Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-15

No. 2, n. +. and of the Masonic Mutual Relief
Association. He was for years the chief clerk
to Col. Blunt. pUaTtermaSter i'll this depart
nfnt. His remains Will be- brought to this ci V
kT burial.
Amusemenfs, Etc.
National 1teGter.-The StrakOSch opera
troupe will begin an engagement here this
evening in Vcrdi's beautiful opera of Aida"
Miss Kellogg viii make her first appearance
acre III the lite role, with Miss Cary rs AM
nerls. The We'll known singers Graf. Verdi,
Gonly anu GottSchalk will also appear tonight.
I"-mOrr0W night the ever pOpmlar Bohemi IN
$rf will begin, with Miss Kellogg as Ar
me ] his troupe embraces u large number
of prominent singers. and the theater will
doubtless I've filed every night this week.
Te"tcf fORfqpe-Mr France has consider
able dramatic. ability. and appears To advant-
age in Marked for Life: or Dead to the
World; The ballet troupe is a great attrac-
lion. The varieties are fully Hp to the mark.
IdHGtddge LdH.-Aunt Polly BaSsett'S
'SIngin Skew delighted a large audience
mp were very good. The "Skewl'' will keep
tor the remainder If the week.
Lincoln Hd[--PrOf. j. w. Powell will de
liver lecture here this evening on The
CanOnS of Colorado" being the sixth entertain
ment of the Y. VI. T.. A. course.
Odd Feu0Tx' H'N.-The Knights of st.
sairiek VIII mold their seventh annual ball
mere tomorrow evening.
OGd fei'OrS HnH.-S9 miles in 26 hours by
Miss Bertha Won Hillern. OH Friday evening.
THE CASE OF REV. DR.. WILLs-For several
DAYS pas there have been atioat rumorS to the
effect that the cause OF the resignation of Rev.
DIR. David Wills. OF the Western Presbyterian
church. was not on account of Inadequate
support. as has been stated, but that the real
cause was some unchrIStlanlike conduct on
hepart OF Or. Wills. and these rumOrs have
found the il way into print. Dr.. Wills did not
of1cIate in the church on Sunday morning
and his place was filled by Rev. Mr.. White
sey. The pastors absence was. however,
caused by nGiSpOSliOn and not because of the
minors Tor he had Intended to have preached
especial sermon on that morning. but because
Of IndlSpOSlflon OF himself and of his son he
Was detained. His absence was taken by some
tn he tacit admission that some of the many
stories afioat were true. After diligent in
gulTy II would appear that these stories have
10 foundation whatever, and are merely the
aiScbievOuS rUmOTS which are SO eagerly cir
cGhted to the disadvantage of preachers.
Last evening the ladies of his church held a
meeting 10 consider the subject, and resO-
luton was unanimously adopted, that the ar
tIcle III a morning paper rejecting on the
character of their pastor. Rev. David Wills
ID. d.. is utterly false in fact and that we
hereby testify that our pastor has always
acted towards us with the utmost dignity of
manners and purity of character and that We
regard him in every sense as q gentleman
Christian and minister of unblemishel rep
NiailOn.
MEETING OF JOCRNEYMEN PLASTERERS
was held last evening ut Buckley's hall, on It'll
street. To form an association. and there was a
large attendance. The following officers were
elected:-PreSident. W. +. Wolf; vice-pres
dent, Henry Hefernan: recording secretary
Fatrick smith financial secretary. Richard J.
Cox: treasurer. Robert Webb: sergeant at
arms. James McGlue. Messrs. Christian
Chamberlain and Hayes were appointed a
committee to draft constitution and bylaws.
Delegates to The WOrkingmens Assembly
were then elected as follows r.. }. Cox j.
Christian and ". p. Marrow.
THE FREEDMAN's SAVINGS AND TRUST CO.
To-day, Nh. TOtlen, attorney for CreSSwell and
others, commissioners of the Freedmans Saw
lngs and Trust Co, i'll the cases gainSt j WV.
fandenburg and the Abbott Paving Co, filed
motion for authority 10 sell certain District
securities now held by them. They represent
that they We're appointed as said commission
rfs 10 wind up the affairs of said company i'm
july, 1874, and found the indebtedness to be i'm
fOnnd feuTes about S&GtO,0eb, owing mostly TO
eoiored people. q large Proportion IN small
sums, but nevertheless the payment of these
sums would. ill the present strfngency of the
hines, anord great amount of relief. They
state: also. that these eases were referred To j.
"Thnson rs referee, and that he has reported
that there is due by Sandenburg ss5,372.G and
~ the Abbott Co. So. s90S6 and they have in
their possession large amount of District Sc
curities which were deposited as cOllaterais,
the sale of which would enable them to realize
such an amount that they could pay another
dividend of fifteen per cent They further
represent that they now hold in all $4,000 in
such securities; and that when enough of them
are sold 10 ena bic them To settle these amounts
HERE will be- sufficient amount remaining to
enable them 10 meet any further demands
which may be found due. il ,ertain exceptions
taken IN the eases are sustained. They there
fore ask the passage of this order, and il will
probably he acted on in a few days.
THE GREAT SOUTHERN RAILROAD Co. (Con-
sOLIDATED). held meeting yesterday at los
street. and elected I. W. Osborne vice presi-
=. lhrie. chief engineer. The object Is TO con-
struct a first class railroad from Millen, Ga.
south IL hey West Fla, with branch road to
Tampa. Fla, a total distance Of S46 miles and
connected by steamship with Havana Cuba !:
Central and South America, and the West India
islands generally.
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, we feel sure. are
grateful 10 MesSTs Il. Robinson & Co. the en-
terprisng prUprietors of the Boys Clothing
House for establishing i'll our midst such a
model establishment as that at No. 9O9 Penn
syfvanla avenue, where none but the best of
goods and ali the latest styles in Youths bows
and ehildrens clothing can be found simulta-
neOuS with the appearance of the same in the
leading New York houses. We predicted that
success would attend the efforts of MeSSrS r.
& Co, and We are pleased to chronicle their
good fortune.-lSund1y Chronicle.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
James Robert Talbot and Margaret Dove both
of Fairfax county, Va: Milton Lyles and Anne
freeman; John "; Hute bison and Willie A.
Frank Thomas and Sarah Ford: George Y.
White, OF Loudon county, Va. aud Fannie g.
he f. Graham and Mary Ida Bean.
On ACCOUNT of dissolution of eopartnership
OF s. GOldStein & Co, their entire stock of fine
jewelry. watches diamonds, &c, will be sold
at public auction. commencing tomorrow, at
2o'elOek. within their store, No. GIG Pennsyl-
Vania avenue, under Metropolitan Hotel IL is
>eldom such a fine stock Of jewelry is offered
Al auction. As every lot is warranted as repre-
sented, purchasers run no risk IN buying.
hessrs. G. Co. state that the sale is posi-
tive.
ihk SLAsC0 INFANTICIDE CASE.-To-day,
IN the CRIMINAL Court. Judge Macarthur, the
ease Oh Amy and Mary GiaSeo, charged with
me murder of the infant child of the latter on
me I4lh oil October last. was resumed The
eNMehce having been closed Yesterday Mr.
wen madeS short opening Ia the Jury and
was followed by A: b. Webb for the defence.
Who spoke for two hours and half Mr. VII
ard. also Tor the defence, is speaking this az