Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals.

LCCAL y EWS.
Condensed Locals.
From J. c. Parker We have the New York
papers in advance OF tbs mails
Street lamps viii be lighted at 945 pm and
extinguiShPd at 500 am.
Governor Matthews. of West Virginia. has
reaPFOintsd Mr.. 4. f l.. Reese commissioner
OF deeds for that state
Read Connolly advertisement today In
mense bargains are offered in silks and vel
vets.
wv. Drane has flied petition in bank
ruPtcy x,,,-
county. procured a marriage license to-day.
James Hunter, a small boy, was today bad
ly bitten by a dog at the corner of 9th street
and Grant avenue. He was taken TO the see
Ord precinct station and his wounds dreSSod
by DR.. Il b. Adams.
At the meeting Of the Board of Health last
night the time was consumed in reading and
discussing the list of property to be turned
over 10 the superintendent of property of the
District. Much of the furniture of the board
IS the legacy OF the late feather buster legisla
tETe.
Rev. TLos. HarrisOn's farewell meeting at
18th street southeast tomorrow. Thirty four
pei sons have been converted during the,week.
Yesterday boy named Lewis TOijiYer had
his face and eyes badly burned by the eXpO-
sion Of a bottle of gunpCwder, with which he
was playing, on 18Th street, between 5 and /
streets northwest.
See notice of Serial Savings and Building
Association in special column. Money can he
Il
series can be obtained at the meeting.
TIE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS met
last night, present MeS>TS. Collins president
Reed, secretary Bacon. TAFT. Hume, Stew
art and tlUanirli. The application Of Private
Henry Steele, as position OF foreman, was
filed. The report Of Chief Engineer CTOnn for
the month Of June stated that there were six
alarms for fires. involving q loss OF 81 400. fully
insured he report OF Superintendent Miles.
of the fire alarm telegraph, stated that the in
a.
Of the SI-Udl boxes IS becoming somewhat i'm
paired hy exposure, and that the necessary re
pairs would be commenced in q few DAYS A
letter from the late District Commissioner,
was read. making their acknOW,eu gGaent Tor
The very complimentary resolution of the
Board Of Fire commissioners. and expressing
their high appreciation of the efficiency aui
hdeuty Ut That board and al the officers and
employees Of the fire DEPARTMENT. AUDlirl-
tions ,or positions III The department we're re-
ceIVcG from The following: Jess /. Mann. A.
J. Lehman. Henry 4. Warren. George $. Mat
lock, +. + Jacobs. Charles IT, Clark Richard
keyeS. John \ len. \. }. Arlington, \. {. Shat
BoaTGmar, {. Il. EraEziIl, 2. W. Waters. E. J.
BrOSD&n. John +. Steele. james Nolan, Henry
Mason Joseph q. QUaurjll +. I. Douglass
JOHN +. C2EcTt. john l. Wise John \ Mar
lOnuer, Charles Bart. Augustus Seitz. Law
renee Grant. samuel SgrIucman. Saml Bran
Zel, James Norco+n, IL, JOhn w. Lee, W. \
George II. Giles, p. MacNamara NJ O'Brien
VIM. Cooper and John Norton.
STEAMBOAT SEEyICE on THE RICHMOND
ROCTE.-A, meeting of the board of public
works OF Virginia i'll Richmond. Yesterday
the communication and resolutions adop,ed
by the lrglula stOck holders in the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad, july >
calling The attention OF the board tn the il IS
ice done the state and other stockholders in
this corporation by the action OF the StOCkhOId-
erS OF Tie Richmond. Frederick Sburg and Pc
tOmac railroad on the Sd instant. in adopting
u resolution TeyiyinG the steamboat cOnpec-
lion with that road al pudnticO. in violation It
IS diie9"dr OF a compact entered into some
eighteen months ago by the Baltimore and Pc
tOmac steamboat company and this road.
under the terms OF which the former cOmDdny
received a mOneyed consideration to sever 5
connection with the Richmond, FredeI lexis
burg and Potomac railroad. The board OF
public works adopted a resolution inStrUcting
the attorney general OF the state, If in his
opinion there were sufficient reason for doing
so, 70 lEaUgurate such legal steps AGAINST the
said railroad company in regard 10 the change
III lis operations as would best protect the in
terestS oi the commonwealth in that road.
TIE WASHINGTON ARsENAL.-NaiOr George
w. Mckee has recently taken command of the
Washington Arsenal. Most Of the machinery
having beeu removed and the working force
reduced. the arsenal NAV be now regarded
simply as Il depot for the storage of war male
RAJ and military post. Ii is likely that at
ieaSI one company Will be retained ON duty
here to serve as a sort of police for the govern
lEent III the case OF an emergency, such as a
hre involving government property. For some
time past The company Of Capt. Hamilton a.
ri artIiieIy.) numbering about 10 we'll diScip-
HEed men. most of whom. though Young have
seen service III Indian wars, and during tie
labor strikes Vi last year in Maryland and
PENNSYLVANIA, have been chartered at the
arsenal. L here are az present but ~ ordnance
men AZ the post, who keep the government
property In order.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector En-.
twlSle:-H NJ. Z. Danaher, repair a frame,
LCI street. northwest; 50; VIM. Sauntry,
construct tWo-story bnck dwelling, 9TH, be-
tween l. and NJ streets; $40. VIM. Muehleisen,
construct twO-StOTy brick stable, alley be-
tween and X and 5th and 9Th streets north
west 500. A. j. Carr. construct a two story
dwelling, X, between lth and 9Th streets north.
east; S2nW- Ralph Taylor, repair a frame
1I26 18th, between l. and Nj streets northwest:
50 Joseph Gawler, construct a three-StOry
brlek stable and warehouse, alley between
and h and 18th and 18th streets northwest:
SiuU: Chr. HelnrlchS, repair a brick house
VI" 4th street northwest 500.
BASE BALL.-The game yesterday afternoon,
between the Defiance club, of PHILADELPHIA
ana The Nationals, was very long. Ii was 50
long that game was called III the close of the
seventh inning, on account of approaching
darkness. The score was II to 4 in favor Of
the Nationals. Up to the fifth inning the game
Was very interesting. and the score tie after
this il was very tame. The Nationals maStS ed
the Defiance pitchers curve and Sent the bah
to any. part of the field and as far as they
wanted This, added 10 The numerous errors of
the Defiance men, made the close OF the game
very jug-handled affair.
BEAUTIFUL PACIFIC Lawns OnIy loo. one
hundred pieces Of new and beautiful lawns
Just received at Carriers, III Market Space,
The dry goods store TO find an immense assert
ment OF new gOOdS-lavender lawns real
French linen lawns, black grenadines pure
silk and wool damaSSe style. black French
bunting, all wool; bunting, all wool: cream
navy blue, black, brown and grey bunting
only &c lace bunting, black, blue and cream
. cents.-Adrt.
REV. DR. T. II. GRAY has resigned his charge
OF the North Baptist church, To take effect on
Inc hrSt Sabbath OF September next and goes
TO California TO enter on the work of denOmi-
national church extension in that state his
duty being to supply vacant pulpits and feeble
churches, assist destitute ones in obtaining
pastors, locate new fields of labor establish
SABBATH schools, and perform general mis-
SlOnary work. DIR. Gray has been a faithful
worker II this CITY, and will leave an excellent
SRCSHED TO DEATH.-A cOiOred man named
lhomaS johnson, who worked at MIR David
fullman Drlckyard, near Fort RunyOn i'm
alexandria county, was caught under a fall
ing 0ahk OF clay there Thursday, and terribly
crushed. lie lived only a few moments after
Inc bank TELL and was dead when PxtricateJ
Johnson llYed In this city, where he had a wife
ana iOur children. Mr.. Pullman took chsrya