Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-25
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals.

From ]. c. Parker we have the New York
papers IN advance OF the mails
Street lamps Will be lighted at 100 pm. and
eNtinguishcd at 300 am.
The Police Commissioners met last night,
aBd q committee was appointed to examine
the accounts Of the officers of the board prior
to turning over affairs to the new District
Commissioners.
Justice Charles Walter has been designated
by the Supreme Court at the instance of
Judge Smell, To take charge OF the Police Court
dmiug Judge Smells absence for the summer
Justice Walter was sworn in yesterday by
Judge Wylie, OF the Supreme Court.
The picnic Of Refuge Tent, %. r. is i'll pro-
gTesS this afternoon. at Green Springs.
Excellent opportunity to secure furnished
house. in deIghTful neighbOrhO0d. See ad
vPTtiSement of 1901 Vermont avenue,
The Potomac Fruit Growers Association
holds lis july meeting on the ID, at Mount Yer
non Spring. for general fruG exhibition.
The Executive Committee on Memorial Day
services have rendered to Major Julius Il
Hanneman and his artillery, vote Of thanks
for their services at Arlington on MemO;ia
Day.
A. Brosnan sends the Catholic World for
july.
The annual excursion of the Fifth Baptist
church, &. e. MeadOT, pastor, will take place
tomorrow. The steamer Mary Washington
takes the eXcurSiOnists to Marshal Hall. See
advertisement.
Mrs. Reeves, of No. : Massachusetts avenue
northwest, was, on the evening of the 22d inst
assaulted and knocked down on X street, be-
tween ith and 9th streets, by q COlOTed nIan
who took her pocket book, containing a small
amount of mOneyand some valuable papers.
Mr. Il. j. McigS, the well-knOwn clerk of the
Supreme Court of the District has been quite
i'll for some days, with neuralgia affection OF
the head. but We are glad to say is improving.
THE EMERSON INSTITUTE Commencement
at FOFd'S DpCrG HOUSe.-LaSt evening FOrd'S
Opera House was filled TO overlooking by an
appreciatIve audience, the occasion being the
tWentySlXth annual commencement OF the
Emerson Institute, Prof. T.. b. Young, princi-
IatOry by Conway b. Hunt. and the sue ,eeding
programme consisted OF TecltatIOnS and dia-
lOgues, i'll which the pupils acquitted them
selves capltaliy- closing with the ydldictOTy by
Julius +. Rockwell
The committee on awardS-Rev. Dr.. Paret.
Rev. DR. Rankin, Gen. Benet, Judge y. VII
son. and Judge LawreGce-awarded the gold
medal for defamation TO &. Buckley. the first
silver medal TO ". B. Shaw, the second silver
Hunt and ". y. Barr. We omitted 10 state
that q prize for English grammar and aritn-
meIic was awarded TO John Hams.
Medals and premiums were then awarded as
follows:
First ClaSs-First honor, gold medal, PhiIiD
MauIo; Plnckney medals for scholarship. J.
T. Rockwell and Charles Walter; horror m dllS
TO Z. +. Hunt, q. {. Ober, and q. 5. Hobbs:
gold medal for punctualiiy aud scholarship to
Peyt0h Brown, Prizes to Harry Coolidge and
Frank Smell. Second ClaSs-FIrSt gold medal,
III. Casey; gold medals for punctuality and
scholarship, E. l.. White, W. i. Barr and He.
Stewart; prizes, L. Burchei. ". 3. Shaw c.
IiiDt- ana w. IOIIdin- 1nllt JlaSS-tIDli
medals to John Adams, John 7. Haines, r. w.
Middleton. and l.. Wedderburn. Fourth Class
Geld medal, George Cook; silver medal s.
Fowler First prize in Latin, E. ID. Wander
leith second prize, B. Howard. Prizes for ex-
cellence in English studies, w. Buchy w
Acker, j. Blunt, and O.. Pickett. Prizes for
excellence in algebra, I'll. Bryan and Re xfOrd
Smith. Fifth ClaSS-FirSt gold medal to Nor
it, Heil6run: Prizes, d. Buckley, l.. Benet,
and &. Plunkett. Medal for attendance L.
Henry King. Junior ClaSS-GOd medals E
Casey, Harry Hodge, g. Buckley and Z Camp
Medals for scholarship, c. \. Wilson and W.
Brown. IriZe for English grammar to John
rams: Urinary Department Gold medal,
w. Bliss; silver medals 10 Walden Myer and
John NelckeT. Medals in the French depart
meIt 10 L Hunt and Z. Hine: for excellence
IN the French language, to Il. LangWOrthy, G.
Hobbs, l.. Wedderburn, and G.. ODER Medal
Tor German TO T.. Hiue. The following are the
graduates this Year: Philip MaurO,C. 3. Hunt
j +. Rockwell, George 5. Hobbs. George G.
ODER, f. Randolph, II. Coolidge, b Wallace. +
Smell. L. Brown, W. Acker.