Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-18

MS WONDERFUL exhibition OF VentFlI0duiSm and
seight-Of-hand here tonight. There viii also be
matinee tomorrow. The Marionnettes are
an excellent feature OF the entertainment.
THE SYNOD OF BALTIMORE PRESBYTERIAN
ChuTch) commenced it's sessions in Baltimore
Tuesday. Yesterday the moderator announced
the following committee, according to previous
action OF synod, to wait on the President of the
| nfted States TO appoint a day of national fast
ing. humiliation and prayer for the stay of the
yellow fever scourge, viz: Revs. Andrew T.
cross. Dr. David Wills and Elder Charles d.
Drake.
The presbytery of Baltimore re3orted-a4
ministers ii churches, licentiateS and candl-
dates: SOS communicates. 666i Sabbath
scholars. and contributions for various depart
fncnIS OF church work. SI30,69S. The preSbytery
OF washington city repOrted-3G ministers. 20
churches, 3G2S commandments: contributions
S6?e,;2 The presbytery OF New Castle reported
~ ministers. 53 churches, i ncentiate. 9 candi
dlteS- J.5tl communicates: cont ributiOnS s!23lI
Rev. Dr.. ieaton. chairman OF the special COM
nlittee on the freedmen, presented q report, in
which the whole subject OF the work OF edit
eating and evangeliZing The freedmen was fully
set forth. and recommending the adoption by
the synod OF prompt and efficient measures for
the execution of this work among The half mil
lion OF this people residing within the bounds of
adopted.
Hanover-street church. Wilmington. Del. was
selected as the place for the next Stated meeting
OF TIE synod. on the third Tuesday of October
1879 at 80 p. H., and the synod adjourned.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows: F.
W. Jones, trustee, to q. w. CrOpley. property
near the Deaf and Dumb Asylum; 81, 100. Fred
Douglass TO Elizabeth j. Fullalove lots 2S, A. IS
kengla TO Samuel Brannan, lot 43, in Old George
town; s.. A. f. II. Johnson to j. A. Aries,
lot 2. so. S9'; $3.50. C. G. BAH to Agatha f.
Ra M S So $500 W II 6 DsW to to H C. G.;
WetZel, lot 163, Beatty and Hawkins addition
to Georgetown; S2,o0o. Morton Toulmin TO. 4.
II. Toulmn lot 80. So. 36I; 81 900. j. E. Kendall
trustee, to Mary \. Gibbons, part OF 81. 615:
$3.50. W. b. Jackson, ct al, trustee, 10 S. j.
Block, lots Is ana "a. so. 400: s.. Jacob Killer
trustee, ct al. TO Martin Erdler. lot 3. so. AS;
lots "a and p, so. $50; = Catharine Bloecher
10 Eva Kurt. lots ~ and 25, 50. $50; 3. Same
10 same, lot 13, sq. 4s4; g. John Coughln.
trustee to l.. L. y johnson. lot a. So 1873 lot S.
ii. 2l6, and lots IS and 60, ST. PA; Sl,365.
FIRE INsURAscE-As viii be seen by the card
oi Inc Mutual Protection Fire Insurance Com
pany' Of the District. in this number of our
paper, this company holds out unusual induce
ments 10 those insuring before 25th November
next. MS company may be called CO.
operative society in It's best sense and it is not
strange that il should have met with the I'M
usual success which has attended it thus far
It's trustees are well known as among our most
enterprsing and yet most conservative men
Ihey are: Hon. George Taylor preSidenD, VIM
Ballantyne. esq, {vice preSident), Hon. Joseph
casey. and MeSSTS. John &. Hardness, William
J. Sibey, \. W. Burchell. Charles F. Peck,
James ii. Savlle and John T. Given; and James
Z. Fitch, secretary.
DECISION IN A WILL CASE.-Yesterday i'm the
Court in General Term the case of Robertson
agt. Pickren was decided. the Judgment below
being affirmed. This was an action in eject
ment. in which the plaintiff below sought to
make out his title by bringing in as proof an all-
tnenticated copy of will probated at Peters,
burg. Va. The court below held that before the
will could become proof as title TO real estate in
this District it must first be probated here. The
General Term sustained this ruling.
BEAUTIFUL FALL DRESS GoODs.-Plaid dress
goods; camels hair dress goods; cOlored cash.
waterproof. pure wool, 81; beautiful dress goods
part wool, Is. Carriers, Ill Market Space.
| Bleached table linen, 80; black waterproof, SO;
cloth for boys wear pure wool 80: immense
assortment OF eIoaks: cloaks: clOaks: ladies
vests, So .5. 81; Shetland Shawls, cardinal blue
| whit and gray.-Adrt.
| SATISFACTION Is ASSURED, alike to the boys
| and their parents or guardians, with all pur-
chaseS made at the Boys Clothing House OF B.
! Robinson q Co., 9e9 PENNSYLVANIA avenue. The
| boys are pleased at being dressed in stylish and
becoming costumes which none of their com
paniOnS can ridicule, and the older folks are
| satisfied with the immensely OF the stock and
the variety OF styles TO select from, as well a.
| the moderate prices charged for the Same-Adct
| WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET-it Queen sto,c,
| Drcce Yard--256 cattle; left over; 80 StOckers
sod from 2 4 TO &C. per pound; 900 cattle sold Al
| prices ranging from 5 x TO iaic. per pound; 8
! sheep and lambs; old sheep from 81 TO &c. pc
pound: lambs from a.. 10 sic. per pound; 2
COWS and calves sold from $50 10 $50 each. Mar
| ket duh.
! CARPETS, CARPETS, CARPETS.-IngTain carpets
new styles, 81. 81, 60c.; two-ply carpets, 15c.
| venetian carpets. all widths; floor Oil cloths, al
| Wlalhs; oed comforts, from 15c.; double wdtl
oiankets, $50 pair. TowSon'S, 636 PennSyi
| Vahia ayenue.-Adrt.
| The ATTENTION of parties desiring 10 eithe
BUY or rent properties is called TO the card OF TIT
Well-known nrm OF Fitch, Fox q Cutter.
Fashionable Clothter. See adYts +