Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-25
LOCAL NEWS.

Condensed Locals.
The annual excursion Of the Fifth Baptist
Church 10 GIymont, on Monday morning next,
will be q pleassn Ut trip. See advertisement
At last accounts the Washington yacht Ella
Tredven with q PLEASURE party on board was at
Norfolk.
Mr.. sweeney, a rising young man from the
west, will preach to morrow at the Vermont
avenue Christian Church. See I'D.
BraEch|ieaves at half past VcIoCk this AFTER,
rs0n, sharp.
Col. Florence who is still sick but impro, ing
20 that he hopes to be out SOON announces that
the Gazette tomorrow will be an urnsnaiiv
spirited and attractive number. Zee sdvt.
"After the War" will be pSrformed at the
National Thester for the last time this evening
snd those who have not seen it should avail
themselves Of the only chance.
Rev VIM MEG aire will conduct the services
OF the Reformed Episcopal Church, and preach
NJ the audience room in Lincoln hall to morrow
evening. See adyt.
About O'Clock last night coal oil lamp in
the house of Henry Neal, No 900 9th street ex-
pOded, but the fire was extinguished before
much damage was done.
The tTestles for the aqueduct to be built at
Four mile run, on the Alexandria and George
town canal, were put in on Tuesday, and the
work will now be pushed forward raDidly.
SyTseusians Lodge, No. 10, X. of P, appro-
pristed slOO last evening, at their regular ses-
SION. toward the completion OF the Washington
Yesterday, James futile, while at work at
Knox's express stables, corner Of 2i and b
streets northwest, Was struck on the head by a
badly injured. He was taken to the National
hotel and DR.. Townsend attended him.
Charles t. Eckert, of Philadelphia. for many
years past clerk in the Office of the Paymaster
General, died in this city this morning OF con-
gestion OF the brain. Deceased was about 80
fraternity.
The stern-wheel steamer Potomac, recently
built at Neabseo Mills, Virginia, by L. W.
Willis, IL completed. and proceeded down the
river yesterday. The carpenters work on the
new steamer Mary Washington will be COM
pleted this week, and IL is probable that she
viii make a trial trip next week.
The rumor that the A" horse disease" Is again
prevailing in this District seems to have had its
origin in the fact that a number of horses have
recently died OF symptoms resembling those of
the eplZOoty. The stable men do not regard the
prevailing disease as epizootie. and state that
those horses which survived it when il did pre-
vail are liable TO colds at every change of the
weather, and it is probably such horses that are
Yesterday, VIM. Kinds Smith, esq, general
secretary Of the y. NJ. c. A, of Manchester,
England, spoke at several meetings. The first
history Of the crusade against concert halls at
Leeds. In the evening at the parlors he ex-
planned the mode Of "Parlor Bible Reading"
At O'Clock, with Rev. G. A. Hall, and others,
he addressed an open air meeting at the corner
OF Pennsylvania avenue and eth Street, and at
o'clock he conducted meeting for young men
committee of health of the Richmond council,
and DR.. W. III. Taylor, coroner Of the same city,
were in town yesterday TO inspect the system Of
removing night SOL by the Odorless Exca.
waiting Company. They were accompanied by
Mr.. EdEard johnson, Who explained the work.
ings OF the apparatus, and also showed them
other OPERATORS of our Board of Health: DIR.
Bliss explained the manner in which the board
Aept their records and papers.
BUILDING PERMITs.-The following have
been issued Theodore Huysman, onestory
brick, on street, between 4th and 5th north
west; o. D. Spicer, two-stOry brick stable, rear
OF g street, between 9Th and 9Th northwest; j.
III -TGh Nu-rN cfn kraGl l. Z
street southwest, and three one or two story
frames in alley rear OF Delaware avenue near q
Stree, ~ hammond g Gettinger thTee-story brick,
10 extend vaults TO curb line on 9Th street, be-
tween and n northwest; Eugene Grant, two
story frame stable, 10th street, between and
northwest; John Mccarthy, brick school,
house, corner of 18th and streets northwest:
Annie Fountain, frame, corner Sd and streets
ncrthwestj Juan Boyle, nine two story bricks
on sd and NJ streets northwest; j. Z. Knovlton
two story frame, New jersey avenue, bet yeen
and ID streets northwest John A. Tamber-
and northwest; John Richardson, two-stOry
frame, Massachusetts, avenue, between 9th and
9TH streets northeast; T.. "A. Sheckell, two story
brick. No. 17O High street, Georgetown; John
GlbbOD, two twO-stOry bricks, Green street be-
tween Bridge and Olive, Georgetown.
ELECTION OF TEACHERS OF CorsrY
SCHOOLs.-An adjourned meeting Of the trus-
tees OF the county schools was held yesterday
AFTERNOON, Mr. Brown in the chair, and MI
Packard secretary. The annual election for
president took place. and resulted In the cleo
non OF Mr. j. 5. Brown: The board elected
teachers for the coming school wear, as follows:
let district-SebOOl No. 1. Clement a. Peck;
school No. ?, Mrs. L. NJ. Niemsn. Sd district
3,JGla York principal. and Maudana j. Brown,
Ellen Emery, and Della M. Tinge. 9Th dis
triet-Sehool No. ?. John @. Male. 9th dis
triet-SehoOl No. I, Mary NJ. Manning; school
No. :, John ii. Voorhees,. 9Th dstricCSehOol
No: ], Henry 5. Petty principal, and s. r. Abel
and Rachel j. Steele; school No 2 Sarah A.
SE1mrQ school n
mons principal, and Fanny r. Hall, Mary II.
Benjamin, aud Emma Patterson; school No.
mate OF expenses of the schools for the year
ending June 50, ISIS, wss aOoO; referred to
me DISTRICT commissioners Tor their approval.
CAMP MEETINGS Extensive arrangements
are being made for the great Washington Grove
camp meeting, which will be commenced on
The 9TH OF August in the grove near Gathers
burg, Md. Our neighbors OF Fairfax circuit
Va, are also making arrangements for a camp
meeting to be held in Gibson's woods, near
YOuDg's tollgate, on the Alexandria and Lees.
burg turnpike, commencing on the 9Th OF Au-
gust This camp was before the war 3 very pop
Mar one, and IL Il the intention OF the Fairfax
MethCdists TO make IL a successful one this
year.
A coIored camp-meetiug under the suspices
OF the Mount Zion Circuit, Washington Confer
enee, VI. K. Church, Potomac district, is 10
begin Friday, August p; and close Friday,
August %, in Brice's Chapel Grove, near
White Plains station, Charles county, Nd )
on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad.
IT WILL BE SEEN by reference to our adyer-
using column that NJ. William will continue his
sales At forty and twenty per cent. discount for
one week longer. This will accommodate the
many ladies in the departments who failed TO
receive their salaries on the fifteenth. The de-
duet.on at the rate OF forty per cent. is liberal
mak.ng the price Of a fOrty-hve dollar Lace
Jacket but twenty seven dollars, a twenty-five
Collar bonnet fifteen dollars, an eighteen dollar
halr orald ten dollars and eighty cents, and so
on This, OF course, brings the goods far below
cost, but Il is the determination of Mr.. william
10 have an entirely new stock when the fan
trade commences. As this sale continues only
until August first, now is the time 10 take ad-
vantage OF 10.
STOLEN PROPERTY RECOvRRKD.-Detectiyes
MeDeyitt, Miller, and Sergeant Fainter and
OmeeTs Miller and PeasteT, about II O'Clock
last night captured a gang of colored men in
rancho on - y street, between q and ID north
west They gave their names Joe Mulligan