Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-17
CanSiensesl IocaIs

Condensed Locals.
Washington Lodge OF Elks gave a reception
at Abner's last evening, which was largely at
tended An auction sale of seats and boxes tor
the Elks' benefit Melted about 5000.
For the Eiks benefit. few more choice
reserved seats are for sale at Brentano's. corner
11th street and Pennsylvania avenue.
y patent has been issued TO Henry A. Sey-
mour, of Fnis city. for a garment supporter.
The coia mittee of the trustees OF Laws semi
nary have recommended the appointment OF
The following board of managers: Revs. Sandy
Alexander, VIM. Gibbons and q. w. Lee; Prof.
W. b. Johnson, w. F. Graham. Prof. ]. a. Scott,
ngton Waller, John w Branson, JOS Manning,
Joshua Johnson, and c. W. Davis.
fire in house 1855 Jackson Hall alley, owned
by Mrs. Mcdonald. and occupied by Annie
Lucas. Damage, $40.
Edmonia Lee, the colOred servant girl who
was arrested yesterday by Detective Cox, ON a
charge of robbing her employer, Mr.. Moses
Cohen. of a shoe and handkerchief, was
arraigned in the Police Court to-day for the lar
ceny, and she pleaded guilty. The judge fined
her So. or Is days in Jail.
Milton Gross, the coiored man who cut James
banks several nights ago, during a quarrel
about their work, as published in The STAR at
morning and was fined $40 or so DAYS i'm iaiI.
The Court in General Term to-day appointed
X j. Lauck an examiner In chancery.
Major j. w. Powell president of the Anthro-
biological society, delivered his annual address
before the society in the lecture room OF Column
prom Barbarism TO Civilization"
Mr.. Abraham Van Nechten, an alumnus of
Arlington, in honor of DR.. Mark Hopkins and
the Williams Alumni association, of which Sem
ator Ingalls, Is president.
From Shillington we have Harper's Magazine
and Frank Leslies Popular Monthly for April.
The viii OF Isaac Hill was filed to-day. He
leaves his estate To his wife, whom he names as
executrix.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. = Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk of the court To
franklin Cook and Lizzie Smiley; Robert
DToyei, % Stafford county, Va, and Maria E.
Mehenney and Agnes Brooks.
A WAsHISGroN GKADuATE.-Among the
list of names OF those who received the degree
Oh doctor OF medicine at the graduating eXer-
eises OF the University of Maryland, held to-day
of Dr. Allen Walker, OF Brightwood, ID. G. Dr.
~ Walker also received hospital certificate
In the class OF IsS6 who resides in the District
He was a student of Dr. Z. q. Stone, OF Bright
wood.
The ADVANCE FROM THE RAZOR TO THE
fIsToL.-James johnson was acquitted and
James Morton convicted in the Criminal Court
yesterday OF the charge of assault with intent
To Kill Abe Flint Tie defendants are cplored
boys In discharge ng Johnson the court asked
MN III ne had carried pistol. johnson re-
sponded in the negative, and Judge
Macarthur took occasion to lament the
merry, he said, 1t was reported that they
earned razors, but now their advance in
the ways Oh white people Is shown by the sub
siltution Of the pistol Tor the razor as a weapon.
DO not think, he said, their habits in that
respect have been improved in the least by the
Change"
WAsHINGToN MEMBERS OF THE TANMASY
SoeiEIf-.The New York Wortd says that at a
meeting of the Tammany society in Tammany
naiI Monday night the following gentlemen
were I'M tiaied: congressman Mabury, Tarsey
ana CoInley. OF Michigan; Caldwell, of Tennes-
see, and Carleton, OF Port Huron: X w Van
Sieek, samuel Doneison, John III. Rogers and
Thomas :. Coakley, of Washington, ID. c.
A NEW COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL UNION
1ne second council OF the National Union in
Washington was instituted in the u. A. X. hall
last evening by =. l. Teeple. senate deputy
win about ninety gentlemen connected with
tie Navy, War and State departments as mem
bers- They elected the following officers: F. f.
storm, PRESIDENT; Thos. Morrison, vice presi-
dent; H. A. Hueilish, speaker j. W. Palmer ex-
president, L. j. Lasier, secretary; W. III. Cope
land, financial secretary; w. III. Doe, treasurer:
W A: Dobson, chaplain; W. Il. Stokes, usher; ..
doorkeeper; W. +. Watrous, j. V. Wurdemann'
Ihos- O. HaviIand, trustees.
MEETING OF THE LADIES MISSIONARY So
tiEff--fhe annual meeting of the " oman's
Foreign Missionary Society OF the Washington
City Presbytery was held Yesterday al the New
York Avenue church. and was largely attended
AFTER "a preliminary session in the morning
there was an adjournment for lunch,
was made by Rev Arthur Mitchell u. D.
secretary of the board OF foreign missions
Mrs. o. Il. Brown. secretary read a report
which showed that there were twenty auxiii-
aries, with "A membership OF 900. The receIpts
Were nearly 300 for the year. A surplus of
S3Oo Was ordered To he sent 20 the board The
IiIow1ng officers Were elected: Mrs. d. A
MchnlShf, president; Mrs. G.. X. Bailey Mrs
byron sunderland, and Mrs. I. y ChiI,is vice
presidents: Mrs. %. Il. BROWN recording score
taTyi MIS- Il mcfarland, CORES bonding secre-
ttryf MIS- r. l.. Moore, treasurer Mis- "
-" iliains and Miss r. q. ChIds, synodic;ll mem
be9S.
RED MEMS RELIEF ASSocIATIoN-A relief
organization Tor the widows ana orphans of de-
ce..sed tucini eTs OF the improved Order of Red
Men of the District was effected last evening by
Tue election OF the following officers: President
W Harris W lsson; vice president. James H.
NdFieu; secretary, JIInes T. Dement,; treas
uTef, James III. richards. Directors-James \
Mecathra., OF No D W; s. Mann, J. W. Gold
smith, OF No. q; f. liz. Sherman. W. Mcleod
rAck, of No ); Wm- otter and VIM. Lewis, of
No. II.
VIRGISIASs MARgIED.-The trouble of get
ting married in Nirgini. Was exemplifed to-
day IN the case OF a couple who were OF ample
a-e-ihe groom bcin. 60 years of age, and the
bEide - ear ard each had been married be-
rDrr. ThFy were George \. Burks, OF Lynch
burg, Va, and Maria T. Moran, OF Loudon
county, a. and they expected 10 get married
Ia Aie:unGri1. bat Tie eek refuse Il to issue IL
license because the bride did not reside in that
county. IacN therefore came here, and procur-
ing "A license Rev. Df. L. 6. Addison, of Trinity
tEPiseCpalj church, who in the court room
Office. where the knot vas tied i'm the presence
OF s,ine twenty lawyers, jurors and court oai-
cers.