Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-13

At meeting of the National Veteran Club
last evening, communication was received and
read from the private secretary of President
Garfield acknowledging the receipt of. and re-
turning the thanks Of Mrs. Garfield for the reso-
buttons OF sympathy adopted by the club at its
last meeting.
Yesterday afternoon the jury of inquest in the
case OF Rhody Dempsey. who was struck by the
last mail tram on the B. and P. railroad yester
DAY morning at the eastern end of the Navy
Yard tunnel. returned q verdict of accidental
death and that 10 blame attached to the rail-
road company.
The body of Matthew Mcknight. aged eight
years, drowned in the Eastern branch. at the
loot OF 18th street southeast. was recovered yes
terday afternoon and taken to the residence of
his parents. 915 4th street southeast
MI. Anthony Buchly, the wel-known under
taker, who has been quite sick for several weeks
WIN low typhoid fever, is now rapidly conva-
iescing
The work of extending the Georges Creek and
Cumberland railroad track to Polk street, at
Cumberland. is nearly completed, and the cross
ing OF the Baltimore and Ohio road at Hay
street is generally expected to be made shortly.
The meeting which it was proposed to hold in
East Washington for Thanksgiving for the Pres
ident's safety. has been postponed. in view Of
the probable action of the various state author
titles IN appointing particular day for thanks
giving.
The "Citizens" Fire Insurance Company,
electing the following officers Matthew &.
Emery. president; Gustave Lansburg. vice pres
idcnt; Lewis CIephane, treasurer; Benjamin F.
MOrscll, secretary.
Rev. DR.. Harrison. pastor of the Mount Vernon
Place NJ. E. Church South. will sail next Wednes-
day, in the steamer Batavia, for three months
vacation in Europe. He proposes to visit Lon
dOn Paris Naples, Venice. Rome and if time per-
mits ConstantinOple. and returning will visit the
German capitals, arriving here about the middle
of October.
A company to be known as the National Cigar
manufacturing Company, was organized in this
city Yesterday by the election of the following as
directors: s. j. Flatow and J. E. Schmalz, of
New Orleans: Frank B. Conger. H. S. Cum
mings and William Simpson. Of this city, The
following are the officers of the company: Pres
ldent, s. j. Flatow; vice president. ]. E.
Schmalz; treasurer Frank 3. COnger; secretary.
William Simpson
Mi. Frederick Douglas has received an invita-
the unwilling of the Mcpherson monument. at
Clyde Ohio, on the 22d inst, and he expects to
be able to accept it.
Real Estate sales.
Thomas Bowling has recently sold the follow
ing real estate for Joseph c. G. X ennedy. trustee:
1arn OF about ~ acres and improvements on
the l1scataway road, about three miles from
Uniontown, to Levin NJ. Powell for $3.50; for
Kodoiphe ClaughtOn, trustee. parts of lots and
"a -. o4u"AS ooO, tOSCttlcl Will Tic lInpFOEC-
mcnts, located ON street. near Vermont ave-
nue.. to E. E. Downham for $40; for Messrs.
Jones and Callan. trustees, lot lettered C in
Madison and Moses subdivision of original lots
O., and in square 427, located on the east side
OF Sth street, between street and public park.
to Charles Dismer for SLIT per foot. For the
same trustees, lot Ga in square east of square
5U9, lot 14xSO and improvements, being No. 1910
4th street to IraC. Allen for 500. Also, lots I. X,
L and in square 694. on 1 street east. between
North Carolina avenue and south street. to
Ira c. Allen, for 26 cents per foot. Also, lot /.
IN square 96S, on the northwest corner 18th and
b streets southeast. to same purchaser, for Is
cents per foot. Also 3. 4. 5, and Z. in Towards
subdivision of block No. 81 in the Howard Uni
versity subdivision of Efngiam. fronting on an
alley leading from Wilson street, improved by
hve small brick houses, to Ira c. Allen, for $3.50
each. For VIM. Tayloe Snyder. trustee lot F. of
Davidsons subdivision of square 214, fronting 10
feet on 30-foot alley by a depth of los feet
together with the improvements, to Charles
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