Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-13
CendenseA Locals.

Unity Club, at the Unitarian church, corner 9Th
and ID streets.
Condensed Locals
The old Eastern market house, buiit in 1915,
To-day Judge wylie, in the Eaufty Court,
rismI.sed the bill for divorce in the case of
David hukle against Jane Mukle.
The postponed ball of the Corcorsn Zouaves
VIII positively take place at Washington all,
fennsylvabts avenue and Sd street, to morrow
evening, and will be q grand affair.
The temperance society of Uniortovn has
elected the following officers: Pre- ident r. v.
Mssstri vice president, J. V. MipnS; executive
con miuseIMrs Wyckof, Mrs Anderson, and
Saturday evening some thieves made an en-
trance TO the carpenter shop OF Btdxin
Brothers, corner of n ami lat street n1rthwe,t
and forcing the mOrey drawer took out the con-
tents-a ten cent nOte-sBd made Of
To-day in the case of fomDkins sgt. Nsni y,
BlGmenhurg. and Others, w. b. Moses ii l. d his
answer denying any business rrlstions with
Blumenburg < Co.. other than the purchase Of
certificate from the firm.
Yesterday morning AZ the Mount Zion VI f.
Church, corner of 18th and K streets. Rev. l.. e.
Muller, the pastor, received tselve new ne
cers, number OF whom were converts of the
protTsc:ed meeting which has been in PROCESS
during the past week.
ON Saturday evening fire was discovered in
the Kitchen o; a frame house No. 1914 VI alison
street, occupied by Mr.. Dixon. or or ". VI.
West turned in the alarm and then extinguished
the fire before the arrival Of the engines by
mounting the root and tearing OF some shingles
and throwing water on with n bucket.
Yesterday at the O'Clock mass at St Patrick's
Church $50 children received ccnmunjOn, 10
for the hIst time. The mass was s~eetIy sung
by ST. Patrick's junior choir. composed of Sun
day school children and graduates of ST. Vim
cents school, Father Walter addressed the
children
ON Wednesday afternoon the grand charity
matinee Is To be given, and the hill will be one
of the best OF the season. A telegram received
last night ffOm Mr.. ColyiIIe, Miss Thompsan's
manager in Baltimore, announces that Miss
IEOmprOn will preside at the box ON ee of Ford's
OIpTA House Tuesday, hafx nj D
O'Clock. for the sale of tickets for the benefit of
the poor Of Washington, and all persons are
notified that she will not return chaure but
solicit the largest contributions.
SET Ae,INsT CorSoD U.u.;.z,uu,.
ExScu.S-s Against ~, National Sariags B1aL-
MIS-. Fanny A. Huntington ard Mr. y. II. Casa
way, executors OF the estate of the late wm. s
Huntington, on Saturday hIed a suit in eIuty
against the National Savings Bank OF IN. Dis
trtct of Columbia for the recovery OF the IN
tereSt OF the deceased IN that institution. which
thew claim 20 he one sixteenth part Of the value
of us franchise, property. and privileges.
The bi!l sess forth that the National Savings
an May, Is,0. - in G. n Plant. W y Hunting ,
ton. l. ClepbaBe. n. A. Willard, q. ". Adams I
- p. Brown. George W. Stickncy, 3. p. Stick /.
new A J. S.urt' vant, j W. LathrcP, y. VII. |
son, -. Mu~sey. Il e. Robbins william b. !
Todd. r Simms. Jo-aph Casey, j. NJ Iatta 4
Henry willard. WI.ism II. Philip, A. II. Shep-
herf, Wm. Il. Dole. Hugh NcCulIoch. and NJ !
a.. Emery cOrpOrat.rs; that no capital was al /
vance.f except what was needed 10 0rganizs and /
business. anG IN At al y1DPPS horne
equally that said corporatcfs have carried on I
bHsinessfor four years without losses; that never
having issued stock divided shares the pres ant
vaiue OF capital stock and franchise, now
worth half million dollars, belongs to its six-
teen coTPOrstors; that neither Huntington nor /
DE heirs ever received more than aboHt $500
slthOush they are advised. and believe tn AZ the !
otIer corIOrafOrs have received large diyj-
fends, and have given out snd claim that the
interest OF sIOcLholaer terminates At his
Seath anG the stocks revert TO them. IL fur
IL y n ha 80
ct"ose successor, and states tn at their action
ueatS The corporation as commercial partner
M which would give any member tie right
70 clssoiye NJ, which could be effected by the
death of member. The plaintiffs aver that
tbty nave made several unsuccessful attempts !
70 get settlement, aud been ans v cred in such :
a wsv which. If true would destroy the crsJit
OF the institution. They therefore pray that
defendants be cited to set forth anil show the
account current OF tn bank since IT'S organize
non, and be deereed to pay to pIs utfis one
sixteenth part OF the value OF said franchise
Iipreriy. and privileges.
The TEMPERANCE MovsNESr-Lsst night
Rev. j. II. Dasbiel preached a Temperance ser
Men az NcKeSdree Chapel before a large cor
gre cation, including the Sons OF JoBaiaS The !
text selected vas the Golden Rule, Matthe |
vii. -
IT, Dashawsys had a meeting last night.
Prtsijent Constantine in the chair. Captain
BaTth read al essay on "Fhe danger ~ medic
nal splits" and addresses were delivered by !
NeserS Coffin, j. II. Thompson. judy MORE.
1ASsSa-- DaAAOAy DCfluCI cEA, duu !
DIR Bond.
The PRAYER AMI conference meetings. com
mrneirg AZ $50 o'o.Ock p. M, will be held this
week at the Calvary Baptist charch REV. DIR |
Par keT'sl, corner O. sch and streets There |
viii lie two grand nsss meetings this week; one
on "Wednesday evening, AZ $50 o'clock, Al the
New YORK avenue church, and the second mas. |
meeting on FRIDAY nj ght.
The monthly meeting of the Georgetown
last pisht at old Triuity church, Georgetown.
and Rev. Father Roccofort, spiritual director
addressed the meeting. At : O'Clock in the
morning the society approached holy commu-
Mon in a body, special mass being celebrated
by Rev. Father Strong, OF the collegs.
The Father Burke Catholic Total Abstinence
Society held it, usual we, ky meeting at Stott'S
hall. corner Of och street and Pennsylvsnia
avenue. in the evening. Several persons joined
tie sCci1ty.
Two RGGrEs Hip ~ Hay Lorr-roo
sor, alias - Black Jim alias Slippery jim"
N ade bis escape from the Reform School about
ole week ago, and few days Afterwards OH
Ger Philips caught him, but In taking him 10
the station house Slippery Jim cut the niuners
on his wrist ard made his escape. Afterwards
he joined an old pal named Alt Ford, aud the
pair together have, the policemen aliegs, com
roittsd some i've robberies. Saturday night
sergeant Clements learned that thew were
Lg-ng IN AIdy Gleason's stable in Goat alley
ard he srd OBJECTS Satrl, ClawsOn. Mari ana !
Crock surrounded the stable. and on entering,
The fngltives made dive for a has
Ioit containing about five tors OF hay !
" eFh tEOtECO 10 come CUT, tneF uCned the ON !
GERS, vhO set 20 work with pitchforks, AMI az
fast as they could removed the hay 10 another
ED Of the stable. the BOYS in the mssntima dig
giHg deeper, and some two hours were spent in
Rttiiug Down to them Finally Serg.sn Glenn
en's stuck slippery Jim" on the head with |
The fork. making a mark which he will carry
Ter life, when he halloed "hod mp. -, Lord
- nd Tor a doctor; m going To die" Tuey were |
~ sked out, and Jim head washed and hoInl |
mp, ard yesterday mor"iny he was retained to |
The reform school and Ford taken 10 the POiics !
Court.
DISHONEST SkRyAST-cn I0nl ~ last |
ccloIed hoy named -Iosi~s Bell, in the employ |
OF cficer Arnold, OF the county, stole three
tweIty dollar bills and gold dollar from a
trunk belonging 10 Mrs Arnold and m'nedi-
Ately left. The robbery WAS not discovered
until Friday, when Mr.. A started in pursuit of
Bell, and traced him about fifteen miles into
Montgomery county Nd. and found he hal
retrsced his steps towards this cry. Last even
Ing Mr.. Arnold gave description OF the bJv
70 Station Keeper RGderick, OF the It'll pre-
cinct, and half an hour after wards the boy A.
Piled there for lod gings. and WAS recognized 81
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