Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-09


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CHURCH ORGAEISTS.-E,'UOTo Of me STA.
a witty English critic, in dcpr5caIing the
introduction into the church of secular n1r-
sic. llkeEs il 10 taking skilful whitewashsr
and setting him 10 paint a portrait or deco
TatIDg draWing-rOOm with a firSt-ra te drip
plng pan IN place OF mirror. Secular, and
particularly theatrical, music is iueXorably
forbidden in the Temple OF God, on account
OF It's worldly associations. There is q vast
repertoire OF grand and beautiful organ mu-
SIC accessible, much Of it, too, within the
capacity OF the average OTganist. but it is an
exceptional case to enter q church without
having our sense OF decorum and reverence
outraged by Himsy strains OF profane melody,
and sometimes even the tawdry abOmina-
lions OF the Opera Bouffe. Even on the So
Tenn occasions OF the Holy Communion, the
writer has been shocked to hear opera
marches and airs played as vOluntarie3, trip
ping and dancing the people in and out OF
Lieif PeWs, 70 me grl CT sincere worshipper5
and the amusement of the frivolous. Al
though, indeed, we may have organists ca
paDle OF better things, yet this abuse must
generally be charged to want OF education
In ecclesiastical music; and even IN such
case IL might be thought that an intuitive
respect for the sanctuary would for0id its
his duty wide the p. f. Prayer Book ITO
suppress all light and unseemly music and
all indecency and irreverence in perform
ance," were he but aware of the pernicious
results. Although II is much easier to keep
harping on few familiar secular strains
than TO study elevating music, still may we
Better doll out simple tune, such as Green
vile at Hnntain, than create such scandal.
AN X-ORGANIST.
A BRUTAL OUTRAGE-In the Police Court
today, Patrick A. Murphy, a young Irish
man, was charged with committing an out.
rage on middle-aged lady named Anna
Williams, residing in Jackson alley, who
testified that her husband was absent from
nome last night, and being tired, she lay
down on her bed about O'Clock, the shutters
being open and the window partly raised,
and fell asleep, when about II O'Clock she
was aroused by cold hand grasping her
throat. She struggled, and asked vino was
there, when she saw this young man, whom
she at once recognized as the driver OF buck
sters wagon, who lives with his employer,
three doors from her house. Sine screamed and
he told her TO hush, or he would kill her at
the same moment dealing her heavy blow
on the forehead with stone which he held.
She showed the mark of the blow, and other
blows on the head, to the court, which he in
ficted 10 silence her, and said she struggled
win him until she lost her strength, aud he
accomplished his purpose. She was not
within reach of help, and could give no
notice, as he prevented her by choking.
Murphy acknowledged the crime to the
Offlcer who arrested him, and remarked that
they could do no more than hang him. The
court sent the case to the grand jury, and
Murphy was committed to Jail In default of
5000 bonds. He looks to be about 81 years
OF age.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH met last night,
DIR. Cox in the chair Health Officer Keeue
submitted his report for the week ending
February 5, showing the number of nui-
sances abated, 2i2; causes of death tnvesti-
gated, 4; pecuniary conditions inquired into,
Z; burials at public expense, 6; patients
treated by physicians to the poor, 13S; cost
eases. 8; diphtheria, 4; typhoid fever, 6; tons
OF garbage removed, IS; dead animals re-
moved, 81. Marine products inspected: 10 260
demned, 10 bushels oysters. Unwholesome
food condemned: IL pounds OF beef Ash pork,
81 veal, mutton, II chickens, l turkey, II
birds, l47 cabbages, 80 pumpkins, X bushel
beets, \ bushel turnips, and 1 peck onions.
Animals impounded. ?; redeemed, /; killed,
!; in pound, 2; amount realized, 81. The
northwest, were declared nuisance, and the
health officer directed to abate the same.
The Board then went into private session.
A SUIT FOR SLANpsR-s2o,0OO DAMAGES
Wdaed.-Yesterday Mr.. ID. w. Classic, for
Etta 5. Farrar, entered suit against James
L. Henry, OF North Carolina, charging him
with Islander in having recently said OF and
concerning her that she took him to a house
on i0Lh street and he staid with her, etc. She
claims -, GOO damages The writ was served
last night, and Mr.. T. III. N. Mcpherson to- I
Day entered his appearance for defendant. It
Is understood that the defendant denies the
"A NEW MILITARY COMPANY ORGAN
held last night at Washington Hall, corner
81 street and Pennsylvania avenue SOUTH
east, Tor the purpose OF forming q military
company, to be called the Washington
Grays. Seventy four persons enrolled their
names. A committed on constitution was
appointed. consisting OF Messrs. Geo. ID. Fry
r. ). HodgsOn, j. II. Peake, q. w. Rae and
Alex. Cook. Addresses were M ade by Lieut.
Greenfield and Capt. Fry.
NOVEL WAY Of propelling canal boats
has been introduced in Belgium. The tow
path IL aid with a single rail, and the loco
motive has four wheels. Two of the wheels
are erooved and 1T the rail, and the others
have rubber tires and run upon the macsda-
mixed road In Y Bulletin