Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-16
Condensed Locals.
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u Mast cartoon.
JOS. ShilhngtOn sends AppIet0nS Jo,sr1eq.
and DeBOre&t's MOHthIy for June.
Joseph VI. Wilson of this city has accepted
~ invitation 10 deliver his lectnre on Indus
erlal Education before the Philadelphia City
Teachers Institute, an association composed
II all the teachers of tae Public Schools OF that
city.
A. H. Girard, A. EberIy, and others of this cit Y
sailed for Europe from Baltimore to-day Quite
party went over to Baltimore by the morn
ing train to see them off.
ST. PaurS (P.E.) church (tke election having
been postponed from Eastern has chosen the
following veStrymen: Dr. j. NJ McCalla, DR..
}; I. SOthOron, 5. h Brown, Joseph Sessford,
Thomas Duke, DIR. q. w. ParviS, Edward Ne
tauley and j. NJ. Henderson.
MIR. Lum, OF the BOOkhndeTS' Union. states
MAT the following remarks were CHROME ouSly
attributed to him in the report of the Work
InsmenS Assembly i'll yesterday STAP, and
sh0uid have been reported as the ptteranceS
OF Mr.. Davis: Every honest man had a right
TO employment, and if something is not done
Tor honest labor, honest labOreTs will not long
remain honest. Let these papers term them
communists. or what they please, it will not
deter hungry men from striking for their
rights.
The Franklin LegioH gave a musical benefit
TO Mr.. Edward Humphrey 1T their hall LIST
night which was very successful affair.
These who took part in the musical exercises
were Mrs. Daniels, Miss Florence Hopkins
the Misses Weaver. Miss Mundel, Miss Kate
Irving, Miss Florence Speake. Miss WtS-
IhrOpP, Miss Fraser. and MeS<rS Whipple
Mcguire and Palmer
August Thomas, twelve years Old. while
play ing at the D-StTeet sChOOLhnuSe Yesterday
afternoon, fell down a stairway. a distance Of
% feet. receiving severe internal injuries,
Joe Bishop. u house painter. was arrested
last night by Officer Jones on the charge, OF
stealing door mats. The StatiOn-hOuSe keeper.
Oh searching him, found on his person a large
size morocco pocket book filed with legal
papers, thought To he the property of Mrs
BeNa Lockwood. In the Police Court to-day
Bishop for the larceny of the door mat The
said he had been drinking, was fined = OF IL
days He was also charged with me Iarcary
al 4 leather bill book and papers from Mrs
Eclva Lockwood, ami pleaded guilty, and vas
fEed s. OF 30 days.
The Medical society OF the District of Co
mm5ia last night adopted resolutions OF re
Henry.
The entries for the double team and IN ing
races al BrightwoOd will close TOMORROW
Last evening the members of Wesley Zion
thuIch held meeting to determine as to re-
glIestlhg the return. of the pastor, Rev. Mr..
Lyons and the vote was t in favor of his re-
turn and II against.
About two o'clock this morning Officer Hess
found dead cOlored infant at the corner of
eth and streets northwest
REVIEW OF THE FIRE Observation-Disclosures
ofIel session Uf the Board OF Fire Commits
StOnerN last evening, at which no business OF
putlIc interested was transacted, the mem
6eTs OF the Board, with Chief Engineer
CrOnIn and his assistant; also Repre-
sentatiyeS Foster, of Chic, and Baglty.. of
New York: several reporters, Colonel
townsend, the property clerk of the District
and one or two other gentlemen, proceeded to
make a tour OF inspection OF the engine houses
and the fire alarm telegraph headquarterS
The visitors called first at No house. on Vir-
gluIa avenue, between ~ and 9Th streets
The company were ready for the word 20;
I'D eight seconds from the striking Of the lng
House No. > was next visited. Owing to h,tV-
iig TWO new horses, ten seconds were taken
10 get ready: The only truck company in the
city, located on massachusetts avenue be-
iNten 4lh and 9TH streets was next visited
ana made an excellent showing. IN spite OF Il
long run from the stalls To the truck shafts
ana an awkward double for one Of the horses
they We're ready in l0t5 seconds The old
Franklin, or No. =, were found in fine order
ana thtlf urlll very good they We're ready in
az seconds. No. !, the West End COMPANY
was reached on the way to Georgetown. The
turnout here was managed in seconds. No.
company, IN Georgetown, formed the last on
Inc isl OF visits. With a tifty-fOot rIll and an
.iWkWafd turn ~ seconds were made. A
visit was paid 10 the fire alarm telegraph sta
iion en- route and the visitors We're pleased
WITH the Workings of the various instruments
There. On the return trip an alarm was struck
from Don ~, at the corner of New York ave
nue. ana 18th street. Hon. G.. Foster pulled
the hook, and the following time was made by
The responding fire companies: No | hose
carriage 5 minutes: engine, 800 No. hose
carriage, 3:l0; engine. I. No. hose carriage
minutes: engine, $50. The visitors We're
much pleased by the exhibitions given bv the
various companies, and the neat and orderly
tnelf new uniforms and summer hats. The
Ere Commissioners and Chief Cronin We're
highly cOmplimented by the visitors for the
efficiency of the department.
DEEDS IN FEE have been flied as follows
Henry ErskIne 10 A. ). Ru. herfOrd, 81 400: lOt
NJ. So. w. H. Hooper, trustee. TO }. C.
WILSON,, $iG23; sub 50, 81. ID. and S2,02j. sab
-. do. }. j. Edison, ct al. trustees, to w. 5.
SoX, trustee, $5Ug: sub II, 81. SO9. Geo. Doc
n n 70 G a; a n HiGRoS9n 100 part So l5t
AZ, SO. So. }. q. Evans to ThOS. Evans, SMO0;
los and :, and part s, 81. Do. ThOs Evans
to ): NJ Eddie, 5000; sub c, 81. 2l6. j. Q.
Pearson, ct al, trustees. To John Finn, s2is p
part II, 81. "A. George Webster to r. C. Fox.
8; lot ), 81: la4- j. NJ. kitlmOn to james Glib
pnhS Archblshop OF Baltimore, $40; lots ~ -
w Starr, $40: part - and 80. Sq. 176: 81 Is J.
GEtIt lot - same 50: SD lot -, same %
IN Beall addition To Georgetown. W. and f.
Biumer 70 Johanna EckhaTdt, $3.50: part Il. 81,
@. ). 6. ArmeS To- W. +. Lliney, s., il2: lots
- to Is. So. 81, A. Hyde ct at, trustees to G.
w RIGGS, Sl.t00; let's ~ and ~. So. Al NJ j.
Rogers TO L. +. SmithSOn, SSSJ.77; part l..
bi0ck ), Meridian hill. r.. F. Dodge ct al.
iTuStees, to A. IL. Herr, $I,o5o; lot g So go b.
n: Warner, trustee. to Thomas Wilson, 5000 :;
lot block Il, lie DrOit Park and So 0N half
oil LOT 3. CUckOld'S Delight" Fred inZin ,
10 n A. DleSte, =: part l.. 81. 42t. NJ. p. Cal
ian e al. trustees, to j. b. lockwood S3D1:
part2, ST. 957,
C.
A special meeting of the board of directors of
me chesapeake and Ohio canal company was
heid at barnum ; hotel yesterday. There were
present Hon. Arthur Z. German president .
hlchael BamnOn James G. Berret of Wash
mgtOn- and } Humbird of Cumberland OF the
directors n and others. The meeting was called
Tor the purpose of signing the bonds of the
company authorized by special act of the last
iesstdlule TO the extent of $4,000 to make
cisd - ana additions TO the canal II was de
S S To Is ne only about half the amount al
toS r oS tae act at this time and accordingly
Only sZoCb worth OF bonds We're signed b,-
resident German and Secretary FaWesttH
bat. Gazette. 10Th u
ARREST on CHARGE OF RoRRFRy Tho
detectives yesterday arrested A man namnd
"a. Dauni. engaged In business at the mort
ceTned III the robbery of a shoe store i'm Wi
mlngtOn, Del, in April last. of Sl.6c0 worth of
goods belonging to MIR. L. McCullough A
portion of the goods were recovered some line
ago Oy The detectives and yesterday Oaicrr
LANES smith. OF Alexandria succeeded in
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