Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-13


Jsmes Smith. chief: Jonn Bryan, prelate
and Robert Kicks, past chief.
A. the annual meeting OF the directors OF
% Washington Fire Insurance Company,
held last Friday, 81. AloeIt A. wilson was
chosen president, wee James Adams, de
ceased. All the Old directors were reelected.
with the exception Of Mr. Frank Hume. who
was chosen n place o. MI wilson, pro-
NOTED.
Pr0F. y"1- -.CGGLEs, II D-A large c'r-
Gle % his ola friends - Washington were
sUiF r.--t a. lear 81 t-r S--t3er dea q Of one
50 We ~ % men y, Rugg,eS was was
f-C'Ua'=t 8. BTNwu University III the class
2. vh!Cn P-gslie0t Cgsyen vas a Uemb5r.
WhrC the q -Ur1O'cE On iege opened the two
elan at6S, sd o-ECy - C.: since eminent IS
c@Icr-CTS. SzcarnC corr ccieG with ss teach
eTg- 10y. RaESles has continue! a. his gost
tCT Iity-tve years, vGrs.ns With is II
presidents, acting 90 president during tSo
-: tiIee Temporary vacancies lie was ge-
nal and C)Ur-ly, tECU-I somewhat reserved
ir society hat among Ultimate friends was
rich IN lbs IdcG CT general Information. =
careful Obs eTveT % men and manners. he
weS 3 clear Thinker and CpusC .entiOuS in his
decisions. As a teE cher he Wa, a - and win
ming. and rs n college officer his Judgment
was seldom az f.lEt. KS 4 citizen. while as
SCctat-d Cordially VIII patrons aud pupils
OF every section. lie vas a decided advocate
for the national Union. Though SCTUpuiOas
in attendance on religious worship. and
ITOSound student - III Uihle erd % able
Esil gious worship Re never unitcl person
most TO a fault, he gc-c generously 20 Chris
tian institutions, 10 churches. TO educational
and Missionary objects, while his peculiar
charities we're private cid 10 the needy in
every class Of society. He never married,
but left a brother in his native town and
n:eces III Brooklyn l. 7. For twenty seven
years DR.. kGsgies had spent his summer va
cation at the Heath House, j. W. Coleman,
proprietor, Schooley r Mountain, near Hack
eitstovn. y. j. u - PAD of the terrace
wall ~ an elevated plateau covering several
SCn9Ts miles of rich farming lands Wtfn
bracspg air and countless charming views
Into the valleys ont OF whose bosom 1t rises,
ana was formerly most popular resort
rom the south as well rs from New York,
Philadelphia and New jersey. DR.. Ruggles
was Ia ken severely III on Friday night. Sep
TENDER ,th: The next morning sent for bis
friend nearest at hand, Tie 9Th president of
Columbian College. and after IL rec days of
lingering, which showed his bodily powers
were worn oHt, he suddenly expired about
O'Clock Monday, September 10th. HIS first
WORDS aIier greeting his friend were. 81 have
come TO view he other world as compared
with this. very differently within the last
few days. His funeral was held Wednes-
day, 12th September, at II O'Clock; Dr.. sam
son, now Of New York, officiating. y true
and sood man has gone % wear his crown.
TIE PcHOLoGICAL AND HoRTICULTC-
EAL fNHI-I TONS N DALTfMsRE-NIr
". II @ml.-, {. ain an of tie pafkIn: COM
n %. . . i5- ,. ct Attending the meet
iIg OF the Ne al i.s-lOlOg cal and May
land Horticultural soc .etiSs. now n session
IN bsiilD ore. retur-si 20 this city this morn
Ing on business, ar 60. return 10 the meet
ing again his evening. He represents the
exhibition 81 fruit ard flowers "a one Of The
nnest ever kcOWn "a lbs vicinity, and that
GaTy IS nj ami the District OF COlurn bia are
ia 10 ~ise hehir TIE other states aud terri
torres hrssrs. VIM Samplers. % ire Agri-
cultural deTaI TRENT. and NJ. John saul, the
horist, eTs u attendance mere.
Ne CAFNODT TIE LOWEST BIDDER
ne bids lnE Performing the work OF substi-
tutiIg Finch sewer for q 6-inch connecting
Trap Il Express alley, with sewer on u
street; for straightening the return curb aud
resetting iron fence in front of No. i engine
houSe; Tor laying li3 square yards of brick
fCOtwalEs or north side of I street, between
North Capitol and list streets east. and for
laying a eob5le stone gutter on south side of
Grant avenue, between Boundary ard 9Th
street extended. have been examined, and IL
is probable that ali the work will be awarded
10 Hr. =. CarmOdy, he being the lowest bid
der IL the aggregate.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by the Inspec
t2I o. Bindings: W II: Spisnni, construct
two-sJOTy brick dwelling, Massact usetts
averue, between eth and .Lh streets north
west. $500 jos. Williams, construct a two
story brick dwelling, ID street. between Viz
glnla avenue and street northeast 81 eco.
bradley BARLOW, repair brick dwelling,
10th and i streets EOT.D vest, so. Edward
SECWdsn. ConStyl.C,s Lhrae story Erict. dwell
lrg ard store, corner litJ and & streets, - 900.
Mr. knIpel. improve brick dwelling, IIth,
between 6 and II streets northwest: IS Holm
=. G 2
Il ST. els northwest; II. 30.
KILLED ~ IGHTSING.-ruring the
stolL yesterday morning a young MAJ.
nslEft George CRlyer, on the farm of DR.
Iuy9ll, Ue6T ECv ie station. o. re Baltimore
aud Pot'ulf-c rs iroEj was struck AMI killed
b. lightning. y wa about twenty years al
age. and vas en- vloysl By ~. ndyall. Yes
terd2y mon ming, while out after horse, he
was caught In The rain. lie ran for refuge
70 hsth, and jCst ss he entered n bolt OF
lshtClEe descended. sniVeFiug one end of
ue buliulnS. lie Was }oUnd d short time
aiterWaIds with tue top Of ms hat burned OFF,
aid hole IN the top OF his head where he
hghtniI entered.
MARRIAGE LICENSEES have ben issue<, 10
W. L. Fisher ard Ellen NJ. Mccormick both
o ai hoS Mas County Nd AeIaham Chew aud
r. C. BROOKS, of Prince Georges county, Md,
and Julia Goetz; Vincent Marshall and Mar
garet iOTes, Hamilton Bass and Louisa
Jones' = ID. NolanG and MARY r. Breil; Isaac
Robert On and jamie West; Charles Glidden,
OF Massachusetts. and Belle Manning. of Iu-
1laha; IhspInan Eennoe and Fannie Davis,
~ p,an OF fIinee Georges county, Nd; James
n . les aHG Virginia p. Oliver.
AMCSEMFNTs.-Ncttoa 7heo,ey The ,ar
interesting. All the Characters are wei, sps.
tair6d, especially that of soto" by George
- Knight, whose German dialect fun6v
say ings, sOrgs and dances and general gosi
actirg sre well received. Next Monday Mss
Maud Granger will begin an engagement
Thc1teT CtniQue.-A large audience assem-
pies mere nightly To witness the FIRST class
performance that is offered Fvpryhniv
leaves well satisfied with the entertainment.
DEEDS in fee have been filed as follows in
the Recorder OF Deeds office ]. 3. William
son TO c. r. K Richardson, ~ 800. lof m. of
sub. OF lots - and IS, OF sub. OF square ea3. a
s Worthipginn 10 ii. X Fulton, 81 S0i. LOT ?,
scCare 2s2; W. Birnsv TO Helen r. Rirps0
IL. block lie rlr-