Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-07
Condemned Locals.


The Five Minute Thought Exchange. at Tai
madge Hall, Sunday afternoons. have discussed
What Shall We Do To Be SaSeds" for nearly
two mouths The'audience yesterday was OF a
better character than at any previous meeting.
Rev. o. {. Morse, general secretary OF the
Young Mems Christian Association OF this city
has rendered his resignation, having received a
call TO accept similar position IN Cincinnati.
The resignation has not yet been acted upon.
In the divorce case OF Charles Nice agt. Julia
a. Nice, rule has been issued. requiring plain
TN TO pay $50 OF overdue alfmony before the
The committee appointed on the estate Of
EdWaId f. stone, an alleged lunatfc, has been
An excursion party from Boston, numbering
sixty persons, arrived here Saturday and are
sightseeing to- day.
fire about noon yesterday in two-story
frame house, No. 1923 22d street northwest oc-
cupied by VIM. Anderson and owned oy Eliza
baltimore, caused loss OF about $3.50, covered
by insurance.
at a meeting Saturday, adopted resolutions
expressing their high appreciation Of the char
acter OF Colonel Lowell the late president OF the
Sair sne I reg a5 MS sudden DEATH and
The DashaWay Reform Club met last night at
iailmadge hall. Mr.. Alexander EagleStOn IN the
chair. he opened with an earnest appeal 10
favor Of temperance Addresses were also made
by Nessrs. John Hodgidn, T. r McIntire A. X.
Belt, /. l.. Nicholson. John Harmon. John D Dr.
sey, Col. George M. Fillmore E. W. Day, J: 7.
l.ams, Mr: Murray. Turney II. wilkins, Col. A T.
Maupin, John }. Weed and others. Some twenty
persons signed the pledge.
Al tie regular sale or stocks at Duncanson's
on Friday Metropolitan railroad STOCK sold for
$50 per share Capitol, North . Street and South
washington railroad stock sold for S3I per
shale Columbia railroad stock sold for 500 50
per share; Anacostia and Potomac river rail-
road stock sold for 50 per share. Other stocks
were offered and withdrawn.
THIS week and next Venus and Jupiter VIII
T. n pror,a
the conjunction on the 2lst. The drawing near
OF Saturn to its more conspicuous neighbor
jupiter, cannot escape the attention OF any OBJ
server. 1t is several years since there has been
SO fine an assemblage Of the earth's sister
worlds In our evening sky. They seem TO- vie
Win one another In splendOr.
The first IDStalmeDt OF horses for the one
horse cars OF the Washington and Georg etown
railroad company arrived in the city on Sat
urday.
OFFICER Hart found dead infant on vacant
lou on l9tn, between K and L streets northwest
this morning.
A colored man forty years old, named Nathan
Grant. living at 3o9 18th street, died suddenly
this morning about 9 O'Clock. DR.. Williamson
was In attendance, and gave a certificate of
death from apoplexy.
Mrs: BeIva A. Lockwood, the female lawyer,
was charged In the Police Court this morning
with falling to remove the snow from her side
walk. Mrs. Lockwood stated that there was
some doubt as to whether the property was
hers and added that she sent man to clean
off the snow. The court said that he would
have to treat this case as he did all Others of a
similar character, and imposed fine OF 81.
me Washington Gas Light Company to-day
elected the following directors: +. 81. Bartol,
Ghas. ii. Rogers, Henry L. Cav, John Bailey,
William Orme.
About noon to-day large crowd was collected
In front Of the old Chronicle building on Penn
Sylyania avenue. Several gentlemen. among
whom was reporter. inquired OF policeman,
standing On the outskirt OF the crowd what
was going on. The officer in the most Offensive
and insulting manner replied, with oaths go
and ind out for yourselves, and don't bother
me with your - questions" The policeman s
number was at