Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-24
District Government Affair.


District Government Affair.
PREFER THE jan 10 TIE wcSKuousx.
IN reply TO an inquiry OF the District Commits
soners as TO onenses punishable by confinement In
the workhcuse and Jail. Nj. James L Padgett. as
sistant attorney for prosecuting such petty cases
In the Police Court has written O letter IN which
great dread OF the worknouse. because therein
work Is compulsory bis preference Is for imprson-
ment in jail, especially in cold weather. nave
knowledge or persons who committed minor crimes
Tor the purpose of being sent 70 the jail for few
months, and when they have been sent to the
worshouse instead have expressed great dsaI.
pointment and cursed their fate"
MISCELLANEOUS
DR.. Cogswell. or fountain notortety had nm
audience with the District Commissioners to-day.
Nr 5 Taylor. ass III street southwest, IN q
letter TO the Commissioners asks II any telegI aph
or telephone company have been granted the per-
mission TO set poles through the center or South
washington 10 the depreciation OF their property.
LIQUOR LICENSES
Lau or ncences were issued today to VIM crun
HosKins, John Leonard and John Quinn
Local. Notes.
Cable, the novelist, and Mark Twain. the HUI
norist, VIII entertain their nrst audience In this
city at the Congregational church this evening.
Union Bethel A. NJ. E. church has elected the
loiloWlnS trustees for the ensuing year Thomas
H. Wright, Henry Wood. George X. Daily, Andrew
Irvine, w. F. Hyson John A. Slmms, sr, James
Washington, Jerry Johnson and JAS T. Harris
Company A, Capital City Guard, Capt II. S.
Kelly. commanding, will visit the fair OF company
tonight.
DISHONEST DoAEsTrc.--A colored servant girl
named Lizzie Brown was arraigned before Judge
OF grand larceny. Mrs Richard Esdorf. All Sd
street northwest, testified that the defendant had
peen ID her employ for one week before the list or
July. witness lett the defendant In charge OF her
mouse and children one day, and when she returned
tue de!endant had gone. leaving her old clothes
as was $50, which was left In the bureau draWer
Detective RaT testified that he arrested the de.
iendant last Friday in Baltimore with some OF CON-
grand jury; bonds $500.
TIE Y. NJ. c. A. COMMEMORATIVE the third days
session OF the Young Mems Christian Association
OF Maryland, West Virginia and the District OF CO.
iumeia, In Hagerstown, Nd, saturday, It was de-
provided sufficient funds could be obtained TO meet
the necessary expenses. AT the evening session a.
subject being "Tiow Can the Business Nan IF nis
Community Aid the Association Yesterday de-
votional meetings were held.
Mr.. PERRY CARSON FOR BLAME IN issS.-Nr.
Perry carson gave II mp SATURDAY aud hauled ia
the banner which was the subject of SO much con
troversy when it was first unfurled. Why don't
you let IL stay there until next tirnee" asked a
STAR reporter OF Mr. Carson as the latter was tug
the next time" said Mr.. Carson, s'when viii put
IL OUT again, and for the same man, too"
DROWNED WHILE BckTrNG-Oscar T. Ford. OF ego
l3th street southwest and II. W. L. Zegedy were
out In sail boat On the river yesterday afternoon
When near the Long bridge a sQuall struck the
boat and upset it. The young men were good
swimmers. ana started for the bridge The men
On a .1s prldge saw them and launched boat.
Zegedy was picked up In an unconscious condition
FORD disappeared before the men could reach MIN
and was drowned. Zegedy was taken to his home
THE BIGELow CAsE.-The case OF p. Frank Bice.
law, the defaulting teller Of the National Bank OF
to the General Term was sons time ago SET fo- q
hearing to-day, but his counsel being engaged in
the Hough trial, in the Criminal Court, the hearing
was postponed.
Saor Br MfsTAKE.-Capt. VIM. Hitchins, OF the
oyster schooner Levin lnsly, was brought up the
OF Sanitary Officer Teepe was sent 10 Providence
hospital. II appears he was shot by some one
grievance against another man VINO was with
Hltchins, and shot the latter by mistake He We,
Souus his hyen ts s, morning and quite bright
the shot. The report that his eyes were put out is
untrue.
SUPPRESSION OF PAcPERIsM-At the recent an.
nual meeting OF the Charity Organization society
Mann, erEanzsslon ( n. oSena1
OF the way, hitherto unknown, TO solve the great
problem OF pauperism. Charity organization is
business, and must be conducted on business prfn-
ciples. Some have sought TO cast odium upon our
work by calling IL a business. We welcome the
term. We appeal to the sound sense and level
heildS OF men and women OF business experience to
Justify our organization. Charity, 80 called, has
too long been a pastime. Quite true he that gives
Is more best than he that receives! The pleasure
OF giving often blinds the giver to the evil conse
quences OF his acts You do not thus manage your
business merchant who wishes to push nis trade
into new neidS fndS out the character and ne.
sources OF the men with whom he must deal But
SO many need the same Information that they do
not attempt TO gather it individually. They estab-
ltsh mercantile agency. What this agency il TO
them charity organization society is TO churches
benevolent societies and individuals This work IS
SO distinct from aims giving that the two cannot
a
be relieved this society knows where f can be OBJ
tanned, and If 1t should not this society can show
the reason why. In Providence, n. J., more than
Sl5O0OO were distributed In outdoor relief In 1878
In 1880 this distribution was reduced to 900 un6er
the charity organization and the work test"
Prof. II. c. Spencer gave a humorous description
or the seedy, knock-kneed, blear-eyed, red-n6sed
tramp who formerly infested tie business college
when IL located in Lincoln hall building, but
said he had gwen it a wide birth since the CHARITY
Organization Society had opened its orice down
stairs.
THE VESSELS OF the North Atlantic squadron
have been ordered TO rendezvous at New orleans
some time during February.
THE BL1SD.-The Secretary OF State is informed
that the International society, for improving the
condition OF the blind. will hold its next congress
SIS, and VIII welcome delegates from the United
states.
Catholics i'm Council.
RATlPTING THE DEGREES.
The third solemn session OF the penary council
was held In the Cathedral In Baltimore yesterday
after the pontifcal high mass ana sermon. The
mass was sung by Archbishop Feehan. OF Chicago.
Bishop Fitzgerald. OF Little Rock, preached the SER
mon after the mass on 1.-THE Sacrifice OF the
Mass" The DEGREES passed during the last week
by the council were read In Latin Sufficient only
OF each read to iden ~ IL TO the prelates and
Monsignor Corcoran, general secretary OF the
council, READ them In such a manner that they
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