Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-09
Law Department.. Columbian Uni.
yersity.


Law Department., Columbian Uni.
versity.
INTERESTING COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
The National Theater was crowded last night
by an interested audience to witness the COM
MeEc, lnent exercises or the law department of
me columbian University. The floral decora-
IONS were very pr0fuSe and Of neat deSigD:pyf-
aInldS OF bouquets being placed at each end of
the stage. suspended over and In front of the
stage was design OF white flowers, ''Class OF
fSst The floral tributes placed In an immense
row In front OF the stage were of various de-
signs and very beautiful. one which attracted
much attention was representative of the lad
Ger or lame, over the top OF which was S,s-
pended a crown ard wreath horse shoes NIL
lows, baskets crosses, sc, made up of the choc-
est productions OF cur gardens and lighthouses.
Inc graduating class dressed in black suits
MED In and took seats upon the stand fol-
lowed by President Yelling and the faculty of
tne college,. President Hayes. Justice Strong
oi me supreme Court; Judges Hagner aud Cox,
of the District Supreme Court; many lawyers
and prominent citizens OF Washington occuniei
seats on the stage. Alter a pleasing overture
o. Doneh's orchestra, President Yelling intro
uuCeu rev. Ut. Lanahan. who offered prayer.
GEN. CHARLES z. HOOKER
Representative In Congress from MiSsIssinDi
was then introduced by President Yelling aad
denyered an interesting .extemporaneou5 al
dress 10 the graduating class, first WELCOMING
the graduates 10 the profession OF law-WhIcb
OF al others Is for the protection of life liberty
and OF property; then reviewing the history OF
down through the different nations. and Re-
RODS OF time to the present, closing with some
excellent advice and hints to the graduates.
lie was loudly applauded.
MI. WIN. St1ckney, with a large bundle of
IaIeninert rolls before him, then proceeded to
READ the names OF
THE GRADUATING CLASS
as follows, calling them up In groups of six or
more, Wnen Dr. yelling conferred the degrees
and handed them their dplonas:-T s. Cam
e n Neville e 6e Church, W 7; S. Curtis. J. H.
John II. HickOx, ". FL. Pearce, W. o. Sanders.
VIM; FL. Upton and A NJ. Wooster; degree OF
Il IL b. Edmund A; Bailey, New York; Louis
Z, L. Buckingham, Michigan; VIM II. Busnby,
Virginia; Louis d. Carman, New Jersey; j. B.
Dlver, New York; Geo. VI. Dunn, Geo. B. Ell.
m SsnGS' M n;s,r F. aaiieck and D. G. Har
Harn, Florida; c. j. Hayes, New YORK;
Kent, Pennsylvanfa; William b. King. James
tr1ct OF Columbia; William v. Markell. MARI
land; John N. Martin, Mississippi; J. Fl. Mas1i,.
massachusetts, mass P. a. c: Mason, Phillip Manro
Una; j.. 1. McCallum, District of Columbia. ! ~
MeNeel, south Carolina; j. Fl. Morgan. Alabama.
J0hn Morris, District of Columbia: r. f. Morris
Illl1Gls Howard Morton, District of Colunbia:,
"; y +; ogiiye, virginia; William S. Parks
thson; !r, Harry NJ Rohrer, District of Co.urn.
pa T. 1; Sanders, Illinois; L Z. siaInons, ar
CanTt1 u: A. SchiinmelIennig, Pennsylvania:
~ - Inour, Connecticut; P. Fl. Seymour,
ouIo; FRED. h. Sweet. Maine; L. r, THAN. Dis.
triCt or Columbia; f. D. vanderieith. Nevada.
j. h. Melcker, Tennessee: W. w White. Ken
tucAy; W. W. Wishart, District OF Columbia.
TIE PRIZES FOR ESSAYS
were given out by Judge A. b. Hagner OF the
Dlstllcl supreme Court The first, $40. for the
essay On dartmouth College," TO James G.
jenkins; the second, $50 for an essay on War
Claims Against the United States to w. b.
King, and the third. on Remarks Concerning
Some OF Our Laws" by Edmund A Bailey. THIS
closed the exercises, when The distribution of
The floral tributes followed.
ATTENTION IS called to the sale of six uut,n-
tShed brick houses. on d street. between Ist and
and2d sis. southeast, by b. II. Warner, auction
eer, On Thursday, June 10th, $780, at 6 O'Clock
T. No. This Is splendid opportunity for build
eTS TO make money.-AdU.
REAL ESTATE SALE.-Yesterday. Messrs. Dun.
caDsOn Brothers, auctioneers, sold lot and
part OF ID, square 5el, containing 4,039 SQUARE
feet, improved hytwQ two-story bricks and one
frsme, to L. Hickey, for SSH.
Walter B. Williams L Co.. auctjonnars- sold
I0r IneoCore Sheckels trustee, east half of lot
NO. A. In square Al, fronting on street. be.
tween 9th and eth streets northwest, TO Daniel
Hlesler, Tor 3O3i cents per foot; total 81, 1891
Walter b Williams & Co, auctioneers' sold
yesterday afternoon Tor }. T. Dyer, trustee part
OF lot No. g In square 5Sl, fronting on Virginia
avenue, between I'd and Sd streets southwest
".
Tor $3.50.
TIE CLOSING EXERCISES OF the Eclectic SENT
nary. Il. Richards, principal, were held last
evening at the North Baptist church. The
church was crowded and the exercises very In
teresiing. showing the excellence Of the methods
or instruction In vogue Ia the seminary. A
song opened the evening and song closed it,
The address was made by Mr.. Richards. Com
missioner Dent and other prominent gentlemen
peaef their psrs pVp each w Mf
MeHlsh, Neal Pow eF. Charlie OConneli, Philip
Hudson. Ethel Foster, Kate Sypher, Wilbur
Delano, E. Maude March. Edith Foster. Annie
NJ brown, Harry Williamson, Jay Sypher, X.
DaSkam. Blanche Brown, Arthur COlburn, Theo-
dOTe Fercon. Geo Stefger, Percy Andrews, Orrie
Beall, Geo. Olcott.
BEFORE leaving the city ladies' and gentlemen
would be benefited by A. Ffscher's dry clear
Ing process, IN having their clothes renovated
There not being many places besides New York
where they use IL. and !t Is tins QUIZ hIaaay,
his city, once sod g st northwest ~
49,
RESPECT TO TIE MEMORY OF THE LATE DE- j.
G. TAII--The Medical society OF the District OF
Columbia met last night DIR. L. Mackall, presi-
dent, IA the chair, and a tuu attendance OF the
members present, and adopted resolutions OF
respect 10 the memory OF the late DR.. j. {. Han.
Drs. Tyler, Young Lindsey, Toner, Busey Gar
nett and Ashford were appointed committee
10 draw up a memoir OF DR.. Hal. Dgs. Tyler.
BuSey. Toner, Garnett, McBlair and Ashford
were designated as pail bearers, and the society
resolved TO attend the funeral, which takes
place 1rcm the Epiphany church tomorrow at
10 am.
THE FUTURE BONANZA LODE.-An the world
AID bis wife are now deeply interested In the
taleS OF lucky miners who get gold stakes OF
T. y dollars and sell out for a fortune. But IL
any one viii take slate and pencil and SIT
down and do simple rule OF three they cannot
help but come 10 the conclusion that instead OF
dropping work and going across the continent,
the best way TO strike a rich vein Of gold Is TO
send from one 10 zen dollars for part or whole
OF ticket In the June drawing OF the Louis
lana state Lottery 10 M. A. Dauphin, New Or
leans, La, or same person at No. 3l9 Broadway
New York city.
NICE LoT OF KELT SUITS AT HALF VALUE
IS suit at .50 asa suit at 81 S suit at s. 50
dreSS keits that are worth from 81 70 $40. at
nan price, 10 close them out. A. Saks l. Co.
boy department, Sl6 Jth street.-AdUt.
The LEE-WILLIAMs HOMICIDE CAsE.-To day
in the Criminal Court, Judge James the trial
OF the case OF George Lee, Charged with the
murder OF Frank Williams on the NIGHT OF ne
cen Der 3Ist last, was resumed, and Mr. Perry
mice a brief argument to the Jury, and was
followed by Mr.. Fall and Mr.. Cook for the prfs-
ensr. Mr.. Cook was speaking when our report
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