Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-02
LOCAL Ne VS..
Condensed Locals.

From ]. c. Parker we have the New York
papers In advance OF the mails
Street lamps will be lighted at 80 p. m,
and extinguished at y.
Mr.. Z II. Easion was installed Grand
Worthy TemplaT of Honor OF Maryland IT.
ginis and the District Of Columbia, Saturday
hight
Lieut.. Hurley has been assigned TO duty at
the stb precinct station, In place OF Lieut..
I.cklOff. who has been detailed TO collect
fines and attend 70 service OF processes in
District cases in the Police Court.
A two story frame house. corner LIST street
and Indiana avenue northwest; owned by
HRS. Ellis. and occupied jointly by Gov.
Smith and Harry Ward, yesterday morning
caught fire from a st0ve-pipe In second
story back room, and damage resulted TO the
Officers Sicily and O'Hara, while patrol
ing on Missouri avenue, between 81 and y
streets, yesterday morning at an early hour,
noticed man pass up street in mystic
FERROUS manner and give a cough, which was
answered by another man in the old prOpa-
eating gardens. The officers ordered him to
leave. About Z O'Clock two men were oh
served by gentleman in the yard of Mrs.
HckIew's house, with a ladder, trying to
Iai-e 10 to back window. As soon as they
found themselves observed they dropped the
taOCer ana ran away. Prom The description
gwen Of them they were the same men
noticed by the officers in the morning.
THE GLESwOOD CEMETERY CONTEST
For some weeks past negotiations have been
in progress between the committee appoint
Ell at a meeting OF the 20; holders Of Glen
wood cemetery. and Mr.. James T. Close. of
New NOrk, who claims 10 be The original
owner of the ground, a. to the settlement of
differences between them. II was thought
that. after the Passage by Congress OF the
bill Of February 10Th last. ameBd ing the act
Ci incOrpOTatiOu Of July 9th, IoJi. all diffeF-
ences would be Oily settled by the fruS-
tees elected under the aineTdatOry act three
by TIE lot holders and two by the owner.
Judge Barley. VINO has been active IN this
matter mas been to New ! OTk several times
recently OIL this subject, and a few weeks
would accept the amerdatOTy act and ap-
point Lis Two representatives. Recently.
nov ever. II was learned that Mr.. Close repu-
Nis-tCS thc amentatCTy act, anC would do
nothing further towards settlement. Last
week the trustees elected AT TIE meeting of
The stockholders on the first Monday in
June-JaG.e I. j. BARLEY. John McCIeIland
and George ". COChrau-COnsulted as TO the
best course TO pursue. and the board not be-
ing nlied by reason OF MT. Close refusing to
appoint his two representatives., they filed
the vacancies by clecting George L. Keen
and Lewis Clephaue. On SATURDAY. these
gentlemen visited the cemetery, aud de-
maEded OF the superintendent, Mr.. Clenden-
min, that he turn over the grounds TO them
an accordance with the act amendatOry. Mr.
Ciendennin positively declined to obey the
request of the trustees, stating that none of
The members Of the board had been appoint
ed by Mr.. Close, the original owner. The
board on receiving the refusal dismissed Mr.
tiendenntn from the position of superinten-
dent, but he remains in possession. The &C,
or February 18th last, provides that in case
of refusal 10 give possession to the trustees.
The prOprtetOrS shall be liable 10 nav a pen
atty OF 500 for each and every day they NAV
DE Kept out of possession. 1t is likely, how
ever, that things will remain i'm Stdfu gao at
The partieS.