Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-14
CITY AND DISTRICT.
CONDENSED Locals.

Messrs. A. III. G. Richardson, j. H. Jochum
and j. c. s. Burger have been appointed a
committee OF the q. y. X. to arrange for a BAN
4uet TO Commandern-chiei Fairchild next
Saturday night. Messrs. n. NJ. Brooks, N. b.
Prentice, S. a. Lewis. f. c. Revells and Arthur
Hendricks, form the reception committee.
The Washington COntnentals, Capt. w. w.
Mills commanding, paraded last evening
through several principal streets and made
At the meeting of the Washington Preachers
Association of the NJ. E. Church, at Foundry
church yesterday, Rev. julius SOper addressed
the meeting on missionary work in Japan.
Rev. Messrs- Price and Baldwin were appointed
committee to secure a visit of DR.. Butler to
this city in the interest OF missions.
The United States Electric Lighting company
has appointed a committee to locate a central
station with facilities for supplying 200 lights
to meet the requirements of the government
and the private consumers.
small confiagration was caused at the
southwest, last night by a child's knocking
over coal oil lamp. The flames were eXIin-
guished without calling out the fire depart
j. Shillington sends the Young Ladies' Jour-
nal for October.
The stable OF W. A. Eliason, corner of Vir-
ginia avenue and LIST street southwest, was re-
Gently fOrcibly entered and robbed of q set of
gold mounted harness worth $40.
The Potomac Literary and Musical society,"
Tor the purpose of literary, musical culture,
mutual Improvement, social growth and in
crease OF knowledge in the arts and sciences
has filed a certificate OF Incorporation. Henry
Sarteaux, James Henry Atkins and VIM Jones
wheeler are the trustees.
Yesterday afternoon bud" Warner was be-
fore the Police Court on the charge of house
breaking at the residence of DIR. Colgrove on
the eth instant, and he was committed to Jail
Tor the action OF the grand jury.
William II. Bradshaw, the mulatto arrested
AT the 18th street wharf southwest Saturday
night for firing pistol and supposed to be the
accompiice OF Bristoe, Capt. DiXon's murderer
was yesterday sentenced to Jail for one year
minus a day on the charge of firing the pistol.
MI. Ciagett, the register OF wills, announces
his Intention to carry out the law requiring
every executor or administrator to render u full
account OF his administration within fifteen
months alter the cate of issuing letters.
Charles Skely, a young man living at the
corner OF 14th and A streets southeast, was at
tackled and badly beaten by a crowd Of negro
rufflans near Lincoln park about 10 O'clock
ants intended To rob him but were frightened
away by the approach OF other persons
MI w. j. Mitchell More, the dairyman who
was I'M ured by his team running away an Good
Hope Mill yesterday morning, besides receiving
kicks from the horses, as stated in The STAR
was badly cut by wire fence. He has been re-
moved To the farm OF Mr.. George X. Lepley in
Prince Georges county, Md, and is attended by
III. scott His condition was somewhat i'm
proved this morning.
Dr. ;. ). Sterns, OF this city, and his wife were
both severely injured last week BY being
have been spending the summer Mrs Sterns
htu Two rios broken and Mrs. Briggs. q lady
with her, had one leg badly fractured.
lnere Will be meeting for men ONLY at the
Il NJ. L. A. parlors, 14O9 New York avenue at
o clock this evening.
Samuel b. Grant, "a colored man. was found
dead at 6O6 10th street northwest Yesterday
me executive committee OF tine Choral So
clety at their meeting last evening, deciued to
give Mendeissohns Elijah early in December