Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-12


TIE METROPOLITAN POLICE Commissioners
met last night. The report for the quarter
ended March 3lSt showed the number of ar
rests TO have been $50: , Is males 4u} Ie-
males. g. a. Maynard submitted a proposal
10 furnish materials and make the necessary
repairs 10 telephones: referred. j. l.. Bar
bOur \ Co. offered the Barbour Law Building
No. $50 Louisiana avenue, for use as Police
headquarters at an annual rental of $1.350 in
Guiding taxes sc. The contract for furnish
ing summer uniforms was awarded to Mr.. g.
l. Keen, the cost of pants. coat and three
white vests 10 be 50. L. ID. Rank station
Keeper at the Sth precinct. was promoted to
Inc position OF private on the force. Samuel
wilson was appointed station keeper vice
Rank promoted. the charges against priyateS
W W. Temples and J. Il, Ross were dismissed
Liquor licenses were granted to LOSeham x
Weaver and James McDermOtt.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION AMONG THE COL
ORED PEOPLE.-A meeting was held last night
at SO Eth street northwest, to discuss the sub
lset OF industrial education among the cOlOred
Mrs. Hit: Mr.. @. f. Buker and Mrs O'COn-
nor, trustees of the Miner school: Mrs. Dr.
PurviS: Dr. PUryiS: Mrs Dali: Mrs Donald
son Mrs Sarah Smith: Samuel LOwerv, of the
Huntsville tAlabama) industrial academy; DR.
BagWell: Mrs. Sarah HardmOnd, and others
mechanics in the District of Columbia and
said some steps should be taken to remedy it
DE- IuryIS said II was not SO much the want of
eoiOTed MECHANICS as the spirit to give them
employment. His experience was that the
white man ignored the cOlOTed mechanic, no
matter how great his skill. and consequently
ne was driven to mental occupations. There
was long discussion, but no action was taken.
FATHER BOYLE. PASTOR OF ST. MATTHEW'S.
Rev F. J.. Boyle, for the past sixteen years in
charge of ST. Peters church, IN this city. has
Deem appointed by Archbishop Gibbons pastor
oil 81. Matthews church, instead of Rev. DR..
MIL WnIte, recently deceased. Rev. Father De
MOL some time cOadjutOr of the late DIR.
White. has been transferred to st. Peters
while Rev. DIR. Ryan, OF Baltimore who has of
late been officiating at ST. Matthew's, will re-
Boyle IS now only ffty-One years of age and
has Tor more than a quarter of a century Off
Grated as priest OF the Catholic church in and
around the District OF Columbia. He is fine
scholar and is popular with our citizens both
inside-and outside of the Catholic church.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
JulqS I. Schefer, OF stanton, Va, and LOttie
A. FISHER; Henry c. MOckabee and Sarah
A. Weaver: IF. Curtis, of Baltimore and EliZ-
abeth Lewis: Lewis Kent and Mildred j.
Washington; Edward F. Goldsmith, of Phila-
adeiphia, and Orville J. Ash Oliver NJ. Chand-
Ter and Annie F. Smith, both of New Kent
county. Va: G.. W. Constantine and Lille L.
Miller: Hyter Myers and Lucy LOckley: sam
and Mary Campbell g. w GunnelI and Emma
u. Hicks, both of Fairfax, Va: Albert Harris
and Rose Mack.
GoOD BOYS, as well as the naughty ones
who will slide down cellar doors, require their
p2ntaloons 10 be patched, hence the advantage
Oi buying OF US We furnish patches to every
suit. We are the only house in this city who
furnish their goods and have their boys cloth
ing made expressly for them. We have neat
Kill suits at $50; nice children'S suits from
$50 up. We always quote the lowest prices.
and have the largest stock i'm the city to select
from. A. Saks CO.-AdC.
RELEASE OF INDIAN PRISONERS The In
ulans who have been imprisoned by the Gov
efnment at 81. Augustine, Fla, for several
years, WhOwere released from confinement on
1hurSay OF last week, are, expected to arrive
al Norfolk this evening. They number about
SIXTY, and are in charge of several Government
2HlceTS- The pennsylvania Railroad Company,
through Mi DIV .JanowitZ, having contracted
for their transportation from Norfolk to wa
chIta, MID, VIII take charge of them this even
ing, and they viii pass through Baltimore TO-
mOrIow morning.
THREE HUNDRED 800 PIECES OF CAssI-
NEREs for mems and BOYS wear. prices rang
ing from 5Ie. To 81 50: beautiful spring dress
soodS wool, BE bleached table linen, Soc !;
hamburg edging, 5. 10, II, l5c.; our excellent
cotton, good as Fruit of the Loom, Sc, new
ParaSolS. new paraSOlS. new parasols: New
York Mills sheeting, the widest and very best
made, at special low price: pillow case cot
ton, Zoe. lace for curtains; excellent corsets,
sc four pair English stockings 81. Carriers
III Market Space.-Adr.
VALUABLE Books AT AUCTIoS.-Dowlipp
has now on his shelves a large collection Of
."hS ~ NC III DIT puDIlC sale, cOmmencl ing on
Monday evening next. Among them are many
valuable and some rare and beautifully Illus
trated works, We'll worthy the attention of
book lovers.
ANDROsCOGGIN l. yard wide bleached cotton.
~ CENTS by yard or piece: Sheeting cottOnS :
table linens; towels: bed tickingS; white
SounterpaneS; new spring carpets; new mat
tlngS. Cheap at C.. NJ. TOwSOn & Co.'S 6Sj
IehhsyIVanla avenue, south side near 18th
street nOrthWeSt.-AdF.
c,rARDONED.-PreSident Hayes has pardOned
snSif,s Strobel, who was convicted on October
Co.., 800 OF manslaughter, in our Criminal
ssptenc IN paving killed young Altman. and
W three years in the penitentiary.
Sold b v p FISH MARKET, April Il, lists
100 shad, from mo se n = Bro. Fish AGENTS
ing from > 10 sloper l,OOO i"' -''V'' hef-
"A SNAIL LoT OF LIoUoRs win Ia col,
DoWLlnss COMMONWEALTH WIN oe soid at
FINE LOT OF MATING win r.