Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-02
Condensed locals.

The Evening NCtti has gone dead.
Daniel Robertson yesterday fle,t a Dill iOT
divorce from his wife. Maggie Robertson.
With the exception Of ice gOrges at GieS-
bOTo and Fort Washington navigation On
abe Potomac may b. aid to ne open.
The plaStererS - the Navy department
write To say that IL they and not Mr.
Brooks who discovered the fire there on
Friday last, and tha5 they (the plaStererS)
gave the alarm and notified the watchmen.
In addition TO the contributions acknOwi-
edged yesterday we have received from
Nv idCw Mite II: anonymous, -. and 4.
II. 50 cents. on behalf of "A sad Case" men
TONED in SATURDAYS STAR.
Blind Tom. the remarkable coi1Tcd pianist.
viii give his tFSt performance ct Old Eel
lows hall this evening. 1t Is naTdy necc~-
SaTy 10 do more than announce the fact as
his musical merit . pretty wei known and
recognized Dy this time.
This - ground hog day. That SagaciOuS
lille CuSS on emerging from mis- winter
retreat TINS morning saw his shadow. and
there upon again retired 10 the ShateS OF pri-
yatP lie. aS a clear sky to-day according to
ground nOg lore means six weeks more OF ice
and STOW.
We nave tried a specimen of the -four
milled py the Middlings Purifier and fOund
IL an excellent article. The ..MetFOrOlitan
Middlings Purifying Company has been
organized in this city, with William l..
Bramhall president, and a. q. Hall secre-
taTy-
Tie following officers of the Northern Gen.
trail. Baltimore and Potomac. and Alexan-
dria and Fredericksburg railroads are an
DOuucCd--Naync MACY ea IN. general rOun-
sci, \ II. Kingston. general freight agent; ID.
W BOYD, jF., general passenger agent: and n
W. sumner. purchasing agent.
One of the most useful inventions of the
time is the Record Calendar" invented and
published by r. r. MOhun \ Co. of this
CITY 10 supplies NJ small cost a calendar
which y al>Oa convenient open memorandum
book for ready reference aiiOrding room
opposite each date for the insertion of
memoranda Of any kind
The Southern Memorial ASsC citation met
last night. Or. \. y. L. Garrett in the chair.
NR1RU 4
cial statement was read showing $40 on
hand. SiXty-three new members We're
elected and the election of the first vice
ten.
Judge Cartier. holding the Circuit Court.
stated ycS teTday that le would turn over all
appeals from justices OF the peace to Judge
Macarthur, of the Criminal Court com
mencIng with the trials on Monday next.
By a recent act Of Congress the Criminal
Cont - authorized 10 try such civil cases as
may he assigned.
The Young Mems Catholic Association Of
South Washington. q beneficial organization,
was organized last evening. and the follow
ing officers were elected. George X. Petty.
president: Samuel B. Boyer. vice president:
treasurer; c. III. Keller. VIM Il. Browne and
j. y Rowland. directors /. j. Brashears,
sergeant-at-armS.
Everybody is glad 10 welcome sam Glenn
back 10 Washington. He travels with Raw
mOnd, TO support MIN i'm the ..Gildel \ ge."
or. more properly, tne lecture of ''Col. Null
LILY s@ttlef>. pfdN-SOtfS Will rem
Der Raymond as associated with Glenn in
The management of Carusi'S theater. on 11th
street, in 1851. They were both prime favor
ties with the Washington public.
AT the annual meeting OF the Burns Club
last M ght officers were elected for the ensuing
year as follows; George COwie. president:
John Gibson, LIST vice president; John Berry.
I'd vice president; john McCiregor. treasurer;
"A II. MOwbIay, secretary. Mr.. W. z. smith
who has 30 ably presided over this club for
The past two years, declined serving another
term,