Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-01

Street lamps will be lighted at 80 pm. and ex-

Street lamps vill be lighted at $50 pm. and ex-
tfnguished at ii SO PM
A meeting OF patent agents was held at 637 F
street last evening to take action looking to test
Ing the recent order OF the Commissioners Of the
AGENTS for IN oeS 70 OF
ii. Alexander, H. w. Cragin and ". Crawford were
appointed a committee to see that test case is
Vase and snes as
Yesterday Mr.. John II. Harmon entered a suit
against the Washington and Georgetown railroad
Tor SIS 600 for Injuries received on May 18th last
from being thrown from an Avenue car at 18th
street, through the alleged negligence OF the COM
pany's agents, by reason OF which injuries one Of
his legs has become paralyZed.
At the Seaman's Retreat, ia L street, Young
Mems Christian Association for East Washington
has been formed, with Rev. s. Kramer president
and Howard O. EmmonS secretary.
Mr.. Edward Dunn, one Of the mounted messen-
gers or the War department. was thrown from his
horse near pennsylvania avenue and 10th street,
yesterday afternoon, and was badly bruised.
At the coming fair OF the temperance people, to
tables are to be in charge OF the Good Templars,
Jonadabs, Friendship Division, Sons OF Temper
ance and the Dashaways One hundred prizes are
to De drawn.
Patents were issued yesterday to persons In this
city as follows: Lewis AbrahamS, stay for gar
nnd s,hs, m ooG I'm ed ali i9f nGer
bathing stocking A. Pelletier, artificial stone; w.
j. Peyton ct al, rheostat, two patents
c0lored man, named William johnson, was
charged In the Police Court this morning with two
cases or petit larceny in stealing broomS from the
store or JOS ElChcCme, corner OF Goth and vi ST..
lie got 90 days In the first and 30 days in the
other case.
Last evening James Howard, OF 1853 / street
southwest, q young man, accidentally shot him
self IN the lip while handling pistol.
The school board has filled the professorship of
Latin at the high school, made vacant by the res
lgnation or Mr.. Rochfort, by appointing Mr. Ed
ward > Burgess, a graduate OF Hamilton college.
Mr. Burgess mas been for two years past fellow
or Johns Hopkins university.
Rev. W. NJ. Barker. OF ST. Paul'S church. this
city. preached last night at Mount Calvary p E.
church, in Baltimore.
To-day WIS observed In the Roman Catholic
Churches ana iii some OF the Episcopal churches
as All Saints day. or as the name implies. The day
conSecrated to the cOmmemOratiOn OF all the saints
to whom separate days OF the ecclesastic year
nave not been assigned devoted to their especial
rtne inberancc and glOrfcaton. The observance
OF this day Will be followed tomorrow by that of
All Souls Day, the day cOnsecrated to the memory
OF the dead.
Franklin Williams and Benedict Hilton, the two
young men Who were arrested on the 81 OF last
month for asSauting Michael Kinslow, who had
his leg broken in street fight, Were before Judge
Shell yesterday for trial. The complaining wit
ness was not present. and the was continued.
Nancy Miner was In the Police Court yesterday
Tor stealing an umbrella. The old man who lost
the umbrella. when questioned as to where he got
ii, said he borrowed It. Judge Smell said he
didn't seem to have any better title to the UNI
Drella than the woman, and he would dismiss the
case.