on Saturday afternoon
and adopted resolutions expressive of regret at
the death Of their late secretary, DIR. S. &. Todd
At the 9Th street wharf, yesterday, Rev. Al
fred BOuldin, OF the Third Baptist church adj
ninistered the rite of baptism to five candid ates
after q sermon appropriate TO the occasion.
Mr.. W. +. Sheridan, the we'll known leading
nan of the National Theatsr dramatic comma
ny. was married TO Miss Mary l.. Works of New
Haven, Connecticut, at st. Paul's (P En-
church yesterday, Rev. DR.. jackson OFFICIATING
The discussion at LyCeum Hall Yesterday on
the wrong and right way of treating the Indians
Was quite warm, one party affirming that, as a
race, they are destined TO perish from the earth;
the other party affirming that in Central and
South America, and especially in Mexico, they
are Increasing in numbers and in knowledge
Rev. Father keane, assistant pastor of St
Patrick church, in this city. delivered his lee
tnIe, "A ramble through Ireland. England,
France and Italy," on behaIr of the YoUrS
Mems Catholic Association last evening AZ the
Maryland Institute. Baltimore. The lecture Is
spoken Of by the Baltimore press as interesting
and instructive.
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