Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-26
Condensed Locals.


Street lamps win be lighted to night at 6 %
p. m, and extiDguished at 5 a. m.
Ar Other Congressional temperance meet
Ing on Capitol Hill Tomorrow evening. See
The Northern Liberty Chariot Company's
Nsnicles Will run TO LIST street east, instead
Last evening Mr.. ]. NJ. Adams was seri-
onsly burned in his hands at house No. 1928
.th street, between r. and s northwest, by
The explosion OF a coal oil lamp.
Or. c. NJ. Ford, OF Capitol Hin, has been
appointed by the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad company surgeon Of the company
1er that portion OF the road extending from
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Mccarthy
mothero OF MI Charles Mccarthy, Ofthe State
department, will take place to morrow az
fernoon al half-past 2 O'clock. from her late
residence, $40 10th street northwest.
MT j. = Wilson, for several years past a
clerk IN the office OF the Register of Wills,
and The bailif and appraiser of the Probate
court, yesterday rendered his resignation,
which was accepted.
Labor League No held meeting at Lib
erty HAL, corner of 10th and X streets last
night Central Organizer Capt. r. X. Butler
made an address In which he denied that the
oIder was he exclusive property OF any pO-
ufical party.
The pupils of Grammar school No. l. Lin
colt building, Miss NJ +. Reed, principal,
under the direction Of their teacher, Miss VI.
EtPTyor, gave successful entertainment
last evening, consisting of vocal and instru-
mental music, declarations dialogues. &c
plano for the building.
MessTs George a. Hall and ThoS. h. Cree,
(the former well known In this city where he
was secretary OF the Y. NJ. c. A. have been
stirring up the people of Knoxville By a re-
NlNai 1ney are making trip through the
fouth ard west as the evangeliSts of the
young Mems Christian Association of the
United States and Canada.
correspondent calls "the attention OF the
police to the lCafing IL the vicinity of Attn
and l. STREETS northwest, afternoons and eve
pings. especially on Sundays" and says: at
bss become unsafe for ladies % pass through
tbls locality for fear Of being insulted by
these black and white loaferS-rny daugh-
hrs ard Others having been repeatedly"
Funeral of VII. George = Gideon.
The funeral OF Mr.. George S. Gideon took
place AT two o'clock this afternoon from the
New York Avenue Presbyterian church OF
which the deceased was a member, and was
DumeTously attended by prominent citizens
Of Washington. Before the remains were
eonv ed 10 the church, brief and apprO-
PIRATE religious services were hell at
Inc late residence Of the deceased, 1022
Nth street. On the arrival of the re-
mains at the church, Rev. DIR. s. s. Nit
chel, assisted by Rev. Or. Mason Noble
read the usual burial service, which consist
Cd OF 81 invocation and reading of apprOpri-
ate selections from the Scriptures by the
former, ard a prayer By the latter. At the
conclusion OF The service The remains were
conveyed 10 oak Hill cemetery and tempo
TSrlly deposited In vault underneath the
CHAPEL. The services at the chapel consisted
OF reading the usual form, beginning NI
Know that my Redeenaer liveth." and closed
with the benediction. The pa Il-bearerS were
Governor A. r. Shepherd, Homer L. Hume
CTittenden, n. b. Fugitt, HaIet KiIbourn
and c. y. WanpaI.