Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-16

Street lamps will be lighted at 1915 pm. and
eXtingutshed at a m,
Bishop L. G. Andrews, Of the NJ E. church,
after an absence of nearly three months, en-
gagged in his work in the west, returned home
Richmond flats corner of 18th and H streets.
Last night the barn of Mr.. ]. E. Tug (of
Bowie, on the b. & p. R r, was totally con-
sumed by fire, involving a loss of about 81 900,
On which 1t5, there was no insurance. In the barn
larry this morning Albert Willis, son of w. L.
Willis, 1853 street southwest, while playing,
iedl down stairs, cutting his head severely. The
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon p. L.
cambridge (colored), OF No. S23 9th street south
east, reported to the eighth precinct station
that some one unknown left a colored female
child, about three weeks old, in the yestibule of
The Israel Baptist church, corner OF eth and A
streets northeast. 1t was turned over to Mrs.
Susan Chambers, by order of Sergeant Daily.
The Carroll institute gave a delightful musi-
cal, literary and dramatic entertainment last
evening. The musical portion of the program
was In charge of Miss Minnie Hewlett. The
farce. THE Rough Diamond, was rendered in
excellent style.
The LIE Droit Park Whist club has elected the
following officers: $. i. kimball, president;
Mrs Dudley, vice president; Henry Gannett,
secretary; Mrs. F. fl. GetchelI, treasurer; A. s.
Warrington. executive officer.
The case of William s Kelly, driver of Will
lard's hotel omnibus, charged with assauiting
to-day.
Rouser Jones, an old colOred man who walked
on with nod from the new pension building,
FROM j. j. McDevitt We have the Catholic
Home almanac for 1856.
The board of trustees of the Columbia Fire
insurance company held their semi-annual
meeting at the Office of the company, in the
Kellogg building, last evening, and declared a
dividend o! 4 per cent on the capital stock of
1885. A'''
Last summer the steamboats, carried l2O-
OOo excursionists from Washington.
ya1S of the Paas
In the Court in General Term Thomas NJ
Fields was admitted TO the bar to-day the re-
port of the examining committee. Mr.. Fields
had been a student Of Mr.. c. s. Moore.
JONES, .aTHE AvENGER." FINED-wm Jones.
Who was tried some years ago for firing shot
at President GarfieId's murderer, Guiteau was
before the Criminal Court to-day, having been
indicted Tor the robbery OF Hamilton Hunter OF
$50 on April 9th last. a verdict of guilty OF
assault, but not guilty of robbery, was found,
and the avenger' was sentenced to pay fine
OF $50 and costs.
FUEL CONTRACTS AwARDED-Thc contract
10 furnish coal at the jail has been awarded to
W. III. NARROW his bid being for Georges Creek,
Goa, sos per ton. anthracite istovel $3.50; do.
qurnacel, So rhe highest bid for the coal was
$3.50 The contract for wood tpinel was award
ed TO X w. Hunter, at 81 60 per cord; the bids
ranging 10 to $500.
Brooks station, reports stolen from his house
yesterday clothing and money valued at $3.50.
Thomas Burgess, l113 New Jersey avenue,
reports stolen u whip worth $3.50
Music GIVEN AwAY.-The readers attention
IL called 10 the announcement of c. ID. Kenny,
southeast corner 9Th and streets northwest, in
another column. Mr.. X. proposes to give a
handsome music book to all his tea and Coffee
customers.
HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AT AUCTION. - Mr..
Bowling will sell tomorrow, at his auction
rooms. commencing at ten O'Clock, an immense
collection o: household effects of every descrip-
ton.
PIANOS AT AUCrIoN-Mr. Bowling will sell
Tomorrow, at his auction rooms NJ IL O'Clock.
several fine pianos, among which Is one elegant
upright Gabier, all OF which will be sold with