Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-15

See DIR. ECnaine's card under personal
The street lamps VIII be lighted tonight
at $50 p. m. and extinguished at 1929 q m.
Willie Nolan, son Of Kate George. VINO at
tempted TO cOWD3it suicide on Tuesday night
by shooting himself, is slowly recovering.
a case Of smallpox on Cedar street was re-
ported Tn the Board OF Health yesterday. The
case - that Of a One-year old cOlOTed child.
Last night thief entered the residence OF
Mr.. F1izhugh COyle and stole a valuable
gold watch.
From Beresford we have a handsome
cOuDtiEg-hOUse calendar. ami from Mobun
Broihers calendar with receptacle for
postal cards.
The pupils OF Female Intermediate school
No. !, Of the second district, are preparing 10
give a grand entertainment about three
Week ks from this date.
Yesterday afternoon p number Of ladies',
gentlemen and boys, while skating on Bah
cock lake. had a cod bath by breaking
drowned.
Richard a. Maeomb, the display compOsi
Tor. who resigned his position al NcGiIl &
WitheTOw's several weeks ago, viii renew
bis connection with that firm from next
The Shakespeare Club gives n compliment
airy performance az FOrd'S opera house to-
might Among the amateur actors of the
cIco VIII &c Messrs. TW oedaie, Leach, Harry
James BelIew sends No. 30 OF THE Lake
SIDE Library" containing Sermons out of
Church, by Miss MulOck; DemOrest's Mir
TOT 81 Fashions February; the convenient
Centennial Pocket Album" and the New
YORK CtiCTef Almanac for lS.6.
At meeting OF the trustees OF the Reform
School last night the resignation Of DR.. Car
penfeT, as secretary, was accepted. and the
beard proceeded 10 ballot for secretary,
which resulted in the election Of W. f. He'd
rick. A discharge was granted TO Jas. Muir
ply, one OF the inmates.
SyracUSianS Lodge, No. 10, Knights OF
Pythias, last night paid frateTual visit 10
Union Lodge. No. l., and quite pleasant
time was spent, q number OF addres. rs
nelng delivered; the principal one by Mr.. j.
W. Thompson, u. q. G..
"A Eoflce q the new school house, TO be
named for Mr.. George j. Abbott, former
trustee Of the public schools in this city,
stated that he was residing in Massachu-
sets. His present residence is Meadville,
IA, IL which city ne is a professor in a the
OlCglCal seminary.
Mr.; Thomas Purcell has furnished the
foundation in Lincoln square for the Lin
coin statue. The pedestal,S feet in height,
II mounted on base Of granite about II
feet high. The statue, cUt from Italian mar
10 New York.
TIE rewly-electeJ directors Of the Wash
1DgtOn and Georgetown Railroad company
have reelected the Old officers. as follows.
Henry Hurt, president; c. VI. KOOneS, Secre-
taTy End treasurer, G. c. Sailer, general SUI
peTin;endent; Samuel DEvall and j. c. jew
ell, receivers.
AT the annual meeting o. the congregation
OF tie Western Pres byterian church on
Thursday evening, the following trustees
wore elected: NsssTs. James Henning, \.
e
Martin Kelly, l.. -. Wine, W. Il. Singleton,
waiter Stewart and ]. T.. Fears0n. The pas
tors salary was raised TO - COO q year
Mount Vernon Home Communion. No. 2,
X. L. Oh. F. 4. a. installed the following
officers last night: Kate Wagner, guardian;
Martha Martil, protector; Mary ID. Angel,
pro. Jane Wise, pr. SIS; Eliza Thompson,
pr; Elizabeth Rradburn. pr. SIS; Ellen Nor,
Iison, w. OF ID; NJ. Collier, W. of N; John
ID. Bradburn, s. X; Maggie Z. Gates, regis
ter; II. Green, treasurer.
Or. Gray will preach tomorrow at II
O'Clock q. m, al the North Baptist church, a
Centennial discourse. noting some great
events of the last century relating TO educa-
tIOnal changes. Inventions, progress in
Christian beneyOlence, and what Baptists
have done for the world. BY request, the
discourse Will be repeated at the Calvary
Baptist church in the evening.
Yesterday, as was stated in THE STAR,
The new steam ire engine, Thomas u. Nor
gan, No. 8, in the trial with the Addison,
No 8, beat the latter by forcing through $50
feet Of hose a stream beyond that of the Adj
Olson. Another test was made through 800
feet OF hose, ard the Addison threw the best
horizon tai stream and the Morgan the best
perpendicular. The test was OF an informal
character, and Will be repeated at an early
day.