Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-05
Condensed Locals.

The street lamps will be lighted tonight
n e55 o'clock y. IN. and extinguished at4 y. m
Mr. Vim. Douglass has reiiuquiShpf MS
col tract to plant SEQ trees on the streets
IT. Noble Young is quite III with a nervous
aaeetiOn al his residence on Pennsylvania
avenue, between 81 and \ streets.
Mr.. r. c. Townse end delivers his entertain
ing lecture on Scraps at the Mount Zion
NJ F. Church. corner 18th and r. sO-nfght
BelIew, 7O5 9TH street. sends u a p!cturs of
John Mitchell IL looks like Dom Piatt win
thc Thcur1atism.
A l2-inch pipe sewer has been orderei witt
three manhOleS on street, between 9th and
5th strt cts sou n aaSt.
The labOIerS employed under the parking
scHm omission and those employed IL cleaning
and repairing streets will receive their pay
tomorrow.
Tie AnalOstan Boat Club have ordered a
new, swift shell from Elliot. of Gree"pOint,
a. they expect n long and tough pull with
Ihe Nassau boys.
Paris hats, bounets. millinery and flowers
Srand opening of spring styles az i. l..
BtOut = 80 sth street mort Invest, on Wednes-
day. See AL.
The Regent of the Mount Vernon Ladies'
association acknowledges the receipt of "a
eontri button Of SGO0 from the executive com
nittee Of the Martha Washington Tea
Party" recently held in Baltimore.
The assessors are making good progress in
TIER labCrs. 80 far the equalization of
values on ground is concerned The presi-
dent Of the bOari. Mr.. Claget. states that ne
~ anNiOUs TO hear from all taxpayers who
feel aggrieved AT the assessments before the
expiration Of the present month.
OF the Button Hole Sewing Machine com
IaDy. has been convicted in Philadelphia of
cons piring with others to rob Adams express
HeS>egseT, coupled with a recommendation
10 mercy. a motion FOR a new trial was
mace
The Mexican war veterans met saturday
Hlsht, G. neral j. W Denver in the chair.
ami the following names were added 70 the
r"Ls; Major General samuel L. H-intzel-
man q = y: j udCe Edward lander. liam
IliCn C. FAINT. Andrew K Potts, Howard Nj.
t'ts- and Edward Johannes.
The Peabody Literary association has
q. cted the fOllOYi ng officers President. Max
blei1 mar; vice president. Elias PeySer.
treasurer y BeHreud. financial secretary. b.
ru- recording secretary. VI. schwartz:
STAGE manager, +. i. Jones; literary critic
Attention is called to the aIverti -euent by
Pitch FOX & Co. o. the country sat known
- d" ROSemOuut." Il is uaquestiOnaly one OF
he most beautiful and attractive spots on
EoCR Creek, ana can he purchased on very
+ Souarle terms. Ov iBg TO the contemplated
aLseLCe OF the owners from the country.
ue British schooner j. l. Gutter. Captain
R0hcTt NutteT, arrived last evening with
lai'iS nom 81 Johns, r. B.. consigned TO l..
VIM. Guinand. She is the vessel that lost
her deck load in a gale of Boston. and was
BADLY damaged. about a month ago. She re-
paired IL Boston and proceeded ON her vOy-
age
A launch took place at Riley & Sons wharf
Today. which was witnessed by about 900
spectators Mr.. VIM. knight, Of the firm OF
might < Stuart, launched their large seine
tCat- seventy feet long. designed for Ferry
Landing, owned and fi>he1 by VIM. Knight
She was launched without steam or horses
by q crew OF eighty men.
+. t. Banum iEaugurateS the summer
campaign Of bis great travelling worlds fair
by an exhibition in this city FOR "a week COM
D eEclng on MeEday next, the i2th instant
ms advertising agent. Mr.. Charles Stow, is
now IN Washington attending 10 his duties
With the intelligence and uTbanity charac-
tSrlStic OF Mr. BarnUms employees.
We notice the arrival at Guinaud'S wharf
OF two steamers from Philadelphia with so
Tons OF iron for the new AhacOStia bridge.
Our citizens Of East Washington and Union
toWn may congratulate themselves on the
early completion of taat much-needeI i'm
PfOVtment. We are informed that the An
~ OStla railroad company inteC~ To CON
sirIet their road into l nIOntOwn al an early
date.
meeting concentrating the fiftieth or
JOhilee year Of the American Tract society
was held last evening at the New York Ave
I u Pre- by teria1 church. Mr.. Justice Strong
a. The supreme Court, president OF the so
z CIV. IL the chair, and addresses were male
bN Rev. Lyman bbOtt, editor of the Chris
ian beektsI. and Rev. G.. r Bush. OF the
American BOard Of Foreign Missions. Rev
q A. SLearer, financial secretary. read the
port.