Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-01

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Condensed Locals
From j. c. Parker We have the New York
papers lie sdvsnce of the mails
The Mofett registers were put In all the
bar toms of AIexo udria on Saturday
Ihe hebrews seven days Feast OF Taoer-
Mr.. Do.sey Clsgett, No. SO Market Space,
has tickets at reduced raj , Ior OdIolDs So
Ing home vote. See ed:
La evening Sergeant Redway was called
IN TO v ut he pTemf~eS of iii4 Sampson
stree, ard there foIrd the ody OF a deaf
colo,ed l'e infant in Prvy.
The u. 4. steamer TallapS ga arrived here
yesterday morning rom Norfolk with The
monitor S1ugus in tow, which vC ,el will :
laid up in fresh water of the navy yard.
IL j. uTderstOtd that Mr.. John Glib On will
r. ibe business manaser, and SIR John H.
CuDn -nebs M foreman, of Mr.. Lynch's rev
5per-t.e NOficnm Union.
A man named Tobias died suddenly list
nisht IN Rid ye street, between n and , 4
eud NJ and = Streets, AID thu coroner. DR..
from heart disease.
can appeal for organization" addressed
10 The mechanics of the District, has been is
sued BY a Tmitsee OF the Columbia Typ
ogrspI ical Union, ard meeting for that
p1. 20 q cal 4 Tor October Sih-
SifuIday. MeSsTs. Smith * We &, indie
pendent detectives of Baltimore, arrested
in that city James Murray. alias McQusde.
cfn:cd win Larceny of horse valued at
u FL u
ara was delive. ed TO the autho itics here.
The staff of the NGtjCR0{ RCPVb!tcC1, under
1he new control embraces MeSsrsi.N. Clapp,
edirCT-in-ch ,ef, n. DavidsOn. managing efa-
tor, Chas. L. Flapa ga1. a. b. Tai OFT, H p.
G61win. and JOS. y. Potts, associates; all
gentlemen wei known in the field Of journal
1sns. The business department il under she
NJ apa3tnent of MIR. II. II. Clapp.
AMUsI VENTS NdfionaI T'bcter.- Dion
Iouc'C ulss great American drama entitled
II q will he I'll her.
night with very strong east The play is
IouLded upon incidenI Of the late civil war,
.nd the scenes aIe laid in Virginia NJ.
Ions l. James will appear "a Colonel
Bli-h +. +. KINGSTON as 'StOnewau Jack
son" and Miss Annie story as Belle L.
mar" MI Llrra Joyce will make her first
appearance thIs evening.
OPP. a HOnse.-ke.ran Brothers will omen
HE novelty ca on 1T the Opera House this
evening. They will eDdeavOr to IIEnish
h1sh class o. variety entertainments, and
with that view open with lar,e and capable
company. The drama entitled 1.-The Italian
Padro1e- or the slave OF the Harp" will con-
clude the performances.
Odd Ftn Ws' HnL-CharIes McEvoy's Hi
be. -,iaon Comedy Company will begin an
eneas cement ton OrrOv evening To- the beDe
nj Of st. Peters Parochial School.
Ihect0 CJini4Ue.-A new prog ramme has
been arrang for thi, week foil OF WIT aud
fun. .Tne Brissnd Chief. or the Idiots Re-
venge' the leg ling dramatic attraction.
WcUgh VI. +. tHlTcH old Folks tea party
TO DiSht. Music by the Orpheus Club and
Others
THE TREASURY CONSPIRACY CAsE-C1r-
noon, IN 'he CT.miD IL Court, the trial of ex-
Assistant SeCre'9ry of +he Treasury Sawyer,
ex- Com missioner of Customs Haines, Urea
sury CLERK Barstov, and NJ !. Crooks, ind ictei
with RCddy (nOw in Russia) for conspiracy
to deiraud the United States out of some
49, eco in the ROddy- Brooks cisim case wa
continued Cover nor Wells finished his ar
gument ebOu. o clock, and Eome time hav-
ing been spent Ii t'ie consideration of pray
ers, Judge MscAi ,hur charged the jury aid
fhty retired 10 deliberate or a verdict. The
judge waited half a hour and LEFT orders to
send ior h,m when the jury agreed.
Yesterday morning tie court was OpenCt
AT O'Clock and the accu Il came an with
Gen. Jeu4ies and Col. W. A. &, *, Of the
counsel, I'd Gov. Wells ard i. II. Wells.
bringing a verdict finding SAWYER. Haires
and Brooks guilty Of conspiracy 10 obi ain
mercy rom the United States by false
claims. as charged in .ts first count In rha
Indictment. ana BaIstyw uCt guilty. Bars
tow was di-. 6hIrgod, and Aefsrs. .5"wver,
Erooks ard Ham were carried - jail. TT.
Of the verdict. There we're a number of ey
septions ken during tie trial and on idess
the case Will go 10 ihe ser e7si term.
DEATH OF PROMINENT CITIzEN-Mr
Ftzbush COSle, ore o. our leading cItiZe IS
did at his resIdedoe on X s.ieei yesterd ~
a,ternOon. IN The 55th yer OF ms age Afr ar
an lllneSI az some mo itbs- Mr.. Cnyle wa p
at,ve OF this city, and ba re sid here all
the agricultural implement business, and In
correction there~ in became the agent OffGe
PERUVIAN government for the sale Of gua.lO,
and in that trade ana Cd a foiiune, with
which he retired about twenty-five wears
siree. He was n m OF sreai business tact,
and W. eve- prominent IN measures look
Ing to the .nte.-e 4 OF the District. Although
Oxen urs- TO repre-srs his ward I'm the oil
city ouncils, and TO allow his name to be
used "a candidate for office, ne always de-
cllns q until the Pre- ent District government
when.
wishes OF the District Commissioners and
many citizens, he accept the position of
Controller OF the District-an Office he filled
With ability. foI many years he was con-
nSfi;d with the National Bank of The r.
public a. director, and lstterly as presi-
dent MI Coyle was a COMMUNICATE of the
Episcopal church, and vestryman of Trim
Ny ehr,en for several years. His fune.aI
viii take place from Trinity church at 4
O'CLOCK W, dpe day afternoon.
e
A JoURNALIsTIC FAREwELL.-Mr. Wm.
j MuTiagh having Withdrawn rom the con-
duct OF the Nafit nGa RCp,s6iicIa, the attaches
O. the paper, under his management, Satur-
urdsy evening rendered TO him and Mrs.
Murta2h complimentary supper. The af-
the more enjoyable. Seated around the
board, at which Nr and Mrs. Murtagh occu-
pied the positions Of honor, were NJ. A. NJ.
Soteldo IL late managing editor OF the Re
PGbttecn, Messrs. Alfr-i Williams, A. b.
Head j. A. Dspray, Joseph Y. Potts. Alfred
J. Clarke, and Henry p. Goodwin of the eii-
torial ard rerortorial staff. AFTER discnssing
the merits of . most excellent dinner the
glesses were hllcd, and the sentiment first
propoN Il Was the health aud pro5perity of
Er. ard Mrs. Murfagh. Mr.. Soteldo spoke
Tor his associates and Mr. MuItagh respond
cd The remarks were characterized with
&C I'd fellowship and regret for the changes
that have Obliged those who surrounded the
board 10 separate ard seek different paths in
life. Alter the guests of honor had departed
. pleasant hour was spent among the
"coys Offering tOasts to each other and re-
calling "reminiscences of their mutual labOrs.
IRsP stlcca, This morning
MR. JOHN H. MAGRCDER, having with
drawn from the late nrm of Magruder q
Howard, viii resume business Thursday
Treasury department, when he will IA
pleased to have his friends and the public
call and inspect his carefully elected stock