Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-27
CONDENSED Locals.

Street lamps will DE lighted at pm and eX-
tingutShed at II 80 n. IN.
The Auxiliary National Liberal League No.
1l0, On sunday, at TalImadge Hall, adopted a.
resolution TO send two delegates TO the national
republican convention, which meets In Chicago
June 9th. and DIR. VIM. Boyd. VIM. Henry Burr
ESQ.,, were chosen as the delegates, with power
10 appoint alternateS should neither be able 10
attend.
The recently elected delegates to the demo-
cratic convention TO select delegates for the
Cincinnati convention Will meet at Cosmopoli-
tai Hall, for that purpose, tomorrow night. IL
is.underStooi that caucus will be held tonight
In order TO lay out the work. II Is understood
that Dir. W. Pierce Bell Is not candidate for
the delegateship, but Will probably be the chair
man OF the convention.
Hannah NhitaIl Smith will give series OF 81 DE
readings, at Wesley Chapel, corner + and 5th
streets northwest, commencing at II O'Clock
tomorrow morning, and continuing for over a
week.
Mrs. Emily Thornton Charles a well-known
recltatloniSt and writer for western news
papers, delivered an interesting lecture last
night in DR.. BANDS parlOrs.
One of the members of the National nine tele-
graphed home last sunday that they were
going over to Cleveland TO mop up the field
with the nine or that city. The Nationals met
the CleyelandS yesterday and played them five
innings, when rain stopped the game. Tae
The Rev. Geo. III. Smyth, formerly pastor of
the Sixth Presbyterian Church of this city,
leads the March number OF the Magazine OF
American History with an article on the "ScOtch
and ScOtCh-IriSh in America" in which il is
stated that one-half of the Presidents, some of
the Vice Presidents and candidates for the
presidency OF the United States, as we'll as a
majority OF L. s. Senators; six OF the signerS
OF the Declaration Of Independence. and large
number OF prominent men in all departments
Of life, was from the above raCe-"Rich iu Brain
and Blood
Mr. II. 7. Taylor, one of the bailiffs of the
court, and son OF Mr.. Howard Taylor, is very
Ill at his residence. on l. street, between 9th
and 10th streets northwest and there are now
no hopes OF his recovery.
Yesterday Miss Clementina NeitZey, living
with her parents at 4l6 l4th street southwest
accidentally shot herself through one OF her
hands with smallsized singie-barrel pistol
INJECTING painful wound.
The eJh annual election OF officers of the
Original Knights OF Saint Augustine resulted
as follows: JOS. Davis, commander; Jas. Davis
LIST deputy commander; G.. COakley, I'd deputy
commander; l. j. Herbert and A. j, Stewart
scrites; Benjamin Young captain-general: J. III.
Baxter, herald; Joseph Middleton. warden; E.
Heathman, standard-bea Board of govern
orS-J. L. Smith. J. Fl. Butler, j. II. TOlson, B.
Carter, F. Hawkins, j. III. Chase.
Mr.. cornelius SHaggart, constable and col
lectOr. died at his residence. on Massachusetts
avenue. near 10th street, last saturday night.
Mr. Swaggart was well-knOWn in the central
part Of the city,where he was raised, and where
he was formerly active in ward politics.
+. Il. hohun sends map OF Central and
southwestern Colorado. representing the most
important mining region OF that state.
saturday night. between and 10 o'clock,
thieves broke into the room of Nr.J. W. Barnes
at LAC tOIHci VI tLH anu StTttiS, anu FODUcu
him OF clothing, a revolver, silver CASTOR Kid
gloves. brushes and many other articles, TO the
value OF $3.50. Detectives CoOmeS and Acton
have recovered portion of the goods, and ar
rested Henry Henze as the party suspected OF
the theft.
This morning, In the Police Court judge
Smell, Mrs. Elizabeth Green was charged with
selling liquor without license. at green gre
Gerry. corner OF goth and NJ streets northwest
AS IS usually the case, the witnesses were
mostly cOlored; but there were some very diStIn-
guished names among them. including George
washington and Andrew Jackson. The teSti-
mCny showing that Mrs. Green had nothing to
do with the store. but that her sons carried ft
On, and she was discharged.
The victim or the outrage, reported la yeSter-
days STAR. is not ROsina Brown of 1911 New
Jersey avenue, but Rosetta Coats, OF Y street
between 9Th and 9Th streets