Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-08
With sincere regard, am very truly yours,
j. o. p. BURNSIDE.
Commanding National Rifles

THE MNsTR8Ls AT FoRDs ON MONDAY N1eHr-
thatcher, Primrose and Vests MINISTRIES appear
AZ FOrd's on Monday night. In the north they
have been playing to crowded houses The Spring.
neld ReDaottc1n says:-"Judged from the current
Of negro character has given place to SONGS
dances and specialties which have no reference to
tne negro. The entertainment furnished by this
IaVofite troupe could hardly be improved The
singing was sometimes ambitious and everywhere
good, the funny business really amusing, the
dancing admirable, and the other special features
bright and excellent of their kind: while the
program was carried through with fne precision
ana without any endeavor to reach brightness
wholly different from that last given by this
troupe, and the familiar features contained much
that was new"
MARRIAGE L1cENsEs-Marriage licenses have
Balthasar Graninger and Catherine I. Kraus:
John Henry Parker and Martha Miles, OF Alexan-
dria: Tucker Kenney and Miranda Block. both OF
montgomery county, Nd: Charles II. Queen and
FRANCES d. Lewis; Thomas Hanson and Jennie
der. ~
SUIT FOR ISLANDER WIrHDRAwN.-The suit Of
Samuel T. Thomason against Thomas B. Harrison
TOT SANDER, growing out OF the trouble In the
Union Veteran corps, has been discontinued. The
action was entered by Hanley Mills as attorneys,
put the defendant having made pubic apology for
the use or the words, which as to the honesty
drawn.
"A NEW COUNCIL Observation-Disclosures council OF
known as the Thomas Guard Council was tnstttu-
TED In Mount Vernon hall last evening by Supreme
BY the ocers or a r. MoSa OF MI assisted
me following We're installed as officers for the
term ending with December: George e. Wilson,
F. Mattingy. counsellor: DR.. j. K. P. Geeson, sec
Rotary; VIM Floyd, financial secretary; WIN. l.
srWsfd saas Mve sra VIM
Capner; sentry. DR.: A G: Adams was elected
medical examiner. Dr. J. K. P. Gleeson alternate
ID. Stratton as trustees Supreme President G. r.
v ood appointed Past President L. H. Patterson as
deputy supreme president
Nor GOING TO CONTEST FRED DOUGLASS, sKAr IN
Prof. Greener is not correct in stating that he
GCuney) intends to contest the seat OF Mr. Fred
Douglass In the national colored convention to be
neid at Louisville, KY, on the 24th instant It ia
the seat OF Prof. Gregory that MI: Quincy said he
would contest
.ACcIDENTa-Franklin Merryman. a white how
living at no. 1918 B street northeast. while play.
and left hand IA colored boy named Henry
Rurrell was accidentally run over by one OF the B.
and last evening" IN
home In Uniontown.- Carrie Holton, living at
no TO- 3 Dgrrs alley between 10th and nth and NJ
northwest. Yesterday, stepped on the sewer trap
cover. when it turned an She fell in, and was as
serious.
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A committee OF Rechabites met at Washington
hall, Capitol Hill, last night. and made fnaI ar
TangemenIS Tor the temperance parade and mass.
meeting next Wednesday night The different
tents Will assemble at the corner OF 9th street and
pennsylvania avenue and march to AnacOstfa
where the public meeting will be held in Temple
Grove. The Commissioners yesterday granted a
permit to Mr.. J. Edgar Powell to conduct q torch
&c ISL rom Ssn street and Pennsylvania
on the night OF the celebration.
Affair." I'm West " Washington.
DEATH FROM DIPHTHERIA.-Mrs. Elizabeth Staub
wife or MI jacob Staub. the well-known flour In
Spector OF this place, and eldest daughter OF Mrs
- Lucy ana the late Dr.. John Stone died Of diph-
Ineiia yeSteroay afternoon at her countfy-seat,
near Darnstown. Montgomery county, Md.
LIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN LANGLRY.-The follow.
ing nave Deen chosen trustees OF public schools In
walters (holding overl Miss Maize Strohrnan has
been elected the teacher.
GRUMBLER-The residents on II street, west OF
54th street, complain that the street sweeping
slonerS would take view from the corner of
and 32d streets they would imagine that they
were In ful port, so numerous are the telegraph
mast2 These poles are as Objectionable here as
men are reminded that garbage Is accommodating
up town. They seem to forget It
NOTES.-The Langley base ball club were pre-
sented yesterday with handsome nag by their
Berry, who recently made an assignment to Mr G.
=. cragin. j.. has been sold to Ar. Davidson, Of
CONDITION OF THE wAIzR-clear 1t all points
AN ASSAULT WITH TuNBL.R.-Patrick CLARK
was charged In tho Police Court this afternoon
named Aichael Sweeney. The case was con
tinued on account OF the absence OF the Injured
man The assault b alleged TO have occ urred in
severe blow ON tina head NH 4 fnuf,aer ~