Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-06

IO0Tn IL Boston and Worcester. Father Wal
Ter, of ~. Patrick's, is taking a breathing
spell 1T Cape May.
IL is seldom that the STAR INDUCES in
gratuitous advertising. 10 steps aside from
Its usual course, however, to announce that
especial meeting Of the Board OF Health viii
b held to might TO take up the report o. the
BOarl Insisted that the meeting should be
he'd tonight instead Of tomorrow night SO
that The reporters OF the daily press might
The funeral OF the late Geo. H. Coomes, a
well-kLOwn bricklayer, took place yeSter-
day afternoon from the First Methodist Pro-
testant church, near the Navy Yard, and
was attended by Harmony Lodge. No. g. OF
DIDO Fellows. and q large number of friends.
Hsy; :. !. Floyd, the pastor of the church,
Ofhciafcd, and The services of the Order were
conducted by j. F. O'Neal, cha plain Of the
lodge.
THE CURRENT NUISANCE OF THE CITY
HE several pOuitIce pavement boiling estab-
lish ments were opened again this morning
AL IN full blast through the day, emitting
The sickening OdOr which is distributed over
the whole city. ard which may be character
lied as a cross between bilge water, Linn
burger cheese and the y. L. branch of tae
Board OF Health. There are no less than five
or six OF them in daily operation. The Ora
hamite, located az 14fh and streets is so
situated that the south winds distribute TIE
smoke over the whole middle and northern
portions OF the city. The material used Il
largely the Trinidad asphaltum, which
makes The most disagreeahle smell OF any of
uses asphaltum, il on =. between Ilth and
Eth streets, nearly in the center OF the city
ana IS consequently always nuisance. 1t
rs located ON government reservation. The
Neuchatel WoI As are located on MARYLAND
avenue and I'd street south west, near the
Capitol and botanical Gardens. The Jona-
than Tayl WORKS are on LIST and u streets
southwest, in the same neighborhoOd. Both
OF these together make q villainous com
pound. The Bailey works are Oh North
Capitol, between X and l. streets and are
perhaps less Objectionable than the Others
on account OF being out of the center OF the
city. The Murdoch n Co.'S works are near
the Washington circle at the intersection Of
Z4th and h streets and New Hampshire ave-
nue., and are much complained of by the citi-
zens and residents In that section OF the city.
On inquiry at the District Commissioners
office this morning as 10 the rights of these
companies building up permanent and COM
mon nuisances right under the noses of the
people, II Is ascertalned that permission was
given Tor tie location OF some of them BIZ the
board OF public works, and subsequently by
The District Commissioners. The Commits
siOners state that they have had no com
plants reach them other than what has been
called 70 their attention by the local press.
They admit the OdO-s are disa CreeabIe but
state that the streets cannot be paved with
out some Inconvenience to the people.
THE GOLDEN WEDDING of Simon and
Hannah Mundheim took place Yesterday. al
81 JOsephs hall, corner OF 5th and II streets
nnoer the auspices OF Rebecca Lodge, Daugh-
tiers OF Israel, Rev. l.. Stern officiating A
large number OF people were present, AID
many gifts were made 10 the venerable
cour le, among them a basket OF flowers from
president Hayes, with note OF congratula-
tlOn- AT the coronation part OF the ceremony
Mrs Mundheim was presented W th a solid
gold crown, the presentation being made by
her little grand child, GU behalf OF the lodge
MI Mundheim was presented with a boUuet
OF mowers wrought from pure gold. He made
very appropriate response to the attentions
SHOWN them and the numerous coasratula-
tlons extended- A BANQUET closed the inter-
estlng ceremonies.
THE TEMPERANCE MEN AND THE
SCHEUTZEN ARCH.-At a meeting OF Mu-
tual Division Sons of Temperance last night
resolution was unanimously adopted that
''the temperance and religious people OF this
city regard the ScEuetzen fest arch as an in
sult TO the community, and take this oppOr-
tunity TO condemn The District Commission
ers FOR allowing SUCH an insult to remain
and especially for allowing the arch TO be
lighted on Sunday night. - -. AT the pub-
lie meeting at the corner OF .th stree, and
fennhy lvania avenue last night, the Distric:
Con mIssicners were censured for allowing
HE arch 10 ne erected, and the President OF
"e united states for patronizing the fest.
CATHOLIC CELEBEaTIors.-Thef feast of
81; lgnatloEs Loyola, The founder OF the
order OF Jesuits, was celebrated Yesterday ST
ST AloysiUs church. high mass was said
by Rev. Father Scanned, and the papeyyric
OF The saint was delivered by the Rev. Father
Dinahan, OF 81. DOIn.Lic's Church. 1.-The
lee ST OF 81. Dom mic, the founder of the DO
mlnicsn Order which occurred on Saturday
was celebrated YESTERDAY. Solemn hi9b
mass was offered by Rev. Father Fortune
celeorant; Rev. Father Powers, deacon and
Rev. Father Sheridan. sub deacon The
Eanegyric was delivered BY Rev. Father
eiahiPi' pastor OF -. AIoy slds church.
BUlLDING PERMITS issued Dy the inspec-
tor OF buiidings-W. II. Danenhower repair
a brick dwelling. New Jersey avenre, be-
tween u street and New York avenue; $40
John A. Gray, repair a brick hotel, 18th, be-
tween i and X streets northwest 500. w
w. llcngnlOW1T. COrGfFucf
orlck dwellings, New Jersey avenue and 81
streets northwest; IS 500. j. j. Appick, a
eyIvanla avenue, between Sd and 4 y streets
northwest, - $50. Mrs. NJ q. CAMP repair
oriek dwelling, Pennsylvania avenue be
'"e'N i''n ana -elh streets northwest; 5000.
n MARRIAGE ACCORDING TO THE He
b.5T Ms aITA Sa, zane OF yestertsy the bride
groom MI. Ferdinand Breslauer OF NsHr
YORK The ceremonies, conducted bv Rev
L. stern. OF Inc Sth-street synasogus tooh
place al The residence OF Mr. fneoiore Grose
The brides father, at the corner of I'm and -
streets southwest, and Were witnesseC. by a
iarse eoneourse Of relatives, friends aud in
sttn guests After ooGntifgI wedding
supper the happy couple took The train for
New York their future home.
The COMPETITIVE ExAMISArroy OF an
phcants for the position OF medical sapitarv
inspector under the board of heslth dit MOI
take place this morning according 10 no.ice
Ire exatnlnatlon Will probably oe fixed for
t1LsSuay- Among the applicants are Drs
ii. r Leach, 4. ". Brink. Is l. Holt WsIter
6. Wells; Theo. Meade and L. ]. Draper, anu
Prof q. W. Wooley.
MARRIAGE Licenses have been issued To
Joseph Patch and Eliza beth H Wood: Oliver
Stone and Julis Fornshill, both OF Alex
andrfa; Edgar &. Herbert, OF bridgeport
Conn, ard Elizabeth r.. Fowler; II. T. Au-
deTSon, OF Philadelphia, and Susie f..
Thompson; Champs T. Walker aud Grace
Laws, both Of Fauquier county, Va.
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REAL ESTATE SALES--Messrs. Duncan
son Eros, Guctiooeers, sold o. Saturday az
<Inoon, Tor A D. v. Burr, trustee, the east
.a4I OF lot ID, IN square $50, situated corner
anu streets southwest, to j. Campbell,
~ si,.OS, also, part OF lot IL, same square,
W. ~ On = near 4 street southwest, TO
blacs Sso 10 great variety, lavender, blue,
nav hino and pink figure; seal brown
soo.;s rue S ana black lawns; lace sfripe white
Market Space. a' SarteTs, .U