Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-24
Condensed I.0caIs.


Street lamps will be lighted at l0:45 D. m. and
exiting uished at 3 20 J. L.
Saturday afternoon the Richmond train In pass
ing l5H street southwest knocked down Oscar
Rabba, lad about seven years Old and injured
him severely. He was carried TO his home corner
OF Maryland avenue and 1917 street
Saturdlynight hre in an unOccupied house No
2l3 street northwest, owned by James FRYE
caused damage amounting 10 about $780, covered
1Dcendiary origin.
AT the plate printers regatta Saturday afternoon
Oscar boie won the race LOT singles in 1917, and
Smith and Somers the race for doubles In II :34h
The regatta was success
The opening services at Grace Reformed chapel,
corner 18th and o streets. were held yesterday.
Rev. Chas- F. Sontag, the pastor, preaching an
appropriate sermon The chapel win be formally
dedicated next sunday afternoon.
Saturday afternoon a game OF base ball was
played between picked nine OF the p. o. DEPART
ment and the Kendalls OF The deaf mute college,
resulting In a tie, alter q closely contested game
OF six innings
Thursday night last the barn OF Mr. Gilbert NJ.
quier county, Va, was set on fre by fncendi-
airy and burned 20 the ground with 81 head OF cat
ue, involving loss OF upward Of a, Goo, on which
Past Grand Masters Council, No. T. OF the G. no.
OF OF. Installed the following Officers elect last
evening: w. J. Howard, w.G.M Joseph C. Jack
son, ID G. NJ; Chas ii. Shorter, G. secretary: BENZ
=. MCCOY. CT; David Warner. &C; B. Wood, G.
iSs H. Minor Minor, G;s;A; James Morgan, CIV
Eecord has been offered by Mr. Rounds to Mr.. NJ
D. Helm, who held 1t when Mr.. Ciapp was public
Comrade David P. Craig, of Lincoln Post, No. I.
g. A. r. IS lying seriously Ill at his home, 1923 N
Carrie Quiet, cOlored girl, was charged in the
Police Court to-day with being loud and bolster
oos and also with carrying razor. She was tined
s or IS days in the former and sc or 60 DAYS in
Charles woodward alias Henry Butler. a young
coOred man, was charged In the Police Court 10.
day with stealing a lot OF clothing and 1eweiry
from the residence OF Mrs. Hannah Munroe No
lols Madison street, and he was sentenced to six
months IN Jail.
THE PICTURE SALR-The artist sale has becn
unavotdaoIy postponed and, rs viii be seen by the
ADVERT sement, II viii now occur on Wednesday,
Nay Oh next The paintings viii be on view Mon
Gay ana tuesday, May lst and 3D.
A Man KILLED BY THE FALL OF A BANk.-An
ACCIDENT occurred this morning at about half-nast
ten O'Clock az the excavation for public offices ON
the square on street between 9TH and oth streets
northwest, whereby Sandy Jackson a coIored la
borer, came to an almost sudden death He was
engaged with two other colOred men, Frank TibbS
and Clifton Walker, In digging under bank of
heavy clay, when the mass suddenly fell. On Sae-
Ing this TfbbS and Walker moved directly outward
5ut jackson. unfortunately, kept on parallel with
fatal manner. The chief Injuries were internal
put the death seems 10 have been really caused by
snnoeatlon His right leg was broken above the
knee. 1he man was removed TO the dispensary
adjoining the fifth police ofiice on IOth street
where III. Parsons made efforts at resuscitation'
put 70 no purpose Jacksons family live on Can,
ftol Hin, and consist Of Wife and two boys he
was about IS years OF age.
DEATH OF Col FAEHTZ-C0l F.. r. NJ Faehtz
The secretary OF the German Fir Insurance Com,
paDy, died this morning at his resi- ience. He was
anatye OF Germany, and participated In the rev.
oiution OF IS In that country after which he came
Co the United States He entered the Union army
from Maryland and rose from the rank OF cantain
70 that OF colonel I'm the 9Th and sth regiments
participating in all OF the battles OF the last years
Q, The Army OF the Potomac and distinguishing
himself at the battle OF Antietam. At the close OF
Z the war he entered upon civil lie i'm this city,
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FISH MARKBT.-Soid by r. A. Golden agent:
Nfo0 shad from si4 u SIS per hundreds iaa ECO her
mig from IS 20 81 per thou5ani: 800 bgn.hes rock