Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-02
Local Notes.


Local Notes.
The Church Choral Union is making prepare
November: Prof. W. Robinson mis- is e seee
to again take charge Of this work.
The will Of John Milton Comstock, filed to-
and the remainder of his estate to his wife,
whom he names as executrix.
On account of the rain this afternoon the BIZ
cycle races at Athle tic park were postponed I'M
til Monday.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. - Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk of the court to
Julius Nichols and Lucy Herbert; Adam
Francis Greene and Jerusha Frances Dixon.
o'clock, an alteration occurred between q
young son of John Beuchert, of East Washing
resulted in Beuchert being stabbed by Torrens
who made his escape. DIR. AdOlph w. Miller,
who was passing at the time, rendered the
that the wound is not very serious.
DIED IN THE STATION HoUsE-Henry Rob
ertson, colored, aged As, was arrested last even
ing for drunkenness and locked up at the I'm
iontown station. He was let out at o'clock
this morning, and rearrested again at 8 and
locked up, and died this afternoon.
FATHER CHAPPELLE FOR A B1sHoPR1c-It
Matthew's church in this city, will soon be APP
pointed bishop for a southern diocese. Rev.
appointed an assistant pastor at st. Matthew'S
will, 1t Is understood, succeed him as pastor at
st. Matthew's.
RoBBERIEs REPoRTED.-Albert A. Cowell,
1341 U street northwest, reports the loss of a
spirit level worth So. Elizabeth kaufman, 431
18th street, reports stolen from in front of her
store coat worth $12. Richard OHoran
reports the loss of a pair of reins worth 49,
Whit 463 P street. reports that about 4
o'clock this morning his house was entered and
robbed of articles worth s1.75.
CAUGHT IN THE AcT.-Yesterday afternoon
while passing along Market Space, Detective
Raft noticed James Beckman standing in front
Of Frees stationery store, and knowing some
thing of his character he stepped into a side
door, and stood there few minutes when he
poems and start up 7th street. when he placed
Beck under arrest, and had his picture taken
for the rSgues gallery The case WIN be tried on
on former occasions, he having served a six
months sentence for stealing an overcoat from
the Metropolitan hotel, and a term in the work.
house as a suspicious character.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMErER.-Thef follow
ing were the readings at the signal Office TODAY:
$50 Maximum. s5 s MINIMUM mum eS Ss.s: pm
To INVESTIGATE THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
The President has issued an executive order
directing DIR. E. o. Shakespeare, of Pennsyl-
vania, to proceed under the direction of the
United States, to Spain and other countries in
Europe where cholera exists and make inyes-
tgation of the causes, progress and proper
prevention and cure OF the said disease in order
that full report may be made to Congress dur
ing the next session.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has apnointed
DIR. ]. B. Thornton to be sanitary inspector at
Moose River, Me-, to inspect all trains of the
Portland and Quebec railroad. This completes
the organization of the inspector service against
the introduction of the smallpox into the
United States.
THE MAINE OFF1CEs.-Judge Cleaves of Port
land, Maine, is in the city after the collector
ship of the port. Quite delegation of Maine
democrats are here also, urging the President
THE Work OF REMOVING THE SILVER from
the navy yard to the treasury will probably
not be completed this week. The two vessels
could easily be unloaded and carried to the
treasury, but it cannot be handled so rapidly
at the vaults. When the officials at the Treas
ury vaults have found themselves buried in
notify the men at the navy yard not to send
any more until they could dig their way out.
Yesterday about forty-five loads of silver were
hauled and slowed away in the vaults
PERsONAL.-Secretary Endicott will return
tomorrow night-Dr. yelling called upon
the President this afternoon.-Gen. HAGEN is
Europe.
Mr.. WIN. A. WEST, Of Mississippi, was to-day
sworn in and entered upon the discharge of his
duties as chief OF post office inspectors.
ARMY LEAvEs.-Leave for four months, with
permission to apply for an extension of two
months, is granted Col. Henry C. Merriam, 7th
infantry. Leave for four months is granted
Capt. Birney b. Keller, 18th infantry. The
leave of Capt. Michael L. Courtney, 25th infan-