Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-22

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derWOod. Boswell, Dickson. BursIey aud 3re gar
! were appointed the special cOmmittee.
! The House proceeded % the third reading Of
/ the code, IL having been divided into 4 40 bills
that first under consideration being ali laws ot
general character, includ ing rules of practIce
ia the district cCurts, &c, ana the bill hayin
peeD read third ane was passed. Adjourned.
/ Question for '.GadabOut,
/ II the Ecltor q The EgsHiHg Star.
/ Your interesting Saturday evening cOntribu-
! ter, "GaGabOut," SAYS in your issue Of the I6t1
/ instant, in speaking OF the Old ROmanist (St.
fstrieks) graveyard, at the head OF 81 street,
Chich was the general place of burial for the
Catholics OF Washington prior to tie establish
/ meHt OF Mount Olivet cemetery. that the tomb
stones and mural monuments do credit 10 the
piety and reverence Of the early Irish, who con-
/ STUFFED the bulk Of the early population OF our
I city, and who did most OF the DAYS labor on the
pubic buildings. have no reason TO dissent
tom this opinion, bat simply wish TO call atten-
non 10 the beautiful inscription which L found
several wears ago III this diapidated veyard
or tombstone erected by Anna johnson an
Only child, 10 her parents, Peter LSndrin Du-
icft and his wife, Charlotte, nee Mcneil. who
with their child, emiyrated from DEDlin IRE.
I land, to America, in the year 1870, and VINO
died, t1e latter on December 5. 1891, aged %
wears, ami the former on April II, 1871, IN his
18th year. 1 also wish To inquire, either of
your readers or of your versatile contribuso-
I whose extensive reading aud fruitful "gaiding
a5out IN the varied walks of literature has
coubtlssS made him familiar with the s1hiar-
a. TO the authorship OF the inscription in oues
ton, since II strikes me quotation from one
OF the poets. The inscription reals a. GnlIo,-s
and Is worthy OF admiration for. its sublime
pblloscI by aud its beauty OF sentiment.
Nv Dat Is death but Life IN other forms Of be-
lhs' AiT hlthcut the cosr>er attributes of man,
ne Guil, the mOmentlv deCayi1g frame whirli
AOlda the ethereal spirit in, and brings II down
10 brotherhood with bTutes? There's NO IN ,h
tling a death; what's called so is but the b.
Hnlhg OF new existence, a fresh segment in
the eternal round OF change" JO.K
IFE FUNEPAL OF the late 4. b. DYER. Brevaf
- -tJl O1LcIai l. >. army and Dai II OF ord
nance for several years, will take Mace froTn
TIE thETcE OF the Epiphany t0-mOrrOs qfrar-
Loon : 80 companies Of regulars from F,rt
iichthry vii arrive here tomorrow d 10 er-
cort duty, and to-day Col. Webster for Cover
IUE Shepherd, rendered the services OF tn Ms,
- .. yiS 70 ne Secretary OF War TO psrtIci
u lie follow Ing orders were issued to-day
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, District OF Columbia
NtSlin gtvu, Mag p, 1874, Adjut4Iu Generals
ment Of National Guards having been as,arfsd
10y the Honorable the Secretary OF War asa
part CT tn" escort on the occasion Of the funarJ
o. BTlEatier General a. y. DYER chief M; ora
nee L. 5. army, and major =. neral Nv f,-egs,
the Colonel comm snd,ng viii report with bis
battalion 70 the mer-hal in charge Of the cor
ttge at the Church of the Epiphany. on q
suttt, Det"een 18TH ana 18TH streets, az 1.3J D.
m 70 morrow. By command Of his EKceiIency
the dC'eIhOI- AMOS WEBSTER,
AdjCtant General ID. q. Militia.
HEADQUARTERS 1sT RKGMENr NATI,y.r
GUARDS, " ashIng'On, ID. c., May ODD Is-l
GsHerOl CrfsT.-In pursuance with General
nIdeT No. l., issued by tie adiutaut general.
THIS con maud viii Assem- ble on Louisiana avl,
hue, between 5th and Grh streets on SgturIsv
81 Instant, at l. O'clock noon promptly, in fGIi
winter uniform. without Orsrc as.
koET. l. FLEnINs, Col. Commanding.
JUSTICE WAL SUES Mr.. MUR1AGu FOR
WI Ell . AND WANTS s10,OcO.-Mr. o. s. B.
tetday entered suit in the District Court q 5ainst
william j. Murtagh, editor ana proprietor OF
''"a' hfpaL.tcan newspaper. of this city,
the Nu--- 'clousiy and Wil!ully composed
in that ne ''ui" newspaper, concerning
ara rqeiishsd ~ Boz 49,, owing false, scand-
alOus and defsmatOry matter, 70 ~ let
- 4Issgt but Not ForgotssH.-Ihe iOii0N.--
ter from The late Hon. o. ). 3. Wall, (m5aniEg
the plaintiff in his peculiar style OF Crthogsa-
ply, was received at the Office or the Supreme
Court Of this District yesterday:
"SF. JAMES PARISH, April 15th, 1854
go To iae Chi.f Clerk Of The Supreme Court, wash
.DEAR SIZE pies 70 send me The COPY of nv
certificate from the Court a. | nav "A good case
here / wOuid like TO Teceig il bafOTe | coma
home. have lost the fust one plese to send it
Yours, o. $. g. WALL,
"' Attorney At Law"
lie claims that he has been greatly injured in
reputation, &c, and, lays his damages az
$1,000.
y
President RFyseT. OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, was here yesterday "a explain to SEN
alter Morrill,. Oh tirman OF the Committee on
Public Buildings aud Grounds, tn purposes OF
the BIltimoTe and Ohio railroad concerning its
entrance TO the city and is new depot. SIR.
keyseI stated % Mr.. Morrill, that the company
had heretofore hac consultations with Governor
SfeEhe-d, Nj. Mul-att, and Gen. BahcOck, and
that those geut!I men approved OF tue ~ ans
Submitttd by the company. The company pro-
pCsc t. enter the city on Delaware avaIIla
" H ri ia a Nffa fra oh -r4r
con r'aEy C. a7 .Us!USed b, fences so ~ to avoid
a'i danger CT az. dent. In reference 70 tu-
F'cIu~itt"T % nave union dc sOt between Rock
creek art The Wastin E-ou monument reServR-
tor, Mr.. kevser stated that IL would be eN-
fremslv iuCouveTicuu to the B Gilmore AMI
ohio railroad to get around to that locality.
JvrewFSr FOR s25 UsFD Foa Political
PUEPcSES.-I @sterGav. before Justice Fprgu-
son, a civil suit was brought nv T.. +. Bower
against Moses Bradshaw 30 recover 50. The
heaTITC developed the tact that Daring the late
campaign in tie District Moses Bradshaw sent
a man named Davis 20 F.. I. Bower % borrow
S2j, To he used Tor political purposes. Brad
shaw gave Davis a note 10 Bower stating that
be would be personally responsible tor the
money, should Bower let Davis have the money
on this authority. Mr.. Boxer loaned the S25.
When the political excitement had passed aud
payment of the debt was demanded, Davis
pleaded that the money was expended for thu
political Interests nf Bradshaw, and tb at he was
consequently responsible for the amount in
question. jury was empanneled 10 hear the
costs.
A WAsHINGToSIAN kILLED.-A dispatch To
the Richmond Engufrer, dated May 20, SAYS
"a seaman named John Brooks, belonging to
tie L. =. steamship Powhstan, nov living at the
navy yard here, was run over and Instantly
/ killed, a few miles from this city, by the pa
senger train from Petersburg, this afternoon.
he was native OF Washington, ID: c., aud has
family in that city. lie Intended to go home
/ IN lew days, but came ashore this IN Irning,
/ got drunk, and lost his life"
/ SUDDEN DEATa.-Mr. u. G. Howard for
many years the proprietor of the Howard
/ stables, died very suddenly at his residence, on
! q street, between 9Th and eth streets this
, morning. Mr.. Howard has been in i'll health
/ Tor some time past, bur nothing serious was
I ayprCLen6ed. a few minutes before his death
\ he was playing with his children in his 70 m
! snd on his v fe returning to the room she found
/ him just dying.
/ APPLICATIONS FOR LIQUoR LICgSsas DE-
I NnD.-At q meeting OF the Board Of Metro
/ POI tan Police held Yesterday the applications
! OF John Nesnsn. L. ". F. Myer, John Bligh,
/ Hal 4 Battle, LHeas < Moran, II enry Buscher,
Z and Jeremiah Mccarthy. for liquor licenses,
! were disapproved. The transfer OF Hqnor IL