Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-04
Condemned locals.

Street lamps win De lighted at 1000 p m. and
eXtingUished al 53Oa. ID.
The Illinois republican association last night ap-
pointed MesSrS L. L. DeLaLd. W A. Moore and
Hugh aioore as an executive committee.
Prof Otis /. Mason viii deliver the first of q
course OF ten fee lectures this evening. In The lee
tuTe room of the Y. VI. O. y. building Ills subject
will be The wedding day in ali ianIsr
white woman named Lizzie smith, who was
arrested last night by Serge2 ut Ltech. OF the first
precinct. on the charge OF being suspicious char
acter, was taken Ill while in cell at the station
house: On the advice OI Dr. Holden She WAS
MJsed 10 the hospital, and there gave birth to q
In the Police Court to-day Augustus shorter, a
snln colored boy. pleaded gully 10 stealing pair
OF shoes from IL front or Mt >tTauSbuTgers store,
on 9Th street, ana was sent to jail Tor 90 Days.
wednesday evening, at the parsonage OF Grace
" church. Rev H 5. France the Pastor. united
70 III tTimOny NJ Fletcher s. Page, OF Adams Ex-
pFSs company, and Miss Emma J. Tyson The
coup e at once proceeded TO their new home on r
The BODY OF dead white female infant was
1ounu yesterday morning al the Young Mems
found u dead eolored female infant on vacant lot
On Sth street DR.. Hartigs,n gave certificate Il
ootn eases OF death from neglect at birth
Yesterday morning Waiter POmeToy fell the
ice at the corner o1 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, ana broke the thumb OF his
right hand
John Haas, a respectable looking man, was sent
10 jail By Judge Smell to-day 70 days, n default
OF so tine, for Carrying pistol
APPOINTED BsuIFF OF The CIRCUIT COURT
Marsha! M%cMichaei has appointed Nr. Allen 2.
scare, for the past five years bilin OF the Grim
inal Colrt. bstln OF the Circuit Court ID place Of
The late Capt Joseph H. Tall he vacancy maze
not be announced for q day or TWO. The promo
ton OF NJ searie is deserved recognition OF his
services IN the past.
COLoRED EDITOR BANQUETED.-A banquet at
which Hon. 3. n. Bruce presided was given by the
prominent colored people OF this city last night
honor CT L. Thomas Fortune, editor OF the New
York GLOBE. Speeches were made and tolsts re-
sponded TO By Hon &. X Bruce Prot r. T. Grt-ener
OU. y +. a
Arnold, Mr. C. A Fleetwood. Prot. J. VI. GT, cory.
Prot Wiley Lane. Hon j. b. Devaux, Prot q. ".
COOK, DR.. j. H. De La Malta, Ii. L. Quincy and
others.
The saT-rpAY LEcTUREs---Ths first OF the Satur
Gay lecture to De given under the auspices OF The
AnthrOpoogica! Society and tne Biological society
viii be delivered tomorrow afternoon in tie lee
ture room OF the National huSeJIn- Mr. Grove h
Gilbert viii lecture on 'ClIs and Terraces" Sec
Rotary eller will preside. Ii l. proposed to co.,
rinue these Lectures during foul or five months
THE NATIONAL R1FLEs-The National Rifles at
the annual meeting, held at their arrnory last
night. elected the following board of directors: j.
y. 7: Burnside. J. F. oyster. George ". Evans. j.
o. Manson, II +. Simpson. j. II. Clear, J. Ii. RAJ
son, Il B. Gittin"s. F. N. Barpas. }. Page. c. p.
CongeT. ". II. Co.lbS Eight honorary members
n insI. rr Ters9n MEN gaTy hlnf Henry zmm9r
D. j. Majority, Charles Fischer, ana three active
members were elected The reports OF the various
officers and committees showed the Organization
10 be In a 1Ourlshing condition.
THE Union VETERAN CoRPs-At the meeting OF
the Union Veteran Corps. Capt Th1Ina-Oa. last
night, U. +. earn Was elected secretary and y
Jacobs financial secretary The report o. the
finance committee. covering the period from GATE
oI Incorporation, August 2, 1888 70 December 81.
1885,. was read. and shows the CORDS 10 be In sat
1slactory and hourisling condition
THE WEEK OF PRAYER IN EAST WASHINGTON
The Monday prayer meetings 70 be held IN the Ne
tropofJan Presbyterian church, capitol Hill. dur
Ing The week Or prayer beginning next Monday
viii be conducted by The following pastors: on
DAY, Rev WI Der VI. ln2erS0.l- Metropolitan Baptist
enurcn; Tuesday. Rev. William DJy. Is. Nau-i! NJ
r church: WedneSd y. Rev. Dr. Parsons. church
ol The Reformation lutheran; Thursday, Rev. Dr
chester, Metropolitan Presbyterian church; Friday
REV joseph France Fourth street " + church:
SATURDAY. Rev Samuel Saunders, First Baptist
church
HusAN HEAD FOUND IN A VACANT LOT-At 9
O'CLOCK yesterday afternoon Officer Brown Of the
second precinct, found the head Of cOl0red man in
vacant lot between 18th and 18TH and q and Il;
streets northwest The coroner examined {; and
found that II had been In :. dtS5actinc room as II
showed the marks OF dISSectinZ imnl.I aents The
blood vessels had been injected. &c The police
nave oeen Instructed 10 as,r; ain, II possible where
THIS head come RON Dr. HarJi-ran. Tho made a
tlose examination. cJe to the conclusion that IL
1ad been ? ~ Of subject for dissection. and h7d
been carelessiy eft ware IL vas found Po-sfDIv
II might have been c1reI'-:iy dropped from a cart
=! otner vehicle While big carried aSay 20 some
pace or 1nttrmelt
q. oPFIcEas ELEcTED.-Nount vernon Lodge. No.
Ofncers for the year Isl: Dictator WE F. Iho-nIl-
sOn: v Dictator, Henry X COhlH: A dictator. tcli-
1TP2IteF 1S9ISe A 'rT-sn, treasurer, George ".
Mckee: ened-cdl examiner, Thomas A. r. Keec.i:
sude. Sonn be:on: g'.~.J..In, jos. II. c. Ho.ins;
N D. WIn f. Dove. Hcnry R CohilI: representa- i've
70 Grand lodge, Wm P. Allan; alternate. WIZ. f.
AT ameettrg ~ the Gercaanla Naennerchor last
Light the following officers were elected. Jos Cot
iSnon- president: Luis koI:- vice-pfestenJ; Chls.
TEF E.~tfN~
financial secretary; \ kCa.e- Treasurer chs
ptiepel, sfani lard bearer; 5.r- Gross. collector
81 meeting az the directors OF the Eew t,apItaI
cable Rlrc4d c0-.sga.v isc evening the following
directors were elected Cfficers: \ H. Itghffgu
Paul, secretary Tie sock has III b.en srAstrIlai
and part paid IN Among the heaviest SICK
iior,l Oank, New YORK; " l. story and tlf2ei "
HoyI, the banner.
The SEQUEL OF A CHRISTN.s Eve FrGHr-On
Christmas eve James OeIa;l coICrvd was Invited
by bis hrcthe--ia-aw, james Honesty 10 go VII n
bridge, where be Vas going 70 pIay The 5t'e haSi
when they got about half way across honesty mo
posed prfzc fiThI which Coleman ter4ei =, "a
after seye;al rounds had been fought LCnesfv MS
declared The best mtn. anI they separated In the
Police Court this morning tney charged each Other
with assault, AMI BOA went down for Is DAYS Ia
CeIault OF IS rLc-
ANOTHER FORGED cHSEyEST.-Another no-e
containing a forged endorsement Ivy Nr. VIM
Dickson and drawn N favor OK Clarence NJ Barton
4&S tILeeu Up III pUrpOTted 10 o. SfTne,i by
LusSey, BaTtols brother in-law. and was paYal,iq
10 BARTON u IS said. also that q Few Gays ago
barton presented u check Tor S175 signed In The
name OF David v ind>Or, OF AieXant.ria but tnaf
The signature was 50 Plainly forgery the cashier
refused 70 pay II
The EQUITABLE BUILDING Association The
Equitable Cooperative building association helC
its 5ISt meeting wednesday Di-ht, Thomas Souler
vile IN the Chair and John JOY EdSon secretary
slS,cO WIS advanced az average premium OF ~
per cent lib new shares were taken In the SIKH
issue. The application for advances loans Oy tn,
members this month was unusually large calsinc
nse In the average premium.
1HE RISE N The RIvER--The signal corns oh
1ver at Harper's Ferry reported. nj 5 o5 O'CLOCK
Ast evening. rise OF four inches at Harpers Ferry
WIN no ice running AT 90 O'Clock last night M
~ nao taken Place since the previous report Al
BIO tnls morning the report from harper's Fern
ssuc: iweaSe-lnch rise over night. Ice running
tnicx a report at 10 oclocS said that there ha(
Deen no further rise and the ice was still running
A PRESENT FOR ALB q. Warner VIII give
InecA on the Times Savings bank TO all who cal
TOMORROW,