Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-01
Condensed Locals.

Al the Congregational church this evening
the List concert in the Bi~choff course viii! be
The American Medical society. at New or
leans, yesterday. elected Dr. y. y. p. Garnctt
second vice president and DR. e. ii. \. Kline
star OF Hope Lodge of Gooa Templars. last
evening elected officers a. follows: E. II. Lam
kals,rom, W r. $: j. VI. McAvoy. W F. *; l..
IL LanInar, w. t. Mrs. y Gruber. W G.:
W. !. O.. and l. kemline W. OS.
VIM. GrUmke, "a shoemaker, at Sos street
reported to the police Yesterday afternoon that
acolored man. with two women. who wore silk
dresses, came into his shop, and one of the wo-
men took 50 from his YES; pocket.
Between and o'clock This morning Officers
Shanks and Neugent took to the second precinct
station a colored female infant found under the
steps OF Il house on French street, between 9th
and 10th streets northwest.
j. Shillington sends the Century Magazine for
May.
Yesterday afternoon a colored boy, named
BraIlSon, 10 years old, while sitting OH the cop
.ng wall OF the NJ street bridge, was taken with
TT and rolled off into the creek, iniuriug HIM
self seriously. He taken TO his home in the
alley between 24th and 18th streets and VI ana
Streets AND DR. H. NJ Newman WAS called in
and rendered medical aid.
Chris Maisak was fined S105 by Judge Smell
Today for keeping an unlicensed bar.
Judge Cox, in the Circuit Court. today dis
Charged the Jury for the term. thanking them
for their services and cOmplinenting them on
the intelligence displayed in their verdiets.
Patrick Murphy reports stolen from his house
on sherman avenue SIS in money.-Col
Casey reports stolen from his house a Colts
revolver, valued at So.
The signal service summary of the weather ut
this station in April shows that il was the
dryest April since ISL the aggregate precini-
tation being only III inches. The mem
temperature Was 53l degrees: being a little
over two degrees higher than in April OF each
OF the preceding three years.
DEATH OF CAPT. SrITH.-Capt Frank Stith.
Tor nearly twenty years past well known in the
patent business circles of this city died last
night at his residence, on Grant Place Gait
Stith is of the old Virginia family of that name
but was born ana raised in Memphis, Tenn
and in the war saw much service in west Ten,
nessee. being an officer on the staff of Gen.
Forrest. He had been for years afiiirred viii
rheumatism, which finally involved. his hear
Capt Stith was never married and LEFT no
family here, but many friends will be panied
10 lear of his death.
FREES SA1E--On Saturday next there viii,
be sold the balance OF the pictures books Sill
vcrware. jewelry and fine clocks at Free ; auc-
ton, 700 Market space
COMBINATION Pool AND billiard TABLE.r
AUCTIoN.-Mr. Bowling will sell Tomorrow AT
IL O'Clock, al his auction rooms. a fine combi-
nation pool and billiard table complete with
pool and billiard balls in perfect order.
A New LAW FIRM.-Hon. A. A. Freeman.
for the past eight years the assistant attorney
general for the Post once department. and
HON. Ii. u. Money, for the past four years a
member Oh CONGRESS from Mississippi, have
before all the departments. the courts of the
District and the L. :. supreme Court. Both gen
tlemen are SO well and thoroughly known that
the simple announcement OF the new firm is a
guarantee OF its success. not only in Washing
ton but throughout the country.
THE WATER COLOR SALE.-This evening will
be the last chance 10 secure any OF the fine
water color paintings now being sold at Dow
Hngs auction rooms. The sale commenced
last Wednesday. and nearly two hundred
water colors have been sold to many of the
leading citizens, and yesterday about so more
arrived from New York, which Will be sold
this evening. Tie sale begins 1T SIP. IN.