Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-21
The Wealth or.
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals.


The street lamps will be lighted at go p m,
and extinguished at 80 am.
The great revival at Foundry NJ. z. church
continues. The crowds that now attend these
revival services are immense. Revival meet
ings are 10 be held to morrow and all next
week, day and right. Persons come forty
miles to attend thu sc meetings. Rev. TnoS.
Harrison, the young evangelist, remains next
week.
Der, and Molly Bawn,' in the improved ty-
biography of the seaside Library
The wife of MIR. Charles III. Douglass, son
OF Marshal Douglass died yesterday in New
York. where she has been iii for several aonths
with consumption.
MI. j. Forest Thorn. who was so serions,y
injured several days since at the swimmip g
school ON street, Was to day carried to the
Providence Hospital on stretcher by his
friends. He is quite low, and the change it is
hoped may prove benefit to him.
Amusements.
National TheQter.-BuffalO Bills company
The show should not 6e missed. Next Monday
evening King john will be presented, with
new seenery and strong company, including
Ar. +. c. Bangs, who is among the best inter
prefers of Shakespeare now on the stage, as
"FaulcOnbridse."
LINCOLN Hatl-The concert at Lincoln Hall
attractive one. Miss Annie Louise Cary will
De the principal attraction. She will be assisted
oy Miss Henrietta Reebe, soprano; John u.
Pugh, tenor; L.. Z. Cannon, baritone; Dr. j.
PIANIST.
odd FeHous' Rau-The Washington Light
Infantry corps will give grand promenade
concert and GreSS drill, next Tuesday evening,
at odd Fellows Hall, for the benefit of the vel.
low fever sufferers.
CATHOLIC NOTEs.-Rev. Alex.-L. Jamfson.
3. j. couple years ago assistant pastor of ST.
Aioysins in this city, and at present attached
here for the past matchmaking retreat at
Georgetown COllege-and returned to his
charge Thursday morning. Though his pres
ence in the District was unknown to his many
friends in Washington, some of them, how
ever, found an opportunity of shaking hands
with him while spending the night prior to
DIS departure at GOnzaga college. There is
some talk OF his going on the mission with his
old favOrite Father Maguire,-sO well known
here and in Maryland-who has been in retire
ment for some time back recruiting up for his
winter s work, which he proposes to commence
shortly with mission in Brooklyn. Rev. W n
j: Seaman, 5. j., formerly of st. AiOysius. also
visited the city day or two ago. Part of his
business was The purchasing of furniture for
ms new mouse at Newport OF which station,
Zen miles from st Thon Z, he is in charge In
formation just received nom Father Wiget, of
81 1hom as, states that he is not SO we'll as he
was Sunday last, the injuries which he re-
etived lately by filling from his horse having
become more painful.
A POLICEMAN AND PRISONER Both
BADLY MISUNDERSTANDING Acton, of the
arrest cOlOred bully. named Robert Chew.
charged with assault on young man, named
David Smith. Another colored rough, named
Reuben Robinson, friend of Chew, attempted
10 rescue him, and made an assault on Acton
with paving stones. infiicting very bad
wounds on his head. AT this stage of the pro-
ceedfngs Officer Saffel appeared, and the two
eOlOred men were lodged in the station house
On the way there a mob of colored man and
boys attempted to rescue the prisoners, which
so embOldenfd them that the officers had a
time of it to keep them in hand, and Acton
was obliged to use his baton on Robinsons
head. the marks OF which he will carry for
some time. DR.. McKim dressed the wounds
on Sergeant Acton, and Dr.. B. B. Adams al
tended TO Robinson.
A WELCOME DIscovERY.-It is claimed that
a distinguished European physician and chem
list has bit upon a combination of three very
simple elements, which is likely to prove Of
ads amp In the OF coughs
disease. Mr.. Charles N. CrittentOn, of the
famous Medicine Warehouse in Sixth ave
nue., New York, has purchased the formula
and gwen the remedy to the world under TIE
unpretending title Of 'HaleS R0ney OF Hore
hCand ana TUr.' We are assured that TO
case OF cough, cold, Influenza, hoarseness or
ter-irTitant and tonic properties of the new
medicinal agent, which is as harmless as it is
{ ihcaeious. 1t is kept, We believe, by all drug
gists.
PROHIBITION PETITION TO CoNGREss.-The
following petition to Congress is to be circu
Temperance Association OF this city for the
Signatures OF the women of the laud, in order
that 1T may be presented at the next session.
The mothers, wives, daughters and sisters of
this great republic, yours and those of your
constituents, pray your honorable bodies to
pass law in the District OF Columbia, over
which you have jurisdiction, which, il copied
in all our states and territories. would save to
them their fathers, husbands, sons and
brothers from the bondage OF strong drink.
They pray you to prohibit the sale Of intoxi
eating lIOnnrQ hp of ri
cept for medicinal, mechanical and scientific
purposes; and they viii continue to pray"
A GRIEyoUs NUIsANCE.-Should the yellow
lever or any other epidemic break out in this
vicinity, there is but little doubt the primary
accumulated near the north end OF the cause
way OF the Long Bridge. 1t has been repre-
senred that this accumulation was of decaying
x,ssge.a0le matter, but It proves to be some
about Z or 2 acres, and of a depth not yet de,
feTmined. Yesterday DIR. TOwnshend the
health officer, visited the place. and found that
OveTdrawn, and gave orders to disinfect the
mass temporarily. He will consult with the
District engineer as to permanently abating
the nuisance.
l. o. M. RELIEF AssocIATIoN.-Last night
the committees from the different lodges OF
the Independent Order Mechanics, of the Di,
trict of Columbia, met in the hall of WashinI-
ton Lodge, No D, southwest corner of 9th and
" stiSctSf purpose O1 organizing a
Relief Association. Vice Grand Architect L.
II. Patterson, was elected chairman. and
Master Mechanic I. w. butcher, secretary.
Af'er lively discussion Of the different modes
OF insurance, the following named were ap-
pointed committee TO draft plan of Organi-
Zation and report at future meeting: j T.
DUNBAR, A. Y. jenkins, George Brown, W.T.
Brown. 5. III. Gladman, G. Z. Wagner, a. E.
Weaver and A. d. BrummeI. From represeu-
tation made by the delegates present the pros
poets for successful relief or endowment
organization are g0cSS.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.-John Rosenberg, said
to hail from this city, tried TO jump on pas
SeDger train On the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore r. T., near Bayview junction
Baltimore, about ii 80 o'clock Thursday night.
and, missing his hold, fell along the outside of
the track, in1uring himself badly. An engine
was sent out for him, and on being brought to
the city he was taken to the City Hospital, cor
ner OF Saratoga and Calvert streets, where 1t
was found that he had received a compound
fracture OF the left leg. He said he had come
from York, Pa.
BALM OF LIFE AND YELLOW FEvER.-Be.
uevlng that his wonderful preparation will be
OF the greatest value in the treatment Of yell
low 1eVer cases, Doth as preventive and cura-
1--WE agent, and with his characteristic liber-
AMY, -rof Cook offers TO furnish to the yellow
aS,er feliei committee OF this city one half of
al the Balm of Life that NAV be needed at
memphis, free of cost. The disinfecting.
cleansing and healing properties of the Ba1m
are well understood and highly appreciate i in
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