Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-10
The Emancipation Celebration.

features of the emancipation celebration have
almost completed their labors. Reports from
the chairman, submitted to a meeting of the
executive committee last night, showed that
everything was in very good shape, promising
most successful occasion. The Secretary of
War has promised to have a national salute
fired while the parade is in progress. Coored
government employees who desire to participate
in the procession will be excused from duty
for that day. Up to the present time two cabi-
net ofhcers-Secretary Noble and Postmaster
General Northumberland one Senator, Mr..
Sawyer, have promised to be present at the
evening exercises.
Tonight the chief marshal and his staff will
hold meeting to decide upon the style and
color OF dress to be worn.
THE CHURCH WILL NOT BE RENTED IN FUTURE.
The First Congregational society ut its an
nual business meeting last night decided that
IN the future the church building shall not be
rented. few rentals having already been
made for this spring and the Stoddard lectures
for next winter exceptions were made in these
cases, the proceeds of which will go toward
canoeing the small remaining bonded debt
Ex-senator Pomeroy was elected president of
the society for the ensuing year.
The DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS OF '61.-The
regular meeting of the District of Columbia
Volunteers of April, 1861, was held at st.
the old volunteers were present and decided to
press their claim before Congress for a bounty
of $500. Election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, ]. W. Bradbury; first vice
president. John Dunn; second vice. president.
Geo. W. McElfresh; third vice-presdent L. F.
Clements; secretary J. Lee Adams: treasurer
I. j. Beal; corresponding secretary, 7. L.
Lamb.
CATTLE MARKET.-At the Union Stock Yards
yesterday lOS cattle were on the market and
were sold to butchers as follows: Best sold from
4ssc. to A. per pound. good sold from to Ale
per pound, medium sold from 81 to 3$Ic. per
pound common sold from 2$4 to 3 &C per pound;
3S1 sheep on the market, and sold to butchers
as follows: Wooded sheep sold from ~ to
&c. per pound, clipped sheep sold from to
&c. per pound lambs sold from to i0c. per
pound. Cows and calves sold from sos to $50
each. Market brisk.
ANCIENT HISTORY OF ANACosTIA-An interest
ing talk was given last week by Mr.. s. V. Proud
tt the secretary of the Anth-oDological
society. before the lyceum of McNendree on
the original inhabitants of the ancient town of
Nacotchtanke, now Anacostia. The habits and
customs of the Indian tribe who lived on the
south bank of the eastern branch were enter
tainingly illustratedb by specimens of rude nipple
ments made of stone, which Mr.. Proudfit has
collected himself.
In THESE DAYS, when food adulteration is 80
common, it is a comfort to find an article for
the table that is thoroughly reliable such as
Bakers Breakfast Cocoa is claimed and gener-
ally conceded to be. 1t is a delicious and re-
freshing drink. See the advertisement on the
seventh page Of to-days paper.
Mr.. ". B. MATTHEWS, of this city, has laid
upon our table a Settlers Map and Guide Book
OF Oklahoma which seems to contain full and
| accurate information in regard to that land of
promise and pugnacity.
TnLINa NEW FIELDs.-Capt. A. A. Thomas.
of this city, left for Wilmington, n. C.. this
morning to take charge of the extensive works
| of the Carolina oil and creosote company in
that city, of which he was recently elected the
president. This company is the owner of a
newly-discovered process for the treatment of
piling, railroad ties and every species of wood
material to be used under water or under
| ground, which, it is claimed are made by this
| treatment impervious to the action OF earth.
| air, water or worms. The business of the COM
pany has been SO successful at Wilmington that
| branch plant has been established at Fernan-
dina, Fla, which is likewise turning ont an
immense amount Of work daily.