Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-10
AmuscHeHlS.

No HOLIDAY GOOD FRIDAY.
Mr.. Reyburn offered resolut o tha Good
Friday. April 10, be declared holiday. The
resolution was lost. Adjourned.
Amuscmenis.
National Redter-The second presentation
of :" Uncle Toms Cabin" by the strong combi-
ing somewhat. The scenery is very effective
and the scenic changes elaborate.
Ihedter CoRlique.-The COmique is keeping to
the letter its promise of good entertainments
Charity Fa;r.-A charity fir and rattle will
be given next Thursday and Friday evenings
, at the northeast corner OF 9Th and G streets
northwest. Friday evening there will be an
addendum to the fair and rafie in the shape of
MGrina's Hau.-Two lectures on Sweden
ana the Old North will be delivered by Lieut..
81 and the ehsr aex
day. These will be interesting lectures.
District Government Affairs.
master of the Northeastern market has been
recommended by Engineer Hoxie
n. Benjamin p. Davis, school trustee for
the county, in letter to the District Commits.
siOners complains of the running at large OF
cattle, swine and geese upon the public high
The laborers on the OLD canal, employed
under the $l5,0C0 appropriation, were paid to-
day for two days work. $45O.S7.
THE PREsBYTERY OF THE CHESAPEAKE met
| last evening at the Central church, Sd street,
near 1 northwest, ODE. Pitzer's.) Rev. S. K
VIM, of Manchester, was elected moderator,
| and Rev. HI. Branch and Mr.. J. V. A. Shields
clerks. The Rev. John Cannon, of Lecsburg,
preacEe the opening sermon. after which the
hours of meeting were fixed from 913 to rs
o'clock.
This morning the death of Rev. Dr. Balch of
Prlnce William, was announced. DrS. Bull
lock and Pollock and Elder Monkey were aD-
pointed committee on memorial. A number
of communications were referred. The stand
committees announced G foil
On Dew )tiOnS-Mts Sis. PitZer and Shields.
Oyertdre-Sc, tt and Holiday. Finance
Wise and d, Shields. Minutes OF synoi-Din-
Reports from churches being called for, a
number reported, and, generally, they We're
represented in an encouraging condition,
spiritually and financially. Rev. DR.. D0mer
was invited to sit as corresponding member.
Mr.. Iurnbrlll gave on account of his work at
A resO utiOn was adopted directing that the
East and West Hanover Presbyteries be adj
dressed and asked TO unite with mis- body, and
that the synod be asked to transfer HARDWOOD
and Waddell churches to this body.
THE CENTRAL FREE DIsPENsARY-The an
null meeting of the board of directors of the
Central Free Dispensary was hell last night;
present eel Messrs; b z; Keyser A S. solomons,
W. Barker; Dr.. j. G. Riley, Ralph Walsh A.
Pate, W. E. BiiscOe 6. L. Magruder and III.
ii: Barker The report of the attending ply
read, showing that 3,677 patients had been at
tended, S2i of that number being children:
I69 surgical operations have been performed,
celpts shown by the treasurer's report aggre-
gate $l,9l1.44: diSbursed $l,24y4: proceeds re.
gently cen yno6 derived ar,m the perormaase of
resolution submitted by Mr.. &olomons was
adopted, that the president of the board of di
rectOrS, also OF the attending staff, and DR.. Ri
| draft new constitution. The old officers
| were all reelected as follows: B. U. Keyser,
president; I. j. Durant, secretary A S. Solo
mons, vice president, and d. w. Middleton,
| treasurer.
The PROHIBITIoN ALLIANCE met last even
ing in OdeOn Hall; o: b: Brown. vice presi-
dent, in the chair, and Rev. c. w. Dennison
as secretary Mr.. Dennison read note from
thanks the position of president of the ALI
ance, to which he had been unanimously
6e6nson ben Mas MI
| for the office and Mr. Boyd nominated DR..
Walsh. After some discussion it was decided
thai the election to fill the chair be postponed
reported that the committee appointed for the
purpose would probably have the opportunity
or the ensuing week and place before the
members the views of the alliance and make
arsuments in favor of prohibition. Speeches
were made by MeSSrS. DenniSOn Boyd, Parker,
Human. o Conner. WheelOck, BranscOmbe
and DR.. Walsh.
| DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows:-
| w. b: Hopkins to MTs. Sarah G. Wills, 500,
| part Is, 50. 559 &c. Andrew Longdon to W, b.
N0err Ell al, $1,000, lots -, 10, and 146 81 b. So
| r23; Longdon and Barber. trustees, t. same,
i3,CSO, lot /. So: 42O B. Thompson to 4. A.
Ss !Ess to e. lei S WiSp
| part lot II, So. 3ls. Augustus JAY to E. Land,
Xoigt 81 5l, lots Il to %, So. rs T. Barber to
Thyson to " Thyso1. pa Dart faF sd MA
J. F. Staub to NJ. A Cooley ct al, s.. part IS
IN Eeaffy and Hawkins addioR to George
trustees 81 o sSyaR and TO a. s barber H ct AL
| to deed OF trust for $3.50. W. B. Noerr ct al. to
Eugene story, 5000; lot 9; 50. 322. T. T; Crit
50. IS. Mary Foley to Julia Home, $1,000, lots
and 5, So. Loss.
| LOOK OUT FOR THE SwINDLER-W Within
the past few days, Mr.. Justice Clifford, of the
!; 5. supreme Court Gen. ByingtOn. Dr. Dex.
| ter, and others, have been SWlndled out of
small sums Of money by man representing
| ihlnselI as hackman, who begs for a small
loan loan and tells plausible story to the effect
| depot. the officer had allowed him few min
ntes to raise the collateral re9uired-$5. Some
| others stated that he required So or So to make
| up that sum: 1t is needless to say that the
whole story is lie: Up to this, time, he has
attempt to beat persons who are not anxious
| to trouble themselves with court matters He
mas thus so lar escaped prosecution.
| >. The NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY held
| It's annual meeting yesterday, when the con
| StltutlOn was amended and the following Off
| GERS were elected for the ensuing year: John
| A. M1burn, president; j. S. Jones and j. r.
| Major, vice presidents; Albert NJ Read sec
| rotary; w. &: Duckett, treasurer: W. S.
| Thompson, j. d. O'Donnell, j. c. Fill. w. +
| Scala, Samuel E. Lewis, Z. W. Cromwell and
Theodore me % G. DeMoll, trustees; W. S. Thomp-
| son, Oscar Oldberg and r. B. Ferguson. were
| elected to represent the college in The convel-
| tOn Tor the sixth decennial revision of the
| pharmacOpia The college is getting along
| proSperously, the debt existing at the list an,
| nual meeting having been extinguished. and
a surplus OF upwards of $lCo accumulated
| THE BOARD OF HEALTH met last night. The
| report OF DIR. Keene showed that sos nuisances
| We're reported last week, and 54S abatnd
Three cases of diphtheria were reported for
| the same time, and three cases of scarlet
| fever. A recommendation for the payment
| OF Thomas Lucas claim was adopted DR..
| verdi called attention to the subject of often
| sive odOrs in the West End and asked that
| they meet at an early day for the purpose of
| making a tour of inspection. On motion O.
MI. Marbury the attorney was directed to in
qulre into the cases of the Board of Health
| before the courts.
| NEW GOOD TEMPLAR LODGE.-A new lodge
| OF Good TemplarS was instituted last night In
| the lecture-rOOm of the Eastern Presbyterian
| church. on Sth street, by the officers of the
| Grand Lodge. j. +. -Maupin was elected
v Orthy chief; Mrs. Annie Robinson, w. VT: