Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-27
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals.

From j. G. Parker we have the New York
papers in advance OF the mails.
We have received an admirable photograph
OF Prof. Henry, taken By Gutekunst, of PhIla-
deiphia.
C. RVenable sends late New York WeekIfes
The Washington City Bible Society, of which
Rev. DR.. PitZer is the efficient president, has
published the address delivered at the semi
Centennial celebration of the society," by Rev.
panied by summary of the history of the So
ciety, prepared by the secretary, j. V. 4.
Shields, from which it appears that it was
organized in 1873 and has since then expended
about $520CO, and distributed 81, so copies of
the Bible ana nearly 100000 New Testaments.
street amps Will be lighted at 1855 pm. and
extinguiShed at 3 90 am.
The new justices of the peace met last night,
with Justice Walter in the chair, and A. 5.
Taylor secretary, and appointed committees
to report rules for uniform practice, etc.
The diameter OF the stand pipe Is to be 30
feet, instead of feet, as misprinted in yester
days STAR.
The horse and wagon belonging to John FL.
Barnes, produce dealer, which were stolen
from the B-Street Side of Center market Mon
day. have turned up in Baltimore, and the
thief has been arrested by the Baltimore de-
tectiyeS
1t is now thought that the District Commits
SlOnerS Will have TO provide for the location of
the Police Court in some other place than the
Old Unitarian church. IL is rumOred that sew
eral societies of cOlOred persons will make
proposals to rent il for a general meeting
place for cClOred organizations, on specula-
ton, and that they will make the offer to pay
rent equal to the interest of eight or ten per
cent on the investment made by the District
IN this property, on lease for series of
years.
The sale of abandoned property which has
accumulated at Police headquarters for sew
TalmOnthS past took place today at o'clock.
Not many bidders were present, and nothing
of interest occurred.
At the meeting of the board of directors of
the Masonic mutual relief association last
night the report of the finance committee
show ed that the benefCiaries of the late Z. D.
Griffith and John I. Hoover had been paid,
respectively, $l,.j2 and Sl.jS-making a total
paid out To widows and orphans of deceased
members since the organization of the aSSOc
alton, Of 5l73,1S6.
The army revOlverS GOO in number) and
ammunition furnished the police during the
strike of railroad employees about a year ago,
were yesterday packed up to be returned to
the Arsenal, and were sent back today.
John Morris. whose advertisement in an
other column announces his readiness 10 at
tend to business before the District Commits
slOneTS, Is well known as the expert who two
years ago assisted the House District commit
tee to take the scalp of the late board of audit
and cut it short in its bold career OF piling up
the District debt.
The CaTbureter Manufacturing Co. of the
District OF Columbia has flied a certificate OF
incorporation in the office of the Recorder of
Deeds. The capital is S15,G0. in 80 shares and
the directors are Conrad Schafer, E. z. Hal
stead, and +. Hugle.
Mr.. Meigs, the clerk of the court, nOtwith-
standing he had good nights rest, is not re-
garded as any better today.