Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-15

81 tn street NOTWITHSTANDING bazaar and
festival
CONGREGATIONAL C.urrh.-Inustrated lecture
On the History of Art"
Condensed Locals.
From j. @. Parker We have the New York
papers in advance of the mails.
Mr.. ThOs. q. Connolly whose death has been
reported by our contemporaries, was, We are
glad 10 say, still alive this afternoon, although
his condition is very critical life being barely
sustained by the use of choral.
The funeral of the late DIR. Henry A. Dun
cansOn took place yesterday afternoon from
The Ascension church, Bishop Pinkney Offfci-
ating, assisted by Rev. DR.. Elliott The inter-
ment was made at the Congressional GENE
The board of directors OF the Columbia rail-
road company organized Yesterday by elect
ing officers rs follows: President, III. A. Will
bard; vice president, George w. Hardness
secretary and treasurer, w. III. Clagett finance
committee, W. b. Reed, W. b. Todd. Albert
Owing to the continued illness of Rev. DR. c.
IWhite. pastor OF st. Matthew's (ROman
CathOlic) church, the archbishop of this do
eese has, at DIR. Whites request, appointed the
Rev. Or. Ryan, of st. Peters church, Balti-
more, as second assistant pastor of st. Mat
thew's.
A spirited temperance meeting was held
last night at Waugh chapel, under direction
OF Mr.. Charles W. Nye, who made one of his
characteristic appeals. Addresses were also
made by Rev Mr.. Burkhart, Isaac Chiids,
John Moran. Edward F. Peck, and r. s.
Graham. large number of persons signed
New Jerusalem Lodge. No. Q. F.AA NJ, last
night presented handsome Past Masters
jewel TO Past Master Samuel 7. SchOfeld, of
that lodge.
Rev. George W. Russell. ID, of Pittsburg
Pa has accepted a call from the congregation
of st. Stephens (missiOn) Reformed church,
and VIII enter on his duties on Sunday. in Kin
deTgarten hall. corner OF sth and streets n.
", where they will hereafter hold services, in
stead % in the chapel of the Y. NJ. c. A, as
Robert BeaIl. J. c. Parker and Jas Shilling
ton send RGrper's Magazine for April: also,
from Shillingt0n we have Frank LesIie's P0pt-
I0f Monthly for April and HdrperS Bd=dF for
MaTch&O.
THOSE CREAM PUFFS AGAIN-Dr. Verdi
President of the Board of Health. has received
the following from Commissioner LIE Due. OF
the Agricultural department. " In accordance
with your request. of the 9Th instant, have
directed that 4 chemical examination be
made of he specimens OF cream pqffS. for the
purpose a. determining whether they con-
tanned any metallic poison. Such examination
Tails TO show any trace OF either OF the metal
lie pOiSOlS.'
After receiving that, DIR. Verdi called upon
the cheTTS a. the department and stated that
he considered this an incomplete and unSatiS-
factory examination OF the putfs, as they
might contain organic pOiSOnS, while the eX-
animation had been only conducted in search
of met2llic pCiSOnS. The chemist replied that
he thought he was only requested TO make an
EXAMINATION Ill search of metallic pOSOnS.
DIR. Verdi said that such was not the impres-
sion intended To be conveyed by the request
for an examination. The request was that the
chemist AXE an analysis Of "puffS strongly
suspected Of containing metallic poison. 1t
was not tEOI ght that the expressed suspicion
would :Cntue the search TO metallic poison,
but that thorough examination would
be made. the chemist then said if
it would Jake ONE time to make an analysis
III search OF organic poison. and. besides, Com
misSiChsI lie Due would have TO order such
examine ion before il could be made.
Dr.. Verdi called on the Commissioner who
has dlrecttd the chemist To make thorough
analyst Of he famed putfs. for pois0n-me
fallic. organic or otherwise. 1t will be some
time before this examination is completed.
Mr.. Freund has, since the chemist entered
upon an examination of the pUffs submitted to
him. bee - frequent caller at the AgTicul-
tuTal department, carrying with him speci-
mems ot tie aT"cle made since the cry ofpoiSon
was raised.
The whole subject will be discussed by the
Board If Health tonight.
ST. PATEICH'S DAY will be generally observed
by the IRISH American societies in this Dis
tTiet, Monday. and one of the features of the
celebration will be a procession, i'll which the
following persons and organizations will par
tIcipate Chief Marshal, ThOS. MuntZ special
aids. Patrick Maher Michael Mccormick,
John Fogarty, J. F. BranSOn, Andrew Glea-
son, James LAWYER.
Taylor: aids, Thomas T. Kane, j. Maloney,
Michael Shugrue, Thomas Heaney. ID. Hair
ringtOn, John Sullivan, Pat.k Sheahy; knights
of st. Patrick, Knights of ST. COlumbkille,
knights of st. Bernard, knights of ST. Joseph.
second Division.-Asslstant Marshal, H. NJ.
c. Danaher; aids, VIM. Ryan, Edwin s. Park
Stephen, Knights of st. Joseph. No. /.
Third DiylSiOn.-AssiStant Marshal, Gilbert
Cannon: aids, George W Giddings, James
Lynch, /. Murphy: Washington City Hiber-
MAN Benevolent Society, No. l: Washington
City Hibernian Benevolent Society, No. 3;
ton.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures Marshal James
Ginnaty: aids, ). Sullivan, VI T. Kelleher. T.
Calvin. VI. Murphy: Georgetown Hibernian
Society, Georgetown 7. \. Society, West End
Hibernan Society.
The route of march will be from the city hall
down ~ street to Penna. avenue, to lSt street
NV, around Naval monument, up Penna.
avenue, passing Executive mansion. to and
around circle. into street, TO 18TH to G street,
TO 10th. 10 III, 10 9Th, to Penna. avenue, to It'll
street, 20 Louisiana avenue, to city hall and
dismiss.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector En-
twisle:-Hazen & Co, build shed, Union be
tween " and \ and Il and 9Th streets south
west: 81 q. w. Taylor, repair a brick
dwelling, ll40 Sth street northwest s125. John
Wilson. construct three story brick dwelling
and store. ID. between 9TH and It'll streets
northwest; sI.O0O Mathew Pfeiffer, construct
private ck stable. eth, between NJ and \
streets northwest. Nj. Christman, repair a
frame dwelling, 18th, between and NJ streets
northwest 500. Christian RieSner, repair a
brick dwelling, III eth street northwest: 500
l.. Monkey, repair a brick dwelling, eos 10th
street northwest: $40 Also, repair shed on
same premises 50
SUIT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT.-Mr. 81
G. MilanS has, for DIR. George Gross entered
suit against Andrew j. Secor for damages
laid at 5000. Plaintiff sets forth that on De
cember lst. 1873, defendant contracted with
plaintiff to enter into acOpartnership with him
Tor term of three years for the purpose of
compromising and selling botanic medicines,
occurring on the subject of botanic medicines
and practice for the term of three years, de-
fendant agreeing to board and lodge plaintiff,
pay rent of room, and other expenses and
Plaintih charges that defendant has neglected
TO perform his part of the contract
1T Is CURIOUS FACT not generally known
that nearly all the weighing machines in the
world which are successful employ the prin-