Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-01
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tiOnal TheatCT tonight This is considered
by many his best character.
The report Of the st. Andrews Society
Uav.
Il is the purpose Of the collector Of taxes to
return 10 The police comm isSiOners n list of
an Oar-Foom licenses not YET taken out, for
heir action
From ShiIl'UgtO1 we have the beautiful
IEUstro'0i L~y,li1l Almanac for 1S1f, q capital
number; FROM J. G. Parker IICUper'S Use'Hy
fOT December n.
Mrs. Marie Anto!neftr Nathalie Pollard.
the reader, wei known IN this city, IS Tying
very III at the Cosmopolitan Motel, san
II the L. s. Supreme Court yesterday on
motion Of Mr.. +. l.. Stanton. IesSrs. Rufus
L Il. Clarke and a. s. WOrthllgtnu, OF this
city. were admitted 10 practice as attorneys
aLG COuuSelOrS Of this c0urt.
A chief marshal Is to be elected for tHeuni-
formed Catholic societies OF this city. y
convention OF different organizations is 70 be
htid iOr that purpose on the 10Th Of January,
and annually thereafter.
Yesterday afternoon Officer Brown noticed
i've culOrcC men with q CHEST Of tea passing
through an alley in the neigdbOrhOOi OF Sth
and street northwest, when they dropped
the chest ana escaped. the tea mad been
stolen nom the store OF Mr.. J. j. White, cor
Eer OF 9TH and y streets. in the morning and
was returned 10 him.
AT the annual meeting of the Great Falls
Ice Company, last evening, the following
board OF directors were elected for the ensu-
1Fg year: MeSSrs. john Van RiSwicl, George
". Cochran, George r. Kennedy, James l..
son. X. G.. Campbell, s. ii. Howell, and j. II.
CaSseIl.
This afternoon Mr.. Charles p. Harmon, q
Tell-krOwn member Of the Washington bar,
died at his residence, No. AS X street. of
pneumonia, hrving been taken sick at mis-
Office on Monday. He was native Of Alex
ardIia, Va, and men5eT Of Acacia Lodge,
EUREKA Chapter, and the Relief association
Of haSODS. He leaves q wife and q large
circle OF friends 10 mourn his loss.
Or. George \. FitcI, of the General Land
Office, died yesterday at O'Clock, a. MS
residence rs 10th street northwest. He was
native Of MOrg8utCwn, West Virginia.
where hts remains will he taken next Thurs
day for burial He was q member Of I,afa-
yette Lodge. Chapter and Council or NasOnS,
ard Columbia CommandeTy Of X. T., who
viii atieEd TIE funeral.
The METRoPoLITAS DEMOCRATIC CLUB
met last hight. Mr.. VIM. Dickson in the
chair and r. Z. English secretary. The
executive committee presented statement
hLCWiEg receipts CURING tle yeaE, : ,SJ'.5j,
and expenditures, Sl,se5Ct. The following
were appointed the committee on District
affairs before Congress under a resolution
adopted at previous meeting: William II.
Glaggett, c. T. Culver. J. AleXariar Clarke,
T.. r. White and L. Z. Berry. Mr.. William
Dickson was Subseq ueutiy added to the
committee Mr.. J. d. McGiil offered a reSO-
luton, which was unanimously adopted,
repslling with ind gDatiOu the reported as
saultS made upOn Hon. s. J.. Randall. de
c!ariDg these charges, the offspring of baflied
enCeayOTS to use this fOcOrTuptible gentle
man for unworthy purposes, and that his
whole record shows the Instructions against
his integrity are wholly false and without
any foundation whatever. The special COM
nittee appointed 10 make arrangements
for the SeIenade to be rendered the next
Speaker and other leaders of the party re
ported progress. Messrs. w. II, Birch and
William a. Hutchins were nominated for
The position of marshal upon the occasion OF
The serenade, and Mr.. Birch was elected. Mr.
VI. W. Wine was chosen assistant secretary.
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FINE ART SALE.-We would gladly de-
vote more time and space, If II were posi-
bic, to individualiZe the most meTitOT.OuS of
those works MeSSrS. DunCauson X Bros. will
commence selling this evening, al No. IlGI
pennsylvania avenue, Hoods building. We
ieel justified, however, in a brief manner to
point out few claiming special attention
at the hands of those gentlemen in our midst
who are candidates for the purchase ofreally
good pictures: No. 10, by Nicholson, is an
effort OF elegance and Characteristic tender
effect, worthy Of the highest praise; No. 10. by
MulTettl, Is also a work OF art, scene OF busy
life on the Grand Canal, at Venice; Nos. so,
20. 20, and 100 are all good original paintings
OF the English school, of marked excellence
and value; the deer in No. 20, and the horses
and wagon In No. 80, being mastery in draw
ing and execution; apple blossoms and fruit
by q. Clare, of London; sheep and compan-
ION, by Won SeveTdOnk, Of Brussels; also,
some small Landscapes, by MOrel, OF BruS-
seIs; calves and goats, by Reinhardt, of Mu-
nlch, and pair of marines, by kuell, OF Lon
don, are all little gems of art, that cannot
fall To exercise charm in their favor with
those edueated in these matters.
THE NV ENGLAND ASSOCIATION held
its annual meeting last evening. Colonel j.
e. Smith in the chair, and Mr. =. E. Faunce
2S secretary. Amendments to the cOnstitu-
ton, adding the secretary. treasurer and I'm
ancial secretary 10 the executive committed
Ard providing that any members two wears
IN arrears for dues he dropped from the rolls
OF the association, TO be again enrolled upon
paying up ali dues, were adopted. There are
rs names on the roll, about 12O of whom
have paid up their dues. The following Off
GERS Tor the ensuing year were elected: Pres
1dent- Colonel j. {. Smith: vice presidents.
Judge VIM. Il. Smell, OF Maine; ex- Mayor
VI. u. Emery, Of New Hampshire; Cnauncy
smith, ESQ, OF Vermont j. B. Mann. esq,
l.; Hon. a. Chester, of Conn secretary 81.
las BOyce; treasurer. VIM. BlaSden; finan-
cial secretary, VIM. Hutchinson. Executive
c6nmittee-J. w. BabSOn, Maine; w. III.
Whitney, New Hampshire; w. ID. Douglass,
Vermont; =. Il. Faunce, Massachusetts: r.
III. Sprague, Rhode Island; J. II. Roberts,
ed 70 make arrangements for the celebration
OF Forefathers' day By sociable.
THE BOARDo HEALTH met last night,
and synopsis OF the Health Officers report
Tor two weeks, ending November -, was
read The report OF the registrar of vital sta
fstics for the week ending November - was
It&d, showing total number of deaths o., the
principal causes OF which were-crOup, I;
maraSmus, 3, phtllSis pulmOnalis, L; tabes |
meseLteTica, s; aPoplexy,3; commissions. din
DilIty, (senile.l 3. The mortality was more
lnSn the previous week, or at the rate of
2i.sO per coo per a1nUm; 2j.O5 per cent. of
The deaths were from zyrnotic diseases, =. 81
from constitutional, 4O-.9 from local, and
l0sJ from develOpmental. The rate of NOR
tsllty OF the white population was 1913 per
i,CtO per 3nuum, while the mortality OF The
cOlCfed population was 1906 per 1000 for the
same period. The rate OF Increase Of the
white population by births over deaths was
SIS per eco; while the decrease of the col
Ored population by deaths over births was
1850 per 1900 per annum. During the same
period there were % marriages and 81 births.
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A TTEMPTED OUTRAGE AND RETRTBU-
TION. bout two weeks since a man named
VIM. Letch, who is keeper of the drawer at
the south end OF the Long bridge, 10 is al
legged, attempted TO outrage little girl, aged
about six years, daughter of Mr. Shugrue, OF
Washington. Mr.. s. being sick, the knOwl-
edge Of the attempt was Kept from him, but
on Sunday last an uncle OF the child heari of
AZ, anu, after purchasing a hOrsewhip. went
Gown 70 the bridge, and, making Leech take
on MS coat, whipped him from there up
Wand avenue To the house where the
chlld lived. The police made their appear
Shce a thlS luncture and arrested both par
ties. Al The SfatfOn-Do1Sp no ems "a xvaS c,,,,-