Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-30
Condensed Locals,


From j. c. Parker we have the New York
papers in advance of the mails.
Rev "A: w: PltZer was lat night reelected
president of the Washington City Bible So
ETY..
The COrcOran Fire Insurance Company yes
teTday elected the following directors: John
!. Lehman, A. III. Herr, H. Clay Stewart, C. A.
James, Edward DroOp, William Orme, Jas. l..
Barbour, George A. McIlhenny, Joseph X.
CasSin.
The child orator, Harry Shannon, who Tor
at ChaTlestOwn, Mass, has, with his father
and others of his family, returned to this city
and is rapidly resoyering his strength
wood races. See advt.
Alkaline Brow, aged Is years, was found in
an InSensible condition at the corner of 12Jh
and d streets this morning, and was removed
10 her home 1ll6 r street, and physician
sent for.
IL is due to Mr.. Thomas Young, ship car
penter at the Washington navy yard, to state
that the accounts of the recent accident at
the yard which connected his name with it
are incorrect. The block which fell upon Me-
from a stage ten feet from where Mr.. Young
was at Wor K. Mr.. Young was sufferer by a
similar accident in March last
This morning the horse attached % the wa
gOn Of John VOght took fright at the corner
of 9Th and q streets and ran away. Mr.. John
Seherger was thrown out, and holding on to
very badly injured before the horse was
stopped at F street He was attended a.
Coughlin's drug store by DrS. Walter, Ei0!
street northwest.
The concert by the Industrial Home Sable
ChOriSteTS ut Hamline Nj. L. church last even
ing was great success
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-ThOmaS Downing has
recently made the following sales OF real
eSate:-FOr Glen W. Cooper, trustee, lot 1O5.
IN b. +. GilbertS recorded subdivision i'm
square G75, and improvements. To Jas. II. Di-
wilson, for $3.50: For Charles NJ. Matthews,
trustee i'm MI INN
mentS, To VIM. Davis, for Sl,730. For MesSrS.
T. lot Cox, trustees, lots |. 2, ; and 1, in
square - to ). 7. Williams, at 10 cents per
square foot, For Samuel Ker, trustee, lots Il,
~. ~ q and p. and the east l62a feet of lOt l5
10 b. Ii. Webb for Mrs. TurtOn, for Ia cents
per foot For same trustee, part lot 10, in
square 81, to same, at Is cents per foot. For
+. b. McGuIre and NJ. +. Norris trustees, lot
:, IN E. Turton'S subdivision of square 1S0,
with the improvements, to J. C. McGure, Tor
$500: For Messrs. Elliot and Cox, trustees,
To- II, IN j. Il. TurtOn'S sub of 49,
with the improvements, to s. I. Williams.
Tor $3.50. For J. +. Riley, trustee, part of lot
z, IN square 5>l, and Improvements. to VIM.
fagan, Tor 81 .45. For Jas. III. Williamson,
trustee. part lot ,, in square 5.}S with improve
ments, to Mrs Jane W. Williamson, for $50
For Cassln and Gordon, trustees, part lot >. in
Beatty Il Hawkins addition TO Georgetown
with improvements. to VIM. Woody for 81 90
For MesSrs. Hyde and Thorn, lot c, in John s
Murphy subdivision of parts OF lots 4, and
3, IN square 2i3, with improvement ). 10 A j.
Jones, for $500. For F. r. p. and 4. DOIae.
trustees, part lot II, situate on Montgomery
street, Georgetown, ID. c., to w. H. Barnard.
at $50 per front foot For A. +. Bradley,
trustee, lot ,, in reservation ID, to James {;
Han, Tor ~ cents per foot. For Thomas III.
Carian, trustee, lot II, in square south Of
square 512 with improvements, to John Fails,
Tor Sl,UQ
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM IN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY, MD. The hail storm of Sunday
afternoon was very severe in portions OF
Montgomery county, Mary land, accompanied
iDTr h1a1H-
Ii commenced about half-paSt o'clock D M
and large amounts of hail fell. The Inats of
the storm have not yet been traced, but it
crossed the line OF the Metropolitan branch of
The b. and %. X. X. near Forest Glen station
moving from the southwest towards northeast
and extended to COleSvile and Spenceryile
on its southeastern border, and the village OF
Ashton, on its northwestern and reached SOM
distance into Howard county. The hailstones
varied In size from pea to large filbart, and
M the center of the storm the ground was COW
cred TO the depth of two or three inches
Fields, white as with the SHOWS of winter
could be distinctly seen for several miles. The
crops were greatly damaged. Fields that i'm
The morning were waving with wheat eighteen
inches high, and Just ready to head out filling
The breasts OF their owners with bright eXDec-
tailnns OF bountiful yield, at night were
beaten down, bruised and shattered, so as TO
render reSuScitatiOn impossible. The clover:
inns season, IS very luXuriant, but after the
storm passed not leaf of clover could be
Seen-Only the bare. stripped stalks. Fruit.
shade, and forest trees were stripped of their
leaves, and the ground was covered with the
fragments. In several places glass was broken
put there was no very heavy wind and the
damage OF that kind was less than could have
been expected The principal sufferers so far
as heard from, areWm. Lea, Edw'd P. Thomas
John Thomas. Llewelyn MaSSie Patrick Don
Ohue, and DR.. Frank Thomas.
The PUBLIC SCHooLs.-President Curtis. of
the Board OF Public School Trustees in view
oil the order of the District Commissioners i'm
reference TO the closing of the schools. pub
Ilshed IN saturdays STAR, called meeting of
the board for last evening. to take proper ac
ton in the matter. Most OF those present were
IN good spirits, having seen in the STAR the
announcement that the S75,09 appropriation
Dill had passed in the House. and We're further
elated when Superintendent Wilson informed
them that the bin had also passed the Senate
and only awaited engrOSSment and the ap-
prevail of the President to become a law III.
Wilson stated that he was obliged to leave rs
he had an appointment at the Capitol. to see
that the Dill went to the President without
delay. The board not having been officially
notified of the order of the District Commits
SlonerS, and aS there was every prospect that
Inc bill would become law, it was suggested
that no meeting be held. and therefore the
board was not called TO order. Those present
however, remained some time exchanging
congratulations over the prospect that tn.
mad passed Superintendent Wilson returned
AT a late hour with the information that the
President would sign the bin this morning
OPENED THIS DAY, 100 pieces more of the
very latest styles in new spring dress goods
only = cents per yard black grenadines, Lu,
pins best brands. from 3, 90, 81, As, so, etc;
paraSols new style handles, in plain and
twllled silk, from 81 up; loo STYLES of new
lawns (French deSignSl, PFC: spring cassi-
meTeS Tor boys wear, . cents up; Atwood
black eashmereS, yard wide, soc. black silks
%, %. %, 81, ETC.; new mattingS, spring car
pets from 25c. up. Go to G.. NJ. TOwSon & CO.
90 pennsylvania avenue, south side for bar
gains III all kinds of dry goeds--AdUt
NEW BUILDING AssoCIATON.-A naeeting
1i prominent business men WAS held at Davis
naii last evening, to organize building asso-
clallon, which resulted in the adoption of n
constitution, the revision of which was placed
IN me hands OF a committee to be acted nnOn
Al Iutule meeting of stockholders The as
Sociatlon Is u be conducted upon the ponniS,.
serial plan, and is TO be known as The SarisT
savings and Building Association of fba M.
tiiet OF Columbia" OfficerS were eieetad an5
the organization viii be completed ar a met
ing soon TO be held, which win be advertised
=, ART NoTICE.-I am instructed by Mr.. HN
SaroW 10 announce that early in the month
ne proposes 10 make sale of the largest and
mosi valuable collection of oil paintings and
niie oTOnLeS ever offered in this civ Parties
interested In art matters as well aS'intendino
purchasers, should by all means hold fbanSS
selves ready TO take advantage of This mn
innocent collection. Catalogues will So, ma ~
ready, and time and place nj saIa Nm III UO