Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-18
CONDENSED Locals.


Yesterday, the Belt Line Railroad made con.
pection between their branch, which runs down
18th street southwest, and their track at Viz
giria avenue and lltn streeC.
Messrs. John g. Townsend, W. Fl. Gaines, E.
Fl. chamberlain, and @. w. L. KtdTell, have
been elected trustees OF the North Presbyterian
church, vice o. B. Brown, a. NJ. Buck, A. NJ.
McBath ard Joseph 4. Scott, resigned, This Is
the church or Rev Mr.. Ramsdell, against whom
objection was made because OF his having a
Catholic wife.
TIE Anthropological Society held meeting
last night and listened to the reading OF paper
o. Dr. j: Honmann on The Application OF
Gestures TO the Interpretation OF Photographs, y
aad another by Prot j. H. Gore, on The
Methods and Results of Indian Fishing" Mr.
John Irwin was elected To membership.
Ine E street Baptist congregation last even.
Ing gave reception TO their new pastor, Rev.
D. W. raunce. Hon. A NJ. Clapp acted as mas
Ter OF ceremonies, and made the presentations.
TIE infant class OF the Sunday school each
bore floral Offering which was afterwari
placed IN frame and formed the word vel
come
The Supreme commandery, United Order OF
the Golden Cross, holds Its annual session Ia
Lawrence, Mass, next week. DR.. S. A. II. Nc
Kim, OF this city, VIII be present.
GlGeon ). Palmer has ttled Dill In equity
against Walter ana Jane Cooley 70 remove q
cloun from the title OF lot q. reservation A. aud
appoint receiver TO collect rents, SC, pending
the suit.
Fridley, the lottery policy writer. who
STABBED himself at the NTH pTecinc1 static 4
house a few nights ago, is at the workhouse
hospital rapidly recovering.
The condition of the Work on Louisiana and
Indiana avenues from 81 TO 5th streets IN front
OF the City Hall, is so bad, especially In rainy
weather, that the streets are almost impassa-
BILE, making 1t very inconyenient to those nav
Ing business about the courts. 1t is suggested
that temporary crossing place be provided.
The several communicates OF Knights Tenn
plars OF this District Will assemble Ia full uni
form at The asylum next Friday at o'cloyk
pm. TO escort De Molay Commandery OF Bo3-
TOD, Mass, and st. Johns commandery or
Providence, r. 1.-the visiting COMMUNICATES Of
this city. Columbia cOmmandefy will unite
with washington eommauGery No. l, on
Thursday. the 10th inst ascension day., at six
O'Clock, Ior the purpose of attending divine
service at Ascension 2. E. church.
JUSTICE waiter has received tax bill Tor his
property at Huntington (BOWie), z. G. county,
Nd, amounting 10 cents, and the treasurer
lndcrseS the Dill. Il paid IL myself for SO1
was Kind enough to senC more stamps than TO
Lay Tor your iot.'
MI. Francis Murphy, the temperance orator,
delivered characteristic address at the COngfe-
galonal church, last night. Mr. Hosea 3. Mout-
ton presided, and scared upon the platform
were Mr.. Bradley an1 other well known work
eTs In tie temperance cause. The orator was
mtrocuCea % Charlie Nye, IN few appropri-
ate remarks.
During bar rom Wrangle about y o'clock
last hight, between Frank Reichart, the gro
pTietor or the place, 90 Itn, between E and f
streets southwest, and a hickman named
Robert MCGEE, the latter drew knife AMI
stabbed ReIchart IN the left breast, infiscting a
dangerous wound The assallant was arrested
and Is held for hearing. II Is said that an o!d
feud has existed between the parties. To-day,
In the Police Court, a charge OF assault and bat
terry Win Intent TO XIII was made against Nc
Csc, and the case continued until next Tuesday.
MCGEE was committed 70 jail without bail.
PATENTS have been Issued to persons in this
District ana neighb0rhood as foliOWs:- wash
ingtor-W. ID. Hughes door knob; F. ". Rit-
ter, il, combined hand anu stand mirror:
CEas. ID. Sigsoe9, hinge; Frank Wright q Bro
tradt marx. Georgetown-GeOrge w. King
curry comb. Alexandria-Millaid T. MoTfi-
son, asagnor In part to NJ j. Wine, Washing
toD, palIt for ships bottom.
Mrs. Elizabeth Andrews, the venerable
mother OF Mrs. S. \, Spencer, died this mocn-
Ing at II o'clock, In the sta year OF her age.
The funeral Will take place fr0m Mrs Spencer's
corner 9TH anu streets Tomorrow, az O'Clock
pm.
E. Walton Rtssen hiss fled bill in equity
against John 5. jones Tor an INJUNCTION 70 pre-
vent the latter nom manufacturing and using
GeVIce foT washing tuInolorS, OF which plain
tiff claims to be the original inventor
In THE STAN CT yesterday 1t was stated that
Inquiries had been made at the clerks OIL &c
as 10 the marriage license Issued TO Robert e.
Pumphrey and and MollIe Soper. both OF ?. e.
county, Issued On the 18th inst, and that &c was
Denied that marriage had taken place, Tht3
morning Rev. 3. Pest ton Brown appeared at the
CLERKS Office ana certified that he S0lemGiZad
the marriage on the day the license was f5suaG.