Evening star., 1877-12-14
Condensed Locals.

from j, g. Parker, 6le tn street. we have
the New York papers IN advance OF the mails
Francis Murphy, the temperance refor mer.
will lecture in Washington about the midd le of
anuaTy.
The high wind last nigh, blew down the west
md of a new building in course of cOnstruc-
lion by VIM. Bradley. on n. between 2fh and
list streets northwest. Damage about 500
Robert Beall Joseph ShiIlington. J. Bradley
Adams and j. 4. Parker send the January
number Of Hirper's Monthly: from the first
ne have also "Beall'S Christmas Catalogue for
lSN. handsomely Illustrated.
Lieutenant Commander Rodney ID. Evans.
commanding the SchOOl-Ship Saratoga. will be
AT the navy yard. Washington. on Monday
next, from 10 O'Clock a IN. until o'clock p. m.
tor the purpose of enlSling twenty boys Tor the
naval service.
The journeymen BARRIERS of Washington last
night organlzeda "BarberN Protective Union.
with the following ofiieerS:-Wellington Tay-
Dor, president: Edward Campbell. yice-preSi
dent Geo ". stewart. secretary; j. W. Viii
hams corresponding secretary Eli Francis.
Felix Lodge No. 3. +. \. 4 NJ has elected
and installed the following officers for the
suing yeaT;-AddiSOn Clayton, ". NJ: James
w. Bennett. :. w: Lewis Wayne, j. w. John
H. Brooks. treasurer: VIM. III. Sever>on. sec
retaTy: Charles Hunt, tilrr: j. ). Sm0thers,
chaplain.
About O'clock this afternoon eommotion
uaS raised on Eh, between ID and streets. By
vellkn0Wn cnl0Ted thief. named Taylor Fry.
alias Thunder >Hatching 4 p0cketloOk
containing SO from the pocket of Mrs
Whom, and making an effort tO escape. He
a
man ran out of police headquarters and cap
tured him and locked him up for a hearing.
He is an old offender.
The marriage of Mr.. George w. Pearson.
the weilknOwn deputy collector of internal
revenue for this city. with Miss Nate L. Ed
monSton: NJ the residence of the brides
father, Mr.. Charles EdmOnStOn. No. 90 II
street northwest. last evening. was witnessed
by the relatives and friends of the principals
The affair was entirely private: the ceremony
Was performed 10y Rev. Mr.. Chick. and the
bride and groom took the O'Clock train for a
northern tour.
THE LATE Col. TIMOTHY LUBEY.-A meet
sng Of the journalistic friends of the late Col
Timothy Luhey was held last night and reso
tnlions IN respect To his memory and to attend
the funeral in body were adopted. The de
partlnent encampment, g.. A. r.. last evening
adopted similar resolutions. a> did the inSpec-
tors of the water department. The officers and
employees Of the Washington aSy lum yesterday
adopted 4 series of resolutions expressive of
their SORROW al the death of the commissioner
Of the aSylum. The AnaloStan boat club held
meeting last night and also adopted resolu-
lions OF coincidence. The Republican league.
al meeting this morning. took similar action.
and the National eteran union passed reSOlu-
lions Of coincidence. The funeral is i'm progress
this afternoon at ~. AlOySiJS church. where
the abOvenamed bodies are in attendance.
The fOral tributes are very rare, and include
the fOllOwing:-FrOm the inspectors of the
water department. "A broken column of flow
erS from The clerks in the Water Registrars
Office. handsome wreath of rare flowers: and
from the AnalOStan boat club. Il floral anchor
Ibe pail bearers are cNtfOy. Alexander Il.
Shepherd Commissioner +. T. BRYAN, James
X. Young W. y. Roach. Col j. % p Burnside
and Henry LaTman. After the religious ser
vices the Cody viii he taken To Mount O!iyrt
cemetery for interment.
THE Police COMMISSIONERS met last night.
all the members present. and communica-
tion was read from the Dist rict Commissioners
notifying the board that their recommends
tionS IN relation tO the repairing of the first
precinct station house had been approved. aud
rI.a
StTucfed To prepare specifications and proceed
with the work. 4 communication was ~ al
from Captain Brock stating that the police
men now show considerable proficiency in the
military and baton drill. but that they are de
hcieEt in knowledge Of the Inanprl and rules
Tie suggested that place aud time be set
apart for each squad to I've SchoDled in this
knowledge. Mr.. Britton, To- whom had been
referred communication of George &. May
nard. Offering tO make 4 telephone connection
between police headquarters and the insane
asylum. a. a test of its adaPtability for police
purposes. reported, recommending the ac-
reptanre ot the Onrr. and II WAS accepted by
The board Mr.. Herr. from the committee on
station houses reported that the south wall OF
the Georgetown station house il sinking
down, cracking the walls. and il regarded as
unsafe. He recommended that this wall be
taken down and relaid i'm cement. The sub
1ect was referred t0the Inspector of buildings.
BuILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector Ent-
Wise: John Henderson, repair "a frame dwell
ling On l.dh street. between e. and ID south
west; s3,U. Dr. VIM Newman construct four
twOSjory brick dwellings On Valley street be-
tween l2ih and 18th and ID and + northwest:
sl-HN. j. y. Edison. repair brick building on
al street, between Virginia and ID It. south
west: Sl5H. II. r.. Stevens construct two show
windows AT arp Pennsylvania avenue north
west: Slb. DIR Porter. build forge for black
smith shop on 5th street. between h Il. and
New York avenue northwest: SJn. =. l.. Phelps
repair brick dwelling. o. ID street northwest
So.
REFORMED episcopal CHrRCH CONFER
ENCE.-Ihe quarterly council Ot the Reformed
Episcopal church MAS held Yesterday ~ En-
manuel church. Baltimore-BiShop Nicholson.
al Philadelphia presiding. The executive
committee aud officers Ot he council were re-
gueSied To take into cons liberation the forma-
iion Of a synod. and report az the next meet
ing of the council IN May. tO which time the
council adjourned. The delegates present AZ
The conference from the Church of the Re
deemer- IN this city, We're: Rev. Edward vii
son. MesSr>. Hon VIM. Ahlrich. Sam'l Smith
VI. H. Iiley- \. :. Smith. VIM. Small. George
Brown and VIM. +. Siiney.
The WASHINGTON MARKET LITIG ATOM
Yesterday. ia the Equity Court. judge wylie
M the ease of Hoffman ". the WaShing gton
Market Company, Geo. VI. Oyster filed a
motion that The court direct ltS receiver not 10
pay over To the market company the rents
received by him until further order. Judge
Wyhe ONerTuied the motion. saving he knew
1i no better investment of money than TO give
D. To the owners.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued To
Hlggs OF -. MaTy's county Md, and Mary A.
!1ughlin Morgan \. Sherwood and Pinkie
Hurdl" George W. Pearson and Kate 4. Ed
1noIl>iOn; Robert III. Ford and Mary r. Macon:
Albert Settle and Martha Gurley; VIM. Ran
DAD and julia Coleman: James Franklin and
Fanny Ross.
THE BtRNED STEANER.-The Alexandria
a@xete says that the longbOat Lille GRAY
arrived There yesterday With portion of the
rargo which was saved from the burning
q. ~. steamer Prince William. She reports
tnat Ia" nun OF the steamer iS in good con
GitlOi, and the loss not great as at FIRST
reported. "
ART fT AUC1IoN-The sale of naintings
Which Was begun by rhos Bowling last eve
tended. and mostly by our wealthy ejiiIens
but the eaintings brought ridiculously low
figures. None of them are limited, bargains
may therefore be expected to mi ght.
SINGING CANARIES.-The finest collection of
Singing birds ever brought 10 this city are now
AZ Dowllng's aHefion rsonls. at private sale
Every bird is guaranteed To be a singer. and A.
he nrttr s.f - 4 mi