Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-08

Lincoln HaH-John b. Cough lectures on
"Fsct and Fiction"
MHkriters Art Gallery, as Tth street.
BaElovb AT Gallery, Isl Pa avenue.
TIE T.xEs-Rusk at The Collector, O9e,-
Amount Receired So FdT-TAe Corporation Ger
hEeates-The work of collecting the taxes still
goes brsvely on. and the Collector and his as
sistants are kept busy from to O'Clock in
making ont bulls and receiving the money, and
very late into each night in reckoning up and
adjusting their accounts. The lines of tax pay
ers lengthep each successive day, and this MORN
ing extended from the doors of the Off ce down
the steps and a consider able distance below on
the pavement. Lieut.. Kelly, with one or two
keep the line in order. The Collector and his
ASSISTANTS have been kept so busy Turing the
pat few days that he has not had time to make
out his report to the Comptroller for Saturdays
and Mondays collections. The sum total col.
lected up TO Friday evening last S225, 4 1.43
S20S $500 general, sI1.s34.42 special, and So
9So-39 from licenses. The corporation certir-
Gates continue in good demand, and are bring
ing from % to % cents, but even at these CURES
there having BEEN but about sg 900 in scrip
paid in thus far. 1t is highly probsble that as
. the interest sccrues they win be held irmer
he at par OF near it, before the great rush at the
Collectors Office is over. The Councils have
passed a bill extending the time for the ten per
Ncent. abatement to the Goth inst.
TIE NEW MARKET House-Erection Of Tenn
goraTy Sheds for Accommodation Of Deolers.-Yes-
terday the sub building committee Of the wa,h-
Ihgton Market Company Consisting of Messrs.
y - SmoOt, y. q. Ordway, and II. s Davis
made a personal inspection OF the center mar
ket space in order TO ascertain the extent of the
necessary Improvement, and contracted with
Mr.. Job Angus for the erection OF the necessary
shedding for the accommodation OF those deal
ers who viii be disconnected by the erection of
the 9Th street wing, agreeing to pay him the
sum of 81 go therefor. These sheds win extend
along the line of theAvenue and 9th street to a
ffrSfa aOf feat rrsth %
angus immediately ordered the lumber, and
quite large quantity was on the ground by
noon to-day, and at one O'Clock be had large
iorce OF workmen employed. He expects TO
have portion at least ready for occupancy by
Saturday morning. Among the market people
sp 20 t tss Sooc sovds the new
Them right they will reciprocate, !" and numbers
Of them have already been inquiring after sites
IN the temporary sheds.
MADAM woLFs's TAX MONEY" wyan1y,
Jones Spends q Freely-His Arrest ia BaItimors-
Yesterday, Detectives Clarvoe and Bipley
obtained infor nation which led them TO suseect
that George alias "wraDgy" Jones. the CONT
depee man. who Z" beat" Madam Wolfe cut of
NH sas s T 70 him to pay her tai biz
was In Baltimore. and they at once telegraphed
over TO Messrs Smith, Pearson and West. de-
tectives IN Baltimore, 70 arrest him. They soon
afterwards received q reply that he had been
secured. when Messrs- Bigley and Clarvoe went
over and brought him TO this city and locked
in Hugh Kenans opera house, where he WAS
spending his money very freely with one OF the
dancing girls On searching him it was found
had new suit Of clothes on. He was bro Ieht
before the Police Court to-day.
EMIGRATION TO LIBRRrA-On FRIDAY No.
vember 9Th, nearly two hundred colored emf
grants from Windsor and Plymouth, North Car
DINA, reached Portsmouth, bound for Liberia.
They were we'll provided with clothing farm
ing and other tools, &c. Considerable sums
we're spent for nails and other articles. In the
afternoon they went on board the steam tug
Virginia, Captain Brown, and were taken 10
packet ship Golconda, anchored at Fortress
Monroe. One hundred and nineteen were over
twelve years of age. Each family win receive
twenty-five acres Of land, suitable for sugar,
cotton or coffee. In the county of Montserado,
IN which they viii locate, there are thirty-six
ssn10ls and college besides numerous
fresbyterian and Lutheran. The arrangements
~ Portsmouth were made by William Cof.inger,
Ese-, Of this city.
TBE THEATHRs.-'Oliver Twist" in which
Miss Lucille Western and Mr.. j. A Herne an
Feared TO excellent advantage last night at the
National Theater, and in which they we're we'll
supported by the stock company, will be re-
peated this evening. There was good house
presen, tsst night, and the "poiuts" in the play
ellcited frequent applause.
The management of Wallis Opera House have
made decided bit with the sappho Operetta
and Burlesque Company. SaPpho is a good
singer and sprightly and engaging actress and
the large audience attracted 10 the Opera Honse
last night were well pleased with the entertain
ment offered them, as the company is a very
good one for the class Of musical and burlesaue
plays IN which they appear.
Will WOODEN PAYMENTS LAsr?- The
pavement on 18th street having caused depres-
sion In the grade Of that street at its intersec-
ton with pennsylvania avenue, a change in the
the sleepers have been there eight years and
without any asphaltum or tar covering, they
were found to be without speek Of rot and in
such sound condition that they were again
nsed without single exception.
ACTIVE BASE BALL CLUB.-At meeting of
this club. held last evening ct Dooleys Hall,
the following officers were elected for the en-
suing year:-C. NJ. Ford, NJ D.. president; John
AeNsmie, vice president; G. NJ. Oyster, jr.,
treasurer VIM. Baker, corresponding secreta-
~; >. H. Higgins, recording secretary; C. NJ.
FORD, MID, G. NJ. Oyster, jr., Alex. Casparis,
q. X. Simmons and VIM. Baker, directors.
fIRE-Between IL and II O'Clock last night
fire broke out in a house corner of 10Th and
streets east, and Pennsylvania avenue, which
proved to be the burning of some furniture in
two story house. The house is owned by Mr.
Samuel Woodward, and occupied by Jos. Gull
yer. Damage slight.
SALES OF REAL EsrATE-Yesterdav Messrs
Green x Williams sold lot No. -, on 9Th street
west, between ID and L SOUTH improved bv a
brick building with gas and water. to James "
on 18th street west and street north. 10 r,
Piekerill X Co., for $1,000.
SALE OP A FARM IN PRINCE GEORGES
COUNTT.-Latimer * Cleary, aGctioneers have
sold farm owned by Mrs. Il. Narron near the
Agrieultursl College, Maryland, known As part
of "Crsnpkins' LOT" and containing 2G1sS acres
TO Mrs. n. e. Havenner for 81 900.
TIE l STREET lMPRovENKNr.-MrT Lucas.
the contractor for paving street, from Com
necucut avenue 10 18th street, has recently COM
pleted his work, and that square can now boast
of a tine blue rock pavement, the work having
been approved by the commissioners.
POLICE PARADR--At the several police pre-
cincts the men duty are making prepara-
tons for the general parade on the 10th instant.
and are practcing the Upton drill. new tactics
for civic professions, which the Police Com
miseioners have adopted.
TIE coRNHR- STONE Of the new Church OF the
Immaculate Conception, corner OF sth and n
streets, the plans Of which have already been
described in THx STAR. will Ia laid n N SuuA2v