Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-27
CONDENSED Locals.


The second grand opening of French goods
will take place at nj. Williams TUESDAY. April
18Th. On account OF the delay OF goods in the
custom house, invitations cannot be issued
on Saturday Ofheer Aldridge arrested Q col
ored man in Tin-cup alley with . roll of stair
oIeloth, worth come SIS, which had evidently
been stolen from some store. He IL held for the
owner Of the goods TO show up
Kew. j. j. kesne, assistant pastor OF St. Pat
Fleks church, left here a few days sco for the
purpose OF giving a mission in Winchester, Va,
Perry.
Archbishop Bayiy. of Baltimore. adm nistsree
the rite of confirmation yesterday morning Il
ninety persons at ST. Mary (Gernan) Catholic
church, on 9Th street northwest, and fifty three
At ST. Joseph's (slso GERMANY, on Capitol IL n.
Most of those confirmed we're children.
The Columbian college grounds have recentlv
been LAID out with nearly-constructed Carriage
roads and footsalks, which, combined with the
hne shrubbery that was traRSplanted last fall,
will make IL one OF the most delightful parks in
the city.
MI j. o. Wilson. superintendent of publ;
schools, Mr.. VIM. l.. COWan, treasurer sni
Trustee Hart called upon Mr.. W. w. GercOTan
on Saturday, and paid over the amount (Sl6, OoO)
advanced by him IN January 10 nav the :hn0l
teachers salaries for two months. This com
pletes the payment Of all Indebtedness on ac-
count Of teachers up to the LIST OF March.
ACATHOLIC PILGRIMAGE PRoPosEY,-Last
evening q number of officers of the Catholic
societies OF the District met At Carroll hall at
the invitation OF Rev. b. r. Wigett, formerly
al St AlOysius and ST. Joseph's churches OF
this city, and now or whitemarsh, near Col
hngtOn, Prince Georges county, Md, to con-
stdeT the feasibility of pilgrimage excursion
TO the shrine Of sour Lady of the Rock
SPRING." at Whitemsrsh. Rev. ather wIgett
called the meeting to order, and Mr.. Thomas
Frederick was selected president, and Mr.. JAS.
Fullerton secretary. The object of the meet
ing vas stated, ana the object of making a pill
srimage % one OF the earliest Catholic missions
in the country discussed. The following sOcie-
ties were represented. HiberDian Society No. l.
by I'D. DAILY and Thomas DrOderick; Hiber-
MAN No 8, by A. NEWER; West End Hibernian,
by Mr.. Lynch; Knights of st. COlumkille, by
Dir. John Moran, commander; Knights of st.
Peter, by Commander Barrett; Knights of st.
George, by Commander George Juennemann;
Junior Knights of st. Patrick, by Commander
John NJ. BrOsnahaD; Hibernian Society of st
AIoysius' parish, By Mr.. Montgomery Henry;
Catholics Friend Society, by Major Mallett;
St. Mchael's Beneficial Society, BY e. Ofen-
stein; st. Boniface's Society, by Mr.. Andrew
ROhrs; St JOseph's Beneficial Society, by Mr..
George BergliDg; St Patrick's Temperance
Society, by Mr.. ID. A. BrOsnan.
Mr.. Moran stated that Hibernian Society No
2, would cooperate, and il was also stated that
the Knights of st. Patrick would participate.
Kew. Father Wigett was requested to invite
the societies of Baltimore TO cooperate with the
Washington societies in the pilgrimage. Father
Wisett stated that the fare for the round trip
would be Al.
MIR. Fullerton offered q resolution, which was
adopted, "that all the Catholic associations of
the District OF Columbia and state OF MARYLAND
be invited TO assemble st whitemarsh, Prince
Georges county, Md, on Ascension Day. the
18th OF May, ls1 !, there to interchange Catho-
lie social ssntiLents, and testify their venera-
ton and respect tor the first missionaries of the
church IN the United states, at the place where
they were wont 70 asSe bile In the early days of
our republic"