Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-11
CITY AND DISTRICT
Condensed Locals,

condensed Locals.
Street lamps will be lighted at 6:55 pm. and
eXtinguished at 1:15 am
About 10 or ] 90 members of the Third Bap-
fist church assembled without notice at the
house of their invalid pastor Rev Vim r. Ief
fersOn, on Howard Hill. Wednesday night. Mr.
y. III. Catlett. in behalf of the members, pre-
sented Mr.. Jefferson with a large sum in cash,
and many useful household articles.
The sycamore Island Fishing and Pleasure
X. Brooke, secretary, and Matthew Rupert,
treasurer Their new boat Mamie will be
taken to the Island tomorrow.
j. r.. DOnnelly, arrested for keeping an I'M
licensed bar, was released on sos collateral.
The following scores were made by the men,
bers of the Capital City Gun club, who took part
I'm the weekly clay pigeon match Yesterday
afternoon: Bailey, II; Mcleod. 8: Mills, Z;
Wagner. 6; Corson, 6; Wilson, 5; Peck, 5, and
The Washington Continentals last night
elected the following officers: w. f. Clapp, first
II p y: ~ Beail NJ D. treasurer; George
cial secretary and acting ordnance sergeant.
Capt Leander \. Robb, of PENNSYLVANIA, who
served gallantly in the war, losing leg, and
had been in the employ of the House of Repre-
sentatives as a messenger since December
1850, died Yesterday IL Providence hospital,
Mr.. Edwin Welsh states that the robbery by
which Mr. samuel Reynolds lost SIT. recently
reported as occurring in asalOon on the corner
OF nth and streets, did not occur in his saloon.
A dwelling house, smoke house. and granary
or the Haycock estate at Langley, Va, were par
TALLY DESTROYED by fire Thursday evening.
Mrs j. r. Hawke, of 600 A street southeast,
was run over by u horse and wagon at the
ner OF 9th and streets northwest yesterday
afternoon, and seriously injured.
Mr.. Henry l.. Harvey. foreman of the Western
Insurance Rerietc. who died recently at Denver
COL. was formerly employed in the government
printing Office in this city. While here from
1881 TO 1857, he was an enthusiastic member
of the Perseverance Fire COMPANY a yoIun-
teer organization.
X. NJ. Chambers. Of Virginia, has been
awarded the contract for plastering the new
Pension building.
DIR. John Clarke. of South Washington has
purchased the farm known as Chapel hill at
Forest Glen, few miles from Washington on
The Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad
AS a result of the investigation made by the
pennsylvania authorities into the conduct of the
troops while in fnis city on the 4th of March,
fourteen members OF Company +, 18th regi-
ment, have been dishOnorably discharged
The Union Veteran Corps, first company; the
capital City Guards. Capt Kelly; Emmett
Guards, Capt Murphy, and John A. Rawlins
Post, No. i, @. a. r., have accepted invitations
TO take part In the reunion of the Society of the
Army of the Potomac in Baltimore May 9Th.
In the suit brought by Mr.. &. F. Creecv against
Policeman Barkley, 10 recover fifty per cent of a
clai M prosecuted for Barkiey under the 20 per
cent act, Justice ONein yesterday gave judg-
ment allowing the attorney 33ls per cent
The funeral OF Mrs. James Regain, wife of
Lieut. Regain, 9th U. 5. infantry, took place last
evening from the home of her uncle Col Robert
q. Rutherford, u. ). A, 1911 Corcoran street
Kew Father Ahern officiating. The remains
were inferred at Oak Hill cemetery
The Sangerbund society closed their season
OF entertainments with brilliant chiIdren's
masquerade at Abner's hail last night The
music was furnished by Donch's full orchestra
and the children looked very pretty in their
fancy costumes. Candy was distributed among
them when they ceased dancing.