Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-03


The street lamps viii be lighted tonight
afe:J5 O'Clock D. m and extinguished AT a. m
Mr.. f. p. TOwsend will deliver MS interest
ing lecture on SCRAPS at Mount Zion NJ T.
Church Monday night See advt.
The rite OF confirmation will be adminis-
tered by Bishop Pinckney at Ascension
Col FIorence. ofthe Gaze,fe. is st II confined
30 his house by the Illness which has kept
him a prisoner for the past four months.
Mr.. widows of the chimes. who went b
Europe about eleven weeks ago has returned
in good health, brOnzed like his bells
TO-morrov's issue OF the Sunday GGzes't
viii have description of a haunted house on
Nlrgln1a avenue, with other sensational
matter. See al.
W. W. Burdette & Co.. on 9Th street. will
spen on Monday morning an immense stock
OF new spring silks and other dry goods
See advertisement.
Rev VIM Mcclure. who expected to be
absent from the city TO morrow il still here,
and will conduct the Reformed Episcopal
Church service at Lincoln hall tomorrow.
There are numerous inquiries among our
citizens as TO why the name Of Slater, SEN
fenced "a fOUr years imprisonment. does not
appear in the published list of cOuviets sent
The diagrams for the fourth concert of the
famous Jubilee Singers are at Ellis. and
prudent people will secure their seats early
tO avoid disappointment AT the last moment
Remember the crowd last time.
From ShillingtOn we have Frank I.eSlie's
Boz, Q An'eTicd for May, ana HaIPe's
paper for April Isl, from Warren Choate &
Go, we have H0J1.r'S- Baz,rr for April H.
81. Paul's English Lutheran Church REV
~. DOmeT. Iastor.) have elected for the ensI-
ing year vestrymen a. follows. j. G. Parker
Andrew Noerr. George W. Linkins Nicholas
Eekhardt. and j. G.. Meyers.
Officers of the y. vi. G.. A. I4vceum for the
ensuing year has been erected as follows: L.
Cabel W Williamson. president; Mr. Read. vice
president Mr.. Young, secretary: Mr. Free
editor.
At the Avenue Theater next week there
Will be an entire and interesting change of
programme. The -Four Prophets" will Nc n
feature, and the female MINISTRIES will appear
every evening. This theater i well venti-
The Washington CITY Savings RANK. which
failet eighteen months ago. yesterday paid
an additional fifteen per cent on its indebted
ness-in ala seVenty-fve per cent. since that
lime The assets to he realized Will. il is
thought pay the full amount OF The DEPOSITS
Liberty Council, No. 2, Sons of JOnasiab
has Installed the following officers: J. y
FiEeh W. q. ". j. Hurley W. p; j. Bul-
lock, II G; X. Sudden, ID. c; G.. s. Hatch
II g: III. SchOfeld. F. &: f.. W. PfaG It
campbell; g.; r Olive, \. c.; ID. Proctor
L. W; j. III. Williams, O W.
The fOllOwirg were on Thursday evening in
stalled as the officers of Washington COuuciI
No. ], Orier of United American Mechanics
OF The District of Columbia for the present
term George G.. Wilson, G.. j. Weed Corey,
v. q: j. W. Van Week. recording secretary:
9onn y. Lighter. financial secretary: J. II. "
humphrey; examiner; II. j. Pierce, inductOr:
tEfaSon, !. p, and II. A. Frere. q. p
MI y. ~ GENTRY, general southern ticket
agent OF the Richmond, Fre,lericksburg aud
Potomac route died in Monticello. Florida
on Friday last. His name upon railroad
tickets has carried many thousand of in
xands 70 hnd cure where he, poor fellow,
found his grave. He was one of the most
popular and widely known railroad ticket
agents in this country.
Tine last SOiree of The Y. NJ. C.. A. for the
season came OFF last evening at Lincoln hall
and considering the Indictment weather was
asGeeeSS MI l. A. Gobright rccited some
OF his Mother Goose rhymes for grown up
folks: Mr.. C.. HickOx read some choice ex-
tracts from the poets; Mr.. and Mrs Hammer
sang dret, and Mr.. Hammer. Mrs Thorpa
Miss Gordon, and Miss Hickey each sang a
The Mt Pleasant Christian Association at
thelr annaul meeting. Thursday evening.
elected The following officers Tor the ensuing
year: L. - Emery, president: W. G. LipSo
comb. vice president: Miss Lizzie Arnold .
secretary; p III. Folsom. treasurer. Direc-
A. l.. Sturtevant, :. ~. Goodman Mrs j. <
Brown, aid Mrs. III. c. Harmon. The asSo-
citation was addressed briefly by Rev Mr.
thiekering, :. .. Arnold. and The president.
THE TREASURY CLERKS SPELLING
MATCH tefCrU for the SiIfh 4,htifOT.S CDfHce-
Ihe bal spell Of weather last night some
what interfered with the attendance at that
other spell which took place In the Congre-
rational Church between contes tants select
ed from among the clerks of the third and
sixth auditors Offices of the Treasury de-
paTtmeDi. Mr.. Charles Lyman presided:
Prof A l. Barbour, of Howard university,
acted as school master, and Prof III G. Snan-
Ger and VIM. j. Rhees as referees The re-
spective sides were made up as follows:
IhtTd Ago',o''s DIV; c, Pennyweight.
captain; II. VI. Gan2ler, j. W. Stockton. j
A. Sanford, Louis G.. Varbaugh. w. g. Sill
ney, A. Jac ksOn, James II. Allen. Charles d.
sloane. Joshua Huntington, W. T. Van
Doren, Isaac NJ Arnold, j. r Brown. l.. III
smith. A. W. RoweIl and VIM Miller.
san AudacI,S otfice-Edwart Howard, cap
talp, y y: " iggins- James Trainor. j. <
s1eu-
Harris, Boone Chambers. /. T. Paxton. John
RldOut. j y. CCEghlin, j. VI. McCirew j. w
cromwell, A W Newman, and Misses Full
Ter and Jones.
Under The rules il required two worIs to be
miSspelle,l before a contestant lost his right
10 proceed This prolonged the exercisessto
very late hOuf. After an exciting contest
IN which each side displayed remarkable
aptitude for wrestling words with uncOrrl-
mon toughneSS, the last man OF the thfrL
suhltOrS side my Arnold failed on the
Hofd capitalization leaving the opposing
side win three spoilers vet Standing-MeSSrs
cromwell and Harris and q pretty petite
miss named Fuller. Cromwell. who is n re-
msfTkabie Speilar. and eVidently gifted other
wise, i Of fUll black color. He missed oaIy
one word. falling on so'tO r0ce. he spelling il
Sotte rCce.
tONNlCTS SENT TO ALBANO--CaDtaiu
Coleman. With a number Of Officers of the
District Jan Icft right for Albany in charge
of q number o. -Ouy lets a follows William
johnson. cRS rge'i with assault ami battery
A--A A4AAfi't - Kill 40 esii~ tlt0ifHS F.fgn
i>'ii. grant isrcaEy one year William Mot
ley. resisting officer. one year. Frank Green
grand larceny. TWO years George Fields.
grand Larceny two years. Henry TayIOr
~i,'irSiss-y aud Ia rc-uy. three wears. and VIII
lam Wilson. x.isS Jackson. alias Carroll
resisting officer. one year.
The NV NORFOLK SrEIMER-The
steamer Jane Mcsely- recently purchase by
Mr. George n. Plant. To- AXE the place az the
LAZY Of the Lake, burnt at Norfolk on thu
.sth OF January las, arrived here yesterday
INN Wilm ngton. Del, and Siil make Ier
nr>t trip to-day. ST. j. to be known here's =
Ter as the George II. Plant. anc will ply be
tween this city and Norfolk. Her officers
are Captain, Theodore r. Bsliw n: first OF
Ger, VIM Novels; second officer. =. " Bald
win; parser. Isaac Faisbrother. chief engi-
nser, Jt.hn White; assistant engineer, James
ODOnnslL
BURNING Or MRS. LATINER'S house At
BRFSTsvILLE-The Virginia fAIesandria)
Se1.nel OF Yesterday says that on Wednesday
OF THURSDAY last. the residence of Mrs. Lat
inner, near BTentsville, Prince William
rouhtSs was entirety consumed by fire, to-
sether with ali It's contents bat the Setis
wnlcn Were saved The amount OF her ioSs
mas not been ascertained. Mrs. L. is che