Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-26
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ACADEMY OF THE FIsITATIOS-The RGU
IF H"u"T.-During the exercises at the AcaJ
envy of the Visitation yesterday, the aca-
den3ic hcnorS, consisting Of crown ana
gold medal, were conferred for uniform cx-
ceile0Ce of conduct ON Miss Annie VI. Good
ell, Illinois: Miss Mary Hatcher, Virginia;
Misses Helen Abel, Minnie Mahoucy. Mary
land; Miss Carrie Sims, South Carolina;
Miss Mary Early, Virginia: Miss Mamie
Lynch, New York; Miss Mamie Turner,
Missouri: Miss Ella Weaver. District Of Co
lumbia; Miss Lulu Sherman, Illinois.
The second hOuCTS, consisting OF a silver
medal. were conferred on Miss Mary Logan.
ILLINOIS; MISS Marie 1hlah, District of Co
lnmhia: Miss Katie Gleason, Arkansas:
Miss Mary Taylor, District OF Columbia;
Miss Lille Sawyer. Tennessee; Miss Nellie
BIawuer. District OF Columbia; Misses Mel
lie Savage, Carrie Fowler, Nellie Sullivan,
Minnie NcGill, Mary TObiI, Mary Sullivan,
Mary Cady, Katie Murphy, District of CO.
Lumbia; Miss Minnie Morrison, Missouri;
Miss Cora BeavanS. Maryland.
y graduating medal was conferred on Miss
Annie NJ. GoOdell, Illinois. Besides her two
gold medals, Miss Annie NJ. GOOdell, the
only graduate, received thirteen books as
premiums for excellence In various branches.
Others who received a number. (sOme nearly
as many were Misses Mary GOCdell. Car
RE SIMS, Mary Hatcher, Lulu and Ida Sher-
man, daughter of General Frank Il. Sher-
man, of the Sherman House. ChicagOD Mary
Early, Jennie SOule, Nellie Brawner, Els
teiie Dickson, Minnie Ward, Gertrude and
Jessie Acorn, daughters of Senator AL
conn., Blanche Hunt, LATHE and Mamie
Turner. Mamie Ray. Rosa Jardin, Marie and
Antonla THAN, Helen and Maggie Abel,
Maggie Van Studdiford, and a large number
of others.
DEATH OF THE OLDEST INHAEIrANr.-
Mr.. Charles Dean, the oldest inhabitaut of
Georgetown, died at his residence on West
street yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Dean was
born in Maryland in September. 1888. AMI
was consequently at the time OF his death
nearly s. years old. He came to George
town about the year 179s, and witnessed the
laying OF the corner stone of the Capitol by
General Washington. He also witnessed the
burning of the CAPITOL and other public
buildings by the British in the war OF 1872
and II. Early in the present century Mr..
Dean established the first rOpewalk in the
District Of Columbia, and he continued the
business OF rOpemaking until about 1861.
Deceased was member Of the Oldest Inhab-
ltaDtS' Association, which bOIy will attend
his funeral tomorrow Sunday afternoon at
Oak Hill cemetery.
DEATH FROM Sun STHoKE-About 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Darius T.
GIadmOn, well known briCklayer of this
city, While working at the residence of Dr.
LOOCkeIman, on 1St street, was overcome
by the heat. He was removed TO his resi-
Gence on bridge street, where he was at
tended by DTs. kleineschmidt and Ritchie
who did all in their power to save him, but
without avail. as he died about O'Clock in
the evening. Mr.. q. was for several years en-
gagged in the livery stable business on Bridge
street, and was for long time associated
with Mr.. John Norris in that business but
for the past two or three years he mas been
working a. his trade.
BAD BOYS-Bilts for the I'Olicemea.-The
attention of the police is invited to the gang
OF boys who conSregate in the neighbOrhOOl
of 2d and Frederick streets on Sunday after
moons for the purpose OF playing base ball.
The players increase the interest in the ma
uonal pastime by miscellaneous swearing
While the spectators sit on their launches
anu howl. The hill at the corner of 81 and
Fayette streets is the Tallying place of
younger crowd. who not Old enough to break
their fingers at base bail, still manage to
make 1t lively for residents in that neighbor-
hood by stone throwing and filthy language
BOatmen on the canal complain of mob of
young ruiiians who are in the habit of assem-
bling on the north bank of the canal. near
Market street, and varying the monotOny of
Inc twilight hour by stOniDg the boats. If
the policemen don't abate these nuisauces
somebody will get hurt.
BUILDING 1MPRovEMENTS.-Mr George
humphrey IS building for Peter McIntire,
esq, two fine twO-stOry and basement brick
dwelling houses on Market street, between
ri and Sd SITS. Mr.. Thomas Cartwright has
nearly completed two handsome three-stoIy
and basement brick residences on Congress
street, near Beall. The buildings are fur
nlShed throughout with all the modern con-
Cooley.
STREET REORGANIZATION Lucas &
Sons are paving Washington street with
cohble stones from Bridge To Water Streets
GRAIN TRADE.-Messrs Hartley & Bro,
report sales to-day of 1000 bushels OF wheat
at from sl32 to 81 per bushel; also $500
DCsAelo Vi cOrh at o. :. cents per DuSnel.
ATLANTIS TREES-A HINT TO the Board of
Naturalization S0r: Numerous specimens OF
the miscalled Tree of Paradise" still flour
ish at this neglected end of the District in
snite of edicts of the Board of Health and
Metropolitan Police. These trees are now in
full bloom, sickening whole neighborhoods
by their poisonous exhalations. That the
beautiful but foul-smelling Ailantus is the
cause OF many cases of typhus fever and
other maladies, is the opinion, founded on
personal observation, of at least one practic-
ing PHYSICIAN
Georgetown, June &c, 1875.