Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-06


Condensed Locals.
THE STAR will be issued in dOuble-sheet form
on Saturday. Advertisers will please send in
their orders before 12 o'clock.
At meeting of the Potomac Fruit Growers
Association Tuesday night an essay on disease
In fruit was read by the chairman and one on
dwarf pears by Mr.. III. B. Moulton.
The choir of Israel c. NJ f. church has elected
the following officers: Sam'l l.. Nichols con-
duetor; l.. Gunnell, president; L.. H. Wayne.
vice-president; Mrs. Elizabeth W. Marshall sec
rotary; Vim. III. Myers, treasurer; Jno. F. n
Wilkinson. chorister.
young colOred man named Thomas Mackey
was lined 80 or 80 days by Judge Smell yester-
DAY for Knocking down Rev. Arthur Bouldin,
cOOred minister who offended Mackey by PASS
Ing him without speaking to him.
George +. Craig, cOlOred and George NJ
Roberts. white. arrested for breaking into Mr.
W. II. SrOuds drug store. corner of Attn and l.
streets northwest, Tuesday night, and stealing
quantity of cigars, tobacco and alcohol were
yesterday committed in the Police Court for a
hearing next Tuesday.
Lambe and TraylOr. managers will give an
excursion TO Iuray next Sunday. The train will
leave the Baltimore and Potomac depot at 9
an 1hls excursion is for the benefit of busi-
ness men and Others who cannot get away any
day but Sunday The caves will be Illuminated
with electric lights.
At special meeting of the Columbia boat
cluD last night a challenge was sent TO the POtO-
mac boat club for a fOur-oared shell race TO be
rOwed on the Potomac, on or before the 18th
inst.
correspondent writes that the injuries sus-
tanned Tuesday afternoon by Arthur Mcknight
were the result of accident instead of attempted
suicide; that he was leaning out Of the window
OF his room. endeavOring to close the shutters
OF a window adjacent. when. losing his balance,
he fell and broke his arm
Rev. Father l.. A. Morgan formerly assistant
pastor of St. Patrick church. i'm this CITY. died
yesterday Of consumption, at GAINESVILLE
montgomery county, Md, where he went for
the benefit of his health
The organization of the Washington Operatic
ASSOCIATION was perfected last night, when the
following officers were elected: Col J. O. p
Burnside, president; DR.. F. I. Howe vice-presi-
Gent; Major n II. Camp, secretary; Lieut.. j. F.
Oyster, treasurer.
The sudden death of William Clifford Brown
noted in yesterdays STAR. was not as errOn-
eousiy reported, from drinking to excess. Cor
Oner Patterson certities that death was caused
oy suiioeatlon during an attack Ofepepsy, from
which he had suffered for several years"
The North Washington Building Association
meet at the corner Of 5th and III streets north
west this evening at $50 p.m
Judge richardson, of the Court of Claims de-
hvered as the opening lecture Of the George
town University Law School last evening an ad-
Dress on judicial Notice enlvened with MANY
interesting examples from actual practice
j. T. Parker sends the Medical Record, contain
ing the illustrated report of the case Of Presi-
dent Garfield by DIR. Bliss.
HANDSOME IMPROVEMENT AT THE B. AND p
DEP0T.-This morning the work Of preparation
to drive piles for the foundation of the new car
sheds at the Baltimore and Potomac Il. R. depot
was commenced. and in a few days the pile
drivers will be at work. These sheds will be of
iron and glass, and will make handsome
Improvement; They will be in keeping with
the depot building, and will be nearly 100 feet
In width and 400 feet long with q height of 80
feet in the center taperng to "a feet at the
1t Is the intention of the company to push on the
work to completion and finish it this fall. Most
Of the iron work has already been made and
will be soon shipped here.
FINED FOR DRIVING GLANDERED HORSE
THROUGH THE STREET.-Chas. Jenkins, cOlOred
was charged i'm the Police Court this morning
with working horse that unfit for labor.
Mr.. Ball of the s. p. c. A, testified that the
horse had the CHAMBERS. and was heavily loaded,
and fell down i'm the streets from exhaustion
was endangering other persons horses by driving
such an malthrOugh the streets and he would
fne him IS.
The PAIAIs ROYAL OPENING.-The opening at
the dOuble-stOre of the Palais Royal this week
has been large and brilliant success. The
hosiery. glove and lace departments were es-
pecially admired. The display Is one of the
largest ever seen in this city, and the opening
has been followed by rush. See their adyt.
pEEDS IN fEE nave oeen recorded as 10llOWS:
Eliza Z. Clements to Ebenezer w. Robinson. pit.
z, So $50; 81 700. f. Morrison to j. C. Jewell
pts subs. oil and 62, so. 62S So, 800. S. r. Git
tlngs trustee, to Kate BreretOn, sub. 80, SO.
80; 90 30 John Gray to w. III. Scott. pit.
Is; 50. lo4s; 500. H. A. Griswold to T. ]. Put
nam, subs IS TO Is. Chichester; 5000 r. j.
Mynne TO Owen McCabe, lot IL. block IS, Me-
.eo,an mn; 500 LeDroit Building Company
70 -i.angdon. ct al. trustees lot g. block 4sub.
Lepr4t Park; $4,000 Francis NJ Jones to Annie
" Obrien lot III, pit. Harlem; g. F.. w.
Jones. trustee. to same, same pronertv 3o3s
l. D: Landon to John F. keenan,, lot So. So gsS:
S2Voo T. T. Crittenden to Elizabeth T. Wat,
son, lot q, So 19l: $1,000. F. p Haeknev ~
?. H. Christman, lot and pit. 2, so. 525; e. 500
g. Wilmer to same, lot 4, SO. 625, 81 200. Sfor,
= Ladd to Eliza L. b. Paine, lot q, so. $50
o12,0O0. wv
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKEr-At Drovers
Rest the sales Of i've stock last Tuesday ar,
reported by L. Z. Tavenner as follows:-42.
cattle mp and sold-best, 5Ac to SIC; good
&c. to SEX; medium fair 4lc. to lNc.; THU
steers, oxen and cows, Sc. to351c. $50 sheep an,
hmbs-lambs, SIC. to &c; sheep. &c. TO 70
u cows and calves, GO to e4k