Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-15

| informed The delegation that they were pow
| eflfsS in granting the request. as they were
without the means. They suggested that the
IaTtieS most interested cover over the decay
cd weed blocks with gravel for temporary
Will admit Of making the imprOvG meat
| asked for. This was the best that could be
cone.
ANOTHER INCENDIARY FIRE-Yesier-
day afternoon a dense black smoke was seen
issuing from the rear of Grants row, on
East Capitol street, between 2t and 81
streets. and an alarm of fire was turned IL
from box %, and the fire department prompt
~ sTOndet. The fire was found 10 be in
the BRICK stables IN the rear Of the esiieucss
Of l.. r. HamiiEk and Il. Kaufman, AMI tue
fire department., getting into service q Iickly,
confined the flames To those buildings and
saved the adjoining property. The loss, in
GlUG lng the contents of the stables, is about
$50. and the buildings were insured Some
Heks ago three of the stables of this row
were burned, and since then there have been
three legendary attempts to burn portions
of this property. A white man was seen to
Jump out n one of the upper windows of the
stable Just before the fire was discovered.
CONGRESS OF WOMEN.-The fifth annual
congress of the ass 1eiation for the advance
meHt of women, hetd at Cleveland. Ohio,
adjourned Friday night. The following Off
GERS were elected: Kate II. DGggeu, Chicago,
Ill. pres ident; Abby w. May. Elizabeth X.
DevOl, Armenia White, Mrs. C.. p. I.Rplin,
Mary Bushnell Cheney, ADtOinette Brown
Blackwell, Sarah +. G. HallOwell. Emma
Lore Lodge, Sara j. A: Spencer. Martha n.
des, Ellen NJ. Mitchell, Emma G. Bascom,
Julia NJ. Hunting, Mary c. Peckham, Re-
h h. An; n: Hazard + Mrs George G. Wilder.
presidents; Mary +. Eastman, Boston,
Mass, secretary; III. N. Wolcott, Massa-
ehusetts, treasurer. The semi annual con-
ference will meet in this city the second
Wednesday in April next.
THE DAsHAwAYs met last night, the presi-
dent, Joseph Williams, in the chair, and
Ross A. Fish secretary. Officers were elected
Tor the ensuing year as follows Joseph Will
liams, president; John II. Coekerell, James
dents; l.. III. Patterson, secretary; Alex. Egg
gleston, treasurer. Remarks were made by
J. Cumming, Charles NJ. Nye, L. II. Patter-
son, Ross A. Fish, j. III. Cockerell, "Jere"
Williams, John Il. Wheeler, Major Devine
of Virginia, Ii. n. Howard, John Wilson.
BASE BALL The game of ball Saturday
afternoon between the Nationals of this city
ard ExcelsiOrs CT Baltimore, attracted a
cry Large crowd of spectators. VIII expected
q close and interesting game. The Baltimore
Toys could not play up To their reputation,
End the Nationals had easy work, scoring Is
runs In six innings to the ExcelsiorS 2. Err
;ors were the rule on the Baltimore side bat
he Exception on the National HOuck. OF the
Nationals, made home run in the fourth in
ming.
HOURS OF LABOR-In an order OF the
Secre AIRY OF the Navy fixing the hours Of
labor Ia The navy yards the fOliOwin are the
hours prescribed for the Washington yard
From the lst of October 10 November 18th
from s-3D a. M. until $50 p. m; from Novem-
bnr 18th to FEBRUARY 1i:n from 80 a. IN. un-
I'll p. M; from February 14th to April ISt
from 80 a. IN. until $50 p. n; from April 1st
To October 1st from a. m. until p. m. One
hour will be allowed for dinner.
WHY JAMES c. KELLY WANTS A d.
voRCE.-Messrs. Stone and Hanley to-day
filed petition for James G. Kelly for d.
vOrce from Mary Jane Kelly. He states that
Rev. Mr.. Bittinger, and charges her with
cruelty, having, while under the influence OF
liquor, tackled him with cheese-bOx
breaking his ribs and striking him with n
fat-iron, threatening to kill him, and dri wing
him out of doors.
THE WITOwsKI CAsE--James T. Elliot,
who was indicted with Witowski and others
for conspiracy to defraud the government lin
which case WitOwSki was acquitted on Sat
uTday last.) and also for perjury in connec-
ton with the claim. was to- day released in
The Criminal Court on giving bail in - .OO)-
Hawkins Taylor and Charles E. Eovey be-
tng tie sureties ON the board,
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RHEU2ATIsM is in the blood, and the
quickest way To cure il is TO use Durang's
RheLmatic Remedy,
Headache cured in : to 90 minutes by Lo-
dille's Headache Specific. Price 80 cents. 7
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b. ROBINSON 4 Co, youths, boys and
childrtn's clothing well made and perfect
hitting garment in all ages, from TO p years
Fine goods at low prices, at the Boys Cloth
irg House, @O9 Pennsylvania avenue.