Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-30
CONDENSED LoraIs


market. Call and examine her late inrcrta-
tons.
Condensed Locals
1he Northern Liberty Market will be closed
on New Years Day.
The New Years numberof the Sunddr MOrnina
Ga<eIts to- morrow viii be a brilliant one.
j. III. Smith has been elected Post Comman-
Ger Of John A. Rswlins Post, No. I. g. A. r.
Mrs. Sara j. Spencer haI Internationally re-
signed the presidency Of the woman's Club and
the woman Suffrage Association of this city,
The members OF the Grand Lodge +. A NJ
have presented Noble ID. Larner Past Grand
Secretary, with an elegant gold headed cane.
Bennet NJ. Reese has been elected Worthy
s. OF II. -
The friends OF Union Chapel Sabbath sohoo,
Thursday evening last.
Last nighta Goa, oil lamp exploded in house
10. III street northwest, and set fire TO some
eiotnlng, but the flames were xtinguished with
but slight los. No one was injured
Ofheer Madigan this morning found the body
or white female dead infant at the corner OF
4th and r. street, and took il TO the seventh
precinct station, from whence il will Oe buried
At the expense Of the corporation.
pleasant entertainment was given at the
Tiotts'ant orphan Asylum on street, near New
Jersey avenue, last evening. AFTER tableaux
ara singing by the children q large number of
presents were distributed.
The commissioner Of the sinking fund has been
furnished with the amount required to nav the
interest due by Washington and Georgetown the
LIST Iroximo on their quarterly and annual
the books are received from the Register, who
n now engaged in making them up.
"WATCHISG THE OLD YEAR orr AND THE
INV YEAR IS."-''Watch- - or special
services will be held in most of the Methodist
and in many of the other churches of the Dis
the meeting at the Metropolitan NJ. f.. church
viii be the Ginning OF the bells. The special
service will commence at O'Clock, and at II 80
20
'.Windhsm," Dead March, At precisely IL
o'clock the large bell will strike twelve times
to be followed for the new year by .'Gloria in
Exeelsis," arranged from Haydn's Mas. No 1;
he Heavens are Telling from Haydn's Gre
alton; He Shall Feed His Flock, from Han
defs Messiah; Saviour, Like Shepherd Lead
Us, 'Hcme, Sweet Home" The bells will also
be ehImed one hour, commencing at noon on
New Years day.
At the Calvary Church, corner of and G.
streets, a watch meeting will be held, and the
Rev. DIR. Parker will deliver discourse ON The
evidences of Christianity illustrated by Christian
nations in the nineteenth century,
At the 18th street Lutheran Church. Rev. j.
y. Butler pastor, the usual watch meeting will
be held, and will be concluded with the Lords
Supper.
AN INTERESTING CAsE-I liability of Tsleqrapk
Compdales--Some months since Mr. George II
Diekerson entered suit against the Western
Union Telegraph Company, claiming 5000
because Of the negligence of the company in the
delivery OF a message. by which he was not in
formed OF his sisters death at Syracuse, n. V,
until some days after the obsequies-the telegram
having been directed to General T. Diekerson
The defendant demurred on the ground that
me declaration showed no right OF action in
plaintiff against defendant; that il does not dis
close he had such an interest in the subject mat
ter OF the dispatch TO entitle to sue for negli-
kence, and IL does not appear whether the de
fendant IL sued for cause arising er c0atrufx or
or deiectN. The demurrer was argued by Mr..
Irigg for plaintiff and Mr.. y. Wilson for Defend
ant, and few days ago Judge Macarthur an
HQuHGfd SFt.+a nj 49,
He discusses the liability OF telegraph COMPANIES:
holes that in this the plaintif sustained no
pecnnlary hoss; but, on the other hand, the cir
cunstsnee of not re ceiying the message i'm time
would bring TO HIM sympathjzipg friends &C.
and, as he was not the contracting party-tbe
telegram hsvirg been prepared eisevhere-he
THE MARINE BAND, under the leadership of
MI mes, viii render the following selection. AZ
The Exec utive Mansion on New Years day.
l. Grand National Melody PotpOurri. as PLAYED
WITH immense success by the United Union
ban9s at the Coliseum concerts at Boston,
2 fotpourTi from Sonnambula. .BelIini.
. DITTO Der Freischutz.... Weber
Ditto Marina. FlOtOW
D DITTO Les Huguenots.. Meyerbeer
o. Ditto Musical Wapderer German
l. overture Banditenstrieke Ban
VI. : Johes l-.......... ......Non Suppe.
r. Wine, Wife and Song waltzes. ....,Strauss
70. Beautiful Blue Danube waltzes Strauss
~ ltsg an rmatzes-........-.-... ...Strauss.
Z Ebgy OF 1ears...... Schubert
H. Now the Swallows are Returning......Abt.
TIE LAST OPPORTUNITY OF witnessing the
performance OF the thrilling drama :. ,Sst at
Sea viii he presented at the National Theater
thls evening. Crowded houses have greeted It's
ssee.s sn , EVERY evening this week. but never
Ihose WHO desire TO see play full OF the most
ssartilng effects should, by an means attend
sns N,Slonsi this evening. On Monday next
m
fofmsnee viii be given for ladies' and Children.
when :. Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Iamp"
.. .h May Sayille as Aladdin, will be brought
,s IN the evening and every night next week,
INC s%ectacuiar drama of the E" Naiad Queen
VIII be produced, with the peerless Bonfanti
and fun ballet troupe.
A RARE MUSICAL EVENT will be the coneer,s
4 Mrs Charles Moulton, at lincoln Hall an
he evenings OF the 18th and 9th of january We
re seidom, II ever, read more extrayagant
Hsses than those lavished upon Mrs. Monlton
~ ..e New York pres Immediately after her
since NJ sowsy nan, couple Of months
49, MIS- Moulton, who Is an American by
S.. ~. sceived thorough musical education in
EaIofS rom the most eminent masters The
49, NC, nj paid her the high compli ment of
ss. ns, atr hearing her sing. sit Is the voice
o nss ',o'ne In my lima inafion when am
Smlosihg She will be assisted by Mr. Brook
1870 $500 ne favorite tenor; Signor p. Fer
pianist anu Ai' jas M "ehn,
r,snt sonnd - .h IA denies the soft impeach-
s n Iound ~ the ramor that he l. a eorresno,,
cent cent OF me New Nors San, or any Other neoer
nxs ne e. caf.,a1. he shinks that eight columns
No. IN - I'LL ..t lat mentioned able paper, and
says qaite sufficient empky for his - facIIe
FrIL ASSORTMENT OF kid .lo,.. 49,,
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