Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-20

From j. c. Parker we have the New York
papers in advance of the mails.
NJ the meeting of the board of fire commits
siOnerS last evening. applications for positions
as hTrmen were received from Thomas w.
MaToOney. Michael Brown, VIM. A. Ratcliff,
and James A. MeTTimcn.
The De Molay COmmandeTy. No. 4, X. T..
last evening elected the following officers
Noble ID. LaTncr. eminent commander: w. III.
u. CiSSell. generaliSSimO; Isaac l.. johnson.
captain general: W. III. Olcott. prelate: G.. l..
Patten. senior warden -. Bright. Junior war
den: l. &. stephens. recorder; J. &. HeiStOn.
Yesterday afternoon. fOur-year old coIOrefJ
child. living on Wiltberger street, between 9Th
and 9Th and and L streets was badly burned
about the body by her clothes catching fire
from the stove during the absence of her
parents.
National Lodge No. 6l2 knights of Honor.
Tuesday evening elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: DIR. L. + keene. post
dictator: Thomas j. LASER, dictator: \. w.
HOfi. vice president &c. e.. Royce, assistant die
lr-. financial reporter; III. Dingman. treasurer
Edmund Weston chaplain; Cd. L. Wood, A.
j. Cunning. AMI John :. Finch. trustees
d. \ BTOSnan sends the COtjtOlic U'Orld for
January.
The President has pardoned Michael Mono
han. convicted on the 18th of April last Of As
saut and battery anu sentenced 10 the District
rail fer ten months.
The number OF District eases heard in the
Police Court for the month ending December
Il va 2lt averaging about eight per day. and
Il considerable falling OF from preceding
months.
The marriage of Mr.. Jesse III. Wilson a
promising young District lawyer. and for
some time past the Georgetown reporter of
The STAR. To Mis-, Lizzie \. Woodward
daughter Of Mr.. q. +. Woodward. both of
Georgetown. took place yesterday afternoon
at the DunbaTtOn street VI. T.. Church. The
ceremony was performed Nv Rev. Richard
Norris assisted by the Rev. Il. PeytOn Brown.
The U~heTS were He>STS. III. Nj. and w X
Singleton. After a bridal trip to Philadelphia
and New York. the happy couple will return
fOtieOrgetOvn IN time for the bride Ia receive
her hosts OF friends on New Years DAY.
John \. RaWlinS. Post No. ]. Grand Army of
The Republic. at their meeting December 18th.
elected the following officers To serve the en-
suing year: COmTade George j i. Wood. post
commander: Horace III. Brewer. senior vice
post commander Newton FerrCe. junior vice
liant a. III. G. Richardson. post quartermaSteF:
Frank j. Howe. post surgeon: Win. L. Van
DOTen. PO~t chaplain; Thomas W. Gibbons,
officer Of the day John Engle officer OF the
guard. Herman n. NuSe ana John y Camp
bell as delegates. with VIM. +. Van DprPn and
Theodore l.. Lamb J~alteruateS to the Depart
ment Encampmrnt: COmTade \. III. G.. Rich
aTdS0n member oI han committee.
Yesterday. hy IN arrangement with the au-
thOTItle>. quantity of liquor attached by the
United States a the propeTtyOf W II. Gilman
al the time Oi hi> arrest for completely in the
larceny Of the Si7.WJ package from the Treas
bond in $40 with g.. T.. Kirk. ~ surety 10
make good the value of the property when re-
euiTed by the court.
The sanitary police officers to-day semi
Michael >cdnlun to the government Insane
Asy UNI