Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-31
ANO1 Nh IL HOLOCAUST.
Fire and Sad Loss of Life To day-An
Old Lacy Gnrned to Death,

'A'T I"f htukf duptt Ten CLOCK, z IRE took
place Il the house Vi Mr. Joseph ). Boss, No
i24 street, and an alarm was turned in from
box a, ,Esok ard Lsdler house, ~ which the
deI tment. with The exception of Nos. I and 4
resi- CI-ttd promptly.
Mrs Ann BosE. aged about - years. was sit
Iihg III 1ront of q stove ia her room. in which
ihe Ere originated. AL II i supposed that She
ess Lan din. inatele. when one igEited and
ne 20 Ter ei0iAiL., Ca that her dress caught
IRE iron the stove. She was taken out By her
daughter, but hot ultil she Wa burned terribly
1rom head 30 feet. She wa. removed TO a
,eweI room when size was attend, Il by Drs.
hOssn. bori@nd srl Miller, who Dill all tney
soelI loT her, but death put al end to her suf
feilDsS about ore o'clock.
fss. nIe was exunguisnen ,.e loss 81
rOhe c4OtLlHg. '1Str w W ii>On called on a
nunosT OF pb! siclaI> who refused 20 IesionI t.
the call.
PILFER1NG AT THE TEE.sURY-A C.Loys5
female A.Sssa4sF =. Go<y far fs~ Frae-io,,gT
CaFTclrs Yin the Police Court, judge Smell
tins morning, Martha Washington aud Ruth
Digs eolcTed5 were arraigned ON tie char re of
the tInbezZlCment OF SO . OF cancelled trsc-
iional currency from the Treasury Depart
meht. Euth DIggs, Tho Is a messenger ia the
treasury, pieactd guilty. and Martha Wash
ing'on rot guilty. 10 appeared from the testi-
nony that the woman Digs took the nancy
AID passed some OF il 90 on Martha Washing
Ton, VINO took it 20 the Redemption Bureau for
excl aDGe, she bCir- unable e. pa-s il elsewhere
she " as detained, aud told her story To the Off
GERS, when Ruth Digs was arrested. and some
r.
son Martha testified that Ruth tod her to fake
IL 10 the redemption Office: that She INarfbsI
1ed Ruth Why che did not do il herself. As
~ belng an employe, could do 20 with less
tIteSie; that Ruth tol ner that the or e. woujJ
not EeceiTe II from any one who was employed
IN the IIsasnry, but would take il from an out
ssder The Court dismissed Martha and lined
Ruth $50 and cOs,s or six months in al and
ordered ,ie h.they 10 ks returned to the t. s.
Treasury.
MARRIAGES AND DIvoRCEs-TZc Record of
-, POsi IseL:SThe record 81 Iar-isse licenses
N tie once Of the clerk of the court shows trs.
lne 'otai number Issued tor the year 100 foots
up 81. OF whsth there were issued in January,
IL eofuary. l:.; March, %: a pill, he: Nav
Il'; june. i2". july, 1os; August, ri: Septen,
Isr, lSl' October, H.; November, IL, ard De
The eqrity docket shows th.. divorce cases
" ne humber 81 - have been filed daring the
ytai-J ~ February, in which DEGREES were
made; : M March, IN one decree made: in
April, granted, 2 in May. granted. : in june,
spending, granted AZ: > dismissed: in july,
dismissed and Pending; ) in August. granted
med ar renting: IN october : pe..,1lns
anu granted. in November, at. lie srdln,: AMI
IN December, all pending. '
CALvARTs.isslox -r,e ~ ,Ia r,o,.
n.ei laInnents OF the season VIZ. c,ys, Ias.
and ~ Fac Calvary Mis-i.-,n." corner of r
duet. > 1.reets, eomp-isiS- an instrumental
org, and chorus b. the choir: -oio. william
-Stickney. Ir- 1Ls.. caLle the representation oi
Mrs. WILDWOOD wax works-belrg burlesaue
on the MI. "iidwOod of Dickens imagination.
|" Deacon Grey. suIerintendeni; II - Parker,
." Mr.. r,iiwood," Miss Hattie Myers. I" Miss
Ann2 Dickinson Miss Boyd, . The Weeping
Widow" Miss Matte Wells. - The Honest Ser
want Miss Perkins. . Lady Jane Grey" Mr..
Gillctt, " Po~hst2n.' Miss Belle Haynes Po-
cahontas.' Mr.. Hing, Captain Smith This
mission is under the superIntendence of K. e.
rcx, Esq, assisted BY many OF eur best citizens.
There aas a iarge audience present. Another
entertainment viii be gwen on next Friday eve
ming. The fund IS Tor the beneht OF the mission.
TEE THKATxKs.-janauschek, the greatest
actress whS has visited cur city since Ristori :.
time this. evening, on which occasion she will
give her Improvisation of Lady Macbeth, In
Shskspeares great tragedy, said TO be one OF
her best roles. On Monday next the excellent
Comic Opera Company Of Mr.. oates commence
al engagement, and judging from the crowd
ed houses when they were here before, Walls
opera House viii do thriving business next
week.
At the National TheAter "Keniiworth" and
Tot are both on the bills Tor to night. On
Monday night the LaTistew>.i sister,-alwAys
popular here-eonmence an engagement
ODD FRrLowsBIr AT CrLrRrER-Thism morn
ing, the following odd Fellows OF this jurisd;c-
ton left for Crlpeper, Va, tor the purpose OF
lnsttutnS a lodge OF Odd Fellows ut that
place p ID: stuart. Grand Sire; A. jackson,
Acting Grand Master q. II. L. Coliedge, GrAnd
Representative; r y. Nixon, e. +. Of CoiumbiA
fneanpment. and W. L. Bright, L. r. OF Mag
eDenu Epcampment. At Alexandria, Hugh
Latham. Grand Representative. AMI others.
joined the party. The lodge will be instituted
tonight, and the party will return tomorrow.
A GRANGE TO COMMENCE THE NEW YEAR A.
TrTOTAILKEs-TheS Sons of Jonadab will hold
Awateh meeting" at their hall, corner OF 9Th
ana ID streets. tonight, commencing at :
O'Clock and sitting With closed doors until y
O'CLOCK when. after An open session OF two
hours, 0ey Will At ~ O'Clock again 60 into
secret session, aud initiate any who nay desire
% commence the new year a. :" iroE-clad tenn
IeraIce men.
A WORTHY TRACHEe REnENkERKD.-Mrs.
H. y. Martin, the esteemed teacher OF the
Fourth District Female Grammar School. re-
ceived from her pupils, foF Q Christmas present,
vsx. also a level case. The wreath was pre-
scented, in behalf OF the pupils, by Miss Sophie
Davidson. The jewel casket was from Miss
Pauline MeyenbeTy.