Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-25

l7O@l.4. Flour nrm. Butter is scarce and
UPWARD tsndency POdy !esFee are Both
and dried apples are called for from lay 70 day
week bay ranging from aoc to 81 50, and straw sSs
@sl hundred: Offerings light. ~
A Question or Two.
Mr.. EdifOr:-As editors are supposed to know
everything, which find Is quite near the truth
valuable paper since II sent its first twinkling
ray abroad, feel as though might presume to
ask you question. Should the New Market
Company buy the small square bounded by
9Th, eth, Mas 5achusetts avenue and K streets,
and build a market house would they be allowed
TO occupy the parks on the two last named
streets? III go. do you think il would be right?
Next: is an alley in a filthy condition any the
less nuisance because il is a public allev than
II II were private one? The Board of Health
have frequently been appealed to about the
fearful condition of the alley square four
hundred and eighty four (48l) forming on l.,
from X to 5th street.. They say that beng a
pubic alley they have 10 power over it; that
the fault lies with the Board of Public Works.
Now We who are suffering from the effect Of
this nuisance do not understand the differences
between these two boards, but we do understand
ventursOme enough to drive a team through
ard ster Ii up. If left in its present condition
until the weather gets warm and it does not
cause sickness then filth never will, and we
might as well abolish our Board of Health. /
think if they would hold a meeting in the mid
die of IL once that after they would feel con-
worse and needing more attention than Bates
Soap Factory. ONE OF MANY SUFFERERS.
THE MIsPoRTUNEs OF THE NOTORIOUS At
BERT FORTUNR--The Fredericksburg (Va.)
Herald of the 9th SAYS Sheriff Crutchfeid of
Spottsylvania, and Officer Gore of Frederick
burg returned yesterday from the pursuit of
Albert Fortune, who escaped from the penIten-
tia. y last week. They traced Albert to Airing
ton, the Freedmen's village opposite Washing
ton city, where there are thousand or more
negroes living. 1t Is likely that he will soon
leave for Canada, where he said he had in
tended going had he not been arrested in Balti-
more last year. 1t seems that Fortune had
another perilous adventure in getting through
Caroline county. He was so closely folio we'd by
some white men, who were armed, that he had
to strip and swim the Mattapony river.
just before he did so he was fired upon, and a
load Of shot put into his back, from which he
bled profusely. Reaching farmhouse on the
denuded state, and begged the proprietor for
clothes, saying he had been put off Kappa
hammock steamer, and was in furnishing con-
aliion. Inc farmer gave him pair of pants,
and seeing the blood running, declined, In re-
spouse TO request, to keep him all night.
Thereupon Albert left, and soon after the pur-
suing party came up, but his luck, at not being
permitted to stay all night, saved him. His trip
here, and thence to Washington, was bold and
daring, in view of his being so we'll known by
many OF the persons he was likely to meet.
SUMNER MEMORIAL MEETING AT Howard
CNIyERsI1Y.-Therew was q large gathering at
pose of hearing an eulogy on the late Senator
Sumner, delivered by Prof. John M. Langston
The hall was well filed. over the speakers desk
was an engraving OF Mr.. sumner, and under
meath the same was an inscription of evergreen
in Greek letters.
Representative George r. Hoar, of Massa-
chusetts. presided. The meeting was opened
with instrumental music, rendered by Prof.
Geldsborough. Bishop Brown invoked the
Divine blessing, after which Mr.. Hoar made a
few remarks on the life and services OF Mr..
a EA Of
extraordinary scholar and statesman. He re.
ferred to his first movement an opponent of
slavery, craving for the freedom of the slave
and his leaving nothing undone until he had
accomplished the result.
Mr.. Richards submitted a series Of eulogistic
resolutions; which were adopted.
Prof. LangstOn then delivered an Grafton.
reviewing the services of the deceased Senator
lie was followed by Mr.. Frederick Douglass;
after which the benediction was pronounced.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE RRPUB-
LICAN CENTRAL CoMMITTER.-Ata meeting of
the Republican Club Of the 10Th district Thurs
day night, Joseph Gibson was elected president;
Henry Dung, vice president; p. MalOney, sec
rotary; delegates to the Republican Central
Gommittse,Joseph Gibson, T. Maloney, and
The republicans OF the sth district have
elected delegates as tOllOws:-ElphonzO Youngs,
b. +. Holden, and W. H. Burnett alternates,
ID. W. Lomax and j. q. Taylor.
AT regular meeting Of the 18th District
Republican Club, held at the corner of New
York avenue and 9Th street north west, last
evening the club was reorganiZed aud elected
the following named officers for the ensuing
year:-Jno. nj. Shipper, president; j. W.
Hunter, first vice president; G. Goats, second
vice president; Capt. Horace II. Brewer. secre-
tary; ). ii. b. Smallwood, assistant secretary;
Geo. Shanklin, treasurer; delegates ts the Re-
publican Central Comnittee-J. II. b. Small
wood, Aaron Russell, and Thos. KIRBY; alter
mates, Richard Ware and Horace II. Brewer.
/. .. o. F.-Anniuersary Charlottesville
nf MAJ a EaII
the 18th OF April, occurring this year on Sun
day, the committee in charge of the arrange
ments for proper celebration OF the event have
decided on holding appropriate religious SER
vices at Mount Vernon Place Methodist church.
corner of 9th and X streets northwest to- NOR
Tow afternoon, at O'Clock, when a sermon will
be delivered by Rev. A. b. Grosh, p asst Grand,
and Rev. Parker II. Sweet, Grand Secretary
and the pastor, Rev. A. W. Wilson, will assist
in the services. The music will be by the Old
Fellows choir. On Monday evening Ridgely
Encampment will celebrate the anniversary
with concert and sOiree dansante at Marini's
hall, In which the company of uniformed en-
the same evening, at odd Fellows hall, navy
yard, Union Lodge will entertain their friends
with concert and sociable. See advertisement
TIE KNIGHTS OF ST. AUGUSTINE have
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year:-W. II. Smith, commander; VIM. Bur.
second deputy commander; Isaac Landie, inan,
cial scribe; Rev. Felix Barotti, chaplain; Lewis
b. Brown, recording scribe; VIM. II. Small
WOOD, deputy recording scribe; VIM. f. Brooks,
herald; Horace Dyer, warden; John Mitchell,
drill master; Francis Hubert, standsrd-bear-
er; James +. jackson, VIM. I. Benjamin, Dan1
lark, John Middleton, James s. Butler and
Thos. n. Smith board of goyernors.
ne Junior Knights Of St Stephen have
slec.eu Patrick Larkin president and treas
S,er; WIN. Barrett, vice-president; Daniel
Sheahan, secretary, and Thomas CIeary, mar
ALLEGED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS n, Thr-s-
day last Mr. Gatchel, president s. p. O. ar
rested + at keefe and John Moran for has,;n,
cows al Center Market. Justice H.nn19aS
tned the accused as and costs each. Yssta,dar
Mr.. Gatchel's attention was called To q aSa,s
dereo horse that had been brought from FraJ-
erick, Md, by John Dosh, and exchanged for a
sound animal here, belonging to q Mr. Trund,s
When the disease was discovered, Mr. Trundta
replevied the animal ne had traded, and Mr.
Gatchel arrested Dosh and took him befors
Justice Plant, who imposed q nne on him OF
$40, and turned the animal over to Mr.. G., who
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