Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-29
Condensed Locals.

The school teachers and ianItors will receive
their pay on Thursday.
Tie steamboat lines between this city and
Baltimore suspend their trips for the season
Captain L. A. Ryther is 50 seriously i'll at his
residence in East Washington that his life is de-
The Sunday school of the Foundry NJ. f..
Church enjoyed Christmas entertainment in
the lecture room fJhe church last evening.
A Christmas exhibition and concert will take
place at Grace NJ. T.. Church, corner OF 9th and
s streets this evening and tO-mOrrow evening
NThe CALIFORNIAN Club SOciable, at Marini's
Hall on Thursday evening, will no doubt b 4
pleasant affair, as their former entertainments
have been Uniformly successful.
By notice il our advertising columns 10 will
be seen that Pioneer Council OF JOnal.5s vii!
hold their usual watch night service on Thurs
Yesterday Detective McEIfresh received BY
express an alligator skin vest pattern from the
chief Of police OF Charleston, 3. C., in appreci-
alton Of services rendered him.
The funeral Of the late DIR. Francis :. Walsh
took place yesterday morning from St Aloysius
Church and was largely attended. Rev. Father
Mcclure offciated, and the remains were in
terrCd in Mount OliveI Cemetery.
DR.. George Chapman Lee. son of Dr. Lee,
who RESIDES on the corner of l2th and 1 streets
northwest, Of this city, fell dead at Chappaqua
New York, last Wednesday morning while Wis
iting patient.
Mrs. Henry AyImer, who for many years re-
sided at the corner of tn street and PennsyI-
yaDia avenue, died yesterday at lbs 18th street
IN the ninety-seyeDtt year Of her sge. Mrs. A.
was a native Of Petersburg, Va, and came here
with her husband in the year 1913.
Fanny, the fOur-yesT Old child who was left
on the 18th instant in the care Of the officers of
The ist ward station, was yesterday apprenticed
by Judge DIN, OF the Probate Court. TO VIM
Il. kambnsch until she atta.ns her ei ghteenth
year.
Msssrs. wm. P. Gretter, OF the Richmond
fESGTGace AGr0cGts, snd ). L. Beach, of Rich
mond city, arrived in Washington last evening
with The remains Of Wm- OFT, whose death was
mentioned IL yesterdays STAR. They COMPOSE
= delegation from Hines Lodge, Kuights OF
fythlas, OF which the deceased vas prominent
member.
Yesterday, Sergeant Acton and Private Lips-
comb, OF the 9TH Precinct, took 10 the Central
guaIc- house a colored man named Jerry
NtehOls- who bad seriously injured himself last
Saturday evening near Alexandria, Va, in fall
ing through bridge, and, like all Virgins I'M
fortunates who are near enough TO do so, come
10 this city. DR.. Walters rendered medical aid
alter which he was sent TO the almshOuse hospital
by Sanitary Officer Cornell.
Wm. Morgan, esq, the Superintendent OF
Assessments and Taxes of the District OF Co
lGmbia, received Q message to-day notifying
Inn OF the sudden death, in Alexandra, about 8
O'Clock this morning, OF his father, VIM. Nor
gan, ST., the Oldest inhabitant Of that city. Mr.
Morgan was a native OF Ireland, was SZ years OF
age. ard has resided for 20 years in Alexandria.
and for many years a boot and shoe merchant
there. he was he'd ID high estimation for his
pIObity OF character.
A committee OF architects ard builders COM
ISftN VI cOAH IdEti OnurCl, Thomas u,
Entvisle, L. A. Mclaughlin and G. B. Smith.
have, by request, examined the warehouse on
LOUISIANA avenue occupied By 5. e.. Hill K
Co, tae tOors OF which recently gave way, pre-
eipitatiDg a large quantity Of grain and goods
10 the ground floor, and state that these stores
were built according to specifications; and that
The weight OF grain placed on the third floor
was much too great for buildings not specially
constructed foz the storage OF grain in bulk.
The fourth annual ball OF the knights of ST.
fstrlek came on at Odd Fellows, Hail last night
and was very successful affair throughout. A
allegation OF the st. Patrick Society of Ralti-
more was present, thirty in number dressed in
full uniform. They arrived IN the $50 D. m
train, RDd were met by delegation OF the
washington Knights, under command Of Deputy
Commander Cornell, and escorted 70 the hall
where they were drawn up ia line, and Com
mander j. F. Kelly addressed them in word OF
welcome, which we're appropriately responded
70 on the part of the Baltimore Knights BY Dep
MY Commander Col. Eugene 7. joyce. after
which they were escorted into the han and
passed the evening IN social amusement until
the wee sma hours.