Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-13


Willard HdH.-The Royal Marionettes
Literary and musical entertainment at the
Unitarian church, corner of eth ana ID streets
Prof. Trips lecture on Louis Napoleon
a. The 9th street II. P. church.
Condensed Locals
The citizens Of Uniontown, ID. G., are about
organzing temperance association.
The literary and musical entertainment to-
night for the benefit of the Unitarian Church
viii be very attractive and interesting affair.
A lecture was delivered before the law stu
dents OF the National University last evening
by Gen W. H. Browne, on " Trade Marks"
Sen, Ed%srd Q. Darlington, Of the Washing
Ion osr who commanded company G., 1st regi-
ment Virginia volunteers, in tie war with
Mexico, has been admitted a member Of the
associated veterans OF 1916.
Detective McDeyItt arresced two men last
night at one of the hotels, suspected OF bin
hotei thieves, and lodged them AZ hesdgu
tiers, where they registered their names as JO-
selh Robinson and Charles Sumner.
An interesting series of meetings was COM
meneed at the Fifth Baptist church % street,
between ~ and 6th. lsland,) last Sunday eve
nlng, and viii be continued through the week.
Rev. DIR. Teasdsle, of Knoxville, Tenn, is as
sisung the pastor, Rev. Mr. Meador.
THE PROPOSED CAPITOL HILL HoTEL.-Tdc
annual meeting of the stOc khOiders OF the Can
ltol Hill Hotel Company was held, at Washing
ton Hall last evening. Gen. Charles Ewing in
the chair. The committee appointed to select
members. recommending the purchase of sauare
40, bounded b. East Capitol and South A
streets nd 2d and Sd streets east, and the con-
struetlon OF hotel on plans submitted, which
would make one of the finest hotels in the
world: The plan proposes a hotel fronting en-
So, and south streets, five stories in
helgnr, with a Mansard roof, and the magnih-
cent row on Est Capitol street a. it now stands
70 pc occupied as private establishments, but
AZ me same time connecting with the hotel,
mus anOrotng the occupants all the advantages
OF a private Iesdtncs combined with all the
conveniences OF a frst-class hotel. The report
val received and ordered to be printed with the
ACCOM- panT1nU nianQ Of az,
70 serve for the ensuing year was proceeded
WITH and the Following were elect ed: Board of
hanaSers: John HitZ, Charles Ewing, A. Il.
Z. Dodge, F. A. Boswell and Peter Mcnamara,
Advisory Board: DIR. c. NJ. Ford, q. ID. will
iard, ;. Walker, a Grant, W. s. Fletcher,
s. $. Smoot, T. NJ. PIow man, j. Ewes p. Dsy-
m, s. w. Robinson. F. Heyer, Hawkins Tay-
ior and G. 4. Bassett; secretary, A. B TaIcott;
treasure, u. W. Mi idIetOn. IT.: auditing c1m-
mittee. j. 5. Burnett, Bushroi X Jbnson, John
T. HeSse, f. T. Bowen and g. u. Parks.
AFFAIRS At THE WASHINGTON NAVY Yam.
ne experiments with submarine tOrpedOes at
the navy yard were continued yesterday and
WERE we're rs Sss as very successful. The
ID g. McRtehie, sailed yesterday afternoon
fer New York, where she will take on board a
GTaft OF men for the north Atlantic fleet at Rev
west and proceed TO that port. After deliver
ing the men, she will return, bringing an the
men OF the fleet whose term OF service is about
10 expire. Some of the officers and thirtv-three
OF the crew Of the Ossipee, who were on hoard
OF the NiTginius when she sunk, were brOught
% the CITY Yesterday morning 10 give their tes-
tm0ny before the board invest eating thesink-
ing OF the latter vessel. on their return 10 the
yard several Of the crew ran away with the in
tentl9n OF escaping, but were Tetaken and again
marched 70 the yard, where i've of them made
another effort to escape, but through the yigi
IAN OF the wafchmen four of them were car
taredi the nth was not found up to a late hour
last evening. When the Gettysburg left she
10 the Nirginius party down to the Osslnea
Nnlch y at anckor of the arsenal. The dis |
sta.i OF twenty workmen from the boiler. |
TOOK erect yesterday morning.
The BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS mot /
Ia = night, and statement Of the Outstanding
indebtedness OF the department 20 December L
leI3, was submitted by the committee on ac-
counts, WIN the exception OF few small bills l
not yet rendered, and was ordered to be trans |
mitted TO the Governor to-day. A part of the 1
indebtedness Is the unpaid salaries of the /
force Tor some months, and a committee was |
appoints TO wait on the Governor and earnest |
~ request the early payment ofthe same, either |
IN cash or in cert fcates receivable for General
taxes. Two commissioners being absent. further |
acil0n on the report on the examination of the |
men was deferred until the next regular meet |
ing IL was agreed that the dropping OF toe |
names Of Thoms- Hines and Phil. Meredith |
from the rolls, ordered at the last Ineetin5
should take effect on the 31st inst
sTEEET CLEANING BY MAoHrNERY.-L. P.
Wright * Co., of Chicago, who have recently |
received the contract for cleaning Pennsylvania |
avenue, began their work last evening. They |
employ three machines, the first of which /
waters, the second scrapes, and the third sweeps
the street. The dust is sOftened and laid by the /
sprinkhng apparatus, (Or supposed to be. but it |
made dense cloud last night, as bad as during.
nor western and is lOosened from the nave.
ment by the slight ralxing, and is swept up ard l
put mo receiving box and carried of by the |
trip Is about Il feet wide, and several rips IN
and down the street are necessary to ACCOMPLISH
the work of cleaning.
TIE VERY REVEREND JAMES RoLASpo. Y.
u NJ, superior OF the Congregation of the Mis-
sion in the United States otherwise known As
the Order of LaZarists, who has been 30 eurniny
In this city for the past few DAYS as the guest of
rev. ather Bsroth, OF st. Martins church, left |
last eVenin for 81. Louis. Before his departure
Father ROlandO was invited to attend the LAYING |
OF the cornerstone of the new church of ST
Martin, next spring, and signifed his intention |
10 be present. The cornerstone will be a pres-
ent from the principal college of the Lazarists /
in Genoa, Italy, tBsiRnOle-Sale- Neyroni1 and
vii be prepared in Rome and blessed by the
Holy Father.
TIE DRUTCHE FRERR GHRMHINpE Won
VA, MAssiNST1N eertihcate OF Incorporation was
Deeds. The certificate is signed by W. Burch-
a a. Arg. sehmedte. Jos. Schott, Mchn Bull,
hartbrecht, and states that, having formed
areltgious community, to be known, (as above !
and having the object Of working to arrive at
true knovlecgo OF the universe in general, and
OF human mature ia auN s-tgkS,
this knowledge IN philosophical and logical |
manner TO the perieeting "a tae moral COR
ditions of man." and, desirous OF becoming in i
coTporated, they file the certificate.
AMIssING woNAN.-On Wednesday night of |
last week a colOTed woman, named Sarah Jack
son. after returning from church, left her friends
at the corner of 10th and q streets northwest
since which time nobody has seen her. At the |
point where she was last seen there IL a cellar |
with quantity of water in II, and some Of the |
persons in the neighborhood state that It gives
out a disagreeabe Odor, and they believe that
the woman fell into IL and was drowned.
A
A NEW TEMPERANCE DIVISION has been or
gained at Mt. Pleasant with the following Of
ncers, who will be installed on Friday evening
of this week: p. W. P. +. NJ. Exley; W. P, II.
q. Harmon; W. A. j. II. Darrell; r. s., W. G..
LipscOmb, jr.; A. X. ;, Miss l.. E. Farmhouse;
+. s., Miss Grace Harmon: T., s. G. Arnold;
Chap, w. II. Murphy; c., II. VI. Zimmerman;
&C, = l. Mattingly; l. s., z. l.. Clark; .. $,