Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-14
THE EVENING STAR.
Novcmber n, iSSls
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Services nj the Deaf Mute College.
kONDAY


TIE INSTITUTION.
The special service nj Kendall Green. yesterday
afternoon, brought together A large assemhlage OF
ieaf-nutes and their friends President Gallaudet
gave history OF Gen. Garfields labors IN Con-
neSs ana elsewhere, In aid OF the institution. and
showed how much the College for Deaf Mutes now
80 nourfshing, owed In his friendly and earnest
cooperation. Gen. Garfields first visit to Kendall
Green was IN 1867 when the college was In lis In
lancy FROM taiS time forward his interest I'm the
2htcrprse was continuous lie made many
SI'eeches in It's behalf In Congress and elsewhere
and while chairman OF the committee on apnro.
Priatlons was instrumental In securing favorable
action OF Congress Tor the enlargement OF the COL
iee,e grounds and buildings gen tarfields final
visit was on last presentation day I'm Nav when
ne presided IN MS ONCE as patron OF the lnstitu-
ton President Gallaudet read two letters re-
ceiyed from Gen. Garfeld-one IN 1873 and one In
lS.5-in both OF which most cordial assurances OF
lauiet also relsted several very Interesting Incl
dents or his personal intercourse with the late
President among Others an occasion when he
drove him II the Capitol from his house I'm 1877 when
Gen. Garfield said IL had long been ambition OF
his 10 be able u have horse and carriage or his
IN washington. Dr. Gsllaudct closed his address
with an announcement that plans Were being ma
tured for the erection or suitable permanent me-
mortal OF Gen. Carried AZ Kendall Green. in which
felt sure that the graduates undergraduates and
TRENDS OF The college would be glad 10 cooperate.
Two MORE rSFoRTUSATEs.-Yesteria afternoon
at the undertaking establishment OF Mr.. w =.
Buchly, there lay the dead bodies OF two Courte-
Dns-over one the funeral services were read and
over the other an inquest was held. The funeral
was that II Leona de Forrest, a well-known deni-
Zen OF 18th street, who died on Friday. Rev.
Arthur Foster conducted the services, and twenty
five or thirty OF the female companions OF the de-
ceased were present and weeping bitterly Numer-
Gus oralOrnaments had been sent to the undert akcr
during the morning, with the instructions that
they should be placed on Leona's coffin, but In
no case was the name OF the donor sent While
these services were in progress the coroner was
holding an inquest In an upper room on the re-
mlinS of JENNIE Davis, otherwise Virginia Nc
Cam, who committed suicide Saturday by taking
tauianum. she was young woman, Of rather
FIR looks, and had been deserted by the man with
whom she had lived for several years. The testi-
mony was that OF late she had drank considerably,
or, as one OF the witnesses stated it, s.had not
oeen sober TWO d US out OF five weeks verdict
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DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows.-
r A. X Burr 10 C. Il. Cumberland. PIT. s. So 2s7;
sS0 +. j. Adtto +. Denmead, lots 81 10 D. So
81 . ANNE Baeon :, TO gnra eSTTe s1s
sub %. so. as SIS. N Brewer TO Thos J. Mayer'
sub 9and q, 50 sa3; 5000 Arthur Clements to
to same, lot 2, 50. 81; $500 Rebecca CoIngs-
worth TO Thos- b. Humphrey, lot g 50 ga: $50
A,ssl.25.
DEATH OF AN AGED CITIZEN.-Mr. John Boteler,
one OF the oldest citizens OF the District died yes-
terday at his residence on 9TH, between 4 and II
father OF Lieut. j. F. Boteler OF the eighth police
precinct and brother OF the late C. W. and Phillip
Boteler He formerly lived on 9Th street NORTH
west, but for many years resided in the eastern
portion or the city, and Was a machinist I'm the
navy yard, where he was employed. He was well
known and generally respected.
SUICIDE BY PoIsoS.-About II O'Clock last night
enry Roll, about Al years Old who has been stay-
ing at No. l0s Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
took poison, thought To be morphine. Drs. John,
son and Hazen were called In and did all they
could for him, but at 30 O'Clock this morning he
Gled He had no family, and no reason is assigned
Tor the act An empty vial was found by his side.
RIVER TRADE.-Harbor Master Sutton reports
arrivals at the river front to-day follows: Sch.
Howard Dale, Phillips, 10000 feet lumber, Geo.
Sh chan: longboats Peri and Wicomico. wood for
johnson Bros sch. Banner, oysters, market; long
boats Mount Vernon, Pioneer and George and
Martha, all with wood for markets: schrs. Silver
Spray, j. w. Gillett, Two Brothers. Lizzie Raglan.
Anna Gibson John Williams and VIM Totten, alt
with oySte rs for market
NIsTTATIoNs OF OFFICERS OF SECRET So
CIETIEs - The visitations or the officers
Of Of, the , Grand Chapter +. A. A. NJ, this
day evening; Columbia, No. 1, Wednesday; Mount
Horeb, No. z, Thursday. The yisitatioDs Of the
officers OF the Grand Lodge LO.O.F. viii be as
follows this week: Monday evening, Covenant
Lodge, No. -; Wednesday, Federal City. No. %;
Thursday. Friendship, No. IL; Friday, Mechanics,
No. is. Visits will be paid in the following order
TO the subordinate encampments by NJ. w. Grand
Patriarch John K. Mason: Magenenu Encamp-
ment, No. 4, Saturday evening, November 26; Co
lumbar, No. I, "Wednesday, November 30; Mount
Stuart, No. z, Tuesday, December H. The semi
annual grand visitations to subordinate lodges
LON. will be paid as follows this week: Monday
evening, Excelsior, No, IL; Tuesday, Columbia.
No. 1: "Wednesday, Potomac, Ma. g; Thursday,
Anchor, No. y; Friday, Washington, No. e. This
order will institute a new lodge in Alexandria,
Va, next Friday night