Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-28


SOciable of the New York Republican Asso-
citation NJ the Masonic Temple.
Condensed Locals.
Sergeant &. h Vernon. now doing duty ~
hack inSpec or. va to-day appointed lieu
tenant % police vice Essex. decea eel.
Patents were issued yesterday 10 Washing
IOnianS as follows Montgomery e. MciS>
lens attachment for gas burners, James VI.
Mason. lifting jacks.
The alarm Of fire from box -. Mt halEpaSf
five last evening. was for fire discovered at
sH h street 10 originated from a stove. and
was eNtin guiShCd after about SIC0 worth of
samage had been done.
Mrs. Mary r Ie Fevre, who spoke 60 elO-
gucEt at The late woman suffrage convention
IN Lincoln Hall. viii lecture at the same
place on Monday evening next on "Our Great
The IailieS' invitations to the annual ball
OF ibe Plate Printers Union at Masonic Tenn
pie February 81. are a usual. taSteiully de-
signed and beautifully executed. and 10 j
fair To suppose tine ball Will. as usual, be a
recherche affair
The Masonic Hall association has come 10
the determination To place lire escapes 10 the
Masonic Temple a. a pToCautiOn against any
emergency from fire. a. soon as arrange
mentS can be made The extra expense in
CURED by the association 10y the fire in that
binding last summer has caused a delay in
this matter.
Some twenty-five or thirty butchers ere
forming company and propose tO invite
bids from ice dealers To furnish them during
the season, with view 81 making Sdch a
v
ing large price before the close OF the sea-
sOn.
NesSrs VI. W. Gibbs and ]. \. Emerson.
OF Arkansas Philip Joseph. of Alabama: and
q. W. Price. OF North Carolina. have adj
dressed a letter To Dir. Frederick Douglass
asking his views a. to the propriety of holding
a meeting of representative COlOTe,l men in
washington 10 consider what course i adj
viSsthle To- he taken for the protection of lif..
and y pperty in the South i'm case of the fail
ure OF congress 10 lesiSlatc therefor at this
y session NJ Douglass has replied. indOrSiue,
the suggestion a. 10 a public meeting.
The executive committee OF the American
Public Health Association met AT the Office
of the president. BT. j. VI. Toner, YES. erIay
10 confer upon matters of interest to the SOci-
ETY. and take action in relation ~ the publ
cation 81 important papers. This committee
~ composed Of the officers and six of the
memneTS Of the association. The next meet
ing OF the association viii Ike place. in Pal
tl1nCrt and interesting papers will there ami
then be submitted. There appears to be a
growing sentiment i'm favor of this OrganizI-
lion among the leading medical and scicn-
the men Of the eonntty.
SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRU
ELTH To ANINALS--The fourth annual
meeting of this society was held last night nj
the lecture room of the Y. VI. G. y. the Drqsi-
dent. Theodore F. Gashel. in the chair, and
W. e DuVall secretary. The president sub
United his annual report. in which ne recitef
The many obstacles experienced in getting
the society into running order. bat public
sentiment has undergone much chansa i'm
relation 10 the objects and purpnSes This
was evidenced in many ways: those ha VIM
charge of stock have become hopefully i'm
pressed with the humane purposes OF the so
clety, the people. generally. are regarding
Their efforts with favor, and the courts >I!S-
IAN The action of its members. wLei q il is
found necessary TO resort To them To sustain
the law He dwelt in detail upon the y.rjols
phases OF cruelty which came under the oh
seryatlon of the members, including the
Working of WORKOUT and disabled horses.
turning out Of glandeTed horses: bag7riDn
OF cows; pigeon shooting matches DC.
The secretary : report shows that - arrests
Were iIatde during the past year for charges
of whipping animals, L. for OyprIoadiuo
them, = for working them when unfit Tor la
Dor. = for abandonment. for over driving. ;
Tor ing calves IN a cruel manner. L. for bag
sln2 COWS, > for dog fighting. 81 for neglec. i'm
prov proper shelter. and ? .Or StOnin2
birds; ma King a total of rs
Inc report OF the treasurer. Mr. a. :. Solo
mons. was submitted. showing receiptS
$500. and disbursements $3.50. leaving a
hSla"ce on hand OF $500. Fifteen caudi-
I .i were proposed and elected TO member
Officers were elected rs follows. Theodore
Gatchel. president, unanimously re-
elected vice presidents Hon V T.. Chin
man. X 4. Fox. Hr. Gideon, :. Palmer Prot
Thomas Taylor. and ]. c. smith secretary
W { luvall: treasurer, Mr. \. :. SoIOuous
A =, NaliGT Jr., T. 4. Grey. W. b. Reed.
III III; Talmadge. J. III. King ]. l. WiIIett
Frank Rives and Josiah Bellows.
ELECTIONS OF OFFICFRs-The Nc.ropoli-
tan NJ f church. through it, trustees and
stewards. has elected the following Officers
TruSteeS-EN-Mayor VI. q. Emery. President
Grant. Col. T. G. Cox. T. l. TulIOch- DR. T.
Howard. samuel NCTmcnt. Andrew b. pu-
vail samuel Fowler. and I. r. Clark Stew
aIei@C. &. EUrr. j \ Ruff, l.. O. TallmaI,a.
W r GapeD, b Charlton G. Burlew \ T.
IaSker, :. :. BlackiOrd, ami General = :
HenEle.
The Grand Lodge Knights OF Pythias mot
IN annual session az their han. corner OF ON
ana - streets nOTJhw1st. last night CEancel-
Tor tOldwen prn7idiT2, and elected the fol-
lOwIn2 officers i. C. &. J. T. C0liueU. G. Y.
y; r & \, j. Cunning, G.. &. =. {. J. NJ
Gas>away, Y q. C.; Z. G.. G. Richard Good
hart. G. h. of T. AMI \. =. & VIM III Hines.
u VI. OF T.. TruSteeS-P. G.. c. Robert Har-
zen 4. G. T. PeySer, L. &. Il r. Brown. The
IolIoWlnS are The representatives. to the SUI
brtne Lodge which meets in WASHINGTON
~ L. IN May next: p. g. &. 6 L. FnxyvaII'
Swo years; Il. :. c. Hugh Divine hOIIjpG
over
The annual election Of officers oftheI. n. n.
r Library Association of East Washington
resulted in the selection Of Mr.. VIM. Bright.
president; Mrs. NJ F. ShOemakef. vice pr.Si-
-.,-.... WIN. J. Allan. secretary. and -
Long, treasurer.