Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-13
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals.


street lamps Will be lighted at 100 p. 10. and
extinguished at SEQ a. m
Thomas Cannon, young colored man, stole
Charles GtooOnis clothes last evening from the
sycamore landing while Charles was In SWIM
ming and pat them In pawn. He was arrested
by Officer Jones.
In Alexandra. Saturday, George Cant, driver
OF johnson Cos cart was thrown out by the
horse running away, and was very badly In
iUred.
Equal Lodge. No Il, X. OF p, celebrated It's
ninth anniversary last evening.
The Central Garfield and Arthur CLUB met at
+ street Nv. last night. Mr.. WIN. +. Cooper, In
the chair, and Mr.. ". 81. Van Week secretary.
Fifteen new members were admitted.
The AnacGStia q Potomac River Railroad Co.
e5terday elected the following directors: +. VI.
bapiD, Arthur Christie. X. b. Clark, l.. w.
uInand. II. A. Griswold, Thomas E. SnIth5on,
Gward Temple. Noble Young, VIM. II. West.
numsef OF admirers OF the beautiful assem-
led In the parlOrS OF Mr.. John Petubone, on
4th street S.w., last evening, 10 see some hand
ONE flowers OF the night blooming cereuS
Yesterday afternoon about 300 large pine logs
n raft broke loose in the Eastern Branch ana
foated cut into the river. presenting quite
lively sight. On the up trip of the steamer
Mary Washington she struck against one of
them. hut no damage was sustained. Some
tugs were sent after the fugitive logs, and they
were all secured.
The colored voOdou doctor, William Piackney
last August secured a watch and chain from
Frank Dixon, under the pretense OF getting
him good place. Dixon neither got the place
nor recovered his watch, and this morning
charge or larceny was preferred against PiDck-
ney, and he pleaded guilty. The court sent him
TO Jail for sixty days
Yesterday there arrived at our wharve5 s 500
watermelOrS, mostly from Florida and North
Carolina. They were generally in good condi-
ton ait met with ready sales.
To-day Gen. I. T. Crittenden entered suit
ast. ID. V. VOORHEES, and j. j. Key on a note Tor
s@5'.50, given April IL, 1871, ct three months
after date.
At regular meeting of Excelsior Lodge No.12
j. O. NJ. held last evening. the following officers
were installed for The ensuing term by the
grand officers: II. G. Sholes. W.M.; @. E. Tyler
J.M.: George o. Burke RS; Chas. II. Weiss,
F.S.; John b. Miller. treasurer: JuO. W. Talbot,
conductor; J. F. smith. chaplain; j. W. King.
Is; ;. II. Boss, :; NJ. G. Thompson, X. G. 10
W.M.; W. II. Kidwel. L.G. to " Nj; r. A. Boss,
G. TO IN; J. T. Niles L-G. 10 JIM.
The District Attorneys Office propose to in-
are complying with the law IN reference to the
humber OF passengers. and to having the proper
rats life boats, life preservers. &c.
TIE HANCOCK AND ENGLISH CAHPAIGy CLUE.
OF the goth district, met at Whithaft'S hall last
night, Z. Barnes presiding and l. A Bailey Sec
Ietaiy: The committee to perfect plan OF
was laid on the table for the present. a motion
that q committee OF three be appointed bT the
cEair 10 consult with the leading democrats or
East Washington, with view toward combin-
lLg all the democrats of that section into one
cub was carried, and Messrs. McGinnts, Nc
Bride and Robertson were appointed the COM
mlttee. The opinion prevailed that the plan
Iof Organizing the HancOck-EngiiShm men OF TINT
section into one body would be adopted Should
II not be Effected by Friday next this club viii
organize. The officers nominated in the report
OF the COMMITTEE on permanent organization
are as lOllows: L. Barnes, president; W. III. Me-
Glnnis, vice president: Lorenzo A. Bailey. re-
eoTdlDg secretary; jos. Waltemeyer treasurer.
and JAS ". Robertson, corresponding secre-
taTy.
- DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows: A
II. EeIr TO John Mccarthy, property in George
IEeLla ThJson, lots 10 to IA. So 1,119; $780, X.
4. Morsell, trustee. TO b. T. Rudd, part lots p,
81, ard 3 SO. 4s5; 81 $50. 7. A. Lambert ct al.
trustees, 10 John Van Riswtck. part IS, George.
town; s525. Geo. Bauer ct al. trustees, to g. F.
Sehafer, lots q, and 4. so. "a: 81 5O0 WiIheI-
nina Blumenberg, lots Is and g. 50. 800: $40, 900
:95; SEQ. Edward Cammack to a. E. Bell, lot
-, So. l52: y, 800 l. J. Denbam TO J. w. Hark-
less lot q, so. l43; $4,000. w. #. Okie TO j. II.
Il; Jenkins, property in the county; s2.400. W
81 s4s; 1915. T. ii. Dawson ct al, TO ID. NIL
faSchai, part 5, so. 40: 81 $50. NJ. C. Melon
Gugh to Timothy Cannon, lot 25, so. 10: 300
1lH0ihy Cannon to Maria McDonough, lot IS
SO. -; 500. 1. r. Jones TO E. C. Gutter, lot l3
sl2.]4 s.. VIM. T. Hoffman trustee to Henry
{. Thompson, lot ~ sCb or part OF lots and ;
So. Isl; ejA3.i5. .Anireg Sgartz to Henry Heit
fait iot ~ g. SO; 81 100. VIA L?ng0tige. 70
IT, IVt ST. 10. SZ,7bcs UD5- Mt
Iclnen aud Elizabeth o. Rhodes 70 Araballa
Shelton ct al, lots in stl. 915; s.. Arabalia
Shelton Il al. TO JAS ID. Qngiey lot IS. Sc 81:
500. Aratella Shelton 10 Geo. W. Taibart part
lot IS, ~. 9;7, $50. John 2. OlGStead to Burr
K. Tracy, sub-IOt % 81. 2I5: s3.0u0 Chas. H.
BeaTenS and John W. Shaw 10 Regina Often
teTg, lot . IN sub of so. AS; q. coo. Vim. P.
Towers 70 Laura L. keyw0rth, part lot 2sQ 4n2.
=. ii. U. Tyson 10 Chas. H. Jenifer, lot So,
In Tyscns sub. OF lot 23 so. SOL; $3.50. Chas'
johnson TO Lucinda Bailey. sub. OF lot Il. s1.
5i3; $50. Jas. r. King 10 Eliza l. Ferguson,
LOT ~ II sub. OF lot 5. In 81 SO; 100. Francis
:. 81. I3S; 8. Frederick Douglass. U.S.M., 70
(haS. Walter. part lot i. 81. 20: e