Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-07
The IufheranS

announced i'm The STAR. the subject of educa-
ton was the order of the evening and Prof.
| Bike, OF Gettysburg, delivered an address The
| remainder OF the evcnfng was devoted To the re-
iation OF pastoral experiences 10y the members.
| Reys Henry Bowers, Butler, ID, Domer ID.
D., H. w. Kuhns E. s. johnson and Stork. ID.
| d., were the speakers.
| The usual noon recess was omitted and TO-
days session was extended to 12:45 D. m. DIR.
| Diehl gave notice of an amendment of the con-
| stitution, providing that members of other
| orthodox evangelical denominations can be i'm.
| troduced 10 the synod. and by special resolution
may be invited to address the body Reports
from several standing committees were re-
| ceved.
The synod adjourned about one O'Clock until
evening. After lunch they proceeded TO the Cap
itol, where they united with the other Protest.
ant ministers, in paying respects to President
arthur The regular order for tO-nights session
Is Home and Foreign Missions" Speakers DIR.
Stork OF Baltimore, on foreign missions and
Rev. M. Kuhns, Of Westminster, Md, on home
mission.
PROBATE BUSINESS TO-DAY-In the Probate
Court to-day the following business was trans
| acted:-Estate of Florence c. MURRAY: petItion
| for letters filed and order ofpublication Estate
of Mary M. Days Caroline E. Anderson appointed
administrative; bond 500. Estate of Joseph +.
Green; petition of George Green filed: rule ON
John w. Lee, to show cause, and order appoint
Ing s. Maddox administrators bond $500 Estate
of Margaret A. BOrland order of publication.
Estate OF Mary A. Crowley, deceased; petition
nled and order. The will of Elizabeth IA. Trav-
ers was admitted to probate and letters testa-
mentary issued to Mary Darnell; bond 5000
Estate Fanny NJ Sutherland; order to guardian
to invest money Of orphans. Estate Edward 8.
Matthews: petition and order appointing
Mary E. Matthews Administrative; bond. $500.
VIII OF David Mcqueen, admitted to probate,
and letters issued to G. C.Hercus and Richard
Henderson; bond sll 600. Estate ID. NJ. Light
foot; petition filed, and order of publication.
number of accounts were reported by Register
Ramsdell. approved and passed.
THE CANAL AND THE DROUGHT.-Distrct Com
missioner Morgan returned from Baltimore last
night, where he had been called as a director Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal company to at
tend meeting at Barnum's hotel. No business
OF public Importance was transacted. In the
disposal OF current business the fact was made
known that at no time during the history of that
canal has the water i'm the Potomac river ever
been 80 low as the past season. From the 9th
August to 18th September there was no rain at
all in the valley of this river and tributaries
which empty into it, and from. this place to dam
No. o navigation has been seriously impeded,
forcing a reduction i'm the draft of canal boats
from 54 to A feet. This is the reason of the
scarcity Of coal and other freghts at George
town.
Two WOMEN Run OVER BY A WAGoN,-Two
colored women, Emma Campbell and Kate
corner of 9Th and streets last evening by q
wagon and were seriously injured. The driver
Of the team did not stop to learn the result of
his carelessness. DIR. III. Jones, who was pass
ing in the cars. jumped out and picked Emma
up and CARRIED her to the drug store and
dressed her wounds, which were two contusions
on the back of her head which were bleeding
prOfusely and apparently made by the horses
shoes Some one stole her shawl during the ex-
citement.
SHE HAD "RTGoR."-Honora Reed. q white
woman who gets thirty days for vagrancy about
twelve times year, was in the Police Court
this morning, having been found drunk on the
street. She told the court that she had just got
out OF the hospital, and had ''rigor' yesterday
and took some whisky to warm her up and IL
went to her head. She was sent down for 80
days.
GOING TO THE BALTIMORE ORIoLE.-Next
Monday the Union Veteran corps, Capt s. z.
ThOmasOn, will escort the Grand Army OF
the Republic, department of the Potomac, Vim.
Gibson, commanding, to Baltimore, TO take
part In the OriOle procession Monday afternoon.
The corps expect tOturn out In full numbers and
will take q band with them. Included i'm the
Grand Army will be the department staff, and
J. A. Rawlins Post. No. 1; Kit Carson, Post, No.
2; Lincoln Post, No 8, and Morton Post, No. 4,
and beside members of other posts.
SUrrs FnED.-TO 4day j. H. Albers and othera
filed bill in equity against Walter and Winters,
trustees and Others TO sell certain real estate to
settle the estate. John Chiles filed q bill to-
day against Stephen V. White for discovery q
to the amounts paid him on account of q GER
tain Mexican claim and that plaintiffs Just pro-
portion thereof be secured to him.
THE QUAKER MINING COMPANY-A certificate
of incorporation was filed In the once OF fhe
recorder of deeds to-day. by Daniel Breed, Geo.
W. Kirk, Bernard I. Janney, Sumner g. Kirk
and VIM. Robinson, all residents Of the District
incorporating themselves In a BODY IN 10 kno-yy
as the Quaker Mining Company Of the District Of
Columbia, with a capital stock Of Sc. 600. to b
divided into 100 shares, for the purpose Of carry
ing on the mining business at any place thev
shall designate. The above five persons have
oeen elected trustees for the first year.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued .
Beverly Tucker, OF williamsburg, Va, and LucV
Jane Higginb0ttOm; WIN. p. Laselle and Mary
+. Stuart, OF Milford, Del; e. 4. Bell. Of D.
frott, Mich, and Katie f.. Con0ver, Of El;xabefh
City. n. j.; Frank q. Hayne and Rosa L. Buck
ley; Joseph Noyes and Henrietta Shaw both a
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