Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-13

Street lamps will be lighted at Pm. ana ex-
tingufShed at 4:15 am
| movement Is on foot to establish here tenn
parance paper and publishing house.
The executive committee OF the republican
CENTRAL committee of the District yesterday com.
peted arrangements for rendering assistance to
/ TIE republicans In the fifth and sixth Con
gressional districts OF Maryland.
The Clan-na-Gael association has adopted resc.
lutionS expressing confidence in ward o Meagher
CJndon and denying the charge made by Phila-
| delphia papers that he had sold out the land
| league vote 10 the republicans.
AT meeting OF the grocery clerks new associa-
tion, held last evening at Shea's hail. the follow
ing officers were elected: j. r. Fague, president
w. H. Mcknew. first vice president; Jos. F. Web
ber second Vice president; Laurence Cole, genera
secretary; 7. E. Young. correspondent secretary
j. Ii. Gwynn, treasurer; j. NJ. Veale, sergeant-at-
arms.
Attention is called to the advertisement OF sale
| by Fitch Fox. trustees, at 5 O'Clock tomorrow
| street.
colored boy named VIM Harrison was fined
$40 or so days by Judge Smell to-day for defacfng
public property. The testimony showed that the
boy DIST cured newly-laid concrete pavement on
| roller that was rolling the surface OF the pave
ment, thereby causing the stones to tear the
pavement
A colored man named W. R. johnson was taxed
$50 by Judge Smell today for engaging In the lux
ury OF carrying pistol.
This morning, about 1915 O'Clock, house No 91s
NJ street northwest was entered by a burglar.
The inmates on the floor where the entrance was
| effected were immediately aroused and an alarm
little booty he had secured
At the session of the American Humane associa-
ton in Buffalo yesterday officers were elected.
The association will meet in this city in October,
| 1889.
Last night, a colored woman named Mrs Sweep
jackson, was bitten severely on the thigh and
arm, in the alley between 10th and 21St and L and
N streets northwest, by savage dog, owned by
Charles Kane.
The board Of directors Of the Young Catholics
Friend Society last evening appropriated 500 for
the purchase of shoes for poor and needy boys.
boats, has recommended to the Secretary of the
Treasury, that the fine of $500 recently imposed
upon the steamer George Leary by the collector
or customSat Georgetown, for carrying an excess
of passengers, be remitted
The board OF trustees of Mount Olivet cemetery,
has appropriated $500 for making improvements
at the cemetery.
Adolphus Johnson. whose name has been men
toned in connection with the Minor murder case,
states that Victoria Minor had done no washing
for him for eight months, and that he has not
bean at Minors house for year past
At meeting OF the eX-Army Nurses association
last evening an invitation to the reunion OF Meade
Post g. A. r., to be held on the Goth inst, was ac-
ce 1pse no,on,o, ,uo,ouo ,oo ,..,..
part In Archery tournament at Paramount park,
philadelphia, Oct 26. during the Bi-centenniai
Celebration, and Messrs Bartlett Flint, Maxon,
Pickett and others are considering the matter of
making up team to join in the prize contest
The matter will be decided at the regular meet OF
the club tomorrow.
Between IL and o'clock this morning, thieves
entered the Office OF Messrs. Clark & Given, wood
and coal dealers, No 400 10th street. and stole few
pennies from drawer. They made an attempt to
force open the safe but failed to do so. From the
appearance or the job 1t seems to have been the
work OF laborer.
The alarm at $40 o'clock this morning from box
No. 35, was for fire in frame shanty corner 18th
and streets northwest owned and occupied by
James Coleman, colored; damage about $500. No
insurance.
stephen Turner, colored, pleaded guilty in the
Police court to-day to slapping his wire Frances
across the mouth two or three times and the
court taxed him S.
j. Shillington sends the Young Ladies' journal
for November.
d. Frank Bigeow, who was released from 1ail
on bail a few weeks since, he having been commit
ted there on the charge OF enlightenment from the
National Bank of the Republic, is rapidly recover
Ing his health. and is now able to sit up few
hours each day.
To-day, the Court In General Term approved the
pond OF II. A. Brawncr as constable.
Charles Preston, alilS John Williams, indicted
Tor larceny, Was surrendered by his bail to-day in
the Criminal Court.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Deeds in fee have
been Tiled as follows: John Sherman to G. Nor
man Luber, lot &c. So. 1877: S13,75O. Z. II. Thomas,
warner ct al, trustees, to Chrisiana Ke;In, pts
and 5, So. 419; 1926. N. w. Fitzgerald to II. K
F. IT. al Of So. 614:s. Jas. F. Wollard to Geo.
Brooker' sub 81 So. 1,os5; s1oo.
VIEWING THE BODY OF VICTORIA MINoR-As
stated In yesterdays STAR an immense number of
colored people visiting the remains OF Victoria
Minor at 323 street southwest. The crowd
seems 10 increase and it includes people, not oay
from every part Of the District but also from Viz
gina and Maryland.