Evening star., 1877-11-09
Condensed IOCaIs.

FrCm FslkeT. 60 5th street. we have the
New York TsDeTs in advance Of the mails.
rare opportunity 20 procure horses and
mules Is presented by the safe Of the work
stock of John o'BrIen's circus, advertised in
AI IOtheT column.
Yesterday an attempt was made by some
person TO sci Ere 10 house No Oh New York
avenue. occupied by John Hasss- Coal oil
al q Old rags were used by the incendiary.
Mr.. T.. j. Ryder, residing at 1886 ith street
northwest, slipped and fell at the corner of
Louisiana avenue and 9Th street last even
ing al q disioCstsd his shoulder.
Professor John NJ. Langston, recently ap-
.Ointed miBistertO Hayti, delivered an ad-
dress on The life snd public serviceE of the
late Senator Morton I'm baltimore last night.
He leaves New York for Hayti tQ-morrow.
MessTs. j. r. Carpenter, y phoT so Youngs
ard Warren ChCate have been appointed n
committee Of the Young Mems Christian
ascension 20 provide reading rooms at the
Company a, shlngtOn Light Infantry,
nave sent handsome silver pii cher 20 r. en-
mond as . wedding gift to Capt. Miller, of
cCnIsny r, Isl Virginia volunteers. OF fuat
city. whose guests the Light Infantry were
during the State fair.
Tie schooner Ellen Morrison. Captain
Clifford. fr, N Bsr soT, Me. for Washington,
while between GayEead and Beaver Tail
lights, on the morning Of the n instant, was
struck BY heavy sqUall from The southeast,
which carried OF aocIt toloCo iaths.
A WEDDING POSTPONED BECAUSE OF A
CoAL-OIL ENPLC Last night, al 3
f'tA'ltN tfIN pic " ere 10 nave Dttu U'HfTleu
O'Clock, SieTh. Raymond and Anna James,
on I'M street, near q, by Rev. John II.
Brooks, ard Notwithstanding the rain quite
company bad assembled, anXiOusly await
ing The appearance of the groom and the
minister. Anna rooms IN tue house. and not
fOTeSeelDg That anything Won ID prevent the
COnSnn n alton Of Ile marriage, was. " IN
The assistance of some of her friends styl-
ishly dressed, and then waited with high ex-
pectsiionS for the hour and the man. About
O'CLOCK, Henry Jackson, "A young cOiOrad
man rho mad been keeping her company at
times, came in and walked into the back
part OF the house, where she was in bridal
arEay. He LOtiCed that there was coal-oil
barely relieved the darkness OF the room.
Jackson remarked, "I hear that you are
going 10 get married to night, and receiving
an ethTn ative answer turned TO the lamp
az ask fd. ''Nhy, amt you going 10 light
his lamI2' Anna answered that she was
afraid that II would explode, when he took
fbe lamp ard said he would make liS.lt
Turning up the wick and striking q match,
a fash followed, the lamp fell 10 the floor,
and there was every appearance of a coming
ccnhsgIatiOn, when the company hastily
ted. The bride escaped by jumping over the
bed, which lad been broken down for the
purpose Of SmO!hCriTg the fire, but which
was in mass of flames. Sergeant Acton
turned in an alarm and soon the firemen
were Oh The spot; hut the police and neigh
bcrs, with the wedding guests. had already
e1fingUish6 the flames. The wedding did
TO; come Oft and the bride 10 day was at the
Police Court to get warrant agans' Jack
son. who she thinks took the course he did
TO POS IoT e The wedding, II not 10 break off
the mach.