Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-03

BtiO IN trust lOr Inc SctDOi lUfil.
LANP-POsT EXPLOSION AND Miss |
ING IANPLICHTER.-An incident which oc-
CURED at Scott square. just north Of the Ar
HngtOn hotel. last evening. was at first rather
startling. hut subsequently Afforded cOnSid-
cradle amusement 10 those who witnessed il. |
The colOTed lamplighter i'm that section was
going his rounds with solemn pace, absorbed
in the business Of lighting M the parks. He
had proceeded as far As the lamp post at the
northeast corner Of tnat square. and mount
ing his ladder he struck a match and applied
u 10 the burner. when tremendous eXplO-
sion took place inside the post. throwing
him from his ladder to the ground where ne
landed ON his back. Jumping up he didn't
stop 10 look back, but took IN his heels.
making bee lire DOM X street at the top
Of his SPEED, leaving his ladder behind. Ser
EeaUt Johnson. who was patrOlliDg near by.
called 10 him 20 say that il was all over and
mere was 40 further danger, but he kept on
wildly ami has not been seen or heard of
since. ON examination Of the post 10 was
found pretty well shaken and a brisk blaze
Of fire 20 The base inside from leak in the
pipe Some bricks We're removed and sand
thrown in, which CNtinEuiShed the flames.
anu word was sent To the gas officer to repair
damages The lampil-hter'S ladder still re-
maiH Oh The SPOT, nut the lamplighter, where
il he;
n BIG ENCCES ION Party From York,
fA--IhIS morning very large excursion
IaTiy arrived here by special train on the
baltimore and Potomac railroad. from YORK
Pa This excursion party il cOmpOSe,i of the
cor grceati on Of the Trinity Reformed Church
ana Sunday school OF that place. with their
1TlefdS- numbering in all 1i6, and with the
party Is SelaxS fun brass band. They left
YORK AT 6,Os O'Clock this morning. and ar
rived here at 90 o'clock. making the trim
from Baltimore in about one hOur and thirty
Eve minutes. Tie train stopped at the in
teTsectlOn OF 'th street and Maryland ave
rue. and, dlsembarkiDg, the band led the
way down eth street to the wharf. where they
embarked for Mount Vernon on the Pilot
Eoy and Arrow. under charge of Capt. Frank
HollingShead. They VIII return this after
noon and take haSty look over the public
buildings and other points of interest, and
Inc larger number will leave at $50 this eve
ning; but as the tickets are COOL for two
days number Will remain until tomorrow
The eNcuTSiOniStS are 2 fine looking set Of
men women and children; and the appear
a. &c 81 so large number OF persons making
an excursion Of over leo miles in the course
oil one day attracted much attention.
BUILDING PERMITS have been iSsueI by
Inspector PiOWman a. fOllowS.-penDiS Nc
lneTny. two two story brick dwellings, Il 10y
p feet. west side of n street southwest be
tween ID street ard Virginia avenue: II 900
1fOmas DOnOby. n twO->tOry brick back
dwelling, rOrth side Of O., between North
.2pitol and lSt streets northwest: 500.
White u Bro, three two-StOry and basement
dwellings west side 18Th. between ]. and NJ
streets northwest. - SEQ. VIM. III. Zen. n
fhTee-StOry brick. store and dwelling. south
side y. between 9th and 10th streets north
WeSi; >2Gl5- b. I. Keyser. a two-StOry brick
dwelling and store west side OF 18th, between
q ard II streets northwest: - .OGA r. l.
BiaeSfoTd- repair and alter a three-stOry
briek dwelling north side or StO,idard street
6torgetown. between Washington add Con-
sTess streets $500.
SUIT AGAINST THE DISTRICT GOVERN
MFNT FOR DANAGES.-This morning. Mr.. A.
h. Browne fled fOr John \. Schneider a Suft
against the District Of Columbia for 5000
damages lie charges that IN lss3 and ~ de-
PENDANT, through its agents. caused the streets
ironing on and surrounding his property-
lots and 3, square 500, fronting on Mary
land avenue and Sth street northeaSt-"fO be
regarded and lowered. elevated and lowered
and regarded from time 10 time during said
years 10 the depth and he ght OF from three
Ia ten feet" which has caused him to suffer
great damage. losses and expenses. on ac-
count OF hi business being Inconvenience
~ intervals FOR two years, requiring him To
ieaT down ard rebuild mis- btke-Oveu. repair
his bakery, &c.
ACCIDENT on THF BAITTNIORF ANDPoTo-
VA KAiLROAD.-The passenger train due
ntIt iEls morning AZ rs, coming over tine
baltimore ard Potomac railroad. in SWITCH
tE- AZ a point near LouiOn Park cemetery IN
allow the south bound train TO paSS. bacL,eI
OF NE switch. The SLEEPER was backed en-
tlTeiy Of The track and nearly over a high
I'm Dan EfUtIt- No one was hurt but the n
mates Oi iHe sleeper were terribly frlghtpnesf
he TWO trains leaving Baltimore for WASH
liEsoN az ard 40 were deta inei nearly two
hocrS--L0t. more a alef .co8 fo-tOi.
MARRIAGE LrCFxSfS have been fssuat n
ioIiows- EdW q p Hail. OF Detroit, and Eliz-
Sheih l.. Durham, OF Philadelphia. Horatio
Beckett ana Emma IOvelace: Edward J.
Todd and 5. Kate Marks: Allen Lucas and
Francis y. Y. pucbett. Henry q I,o[-eises
and Alice V suit: W. ". Hughes and Ormie
II Murphy, JOnn Farrell and Margaret Ken
necy, F. q. Alexander and Ijane NJ. Hughes:
washington J3vell and Annie Blackwell.
TIE PLUMBERS ASSOCIATION met last
night. and 10 waS agreed u patrOnize ONLY
Snch dealers in plumbers material as recog-
ME the Plumbers Association. and sell
goods 10 rs members at rates better than TO
those outside the association. They also
adopted schedule OF prices FOR plumbing
fi-f
sixty members.
IHE I. ;. SrEAaER DISPATCH. Com
m9DdeT Fred. Rodgers. left the WASHINGTON
navy ward yesterday 4OT Baltimore. where
she VIII remain for some time a. a recei wing
snip for apprentice boys enlisted for the navy
~ That point. When ali she can areomnlO-
gate are shipped the Dispatch viii proceed to
New York. where the boys will be trans
ierred 10 the school ship.
AGRICCLTURAL IMPLENEg-rs. PAINTS.
VII AND NARNISH AT ACCT-oN--DeaIers
anu Tue Iide generally should attend the
sale az Thyson'S TO morrow by Tomas Dow
ling, auctiOleer. The heaviest and most
valuable portion OF the goods are 4, be Sold
Sofnlpri>lng ag.icultrral implements. metallic
suit the trade.
REAL ESTATE sATES--Nessrs Duncan
roh BROS. acctloneers. sold. yesterday after
lI'ot' Tor George Mason assignee, lots 20 and
- IN lltchreld u Aughertons subdivision
stah, ,s N lnare ID. Improved by two brick
sISaoies, IN Windsor a Ford. for SOS each:
800 ,or same party, frame building corner |
FRAN, FOR SIoG. V' 10 JUN
,IHE SHEA Northumberland : : I
hehkIe, OF ms city, and Mr.. II. G. Denison.
CIIillihal lawyer OF New YORK city
have been retained a. counsel fnr C,erissSs =
stevenson, who Is ia Jail under the commit.
Inent OF the coroner for shooting Mr. Come /
iius shea ON the Eth OF May, causing his
death Last week. ms
PEoPEETY-owSERs who nave not made
application fnT damages 10 property by,
reason OF pghiic improvements can nOSy ia i
street - Il
tALL on Dickson and Patterson before
setting special imIrOy ement taxes.