Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-30
Condensed Locals.


SIZES casbmeres, blankets.
Yesterday dead female colored In FAINT
was found near the & street wharf by on
Our lady readers Will bear in mind the sale
OF noe laees and millinery goods. embracing
te STOCK OF Il g. Cuttings, now being sold
regardless of cost, to close the store.
Tonight, at the Fifth Baptist church.
South Washington, Rev. W. s. Hammond
will deliver a lecture on Glove. Courtship
ard Marriage" for the benefit OF South
washington Division SOrs of Temperance.
Mr.. PbiIO Pace. a Centennial tourist from
Ohio. attended the Metropolitan church yes
terosy NJ corning, and In the crowd was re-
neved OF bis PocketbC Ok, containing Sill and
MessTs. Geo. Savage and A. c. Coustan-
tine, well known temperance workers, have
mace q wager on the electiOn-Savage agree
Ing II Hayes Is elected TO furnish a hail for
temperance meeting once a week for a
year. constantine 10 do the same II Tilden
Yesterday morning Officers JefTrfes and
BTeen gave chase after three colored chicken
Ihleyes but were outrun by the rogues, who
naoe their escape. During the chase the
Cfcers picked up eleven dead chickens
which bad been dropped.
AT a meeting OF st. Patrick's Total AbstI-
nence society last night, at Carroll hau,
Father keare and other sctive temperance
men delivered addresses, and at the close of
Inc speeeh-makiDg large number OF per-
sons came forward and took the pledge
AT the democratic rally at RI ckvilIe, Md,
Saturdsy, number OF our District poll
uciens helped 10 swell the ranks. The speak
eTs were Hon. VIM. Walsh, democratic can
didate for COrkress from the 9th district;
G. K1lgou- and others. The Jackson Demo-
cratic association, OF this city, were In at
The New York Republican association
met Saturday night, and a resOlut.o or
thanks 10 Hon. John II. French and ais as.
10 the campaign committee was adopted
Mr.. %. T. Presbrey and Mr.. Bell made re-
marks. Mr. N c. Martin stated that the
association has sent ont from the city over
500 to aid the republican cause
German American day at the Centennial.
Tickets 81 80 for the roupd-trip. Voters will
tickets on the Public School excursion, Bal
timore and Potomac railroad. Good for ten
iG5 cate "a sr o. purchase and may be
al places advertised in this paper.
TIE TUBBIN TRIAL Terdict Of Guaty
q AIT0Ts-ln the Criminal Court, Judge
Macarthur, on Saturday, the jury in the
case OF Johanna Turbin indicted for the
murder Of Sterling Tur0in on the 5th OF July
last, came into court about O'Clock ID. M
and The foreman stated that although they
mad not agreed upon a verdict yet they were
b esr ei,, 70 one thsn at any time since they
10 retire again. About O'Clock d. m IL was
announced that they had agreed and Judge
diet, which was equity as indicted.S win
~ tDey handed In petition tnat executive
clemency be exercised In committing the
punishment to imprisonment for life. The
prisoner was greatly agitateo on learning
the verdict, which was not unexpected. the
Science of the prisoner was the maiden case
81 QeI coupeel-Aessrs James +. Bangs and
p j. DoDohue-ard these young lawyers not
only received the cornIIse alton of TIC CO..
but also Of many members OF the bar, for
usir abe M management OF 1t.
Inc DallottDg stood from the first, until
about econ on Saturday, nine for murder
10 three for manslsughier. and the three
nnsIly gave In with the understanding that
TIE prisoner would be recommended to mer.
cy, and her sentence would be commuted.
ADJUSTMENTS - National 7nedsr-Miss
GeDevieve RoRers will begin an engagement
tonight Is "Mapd Muller" The play is
built on Whittier's poen of that name and
MISS Rogers impersonation has met with
great success wherever she has appeared.
Excellent support 10 promised, and the piece
VIII re pot upon the stage with new scenery
FOTds Opera House. -" Uncle Toms
Cabin will be produced this week, with a
personals "Topsy " aud Introduce bis ori9i-
pal Songs and dances. The plantation meIo-
dies will be given by a chorus of fifty jubilee
Odd FsRolrs' HdU-A dramatic entertain
ment will be given here tonight by the
Blackstone Dramatic Club, In aid of the To-
spstIlal Home School. The drama entitled
"Mirisms Crime" will be presented; also
the amusing farce entitled 1.-THE Loan OF q
Lover"
7heater Co8sious The "ExiIe of Erin. bv'
Robert Emmett. 10 the leading dramatic at
traction this week In addition. however
The usual nrst class variety performances
viii be given.
DEATH CT Prominent CIrIZEy-A
great n any OF our readers will be psined to
learn OF The death OF Mr.. George Jillard
formerly well Known dealer In paints and
oils and GLACIERS materials, on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, between 18th and 18th streets
he bad been Ill for nearly one month with
typhoid fever, and about two weeks ago was
paralyKed He DIED Saturday afternoon at
his re sidence, on t street, between 18th and
18th streets northwest Mr., Jillard was a
native OF Baltimore. but had been a resident
OF this city fer about thirty years. and
always bore an excellent reputation for in
tegrity as a business man and citizen. Under
the old regime be served several terms In the
Washing ton city councils, and under the
old volunteer IRE department was long a
member and @ fticer OF the Fran kiln fire CON-
paDy. some three years stree ne gave IN
business at his old stapd on the Avenue
since which time, until taken sick, he bad
be- p, setin p as business manager of the hotel
leaves wife and son TO mourn their loss.
RELIGIOUS NOTES.-The usual Sunday
gospel meeting under the Y. NJ. G. A. was
he'd yesterday afternoon, AZ Lincoln hall
ami Was well attended. Mr. Stewart pre Z
sided, and ceIivered a short address. and was
followed by MessTs. DuvalI and Chez ks. The
service Of song, led by organ and cornet, is q
feature OF thee meetings.
This afternoon The pastors interested in
The subject will hold a meeting In reference
10 union revival movement. and the sec
ord union prayer meeting will be held at
Lincoln ball, at O'Clock. IL is understood
that Aessrs- WhiItle and Bliss will not be
aoie 10 conduct The meetings here, as was
expected and II Is probable that this after.
ICON an Invitation will be given 10 sona
other revivalists.
This week union meeting OF MethodIsts
VIII De held at HamliDe church, which IL is
expected Will be attended by the congrega-
tons OF the N. L. churches In the northern
part OF the city.
TIE TRoTfING AT BEsyIye's SArUR-
DAY.-The fall meeting of the Washington
Driving Park. at Ben ntng's. closed Satur-
day. The inish OF the 2.35 race for q purse OF
Siooo-s5o0 10 nrst, $3.50 TO second, $50 To
tblru, spd 500 10 fourth borse-postponed
from Friday, was troited out Morning won
NTH heat. Queen May the sixth and seventh.
Time: 81, 225, 2:35 Queen May gets FIRST
money. Jacob Larian second money, and the
third ~ fourth money divided equally be-
tween Mornir and Hunter.
EXCURSION TICK ETs-The Congregational
church and Sabbath school excursion by way
OF The Baltimore and Potomac railroad o.