Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-20
Condensed Locals.

A lady's enameled watch is lost. See adj.
The street lamps will be lighted al 6 p. IN.
and extinguished at 5 a. m.
Cheap dry goods, black cashmeres, seal
Market Space.
Rev. Or. Parker having accepted the pas
torate of the E-street Baptist Church, ther
VIII be a recognition service and sOciabl
held in the church tomorrow evening.
Yesterday little boy named Thomas Law
Ter, living on i street, between Sd and 4th, wa
accidentally shot in the face with a pistol in
the hands OF another boy named Thoma
ODonald. They were playing at the time.
John Riley, a boozey individual, was fished
cut of gutter i'm South Washington yester
day morning by policeman with his head
hanging in the sewer trap. He was nearly
sufocated with sewer gas.
Yesterday afternoon Officer Slattery, of the
burth precinct. found still thorn infant i'm
sewer, corner OF 23d and " streets, and took it
h the station The coroner gave a eertificat,
See acknowledgements of C. NJ. Towson A
Co, Offering carpets at a sacrifice in order to
reduce their large and varied stock. All in
want Of carpets and oil cloths should give
them a call.
Complaints are being made of a number of
young men and boys who assemble about the
corner Of Sd and + streets northwest and be-
nave IN manner which makes 1t disagree
able for ladies to pass them.
The sale by auction OF stalls i'm the new
western market-hOuse takes place at two
o'clock Tomorrow afternoon, commencing
win the butchers stalls, and will continue
from day TO day until all the stalls are sold
embracing hucksters', butter, bacon and mis-
eellaneous stalls.
Rev David wills, D. D.. late president of
The Atlanta Ca University. is to deliver a
lecture tonight on ''Uncle Tom Without a
cabin" at Masonic Temple, the same as
given recently by him in Philadelphia. 1t
depicts the condition of the negro i'm the South
since the war. The proceeds are for the bene-
mt OF 81 Johns Mite Society.
AT 80 O'Clock yesterday morning and at
$50 IN the afternoon, Rev. w. III. Syle, of this
CITY, deaf mute, preached sermon in Grace
r. T. church and chapel, i'm Baltimore. in the
sign language, to a congregation composed
entirely of deaf mutes. Grace church has
among Its communicates a large number of
deaf mutes, and the services yesterday were
the first Of a series of sermons to be preached
TO them each Sunday hereafter.
THE CHARGES AGAINST REV. URIEI,
and defense in the case of Rev Uriel Graves
pastor OF St Johns Lutheran church, Bal
tmore, who is charged with schism and con-
fumaey, have, ii is understood, agreed upon
q committee of adjudication. which they
were directed to appoint by the Maryland
Lutheran Synod The committee is to con-
sist OF nve regular ordained Lutheran minis
tiers and four laymen. all TO be taken from
churches outside of Baltimore. The counsel
have agreed upon the committee without con-
sulttDg the individuals and should any de-
cline further selections will have to be made
The next question to be settled is the place for
the sessions Of the committee. The counsel
for the prosecution claim that the synod's in
struetions were that the committee should
meet 1n@3altmOre. The counsel for the de-
fence, II is understood, object to this, and de-
sire either Frederick or HagerstOwn. Should
The counsel for the defence decline to come to
Baltimore, IL is believed that the committee
Will go by default The counsel in the case
are Rev. Drs. Barclay and Stork, of Balti-
more, Tor the prosecution, and Rev. Drs.
D1ehl, OF Frederick, and Owen, of Hagers-
town, for the defence.