Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-21
CITY AND DISTRICT.
CONDEMNED Locals.

At meeting OF the Kirmes executive committee
held st Wards dairy hall yesterday at 80 D.
sale OF boxes Mrs. A. F. Chiios was appointed
financial secretary.
simon Coninaniery No. 1, X. T.. colored eele.
DRAFTED It's 3lst anniversary last night by ball al
willard hall. The eoiainandery was reviewed and
addressed 10y the right eminent grand commander,
j. ". FrecInan-
Al the meeting OF the Travel club last night
PrI- l. e. LoomiS gave "a description of the roy al
residences Of France. Mrs. Charles read a paper
up~'n Colorado scenery. atid Mr.. Charles Dean and
tanment.
AbDnt Is o'clock las; evening The horse o! hert,ic
No 10, took fright in fToni OF the st. Marc hotel
and ran away TWO laay passengers jumped out
wrecked.
An indictment Was returned to-day against Jno
H. cole for second oifense of peti1 larceny.
aofgais r. Goddard Wa excused Is a Juror in
The Criminal court this morning..
The rite Vi continuation viii I've administered
to-morfow e.enlng al ::D O'Clock in ST. Mary's
IT. ~ chapel, I'D street, between q and III street
northwest.
u" sends 81 10 THE STAB for the benefit of the
The thai ri JOAN J.. West, indicted Tor house
breaking AID assault With inian; torape Mrs Mary
l. Page has been sci Tor January Il, 1881.
Az INJUNCTION AGAINST THE DISTRICT CosaIs-
sloNkks DENIED-In The Equity Court to-day
Judge James, in the casts OF George W. Higuely
agt the Commissioners OF the D,stric; 10 rsfrsin
them from enforcing the condemnation proceed
ln2S agains: house o,s; New York ayeni,e, denied
orders.
IOR THE CHuDERNs CHRISTMAS CLrR-THE
STAR has received for the Chiidren's Christmas
eiap$ i2 from Mrs l. A. Edwards and family
PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF oRErArBpRS' DAY.
FUreia'hers day or the landing OF the pilgrims
viii be celebrated by public meeting tomorrow
evening al All Souls church, al which Hon. George
u L0ring VIII preside. senator sherman Hon.
john D. Long and Hon. George :. Boutwell, are an
noiinced 10 speak, capt. \. W. Greedy. of Arctic
lame, viii he present and expected 10 speak N
IS intended TO make this celebration the occasion
" general reunion OF New Englanders resident
VERDICT FOR Defendants. - The case Of the
Chited states against Calvin - Nation and
Nessrs. l. q. liine and Albert Grant, surpties on
his bond in the sum OF IS Oo0 occupied the Circuit
Court yesterday, Nessrs- Coyie and Lipscomb ap-
Pearing for the government and ex-senator Nc.
Donaid Judge cuppy and J. C. Fay FOR the defend
In the accounts OF NATION IS consul TO Honoinla
The government offered TO prove its case BY tran
srripts from papers in the department, which were
not admitted and a verdict returned for the de.
Iendants- The government excepted 10 the rulings
OF the court ana the case will go 10 the Genera
Term.
The ORDER OF TIE lion H,LL-Tne Iron Hal
Branch $40, elected the Following oricers for ths
ensuing year: Junior past CHIEF Justice. X. $
Lowry; chief Justice, ". II. Mohler; vice Justice
ID J. Mum: accountant, Geo.W. Hinman; cashier
r. =. Gunnell; adJuSter. Albert a. Brooke; herald
chris h. kresner; prelate, ii. +. Breuninger
yedette, Chas. Began; watchman. Geo. A. Howe
"
uty, Hugo Worch; trustees II. r. Breuninyer
Chas. B. 'ansyckle and DIR. S. W. Began.
MASONIC OFFICERs.-Ofcers for the ensuing Ma
sonic year were installed by BENJAMIN B. FRENCH
Lodge No. Is, F. A. A. NJ. last night as follows
William Barnuui, W. NJ; DIR. Gabriel f. Johnston
=. w. Nathan HaZen. j. W; William A. Galley y
NJ, secretary tre-eieeteD: Charles p SwsyZe
treasurer tre-electedD; DIR. George H. Shoulters =
ID; y q. Wilson, j. d.; Robert T. Frailey jaime.
shannon, stewards: Charles X. Smith, r. M NJ o.
e.: William II. Faulkner, r. NJ, tiler; Samuel Z
SAsex. u. ", organist.
kEy. DE- BARTLETT AND REv. DIR. TALxAGr-
Rev. DIR. Bartlett, the pastor OF the New Yorl
Avenue Presbyterian church. last Sabbath occu
pied the pulpit Of Rev. DIR. TalInage in BROOKLYN
and IL Is expected that the latter Will preach 10
Dr. Bartlett some time during the winter At III.
request of n number OF members OF his con0re0a
ton, kev. Dr. Barr lett viii repeat next Stnda,
evening his Thanksgiving sermon on the labO
question
\ WASHINGTON CONTRaCroR.-Mr. John J. Shin
man, a ~eil-knOwn contractor OF this city, re
turned here yesterday after completing q larg
Ohio nvey near Cincinnati, Ohio. under the super
vision Of Col. Merrill OF the United states corps
engineers He viii only remain here few DAYS
US he has been awarded a large contract for tn
extension and enlargement OF the Louisville am
Portland canal on the same river.
I'll. WHITNEY CoLLECTT0S.-Tnis rare and beau
ttiLl collection Will be On exhibition and psiyat
sale for one week longer. A number ot our citi
xens have viewed the collection and state that 1
Is The nnest they have ever >eE.