Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-28
Condensed Locals.

street lamps Will be lighted at pm. and ex-
tinguished at 1880 q. M.
Bishep P1nckney administered the rite of con-
Hfmatlon 10 number OF candidates at Holy
Cross church last evening.
IL IS announced that the trip OF the Keene On.
H. City Guards to this city has been indefinite
" postponed on account OF the recent fire In
that town.
The National Fair Association yesterday
Heroic of williamspor1, Pa. for 5000 .'D a
proposition 10 pay 81 500 for the privilege OF
running wheel OF fortune was adversely
reported upon The purses 10 be- run for during
Inc Tour days commencing the 18th proximo
amount TO 1000
The railroad committee of the Northeast
washington Peoples Association met last night
and appointed the following subcommittee TO
urge upon Congress the passage at this session
OF senator Whyte's bill for a union depot: Mr.
ROBINSON (chairman), Col. Hensey, Prof. Gallau-
det MeSsrs. Child5 and Chapman
l. Zeli Hoover was arrested yesterday after
noon on complaint OF a special agent OF the
fost ONCE department, charged with using the
mails 10 carry ont a scheme for SWindIing by
promising 10 obtain government employment
TOT MS victims, charging them large fee N adj
vance. his hearing was fixed before Justice s.
=. NILS, L. D commissioner, this afternoon.
postmaster Anger has decided to start a daily
mounted carrier delivery between the city post
Office and Mount Pleasant and the eth street
road.
Dr. Vim. A. Harris. president OF the Weslvan
Female Institute, Staunton, Va. and eighty
two young lady pupils of that institution. ar
rived here last night, and have rooms at the
metropolitan. Prof Henry Harris, OF the Uni
Yerslty OF Virginia, and VIM. A. Hudson. attOr-
ney for the institute. are with the excursion
IStS- This morning they visited the SmithSO-
bian and Agricultural grounds and at 10 a. H.
went TO Mount Vernon. This evening they
elVe musical entertainment in the parlorS of
the hotel
The Washington Grove camp-meetinc will
commence August 18th, and continue two
weeks. under supervision of b. Peyton Brown
r. T. washington district on the grounds on
the Metropolitan branch of the r. a o. rail
DAD. about Fl miles from this City.
The following patents have been issued TO
persons In this district: John w. Horg basket.
Louisville Twichell, hand guide for penman-
snip; sylvester Il. T. StPnck carriage RIB
1hlS morning, In Circuit Court NO H. Judge
macarthur, the jury in the case OF Daniel
Lougnfan aSt Maurice Dee-actiOn on account
OF 80, In which the plea was set I'D that al
TIE time OF the contraction of the debt defend
ant was mtnor-rendered verdict for de-
PENDANT.
The battalion of Patriarch /. o. o. F. dine OF
pIOceSSlon) was reviewed by Grand Patriarch
.Jno. Long, and the officers OF the r. w Grand
Eneampment, In front of the National hotel.
ana DOT Oy the Officers or the Grand Lodge as
stated. 49,
Attentioo is called 10 the advertisement else
"iNrt, vi a nuInDer OF fine pianos for sale on
easy terms at the warproOms of W. G. Metzerort
4 Co. " -'-0 'o''
Judge Macarthur, in Circuit Court No. !. gave
nouce today that he should DISCHARGE the iury
Tor the present term on Friday next
Private Lusky, OF truck A. sprained his arm
badly az the f1re On 'th and ID streets southwest
last night.