Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-25
Condensed Locals


Washington Seminary and Gonzaga Col
Iege Association eelcts officers tonight.
Max S0 con ps, MSewsgaPer t Advertising s
moved 10 Tsllmadge Block, Rooms Il and 10.
Warren Cboate & CO. send HdJper's Bdzu-
for Nov. 9Th; Jas. Bellew sends the Irish
bold. American Gael, &c.
c. Matthew, of Manassas, Va, died very
suddenly at SwartZenburg's, i6S Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, on Saturday, of apOplexy.
The crew OF the u. s. steamer Fortune we've
detached from that vessel at Norfolk on
Friday, and returned To the Washington
Esyy yard on saturday afternoon.
Tie Dental Society OF Maryland and the
District of Columbia will hold their annual
convention at Willard Hall ON Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of this week.
1.-The Temporal Power, Shall 1t be Re-
STORED p is the subject of the lecture by Rev.
p A. Dinaban, .. p, in st. Dominic Church
Last night coal oil lamp exploded in
house No 1855 u street northwest, in the
hands OF Emma Chapman, and set fire. to the
kCuse- No great damage was done.
Mr.. A. n. Hosmer has, for General y. p.
Chapman, filed bill in equity against the
District Commissioners To restrain them in
abe excavation Of a gravel pit on his land la
the county.
At the meeting of the New York Kepub-
lean Association on Saturday night last, III.
II Miles, Frederick VI. Lewis, ID. p. Leach,
G. j. Myers, T.. W. Csdy. Il. b. Wagner, A.
d. Legg and B. +. Maxwell were elected
The ball for the benefit OF the Texan lOod
sufferers has been postponed ION account of
TOT securing the Marine DaDd IN tlmel until
November 5tb, when the ball will come off
Marine band.
From Robert Beall we have some spirited
humorous Autographs on social and political
subjects, published by Carrier & Ives, New
York. Those illustrating the progress of the
rising generation and the results of imitation
are particularly good.
Yesterday afternoon a society, 10 be known
As the PhtloSoPhic Club, was organized at
Iyceum Hall. with b ID. Peck president and
DIR. Rowland secretary; the object being TO
discuss philosophical questions on Sundays
IN ten minutes speeches.
The Shakespeare Club on Saturday night
elected the following officers Mr.. Ralph
Jef'erson, president; Miss Kate Mcmahon,
vice president; Mr.. Charles p. Dodge, secre-
fary; Mr.. Harry Walk, treasurer; executive
comm ittee-Miss Lemon and Mr.. +. A.
Carusi.
The friends OF Mr. T. l.. Hume. who re-
GENTLY presented him with a silver punch
bowl, ON Saturday evening found that a
balance OF s150 remained in their hands,
which was appropriated to the st. AIMS
Infant Asylum aud the Protestant Orphan
Asy lum-One-halfO of the amount TO each.
AT the meeting Of the Y. NJ. c. A. Lyceum,
on Saturday. Mr.. Richard Stuart Evans read
a BRIEF poem entitled .'Woman;" Mr. Came
ron recitod IOngfellow's Wreck of the
Hesperus;" and the resolution THAT re-
publican form of government confers greater
blessings upon the people living under IL
ham does that of a monarchy" was debated
MEETING or SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERrN-
1kNDENT>--A representative meeting OF the
appointments of the Sabbath schools of
tLe city was held Saturday evening at the
Holly Tree lunch rooms, and after a lunch
Dir. q. c. Wight was made chairman, and
Nr. Eastlake secretary. Messrs- Stickney,
Pratt, ChOate, Richards, Malone, Mirich,
Duvall, ]. H. Wight, Rey burn, and some
fifteen others were present. The meeting
was called TO consider the deSirability of
having Dormal class for training Sunday
school teachers this winter. as was held last
year. After an hour spent in getting views
OfdifereDt ones, il was decided: LIST. That 10
NaoH, u
class. I'd. That the hour OF $50 on Saturday
evening, and place at the Y. VI. G. A. rooms
Was very suitable, and If in harmony
with the wish of the association the
Committee would like such an arrange
ment- Cd. o. c. Wight, q. F. Pres5ry, a. W.
Iastlake. H. G. Stier, r. b. Kinsell. Robert
Rey burD and 8. II. Mirick, were elected a
FORMAL committee. IL was decided 10 COM
meEce the sessions of the normal class on
SATURDAY evening, Nov. 9TH, in the chapel
OF the y. NJ. c. A, at $50, following the usual
prayer meeting of the association, which has
as its subject the Sunday school lesson OF the
Uniform series.
THE NEW STEAMER ]. W. Thompson left
her wharf in this city at SIS o'clock Satur-
mac, with Cone River as her destination. A
large plumber of invited guests accompanied
capt Wood on his trial trip, who are loud in
their praises OF the new boat, and of the ge-
NAL captain End his assistants. The Thomp-
soD stopped at all The landings OF Importance
snd took on board many passengers and con-
superior boat and mace good time. IL Is es-
tmatel that she can easily reach her desti-
nation on running days by p. m when she
gets into regular working order. The excur-
tion party returned yesterday afternoon
and were met at the wharf by a great many
people. who were invited on board and thor
Every movement looking TO the enlargement
Of our river trade Is a public benefit. and on
this account the new steamer is particularly
welcome.
THE SCHILLERBUND.-It is understood
that Mr.: Bayard Taylor will lecture to the
Schillerbund on the 10Th OF November and
that the public will be given an opportunity
TO hear him. Literary life at Weimar under
the Duchess Amelia, with particular consid-
Grafton of Schiller's genius will probably be
the topic, which he is doubtless better quail
fed TO make attractive than any other
American. He Is said TO be engaged on a
Life OF Goethe, which is expected TO shed
much pew light on the character and career
OF the great poet. Prot. j. w. BIschof, the
distinguished teacher of music, too. will on
the evening Of the lecture contribute some
thing in his line especially selected for the
oscs sion All IN all, rare Intellectual treat
may be expected.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued as
follows. Henry Washington and Jane Ware;
Geo. X. Atk nSon, of Prince W illiam county,
snd Jennie u. Jones, of Fairfax county, Va,
Ihos &. johnson and Elizabeth Tilghman.
OF baltimore; ThOs- Shea and Mary Devine
Geo. II. Dean and Caroline C. Joyce; Peter
waters and Tena Adams; Samuel -Mollboy
ot TIi1cc OtOfse county, Nd, and Charlotte
Young; Lieutenant Benz. Long Edes, L. s.
navy. and Grace W. Fletcher; James Ford
and Harriet Ann Phillips; Henry +. Harvey
and Sarah r. Harvey. of Prince George
county, Md: j. II. rockingham. OF New
York. and Margaret Iowler; Henry Clary
and Marina Clarke: George Harvey and 10
sephine Robinson. Robert Tyler and Nancy
Jones.
MRS ID. p. BOWERS will commence an en-
gagement TINS evening at the National Thea
Ter as Lady Audleyh in LADY Audely's
Secret This play is interesting and excit-
ing. and gives ample opportunity to display
the talent Of Mrs. Bowers snd her assistant.
Mr.. John B. McCollum. The caste comprises
some OF Mr.. FORTS best performers, and there
viii doubtless be full houses nightly.
ATTRACTIVE SALE OF FURNITURE
The handsome furniture in residence No
I4l3 street, between lith and 18th streets
northwest, which is TO be sold by Thomas
lowing, auetiOneer. on Thursday next, will
De ON exhihation on Wednesday, from II
CcIock until 4 y. m Parties desiring first
ton. ~
OiL PAINTINGS AND CHRoMOs Thomas
lowing has al mis- auction rooms corner Nth
street And nnsyivania avenue. Star OfYire
building a large Of nj