Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-05
Condensed Locals.

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Condensed Locals.
Yesterday seven painters were discharged
from the navy yard.
See advertisement "FOr Rent" of Mr.. Jos. T.
Kelly, real estate agent.
A meeting OF persons favorable to forming
rural homestead association mi be held at the
Board OF Trade rooms this evening.
From j. Shilington We have Frank Leslies'
and Harper's WeekIies for March II, and from
Robert Beall and j. e. Parker the latter for
that date.
A guard Of marines consisting of two corpo-
rails, two musicians, and twelve priyates, were
ordered on board the United States steamer
Shawmut yesterday.
The annual commencement of the m edicsl
department of Howard University will take
place to- morrow evening, at the congregational
church, corner 10th and g streets, and the eXer-
cises viii be Of a very interesting character
The quarterly conference of Waugh NJ. f.
church. AT its late session, adopted resolutions
Of respect TO the memory OF the late A mOn
Green for many years trustee of the church,
and sympathy for the bereaved family.
Last night, during the performance at Ford's
opera house, some person raised the CRY OF ire
which caused considerable excitement in tn at
neighbOThOod. The alarm was false, and was
caused BY the brilliant appearance of the thea
ter during the fourth act of Exit" while the
burning OF steamboat and explosion are repre-
scented on the stage; thrilling scene II is so
realistic" but not at all dangerous.
HE AFFAIRS OF The "NEw NATIONAL
Era AND CITIZEN" NEwsPAPER.-A few
months since the New National Era company
entered suit against certain parties for balance
on notes alleged to have been gwen in subscrip-
ton of stock, and judgment was given by Jus
tiee Sampson. The defendants appealed, and
Anew weeks ago, Mrs. Lockwood, for plaintiff
procured an afhrmance of the judgments in the
Circuit Court, and execution thereon was is
sued. Mr.. John III. Cook, one of the defend
ants, against whose goods one of the executions
was issued, hled bill on the equity side OF
the court for an injunction to stay the execu-
ton, and to enjoln the Douglass Brothers from
transscting business on behalf of the company,
NJ Qnr nf
The bill sets forth that complainant and others
being engaged in the publication of the Cifzen
entered into an agreement with the Douglas
Brothers TO form joint stock company, by
which the Douglas Brothers were to put into
the concern their types, presses, &c, for 600;
that the CttI<en companies stock was valued at
$1,000, and additional subscriptions of stock
were to be taken to raise the capital to $40 900;
that the CfttEen company paid in over 500 and
The Douglas Brothers refused to execute their
part Of the agreement, and notwithstanding
they have contracted debts in the name of the
New National Era and COlered Citizen Publish
ing companies, when there Is no evidence on
the books of the company that they are stock
holders. The bill also prayed for the appoint
ment Of receiver; Judge wylie granted the
prayers Of the bill and appointed james Il.
Wormley receiver, who has taken possession of
the ONCE situated on 18th street, near Pennsyl-
wanna avenue. The Douglas Brothers have re-
tanned Mr.. Riddle as their counsel.
CONFINEMENT MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,
COLUMBIAN UNIvERsITY.-The ffty-second
annual commencement of the medical depart
Dent of Columbian University took place at
Lincoln Hall last night in the presence of an
immense audience. On the platform were
seated President yelling, Bishop Pinckney
Rev. DIR. Parker, and others. Weber's or
ehestra were present and interspersed the in
teresting exercises with fine Selections of music
Rev. DR.. Parker was introduced and offered a
feryent prayer, and President yelling followed
with an able an interesting address to the grad
yates, which was warmly applsuded, after which
he conferred the degree of doctor of Medf-
cine" en- the following: George n. Acker, A. B.,
Id Trar II
Fleming Carlow, Del; VIM. II. Faulkner, ir
D. G.; Romulus a. Foster, ID. c.; Winfield F.
LAWYER, Ill; III: Offiey Paulding, \. Y; Rudolph
Ravenburg, Wis; Thos. g. Rich, NJ. d., Ind;
Ernest A. Sellhausen, ID. c.
The graduates on receiving their diplomas,
were greeted with applause and presented with
handsome bouquets or basket of flowers
DIR. Rely made the following announcements:
The PrlZe for the best inaugural thesis is
awarded 70 Winfield p. LAWYER, of illinois, for
his essay en- periodicity in disease. Honorable
mention IL also made of essays by Rudolph II Az
enburg, OF Wisconsin, on post mortem hemOr-
image, and by II. Offiey Paulding on thrombosis
and EN- bolism. The prize for the best anato-
mical preparation is awarded to W. W. Steter
OF Pennsylvsnis, OF the junior class. DIR. O. F.
A. King made the address to the graduating
class, and DIR. l.. L. Bremerman delivered the
valedictory.
The THRATBRs--In exit" now being per-
formed at Ford's Opera House, some of the
characteristics of western life some twenty
years back are hit off with great humor Mr.
Chsnfrau's acting. while full of vigor, has not a
shred Of fustian about IT, aud ia iInpressiy We in
us nat1Ialness. The judge and the major are
God. The mounting OF the play Is very fine
and the burning of the steamboat and explosion
n one OF the most stsT tlDg scenic effects ever
produced in Washington. There was a large
audience present last evening, as there will
doubtless be toll night.
Dion BOucicault's impersonatons of Sir
Charles Coldstream," In Used Up," and
"KerTy." in the play OF that name, were re-
peated for the last time yesterday evening, and
gave general pleasure to lovers of the quiet and
AZ al nNTUarr Of IagN
viii appear this evening In his own popular
play OF Daddy O'Dowd, }" in which he has won
the warm concentrations of cultivated play
goers on both sides of the Atlantic.
The ethiopian eccentricities at the Theater
Comique this week are decidedly good, and the
sensational enough for the most eTscting adj,
mirers OF that kind Of play. The bill OF the
week should draw crowded houses.
A WOMAN FIRES Two SHOTS AT A RIVAL.
About O'Clock last night considerable excite
ment was caused in an alley in South Wash
ington by the report of two pistol shots and the
screaming OF woman, which, reaching the
ears Of Officer Kesrny, he went to the place.
Ehen he found colored woman, named Mary
Z simDs, who had fred pistol twice, in the
act OF making third shot through the door of
Lizzie Gibson, deniZen of the alley, in whose
ington, whom Mary Simms Charges with in.
weighing her husband from her. Seeing Parke
IN the door Of Lizzie Gibson, Mary went for her
charged two shots at her. A charge of assault
and battery with intent to kill was made by
Parke this morning, and Mary was committed
for action Of the grand jury.
Mr. CORCoRAN AND THE SCHOOL TEACH-
KRs.-Mr. A. Hyde, in q statement IN relation
10 Mr.. COrcoran and the school teachers, says
The simple fact Is that Mr.. Corcoran, seeing
the accounts in the public papers Of the suffer-
Ing among many of the school teachers. who
have not been paid since last August, and who
are whelly dependent on their salaries pro-
posed TO place to the credit OF the school au-
thorities Of Washington and Georgetown a sum
sufficient 10 pay the salaries of all the teachers
both white and colored, for the month of Sep
TENDER, free OF interest, on the assurance of the
school authorities that the money would be re-
paid him out OF the first moneys coming into
their hands applicable 70 that object"
THIRvRs AND THEIR PLUNDER.-Yesterday
Detective Coomes, assisted by Oficer Mari, ar
rested H. II. Morris, colored, for breaking into
the house OF VIM Tilley, No. CO., street, and
packing mp quantity Of articles for taking
away. he was discovered by the servant, and
tett when arrested q valuable album was
found upon him, which was taken from this