Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-09
Condensed Locals

Street lamps win he lighted All sos pm and
eXtingUi-R ned at 400 ain.
At a meeting last evening of the Union Vet
ern CorlS, Old Guard. the advis;tbiity OF hold
ing a grand fall and bazaar and industrial ex-
hibitiOn Was discussed and referred TO the board
OF directors for their action. Private Franz, B.
"Ii>oE vas promoted a corporal,
The B1t;tett Ere ETtiEsI.shing company
Last hishi erected the following officers: PTesi-
dent. Gen. J. L. - es:: vice president J. H. Rus
Sell; treasurer, ". y Bartlett; secretary, W. y.
bartlett; assistant secretary, George VI. Fill
more Direc;ov<-I. l.. West w 4 Bartlett
William Robinson, " d. Helm. J. W. Boteler,
H0rai:o BrowniB ~, George W. BEuwneli.
James and Robert Geckh;4Iu, of Water street
west Washington. have challenged any two
men IN The District L. r,sce in double out
ringers on t:-e upper Potomac for 500 "A side
o. -" iISon, commissioner Of paris, has a
suIficient number OF good yOurc trees 10 plant
ali the nevF PARKS. as well as supply the places
Oh those IN the Older Reservations THAT are de-
terioraiIng- He wi. Commence planting, he
says, as soon as good weather set in.
Cen Benet, chief OF ordnance. has approved
the Com IN ISL toners recommendation for. forty
eight Springfield rifles ana accouterments lor
the high school cadets.
The Grand Lodge X of =. of the District last
night adopted an amended constitution for
the grand and subordinate lodges OF the Dis
trict, being a cCdfcasiOn of the constitution
ana decision affecting the laws rendered dur
Ing the past fifteen years.
Mary Bowen, colorcd. thirty years old, resid
ING at 1912 3lth street, dropped dead yester
day about O'Clock at her home. The coroner
was notified.
There Was no performance of the "Bread-
winners at Ford opera house last night, the
managers having decided TO close the house
or tile remainder o. the week. To-day the bills
or next week were posted on the bili-bOards.
MI L. =. Emery, the secretary OF the Asso
GATED CHARITIES, formerly assessor of the county
OF Washington, and generally known among
our leading citizens, has connected himself
Witn the business office of Mr.. b. III. Warner
real estate broker.
Mr.. Robert Christy Of the Washington bar
has filed a motion TO nave the order recently
Issued by the court OF Alabama CLAIMS supend
Ing Mr.. Jerome +. Manning from prac tice before
nha1
RoBBERIEs REPoRTED. - Mrs Mary A.
BROWNE, .l3 21st street northwest, reports
stolen from her bureau drawer SIS worth OF
tewelry. Thomas 4. Evans, 2l3 New Jersey
avenue, reports the loss of army pistol Jn
Illus W cyl reports stolen from his store {. coat
worth So. Mrs. King, % h street northwest
Ieports stolen I. pair OF gold glasses worth IS
ports stolen during the past week quantity Vi
honey from his bee-hives.
PROTECTION AGAINST LrGHrS1SG-MrC 7
dubbei., an old teleG-spher and practical elec
trician. has recently invented apd patented .
system OF protection against lightning for oi
tanks, gunpowder magazines, DC, which ma
the approval Of the chief of ordnance of the
army, and is very highly commended bJ
physicists here and in New York where he gave
several exhibitions with the aid of powerful
static machine. He has also a scientific anf
common sense method of application for oreii
nary buildings. which has already been testeG
upon some public structures in different part
OF the country. He has also published an in
which can be had upon application at the office
BIC street, Warner building, basement II
this work he criticisCs the present method @
protection for the Washington monument, ant
gives what he deems the proper one.
IMMENSE COLLECTION or FURNITURE A,
AUCTIoS.-Nr. bowling Will sell tomorrow
commencing at ten O'Clock, in front of ant
within mis- auction rooms, an immense colicc
ton of household effects, being the contents 6
Two private residences and other parties. en-
bracing fine furniture and carpets. "A splendid
opportunity Tor parties furnishing to secure
bargains.
REDUCED RATES TO THE VIRGINIA STATE
fAIR-FOr the Virginia State fair, which vii
pc Held at Richmond the 21st, 22d and 2;sS
instant, rOund-trip tickets Will be sold from
alexandria and Washington, from the 2Ofh Il
I'D inclusive, good 10 return until the 24ti
inclusive at the rate of - so for the round iris;
wnich ineiudes admission TO the Fair grounds
consult schedule of trains. permitting passe,.
ssas 20 ,eaye " washington ia the morning ana