The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-03
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

There was fire in little wooden house
on the Seventh sueed road early TINS morning.
The Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation will parade on Washington pir'huay
and banquet in the evening
General Black will preside at the SIX
O'clock Clubs dinner tonight anu "broaherS
Ahead'' will be discussed.
The woman's Educational and Industrial
Union gave pleasing musical entertainment
at No $40 Eleventh street last night.
The cooperative Building and Invest
ment Company has elected A. G. Heyman
president, and sydney +. Marshall, secretary
and treasurer
B. II. Warner has asked that Washington
street be improved, and the commissioners
say that they intend TO do so as soon VS. lno aP-
preparation is available.
The Washington Light Infantry met last
night and decided to hold their next pail on
the92d of February Committees were APP
pointed for the present calendar year
The Coroner found yesterday that the
death Of the old soldier who fell down s'alrs
at Ignatius Naw's house out ON tue seventh
street road George Pratt was accidental.
In fight at the Reform School last even
ing between three negro boys named Dorsey
Futz. John Barnes and VIM ii. Docket, the
two former cut Docket five times In the face
and back with pocketknves.
Scenes from "Faust'' and the comedietta
Der SrlimTneI' were pItStultu ny liVhlON'o
OF the Deutsthe Dramatische Ciesellschaii at
their rooms last night. Mrs. Emma Poesche'
the president was given fine banquet
"A branch of the 4. NJ Y. Society has been
organized with the following officers: Ike
Cans, president; Sol. Hecht OF Baltimore VICE
president; Sol. Lausburg, recording secretary
Joseph Strasburger, treasurer; John Lans-
burg, chaplain.
Washington Mclean has leased the new
10 - at tho of llt-
teenth and streets, to Horace NJ. Cake, from
January l. 1888 lie is to pay Sl2,O the
first wear. SO 900 each the second, third ana
fourth wears, and SIC, 800 for each OF the re-
naming years. The lease is for ten years
The art gallery of Mr. Thomas L. Wag-
gaman at $500 street, was opened yesterday
afternoon aud was inspected by large mum
Der of his friends. There are eleven new pic
lures IN the gallery, the artists being Dau
bigny. Dccamps, KuehI, Biorck, Jules Bre
ton, Walter Gay, Ducet, lsabey, Neyrasse'
aud GuIllaume.
The Washington Bible Society has made
the following grants: Twenty-Five Testament'
to the Molnan's Christian Temperance Union
four Bibles to the Hope and Help Missiun;- sis
Tesiaments TO the almshouse; twenty-five
Bibles TO John Wesley "a. NJ. e. Church
eight Bibles to Young Mems Christian Asso
citation; twenty-five Bibles to Four-and-a-hal
street branch Of Central Union Mission,
Tile second division of the Associated
Charities has elected Judge A. b. Hagner, presi
dent; Rev. T. $. Wyncoop, first vice. president
Rev. Alfred Harding, second vice president
Commander j. W. Easily, secretary; Dr. w
Il. Durkett, treasurer; directors, II. z. Whit
ing, a. NJ. Gangewer, l.. A. Littlefeld, W. J
Wilson, j. l.. Edwards, Thomas }. Luttrell
Alexander Ashley, f. G. Schneider and j. w
Nurnecs.
St Matthew's Institute has electe'
as President William A. OBren: trs
vice-president A. b. Renehan; second vice
president, 4. j. Sheridan; recording secretary
L. A. Dunn; corresponding secretary, Z. I
Galeski; treasurer John D. Mangon; libral
ian, john T. kenny; assistant librarian
Arthur McCafTerty; additional members 7
the board of directors, W. Ii. Edgar, Z. L
Murphy, r. Emmett O'Bren.