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


reported In favor of placing the name of Rev.
Dr. j. l.. kilgore on the list of super animated
claimants. Adopted.
AT the close Ct our report the election of dele
gates TO the general conference was still in pro-
/ gress.
The Clergy and the Temperance Re.
yiyal.
THE MEETING AT THE Y. NJ. c. A. ROOMS
| TO-DAY.
| AT Loon to-day number of clergyman
assembled at the parlors of the Young M .n,s
| Christian Association to discuss the temperance
question. Rev. DIR. Parker, of the Calvary
Bsptist church. presided, with Rev. III. A.
Cleveland, of the Foundry IN. E) church, as
secretary. There were present besides these
ministers the following Rev. Drs. Butler,
Rankin, Cuthbert, Nourse. Gray, Chester, and
! Rev: Messrs. Appleton, IngersolI, Meador.
| Steele, Logan York, and others.
general discussion took place. in which it
was proposed 10 hold prayer meetings next
week in reference to the cause. The passage of
The bills before Congress. introduced by Messrs
Lawrence and MunrOe, 1.-THE first enacting that
the usual parsphernalia or tools used sbout
drinking places shall be considered as evidence
that liquor IS sold, and the second damage bill
similar TO that now in force in Ohio) were al
yocated.
Rev. DIR. Rankin offered a resolution en- fora
lrg the bills and providing for the appointment
or committee to wait on the committees of
ooDgress having them in charge and urge their
Rev. DIR. Gray moved that the committee
consist OF the pastors of all churches in the Dis
trict. Agreed to.
Rev. DIR. Butler moved that a committee he
appointed 10 wait on and request the Catholic
clergy TO cooperate with them in this move
G rent; AdoPted, and Revs. Butler, Chester,
Rev. Mr.. Cleveland moved that the colorei
pastors be also invited. Agreed to.
IL YVES determined that the next meeting be
held on Monday next, at noon.
TIE B'NAI B'RITH-Hr Simon WOLF IN Rayt;-
nors-1he members of the following lodges OF
brew order NJ - moi L.
nght In Covenant hall, TO receive Mr.. Simon
Npfs OF Washington, the late president OF the
convention cor OF the order held in Chicago: Jedid-
Jan, No Z; Gabriel Rieser, No. IS; Covenant
No. l04; King David. No. co; Hasmonia, No IS
and Ludwig PhilliPson, No. 125 Mr.. FaIk
simpson, II e first Past Nisiab of District Grand
Lodge. No s. presided, and on the part of LED
idlah Lodge, No. 4. presented Mr.. Wolf with
series of engrossed resolutions. handsomely
iTansd, EXPIRE sslng the high regard Of the Lodge
TOT NAT gentleman, and their appreciation OF
ms enorts ar the late convention 10 further the
interests OF the order. In his speech, ACCEPTING
the testmonlal, Mr. Wolf took occasion to refer
u me results of the convention He highly
eompiimented the intelligence aud uberality OF
thought displayed by the delegates and Thought
II was the most cultivated body of Isrseltes
that ever assembled in this country In We years
fbe order had given $500 900 TO widows and
orphans; il had needed the cry of burning Chi
cage, stricken Memphis, and oppressed Rou-
mama. ana was never so prosperous as now.
The committee on territory did their d1ty, and
District No. bad not emily gained good ground
bnt added to itself field for further efforts.
lDlStrlct No. 5nOw includes MARYLAND, Virginia
District Of Columbia, North and South Carolina
and Georgia, and contains about 900 members
~ The order.l MI Wolf read a letter from sir.
Il. i. PelTotto, the United States consul ar Rom
mania, dated February q, wherein thanks were
expressed Tor the aid extended TO the prosecuted
Jews ny the order. At 9 O'Clock all present adj
Journed to the Gardner House. and were enter
tanned by Mr.. Wolf with a banluet.-Bau Sun,
16A. ''
SHADY POLICE STATIoN-HoUsR ABAN-
DoEED.-The mean condition OF some of our
police statiOn-houses has been a bywOrd for
some tine past. Spasmodic attempts have oc-
casionally been made by the authorities to rem
edy the evil, but thus far nothing thorough has
been done. The first, second, fifth, sixth and
seventh statiOn-houses are in every wsy un-
suited for the purpose, and in some cases are
mere wooden shantes. The first precinct Ia
located at the corner of 9th and streets south
west, in what was fOrm erly a dyellipy-housa
IL Is OF brick, two stories high, with tempo
rary wooden lookup imyrovised in the rear
For some time past IL has been noticed that the
walls were cracking, and on last THURSDAY con-
siderable alarm was caused by the sudden
settllng OF portion OF the main building aey-
eTal inches, which, upon examination, WAS
found 10 De in consequence of the foundation
wal giving way, the cellar being filed with
water. Last night another stampede was made
about O'Clock. While all were sitting abOut
IN the front Office, sudden crash and ccllspse
was heard, and the whole front portion OF the
Dniiding suddenly went down about { o inches
Lieut.. Gessford gave orders to move eyervthin,
ont, and beds. clothing, carpets furniture and
all were hastily removed to q shed in the rear
and orders given for the men to 90 to their
homes to sleep. This morning Lieut.. Gessford
was hard at work moving his quarters TO the
corner or L and = streets, until something can
be done by the authorities. Lieut. Gessfori and
his keeper jumped out the windows of
the an-trap to save themselves from injury.
DANGEROUS COAL OIL-EdifOr Of Star. no.
ticed in your paper lately an article tire sting
uTen coal oil sCld In this city at less standard
than 10 degrees hre-test. 1t is high time this
matter should be attended to by the authorities
OF this city; the absolute safety of the citizen.
demand IL; coal oil at a less degree than 10 is
an extremely dangerous article to burn in
lamps. The law of the state of Pennsylvania
requires all coal oil to be tested by a sworn in
spectOI, and condemned IL found below 10 de-
grees fre-test. Such a law is greatly needed in
this city for the safety and protection of the
people. No lamp can heat in burning oil TO
ITO degrees. and consequently oil that comes M
to that standard Is safe 70 burn; but there Ia =
large amount OF coal oil sold in this city daily
that falls far below that standard, and for the
safety of the city and the people that oil should
be condemned and stop put to its further sale
without delay. MRRcaASr.
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
10 have been done in under pinuing the market
house and other buildings in George a; one
for all ,se2 ~, for work claimed to have been
uOuc Ou Tue inICfCcptius sewer biOtfS Is street,
between 18th and nth, and one for s19. 245.05,
for work claimed TO have been on sewer In II
street, between 9Th and 10th northwest.
CRUSHED WHILE COUPLING CAas.-J T.
Whitsh Ous @, a 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 IN street, between
l and h streets southwest, where DIR. McWik-
hams rendered medical aid
NJ. p DEAooss ORpAIsxp.-Last night after
She ser mon OF Rev j. I. Bassell, OF the Metho-
dlst Protestant Church, 9Th street the follow
ing persons, elected to deacons' orders in the
MAJ Wand ayehue conference on Saturday, was
orcained: Walter X. Graham, A. ID. MsIyin =
b. roadway, T. o. Grouse, and Joshna Cane
THF FUNERAL OF Mr.. Ammi b. Young. for.
meTly supervising architect of the Trsasn..
department., took place from his late residsncsS
AZ 18Th street, yesterday afternoon. Rev NJ
watkins, OF the Epiphany church, ouiciated.
and the remalns internal AZ lak II