Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-02
SCoUNpRrIs wFArIxc THE GARR OF

SooUEDRKLs WEARING THE CARE OF
PIETi TO CHEAT COEFIDING PEoPLE.-
One day last week two men, the eldest not
over thirty FIVE years of age, and both In
ADDRESS, manner and general appearance in
dlcaung, what they represented themselves
TO be, Christian Brothers, called a couple of
times at the store of Mr.. Jas. Bellew, book
seller, on 1tb street. and made some trifIng
purchases. Soon after their first visit the
proprietor thought he missed some books
fTC m the counter, but never dreamei that his
cir Ttcsl- looking customers were the thieves
I'LL late IN the afternoon OF Friday, when
they called again, and while one OF the ras-
Gals engaged the attention of the clerk, who
wss alone at the time, the other succeeded in
slowing into his evidently capacious pockets
several small and large volumes-pTiucipa pal
Iy OF a religious character-of the value of
perhaps $40 or S12. Mr.. Bellew being absent
returned about the time they took their de-
paTture, and having discovered his addi-
tionsl loss, sent his clerk in pursuit and no.
titled the detectives. So far, however, no
trace of them has been discovered, and IL is
supposed they must have left the city on the
same evening. Further inquiry reveals the
fact that for two weeks or so they have been
calling on servant girls, especially in the
suburbs SUBJ OF me city, TO whom they offered for
sometimes as priests collecting for charita-
BILE objects, ana again as canvasseTs. They
tell very plausible story, well calculated
10 disarm suspicion. We feel IL our duty to
warn the people against them, If they have
not already transferred their operations to
some neighbOring town or city.
THE MAY DEvOTIOss at ST. Dominic's
church were formally opened last evening
by the pleasing ceremony Of GROWING the
statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which
was recently brought to This city from the
studio of a northern artist, by whom it was
sculptured. The boys OF the Sunday school,
fifty in number, under Miss Sample, teach
er, proct eded 10 the Academy of tue Sacred
Heart of Mary, on Virginia avenue and Sth
street, and escorted the pupils of that insti-
tuition, one hundred and forty in number, all
dressed in pure white, bearing bOquets OF
flowers, TO the church, where they filed in,
headed by the Sisters, VINO bore the crown
composed OF the rareSt exOtics which was
hanOed 10 Father Fortune, and after apprO-
PIRATE remarks, in which he explained that
the ceremony was an old one, and intended
10 snow their reverence to the Queen OF
Heaven, sym boliZed by the statue, he depOs-
TIED the crown on the head of the statue. The
procession then passed around, and the chill
dren deposited their bOquets in baskets sur
rounding the altar. The church and streets
leading thereto were crowded with specta-
tors TO witness the ceremony.
LIST OF PATENTS issued 10 residents OF the
District Of Columbia, Mary land, aud Vir-
ginia, for the week ending May I'd, 1876:
District Of CUltu7lbid.-ThomasB Il. Bishop, of
Washington, improvement in elastic soles
and horse shoes; Samuel W. LLOYD, of Wash
IL gton, improvement In combined bsvels,
squares and levels; Cyrus w. Saladee, of
Washington. assignor to Charles +. l..
Holmes, of New York, n. Y, Improvement
in curry combs g cases.)
h''1yttbdt Lewis I. SuT1an, OF baltimore,
Improvement in buttons; Simon Fairman,
OF Baltimore, improvement In hot air de.
nectoTs and water evapOratOrs; John K.
Hare, OF Baltimore, Improvement in bas-
kets; VIM. ID. Wright, of Baltimore, improve
ment In burglar alarms; James NJ. NJ. Con-
rad, OF Baltimore, design for a bas relief.
ITginId.- Granville T. Owens. OF Ovens
Vile, improvement in horse detact ers; Ma
than .. Bond, of Fairfax, Improvement I'm
portable wristbands; Crockett j. Saunders,
OF GOgginsville, Improvement in andirons:
Witcher Jones, of Ianville, design for man
ufactured tobacco; A. G.. Fuller 4 Co., of
Danville, trade mark for plug tobacco.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by INSPECTOR
Plowman: Mrs. 3. j. Morgan, two two story
brick dwellings, north side Pierce, between
North Capitol and Ist streets northwest;
$1,000. X. Daw, two-stOry brio K dwelling
west side Montgomery, between Wes5 and
StCddard streets, Georgetown; $500. James
TOwles, repair two frame dwellings,, east
side of 9th, between ii and l streets north
west; $500.
FISH MARKET TO-DAY.-Sold by X. A
Golden & Brother, fish agents-5,O6O shad
for S1GaSlS per hundred; 10000 herrings, for
SllaSl2 per thousand.