Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-06

Tie report 81 Coroner Patterson FOR the month
- January shows tLa' - dead bodies We're viewed,
anu inGur s. held oy that officer during the
Mr.. j. b. Brady. ne architect IN the Office OF the
inspector OF buildings. has commenced the plans
for the three eight-ro0m school houses for the
hrsf, second and seventh divisions.
TIE CHESS AND CHECKE. TOJRN.MESr.-A chess
anu Checker tournament, for the championship OF
the District. vas opened az The Chess and Checker
CLUB rooIaS last evening. Al chess H,,r.-yrarn n
won 3 games Freck , knight ? O,Farrel Tall
more, Lyman. May I'D CrOfts each L. AT chess
Ar. Lyman won games and Mr.. OBrien !.
The MAENSEKcaos MAsouEEApE.-,rhe Gerna-
MA Saennerchor gave masquerade bail at Ab-
ners hall last evening which was successful in
every respect, the attendance bein. very large
The hall presented 2 very picturesque appearance
were AWARDED t5the following: Mrs Jos. COlignon
~ButIerfly Catcher" Mrs. Levi FaIlnan OF RaIti,
more, Turkish Lady, Nj. F. b. Croft. who per-
9cnated an eccentric colored gentleman and Mr.
Ooyharrard. who assumed costume of the time
Of Louis XIV The committees 10 whose Efforts
the great success OF the bail was largely I,ue Iyar
composed OF N"SSrS- Louis koehler, Jos. CoIipnon
Chas Ro2ier, Oscar Niike. Geo Eass a. Rinl,en
Oerg, Aug. D1ehring. and Oh. St!eiel. The JUICES
Wno AWARDED the prizes were A. Levy, WIa. Wan
sleben, and Otto Thtdren.
PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGExcY-Messrs NcDayttt
fiinfer, and AcElrresh have issued Z circular an
nOunciDg That they have "establShed a priy9 ta
agency Tor the purpose OF furnishing reliable in
formation IN civil and criminal cases VIZ: as to
anteeedents habits, associations missing persons
plaeSmafling schemes. conspiracies against per-
son, Character or property, forserieS, embezZle-
ments and theits, train-wreckiag and incepdiar
lam, mysterious murders and disappearanccs: we
VIII make speciality OF the collection or debts,
rents, ana give information as to the standing OF
business Of other persons. Property protected I'm
absence " family Or owner. Banks and other
moneyed Institutions projected from thieves
Business of all kinds promptly investirated ana
reliable Information furnished. Correspondents
IN all prominent cities in the United states, Cam
ada, and Europe. Detective work in all its
oranehes performed Ia any part OF the country by
tas best proiessional skill No cases accepted on
o1sness strictly confidential"
FINED FOR WRITING PoLIcY-Wm. E Smith. COL
ored, was fined $50 and costs in the Police Courr
this morning for writing policy. Witnesses test.
sn0pS and otner places An appeal was noted.
A CURIOUS ELECTRICAL PHENoMENoS.-J. D..
Smith, esq, OF the Land office, an Intelligent gen
tleaan residing at 1915 18th street northwest re-
ports curious electrical phcnomc at his house
The parlor chandelier Is 50 charged with an elec-
tric current that the gas can be lighted by snnpIy
placing the finger toward the end Of the burner
fYom which the gas IS flowing. the ignition beinr
caused by a spark passing from the burner to the
Nnger. The electric shock upon taking hold OF the
cock to turn the gas OF or on is quite percepti-
BILE; SO with the register 10 the fire place-.t is
similarly Charged So far the family have been
unable 70 discover the source CT tie electric cur
rent
OFFIcEss EiscTEp.-The G. S. S. club last even
Ing elected officers for the ensuing year, fol-
lows: j. ~ SieeSon president; p. X Miller, vice
President; VI. Harrington, treasurer; VI. j. Cum
hinyhani, secretary, and N. F:ltZ, SErgcant-at-
arms.
BCsLbfS6 AssoCIATI0S.--At the third monthly
oectlng or the Third Cooperative Building AssO-
cation, held last evening, "a go was sold at an
average premium or 81 per ceat Quite a number
Of shares were subscribed tor
MARRIAGE LIcESsEs-Narriege licenses have
pecn isSue9 10 X JW. kocns OF Philadelphia, and
Mary Walker Brewster; William Roche ana
NellieC Z. Murphy; Fred. &oole nd Lucy c. Berry:
Harry 7. Cunningham and Agnes ngan: Chi
John Joseph Copp;nger, U.SA., OF Fort Leayen-
worth, Kansas, and Alice St1nwood Blaine; John
=. Clum and Belle Atwood; George Waugh Do.sOn
and Maggie Lueretta Flanagan; Chas. w. Hutcain-
SON and Margaret A. C0ffey; Robt Newman and
Irene Harley: Julian VI. Hal. and Alice L Mcguire
Geo. Miller and Rachel Faunt:crvy; Frank Monroe
and Susan Jackson.