Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-31
Condensed Locals

Condensed Locals.
The street lamps viii be lighted at r. p. N.
and extinguished IT O. m.
Attend Hempler's optician auction to-
night
number OF young people near Benning's
station last week organized a temperance
society by electing Mr.. l.. III. Smith presi
dent; MT; Arthur Magruder secretary, and
Mr.. samuel Brereton, a well known citizen
OF the District. recently connected with the
Seaton hall billiard saloon, died yesterday
Of pneumonia in the 4sth year OF his age.
His funeral will take place To- morrow after
Ioon nom his late residence sic A street
The grand entertainment under the aus
pices of the Ladies Benevolent Society OF
North Washington will come Off this even
Ing at Ford's Opera House instead of Lin
coin hall. Fifty articles, most OF them oil
paintings, will be distributed to the ticket
holders.
The many friends of Mrs. o. E. Hastings,
OF San Francisco, will learn with deep regret
OF her sudden death which occurred in that
nature was highly appreciated here. and her
beautiful voice has been heard with delight
In many of our drawing rooms. Her musi-
her valuable and always willing assistance.
RELIGIOUS MATTERs.-The revival meet
tngs are still in progress at the eastern end
of the city, and the large number Of people
attending the meetings conducted by Mr.. J.
L. Wolfe at the North Carolina avenue NJ.
termined to open meetings in the istS street e
N. f. church. and the first meeting was held
there last night. At the former church, last
of Philip TO the Ethiopian eunuch, in Acts,
sth chapter, and brief remarks were made
by DR.. Pcmeroy and others, and q number
The 18th street church Major Hall, Mr. Cheeks
and others spoke, and there was a very seri-
Gus Keeling manifested. Judging from ap-
some time yet.
Some of the young people OF DIR. Rankin's
the building at the corner of 18th and
streets, which Is under the direction of Mr..
Mondsy N W and ameesi n are held every
This place is near that part Of the city known
as "Helps Bottom." The constantly increas-
ing attendance oetokens growing inter est
The Revival Meeting at the chapel In Lin
coin Hall building at noon to-day was con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Mason, who read from
i. Chronicles, 14th chapter, as to A a leading
the hosts OF Israel. Mr.. House reported thai
ne had charge OF the 18TH street Presby terrain
three conversions there and q fine feeling
prevailed. Rev. DR.. Noble offered q PRAYER
especially for these meetings. Mr.. Nye re-
ported from the 12th-street NJ. E. Church
meeting last night that there was q full
house and fine feeling. He also referred to
fhe death OF friend, and spoke of the mis-
for the MEETINGS there. Mr.. Stuart offered
prayer Tor the meetings. A report was made
from the North Carolina avenue mission,
where theIe were several inquirers last
night Mr.. Mason in closing the meeting
expressed his qualification that the work
Was still In progress, and urged that all
should live near the Saviour.
A DYNAMITE HoAx.-Last Sunday
youns man from South Carolina who hal
recently been travelling In Europe with has
tutor, was at Willard's Hotel. Having on
their arrival In New York left IN the custom
house there box containing q number of
mp an affidavit 10 meet the requirements of
the law In Withdrawing the boz. In this
THIS they had proceeded so far as to write:
anti hereby swear that the box containiug-n
Then being unable TO remember the articles
tney concluded TO postpone making II and
and they proceo led to Baltimore on Monday
To visit Col. X. NJ. Johnson. A newspaper
man afterwards picked no the paper and
mite fixtures arranged Tor the purpose OF
blowing up the present administration was
carefully deposited under the White House
on sunday night, the 2Sth. 1t 10 30 arranged
that IL will explode on the night of the seth
OF May, at 11.30 o'clock. Hoping that It will
perform Its work successfully. am yours
II TO the Presidents House, where an inef-
fectual search for the box was made. Some
of Smith and Vests detectives then took the
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South Carolinians 10 Barnum's Hotel, Balti-
more. Explanations followed; the discrep-
ancy between the handwriting OF the tutor
and the subsequent addition to Ii was pointed
ont, and the detectives left.
LIST OF PATENTS issued te residents OF
The District OF Columbia, Maryland and yIr.
ginia, for the week ending May So 1876:
DnfTtct Of CcllDsttd.-GeOrge F. ]. Colburn,
OF washington, Improvement In bird cages;
John 7. Davis. OF Washington. improvement
In MIGRANTS; George III. Fayman, of Wash
1ngton, Improvement in attaching tags to
mail bags; George w. Hambright, OF WASH
1ngton, Improvement In gas regulators. De-
signzJames A. Maloney, OF Georgetown, de-
Muyiand-Levin T. Jones, OF Baltimore,
Improvement In cams for sewing machines.
D10infd-- Robert c. Armstrong, of Alex
andria. improvement In refrigerator barrels;
John III. Snyder, OF Richmond, improve
ment In bale ties; John l.. White, OF Wake
held, Improvement In harness; John ID.
Mines, OF Moffatt's Creek, assiguor TO VIM
Il. Iefer, OF same place, Improvement In mill
AMUsEMHNTs.-F0rrs Opera Hoslse.-The
snakspeare Club will give an entertainment
and concert tonight under the auspices of
The Ladies Benevolent Society of North
Washington. The Shakespeare club have
been successful In all their undertakings
during the past season. and the performance
this evening will und0uhfadiv no AN an iova.