Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-03

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PROPOSED POULTRY AID Doc SIIOw-Much in
terest ismanifested over the proposed bench show
at the skating rink next February and many
noted dogs throughout the country will be on
exhibition. The poultry fancers of this city arc
considering the subject of exhibiting their prize
fowls and pigeons in connection with the bench
show. The association of poultry and pigeon
fanciers numbers over eighty-siX active breeders
including number of prominent business men,
and the combined show will likely be sue
sess. The fanciers' organ in this city, The Poul-
try Recie,c and Stock Journal favors the exhlbi-
ton.
RIVER TRADE.-Haroormaster. Sutton reports
arrivals at the river front as follows: Steamer
Norfolk Shropshire. mze J II. johnson & Co. .
pungy Mama, Davis 800 bushels oysters for mai
ket; schr. s. j. Douglass, Lewis, 500 bushels do,
same; Schr. Edwin Stewart, Smith. 600 bushels
do, do; schr. Goodsell, Blank, 500 bushels do,
same; schr. Margaret Ella DAVIS, 400 bushels do,
same; schr. VIM. Totten, Adams, SO bushels do,
same.
THE HOOE MANDAMUS SUIT DISMIssED.-The
Court in General Term yesterday discharged the
rule applied for by the HoOe Bros on the Com
missiOners of the District. The rule was for
writ of mandamus to compel the collector of
taxes to strike off the assessment book the as
sessment on the new mOnev-Order Office The
chief justice. in announcing the decision, said
the court would not issue a mandate to compel
the Commissioners to do what they could not
do. There were very interesting questions
raised in the case which could better be settled
by a bill In equity.
THE sPAuLD1Na IEcTUREs-The popular and in
sru'tive series OF illustrated lectures by the Rev.
Henry G. Spauldng Will begin at Lincoln Hall ON
Tuesday evening, January 9th. The course tickets
Thursday morning, at O'Clock. These lectures
are delivered In Washington in response to the
following cordial letter of invitation:
WASHINGTON, DC, December q, 1882
Rer Henry G. Spdulding:
Dear sIr:,We learn with pleasure that you pro.
pose 10 give IN washington course OF illustrated
lectures On Pagan and Christian Rome and the
destruction OF POmpeii. We have heard Of the
remarkable success OF these lectures as given at
the Lowell institute in Boston, the Peabody InSti-
tute In Baltimore end in many Other places. The
New York papers have also informed Us that your
enthusiastic audiences. Fully illustrated by the
aid of excellent stereOpt1cOn views, your lectures
are said to unite instruction with delight to
usual degree. Personally known to some OF US,
as you are as dfgent and successful student in
art and literature, With competent skill to tell
what you know in popular manner, we are con-
will attract the attention which they merit
s,,n,o, Resp, RSees'pectfully, yours,
T. f. Bayard, Geo. F. EdmundS.
w. r. Sherman, Arthur Macarthur, :
ID. X. Cartier, j. r. West
John Davis. Archibald HOPKINS,
j. Hubley Ashton, Geo B. COrkhill
ChaS. c. Glover, Anthony Pollok
A. r. Spo1ord, Chas p james
Polo AT THE RINK.-The polo match at the rink
last night was declared draw, each team making
one goal. The teams We're composed as follows:
feIsIJohn Cuttings, captain; Frank Hillyer, E.
A. Main, VIM. Casanova +. De Roncery and WV.
J. Murphy. Bues-Gao. H. Boyd captain; Bruce
Metals: John Yarrow, Everett Btwsel, L. ]. Allen
and l.. Hatch
ELECTIONS OF OFFICERs.-The Fanchon Club has
elected officers rs follows: President, Frank f.
Angerer; vice president. George 2. Dowell; secre-
tary, Wm +. Bronson: treasurer. Geo. r. Sweet
man; sergeant-at-armss, Harry J: Raedy.
At the regular monthly meeting OF the Young
Peoples Union of Memoir II church last night the
sem-annuai election took place. resulting In the
choice OF the following: President. Capt. A. Ii.
White; vice president, julius HlgdOn; treasurer,
Miss Annie GUS; secretary, John A. Gro S: lib.
Fred. Bache assistants to the librarian Miss Lily
Mhlte and Annie Kaiser; musical director, Prof.
John Seiffert.
The board OF trustees OF the Sixth Presbyterian
church have been reelected for the ensuing year
as follows: Chas. b: Pearson, Roswell A. Fish,
Alexander s. Webster, and CLARK. B. Phillips.
The following were last night elected officers of
t tne Fedepat9n OF Labor Unions for the ensuing
president. Daniel McRae; 81 do, NJ. F. Hobbs;
recording secretary, Samuel f. Boyce correspond
Ing secretary, Henry Bo5enburg; treasurer, d. S.
AT meeting OF the ''Sparta Club" hell last
evening" the following officers elected Tor the
ensuing year: President, James d. Kennedy: vice
president, Charles Whitlow; secretary, Judson
rect0rs-J. Butcher, c. Bruce. Frank Boston, Aug.
Savoy, JOS Bush. j. Malyln, j. H. Smith,
MARRIED.-On Sunday afternoon. December 81
1882, at the Cathedral, Baltimore, Md, by Rev.
Father Devine in the presence Of q Iarg assem-
tly OF the friends OF the bride and groom, Pat
youngest daughter OF Lawrence Mcdonald OF
baltimore: The newly welded couple left on the
evening train for home with the congratulations
ana best wishes OF their many friends.