Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-24

advance. They call on the charitable for dona-
lions (which may be left at GOnZaga COllege) of
help to make the homes of the poor comfortable
This winter.
Relief of Yellow Fever Sufferers.
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION.
The executive committee OF the National Re-
lief Commission met at noon to-day, EX-GOv-
ernor Shepherd (chairTnan), and MeSsrs. Wood
worth, Mitchell SOlomOnS and Dickson present
A communication was received from the Secre-
tary OF state. addressed TO Gov. shepherd, say
ing: :" thank YOU for the suggestion which you
have had the kindness to make, and have acted
upon il by sending cheque for five hundred
collars 10 Mr.. T. J. Carlisle. the mayor of Chat
Ian6oga. ] shall he greatly obliged 10 Your
committee for any further information or ad-
vice"
surgeon General Woodwork presented re-
port from X. q. Wharton. president of the board
OF health Port Gibson. Miss. i'll which he SAYS:
Thanks TO the generous kindness of the gov
eminent and noble friends everywhere through
cut the land. our supplies are sufficient. and We
hope soon To see an end of all this dist eSS. The
worst aspect Of our condition is that il has
spread into the country, and although supplies
and nurses are sent out il is impossible To ret
phy Slcl&nS. as the places where the disease pre-
walls are scattered over n large extent of ct,tn-
iry, and one doctor could only attend a very
few. Besides this. the negroes often repei the
friendly aid offered. for fear uf having the Vel
low fever brought 10 them by the nurses. while
they are dying from il without KNOWN" or be-
heying thai il i yellow fever. / have n,y self
treated see cases
Hon. NJ Wen, MAYOR Of Patlucah. Nv. tele-
graphs as follows: I'VE are raising funds Tor
the town Of Florence Ala, which is in giv at
need OF assistance. III your committee eau aid
them send Via Nashville To capt. Lee Howell.
Florence, Ala OF send 10 ile ana will forward
same"
Appropriations of 500 for Florence. Ala and
fe5 for supplies 20 Brownsville, Tenn, were
made.
Contributions of 81 from Col. w H. Rogers.
Executive Mansion. toward the marble hUst
"'The SOurh." and of 81 from Mr. Thos. Soner-
vile. was received.
THE ZEIGLER HABEAs CORPUS CASE.-Ye,ter-
say. Judge Humphreys resumed the nearing OF
the case of George ZeigIer. minor who i'm Nav
last, under Wit OF habeas corpus. was taken
froIn the reform school and temporarily placed
i'll charge of his mother, Mr.. A. X. Brown APP
peared f6f the petitioner and Mr.: Wells for the
school. The facts in the case are that on an at
hdayit OF his mother that he was -'incorrig;ble,"
he was on the 1.th Of December. 1871, by the Or
der OF President Burchell. of the reform school
trustees admitted TO the school. His mother
who was then widow. but has since married
n0W makes affidavit that she did not know what
the word ircOrricible meant. and she placed her
child i'll the reform school in the belief that she
could withdraw him at any time. Mr.. Brown
contends that tie holding Of q minor i'm the re-
form school. unless in pursuance Of the sentence
OF court OF competent jurisdiction, is i'm viola
ti0E OF articles and Is OF the amendments TO
The constitution Mr.. Wells claims that Con-
limited 10 paI ticular subjects. and that the pre-
SIdent of the trustees of the reform school has
been endowed with jurisdiction 10 commit aud
Eold incCi11gible children in the reform school
j he hearing was resumed.
TIE JEFFERSON SCHOOL BUILDING. - We are
requested 10 contradict The statement in the
morning paper that during the past week or
Ten days there has been no fires built in the
furnaces OF the jefferson school building"
Therefore no ..chillren or teachers have taken
violent fT,lp al
have been made regularly since the 9Th inst
and the building We'll heated. except Yesterday
and To-day. No fires could be made on these
days because there was eight OF nine feet OF
water III the basement. The water rose above
the furnaces and put the fire out. From the
tlme the building was erected. 1872, there has
been more or less trouble about tie heating of
this large structure. Defective sewerage is the
principal cause OF the present trouble. Trustees
White and Lloyd promptly inspected the boilers
and furnaces but as the remedy will require
expense. they can do nothing
effective until they obtain the requisite
authority from the Commissioners OF the Dis
trlct. should We have another severe rain
storm. accompanied by q lower tenperatllre
the twenty-StX schools taught i'm this building
must De closed, Or the health OF pupils and
teachers may 6e great! endangered.
THE MARRIAGE of Miss Helen Emery and Tnns.
}. LASER, esq, a journalist from New HaInp-
shire, who has transferred his residence 10 his
city. took place last evening at the house OF the
brides brother. l.. =. Emery, esq. and was at
tended by large number OF invited guests.
mostly from Mount Pleasant. The marriage GER
emory inexperienced. after the Episcopal form,
by Rev. Mr.. Townsend Of the Church Of the In
carnatiOn. and there were present several OF iIer
clergymen, among them Rev. Mr. Buck of the
Rock Creek Church. ana Rev. Prof. ChicNering
of the Deaf Mute college. The presentation
scene i'm bay window OF the room. beneath n
hanging crown OF flowers, AMI with floral deco
rati0nS around was very impressive. and was
by an elegant festival and an hour
at. IaI
left for the train al O'clock.
INSTALLATION or PASTOR-Iast evening
Rev. Theodore :. WynkooD was Installed as
pastor Of the Western Presbyterian church in
The presence Of a very large congregation
After singing and prayer the discourse was de-
hvered by Rev Dr. Sunderland from COrinthi-
ans tx. 49, the charge To the pastor made by
DR.. :. III. Howe, of Georgetown: The charge to
HE congregation by DR.. john Chester; the
prayer OF installation by Dr.. j. L. French and
benediction by DR.. Wynkoop. Dr.. Sunderland
presided and proposed the constitutional urles-
lions. AT the close Of the exercises the congre-
cation passed up TO the altar and welcomed the
new pastor by hearty shake OF the hand. The
floral offerings were very beautiful and appro-
pirate 10 the occasion, and the music BY The
choir was well rendered.
House THIEyES.-Mr John T. Clements resi-
dence. No. III G. street ne. was entered by
burglars on Monday night. and quantity of
wearing apparel was carried of. -. Tuesday
evening the residence OF Mr.. a. s. Kimball. No.
1896 C0feOran street. was entered by thieves
and robbed OF a quantity OF siiyerware. Two
boxes OF cigars were stolen from Mr. Gibbs
drug store, corner l. and 18th streets NV, last
night. Early this morning thieves attempt
ell 90 eject an entrance into the tailoring shop
of Mr.. r. klOtZ. gas 18th street NV. by prylng
open the shutter in the side alley. The noise
aroused the next door neighbOrS, who fright
tned them away by raising a window
RARE CHANCE TO lNvEST.-Attention is in
rid of
noop al ~ O'Clock. OF valuable real estate at
the southwest corner OF PENNSYLVANIA avenue
anu IUth street northwest. This PROPERTY
forming an obtuSe angle by Intersection of
street ana avenue, Is now one OF the most avail
&oe corners on Pennsy iVania avenue and every
square lOot OF II Is adyantageoIlSly located for
business purposes. The title is lnCiSpntahia M
which full abstract. prepared by a Well-Lnoyvn
examiner OF this city, viii be furnished for in
SeectiOn at the sale. Thomas Dowlino a,,c
noneer.-ARrt.
TEE THIRD WASHINGTON BUILDING AssOcI,
TON was organized last evening at Davis hall
SIS eth street, and the following officers elected:
Robert McMurray, president; Noble d. Larner
vice president; John f. Thompson, secretary;
d. p. Callan, treasurer; A. =. FOSe, Geo. j. john
non, j. ID. Free, Leonard Whitney, E. F. Schaf-
hift, Vim. III. Goods, ID. j. Nacarty, Z. L. Dun
eapson, John Cook, directors.
THE WAY TO SAVE MONEY is clearly stated In