Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-15
LOCAL NEWS.
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Bishop, Miss Lolita, the celebrated Californla
diamond, in her songs and dances, aud others
OF DIR. Ford's excellent company. The grand
Zouave March and Drill, by corps ofyoung
&adies In fr1l costume. Go and see Miss Lot
"a N her celebrated characters.
GBovER's THEATBR-As this is the last
STesE of the great comedy trio at Growers do
net fail to see m before they take their de-
pa ture. They will appear tonight in the
sublime production of Shakespeare, Hamlet,
Prince of Denmark" Mr.. E. l.. Davenport as
Hamlet, Mr. w. J. Wailack as Ghost OF Ham
let's Father, and Miss Susin Denim as O ueen
Gertrude, mother OF Hamlet. Both the play
and the performers are known by our readers,
and Il peeds but the simple announcement to
crowd Mr.. Growers theater On to- morrow
evening will be presented, by urgent request.
Susan"
CONFERENCE.-The new faces that appeared
On Canterbury stage last night created much
nerriment and unbounded applause; and the
comic duo, Charley Kane and Miss Jennie
.Johnson, kept the hall in perfect roar OF
laughter during their presence on the stage
A grand Christmas pantomime is in active
preparation. which will be produced with
great splendor during the holidays.
WASHINGTON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Min
strels are still entertaining large audiences
with their burlesques, farces, comicaiitles,
S6c.. besides the excellent singing and dancing
for which this troupe is celebrated. Give them
a call, and enjoy yourself
EASTERN CLUB BALL.-To- night, Eastern
Club, No :, Will give superb ball at Island
Hall, ana you cannot spend a few hours more
pleasantly than by dropping in, as it has been
gotten up expressly for pleasure and enjoy
ment. splendid band has been engaged.
100 .-The annual meeting of the Grand
lodge of the District of Columbia, held last
night, was well attended, representatives being
present from each of the thirteen lodges in the
jurisdiction. The returns from the subordi-
mates show the Order TO be in more flourish
ing condition than at any other period of It's
history-the mem bership numbering over six
teen hundred. After the transaction of routine
70 or hQ m
year, as follows jackson EdmonstOn, of No.
/, NJ. w. Grand Master; VIM. J. Brown, of No
Given, OF No. 6, r. W. Grand Warden: Parker
n. Sweet, of No. II, r. W. Grand Secretary
reelected; Martin Johnson, of No. l, r. w.
Grand Treasurer-re- elected; VIM. r Mclean,
Of No 20, Representative to the Grand Lodge
of the United States. The installation OF these
officers will take place on the evening o; the
FIRST Monday in December, to which time the
Grand Lodge adjourned.
Samuel f.. Douglass and Henry N. Ober were
elected Trustees Of Odd Fellows Hall. 9TH st.
west; and Samuel Wise, Delegate to the Library
Association.
BRABY's GYMNAsIUM.-This establishment
supplies requirement so essential to health
preservation amongst the denizens of crowded
city, that 1t is no matter of wonder it has
become at once vastly popular place of
resort.
The terms for admission to the classes, ad-
rertised elsewhere, will strike the reader as
extremely moderate, IN view of the great ad-
yantages to be derived. In fact the privilege of
the baths alone is worth MANY times the price
for all. The thousands of Young men in this
city, clerks and others, who are getting round
shouldered, ho!loW-cheste fabby in muscle,
dyspeptic, nervous, dead and-allve. over their
desks, should Join Mr.. Bradys classes, and
appreciate the luxurious sensations derived
from full respiration, firm muscle and elias
ticiry OF frame such as follow from Mr. Brady's
teachings.
Wewonder that the ladies do not avail them
selves of this fine opportunity for learning
Calisthenics, with the fine apparatus at Brady's
INN all n tad Iaai
AN UNFORTUNATE YOUNG GIRL.-Saturday
might, about { O'Clock, very genteel young
lady was found sitting On the steps of the lst
Presbyterian Church, ~ street, apparently in
great distress She would answer no ques-
lions and officers Coomes and Straub took her
to the 4th WaId station house. Officer Grant,
by persuasion, engaged her in conversation
When she said that her name is Clara Sher-
man, that she arrived in this city Friday morn
Ing, from Bost ton, Massachusetts. Her parents
are dead, and in Boston she lived ia the family
of a man Damed Clark, shoemaker. Two
weeks ago, Clark and family moved to this
city, and wrote 10 her to come TO Washington
and live with his family. He promised to meet
her at the depot on the arrival of the first train
She lost her pOcket-b book with small amount
OF money, and her baggage checks. Some one
used the checks and got her baggage. Officer
Crook took her to his house 10 stop with his
family until she heard from Mr.. Clark, or OBJ
tanned proper employment
DESTROYING AND STEALING THE FURNI-
TURE OF THE PRES IDENT's MANsIoN.-Persons
OF both sexes have been guilty of clipping
pieces from the window curtains, sofa, lounge
and chair covers. They even go far to
pull the papering from the walls, and even to
steal heavy brackets from the windows and
tassels from the curtains. The curtains in the
East and Green Rooms are very badly cut up,
and nineteen out OF twenty brackets stolen
from the windows OF the East Room alone.
This practice is INDUCED with a view to secure
relics of visits TO the Presidents Mansion, and
ladies' and gentlemen OF high standing have
been detected in it. Three ladies, whose names
are not made known, have been caught in the
act within few days, ore of whom tainted
when discovered. The annoyance has grown
so great that proper measures have been taken
TO prevent a repetition of the ofenses.
SALES OF REAL EsTATR.-James c. Mcclure
last report:
Thirty four acres of land north of Columbian
College, being part of the tract known
''Mount Pleasant" to John H. Sny der, for 5000
per acre.
Ninetythr acres of land, part of the farm
belonging to G.. O. Grammer, near the second
tollgate, on 7th street, to John L. Pau, at $50
per acre.
Lot on south ID street, between 18th and 18th
streets, Island, to John q. Riley, for 25 cents
per foot
Lot on l. street, between New Jersey avenue
and Sd street, to DR.. Began, 3l1s cents per
foot.
Lot adjoining above, to Charles Pearson, at
311 cents per foet.
A SAD CASE Sunday morning, about six
O'Clock, woman named Julia Irving, went TO
the Fourth Ward Station, very ill, evidently
failing rapidly. She told officer McColgan,
who had charge OF the Station, that she mad
taken laudanum He asked her for the bottle,
which was about half full, and she gave 1t up.
she said she had taken about as much was
left. The officer went Immediately for DIR.
Green, who repaired promptly to her relief,
and by proper remedies, succeeded in res toring
her. She was taken by MI Joseph Stetinius
10 his residence, where she will be properly
cared for.
Fourth WARD STATION CAsRs-Frederick
Bowie, assault and battery bail for peace. W.
III. Pcuser, drunk and disorderly; dismissed.
w. v. MCCARTHY, deserton military. Ohas.
Trai. At, drunk do. Lizzie Smith, do; VIM.
CLARK, sleeping in the street; dismissed. Jas
Prier. drunk; do. Mary Carpenter, assault
and battery; dismissed. Albert Foster, grand
larceny; for hearing VIM Ross, fighting; So So.
Tobias Sheckells, do; sass. James Smith,
drunk; dismissed. John Talbot, do and dis.
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