Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-26
Condensed Locals.


The lahoring meR under Mr.. j. V. y. Wander
berg. contractor, will be paid of this week
Commissioner Blow wasr registered at the Fifth
Avenue hotel in New York yesterday.
Among the passenger sailing from Baltimore
for Europe on Saturday in the steamer Braun
sehSeig was T. Kaufman of this city.
OF the $50 roo necessary 20 secure TO Columbia
College, Washington, the gift Of $3.50 600 offered
BY Mr.. COTcOrsn, s5 900 has already been raised
President Grant gave $500 to the Shelter for
Homeless Women in Chicago during his recent
visit there.
The many friends of Rev. John @. Smith,
ID. D.. will be gratiied to learn that he is re-
covering from bis recent indi-pOsition.
The eclipse OF the moon took place yesterday
morning according TO the published programme,
but the clouds obscured the view.
The hull of the steamer Nipsic was on Satur-
day hauled on the WAYS At the navy yard for
the purpose Of removing the copper she4thing
Detectives McDsvitt and Miller TO-DAY ar
rested Peter Sparrow for assault on Mr.. Clark
on Saturday, and the hearing was pos p1ned
until reNt Saturday.
Mrs. A. Il. Talcott, wife of the well known
newspaper reporter, died this morning at her
residence on CaPitol Hlll Of congestion OF the
at the request Of the Ladies' Tempersncs
TnIOn," Rev. A. W. Wilson delivered a sermon
On temperance AZ the 'MOunt Vernon MetbO-
dist Church" TO large audience. inc udiDg a
large number Of ladies' and gentlemen prOmi-
rent in the temperance cause yesterday.
nMsTy land Agricultural College is to have a
special pTofessOrship of nautical science, giving
instruction without charge in navigation, steam
ard practical guDnery to young men destined
for the merchant marine. Captain William H.
Parker, graduate OF the naval school, viii be
st the head Of this department.
Oficer Powell on Saturday arrested French
nan named Pierre Degeflh while giving an
exhibition with two trained bears in front of the
city poet Office. The complaint was made by
7. j. Gatchell. charging cruelty to animals BY
putting rings through the noses of the bears
Justice Plant fined him S5.
The large tabernacle tent erected under the
National Association for the promotion of Holt
ness, (MethOdists,l on the circus lot, and uDdsr
the management OF Revs. j. 5. Inskip and
Mcdonald was crowded yesterday BY white AMI
cOlOred both day and night. The series of
meetings are to be extended ten days
At the annual meeting of the Grand Division
Sons OF Temperance, ID. c., held on Friday
night last officers we're elected as follows John
A; james T. Powell, G.. W. s.; John GoIdin
G.. Chap; =. T.. Thomson, G.. COnd.: l.. a.
Parker, e.. Sen; ". h. Young, p. G.. W. p.
The police seem to have forgotten that the
legislative act approved June 20, 1873, FIXES
penalty OF from 20 TO $50 for the offence OF in
juring the grass, fencing, &c, of the parks. OF
late number Of persons who keep cows are in
the habit Of pRsturIng them upon some of the
street parks, especially in South Washington.
ATrangems hts are in progress TO secure Union
League hall tor place Of meeting of the various
temperance organizations OF the city. at
preliminary meeting on Saturday IL was agreed
10 form Joint stock association or 500 sh ares
OF - each, TO purchase the furniture for the
lodge rooms Nearly a hundred shares were
pledged at once by the few present.
The subscriptions received for the HGWasbiny-
ingtOn Monument" to-day were As follows:
OsCela Tribe 4. q. X. NJ, Alexandra, Va $25.
Jersey Blue Lodge No. -, l.. o. o. F. New
Egypt, y. J., SIS; Plymouth Lodge, a. +. * \.
No. i, L. y. U. r, Georgetown, ID. e., IS.
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