Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-09
LOCAL NE VS..
Condensed Locals.


Attend Hempler's auction at a. elnsR.
October q.
The street lamps will be ligh' al tonight at
IL p. m, and extinguished at Is a M
The Frederick equity, ma Agricultural
Fair opens on Tuesday next
The first number OF the Ho-sfro ye7rs the
new democratic penny daily, will appear
Monday morning next
IRE evening prayer a.. the Chapel OF the
Holy Communion (22d and streets) has
been changed TO 4 oclO *
The corner stone OF. Mount Zion Baptist
ehur n at Arlington will be laid to- morrow
Tne receiver of tie Washington City Saw
tngs EaDk VIII ply a dividend OF ten per
cent. on Monday IIext- See ad.
A large Waterman at the corner of 18th
and Estreets burst yesterday morning, doing
considerable damage.
The Uniformed Patriarchs. j. o. O. F.. at a
special meeting last night accepted an invi-
tatiOn Of LOudoun Lodge, Of LeeSburg, Va
TO visit that town on the DIST instant, on the
occasion Of the reunion OF Odd Fellows there.
Did the gentlemen who selected the testi-
moDial for Mr.. Thomas l.. Hume, which was
described in Thursdays STAR. have fut ure
as well as past Inequalities at TunIaw in
their mind when they chose the pu1ch bowl
rs the tttest expression OF their feelings?
Yesterday certificate of incorporation Of
the Metropolitan Baptist Association was
Med IN The Office Of the Recorder of Deeds
naming the following parties as trustees: II.
j. Pearce, Il. z. Murray, l. +. Forrest Spot
ford, C. l.. Patten. and o. w. LOngan.
MessTs. LuttrelI 4 Wine 1850 Pennsylvania
avenue, have just received a very large stock
of goods from New York. which they are pre-
includes calico, mOhair, dress goods, cloth
and cashmere, velvet and Brussels rugs,
tapestry and Brussels carpets. See adj.
Those having charge of Mr.. Hastings meet
iDgs have obtained permission of Sergeant
alarms French TO have an open air service
Tor the masses on the steps the east pOrticO
OF The Capitol (Senate wing to morrow
Should the day prove unpleasant the meet
ing Will probably be held in the rotunda.
The members of the COlOred Union Benevo-
lent Association have presented Mr. Gurden
sEowden, through their president, Mr. G. III.
Garrison, with silver tea set inscribed:
"Gurcen SnOwden, from the ColOred Union
Benevolent Association, for the faithful per-
fOTmauce of his duties as chairman OF III e
beard of trustees, September Is, 1875" co.
MILITARY NOTEs-Tdrget Practice Chances
Il Ce.ceTS.-Some members of company A g.,
w. l. l., and company b, W. l.. G., engaged
IN a friendly contest at rifle shooting yester-
Gay; near the navy yard tunnel. The shoot
.Dg was at two hundred yards range. Dalton
ara harrison OF A company, competed first
with PTeiDkeTt OF a and Leins. OF Co. and
beat them by a score OF 81 10 "a. The follow
Ing teams next competed: HARRISON Bassett
anG PREM ert Of A company, scoring IS and
kahierf, LENS, and McFadden, 81. kahlert
Company A, Washington Light Infantry
has elected the following: Treasurer Second
Lieutenant William III. HarrisOn; secretary
private Frank G. Harris; armOTer, private
George s. BudinOt. At the same meeting a
formal declinatiOn OF the invitation of Com
Pany r. 9TH Va National Guards, to visit
regret that circumstances cOmpeIIed Them IN
take this action.
Company B, Washington Light Guard, last
nlsht accepted the resi- gnatiOn Of Lieutenant
Frederick s. HodgsOn, and his name was
transferred To the honorary roll, with rank
ofFirst Lieutenant A resolution express
ing the regret of the corps at losing so valued
and beloved an officer. and rendering its
thanks for his past services was ordered to
be forwarded to him.
CARD FROM COLONEL MOORE.
hthfoT Stdr'-In this mornings papers ! OBJ
serve reports of a friendly contest" with
The rifle between A and B companies near
The AnacOstia bridge, yesterday afternoon.
Allow me TO state, in justice to A company,
that If there was really any such match IL
was without the knowledge or consent OF
mat organization; and, further, that the
team which II i alleged represented A must
have been self constituted. as il does not en-
brace single member of the team which re-
necteu such credit on the corps AT the wash
IngtOn SchUetZen Park on the I'D ultImO.
i am confident, however, that the published
statement does great Injustice TO the gentle
men whose names are given as our represen-
tatves IN the affair Of yesterday, not beIiev-
Ing that they or either of them would as
tume an authority with which they had not
been duly cl0thed. Respectfully,
VIM g. MOORE, Captain A Co.
TIE COLORED SCHOoLs-The regular
monthly meeting of the teachers of the col
cred schools was held at the Sumner bufId-
lug yesterday, and the superintendent CMr.
e. p t. Cook submitted the comparative
statement for September, showing total
number Of pupils on roll 4,GZ7, average at
tendance $50, and only 10 cases OF CORPORAL
punishment Also comparison, as follows:
Average number in daily attendance for the
month Of September, ls5O, 2,553; 1871. 1854;
1872, 3,21S; 1873, $3.50. 1874, 4 1G2; 1915 1926;
eases OF corporal punishment. 1870, IS; ISL,
1lO; 1872, 129; 1873, l35; 1874, Ie; 1875 10; in
favor OF 1875, IS IN 10 schools there were no
eases q Hardness. The teachers were con-
graduated in addresses by Trustees HOyey,
Brooks ard johnson.
THE POLICE COURT BUILDING ALLEGED
TO BE NUIsAECE.-TO-day, Mr. A. h.
Brown, Attorney for the Board of Health
nled an information in the Police Court at
The instance OF James III. Smith, sanitary
inspector, and Z. i. Keene, health officer
against Mrs Mary A. Kimmell, proprietor
Of the building in which the Police Court is
held, charging the maintenance OF a nut
having q leaky roof, damp walls. without
proper ventilation, with stagnant water i'm
the basement, insufficient water supply and
dra1n-pipe for the water closets, defective
drainage thereby rendering II unfit for hu-
man haoitation.
A BILL FOR DIvoRCE-.tr. j. f. Norris
today filed bill for Sarah Ann Atkins for
a divorce from the bonds Of matrimOny with
Edward Atkins. Plaintiff states that she
WAS married TO defendant I'm baltimore lime
9Th, 1854, and lived with him for over two
years IN Pennsylvania and in this District
since Sne says her married life has been
unhappy and miserable; that he has not given
her any support; and is and has been a hab-
itual drunkard for many years, and has
treated her with great cruelty. She states
further that at the time of her marriage she
was possessed OF property valued at $4,000,
all OF which she has expended in the support
OF the family.
The KNIGHTS OF ST. JOSEPH on Thurs
DAY night elected officers as folloES.-M
Mailman, commander; G.. RI. Harvey firSt
deputy commander; John T. Graham Sec
ora deputy commander. Henry McDermott
thtrd deputy commander. Il. A. Martin, re-
coTGeT, Thomas MalOney, almoner; Rev p
p. Mccarthy, chaplain. JOHN Daly John
Nhlte, Dennis keHeaily. Matthew MalIOy
&. W. Mccarthy, John Kelley and Frank
Schmidt were elected the new board OF
government
IROTTING RACES AT BRIGHrwOOD-The
match race for $50 al BTightwOOd yesterday
afteTl Don. between y. DOrsey's b. < Ed For
rest and j. n. MCTrow's b. IN. DAYLIGHT. mile
heats. best three in five, was won by the lat
ter In three straight heats; time, 257K
E54A cox. MessTs- j. II. Gray, Ed. Curtis
ana {. W. Hayes acted as judges. The two
horses afterwards frOtted a twomi heat
for $50, which was also won by DAYLIGHT in