Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-09
Condensed Locals.


Lewis II. Douglass was yesterday appoin ted
mail agent at large.
cstegories IrOpOunded by the WOmen's Tenn
IeTaEce JniCn.
From J. q. Parker We have NI,fs Illustrated
timGH0c Tor l,'5, an exceedingly drou affair,
both II pictures and reading.
1be stockholders of the Columbian Bank
Note company at a meeting yesterday decided
To increase the capital stock for the purpose of
purchs sing the shepherd Building in which
they are located.
Mr.. =. f.. Prce. Of Carroll county, Md, for
the larceny OF whose horses the to boys, " u.
Price and Peter Yates, were arrested on Wed
nesday, by Detectives McDeyitt and Miller,
stated in THs STAR last evening, arrived here
yesterday and left in the afternoon vito he
BOYS and his property for his home.
The Board Of Metropolitan Police Yesterday
appointed John Mccormick an additional P-i-
Eate, TO 60 duty on IN street, between q ami
streets northwest, for twelve months, aud
Richard \. Shreve, 20 90 duty from n AMI
Sth, and from y and . streets northwest, fO-
siN months, subject TO an examln alton.
Hon. Montgomery Blair, aud other pTOmi-
nent gentlemen are taking an active interest m
the proposed ENTERPRISE Of erecting near Rock
Greek church an institute for the education Of
young ladies. Plans have been prepared for
the new buildlng- which is TO be four stories
high, $40 feet long and 1I5 feet deep, with a
grand leCture-TOCm and 8 capacity OF receiving
three hundred students. The veStTy OF Rock
Creek church have already passed a resolution
granting from eight to ter acres of their beau
tlful grounds tOr the purpose Of a site A com
mIttee has been appointed tor preparatory mea-
cures and subscription OF funds
The New Fifty IeRr District Bonds
he Columbian Bank Note company vi this
city who received orders 10 furnish the new
bonds Of the District of Columbia authorized
by the act Of Congress Of June 2Oth, 1874, have
the work well advanced, and In few days will
deliver installHients TO the proper officers for
their Signatures They are in the denOmina-
irons Of $500 and $50 (the only sums authorized
by the act and are very fine pieces OF work.
Although not elaborate in design they are neat
ard tasteful, and the weTk IL executed In the
best manner. They are printed on good strong
bank EOte Paper-tbe bond With the accom-
panying coupons 900 in number) is II by p in
ch6s in size. The vignette is the American
Esg.e holding the GROWS and laurel wreath,
and above Il IN large script letters: 'District Of
Columbia Funding Bond on either side of
the eagle i a shield for the numbers in black
ink. Below the eagle in script are the words:
Guaranteed by the United States Of AMERICA
The body OF the bond reads; 'Ihis CeTtifes that
the District Of Columbia is Indebted unto the
bearer the sum OF -, payable fifty years after
cate, with interest at the rate Of 3.6j-1OO per
cent. Per annUm, interest payable on the LIST Of
February and lst Of August in each year on
presentation Of the proper COUPON hereuntO an
Iexed. This bond Is authorized by act of Con-
gress approved June 20, 1874, Washington, Au-
gust /, lc14.' This is in black color, and in the
center IN green the denomination, $500" or
''SsO," appears IN figures. Below in the center
Il blank Tor the seal of the sinking fund COM
miSsiOTieTs. On the lett IL a blank Tor the sig
nature OF the Comptroller Of the District of Co
lumhla," and tie words Registered in the
office Cf the Register of the Treasury of the
United States and blank for the signature
Of thSt officer. cd the right OF the seal
are blanks for the signatures of the treasurer
and secretary OF the commissioners of the sink
ing fund. ON the sides, in green tablets, sp
pears, in white lettering, "Fath of the L nited
States pledged for the payment of interest and
principal Above and below appear geOmetric
VoTk, il which On the letter ''D' the deuOm5-
patton $500" or $50" Is in white figures. Sur
rounding the bOTd l. a CeOrnetrical border IN
black, broken on either side by the figures 500,
white on black geOmetrical work. Below are
he d Oh N,r-. \
feiUg IN green, and the border black geOmetTi-
esl work, the text Of each being as follows -
The District OF Columbia will pay S9.12 to
bearer IN the city OF New York, being for Fix
months interest due on 1st OF February (Or An
gust - on bond No. -.
MOSES KELLY, Treasurer"
The backs of the bonds are brown, a geOm IT.
ricsl tOTder OF that color inclOslng the body on
which = printed the text OF section OF the aCG
authorizing the issue. and the backs of the cou-
PoDs are in brown, with the numbers in white.
Taken altogether the work Is such as to co
credit TO the company. The present order i
Tor l<'VO impressions OF s5O0s and GOO Of SOS.
Jurors DRAwS.-TO-day the following in
rOrs were drawn for the October term of the
Circuit Court, which will be convened on the
19th instant by Judge CsTtter:-JOhn +. POsey,
go 9th street southwest; William Clabauyh, III
Greene street, Georgetown; Patrick Kane,
lnlOntOWhi David Jones, Elrst ward, Robert G.
Hewitt. 623 NJ street northwest; a. V. Beaman,
6lS South Carolina avenue; Amos Hunt, rs A
STREET IoTtheast; VIM. Nj. Ritter, Market street, !
Georgetown; Charles EdmOnstOn, 81 II street |
Dofthwes W. ". Kirby. COT Louisiana avenue: !
Benz. f. Ford, 4j1 4th street northwest; iwa-d |
hrouse, 529 nth street northeast; VIM. Lewis, |
19th street, 4. G. ROhr- Piuev Branch rOad: |
Hunan a. Hall, 9i5 Rhode Island avenue; |
Chas. Chappel, second district; Elisha Fall |
eoner, IA 18th street northwest; Reuben Z. |
Baker; G.. Smith WOrmley, l. street, between |
18th and 10th northwest; Thomas Fountain P J
street, near I'D northwest; VIM. Goldman. Dun
barton street, GeorgstoWn; Thomas McGill; G. !
W. G. Eslln, l3JO New JERSEY avenue; John |
Ebert, SO Center market; G. W. CrOplsy, 10
Bridge street, Georgetown; VIM. Sanders.
SALES OF RIAL EsrATR.-Messrs. Latimer &
Cleary. auctlOneeTs, have sold parts of lots H. |
Il and l3 and improvements, being two small
brick Dwellings, situated on IS II street, between
l. street and Massachusetts avenue, 70 Richard ,
Francis, tor IS 600 also lot IS in sub. of square
SIS, 10 Tucker & sherman, for S1,75O; lot 81, |
same square, to same purchasers, for $500; |
lot IS same square, TO Edward b. COttreIl, Tor
Il 500; also, lots l62. 16, leo, $50 aud l5S in
square 40, and improved by i've unfinished
dwellings, 10 Frederick Paxson, for Sl3,550;
aso, lot % in sub. OF original lot Is, square %
and improvements, 10 MIs. TurtOD, for $500,
lot -, same square, and improvements, 10 j. Il.
Lambir. for II ,c.5; lot b, same square, TO l..
ID Schneider, Tor IS $50, lot a, same square. to
came purchaser, for - 900
b. II. Warner, real estate broker and aue-
10, in square east OF square 1U3, Half street
east AMI "a street sOu-hs to Anthony GRAY, at
$40.
LUTHERAN SYNOD OF MARYLASD.-AFter
the organization OF this body a. Ala-tiusblirg
West NITgiuiar was effected yesterday, the pres
iieDt appointed a number Of committees. Ths
most important was one on the OrganiL alton Of
q German synod of Maryland, OF which DR..
Valentine Il chairman. Dr. McCFOn was elected
member Of the board OF directors of the
pastors fund, Rev. +. =. Hennig I'll ausen, dele
gate 10 the Synod OF Pennsylvania; Rev. &. l..
Keedy, delegate 10 the Synod Of West Pennsyl-
VIVA, br. Steck, delegate TO the Synod of VlT-
GINA Rev y. ClutZ was appointed visitor to
LutheryIlle Seminary; DT. Steck. victor 20
hageTstoWu Seminary, and Rev. G.. II. Beck lev.
visitor 20 Burkettsville Seminary. In the even
ing coliOq uium was held for remarks on pas
tOral WORK and experience. Dr. Butter, Of this
city, sPork on the joys OF pastoral work.
The NEw NATIONAL ERA SUITs.-A lew
few weeks go W. Mel. Grippe entered, by Mr.
X. X. Elicit, a sUit agzInst the Douglas Broth
ers for rent, and also levied execution. The
marshal seized the effects at the printing Office
and advertised them for sale. The Dong glasses
thereupOn, by Messrs. ShAret and Miller. filed
bill for an Injunction 70 restrain the sale, and
temporary Injunction was granted, but 1t Was
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