Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-25
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals

Drane took place yesterday ait srnOon from
No. 4l9 Massachusetts avenue. and was largely
attended. detail of thirty policemen under
Lieut. Kelly escorted the remains to Glenwoed
Cemetery.
The people of Bladensburg and Hyattsvils.
Md, and The vicinity, have forward d to the
yellow fever districts for the benefit of the
sufferers the sum of sS0.12. This amount was
raisSdl by an entertainment at Bladensburg
Church South (S6112l
The health oifcers report for the week end.
ing september list shows Alb nUiSances atated :
deaths from all causes reported 20; deaths in,
veStigated by coroner, 9; buriaIS at public ex
peESe, 10; tons Of garbage removed. 1SS; dead
animals removed, l62; animals impolnded,
Zo;redcemed, .; killed. l07. The usual con-
formations of unwholeSOme food were re-
ported.
The unfaVorable weather yesterday dis
coufaged large number from attending the
Potomac Fruit Growers excursion to MT. Yer
non Springs. The association held its regular
meeting on the boat, and DIR. Mckin read an
essay on "DWaTI Pears for Amateurs" This
was followed BY discussion. The excursion is
Concert engaesments can now be made with
M. f. Church October Sth.
Private CHARLES Ashton. who has several
Years been IN attendance at the Police Court,
IS quite i'll OF hemOrrnages of the lungs l..
A deaf and dumb boy by the name OF John
r. Craig, who strayed from the Deaf and
Ium0 Asylum, was returned yesterday by
About u Is o'clock yesterday afternoon
Officer Burrows found an insane man nam
Z. FahnstOCk on the street. He was sent to the
Government Insane Asylum by Lieut.. Hurley.
ms morning young man named John
Comet found a dead infant at the corner of
5th ard + street northwest. and took it TO
police headquarters where the coroner exam
med II ard gave a certificate of burial 1t
could rot be ascertained whether it was black
or write.
An excursion party of Knights of Pythias
from Richmond Va. were in town yesterday
ara VISITED the various objects of interest
about the city, returning home on the III D. m
iIaln: Some bali dOzenIunaway couples fr0iu
NHginla were on the train, and were made
happy While here by being united in II arriage
WoRRISGMEN'S MEETING; IN The NAVY
AARp-Ihe empl0yeS Of the bureau Of yards
and docks at the Washington navy yard held
a meeting last evening. TO take some action
e0nCerning the irregularities alleged By the
NoTkingmenS assembly TO exist IN the en-
piOJ ment OF men in that bureau. Andrew
Neville, foreman of the maSonS department
presided, and Arnold CleyeS was appointed
secretary. Mr. Neville explained tie object
ior which the meeting was called. 4 set OF
resolutions were offered and unanimously
adopted; They assert thai the resolutions
adopted by the WOrkingmen'S assembly, re
Meeting upon he manner in which WOrhmen
were employed in the department Of yards
and docks at the Washington navy yard, are
not only gross eAaggeration OF facts, but do
great injustice 10 Civil Engineer MenOcal, the
Gthcer III charge of that department :; that Mr..
Menoeal has adhered strictly TO the rates of
IN quarterly schedule approved by the Hon
secretary oil the Navy, and by which rates OF
pay are established. They do not believe that
lie has in any instance endeayored TO take ad-
vantage OF any mans force of circumstances
as alleged, by MS rating but on the contrary
II such labor hdS been performed by any EN-
pioye IN yards and docks department II has
been permitted only after thu most earnest
and heartrelding appeals made by the me-
chanieS and laborers themselves, and also by
their wives, to obtain employment for them i'm
c2GGClfE
lions eonclnde with a strong endorsement of
Mr. A5nCcai, and emphatically condemn any
employ VINO by his own election has accepted
tH-pio3 inthL under tie circumstances above
mentioned, and who III rctJrn eQdeagorS il
pie The hand Ihat feeds him, as unworthy
o. e1ilp.oy Inent IL this o. any other depart
nlept Of The yard.
a PUBIC SCHOOL JAEIT0R CHARGED WITH
THEFT.-IhiS morning Officer Morris QUinlau,
custody on suspicion of having stolen clock
from The Fran Kiln school building, where he is
employed as Janit0r.- lie vas Offering to dis
pose OF il at d second hand shop on X street.
LIE clock appears 10 be one which is missing
from the builGirg. Other small things have
been iaisScd nom time 10 time, but no SuSpi
ciOn has ever been directed to Robinson who
has been the janitor for ten years, and has
always L6en regarded as trustworthy. a
charge Gi larceny was made against Robinson
ii tie Police Court this morning. The eyi-
.,,Sonce OF the officer who arrested him was that
lie was hanging the clock III Gill q Reardon
Ofsee, and that he said he bought il over a
year ago, from Mi, Earr. c clce1k formerly
as one which had been furnished by Libbey to
the Franklin school. MIR. Earr denied that he
had ever sold Robinson clock. The case was
continued, to;allow Robinson to produce the
CLOCK alleged to be SfOlen-he stating that it
was in the Franklin building
AT Is O'Clock the clerk of the school board
came INTO court and said that the clock was
found where Robinson indicated it would be
in the Franklin school building-and the pris-
oner was discharged and his clock returned to
him.
The GREAT REvIyAL.-Last night there
was an lmmense crowd ar the great revival az
Foundry NJ. E. Church. While the young
evangelist was pleading with the people the
interest was Intense, and when the invitation
was given 20 persons locked from all parts OF
the house to The altar OF prayer. over Sd per-
sons have been seeking religion in this wonder
ful revival, and the interest and excitement is
intense at every service The young eyange-
list will continue this week. He was assisted
last night by Rev. Dr.. Cook, Of Boston, his
former instructor.
BEAUTIFUL DRESS G GODS, Just arrived, Is, Is,
&c; black caShmereS, pure wool, &C.; Dr.
Warmers health corset, $l.25; new fail pat
terms at Madame Hinckley's, over my store
Carriers, III Market Space. Splendid black
Wool vests, 25c.; coloTed silks. one hundred
new pieces Just arrived; nottingham lace
for curtains. g and 5Oe.; pure wool white
THE CASES OF STRONG AGAINST THE DIS
TRICT UNDER WAY.-At the re -aSSembling OF
the Circuit Court at O'Clock yesterday alter
noon the room was packed. The case of
Strong agt. the District OF Columbia was taken
up and proceeded with without the difficulties
encountered during the morning. Mr.. Strong
took the witness stand, and evidence was
taken concerning the work done on the
Georgetown market. The crowd dwindled
away rapidly when 1t became apparent that
there was to be no more fun.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT TO WELL-kNOWN
AUCTIONEKR--ThiSm morning, about O'Clock,
as Mr.. Wash. b. Williams, the wellknOwn
auetioneer, was standing on the pavement In
front of his new residence in course of con-
structiOn, on 9Th street, between G and III
streets, whole brick fell from the third story,
striking him on the foot, nearly cutting away
two or three of his toes. The wound Is OF a
very painful character.
A TILL TAPPER.-A colored boy, Isaac Bid
den, entered the fruit and candy shop of Mrs.
Grupe, Pennsylvania avenue, near 1lth street,
yesterday afternoon, and watching his chance
grabbed the money drawer, containing about
SlSo, and ran of. An alarm was raised and a
crowd pursued. Officer Shea captured him
anu lodged him In the station house.
REAL ESTATE SALES-Messrs. Duncanson
Bros. SOLD at auction, on Monday 23d Instant
frame house and lot, No. 1924 5fh street he.
U and northwest, lot % by a34%. to j.
Scherer, for - rs, and On Tuesday 2tth in
slant, for w. Ii. Harrison, trustee, frame