Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-03
Condensed Locals.

Street lamps Will be lighted at Gle D. m and ex-
0nguiShed at IL p. m.
The alarm at nye O'Clock last evening, from box
fS, was or discovery OF fire in unOccupied
house. sO6 street, belonging 10 the Devaughn
estate, Inc fre was extinguished before any
o.. The Phllharm91ic society held its first meeting
Tor the season at the congregational church last
evening, and the ATTENDANCE was good. Gades'
~Eri Kings Daughters" and a work or RheIm-
oergers were announced for the first concert, TO
De gwen In December, while the executive COM
miftee have about decided TO produce Haydn's
Seasons" for the second concert
AT meeting OF the Pennsylvania republican
association last evening, the president. Joseph X
McCanmon In the chair, Dr. j. X. p Gleeson, j.
vacancies on the political committee. ~
AT the annual election or officers OF the Rvland
IE: church Sunday-school, the following were
elected: Fred A Gee, OF the uuartermaSter
generals Office, superintendent: Henry c. Lowell
assistant superintendent; Geo. Swartley, secre.
Barker, librarian. Mr.. Stahl, the former superin-
tendent declined to be candidate for re-
The opening exercises Of the National Medical
college, last evening, were largely attended. Dr.
yelling welcomed the assemblage and Dr. A. Y
y. Garrett presenter TO the audience Dr. Elliott
Coues, who delivered the Introductory lecture
which took the form OF a composition in blank
verse, entitled 90 The Demon OF Darwin"
Yesterday, Mrs A Richardson, an old coIorad
woman. living at 422 18th street southwest, took
20 the frst precinct station cOlOre1 male child
ABOUT TWO months old. which had been left at her
house by Julia Reed, colored who. it seems has
abandoned IL and left the city. The child was
Coroner Patterson yesterday viewed the remains
q Maria White, the cOlOred woman who died sud
denly In house No. 5, Nailor', alley as stated In
disease " ''''
On Sunday last a colored female infant was left
~ the nrSt precinct station house by a colored
man named Clark, who had picked il I'D In an
alley between F and G AMI 6th ami 7th streets
Iesterd1y it was adopted by Mr.. johnson, corner
~ and streets.
The Court In General Term to-day reappointed
Charles curtin as constable.
Yesterday afternoon, In the Criminal Court
room, Rev. DR. k. n. Bger, OF the Metropolitan NJ
= church. united IN MARI &c John Habrlm and
Ellen sullivan. both or STAFF lrd couaty Va Mr.
& b. Hay having found the parties in the act Of
procuring the Icense volunteered his services and
acted as master OF ceremonies
ThOInas ) McNefr, OF Q street. sends to the STAR
ZONE peaches raised In his yard OF remark able
growth. One IS twelve inches in circumference
and weighs a pound and two ounces: the Other
Is , eleven inches round and weighs just Il pound
The Columbia base ball club ID! iy1d the Twill rht
pa pail clGo Monday, and defeated them by the
The Washington Operafic Association Will have
us headquarters hereafter at Moore's Hall on erh
street. and will meet Wednesday night for the
opera, 1.-THE Grand DlcheSs.n u INC
Inc council or mini sters met at Enon Baptist
sna en-, on sdnlay and ordained Stephen Jackson
ana IucRer Beverly as deaconS
The Swiss minister, Mr. Frey. and Mr. John
hsn, tnis morning made a visit to the Peabody
the building To examine its construction
Tnere were six fires requiring the services OF the
department LAST mouth, the damage rasulfibor
nom the sane amounting to less than $500.
A CARD.-We ask the kind consideration NJ tho
public regarding the Inaugural or our new build
Ing Being compelled TO further the desires or
our iiilInf use custom. we continued the business
az the Ole place until the evening on SATURDAY.
last The Immense preparation necessary tn
mike the opening OF our new enterprise a perfect
success was therefore greatly retarded. We SIM
eereiy nope our patrons and the public Will be
lenient LANsBCRGH & BRO
DowLING's SALE To-AORRow.-The sale at Dow
Ing Tomorrow is very extensive ami varied en-
oraeing large lot OF groceries, English. stone
ana maJ0liea ware, and a fine line OF dry goods
and gentlemen's furnishings. See advertisement
Law AND MISCELLANEOUS Books AT AUCTION
This evening, commencing at 80 O'Clock, Thomas
lowing Will sell miscellaneous collection OF
pooSs, In which there Is a small LOT OF valuable
Law sa oookSs embracing Alexander'S Maryland
Sn1ncery Practice and other standard works. See
advertisement
An INDIGNANT DENIAL--Mr VIM. Fl. Hoover of
the Center market, writes TO The STAR AS follows.
Having seen In your valuable paper last S,rnr
Gay evening statement that by an adroir trick OF
against me that bought beef from the Cbtca1o
Deef company, desire TO say that no warrant hsS
oeen served on me as yet, AMI II he has made such
edeciaration state that it is false have never
t09ght, or even priced, any OF the meat OF the
Snlcago Beef company, as / slaughter all the meat
Toner for sale AS your paper has the reputation
o. falr dealing with the citizens OF Washington
and as you have been wrongly Informed. please
make the above correction"
1uB GARFIELD MoSUNENr-The executive com.
Ufefee and several OF the state boards met last
evening at the Ebbtt house, including the boarris
- the states OF Connecticut, New York. Illinois,
Akkansas and Kentucky. There win be meetings
en1s evening OF the board OF direction. as We'll as
Dverai OF the state boards