Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-14

THE CONGRESSIONAL Committee TO-DAY.
The Joint Congressional Committee to
frame form or government for the District
of Colum bia met At 10 o'clock this morning,
Senator Spencer In the chsir.
Rev. G. W. Depnison gave notice that he
would file with the commission, to- morrow,
a paper representing the views of the tenn.
perance people. They desire the opportunity
10 manifest by ballot thei- strength. This
seemed, at all events, TO be their views as
represented by Mr.. Dennison.
Or. j. o. Brodhead, representing a COM
niitee Of business men, I'd vocatcd that the
commission recommend, ty appropriate
legislation, the fixing OF the status Of the 8 IS
bonds so that II they are national security
advocated that definite provision be made
Tor the payment of the interest.
Dr. G.F watson, OF Virginia, said that he
Gently been in New York and consulted
Messra. Fisk q Hatch, his agents. He was
informed the bond was low because there
Dot make an appropriation for the interest.
Fisk Eatch told him that IL Congress as
summed the liability 20 pay the interest, their
arm would take the whole lot at - cents on
Mr. John E. Thompson argued in favor OF
municipal form Of government, and local
Georgetown and the county by providing q
charter for the Two former cities, and q re.
turn TO the Levy Court.
health board, consisting Of attorney for the
District, who snail be the lew officer; a nssd.
fcal oHicer or The army, member of the en-
OF ten years standing; the health officer e
be Physician, and to perform the duties
also OF secretary 70 the boars, registrar OF
an annual salary OF So 600. The hospitals OF
tie city 70 be under the supervision of the
surgeon General OF the army. He said he
trict could be managed ct half the expense
IL was now conducted.
Prof. Langstop read reports, showing the
efficiency OF the Board Of Eealth, and adyo-
Gated that the board be made an in6epen-
dent organization aside from the District,
and be given legislative powers.
The committee will meet again tomorrow
morning to hear the views OF such citizens
SIS may come before 1t.
For THE HOLIDAY and reception season,
so close at hand, We observe Mr.. Prigg has
already made ample arrangements by the
receipt OF superb stock OF iewelry and orn-
Roman gold loo kets and crosses and full sets
OF jewelry are exceedingly beautiful, and he
mas also magnificent variety of jet and
back combs. In Lake George diamonds we
noticed splendid pair of solitaire earrings
surrounded by hoops formed ofjet and gold.
fronts and wires. ranging from two to
twenty dollars set, displayed all the new
est and choicest patterns, copied from the
adapted for fun dress purposes. It is need.
less 70 attempt to enumerate the variety OF
ieweiry at MI. Prigg's popular store, 457
rf a,t,y avenue. Our citizens are
Iangements he has perfected for the coming
iasn1cna able season are SO complete that he
viii be able more than ever acceptably to
day Chronicle.
THE BURNS CLUB met last evening, (vice
following were proposed for memoers Sd sne
Messrs. W. 8. Roose, c. L. Reynolds,
NJ; b. Latimer, Thomas Bowling and
ton, Of Boston, was welcomed BY the club.
Mr.. VIM. r. Smith. of the library Commits
Tee, recommended the speech OF John VIII
the Grafton Of DR.. wallace In Edinburgh in
1872, with speeches delivered and letters read
before the club on various occasions by the
IolIowing statesmen and orators:-General.
John A: Garfield, Hon: j. G. Blaine, Hon
James Monroe, Hon. 8. g. Cox, Hon. w. p.
Frye, Hon. j. Proctor Knott and othc-s. be |
published In pamphlet form. The ssSjsct |
was referred 70 the committee on prir.ips.
MARRIAGE LICENsEs have been Issued to |
Joseph j. Gilligan and Ellen Sullivan: |
ward Lewis and Martha Williams; Robert !
r. S!mms and Ida Walker; John Nennslein !
and Mary NJ. lochbuhler; Henry Tyler aud |
Eliza Hall; John T. Filney and Alice c. |
1hecker, George w. Paul and Mary T.. rim /
rey; Charles 81. Striker and Florence o Ros.
wei; Jeremiah Carter and Maria Jane Nash:
James ID; Lewis and Lucy Ann Scott; Flo |
doaIdo w. Howard and Annie NJ. Brown; |
william Henry Cole and Sarah Elizabeth |
Jackson; Henry A. Green and Annie Rich
ardsoD; George w. G. Francis and Georgi- |
anna olive; Augustus r. Green and Ellen |
c. Pinkney.
TIE CALIFORNIAN CLUB met at their |
looms, 632 Pennsy lvania avenue, last Tues |
day, the 7th instant, when the annual cleo. |
on took place. resulting In the following |
election Of officers for the ensuing year: |
For chief, Thos. Somerville; 1st chieftain, |
Sd CHI ftain, Robt l.. Cameron; 4th chieftain.
VIM. Muirhead; 5th chieftain, Thos, X. |
simpson; finance committee, Capt. John |
stewart. p r, Hsnney, aud Thos Taylor;
Reid, James Clark; committee on enter |
taiDments, A. g Thomson, John McGregor, |
James Bulloch, James X. Kerr.
SUIT AGAINST THE PULLMAN PALACE |
CAR CoMPANY.-Yesterday FREDERICK A. |
Lehman entered a suit against The Pull |
selling him q ticket on the ID Of OCTOBER for |
berth In sleeping car TO New York, failed |
10 provide such berth, whereby he was In |
lured and Inconvenience. He lays his dam |
ages at $500.
CUssEDNEss.-Last night some malicious |
cedar trees on the triangular space between |
11th and 18th and l. streets and Massachu- |
sets avenue, and left them lying on the |
ground beside the stumps.
LADIES should bear In mind the assignees |
sale OF B. Z. Gittings' stock of Inc laces and |
millinery goods. The goods must be sold. |
See advertisement.
AN ACTRESS SHOOTS HERSELF on THE
SIEhkT.Maggie Gray, young serio-comic |
singing actress, who has been engaged at |
the Holiday Street, New Central and Front |
Street Theatres, shot herself on Baltimore |
street, near Frederick street, at eleven |
o'clock last night, producing q dangerous |
wound In the left hip. The inspiring motive |
for the rash act was jealousy OF rival, who |
IL q "rovely coryphee" at the New Central. |
The man In the case, II is said, il q clothier. |
A young man who happened to be coming |
up Baltimore street q few feet behind Miss |
Gray, says she appeared very excited all |
the way coming up from the bridge, When |
she reached Harrison street she took note |
from her pocket, tore II, and threw ii away. |
She was accompanied by one Of the Amer |
lean District Telegraph boys. When near |
Frederick street, the young man following
behind heard the report Of the pistol md
saw the girl throw up her arc. aud them
go gaspingl across the street.. The mes