Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09
Condensed Locals.

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and eXtingUiShed at $40 q. M.
The alarm Of fire at $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon was for fire i'll the house of Mr.. e. L.
BiackfOFd- corner OF and 1st streets south
east.
The channel of the Potomac is not frozen
so bard Is to entirely prevent navigation.
Yesterday the steamer John w. Thompson
fett her wharf, foot of 9th street, and, after
stopping At Alexandria, made her way down
10 open water below Indian Head. A few
steamtugs have also been out for the purpose
OF moving vessels, &c, out of positions which
would become dangerous in case of a run of
ice. The large ScOw at Long Bridge was moved
yesterday afternoon to place of safety. The
movements of these tugs have opened portions
al both The Georgetown and the Washington
channels.
The attention Of the authorities is called to
the condition of the public pump at the corner
or Massachusetts avenue and 18th street north
west. Many families are dependent upon that
pf0f their supply of water. 1t is now use
less and great Inconvenience results.
To-day, about l. clock. as one of the eth
street ears was crossing Market Space. a two
bOIse wagon belonging to the b. & D. express
Violently cOllided with il. the tongue penetrat-
ing one side Of the ear and being stopped only
by coming in contact with the other side.
The Philharmonic Society will soon give the
oratOTIO Ot Elijah with the following SOOiStS:
deSSrS- Whitney. ba>SO: FeSSenden. tenor.
and Mrs. Billings soprano, all Of Boston, have
been engaged as SOlOiStS. The chOruSeS Will
be rendered by about 100 voices, and it is en-
pected that the 0TatOriO viii be given in first
class style in every respect.
AT an auction sale in Philadelphia yesterday
ei the assets OF an estate. - shares of the
Washington. ID. C.. Gas Light Company. Oar
value $50 n share. sold for so a share
The District Commissioners have released
The lots on which the northeastern market
house is located, in square No. 752 for five
years from December Isl. 1877, az an annual
rent OF 500, with option of purchase by the
District authorities ut b cents per square foot.
lNsTAILATIONs.-Pi Council. No. !,
Sons OF Jon adab. has installed the following
officers: James NJ. LarcOmhe VIC: Edward
Humphrey, DC: William H. Walker. Patri-
ESi: William H. Norton, Treas; Thomas l..
Miller. e.: Charles VI. Nye A.G.: Frank Rec
side Nv; John W. Hayes. O.W Joseph w.
Bnrkart, &c: Seward 5. Beach, OrsaniSt;
John W. Hayes. Librarian.
AT 4 regular meeting of Grace Aquilar
Lodge. No. III. LO.B.B.. the following officers
we're installed for the ensuing term: Moses
Eisenmann. Pres David Straus. V.P:: Morris
Cohen, Rs. ]. WeisSenstein. F.S.: VI. HOffa
Treas: VI. Hecht. AN: NJ. Price, LG.: J..
RoSenauer. OG-; L. Rosenberg. l.: Heilbrun,
=. G0idNteIn. A. Herman, Charles Baum. truS
tees: Man Cohen, y. III. Miller 5 GOlilstein
representatives.
The FIDDLE CAsE-It will be remembered
that a Few days ago at trial in the Criminal
Court. the subject of larceny of a violin from
Clarence " Williams was not produced, and
the witness tNilliamS) did not appear. The
value of the violin was laid at 800. but after
fEp court had made an order directing pros
ecutlOn OF the bond given the property clerk
1of us production, plea OF petit larceny was
accepted. Yesterday Mr.. Williams came into
court and asked that the order be sci aside
and AT the same time produced the violin. Mr..
w e. MetZerOtt testified that it was Il very
common instrument. made by the Dutch. and
SIS per dozen was about the highest price for
such instruments. Mr.. Williams stated that
he had paid 50 for the instrument and had
been offered SlOG. and as an excuse for not at
tending, he said he was a Waterman ut the
Treasury. and was not relieved in time to get
10 the court. The court remarked that the
eXcUSe was not sufficient, and declined to set
The order for the prosecution of the bond aside.
HE BOARD OF HEALTH met last night
Me>srs. Bliss Cox and Marbury present A
communication was received from Dr. keene
the heal! officer. in relation To the practice of
cutting lee from ponds near sewers, and after
wards selling II to butchers for preserving
meat There Is no ordinance to prevent it. and
ne asked direction referred to the commit
tee ON ordinances. Mr.. ;. +. Douglass assist
amt superintendent OF the parking commits
sIon- in i communication called attention to
The number OF goats running at large in the
northern part OF the city, to the injury of
Young trees. The report of the health officer
Tor the week showed nUiSanceS reported. 335,
with the usual report of food products in
SIected and condemned. The question of the
disposition Of The Offal. &c. dumped near the
b and d. X Il. depot was referred to the SAM
fary committee.
TEMPERANCE NOTEs.-East Washington Di-
vision. No :. Sons of Temperance, installed
their officers Monday evening. Rescue Divis-
ION. No o. was present i'll a body, a. also dele
CATIONS from all the other divisions in the Dis
trlct. Worthy Patriarch-elect Moran delivered
an address full of practical advice. Earnest
speeches by +. NJ. Bradley, j. F. DObbyn r. p.
Graham. and other prominent members of the
order followed. as also music. recitationS, SC.
The central organization commenced a
series of meetings at Ryland Chapel last even
addresses were made by C. Nj. Nye. MeSsrs.
HumphTieS. Peck. Litchfield. Small. Dunning
Lee, and Others interSpeTSed with singing by
the audience. Eighty-One persons signed the
pledge and dOnned the blue ribbon.
LIST OF PATENTS issued to residents OF
lum6ia, December 18th. 1871: Edwin Reese, OF
Baltimore. nut locks: Robert 7. Brown. OF
FallSton. Md, euiivators; Charles +. Peek, OF
Georgetown. d. C., brick klns; Herman I.
Rackr; m Baltimore. curtain fixtures: Joseph
w Miller and Bernard Coll Of Baltimore
metal cans: Thomas w. Goodwin. of Norfolk.
Va, spark drreSterS for steam boilers: Nal
com Grant and John j. Henry. of Baltimore,
wheat cracking machines: Henry r. HAYDEN
vi Washington. ID. C.. devices for supplying
air 10 furnaces
TIE LADIES AID SOCIETY of Capitol Hill
held It's first annual meeting yesterday. The
following officers were reelected Mrs L.
Whitney: president: Mrs. ID. Mckee, secreta-
rS: and Mrs. BFainard. treasurer The Secre.
taFy, Mrs. Mckee. submitted her annual re-
port, which showed that at the beginning of
Kept open for five successive. weeks and then
merged into the present sewing room From
JANUARY In April JUpieceS Of work were given
out TO be made. and 40 garments were given
away 10 the needy The cost OF the society
was nearly Sl,CO0
The NIGHT LODGING House ASSOCIATION
hled a certificate of incorporation i'm the
Recorder of Deeds office this morning The
object being Tor the purpose of affOrding tenn
pofary shelter 10 she transient worthy poor
and the following are the managers for the
hrSt year: NJ. q. Emery. A. - +SOlomOns J. +
Mitchell. W. II. Ross, +. B. Mcclure Miss
Barbara Ross. Robert e. Fox T. F. Simpson
Il. l. Hume. j. +. Fitch. W. Stickney, VIM
BallanGyne and Major A c. Richards.
THE GERMAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH So
ciety elected the following officers last night
Frederick Union; president: @. Mayer, vice
president: H. PriCke, secretary; VIM Scher-
ger. vice secretary: NJ LauXman, treasurer:
q. Heinrich, messenger, and q. Hartig G. .
walker, W. Berger. G.. Cocker, ChaS. Cock
TEL. H. Sleyer, and ChaS Schneider, directors
of Prospect Hill Cemetery
REAL ESTATE SALEs-MessrS Younp K Mid
stletOn sold at auction en Monday, for Mr. j.
GreSSwell Head, trustee, a tract of about Is
acres IN Washington county, adjoining the
little estate. improved by large twO-StOry
double frame dwelling, TO Mr.. John b. AIley
tSubiect to an PncumbTance of $4,000 and in
teTest,) for $3.50.
BILL FOR DIVORCE. - To-day Mr. c. n.
Thomas filed q bill Tor divorce in the name OF
Julia X. Make against James Make. The