Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-12

speaker; rccoilects being az the head Of the
table on one occasion. Witness never au-
thoIized Herbert or Hulse to order what they
wished The reason for ordering from Col
frey q Goell was thai they made
NO DISTINCTION ON ACCOUNT OF COLOR
Witness knew nothing OF Herbert's order,
although he had heard it among tie men,
bers that they had got Herbert drunk, and
he Oh J had then done things he knew nothing
about Herbert had before said to him some
thing about hoping that he twitness) would
count with the intention OF charging ii on
the public
The plaintiff said that they proposed To
show that u was the intention Of the defend
art 70 saddle this bill on the public.
The court said ii would rule that this bill
was not properly chargeable to the District.
The plaintiff read, For contingent ex-
penses. printing. &c. $1,000"
MT Cook.-That "&c." does not mean stag
whisky.
Mr. Ellioi-we will show that it does.
never proposed that the appropriation be in
creased with view of paying this bill.
A recess was here taken.
REAL ESTATE TRANsrERs-M William,
trustee. 10 John r. Weyss, part lot 8, square
SIG; 81. Geo w. Stickney to Commissioner
5000. John r. Mcconnell, trustee to Hen,
rietta Stuart, lots 10 and II, square I3T; 500.
Henry A. Taylor to John Van Riswick, part
lot 10, square 4Gc; IS. Eliza NJ. Foster ct al
to Robert ]. Nicholson, part lot 10, square
$50. 81 200. A. $. WOrthingtou ct al, trustees,
to Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.
lots 2G6. 2C7. 2d9, go. square 6I5, and lots 80,
"a, and e5, square 20i; $40. Theo. F. Gatchel,
trustee, to Chas. G. Royce, lot 3, square 23s;
SIS. Eliz. Sherwood to Chas NJ. Matthews,
TO Otis BigelOw, part lot 2. square col; SI25.
r. W. Brandenburg to John Seibel, lot 20,
square no $40. Henry w. Warner TO Chas
a HiEEeS aIey part lot a. square 600; sioo
square 49, sl75. s. n. Hilton ct al, trus,
tees, To George j. Mueller, part Of square pa:
-: Mary A. S. Wilson to William II. Doe,
to Sarah A. Wilson, part lot TO- square
l.1es; $40. James f. Wolard 10 Martin
Moore; part lot 10, square Lies; 500.
part lots Is and -, square 2O9; =. Lizzie F.
Kelly 10 Il. II. Warner. lots is and 10, square
a3S; S3,ss3.4. John f.. Hammond TO John w
{. T, Davis. part lot Q, square 5i3; 5000 A.
Davis 10 Chas. i. Davis, lot Z. square $685.
$500 Chas. t. Davis to Mary A. Davis, Lot
90 square 5l3; $4,000. s. l.. Lsomis ct nj. TO
>. w. Magruder to w. w. Metcalf lot g.
square 566; 81 500 Georgetown COLLEGE to
Edw. IL Litchtield. part lot 10, square 76l; 81.
Edw. II. Litchfield to VIM. W. HubbelI, part
lot 16, square I6i; $4,000. Henry Bradley,
executor, 10 Sarah S. Davidson lot 3 50 uare
SO $3.50. Susanna GriswOld TO Herman j.
Moses Kelly TO John II. Cisseli, lot SIS, square
$40; st.'IS. Patrick ODOnnOghue to Peter
Shields, lots %, q and %, square 7l9; s9O0
m w torcoran TO Jas. Altman, lots G, ID
and f.. square 7i9; 81 800. w. w. CorcOran 10
Daniel Altman, lot b, square I3i; s3l6.
A LOCAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY. similar
TO those IN northern cities, has recently been
organized here. For the present there will
be but one district, which is now being
equipped. 1t will embrace that section OF
the city lying between eth and 18th streets
and Pennsylvania avenue and G. street with
an outlying subdistrct, with headquarters
at the Arlington house, for the accOynmoda-
ton of the residents of that vicinity The
officers of the company are: Thos. T.. Hume.
president: b. Lewis BlackfOrd, secretary and
treasurer; A. q. Davis, general manager
Pre- u r. ShePherd, b. L. Blackford,
MclntiTc, y. Il. Fugitt and T. NJ. Hanson
PATRONS o. this system, by simple manip-
nlatlon OF The instrument placed in their
houses, can summon messenger at anv
hour of the day or night. to run brands or
can summon the police or fire departments.
INTERESTING CONFIRMATION EXERCISES
AT ST. ALoYSIUs CHUCH.-Right Reverend
Bishop Becker, of Delaware. is administer
ing the sacrament of confirmation at the
various CATHOLIC churches in this District in
the abserce of Archbishop Bayley, who e to
confer the .beretta on Cardinal McCloskey
This morning, at st. AlOysius church. of
which Rev. Father Mcguire, formerly presi-
dent Of Georgetown College, is pastor, Bishop
Becker confirmed the very large number of
$40 persons, more, ne said. than he had ever
confirmed at one time before. OF these 1856
were boys, 1G0 girls. and 50 adults of whom
70 were converts from various Protestant
churches. The bishop said mass and briefly
addressed the children on the duties devolyed
upon them as confirmed members of the
Catholic church.
THE GERMAN OPERA AND DRAMATIC
CohPANY-A great dramatic treat will be
GIVEN our German citizens on Thursday and
rlday nights next, April 15th and 10TH by
me company now performing at the ConcOr-
dla opera House. Baltimore. This company
was brought by the director, Gustave Schere-
berg, from Berlin at an expense OF $50. 900
guaranteed by the COncOrdia Association
The artists are among the first OF the princi-
pal theaterS of Berlin and Vienna. The pieces
selected are some of the popular novelties of
the day: The Princess of TrebjzOnde /" az cd
AstTay," and "The Big Bonanza" We have
: doubt but that a liberal patronage will be
extended 10 them.
RARNCMS WORLDS FAIR ON WHEELS
The grand procession OF the Worlds Fair
exhibition of the great Snowman attracted
much attention as it passed up the avenue
ms morning, headed by the gilded chariot
Tor The band and the elephant-not Juvenile
specimen, but full-grOwn monster judy
ing nom the number of cages, the combine
llOn Is AN extensive one, and will doubtless
1raw crowds at the Gth street lot this week
Barnum can't afford To AIKEN his reptlta-
ton by poor show, SO il is hardly necessary
to do more than call attention to the adver-
tlsement elsewhere, and advise lovers of
10 20 ana see Tor themselves.
A NEW DIVISION of the Sons OF Tenper-
ance, 10 be known AS East Washington diyi-
SION, MOI was instituted and the following
officers installed Saturday night by Deputy
Grand Patriarch Samuel Yeatman, assisted
by j. l., III. Winfield. Grand Scribe: p w.
T., a. n. Thompson; w. p, j. ii. Locke: w,
A., j. =. Erly; r. s., A. G.. Clark; A r. s..
w. N. Howard; r. s., A. u. Clark; t. j. NJ
York; Chap, c. w. Denison; Con. Thomas
=. Jones: A. c.. \. G. Griffith; /. S. j. III.
Waits; Q. s., Joseph Blonde; Lady Sent,
Mrs. j. >. Erly; Lady Con, Mrs. A n.
Thompson; Love. Miss Kenfield; Purity.
Miss Locke ami Fidelity, Miss Thompson
THE best collar ever made is the EImwood.
IL hts better and looks better than any other
-Adr.
THE FISH FREIGHT WAR IN ALEXAN
DRIA-The conte between the Bait. 4 ohio
and Bait. Potomac roads for the fresh
hsh freight at Alexandria continues A
Baltimore fish dealer remarked on Saturday
that ne had received advices from his agent
RI Alexandra to the effect that the Balti-
more and POtomsc Company were getting
nearly all the freight. This, il is alleged.
was caused by the fact that the Baltimore
and OhiO's rate to this city was five cents
higher per barrel than thatOf the Baltimore
ard Potomac. Before the reduction made by
The latter road on Friday, when their rate |