Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-07
Affairs I'm West washington.

OAK HILL CEMETERY.-The report OF the presi-
cent meeting OF stockholders showed total receipts
$H,12S38; total expenditures and Investments,
81, 81 81 leaving balance OF cash on hand Of
S11, $50 1.-THE amount received from sales OF lots,
s., S. none OF which was used for current
maintainance. but all applicable to permanent In
dends S. 4s1 49, and from interments 1915 81, and
from sales OF flowers &c, $7O070 In all, S1, 772
The amount of security now on hand is $92,154, to
aggregate OF the security 100000 The number OF
fnterments during the year was 249: present num-
Der OF interments in the cemetery being s,esa
hen in this place recently manifested the maternal
instinct and was set by its owner "a lady here)
chickens, twelve OF which were white one black
and one dark brown. The mother hen carefully
thing to DO with the colored ones, shaking them
as cat does rat when they approached her.
The discarded ones were taken into the house by
tue lady who chrlstened them "the two orphans
In few days they learned to go out doors and
scratch for their own living, and made no further
attempt to join the white brood.
BUILDING ASsOCIATIONS.-At the first regular
monthly meeting of the First Cooperative Build
ing Association OF Georgetown, held last night at
per cent. Eight hundred shares OF stock have
been paid upon, and considerable amount sub
scrlbed IN addition thereto. very large company
was present at the meeting, and the prospects for
q successful association are very fatterfng :. AT
the eighty-nnth regular monthly meeting of the
Tenth Building Association, held Monday night at
Goddards hall, the proceeds were absorbed by pre-
vous retirement of stock.
ELECTION OF OFFICEKs.-At the regular annual
meeting OF the stockholders of the West Washing
ton school for girls the following were elected
directors to serve the ensuing year:-C. NJ. Mat
A. Gordon, Jno T. Mitchell, Geo. Il. Dunlop, j. G..
Waters. At the organic alton of the board, c. NJ.
Matthews was chosen president, VIM. A. Gordon,
ports OF president. secretary and treasurer indi-
Gated the entire success OF the school during this
its first year. The school closes June IS and re,
A MT Tn fv
mont WAS given to the pupils Monday last.
The HIGH SERVICE RESERVOIR is being painted
and repaired.
ACCIDENT.-About 5 40 p. m. yesterday valuable
horse belonging to MI. George Noble, attached to
buggy in the College grounds, became frightened
at CARLOAD or coal and ran down to 321 street,
where he fell and broke leg and damaged the
buggy slightly. The horse was taken to the
montgomery at house and an effort will be made to
ASSOCIATED CHAR1r1Es.-A monthly meeting of
the fist subdivision OF the Associated Charities
the "Aged Women's Home, with the Vice We presi-
dent, MT. F. l. Moore in the chair. The secretary
reported having furnished supplies OF food TO ten
applicants, who were found to be very destitute.
The treasurers report was read and approved.
Mrs John II. Voorhees,, manager OF the fourth dis
which $3.50 was proceeds OF a chiidren's fair.
Mrs voorhees, also read an interesting paper, de-
falling the method OF work now being consum-
mated by the other subdivisions OF the association
On motion, Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Voorhees, with
Mrs Peck, were appointed delegates to represent
thiS SUBDIVISION at the regular meeting OF the
central association on Monday evening next The
resignation of Mrs. E. M. Boucher as manager of
the NTH district was accepted, and Mrs. JOS. A.
Williamson was unanimously elected to fill the
vacancy.
THE GRAIN MARKET.-Arrived, by canal: Boat
r. Lyons, Whiting, with 4,000 bushels wheat; boat
Farmers Friend, with 3. 500 bushels wheat.
MERCHANTS observation-disclosures on Change
to-day: 1900 bushels wheat with sales as follows
1900 bushels at 49, loco bushels at 137; 800 BUSH
els at 1877; 1880 bushels at 13SA.
CATTLE MARKET.-DrOyerS' Rest SaleS-180 cat
tie up, sold as follows: Best, 8AS4; good 71<aSA;
medium, 6Ka7H: thin steers, oxen and cows, 5Ha
OK; 800 sheep and lambs, lambs, 7]@a8; wool sheep
5ka6; clipped sheep, 4a5h; 10 cows and calves, at
THE FISH MARKET.-1e.000 herring sold at s. to
$650 per thousand: 800 Shad at ST. to $40 per hun
dred Reported by c. E. Harper, wharf agent.
CONDITION OF THE WATER-Great Falls slightly
turbd receiving reservoir turbid; distributing re-
Servoir. slightly turbid.
HIGH TIDE.-June 6, ~ 81 am, :03 pm
PoRT.-Entered-Schr. Emily E. Burton, Cooley
from Havre-de-Grace, with coal to Mayfield &
HieSton. Schr. Geo. w. KrebS, Bell from do. with
coal to same. Schr. Sallte and Ellen, Hopkins,
from Philadelphia, with coal to same. Schr.
Cooper, Tull, from Havre-de-Grace, with coal for
from New York, with salt to l. Thomas Davis.
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.-On the Metro
pOhtan Branch B. & q. RR., three miles from the
c1ty-Lew1s D. Means, prOprietOr.-At the Queens
Town Drove Yards yesterday. 2G0 head of cattle
were sold to butchers at 4a9c. per ill.,; 1000 sheep
and lambs were sold as follows: Sheep 4a5Ac. per
lb:, lambs sara. Cows and calves brought SIS
aSoO The state OF the market was slow.
The horseshoers employed by the surface rail-
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