Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-22

NDt INST OF NfNtltDtT. pllu during the COM
ing winter eminent clergymen throughout
the country viii alternately Ofiiciate until a
pastor is engaged permanently.
District Government Affairs.
Lieutenant HOxie returned To this CITY This
morning after a few DAYS absence nortn on
official business, and resumed his duties
PEsNSYLVANTA AVENUE To BE REPAIRED.
The District Commissioners gave orders
10 MT Z. W. Cunningham, superintendent
OF streets, To day, 10 make thorough ex-
animation OF Pennsylvania avenue. hlI
mp the holes with concrete, and make the
avenue IaSSable the coming winter. This II
regarded by the mmissiOneTs as the least
expensive and al the same time most effect N al
method Of making temporary repairs until
some definite plan is adopted and appropria-
ton made for q permanent and durable pave
ment.
THE JAMES CRFEK IMPROVEMENT
This morning commissioner Ketcham
made tour Of the work on the James Creek
canal sea wall, the outlet of Tiber creek
now, which work is being prosecuted with
considerable vigOT by the contractors. TIE
covered portion of this sewer terminates at
Virginia avenue, and the remaining portion
rs 10 be left open, and wDen completed wi
be navigable by long boats anu schoouers
IL Is probable that a thrifty trade will spring
up mere ia tie wood ana coal business. The
work is progressing slowly on account of the
difficulty IN procuring "a proper foundation
for these walls, the alluvial deposits being
so deep.
THE WASHINGTON ASYLUM CEMETERY.
Commissioner Lubey, of the Washington
asylum, sent the following 10 daE To IOgRnn
r. HOdgson, intendant of the asylum
forward herewith the official map Of the
cemetery attached 10 the Washington ASy-
lum, together with book of record. YOu will
please begin inteTmentS in section Il. the one
nearest the buildings, and observe as near a :
practicable the fOllOwing:-After the earth in
the graves has settled, have each one
trimmed, shaped and sCdded. AT the he'd
OF each section drive strip OF wool four
Inches wide. one inch thick and five feet long
painted white, and near top of same print i.
of rIt.4
Also, at the head of each grave drive a strfp
of wood three inches wide, one inch thici
and two and a half feet long, painted white
:, N the number OF the grave in black letter,
near In, top These numbers, both as To
sections and en-. -Hs. To correspond with map
and record book. PIu.-e inake TeIulsltioa
Tor a set Of stencil plates, D. No neves
saTy TO carry out this Order.'
SUICIDE OF AN UNKNOWN YoUSr NJ,
SUPPOSED TO BE WAsHIN'. rnxT.S
MAJOR hIcIaIls, suIeIlnIe'', lent of poi &C.
this morning received ,efter from Cbiaf ot
Police Brady, OF y, IImington DeIaVyara
GATED yesterday, stating that a young man
commltted sHlcide by drowning himself In
tne bldpIy wine, in that city, yesterday
Mr. Brady states that there is nothing aborf
mr. by which he can be identified other than
The hat, which is q black Stiff felt hat with
Grape reaching nearly 70 the top and was
purchased Of St!DemetZ, 1874 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, Washington. He is young man OF
Fenteel appearance, well dressed in black
Stone
gold erameled cutf buttons. and wearing
black cloth gaiter tops over leath CALLERS:
was about . years OF age, feet incleS
high, with auburn hair and mOnstache.
r lOm this description his friends, if he mas
any here, may identify HIM.
ST. MATHEWS CHURCH YEs1ERDAy-
There were imposing ceremonies at st. Mat
thews church yesterday in honor of the pa
tron saint OF the church. In the morning
Bontincal high mass was celebrated by the
Right Rev. Bishop Becker, of Wilmington
Delaware, assisted by Rev. Father Healey
% Georgetown College; deacOns of honor
Fathers MeNally and Broulliet; deacon OF
mass, Father Boyle; sub-deacOn, Father Nc
Carthy; master OF ceremonies, Rev. Father
k6ane; assistant master of ceremonies Rev
Father DeWoE The choir, under the leaf
OF Rev. Father White. rendered selections
from Hayden's first mass, Mozarts twelfth
mass, Agnes Del. In the evening Bishop
Becker preached from the words: ''At that
time Jesus saw man sitting at the Way-
Side-Said 10 him, Follow thou me-" The
music, as in the morning, was very fine The
<hancel, altar and other parts Of the church
were handsomely decorated with flowers.
THERE WAS A DOUBLE WEDDING last
evening at the residence ef Mr.. Frank Oar
ley, % Pennsylvania avenue-Mr. W. Il.
miller, OF MlddletOwn, Pa, and Miss Mary
r. barley, and Mr.. Orlando Krigbaun OF
SunbuTy, Pa, and Miss Lizzie X. FentOn.
The ceremony was performed in the presence
ol large NUMBER OF the relatives and friends
OF the parties by Rev. Mason Noble of the
PreSby terrain church, and in brief address
he alluded Is the fact that there were present
four generations. Mr. Miller is a co1ductor
on the B. a Il. road, and Mr.. Krigbaum an
engineer, and there were present many of the
officers and employees Of the road, as also a
NUMBER OF the relatives OF the grOOmS from
Pennsy vania- Among the presents were a
silver water pitcher and goblet of UNIQUE de
sign, 10 Capt Miller from his fellow conduc-
tors.
CHARLES DICKENS, wiIkIe Collins. and