Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-26
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals.

a. Ill.
Detective McDevttt returned to the city last
night from New York, having failed to secure
the men arrested for the robbery OF the Govern
ment Printing Office.
Goldstein Council. No. g. Alb, last night
elected officers as follows: Thomas NJ. Reed,
commander: VI. GOldstein, vice commander,
and j. Rich, orator.
In the ban game at Utica. " Y. yesterday
between the Nationals and the Uticas the latter
won by score Of 3to1
Tax payers will do well to read the advertise
ment Of MeSsrs. w. III. and Dorsey Ciagett in
to-day's STAR.
MI j. II. Kerchlfng, who was supposed TO be
dangerously hurt by the falling OF IOi5t on
his head last Monday has so far recovered as TO
hope TO be able to attend to business the last OF
this week or first OF next
A large crowd of spectators witnessed the
casting OF the large propeller for the Sl0Op-of-
war Lancaster yesterday afternoon at the navy
yard, under the supervision Of Foremen Wilson
and Gelston. The metal is compound of eighty
eight Parts Of copper ten parts OF tin and two
parts OF zinc. The propeller is seventeen feet
In diameter and weighs 10000 pounds. 1t re-
mains in the mould until Saturday, when 1t will
be dug out and prepared for the Lancaster,
which is at Portsmouth. n. IL.
The literary society connected With Asoury
NJ. E. (coored) church tackles some knOtty pro-
blems. The one for last evening was ssResotUed.
That gold aud silver is the only money that will
save the honor OF the nation"
owners of property In the District should
read tie advertisement of Mr.. VIM. Dickson
elsewhere headed "Reiief at last"
HermfOne Lodge, No. H. x. Of p. George
town., last mSnt erected Inc 1OliOW1ng o1ncorS:
/. Davis Moore, chancellor commander; p r.
TayeDneT, vice chancellor; w. F. Gibbons, pre-
late; 5. G. Palmer, NJ. Of E.; II. G. Wagner, NJ
OF F.; John E. Welsh, X. OF Il. and s.; George
T. Smith, NJ. Oh A; A. Woodiey, past chancel-
lor.
Yesterday. Officer Mcmahon, OF the 5th pre-
cinct, found John Weston, cOiored, lying on the
sidewalk on 18th, near G streets northwest, in
an insensible condition, and took him to the
statiOn-house. He was unable to give any ac-
count OF himself, but it was found that he was
servant In house near by, and that it is prob
able lie had fallen from window. He was
sent to the Freedman's hospital.
a cOlOred man, named George Washington,
died On StoddaTd street, near Min, in George
town, on Monday, and has not yet been buried
The authorities were ignorant OF the fact until
to-day, when the health officer was notified.
GOnzaga College Commencement.
The w erty second annual commencement OF
this institution took place at Tallmadge hall
last evening" and there was large audience In
attendance. On the platform were seated Rev
Fathers Jenkins, Lynch, s. A. Kelly, D. A.
Kelley and Lancaster. The exercises, inter
spersed with music. were as follows: Prologue,
Mortimer A. Downing; Peter, the Hermit, Am
prose F. Y. Bart; Ode to the ocean, John b.
O,Leary; The Contest, dialogue, Michael j.
Colbert, Michael p. Nolan and James j. O'Con-
nor; Moscow, Owen A. Hill; Death Of Marshal
Ney, Thomas 3. Lyons. The awards of medals
and premiums were as follows: % class of Latin
and Greek-Medal to Michael j. Colbert; pre-
Medal to James j. OConnor; premium, Owen
A. Hill. 4th class do.-Medal to William
A. Cow Conway; premium ta Michael F. Nolan.
premium, Geo. j. LochbOehler. I'd class Eng
lish-Medal, Michael j. Colbert; premium, Nor.
timer A. Downing. improvement In English
CompoSitOn-premium to Mortimer A. Down
Ing. Cd class English-Medal, Jas. J. O'Connor:
premium, Jacob L. Hutchinson. Improvement
In English CompOsitfon-Premium to JAS j.
OfConnor. 4th class Engllsh-Medal, VIM. A.
A
ment In mpos1tion-Premium, Michael P No.
Ian. 5th class English-Medal, Samuel NJ VIII
cox, Jr.; premium, Thos. j. Shea. Improve
ment In Compositton-Premium to Samuel NJ
WILCOX, jr. 9Th class EhgliSh-Medal, Jas. j.
Brosnahan; premium, Francis NJ. McDermott.
Improvement in mposition-Premium, john
j. Byrne. eth class Englsh-Medal, Mich
ael A. Leary; premium, Bennett s. Jones.
For excellence In that class-Premiums, Henry
L. Hayes and Matthew OR. Loveaire. I'm
proyement In compositlon-Premi Bennett
=. Jones. Class OF third mathematics
Michael J, Colbert; premium, Jas. j. O'Connor.
Algeora1Medal, William A. Conway; premium,
Medal, Eugene L. French; premium, Michael p
Nolan. Second class-Medal, Michael F.
OBrlen; premium. Francis NJ. McDemott
Michael A. Leary. Fifth class-Medil, Michael
A. Leary; premiums, Bennett s. Jones aud
Maurice A. Mulcare: First class penmanship-
Premium, Henry A. MuIlan Second class
Premium, William ID. McGivern.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL.-The thir-
teenth annual commencement exercises OF this
school took place yesterday In the Sunday
School room, on street, and there was an i'm
mense crowd present. The programme was as
Lau0ate Domlnum, solo and chorus, Peters; La
Midget Polka, Duet, RusSell-Misses Sarah
Hewlett, Minnie Hewlett, Carrie Maher, Emily
Callahan. Honors.-Les Cloches Du MonaS-
tere Duet, LefebureWely- Misses Lizzie CayOu
Fannie Gallagher, Ellie Moore, Kate Walters
Salve Maria, solo. s. Mercadante-Miss Hattie
u O. oft
sepE1ne Courtney, Rosa Brown, Hattie Dubant
Mary McDermOtt, Josie Gudgin, Maude Tracey:
y, oor smoT1s tictima, duett and chorus, Lam
Misses Hattie Ward, Emma Ward, Laura
OHare, Elite Rightstine; Sweet Scented VioIets,
VIOLA Cniton-Juyen1ie Chorus; Charity, trio
Mary Mccarthy. Mary Bellew, SalIie Pearson,
katle Pepper: Oh. My Heart Goes Pit-a-Pat-
Juvenile Cnorus; The Bridge, solo, Miss NJ
LH siT Mss LIZZIE Cayou; Mgnon, solo, Ch.
solo and chorus, W. Rohbock; Address by the
Rev. Pastor, Father Mccarthy; Exit March, ".
Diei d;a, 1aeIspersed In The programme were
drawings about 50 specimens-was very fine.
and attracted much attention.
AMONG THE PLEASANT SCHOOL COMMENCE
NENTs OF the season was that OF Miss Larll1n, at
her parlors, s01 II street northeast, Washington,
last evening. The exercises consisted OF vocal
and instrumental music, recitations, &C., and
reflected credit alike on teacher and pupils
elicittDg the plauditS Of the audience The
premiums and medals were conferred by the
Rev. Mr.. Mckee, formerly rector OF the parish
In which the school is located, TO the happy re-
cipentS, as follows: Samuel GelSton. for de-
pertinent and diligence; Eddie Woimsley for
punctuality and general improvement; Matilda
Clements, for punctuality, department and dill
gence, Agnes McFarlane, for department and
general Improvement; Frank Orr, for punctual-
fty and general improvements Edna Tune, for
music; Belle Evans for department and punctr-
atty, Elmore Lynch, for department, punctual-
ity and general improvements; Cassie Lighter,
fgold medaD for general excellence; Edward
Markham, silver medal for general excellence;
Douglas Markham, Silver InedaD for scholar
panied by Miss Verona Larkin on the piano.
MIR. Mckee pronounced the benediction.
INJURED BY An ETPLUSION.-There was an eX-
IlosiOn at the macerating mill on the lot below
The Treasury this morning. One or the large
cylinders, in which u. S. notes are macerated,
was being opened by Michael McArdle, the as
SlStant engineer lie had unScreWed all the
nuts 70 the cap but one or two, wnea the pres
sure from the mass or pUlpy paper and cheni-
Gals inside became So great that the cap was
blown from its position. The paper was sire Ma
all over the room and pasted on the ceiling
The wrench which McArd,e held In his hand
was blown from his grasp and struck him In
the forehead. The blow inflicted a severe
wound. MrArdie's arms, throat and chest were
severely Scalded by the heated mass. His In
turieS are severe, but not dangerous. A laOorer
n l1rCn f+saSlf rN,,a r1ta