Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-24
Condemned Locals.

Condensed Locals.
Gen. Peter f. Bacon, who has been quite i'll
Of rheumatism has recovered, and is attending
10 business to-day.
meeting of the members of the bar of the
District has been called for saturday afternoon
at o'clock in the Equity Court room. TO take
Olfn from the bench OF the District OF Columbia.
Rev. Joshua HUMPHREYS Superannuated
minister Of the Washington Conference VI. e.
Church. died in Salisbury, Md, yesterday, Of
Mr. j. r. McCurdy, OF Pennsylvania, for many
years clerk in the Pension Office, died at his
residence, No 5l9 "a street northwest, Yesterday
afternoon, after three years suffering from
paralysis.
Detective voss to-day recovered an overcoat
stolen from Mr.. Heiston few nights since in
Georgetown.
The directors of the Central National Bank
last evening reelected the following OtficerS:=
Samuel NOTment, PRESIDENT: Jas. l.. Barbour,
vice president: j. A. Ruff, cashier.
There viii be an address by Col VIM Mac
Williams, OF Baltimore. on the origin, objects,
progress. &c, of the Independent order OF Me
chanics, In Franklin hail tomorrow evening.
and musical programme. Seats free. See ad.
HoSoRs TO THE MEMORY OF TIE LATE F. D.
STUART.-A meeting was held In the room OF
Friendship Lodge. 40. -, I. o. o. F.. pa. ave.
and 10Th street, last evening. to CONNIE mOrate
the life and services OF the late +. ID. StuaTt-a
member OF the lodge and a Past Grand Sire OF
the order. There was a large attendance of the
membership. with many ladies. In front OF the
a. G's chair there We're arranged, on a stand,
floral pillow, from the President, who is a men,
Der OF Lodge Nc. 90. Columbus, Ohio. This was
composed Of tarOntCaS coronation DinkS VIC
lets, aZal1aS, prinUOscS ard lilies OF the valley
and with the vioiets the letters F. d. S, the
three links, and =. O.. 5. were formed. Above
This was an aEchcT, In flowers, presented by
some OF the members. the framed resolutions of
the lodge adopted in respect TO his memory, a
the MOTTO .Sweet Rest in Heaven"
Past Grand A. II. Gawier called the meeting to
order, and Grand Secretary p. III. Sweet offered
prayer. Past Grand GaWleT made a feeling ad-
dress Under the lead of Mr.. John L. Hines
. Friend after Friend Departs" was sung by
select choir. Rev. Mr.. Sweet offered a re5Olu-
ton. which was adopted. referring to - the high
character or the late Past Grand Sire, F. D.
Stuart, the unSelfiSh and untirfng supporter of
works for others good; the generous benefactor
OF his race; the diSintereSted friend; the true
man, whose work can be found on every page
OF our ritual; whose mature Judgment and fore
thought have helped to place odd Fellowship
nohl followed with an address on the services
or the deceased TO the lodge and to the order,
and his yisitatiODs to the sick and afflicted In
e1dentally he referred TO his services to his cOun-
try, (aS an officer OF the navy, and to his habit
when at sea OF assembling the Odd Fellows on
his vessel in his cabin on Thursday evenings 10
Keep up the remembrance OF the past Grand
Representative John f. Havenner followed i'm
sketch OF the services of Mr. Stuart in the
Grand Lodge OF the District. pay ing graceful
tribute TO his memory. Hon. NJ j. Durham
tPast Grand Sire) made some feeling remarks.
as also did Past Grand Master Samuel E. Doug
las, who spoke of Mr.. Stuart as a neighbor and
citizen, referring particularly TO his services as
school trustee and member of the Washing
ton Monument Society. The exercises were
closed by singing the Sweet By and Blythe
audience joining In the chorus.
B'NAI BIRTH CONFERENCE.-THE Grand Lodge
OF District No. 5, independent order OF Bnai
Birth, continued its session yesterday. in Balti-
more. The first business of the morning SeS-
sion was the election OF officers for the ensuing
year. Among the officers elected were, presl-
dent, David :. Stern, OF Maryland; sergeant-at-
arms, Max Cohen, District OF Columbia Mr.
Simon Wolf. OF this city, is on the committee on
appeals. The delegates were driven to the
Hebrew orphan asylum. at Calyerton, in buses,
and made a careful inspection of the bufldinG
and domestic arrangements. The afternoon
session OF the lodge began at 8 pm. s Wolf
from the special committee on representation.
reported in favor OF allowing TO each lodge two
delegates and one additional for each - mem
Ders more than 80 and providing that no change
can be made in this law except by a three
fourths vote OF all the delegates. lengthy
and spirited discussion enSued, the Baltimore
delegates claiming that they are not fairly re
presented in the Grand Lodge in proportion to
dues paid. The report was rejected.
DIED OF Ills WOUSD.-Polceman John C.
Topping, who was wounded at the sixth pre-
cinct station house on Sunday morning last BIZ
The accidental discharge OF his pistol. died this
morning about 10 O'Clock at the Providence hos
pltal- IL Will be remembered that the officer
had been out 10 make an arrest and took with
him one or the large pistols recently issued to
tie force. and on his return to the StatiOnhOuse
was about returning the weapon to the holster
when II fell from his hand and exploded by
Striking on the floor, the bah taking effect In
the feShy part OF the leg and passing I'D into
the abdomen. He was removed at once to the
Providence hospital, where he fingered until
this morning. The deceased was q bright vel
low man, who was raised on Capitol HILL and
he had served several years in the navy, and
was appointed on the force on the I'd of October
last, and assigned to duty in the sixth precinct
lie was looked upon by his fellow officers and
1hose with whom he came in contact as an ell
Gent officer.
A DoCBLE Observation-Disclosures after
noon the remains OF Mrs Lusanna W NcCarty.
the estimable wife OF Rev. John McCarty, d D..
chaplain I. ). A., were interreSi in Rock Greek
cemetery. Funeral services were held In st
Marks Episcopal church, Capitol Hill, and at
The cemetery, in which the Rev. MessrS. Steele
Mckee and Buck, Officiated. The Rev. DrS
Lewis and Addison were also present In the
congregation. DR.. McCarty'S has been a DON
bic bereavement. his only daughter-Mrs. Mary
Curtis CrawfOrd-having died at Vancouver
Washington territory, on the 10Th instant, his
T1fe'S death following two days after In this
city Dr. McCarty is well known to the officers
OF the regular army, who served In the Mexican
war, as the brave chaplain who. in the dis
charge OF his duties, participated with them In
all the hardshipS and dangers OF their cam
pafgIlS.
DEATH OF GEORGE j. observation-disclosures has
Geen received AT the state department Of the
death OF Mr.. c. j. Abbot at Goderich. Canada
on the 2lSt instant. His remains will probably
De brought 10 Washington and deposited in Oak
Hill cemetery. Mr.. Abbot was well known to
the older residents OF our City. Many remem-
Der him as teacher and one OF the founders OF
our public schools. The abbot school, is de-
signed 10 perpetuate his memory He was the
personal friend and secretary OF Daniel Web
ster. VINO gave him place in the Department
OF SIate; MI. Seward appointed him consul to
SIeHeId, England, and more recently Mr.
kNartS appointed him commercial agent at
GOder1ch- He was one Of the trustees OF CO.
lumbar college and OF the Miner school and a
Instant friend Of our literary and educational
Institutions.
THERE Is No Use OF any man buying a cheap
class OF goods when he can procure suit made
from the best English goods at S25. This is ey-
aetly what We are doing. We imported these
goods direct from the manufacturers. and sold
them up TO January iSt at SIS. We have two
oo(ectS IN reducing the price so much: one Is to
induce our credit customers to pay cash (which
Is our terms TO all on these goods the other Is
70 run on our surplus stock. We guarantees a
Perfect nj. \. SaSS 4 Co., Tailors and Cloth
ieTS, 3I6 Ith st.
SIZZLING 0FF.-Clo5ing out, all of our beau
tiful dress goods. Dress goods reduced from SOC
down to csc. Every ladies cloak on hand viii
be sold az an actual loss OF from 81 to 81. Pure
wool blankets reduced 10 $3.50 Pure wool
blankets. fine quality reduced from IS down tn