Evening star., 1880-01-31
Condensed Locals.

Street lamps will be lighted at $40 pm, and
extinguished at ll:2o pm .u,.
rested Eddie Collins, boy deserter from the
navy. who left his vessel at New London, Conn,
several weeks ago. He was turned over to the
naval authorities.
The alarm from box 2s. about $50 o'clock last
night was for fire in house 1882 9th street. occu-
pied by Thomas Roberts. The fire was caused
by defective tlue; damage about $50.
Two new cases of smallpox were reported to-
day, but they had not been verified by an inves-
tigation when our report closed. Some four dis
charges were made to-day from the smallpox
hospital. the patients having recovered.
Yesterday VIM. L. Ross, through his attor-
neys, Messrs. Riddle, Miller and Padgett, en-
Coasting Company for s1,2OO. A scow-sloop
owned by him, valued at $500, on the 18th of
January was coming up the Potomac, loaded
with sand, when 1t was run into by the compa-
ny's steamer Jane Moseley and sunk, for which
the damages are claimed.
Complaint is made that the sidewalks of 18th
street, between NJ and n, have been in bad con-
dition for week or more, on account Of the
concrete rubbish deposited upon them by the
paving contractors.
There is a loud call for more gas-light on
Iowa Circle.
The steamer George Leary will shortly go on
the line again between Washington and Nor
folk.
Detectives in this city yesterday arrested
VIM. Cook. boy, charged with robbing his
employer, Z. A. Cohen, of Baltimore, OF $50 on
the 14th instant. Cohen gave the boy the money
with ii instead
To-day is the anniversary of the Capitol Bicy-
Gle Club, which held its first meeting in the open
air at the east front OF the Capitol January 3st,
1879. The report OF the secretary shows the
club to be In flOurishing condition large
meeting is expected to take place this p IN.
The SOciable for the benefit Of st. Peters
church. Capitol Hill. Is postponed until Feb. 4.
See advertisement w. c. II. b. Society, No. l..
The Sons OF Jonadab closed the series Of tenn
perance meetings in Fletcher Nj. E. church last
night, on which occasion interesting and in
Structiye addresses were delivered by MeSSrS
ParDalee, Dawson and HodgkinS and the pas
tor OF the church.
The people OF Washington are fortunate in
having another opportunity of hearing DR.. j.
Leonard Corning. He has recently returned
from Europe and is soon coming here to deliver
before the Art Club course OF five new lee
lures.
Mr.. Octavius Minton, of South Carolina a
colored clerk in the Second Comptroller's Office
OF the Treasury, has been recently promoted to
a clerkship OF the third class after competitive
examination, in which large number of the
clerks OF that Office competed for the vacancy.
There are two other cOlored clerks OF the third
class in the Treasury-Rey. VIM. Warning, OF
Ohio, and j. w. Cromwell, OF Virginia.
At the American Tract society meeting to-
morrow evening, advertised elsewhere, Rev.
George WhitefOrt, for many years a cOlporteur
In Texas, will tell what he has seen among the
rancheros, or herdsmen, the MeXicans and
Others OF that state. Justice Strong, Gen. Frye
of Maine, Rev. Mr.. Shearer of New York, and
Rev. Dr. Paxton will take part in the exercises.
The headquarters of the Washington light in
fantry corps fair will be opened Monday next
for the reception of all donations generously
rendered by our merchants, ladies and other
friends of this popular military organization.
The secretary will receipt for merchandise OF
every description lett at the Store-r0On, No. $40
Pennsylvania avenue.