Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-30
Condensed Locals.

SOnutnStu LOcdlS.
The Paper Hangers association of this Dis
trict has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Chas- A. Silence. president: F. H.
Appler. vice president; j. N. Magee, secretary;
L. PennintOn. treasurer.
new rifle club was organized last evening
at the house of Mr. Thos. Walsh. corner 10th
and streets. to be known as the Citizens Rifle
club, of Washington u. c., with the following
officers: Harry j. Douglas captain; George W.
Giddens, secretary. and ThOs Walsh, treasurer
At EaglestOn's tent last evening there was
large audience. Bud" after making the OPEN
ing speech, turned the meeting over to Mr. r.
Graham who made speech. and was followed
by Mr.. Ryan. DIR. Norton. Judge Weed and j. B.
nunnins Appropriate music was rendered by
Messrs. Whipple Lillbridge and Jecko and re-
citations by Dr. White. Quite number of peo-
pie signed the pledge.
Street lamps win be lighted at $40 pm and
extinguished at am
The leaning spre of the Metropolitan church.
corner AZ and C streets northwest is being
Strengthened up and secured.
Yesterday afternoon a cOlOred man named
Stanley Marshall received serious injuries in
ternally by the caving in of bank of earth
while he was engaged in eXcavating for a sewer
on b street. between 2d and Sd streets.
The tenth annual meeting of the National
Board OF Steam Navigation will be held at the
Ebbitt house October ), at 10 o'clock am. The
board represents over 5000 600 600 and over
4C00 steamboats,.
young white man. named Albert Steele lv-
Ing at 912 l. street northwest accidentally shot
himself through the left hand yesterday. The
pistol ball entered the base of the left fOreinger
and passed through the back of the hand Drs
Markrlter and Johnson, of the Emergency Hos
pitai dressed the wound
Between . and O'Clock last evening Clara
Williams. cOlOred, living on l. street between
list and I'd streets northwest took to the fourth
precinct station. on street, near Goth. a white
male infant which had been left at her house by
an unknown white woman 1t was sent to st
AIMS asylum by Lieut.. Guy.
Sneak thieves stole the mourning drapery
from several houses in Department row. north
OF Lincoln park. last "Wednesday night and a
correspondent asks: Cannot the Commission
ers afford lamp for east b street near 11th!"
The STAR will be issued tomorrow in double
sheet form of fifty-six columns. Advertisers will
please send in their orders before IL o'clock on
the day of publication.
CAUSE OF THE COLLAPsE.-The building in
spector has not concluded his report upon the
Barbour Il Hamilton building Upon further
examination he finds that the base plate of iron
for the center column to rest upon had broken
into fragments. in consequence of the wall
underneath having been somewhat weakened to
make place for platform scale in the floor
This column having given way caG sed the Others
TO start, and produced the collapse.
The RECEPTION OF THE FRENCH GUESTS
Messrs. Dickson. Willett. Weller Odlum. Mox-
ley and other members of the committee on the
procession In honor of the French guests met
at the National Hotel last night Mr. Dickson
presiding After general discussion concern
ing the duties OF the committee, 1T was decided
TO Write TO the various civic societies inviting
Their participation, and requesting an imme-
0iate reply The committee agreed that the
music for the different societies should be fur
nshed out OF the general fund The members
OF the Oldest Inhabitants Society will be in
vited to attend.
Arrsr
night the detectives arrested Sam Norris and a
girl named Lille Lucien. on suspicion of being
concerned in recent burglary ON Capitol Hill
Norris had in his possession two pairs of pants
which had been stolen at the time of the rob
berry Other stolen articles were found in q
house on Md. avenue. southwest. where these
persons lived Morris has recently been released
from the penitentiary where he served term
OF SIX years for killing pencil peddler.
CLAIMING DAMAGES FOR EJECTION.-Yester
day Charles W. Graham brought suit before
Justice c. S. 8undy against the Washington and
Alexandria Railroad company, claiming Sl0C
damages. IL is claimed that on the evening OF
the 10th inst Mr.. Graham purchased ticket in
this city and went aboard of the train. Suisse
quently, one of the employees of the road entered
the car in which he was seated and requested
him TO go forward into the smoking car This
MI Graham refused. and the special officer OF
The company was called in and the plaintiff was
elected from the train. The defence of the com
pany is that Graham was intoxicated and had
entered the ladies' car without permission.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
John Veihmeyer to Mary Stuart sub. 90, So 19S
S1Zoo Henry K Hicks to b. F. sherwood ept
sao: y, So 254 g. r. w. Fenwick ex.
ecutor, to john Bailey, lot g. So 5Sl; a. 500
y. a. -, Eidridge to Annie C. Myers. subs "a. AZ
anu 40, 50 sSl; $500. ID. B. Croft to Bridget
WISE sub 40, 50. 40; $1,000 RIP. jackson to
n d Darne, pts. Is and 10, block 81. Old
eeoigetown' Sl,G5- Thos. L. Hume to Ed
ward Slmms sub. lots Isl to l6S of lots % anf
81, So 200; Sls,250: Geo. L. Douglas to Stan.
ley Matthews, pit As, So 399 (quif claim: aa50
Julius l.. Bundy to Martha Lodge, lot 8. So S4S
ssh. ~ vs.
THE New NORTHERN MARKEr.-Yester,.,
afternoon Aessrs. Duncanson Brothers sold q
anction the stalls in the new Northern market
corner Of 18th and streets), and the sale sf
Enacted much attention. There are 96 stalls o
stands In the main building, a Of which wer,
ssoed for ten years. The prices were perfect,
satisfactory to all Concerned, ranging from
about el00 to &525 premium for each stsil. IN
market win Be opened tomorrow evening.