Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-18
Condensed Locals.

Condensed Locals.
Street lamps viii be lighted at $40 p. m. and
eXt!nGuiShed at $50 a. IN.
Col. Dom Piatt, OF the Capital, delivered an
interesting and Instructive lecture last night
at the 15th-street PreSbyte terrain church on
Education
Yesterday afternoon white boy named Har-
risOn Brown had his leg badly fractured by fall
ing under the wheel OF a stone wagon at Penn
SyIvania avenue and 18th street.
Mrs. Juan Lewis, OF "'Woman'S Words 1l0l
Pennsylvania avenue wishes to employ twelve
intelligent women as agents for the District of
Columbia There will probably be twelve hun
dred applications.
There was a rehearsal last night BIZ the Phil
harmonic Society at the congregational church,
the numbers present showing an increased in
teTeSt in musical wileS.
AT the annual meeting OF Federal Lodge No
1. F.A.A.h, last night. officers were elected for
the ensuing year as follows: JOS Hamacher,
W:M.; VIM. II. Miller, S.W.; John J. Burrows,
J.W.; Vim. G. Brock. secretary; VIM. Ii. Goods,
treasurer; VIM. f. Cox, tiler.
The coal combination Will soon meet to dis
solve, it is believed, forever. Whittier'S latest
poem, 1.-THE Dead Feast OF the Kol-Folk'' will
De an appropriate reading on the sad occasion.
John johnson. cOlOTed man. about 43 years
Old. was taken suddenly i'll on Good Hope Hin.
In the county, last evening. and died in a short
time.
Yesterday small child of Mrs Martha Ferry.
who lives on 1st street, between and 7 south
west, accidentally set fire TO its Clothing. and
was badly burned.
Mr.. solomon. the furniture dealer was thrown
freight depot yesterday and badly cut about the
head and face. He was removed TO his home or
1th street, where DR.. Leach rendered medical
aid.
Ex-Sergeant Charles Ashton. of the Metro
p0litan police force, who has been for several
years detailed 10 special duty at the Police
Court, is lying Ill at his home in South Wash
ingtOD.
About three hundred excursionists from
Scranton and other towns in PENNSYLVANIA ar
rived in the city by the y. c. and 3. and F.
railroads last night.
THE LABOR EXCHANGE, No. 9aa PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, net last eXening, Judge Macarthur in
the chair, and l.. :. Emery, secretary. The
chair said he had 500 to hand into the treasury
which he had collected as yearly dues. He
stated that he had held a conference with
several prominent persons in relation to the
offer made by Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson to be
one of the five persons to donate 800 TO the Ex-
change. and was OF the opinion that the list
would be made up this present week. He
handed in 500 donated by Riggs & Co., 800 by
Mr.. W. w COrcoran, and 300 by Mrs. Th0mp-
som, who projected the plan. The chair an
nounced as the committee to lay the claims of
the Exchange before the committee in Con-
gresS and ask for the refunding to it Of the
amount expended Tor the filiing in of the old
canal, MeSSrs. VIM. X. Smith. John Hit. t.
Wolf, Judge Macarthur and john A. Baker
The finance committee was authorized to make
arrangements to give an entertainment next
January for the benefit of the Exchange. Mr.
John T. Mitchell suggested that the managers
msestlgate the proprlety OF undertaking TO
city. the secretary stated that 1915 had been
turned in at this meeting, and twenty new
members added TO the roll, making in all 263
Mr.. SolomonS offered a resolution, which was
adopted, authorizing the superintendent to pre-
pare tabuiated statement of the expenditures |
made by the Exchange while filling in the old
canal.
THE NATIONAL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, Geo. |
L. Maynard, general manager, Office, 1923 G |
street. comprises system OF wires leading from |
tie residences OR business places OF subscribers
to central office, through which direct COM |
munieation can be made between any two sub |
Scr1Ders- Each subscriber has small, neat |
plated bell, with which he can give the neces- |
Sary signal whenever he wishes 10 communicate |
and speaking telephone. by means OF which /
lie can hold direct and confidential conversation |
with every other subscriber at any hour OF the |
gay or night, and as often as desired, for not |
more than three minutes at any one time The |
tones of the voice are heard and recognized |
through miles of wire as distinctly as Ii the |
speaker were close at hand. The instruments |
may De placed in any part OF the house, and |
will always be ready for use. No skill required
to work them. See the advertisement.
DIvoRCEp-Yesterday in the Equity Court. |
Judge Macarthur, decree OF divorce was |
made In the case of Louisa Schmedte against |
Henry Sehmedtie, directing defendant as a
hnal settlement TO pay complainant 81 500. The |
parties were married in this city June "A. 1874,
by Rev. Mr. ReitZel and in July she filed her |
Dill, charging that her husband has been indlf-
ferent toward her, used the most abusive and |
profane language, and betrayed a total disre- |
gard for common decency; that he struck her |!
ana whipped her with cane in a public place !
without the slightest prOyocation. He filed an |
answer denying the most serious charges made. !
and then put in a cross bill alleging that she |
mad heen guilty OF cruelty toward him, impair |
Ing health and eDdangerfng life.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued 10 John |
Henry wright and catherine Chinn; George IT. |
Beander and Cora Lewis: Henry H. HILL OF |
Baltimore. and Marie DuBant English: James |
Phillip Tay man and Laura Ann King, both of |
~
BoSley and Mary Weems; Chas. Henri QuandeT.
OF Fairfax county, and Amanda A. r. Bell:
Basil Redman and Mary Jackson: Alexander |
Suter, of Montgomery county. Md, ana Emily
Jenkins OF Baltimore; story Is. Ladd. OF cam |
bridge, Mass. and Eliza i. Paine. OF Milwaukee
Wis; John II; Langley and Mary IL: Berry;
Garvln, OF Williamsburg. Pa. and Alice May
Burket.
RoBEERIEs OF JEwELRY.-Threa colored boys
went into the jewelTy store of y. W. UnSworth.
atn and streets southwest, last evening. and
one OF them stole three gold rings valued at
So and ran out. His Two companions FOL
lowed and all made their escape In the Smith
sonian grounds. "A thief broke the plate
glass window in the jewelry store OF Oscar l.
Berger, No. 1874 Pennsylvania avenue Monday
evening. and Snatching valuable gold watch.
with two gold chains attached. escaped with il
before the proprietor could reach the door 10
make an alarm.
LECTURE WORTH HEARING.-,n interesting
lecture on the origin, progress and peculiar
characteristics or the yellow fever as disclosed
al EickSburg. Miss, VIII be delivered at Lincoln
hall this evening by Charles X. Marshall, ID. ID.
Tie Doctor was In Vicksburg all the time the
epidemic ragged there. and was actively engaged
In mintStertng 10 the " ants OF the sufferers, the
recital or which in his own eloquent way viii
be both Instructive and interesting. The charge
for admission is only - cents, and the proceed,
are Tor the relief OF the orphans in FicSsburs.
CLOSING OUT, CLOSING OUT, CLOSING OUT
Every yard OF our beautiful dress goods at actual
cost. closing out blankets. All of our pure silk
ana wool d0ubie-width dress goods reduced
IRON sl.j0 10 81: al OF our ladies' clOakS must be
closed out cheap. all OF our SILK and wool dress
goods reduced from soc. down TO 30c.: colored
silks reduced from Al down to &c; our 81 black
SIX reduced TO sc; bieached table damask re-
oueed 10 SOC. Carriers, I'll Market Spaee-Adyf
SoxE GOOD SHOOTING YESTERpAY.-The men,
DtIS OF the Columbia Long-range Rifle Club
were Out TO the range yesterday and some fina
ScoItS were nade. The day was raw and cold
tne thermometer being down TO 81 degrees I
Al. i. ParteilO made, at 500 yards, %; 900 yards
81; 200 yards, 69-total, 213 Col Rurosid
made, at so yards, Il; 900 yards, GO: coo yariS
.0-totaI, 210. e. III. Laird made, at 500 wards
%; 900 yards. 60; 1.000 yards, 64-total, 49,
CARPETs.-Closing out balance OF stock at fac
tory prices Is, IS, %, 81, Soc; floor OlclOth al
widths; medicated red twilled flannels, 25 80
Be; white shaker ftannels, yard wide, from 25c:
ladies' and gents underwear of all kinds at
TowSon'S, $50 Pennsylvania avenue, south side,
near 9Th Street.-Adrt