Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-27
Condensed Locals.


The street lamps will be lighted at $40 p.
m, and exfinguished at $50 a M
Officer Gates arrested a German named
Scheler Saturday morning while the latter
was trying 10 break into the wood and coal
office corner b and 18th streets northwest.
Rev. VIM. Gibbons, OF the Mt. Zion Bap-
fist church. (cOiOred.l baptized some thirty
persons, male and female, in the Potomac
Syce more teach yesterday morning.
The grand SOclabie, at Masonic Temple,
this ana tomorrow evenings. for benefit of
ST. DOm-nics Church, Will be brilliant
Tire tooiers Of those internal tin horns on
Christmas evidently had not read and inn
proved their conduct by Bryaut's new Christ
mas poem which commences:
mo trumpet blast pTO!aEed
The day on which the Prince of Peace was
The New York Association will give the
FIRST of their series of annual receptions for
the season of 1S1j- &c, at Masonic Temple,
Wednesday evening. December 10Th. The
committee Will spare no pains 10 make these
receptions even more popular than those OF
The South Washington Sunday School
Union met at RylaDd chapel yesterday after
noon, and the exercises were very interest
ing. Addresses were delivered by the Rev.
W. s. Hammond, of the Methodist Protest.
ant church, and the president of the union,
Gr. 8. 8. Taylor
Mr.. Jas. Lavender, sr.. native of the
county of Norfolk. England. but for the last
forty years a resident of this city. died at his
residence, No. 1871 9Th street northwest, Sat
urdsy afternoon, in the G6th year OF his age.
For many years past he had been dealer in
our city markets.
the arsenal point, on Thursday afternoon
broke the rod of her air-pump, and her en-
sGines were consequently disabled. She was
tOwed TO Alexandria. and the machinery
was ON Saturday repaired and she started
for Norfolk yesterday.
Or. Hayes. who lectures Wednesday even
iEg next at Wesley chapel, corner 5th and r
streets, is the well-kuown Arctic explorer,
and he will tell the story OF his researches in
Iceland and around the pole. The lecture
will De illustrated on canvass, and we doubt
not Is exceedingly interesting. lead the ad-
vertisement,
pigeon shoOting-match took place on
Long Bridge, between some of the best anna
teGr maTksmen in the District There were
Two tests, first ;, then shots each. which
resulted as follows: F. \. SimOus. o, :: T..
l. Mills. :. ;; r. w. Baker, ,, ); :. II. Man,
?, 4; j. W. House, g. 6.
For the benefit of the many strangers i'm
Washington, We would call attention to the
Irving house. corner Sth and ID streets. It's
convenient location and moderate prices
make il very desirable for the winter, and
In addition there is a frSt-clasS restaurant
belonging TO il, which always has an abund-
ant supply of all the delicacies of the sea-
on the recommendation of the Health Of
fcer the slaUghter-hOUse and premises on
The south side of Mt. Pleasant street, be-
tween TN and 9th, in the county, with the
sheep and hog pen belonging TO +. Stohiman.
and house and premises 1850 Sd street north
Board of Health, and their abatement Or
Gered.
Today the police of the second and sixth
princints - Lieutenants NOonan and Eek
lOf-are changing their quarters. The first
are moving from the frame building, on eth
street, above the Boundary, to a building
near by, and the second from the Old Hulk
Corner of 9th and X streets to the Shiloh
church building. on Massachusetts avenue,
between 9th and 10Th.
Among the many recipients. X-nas morn
lng, OF tangible evidences of kind remem-
FRANCES was Mrs. r. L. Ridgely. 1921 Penn
tylvania, who was delightfully."- surprised
with an elegantly, costly tea service. In its
bestowal, her ''maDy friends" are assured
inst ~ viii 6e appreciated as slight ex-
the fair recipient
FIRE ALARMS. - Yesterday. about II
O'Clock, smoke issuing from the cellar Of
GOldschmldt, on tn street. near II, was the
cause OF an alarm OF fire being turned in
from box 125, but il proved To be from a de-
fective furnace.
A FIRE occurred at the residence of Morris
Hsrtwall, Virginia avenue near "a street
about O'Clock Christmas morning. caused
BY the upsettiDg of lighted Christmas can
die, which occasioned loss of about slO0 to
the furniture.
AT Diapers mill, corner OF 18th and C.
streets northwest, yesterday afternoon, the
Waterman discovered the flooring of the
building TO be on fire, and with a few
bueketsfull of water succeeded in extin.
gushing the flames.
Last night a coaI-oil lamp exploded in the
house of Mr.. Conrad FauDce, No. GIs
street southwest, igniting the carpet, but
the flames were extinguished by the in
mates without causing an alarm.
ACoLoRED WOMAN AND Boy DROWNED.
Last Friday a eolored man canned Sims
and his Wife. and a cOlOred boy named Rob't
Ward, living near UniOntown, drove to the
city with wagon load of market produce,
and after dispOsing of the same started TO
return home about half.past II O'Clock, and
nistaklng the roadway leading to the old
eridee FOR the new, drove into the Eastern
raF o<.fs4 krTrl
assistance could be rendered the woman and
the boy Ward were both drowned, as was
also the horse. The water at this point is
about thirty feet deep, and IL appears that
the authorities have never placed any bar
T1ers across the old carTiageway to prevent
accidents OF this kind; and the wonder is that
others have not shared the same fate. Wards
body was recovered at an early hour yeSter-
ray morning, By dragging, and the body of
TIE woman about 3 O'Clock in the afternoon.
A coroper's inquest was held, and a verdict
Ct accidental drowning rendered.
THE LITTLE ACROBAT.-To-Iay, I'm tie
Equity Court, Judge Wylie, the case OF the
little acrobat ZaDiO Poole, was taken up.
II Will be remem bered thai he was taken
from the custody of his brothers while per
forming al the Theater ComiqUe some weeks
sgo, on a writ OF habeas corpus, sued out by
Mr.. j. r. Oatchell, VINO alleged in the petit
ton that the performance was dangerous 10
life ard limb, and demOraliZing. The court
gave the custody OF the child To Mr.. Gatchell
PENDING the nnal hearing, and referred the
cause 90 Mr.. T. j. Johnson. an examiner in
ehancery, 10 take the testimony. Mr.. j. took
quite mass of testimony, which ne has re-
ported 70 the court, and il was read to-day
by Nj. +. Miller for Mr.. Gatchell, and Mr.. :.
j. Thomas for The Poole brothers.
Two PERSONS INJURED BY RECKLESS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. morning John Mar
TN, coloTed, who resides on Pennsylvania
avenue, near 2ist street, while standing on
the cerner OF 10th and X streets northwest,
was shot in the leg by some unknown per
kon, causing slight flesh wound.
Henry Pearson, eolored boy, II years OF
age, while playing in the alley In the rear of
Ire Arlington hotel, was shot in the breast
oy an unknown white man who made good
ms escape The boy was taken 10 h idwell's
drug store. ON i street, near II tn, and his
wound, slight flesh one, was dressed.
A CHILD KILLED BY WHIsKY-YesteT-
day morning, about O'Clock, Henry Hunter,
y eolored boy, aged years, died at his
Lather's residence, near the corner OF 18th and
II streets, from the effects OF liquor. On |
ehrlslmas morning the father left in a !
second story room bottle containing about !
nail pint OF whisky, and IL appears that |
NINA