Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-03
The American Party.

MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HEAD
CHARTERS 10 BIZ IN THIS CITY.
The executive committee OF the American party
met last evening in the rooms OF the American
club. 9l5 street, and elected the following
officers: President, Ex-Governor Isaac sharp, OF
Kansas; corresponding secretary, 4. J. Boyer OF
Caifornia; recording secretary, /. X. Trelnbly;
treasurer Rev. l. H. York y finance committee
was organized and headquarters o: the party fully
established IN tnlS city Arrangements were nsld
u push the WORK OF local organization vigorously
forward throughout the lntire country.
Social PURITY AND DRrss RkFoRN.-Mrz. orm,s-
ton On mt, Ol England, addressed large audience,
at Wesley chapel last evening on social Purity
The meeting, which was held under the auspices
scripture reading by MIS-. Henrietta Monroe. prpsi-
dent OF the Ohio state ". G. T. L. Mrs. St John
10. ,1, VIE Of Rev = H. 81 john Methodist timer
an appeal To the cIlvalry OF young men 10 treat
all women with respect.
MARC aRET z CaRRoLL's EsrArE-Tne last viii
o. Margaret Z Carroll vas filed With the register
yesterday. she leaves TO her daughters Marya-
ret and Catherine, all her sIlverware best set OF
bedroom furniture and the parior furniture and
carpet la house 21ll ii street northwest. All the
rest OF the estate Is left 10 LOUIS d. Wine as trS-
Tee ior her nye children amt two grandchildren.
PRISONERS TAKEN TO ALBANY.-Last night ar
10 O'Clock a batch VI prisoners under penitentiary
sentence was dispatched from the Jail TO the
Albany penitentiary- These are the nrsi prisoners
sent away FOR some months, the funds for this
purpose provided for IN the deficiency bill have
Just become Available. the company was in
change OF Capt W. e. Croker, A. Mcwilliams and
ChaA Peter, and numbered ten. In the party
were julius Lee, sentenced Tor hOa,ebreaking, ten
years; John stewart same OfYense one year. iohn
Cation, horse stealing, nye years: John Boloen
assault with intent u Kill ve years. Albert alias
Babe Foster. false pretsnses, nve years; VIM
Hal, larceny from the person. four years: Daniel
Magrlder. iJboery, three years. Robert Graz.
grad larceny, three years; Jos. Taylor, assault
With Intent % XIII, two years. and VIM H. Harvey,
DASamy, two years
AAERIasE LiczNsEs--Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court 10 John
Hicks and Eta Nash, bosn OF fredericksburg Va:
Thomas Han, OF Prince William county, Va and
Mary Gillisbie; Lewis Bstts and Rosa \. Black
burn, both OF Kichmonc. Va; W. H. Lacey ana
h-ttie NJ. Jones; John =. Turner and Florence :
aS ii, co.a Q. nansasster Va k1ssne SULLIVAN
Ma j. Church. both of Richmond; Thomas Haw-
kirs and Ella J0nesE ". ID. Earle, OF Nevada and
White.
THE FUNERAL OF Miss SARAH WOOD. who died on
run tast al the advanced age OF elghty-five
years, took place yesterday afternoon from her
late residence, No. 1913 NJ street. The services
Sete eonogcted by Rev Drs- Cuthbert. Stakely,
shQie and Huntington. at tue house ana AT OAK
Aii cemetery, aud Prof. o. Z. Mason. Col. Tfchenor
aid Aess-S r. {. Fox, Edgar Sp.lder. j. r. sauIn
ano r. H. Stlekney acted pall-bearers. Miss
MOoc came 70 Washington from NV York IN Is:I5
ana ior number OF years was associated win
MIN buIr IN almost The INST seminary Tor young
Ladies at Washington AT the time OF her DEATH
a. tor haany years previously she was president OF
oOAu VI Oh the NOfnens Baptist
Home, OF this city.
saor HIM IN rHx FoKKHKsD.-About noon yes,er-
Jay an alteration TOOK place on the corner 26th
an1 streets, between Grimm Burke and Joe
Butler, two eolored men. Burke drew pistol and
nreu. The ball striking Butler In the forehead
glAncing upward Burke made his escape.
e. A. K FArh-As viii be seen by the advertise
ment elsewhere the fair committee will give an
excursion on the steamer Corcoran on Xednes-
Cay evening, when The awards OF prizes 70 holders
OF season tickets viii De announced
BrfLDNG ASSOCIATION MEErIN6.-The fourth an
nuai meeting Of the second Mutual builtiinv Asso-
ciallon was neld al ST DoIninic's Hall last night
Ahc the following named ONO rs elected ior
the ensuing year: President, Robert q. Campbell:
nce-presidenI DanieI shannon; secretary, j. j.
Dermody: treasurer, p. b. Dunn: directors, Geo. W.
pAnt, IHos- j. Myers. y. Snyth, Robert Mcdonald.
Jno. Finn, JAS. W. Barker and samuel Is. Boyer,
Inc secretaTys report shows receipts from dues on
STOCK, S<s,ssl04; advances, e,li7.6O; sslIie-
menLs, &C. $10. lss.2s; total receipts, $40 OJ6 So
The sum OF $3.50 was advanced on 2lS saares.
Nunoer or shares advanced On, s37; not advanced
On, l,249.
RARE AND vAIrABLE BOOKS AT AUcrIox.-In the
oook sale at Thomas Dowi ng's this evening VIII
D found many rare and valuable works, IN rine
bindings and BEAUTIFULLY illustrated Toe sale
was largely attended last night. aud the book
brought fairiy good prices. The sale Will CON-
mence promptly ~ .: 80 This evening" commencing
Win No. 3o4 on the Catalogue.