Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-22


street, between q and Ii streets northwest;
500.
TIE FIRE YESTERDAY Yesterday AZ
terEOon, about Ia O'Clock, fire was dlscov
cred in the extensive flour aud feed estab-
lislme1t of w. NJ. Gait & Co, on the corner
OF Indiana avenue and % street northwest,
and the whole establishment was only saved
nom total destruction by the untiring
Efforts of the firemen. The fire had its ORR
gin IA The brick building used for the storage
OF hay, IN which there were nearly 500 tons
OF bAieG hay, closely packed. The first in
timation OF FIRE was the appearance OF
smoke from the building. An alarm was at
once SOubded and the fire department quick
ly responded, when a general alarm was
struck, bringing out the whole force. Lieut..
Kelly and the officers OF the seventh pre-
clnGt were also promptly on the ground,
rendering valuable service. The fire depart
ment went 10 Work promptly, pouring in
tremendous quantity of water on the smould-
eriDg mass, and succeeded by great exertions
IL cOnhning the flames TO the building where
they started, thus saving the flour and feed
warehouses and the adjoining property
baldwin Brothers saw and planning mills
ara the large lumber establishment OF L.
W. Smith, opposite. II was deemed advisa-
BILE not TO put more than two engines In ser
vice, but their services were required for
several hours before the flames Were entirely
subdued. IL is supposed that the fire was
the result of spontaneous combustion IN the
Eay-water having backed up from 4 defec-
tive sewer and campened the lower part of
n. The loss is estimated at between ~ 900
and S5.OO-s15O on the building. There is
an Insurance Of 50 800 on the establishment,
which leaves 81 ght margin over the losses.
THE LATE EDWIN l.. SrANToN.-This
N Orning general meeting of the members
o! the bar was held in he Circuit Court room
70 take action In reference to the ceaths OF
EdWlu J. stanton and Hugh CapertOn. NJ.
3eIr OK presided, with Mr.. j. NJ. johnson
secretary Mr.. Merrick. in calling the meet
ing TO order. spoke particularly of the death
- Sf4nt1n ba no
In reference TO Mr.. CapertOn would be Reid
at another time. Mr.. Mattingly, In a feeling
address, presented the resolutions adopted by
The Bar Association, and appropriate re-
marks were made by Messrs. r. ID. Mussey,
John Selden, George F. Appleby. James q.
Payne, \. Wilson, J. NJ. Johnston, F; Miller,
buttons were adopted and the meeting then
adjourned. The meeting in reference to Mr..
Csperton will be held on Saturday next.
DEATH OF JUDGE aiooRE-Informatio
was received here to-day OF the death of
Judge J. w. Moore, for several years past a
well known member of the Washington bar,
which took place at Mt Sterling, KY, on the
14th instant. Judge .ioore was a native OF
Kentucky. end for several years prior 10 the
war was Judge OF Montgomery Circuit, in
that stale. During the war he represented
kentucky in the House of Representatives. of
the confederate states. At the close of the
war ne came to this city and practiced in the
courts here, taking an active part in the pol
prominent temperance man. About a year
ago his health failed him, but he remained
here until May last, when with his wife he
returned TO his home at Mt. Sterling, where
he died as above stated.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed in the Re-
cOTCer OF Deeds Office as follows: &. q.
Schneider to l.. II. Schneider, right of way
granted by party OF second part, June 2lgt,
lsO6. j. r. Murray, trustee, TO Neal L. Muir
ray. SlD LOT II, square Isl. N. L. Murray to
J. lyman, S1O do, do. Bell and LOvejoy to
J. r. HeTreil, - COO; lot IS. square 2f0. j. L.
Stevens. trustee, to i. III. Stevens, $; lot
L, block II, Meridian Hill. A. G.. Bradley ct
al executors. II AS; lots G., ID and F., OF sub
lots and and part 5, square 5S5. Sarah p.
Michum 10 ID. N. Ogden, SIS 600; lots Il Is aud
part 10, square go. Hyde and Mathews,
trustees, To Trustees Corcoran Gallery OF
Art. S5 100; part lot !, square $40. q. w.
Riggs TO James II. Roberts, Si341O; part lot
., sqrare521. Mary Dayton TO James Small
stil.61; part lot II. square $50.
DROWNED IN THE EASTERN BRANCH -
Yesterday, a colored lad, named William
Anderson, about II years OF age, while walk
ing on the tressle- work of the railroad track
skirting the Eastern branch, fell into deep
water and was drowned. His body was re-
covered last evening and taken to the house
OF his parents, at Potomac City. and the coro-
ner notified.