Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-03

CONDENSED Locals.
The 6Iemen's trumpet and case will be on
exhi6iuOn o-morrCW Al Gait, Bro. & Co.'S
The annual election of the officers OF the
Young Mems Christian Association takes
place this evH1i0~. Gee advertisement.
Prof. L. r.. Valentine the popular teacher
sfdRrcing holds HE 81 shth annual Nav fes-
tiyal az the Masonic Temple tonight
Sc notice of special meeting Of Washing
Ter City Hibernian Benevolent Society No.
I. this EVENING" i'm another column.
Five persons were received into the Central
PIesby terrain church yesterday. The inter
sstine services will he continued this week.
General Tom Thumb and wife, Commo-
dore Mutt, and Minnie Warren are coming.
See adv.
Attention 10 called 10 the advertisement OF
MI n II. Fugitt elsewhere. Binders and
others VIII do well 10 examine his large and
well-assOrte,l stock of seasoned lumber.
The committee on constitution Of IN new
building association ON Capitol Hill will
report TO the meeting on Wednesday evening.
.svon Boy lie" has been appointed agent for
The D,DsbtsTB Meas. al q is all around town
init dot little Plack and tan" getting sub
keTihers.
Judge Edwards PierrepOnt, the new Attor-
rey General. and Hon Geo A. Bacley were
elected honorary members OF the New York
Republican association on Saturday evening
last
We have heard that a gentleman from
Washington city has been negotiating with
VIM. r. Weber. esq. for the purchaSeiOf tie
AGcg0siIGH office, with a view 10 establishing
anew democratic daily newspaper in Cum
On Friday fire got into a quantity of
wood on the farm Of Hon. John Lynch, for
merry Of Aaine,) near I-anham's station,
lahOut ten miles out on the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad, and about four hundred
srr,is were destroyed, besides a large guam
tity Of standing timber.
Twenty thousand feet of ground has been
purchased as an addition to the property of
the Columbia Hospital FOR Women and
IyirS IN asylum II VIII be remembered
mat congress appropriated $4,000 for this
ruTIOSe.
Yesterday morning during the prevalence
Of the high winds two threa-story brick
houses On r. street. between 9th and 10Th. in
course az erection and almost completed,
were partially blown down, and the debris
scattered over the rOadbei-
The Old original Peak family. Swiss bell
ringers. after an absence of five years, appear
At the National TheateF tonight. aided by
= company of speciality artists and vOcalists
Of the most attractive character. Among
Them are the famous Bynes. Earnest and
GSraTd, who are truly wonderful in their
appropriations and songs.
At meeting of the stockholders OF the
Capitol. North % and South Washington
Sweet Railroad company ON Saturday after
noon, A. Nj. Clapp, ESQ. in the chair, and
VIM. j. COwiDg secretary, board OF direc-
Tors was elected. a. follows: u. F.. Fuller,
Joe. Williams, VIM. Saunders, Geo. A. Me-
IihenDy, ". j. COwing. =. X. Bond and Hal
let kilbouTn. Tie capital stock has all been
taken, and the first assessment paid in.
Those in charge Of the improvement of the
Capitol grounds have determined To include
m the western park the two triangular reser-
vations hOunded by lst street west and II
street north and south and the circular road
way RAINING up the hill, making the western
grounds IN plan like the eastern square.
This change IN the original plan will force
the Washington and Georgetown Street
Railroad company To change its route.
At a meeting of the scholars OF Professor
L. c. harlnl's dancing academy Saturday
afternoon. Miss Emma Stewart was chosen
Queen of MAY. and Miss Lula BrOihead Miss
Jessie C,addis. Miss Hattie Johnson and Miss
Mary HalSted maids Of honor. Miss Lizzie
bryan was chosen Goddess OF Liberty, and
Miss Mary EntwiSle crown bearer The NAV
ball OF this we'll known and popular dancing
academy II going tO be. usual. one OF the
most pleasant social events OF the season.
A MINIsTER's SUIT FOR SLAxDER-Tnis
morning Mr. F. schmidt, for Chas. Stein
baur, entered suit against Theodore Pitt
fer Islander The plaintiff charges that de-
PENDANT, on the 18th OF March, 1873. did ma
helously speak OF and concerning him a.
clergyman. and with the view. intention
and purpose of injuring him as "A clergyman,
the following false. ScandalOus and defama-
tory words '-Er hal LuZen Won der kanzel
sspredigt." che has preachedries from the
pulpit and ON the 10th OF March with the
same view defendant. in the hearing OF
divers persons understanding the German
language. spoke of him (plaintifTl as follows:
"klRhteen years ago YOU were in the west
In New Bremen, and after The lapse OF four
naonihS you were driven away with CON
tumely and disgrace; yea. even with de-
risiOn-" And when plaintiff protested that
eighteen years ago he was not I'm the country.
'-Well, YOU already lie again-already again
a lie"-by means OF which grievances he has
been brought INTO public scandal and injured
IN MS office and efficiency as a minister aad
he claims damages at 5000.
The CASE OF MARY j. NICHOLS AG AISsT
JOHN ADLCN BAEBER.-Messrs. Peter and
Darneille, iOT the defendant in ths. case of
Mary j. Nichols against John Album Bar
Der I'm which ease a demurrer filed To the
declaration charging seducfion) was sus-
tanned. with leave % anend, and an amended
declaration charging rape was afterwards
Eied) have now filed "A demurrer to the
amended declaration. This demurrer raises
uhe point tina; the plaintiff has brought this
private action Ia recover damages for per-
soma injuries alleged TO have been done by
sefendaut ia the preparation OF a felony, for
which felony the defendant is not SHOWN or
alleged To have been regularly prosecuted.
and that in sySscn case the said action is con-
frsry 10 law
"OyER THE HILL TO THE Poor HoUsE"
a ttI5oi0rIGH MOfiter-Ii-L ctlC iSsT,, Dorm 10
J6e-This morning John Weems a coloreI
man giving his age as about - wears ap-
peared AT Police Headquarters and applied
Ia the sanitary officer FOR admission to the
almshouse hospital for his mOther-in-law
hen asked her name he answered that IL
was cecilia something. he didn't remember
10. because >he had never been married. He
vas sent away 20 get the name, and on re-
turning stated that her other name was Tai
bert That she was about 12G years Old a.
near a. bs could get al 10. and she was too
oid To do any thing or 10 walk even. The per-
NV Nes- -Nstittctls ana the ola woman Will
not bother ner Son-in-law in future.
An AFFLICTED r AMILY--The large num-
her of friends OF Colonel ". III. Philip will
regret 10 learn al tie recent Affections of hi,
family, and viii sympathize with them in
ineir bereavement Sunday morning, the
9TH ult-. one of ais children-an interest ing
son nve years Of age died al his residence
On lafayette square. OF III phtheria. and was
eCT1et last Tuesday afternoon, nd the family
went To The residence OF AIR. j. G.. WorthIng-
toh MIS- T. Ia her. on Georgetown heights.
where son OF eight years died OF the same
al>eaSe Friday morning. 1t is now reportei
mat MIS-. Philip and tro Others Of the chill
dren are Ill with the disease.
REAL ESTATE SALss-MessrS. Young &
Middleton, real estate and insurance agents
snd auctIoneers, sold on Friday, Tor Mr..
samuel L. Smith, trustee, two 1--we AGRA
tracis near CniontOwn; one, unimproved. 70
sir Richard Smith, for Il 100. and the other
Improved by tive story frame house 10
shI- .. - Osgocd, for 81 SOC. These gentle
49,: VINO nave recently moved into one OF
the me new Offices on the ccrne. of 9Th and
streets, give careful attention 20 All btisi-