Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-02
Condensed Locals.


Condensed Locals.
Select reading by Miss A. NJ. Mason, at 10Th
street Baptist Church, Monday evening.
Dry goods very cheap. black and cOlored
eashmeres, at Carriers. Market Space. Read
his new advertisement.
The grand concert at Marini's hall. next
Wednesday evening. in aid of the ST. Alloy
sius school fund will be fine musical enter
tainment.
Yesterday, Detectives MeElfresh and Nc
Dewitt, with acting Detective Voss arrested
IharIes W eslry, c9Iored, for robbing the resi-
denees OF Geo. &. Henning and VIM Bagley
IN September last. of a watch and other arri-
cles. and he has been committed for a hear
ihg watch and chain and other property
has been recovered.
Yesterday, Dr. Patterson. the coroner. held
an inquest on the body Of Gen. Lafayette F.
Hetrellis, OfSpringfield, Ill. } whose sudden
death at the Franklin House, 46s Pennsyl-
NanIa avenue. yesterday morning, was men,
toned i'm THE STAR last evening. and DIR.
Hartigan having made an autopsy, the jury
found that he came to his death by cOnges-
ton of the lungs and hemOrrhage-
The vacancy in the presidency OF the
Franklin Insurance Company. caused by the
lameEfed death Of Mr.. Henry Bradley. has
been filed by the election of DIR. Daniel Il.
Clarke To that position. the Franklin lnsur-
ance Company is one of the sOundest and
beSt-eStabliShed I'm the country. and under
the energetic and prudent management OF DIR.
clarke II will undoubtedly largely increase
It's sphere of usefulness.
The venerable and much eSpectesi William
Thompson was eighty eight years old yester-
v
lower limbs. retains his mental faculties TO a
remarkable degree. Mr.. Thompson. who has
for many years been a much-esteemed magis-
tTate- was formerly actively connected with
journalism in Washington as city editor of
the NdfiOnOt IIfeLigeRceT, and as the pub
Usher and editor (fOr twelve years. Of the
Washington Nelcs, and other papers.
A RUNAWAY CHICAGO Boy RETURNED
TO HIS PARENTs,-FOr the past week or
more a bright-lOOking youth, some I6 years
OF age, has been furnished with bed and
breakfast at the Washington Lodging house
His appearance attracted the attention of Mr..
A. =. SOlOmOns, one of the most active men
connected with this humane institution, and
on questioning him he aScertained that the
lad had ran away from his parents in Chi
eagO in August last, since which time ne had
been travelling from city To city. beating his
way on cars and steamboats, without any
hXed purpose. until his clothing had become
WOT2 into rags. He gave his name as Albert
Rodgers, and said the reason for leaving
home was that his parents made him sit al
the piano and practice music for two hours
every day which was very distasteful TO
him, as he wanted TO learn tn be a machin-
ist The Lad showed that great pains had
been taken 10 give him good education.
MI sOlOmons yesterday provided him with
a new suit Of clothing, and ascertaining the
address of his parents telegraphed them and
received an answer 10 send him home and
the cost would be made up. A ticket 10 Chi
cagO was then obtained by Mr.. SolOmOns
ana the boy was started under charge of the
railroad conductor on the 90 train this
morning TO his parents.
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MASONIC ELECTIONs.-Atthea annual COM
municatiOn of King solomon Lodge. No ,.
i. and a. Architects, held November D. the
following officers were elected for the enSu-
ing Masonic year: Samuel Baxter. NJ. A;
VIM. Il. CIr1nnell, Jr., =. A: &. II. Smith, j.
A; W F. Corey, treasurer; John III. Pickell,
secretary.
At the annual assembly of La Fayetfe
Council, Select. Royal. and Super Excellent
Masters. held November 18th. the following
officers were elected for the ensuing MaSonic
wear. .IOSpph - Met pV I NJ
Baxter. II. J. NJ; jeremiah e. Allen. p. c. OF
W; Fleming r. Griffith. VI. OF ExcheQuer;
John Edwin Mason. recorder.
Officers Of Mt. Vernon Royal Arch Chan
Ter, No. I, have been elected and inStallefas
follows;-Dr. George W. Brooks, VI. F.. High
Priest; PrimuS III. Simmons. NJ. r. King;
William NJ. Ellis. NJ. r. Scribe, Jerome h.
Johnson. Secretary; Arthur Simmons. Treas
GreT; VIM II; Brown, Captain of the Host;
VIM. III. Hutchinson, r \. Captain: Albert
Parker, Chaplain; VIM. II. Hunt, Sentinel.
ANOTHER WEEK OF ENGLISH OPERA
Manager Ford has arranged for another
week Of English opera at the National,
which Is very desirable, as ii will be the
hrst week OF Congress, and we can suggest
nothing better in the way OF harmony than
Mrs. Oates soothing music. A very fOrmid-
able and influential testimonial to the prima
donna, headed by General W. T. sherman,
General Van Nliet, and Hon. ;. =. Cox. en-
dorSes The success OF the opera this week, and
invited its continuance with a tender of a
benefit to each OF the prima dOnnas. Mr..
a most brilliant repertoire of operas, en-
braeing the LA lope Parfumeuse Madame
etc, all of which WILDE rendered in the same
superb manner that has characterized the
productions OF The present week. A very
fashionable as well as a very large attend
ance can be fully anticipated.
VITAL STATISTICAL a meeting of the
BoaTd OF Health last night, DIR. Verdi in the
chair. the mortality report for the week end
ing november . was read, showing total
deaths 6l-59 white and 81 cOlored. The NOR
tallty for the week was IS more than last
week, or at the rate Of =, AS per ,ODO per an
mum. Increase by population over births
was 10, or AT the rate of $40 per Loco per an
mum. The rate of mortality of the white
population was Il ,65 per 1.O00 per annum,
while the mortality of the coiored population
was HOO per 100 for the same period.
Births, sl-white, male, y, female, -; cOlOred
male, 10. female. Il. Rate OF increase of the
white population by births over deaths, 6,5S
per annum- while the decrease of the cOlored
population by deaths over births was 3,i6I
per annUm.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector
PlOwman:-ChaTleS III. Lewis. "a brick build
ing suitable for Sunday school. north side of
X between 18th and 18th streets; 800. VIM.
Knott, a frame stable. north side O. between
sth and sth streets northwest; 100 A. J. Col
lenback, a brick blacksmith sHop, south side
p. between 2lSt and Z2i stree northwest:
700 Richard Simmons. raise a frame dwell
ing. LIST street southwest. S.nO. John b. CIa-
baugh, brick private stable, west side 18th
between COTcOran and II streets northwest;
500. John n. Butler, raise four fran. dwell
1ngs, west side 10th, between I. and VI streets
northwest. S1OCO. a. j. Bender. three brick
dwellings, south side l., between ~ and 9Th
streets southwest; S1.5NO.
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MARRIAGE LICENs ES have been issued to
Joseph Worth and Farina Haefner; Dallas
Dixon and Christina Speers; Jos. III. Queen
and Sarah Douglas; Jas. r. Talbert and
ENnageline Tidball; Patrick Sheehan and
catherine Moran; James X. kidwelI and
Bette a Hall. both Of Fairfax county, Va;
George C.Walker and Sarah f.. Follin; VIM
scott and Mary Mclaughlin; Howard Pierce
and Eliza Sanders; Robert BOwdler and
Louise GOnZinbach; VIM. III. Dominis aud
Elizabeth Norton Chas. +. BremerInan and
- Tribby; Lewis X. Handy and Francis
Lyle Francis Heyer Weaver and Kate NJ
schneider; Jerry Lewis and Nancy VIII
nams; Enoch Wicks and Hester Ann Butler
Henry Side and Laura Ann PadQett
THE following gentlemen conpose the
board Of directors Of the Arlington Fire In
surance Co. which must of itself speak for
their reliability: Walter =. Cox. president.
William Gait. vice president Directors.
William II. Riley. Charles Edmonston, ID. F.
Robinson, =. T. Brown, William Gait, w. +.
Mattingly, DIR. W. W. Johnston, C. b. Mau-
~. treasurer; Frank L. Rawlings. secretary.
Office 1505 18th street. This company now