Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-06
Condensed Locals.


Condensed Locals.
See advertisement Of j. F. BroadLsc-.d in
another column
See advertisement Of ~. Moses, Stammer-
ing cured, in another column.
Attention is called to the advertisement Of
Fitch Fox q To- I9r me d.Si ~ y the i'S-
Rev. VIM. Mcclure will conduct the ser
vices Of the Reformed Episcopal church, at
Lincoln Han. tomorrow See ad-
OId Folks Costume Concert. by the Mount
Zion NJ T.. church. Monday night. Proceeds
10 purchase q Sunday School library. See al.
Major James IT, ThayeT. postal clerk b.
tween This city and Weldon, y. c. died on
Thursday last at his residence, No. i12
trett southwest.
The meeting Of East Washington citizens
90 PI0te>i against the proposed abolition OF
the Washington navy yart- has been post
IOuCd until Monday night next.
Tie now church Of the Immaculate Con
cCptICu, Rev. Z r. MCtdTty. pastor, V IL be
dedicated by Archbishop BayIry with Im-
posing ceremonies on Sunday afternoon, the
18th instant.
ShiIlngt0n sends the New York T-wf
%hsosGc for $50. b.i>tliUE with t~t PAGES OF
statistics, also from ShiIligginu and War
Ten CEOatc \ Co we have H"P,y's BI-cU
Tor February 20.
TIE C,a1jr0i .HTor-tae is the name Of hand
some illustrated monthly edited and pub
lished by Miss Mary Nolan, - Louis. y
feature Of the ma gaZiue D. the pictures Of
Senators and Congressional delegations in
groups.
Hon.
much falked-Of lecture on \ bFdUam Lincoln.
IN this city. February 18th. The subject iS
one which tho Speakers familiar with. while
his ability j. too well known iU Washington
to need any words Of COMMUNICATION.
Rev IT. GlfCkeTiug wishes thanks re-
turned To those who have Contributed for the
relief Of an aged lady referred To- in THE STAR
last saturday He also wishes 10 understood
that some Fifty dollars more would release
from pawn articles of clothing. &c. OF at least
double the value necessary for her comfort
duty at the Presidents House, TOOK into Gus
tOdy and lodged IN the Central gUarlhouSc
the same insane man. OF whom mention
was made In The STAR q few days ago. and
who was again Try Ing 10 get into the White
House. He calls himself \ LOri lie Born
This morning he was sent To the Insane Asy-
lum.
The funeral of tlrIatr Nathan Sargent took
place yesterday afternoon from has late resi-
derce on last Capitol street Rev. y FIOri-
dICS Steel. rector OF -. Marx : Protestant
Episcopal church Cffigiat,el. The pHlI-bpIT-
eTS were Mc>SrS. Edward Clark. r. \. Howe.
y. W Bu-ch,u, William NimmO, Daniel
Weed and William Fletcher. The remains
Were deposited in Oak Hin cemetery.
The usual course OF sermons. under the aus
Tices a. The Young Mems Christian aSSoc.a-
ton. ~ Lincoln Han viii be- Iut-ErUpte4, to
moTTOw in cOU-e4 o.; the ladIicS frnprr-
anCe meeting. The presence Of Mrs. johnson.
from Brooklyn and Mrs. Witteumyer, from
Philadelphia, both eloquent speakers and
earnest workers in the cause. seemed 10 iuS-
lily tins interruption OF sabbath preaching.
Ia OF calvary BAPTIST church.
viii speak sunday, the 18TH inst.
District Government Affairs
The employees and IabOrers attached 10
the Wafer Registrars Office received their
pay to-day.
Considerable comment has been INDUCED
N by justices of the peace and attorneys a.
To the pow or Of tine District Commissioners
IN revOkIug the commissions OF Justices aud
magistrates, many taking the ground that
thty DO not possess such power. In the sec
Ond section OF the organic act for the govern
nent OF the District of Columbia, approved
June %. 1N.+. the language is as follows.
''And said commissioners are hereby author
lZtd 10 abolish any Office. 10 consolidate two
or more offices, reduce the number of EN-
pioyGS. remove from office. and make APP
poln0nents 10 any office authorized by law"
THE HILTON WILL CASE-TO-day in the
Court IN General TERN. the case of J. T.. Hi.
ton Ct al against &. = Hilton, was argued by
MS>SlS- j j. Johnson and =. l.. Phillips for
The plaintiff. and W. r. MattingIy for tila
defendant The late John p. Hilton was the
owner Of valuable real estate in square 2lj.
BOUNCED by 18th and l. streets and Vermont
avenue northwest. as also a considerable
amount Of personal property. In his will he
directs that "all my estate except such as
Il hereinafter otherwise devised and he
queathed be sold by my executors at an
early day as practicable upon such terms
ana conditions a. may seem best i'm their
judgment Tor the best interest OF all herein
concerned and that the proceeds arising
theTefTom shall be divided a. far "a the
amount realized nom the sale Of his estate"
lie leaves lot any Improvements 10 his son
q. :. Hilton, and his children. as also an the
rest of his estate, excepting certain special
bequeSis. The defendant claims hat the
teSIator- by directing that all his estate
should be sold by his executors. cOnyerfa.I
his real into personal estate. and that the
residue. after payment OF debts and lcgacieS
goes 10 nam as reSidUary lesatee-
WAsHINGToS ISGENUITY.-MeSSrS. sin
cialr \ Robertson. Of This city. have lust
n 'sf. D.
Hamilton grocery establishments and a. is
usual, sLcy have made fiF>t-Iate lob. AMI
some Improvements not To b" fDGud else
where IL the center il the elevator running
from basement 10 the fourth story worked
by machinery and. by the improvements
made, % can raise 1.54u To 20J0 pounds from
cellar 10 garnet IN three minutes, using but
- pounds 81 steam. This elevator is Self-ad-
Jusung, ami works with all the SmOOthncSs
81 Passenger elevators. In the rear part Of
the nr>t floor j. the handsome engine buiIt
by the same finn q few months since as also
a C0Hee-EoaSter and mill. With this ma
chlnery much labor is saved. and all vino
have examined 10 are satisfied that there il
20 need OF our citizens going elsewhere for
such work.
GILNORE'S I'D REGIMENT E,ND Co~-
GFf-T--tT iTnOrc and his band. now en- route
for Louisville, Ky. where they have been
engased 10 give "A grand concert on the 25th
81 eLTuarF- ID aiu Of tine Free Library Of
Kentucky. VIII be- mere on Monday They
nave given concerts M Boston. and since The
last jubilee There has not been such q
InG>lCal sensation az the Hub. There Will
be only one concert in this city on Monday
next, February Sth. at Lincoln Hall. Gil
more himself. with a band Of siXty-five Sc
ltcJed artists, VIII perform "a very attractive
programme This band Is said to be- fully
equal In GIlmOrc's line 10 Thomas orchestra
II TIE line. and if 80 10 cannot help but BE-
excellent. Tickets are selling r4uidIy ami
those VINO intend 10 90 should make haste 10 /
Stcart seats now, a. they may be disappCint- |
Ell II they wait 10 the last moment
t1EAL ESTATE SALES.-B. ri. Warner. real
estate broker and auCtiOuceT. sold at auction
ia the county Of Washington for Vim r.
Mattinely and ChaS. r. PrentiSS trustees a
faTn Of y acres ON the Silver Hill road
about miles from the Navy Yard bridge
20 Theodore MOsheT. ESQ, at $500 Also
for George W. Stickney and Charles y
Thomas, trustees, the farm known as the
Girls Industrial Home School. containing -
acres, on the Marlboro road. within "a mile
and half OF CniOntOwn. to the commissions
eTS of the FreedmenS Savings and Trust Co