Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-24
Distriet GOvernment An,ira.

Philadelphia and New York, to this ulJy, would
soon take place!
District Government Affairs.
The rev Police Court { Old L. i,arian
thHfchl IS ping put III proper condition 10
he occupied 10y the Court
. Lieut.. II Xie was at his desk today, Tor the
hr>t Il" since his return from his WafliHg
tour to the west, and received congratuIatiDlS
rom many personal friends upon HIS return
10 duty.
He District COnmiSS DncrS, IN Sa III day
repaired 10 The Treasury Department 70 be
present at the destruction by fre-in accord
dHce with ldW-Ot the cancelled District stcur-
lies which have accumulated i'll the Office OF
The sinking Fund Commissioners during the
Psi year. IEt>'' securities are of VdriOdS
kinds and denOminatipnS amounting to
Sle-."Io.2N. The destruction was made in the
furnace Used for that purpose on the White
Lot.
TIE COLORED SCHOOLS
a committee representing the teachers Of
Inc cOl0Tet schools OF the District, headed by
Mi Henry Johnson, trustee, waited upon the
District Commissioners Saturday. to express
Their thanks FOR the liberal support extended
10 the CUluTcd schools by the District Commits
SI0nerS. IL u written acknowledgment which
they left with the Commission, they state that
Dtfore awaiting themselves of the respite from
Ihelr aTdUOuS labOrs, so CONSIDERABLY pro
Nlded, they desire 10 express their aDprecia.
lion Oi the thoughtful care and general inter
est I'D The cause OF education manifested by
the executive authorities of the District and
specially to convey their thanks TO Auditor
John L. NlnSOn and the gentlemen of his Office
Tor the uniform courtesy and prOmptness i'm
auGiIlhE ana preparing the pay notes and
checks for the payment of the salaries OF the
teachers OF The public schools This is signed
by 100 teachers, and written concurrence in
The expressions OF gratitude bythe teachers by
Trustees Henry johnson and John II Rr6okS
and by G.. +. I. Cook, superintendent Brief
addresses were made by Misses Emma Brown
ana NJ. A. Dorster, and NJ. F. Carys, of the
teachers, 10 which Commissioner BRYAN Re-
SpOnded IN appropriate terms.
PAkbONED 81 THE DISTRICT CONMIS- IOSERS
The lIStLict Commissioners have pardOned
CHARLES q. Mugden, convicted of an illicit sale
OF HGuOr, and Temltted the S2D fine of john
Shea, Tor carrying concealed weapon. on his
paying costs Geo. Stone and ChaS. BaikOWic
were also paIdOned from the wOTkhOuSe.
RELICS OF THE RANDOLPH FAMILY.-SOme
Zen years ago or more Mr.. a. Smedtie. of
SmGdtle Brothers, jewellers found in a lot of
old gold purchased by them a rather curjOuS
Llhs, ana examining 1t found that on it in
dolph, died April sd. rs" Mi s knowing
that the RandOlphS We're prominent Viz
tlnianS. from that time To the present has
used his endeayOTS to find some of the de
ScenGantS OF the deceased owner of the rIng
DIT has failed, and during the centennial with
me same object in view, he placed the ring on
tNhlDltl0n there having large card on il stat
ing the facts about il. 1t is somewhat singu-
lar that while Mr. ). has been endeayo~ing to
mud the owner of the ring, the Dead Letter OF
nee have been making Efforts to find claim
ant for relic of Old times inscribed with the
SINE ame. This is what appears o have
been part OF bracelet which eyidentlyOn once
TN Type picture of a soldier in it,
This contains on the diverse the following in.
seriPtlGnl; h. neatly engraved: 'Lucy Randolph
90 January 31st, 100: &C 81 years and it came
To The dead letter office in 1865 in mass of
matter found in the confederate post Office de-
pariment ar Richmond, when il was taken
possession of by our army Most of the arti-
cleS were sold in '65 and 10, but there being a
rule that articles containing pictures should
be kept, it has been retained and strenuous
efforts have been made by correspondence
with the RandOlphs Of Virginia to find the
heirs, but thus far without success.
TIE COLORED MAsONs CELEBRATING ST.
JOHNS DAY.-The colOred MasOns of the Dis
tIiet ana surrounding Gogntr{ are today ce!e-
and the union of the craft in The states of
Maryland and Virginia by grand procession
ard a festival at the new Schuetzen park
tGales woods The procession, although il
was not as large as was expected, was a very
eTedltabie enc in appearance 1t left the front
on the City. Hall in the following Order:-De-
tachment of police: chief marshal, j r. Coun-
tee; assistant, John Battles: National Brass
Band: SimOnS Cemmandery, No. !, X, T; Mt.
4flyary COmmandery No. 1, K. of L: Prince
Hall Il. \. Chapter. No. ): Excelsior Brass
Band: Acacia Lodge, No. p. of Virginia: Je-
ruSalem Chapter, Eureka Chapter and Grand
Chapter, OF Virginia from Alexandria, Py-
thaG0ras Lodge. No. 5. Widows Son Lodge,
q. u. >.
Grand Lodge of the District of COlumb ia The
route vi the procession was down Indiana ave
nue. 70 Sd street, TO pennsylvania avenue, to
Washington street tGeOrgetOwn), to West to
i street, 10 Massachusetts avenue, to New
York avenue, to the park. At the park the
programme embraced singing by the choir
ana music by the bands: prayer by Rev.
Bro. j. w. Bel, of No. 3 address on symbolic
Masonry by Bro. Geo. w. Brooks Grand Mas
ter. of No. 3: oraliOn by Bro. Richard T.
Greener; addresses by ChaS- w. Proctor, ID.
g: p. 6. NJ. Lemuel G. Griffin, of MARYLAND !:
Eli Cole, of Virginia; Carter A. Stewart, D.
e: ). ID: Kelley. of Pennsylvania: and p. q.
M, X. III. Gibbs, of Maryland.
TEMPERANCE MEETINGs-The meeting of
the rankin Legion Saturday night was We'll
attended. There We're speeches by Messrs
Dunning and Litchfeld; recitatiOnS by little
Bessie Perry and DR.. Duncan; singing by Miss
hopkins and brother and Mr. James FOrsythe
and piano solos 10y Miss Addie Prospect The
Dashaway Reform Club met IN Franklin Hall
last night; Mr. John B. Wheeler, presiding.
and l.. H. Patterson. secretary There was
PRAYER by Thomas ID. Wheeler addresses nv
W. j. Boyd. Edward Humphrey. Charles NJ
Miss Florence hopkins and brother, and 4
GUartrtte by MeSSrS. John II. Sefferr j :
Fleming Miss SalNe WeSthorpe and Mrs
Griftin. Fifty persons signed the pledge.
NEW GOODS Low PRICES, SPLENDID A.
sOKrAENT.-I.adies real English stockings.
twOyeH SeamSJ- .: cream cOlOTed bunrin-
pure wool. y: childrenS colored stockings
immense assortment lace bunting y ladies'
thread gloves. cream color: children para
sOis. honey comb white quilts 50: Shetlind
shawlS. pure white, light blue and cardinal
children gauZe vests: beautiful dress goods
part silk ahd part wool. % beautiful dress
goods, part wool, Is; beautiful grenadines
pare six stripe. Z Carriers. III Mlrker
Space AdCt-
TIE DROWNED PRIsoNgR.-The body Of
Arthur ID. SmOOt, who was charged with horSa
stealing in -. NaTy'S county. Md. aud who
was drowned while trying to swim ashore
near ETUad run frOma steamboat from which
he had jumped, on being transported To a
landing III 81. MaTy'S county Wednesday last
was recovered saturday evening by party Of
young men from this city, and tied to a stake
al Co.llnsSWUHd. on the Virginia side. The
handouts were on the corpse when discovered.
PARtsCLs at cost, from 81 up; new styl 8
lawns, best quality, l2hc.; new spring dr. IS
Goods, ~ The latest styles, cheap mattin ~