Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-01
Condensed Locals

Mighty bCiIaT
T1c0.H Cemflre.-~ Wild BTi~ and yaric-
tes.
Condensed Locals.
From J. q. Parker We have the New York
rspeTS in advance Of the mails
grand md>S temperance meeting viii Ue
held 81 Lucas hdll corner I'd stree. and Penn
sylyaHia avenue t1-muTr"w evening. See al.
S0lom"uS : Chapman send the excellent
January tcbru.'r ~ namieru ct ib" Worth TN 4.
s'0H Rssisa~. now issued by Appleton x 60.
In thc case "i john Sinclair against the
Washington JHd Georgetown railroad com
paHy- III the tircUl; Court. action for DANA ceS
IN which e 'TtiICt of >1uN vas awarded by
the iUTy, about two weeks J-u-d motion Tor a
plaiutif ryWittiU- Sl.Uun.
\ stone eighteen feet long 10y fourteen feet
wide. and tU' tet' thick. was brought down On
lLe H. hIHoud and IanN!t' railroad. from
Green \ Andrews quarry. tu Richmond. 4 few
DAYS ago II Is Intended for ga" stale depart
HeUt building iu this city.
The steamship John Gibson. which cleared
~ Saturday Tor New York. WIS detained i'm
Alexandria until sunday evening. owing 10 a
row among her hremeu ana their SUh>C Iu"Ht
refusal Z" do duty. Their places WrT" sup
Piied, and the steamer proceeded an her
NOyagr-
1he congregation 81 tho Calvary Baptist
Church. surprised their pastor. Rev. =. =
Mason. anI his wife. last evening. which wa>
u" fifteenth aul----F->iTF 81 their wedding
day. lth rT GH"N ytrird call at their homo.
bringing present. ut GLASSWARE. etc. Tor Nj
and Mr. MJ~'U- Iud al the material ner,'~-
sary igr having happy social time, which
ihey di.
Walton X E.D;I-r. Of Wv York. have sent
t0 the b1~fT.I Commissioners z pho p-Tdpi oi
ths Steam tl. engine they exhibited dt the
centennial ..Itl aruUp~f. - ~. u 70 ,ltlp They
think Bee b.--r.r. viii ~ouI need more engines
and They sol. ~".' tlsr ufr ne question GO ~,i BE-
Tt,r. Tn sst-rr was referred &" the fire
commissioner.
NsTCTTNs TIE OID YEAR OFT AND THE
NV EAR lN.-La>t night the vdlch martiH"
services ju the churches We're more largely
attended than usual. 81 midnight the D. g
dItI.ieTl Hr'd q salute u HiH' O'Clock H. III.
ut each quarter during Jhe last hour and ~
twelve 0-cip,L r--rf. widows rang the chimes
0t the NtjruPc'Itu VI. r. Church. ~ Lincoln
EI24l thu DJ~hJWJy> held meeting. ~! which
a number 81 addresses were delivered. and
the 60 e. Club sang q nGnIrrT ut pieces. Al
nl,ihI M al rose and renewed the pledge.
fltty- uTrr -Ird the pledge dUTiU.s The even
Interesting entertainment open to tue public
al thrH btH. corner Of 9Th and ID streets. az
which there We're 4 number Of addresses infer
si'er>sd with music. The public exercises closed
II l"lz O'clock. when the Council was called
"a order aud candidates we're initiated:
al l. O'Clock che membership forming about
Ihe Altar. renewed the pledge. auG sans. the
doNol"@y-lrV. VIM. Kramer promo The
benrtirti"n. Centennial Council Of JpHidabS
CONNIE muTd1cd tine dying of the Old year D. an
oyster supper. after which they renewed their
pledge. During The closed session a telegram
was received from the New England Jpna-
GJtS. assembled at Maiden. Mass. wishing 4
happy Nsw Year and success tutEa tenn bar-
anct cause. AMI 5u appropriate reply was re-
turned 10y N, Wa~hiugou brethren.
THE N.rIo>,L HoTEI OUTEADE C,sr-Au
Associated FIr~~ dispatch from New Orleans
gives du account of ii.c aFEa!-HHIeNt 0G &c Ma
luT Curtis d'IJ> NJ. l.. Richardson. the ua.u-
TlDU> confidence man, and Who il charged with
~ dbturfl ION and rape of Miss Ella IVIiug~.
pf b .EIuTr The particulars pt tn, out rae.
were given .u THr STAR on SATURDAY.. Whnu
arrested Curtis bad assumed The name of Rpv.
pom lis person Va, found evidence al lis
h3Nlhe traprd q rch harvest IN Cincinnati.
Whyr" ne passed - John =. CLAYTON. conductor
and passenger agent foT the Ch!cd-b. Burning
ION dHo tUuc"y railroad Papers and bogus
checks Of The above railroad were found on Hi,
person AileT q snort investigation he vas
sent I0 Tire. PARISH prison L. await tie arrival
OF Deputy Marshal Frey. who viii ACCOMPANY
him lack 10 Washington. q Is probable tla.
Marsha. Frey VIII reach New Orleans His
morning and viii return ~ uu~c with hi pfiS-
Onef. Tie expenses eft the officers Trip yill b.
raid uN the government uuf Of m. MI au
pT"piiStcd for ihr DEPARTMENT Of Justice.
THE TElPER,Ns z RrFoEuEES-On sunday
night Tie Dd> atWJy> met in Temperance lem
pie. which was crowded 10 overflow ing-.Tu>
Williams. president. AID J.. H. Patterson. see
IealN Address were made - Nr~>r~. jos
NiItl@Il>, W v. tEiGiay James Lee C. "
I'll chfe,d. Charles White BENJAMIN O1Iphaut
Noble Mage. James SmaiI~. Alex. LgsieS on
John Il. pUnuiUg. George w. Reynolds. Jere
WILLIAMS. Joseph L. ChIPlcy. Nu1. j. Bpyi.
thaTlt> NJ N\r- Frank Larcomb". Ii Nor
.au. Edward Peek. d. ". EiJridge and Rev
Ilr- Kramer. iHtcr>peT>ed with music by the
@lee .iGh. EuTfl i've persons signed the p!edg.
- The Temperance Reform club held = meet
ing ~ Cdruu Han sunday night. Addresses
were made by i. III. L. & mild and Nr. Carver
and select readings given by several young
iadlt> RESOLUTIONS Mere adopted looking 10
the raising al funds To- provide relief and -
SISttncc {" reformed men who trv "udtIVnT-
ing To bec0lHc good citizens.
The ON CENTRAL GUARDHOr-E To rr
IEv1En ON.-lt j. understood that tomorrow
lItratHE Is4 -
seize. under an execution. the old Central
t'u1Tdhou-r property The execution was
ISSUED Yesterday directing him 10 seize prop
trtS II thu District of Columbia aud h1id tEr
sam Co D" sod Iu satisfaction NJ Judgment
Tor SE-nlosN. oti aimed 10y Thomas 4. NoT-Iu
use ui W. y. Roe .hy ~ the Circuit Court nf
ths District Morgan Wa contractor in Is
Ton dredging Jane. creek from Virginia ave
Hu" To- thv Eastern Branch and III The Winding
up 81 hl~ r'ujrtr The District owed HIM. u H.
sidlihr'i thr ~''u above stalled lHr District
contested Ire matter hat ."~J fhr sun. and
i"ok du 5rp'a. Q" the General Term Thi~ap-
pal wa> Withdrawn q frv dJy> since t-Iyi.i.
The lud-nI-rl 10 iUl. force
DEFus ~ FEE have been issued t> follows.
l. NJ Ngl' q" Mary VI. Grant >i6.tV. .l5 81.
sub ~ lois -Iaut T. sub part ~ 2l3. H.
Wei" trustee. o. tAJ>. =. shelton. So. parT
let p Beatty and Hawkins "a tdIiIaH fu f.-,r-t-
Town. N"IucI and kinuSi- trustee. 90 r. \
MCluIirc. so lIf l. 81. SIS ~ubirri tp certain
mcumhrducr~- NrlHJiIe fe EylrrcE T. Dana.
Sll51. same property. sarah " Bradley 10
Sarah " opd = 49, III p. ~sir f.,. d. va 50 n
NJ. WLipp'e to Fr,iv NcKeuury. -. part ,rt 49,
81 -; l. 4. arlington to same. ,~I. same
-'ruIyl.. :, ardra-ar It a.. g.. Martha AFd---
~, 80. lots y 1Hd L. ri "at
TIE TENPTI;NN, OErANTZsTfrN- IF the
District have decided To- u-..,r m i. urtud de
On>iTIiIou and Street parade uu February
I'D EeNj. About ILl.-V f,lpIs.rtuca >a.i.ti..>
vii take pa't. lid 10 i said there will b. a.
lc.i~J Nv lhUu~JUtl men amt women ia the iIu-.
They VII. hc reviewed hy the President from u
tTiuuphdi artu. " firu viii h, erected ON Penn
SylVJuld dvtuu'. Immediately iu front Of the
Executive Mansion. n j. expected hat "a the
procession there viii be more reformed men
Than ever hri"rr joined Iu temperance de
onSiyatiun Iu This District
THE SrNpN SCHOOL FE-TIv,L of the GER