Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-21
Condensed Los ais.

Condensed Lot ais.
Katie ErhaTt, thirteen years old. last eve
nh < fell through the skylighf at Mr. C. w
ThUTH's, No. 3l5 9th str aet, a distance of
about twenty feet, but escaped serious in
jurv.
The Grand United Orier of Odd Fellows
Will celebrate its 10Th anniversary on Friday
at Lincoln Hail, when the address will be
delivered. and the grand banquet will take
place at night at Odd Fellows Hail, 18th ST.,
between G and ID northwest.
Hon. c, G.. Cox, NJ. n, will deliver the pre-
sentatiOn address To the victorious rifle team
ON the occasion Of the 'Challerge Cup con-
test tomorrow evening at the Schuetzen
Park.
In tho Police Court proceedings yesterday
IL was stated that John Shipiey said that he
rad himself found his wife in a house Of i'll
fame. This, he states. is incorrect. and that
what be did say was that he had Information
" hich led him 20 believe thai she had been in
tie habit Of visiting such houses.
TEE PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICAN Asso-
CATION AND THE PRINTERs-The Penusyl-
vania Republican Association held a meet
ing lsst evening at Clarke'> hall; Mr.. F.. Il.
ChaI man president. and j. II. Grass secre-
taTy. Mr.. T.. NJ. oyster offered the following:
''W he Teas justice To the laboring classes
has not only been the policy. but one OF the
fur dam entail principles OF the republican
has on two occasions refused 10 reduce the
wages Of the employees Of the Government
Printing Office at the dictatiOn of the en-
piOying printers of this CITY: and whereas
certain papers in this city. namely the
Washington O'rOEic'e and the Nd'icadl ReDtsb-
hrOf', (tbe latter claiming Ia be the organ Of
the republican party in the capital of the
n ton are now cOHdeU ug the action of
Con gTe>s In carrying out the principles of
The party by meeting out justice 20 the tabor
ing men emplOyed IL the (iCvernmeut Print
ing Office, and are now presUmiUg to advise
the Cons ressional Printer To do the injustice
republican Congress refused To 10. thereby
placing those papers in an attitude OF hos
tlllty TO the republican party on this ques-
- pc,or,1~g Tho. ne ro,,,,b1;,,,,- 49,, -
the aCtiOn Of the Cly0Ec'e and Rc, lt5'ieftq in
their Efforts 20 commit the republican party
against the labOring classes, believing il to
the party
Aiter some remarks by Mr.. Oyster about
the ~ ~ arkS OF the labOring man. Mr.. DOty
said tbs { he could not see what the aSspcia-
ton bad TO do with the Chronicle and RrDaj-
hccn. When PennsylvaBians were re- used
pay Ior WO-k perform Ell. then 10 was time 10
SPEAK and he thought that this meeting con
eerr ed no one except a voting Pennsylva-
Man.
NJ. oyster said that the resolution was in
tended tor more OF the private offices, but the
GOveTi nent Printing Office.
after remarks by Mr.. Wager. Mr.. Allen
Coffin and Judge Oliphant, Mr.. oyster mOdi-
fed the resolution by striking out the names
of the papers.
Mr.. Olfphant offered as an amendment
strike out all after the words ''emplOyes OF
the following:
'Therefore' resolred That we cordially an
prove the action OF Congress in this respect
as right, just and proper 10 a worthy class Of
Iaborers, and are opposed to any efforts made
here or elsewhere for the reduction of wages
The resolution, as amerded, was adopted.
An election of officers for the ensuing six
months was then had. with the following re-
suit. j. Powers, president; DIR. c. Raub
". III. Roger and Joseph DeUeane, wee prsSi-
1tnts; ID. ID. johnson, recording secretary;
W. W. Burke, corresponding secretary; Luz
Tier Harrison, treasurer.
RIAL ESTATE SALEs.-Taos. Bowling.
auctlOneer. sold yesterday tor F. b. Mcclure.
trustee, lot - in square 1O3. situated on O.
street between 10th and 21st streets. north
west, In proved by three-stpry and nnanSari
roof dwelling, to ThOS. j. Fisher, for al 500.
Also, for r. P Jackson, trustee, part lot =
in EOmead's addition to Georgetown. north.
east corner OF Beall and Monroe streets 10 J.
K Young. for II ,125-
II. f. Warner, real estate broker ami auo-
tOL Ger, sold at auction MOnGay afternoon,
through George +. EmmonS. salesman. for
Arthur W. Fiske, trustee, sub. lot IS t.
squa re 9ii- fronting on 1erh street, between =
ard { streets southeast. - feet by depth OF
1o5 feet 19K inches, 10 G. c. Burr. ESQ. a. S291
Also, through j. T.. COldwelI. salesman for
Allison Major, jr., trustee. a triangular pieca
Of ground, being part OF lot :. in square ~,
corner Of 1st street east and North Carroll a
avenue, containing about 222) square fee.
10 Hon y. X. Shepherd, al s2o5.
AFFAIRS AT THE WASHINGTON NAVY
4ARD.-The officers Of the steamer Gettys-
burg reported for duty at the navy yarI yes
I.lE II.
r. NJ. Green. The steamer Fortune, now
being fitted for sea at Camden, ". j.. will
arrive here next week. Several inventors OF
steam safety valves throughout the country,
by request OF the Treasury department, have
submitted specimen valves, and ali that
have arrived up 10 date are now being testei
81 The yard under the supervision of Chief
Engineer Edwin Fithian of the navy, and
SupeTV lSing Inspector General VIM. Bur
dette, or the Treasury department The re-
suit OF u e test will not be known before Oc-
tOber 1T.
THE GRAND ESTABLISHMENT of MesSrs.
~ Saks q 60. Will, on Saturday next. be
thrown open 10 the public, when a grand dis
play OF fall al q winter STYLES in every de-
parlment vii, be shown: ON occasions OF
This 6ind- IN New York, hundreds of people
CALL merely 'or the purpose of seeing We
predict "A graLC success for the firm a. they
assure us that he exhibition of stock will be
exceedingly Ia, ge and varied. The remOd-
elled eSt2bliShn ent is a credit TO our CITY
and many Of our merchants VINO constantly
complain Of haTC times would do well u CON
SUIT Sax q 20 the remedy. The public
are cordially inv ted To call as purchasers or
visitors, and We ssure them they Will be re-
paid by doing 50.
Mrs. EYDE's PETITION FOR DIVORCE
THIS r'orT ing, Mr.. VI. Thompson fileSf, for
hleEaTd n. Hyde. The petitioner represents
hat me was q widow when she married de-
iendant; that IN January, 1855, defendant
OrceTed her 10 leave the house and shin for
herself, and his children became so insnIti1o
mat she found IL necessary TO have some or
mem arrested, and he, with his children
trt ated her with great cruelty. She asks a
dlNOrce and allmoney (PelylsiVe dfe and per
l-'Hent) and the custody of her child.
ECLIPSE OF THE SUS-There will be an
eclipse OF the sun on Wednesday morning
lie 9th instant, visible east Of the Mi~SiS-
SlTPi. The eclipse will be annular or ring
Ike on the south shore Of Lake Ontario
northern New York and Massachusetts. IL
VIII he visible as partial eclipse to the in
habitantS OF the Atlantic and middle states
(whO get up early enough to see in as far
south as Savannah. The sun will rise
eClipsed at Washington. The eclipse will
end here lew minutes after O'Clock a. m
e
Mr.. B. 4. LEIGHTON, deputy clerk OF the
Police Court. sent in his resignation To Judge
Smell on the 18th instant, stating tsat as a
portion OF the public press had unjustly con-
nected his name with the release OF one
oIySsT, and IN order t.iat no iInputation
t ~, rest ON the Police Court through hiHl
49, ueef I ~ his duty 10 tender his resigna-
yesterday. '-0 A09's 'i'-
s MAkki - LENSES have been issued as
IoilO|s Patrick ToOin and Margaret Reaty--
George A. Washington and Pos I.a-yJs.