Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-17

Street lamps win be lighted at 7:oo p. m. and
extinguished at 90 a m
plication OF james r. Rogers for admission to the
bar was referred to the examining committee.
sne er a doI 90 Says ~
ored girl named Kate White with Ratchet Kate
showed the court several CHASTITY cuts on her
head, which she said Emma did with a large
Ratchet
Henry Guteruge, colored, was sent to jail for 60
fdays In default OF $50, by Judge Smell yesterday,
or malicious trespass In cutting ten trees fromMr.
w. w. Corcoran's farm in the county.
The Rev. Or. Samuel M. HaskIns, rector OF St
Marks church, Brooklyn, NY, is now on q visit to
this city, and will preach at the church of the In
carnation tomorrow evening.
There will be an all day meeting of the W. r. M.
row, Mrs. Bishop Andrews presiding Mrs Sites a
returned missionary, will deliver an address on
China.
Jno. Leonard, driver of the Criminal Court van,
and Alexander Brown, a cOlored giant, were at the
par az the Police Court yesterday, charged with
nght1ng In judiciary square. They pleaded guilty
and were fined IS or Is days each
F. b. Mohum and Robert Bear send Harpers
Monthly for June.
j. shilangton sends Harper's Monthly, The At
!antic Monthly and the Young Ladies' Journal, all
The Cantata of the Months and Seasons rendered
by the Sabbath school OF the Firth Baptist church
and friends OF the school was great success.
Every part was rendered with good taste, little
Miss Ella Beal especially distinguishing herself by
her Rotations. The tableaux were one of the
features OF the evening. Mrs. McEwen, nee Haven
ner, ana MISS Ella Craig were recipients OF hand
There will be procession at St Aloysus church
on sunday afternoon next in honor OF the month
OF May, which will be participated In by the young
girls OF the Sunday school, numbering about three
hundred, all dressed In white.
At meeting OF Alabamians at the Ebbitt house
last evening, resolutions In respect to the memory
OF Hon. j. G. Smith, who died here on the 18th
inst, were adopted. and eulogistic addresses were
made 6y Messrs. Pelham. Barnard, Joseph, Mitch
Mrs. T. L. Tulock, treasurer of the late Garfield
Memorial Hospital reception, reports that the
total receipts were s.s7439, and net receipts
<412C9, an amount which may be increased, as a
few tickets are out yet
Arthur Platter. ten year old colored boy, was
public park. Officer Frazier who arrested him,
told the court that he pulled a knife out of his
cut witness heart out
Elizabeth H: Hall was fined IS or days by
Judge Smell this morning for wasting Potomac
water In her house on ~ street southwest, by
having leaky water pipes on her premises.
A total eclipse of the sun, beginning near mid
night last night, was not visible on this side of the
globe, but in central Asia and northern Africa the
date for the eclipse being that side of the world
May IL, the sun having then arisen for the new
The Secretary OF the Interior has rented the
Republican, Office building, now occupied by the
Census Office for one year for the use Of the Pen
The laborers employed cleaning out the sewer
corner 18th and Q streets found dead infant
therein, which was SO much decOmposed as to
make 1t impossible to recognize its sex or color
Detectives Coomes and Acton have in custody
Edward Barry. young colOred man, On suspicion
OF being the burglar who robbed the house OF Mr..
Nathaniel Wilson of clothing, money and jewelry
recently.
A solemn requiem mass for the repose OF the
soul OF the late Rev. Francis e. Boyle, OF St. Mat
theW'S church. was celebrated yesterday at ST.
Patr1ck'S church, Baltimore, by the pastor, Rev.
John T. Galley, assisted by Fathers Caughy and
cassidy. A catafalque, enshrouded In mourning
drapery and covered with pail, on which were
laid full set of clerical vestments, was placed
near the altar.
Agent John II. King, of the Humane Society, Is
In search of the boys who maliciouSly cut OF, or
pulled off, the tail of a calf at Center market.
James N. Pope, of Mass, was, on motion of Mr.
Riddle, admitted to the bar OF the District this
morning
The petit jurors of the Criminal Court were this
morning discharged till Monday next, and the
court was adjourned till Friday. The case of C. d.
Gilmore, charged with libel, was fixed for next
Monday.
George James, convicted In the Police Court last
week or the larceny OF nine silk handkerchiefS
from W. s. Tee, was tried in the Criminal Court
this morning, and the Jury found verdict OF guilty
as indicted, and the prisoner was sentenced to six
months in jail
At the last meeting OF Constantine Conclave.
the Sanctuary OF the Scottish Rite, the following
officers We're elected for the ensuing year: sir
samuel T. Schofield, NJ P. Sovereign; Sir AlonZO
J Marsh yicerOy; Sir Abner T. LOngley, senior
general; Sir John A. Zoos, Junior general; Sir
Fred. Weber, treasurer; Sir VIM Oscar ROome
recorder; SirS Thomas SOmerville, William s.
ROoSe and William fl. H. Hoover trustees
This morning about II O'Clock, horse belonging
10 Mr d. T. Bortlett, and attached to a delivery
wagon, was frightened on street, between 18th
AMI 18th, by a bicycle, and turning the wagon
over damaged it considerably. The horse was
irhf