Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-03
LOCAL NEW0.
AMIsEMENTs, 40.

EasicnoI 71ea,e-Lydia Thompson Burlesaue
Troupe, IN the " Sindbsd, the Sailor"
waPs Opera Hosse-" The Drummer Boy, or
Battle Field of Shiloh"
COncyeedf6ndI Charck-Coneert he the Chill
cIen OF the leland Institute.
Prof Pratt, the Horse Tanner, 13X and
areets.
hnkriter's Art Gallery, ass eth street.
Barlov's Gallery Of OIL Paintings, 1885 Penn
sivsnls ayeBue-Church's picture, Niagara
By Moonlight"
THR GRADS OF TIE CITY AND THE BALTI-
MORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.-withIn a few
weeks past Mr.. Forsyth, the Superintendent of
streets. SC, has been In consultation with MIR.
james L. Randolph, Caief EngiDc er o the Bal
Simore and Ohio railroad, in reference 20 the
differences between the grade OF the Washing
ton branch Baltimore and hio railroad and the
streets through which II passes from 1 anu "a
streets 70 the boundary. IL will be TecOlleeted
that during Mayor Bowens administration an
ate mpt was made by the CORPORATION To craze
street north, which, at "a street would cover
fhe track twelve feet, and the railroad company
sEed out an injunction and stopped the WORK as
they did also whe an ate IN OF was male 70 yrads
Bound ~ street sbOIt iCet above the track.
The rall Os1 company were subsequently 20.
cICtcd for msinsaining a nuisance-the g.asle OF
sheir uack Offering IfO N the street grab es-
taohshed by the city-snd were convicted in the
tfithlhal Coirt, but the case being appealC to
The Court in General Term tire Judgment OF
the court below was oveTFuled. /. was stated
that lille these proceedings were taking place
tie company eDdeayOred to compounds the
matter, bat 10 terms were accepted. The work
On street, along which the railroad track
~ located tor several squares, has since
remained IN s.dfE quo. Ii is understood that
Mr.. Randolph proposed, on the part OF the
railroad. that at I street and Boundary street
abe company would raise their track h AIT way
the city TO lower the grade a. those points
sbons fees IN the first case and feet in the
other, and OF the remainder of the line similar
compromise would be adopted. Tais proposal
20 Is believed, will receive the TscOmneniSti0n
OF M. fSrsyth-it being the best that can be
done. and will likely be Transmitted to the
Councils for their approval in a few weeks.
THE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
Dkror BILL--Ihe Senate to-day passed the
bill supplementary to the act 10 authorize the
extension. conStruC tioD ana use of a lateral
branch OF the Baltimore and Potomac silroa1
Company into and within the District OF Column
Lia IL authorizes the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company 10 erect over their tracks on
Nmg1na avenue, between west 6th street and
.est ith street, IN the city o. Washington, a
passenger depot building, covering the follow
ing described area Commencing al the inter
section OF the building line OF south side OF son-h
street produced, and the building line OF east
sice OF west 9Th street produced: thence along
last mentioned line southwark to a point;
thence bv line parallel with and forty feet III ;.
tant nor'hward from building line OF south
erty side Of Virginia avenue TO a point
IN the building line OF west side OF
west 9th street produced; thence BY last-nen-
toned line nOrthward TO = point thence by line
psTAile with and forty feet distant southward
IRON building line OF northerly side Of Virginia
parallel with and eighty feet distant eastward
from the building line OF east side OF west 9TH
-uest produced, TO point in building line of
south street produced; thence by last-men-
toned line westward TO the place of beginning;
which shall be Of the same sfyIe Of arrhitec.nre
as the cepot OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
rany AZ The CITY Of Lancaster. in the state of
Pennsylvania: Prorided, That the assent OF the
munscipsl authorities of the city of Washington
OF OF the District OF Columbia be first obtained
To the erection CT said depot.
THETHEATREs-The Lydia Thomson troupe
performed the buTlesgue OF ssSinbad the SAILOR
Al the National Theatre last evening A few os
the salnent Old gentlemen who. after due con-
siueF anon OF the Carnival. came to the conclu-
non ~ was all nonsense were present last mi uht
ana, after seeing the burlesque nearly thronoh
conf AIRED notes and gravely agreed that N Wa
absurd. These dear old Gradgrinds don't seem |
70 uhderstand that the absurdity in such cases
ls on The other side. in irving 70 igure o1t a
moral or meaning in what i INTENDED onIv
70 snuse. In fact, burlesIue is not burles0ue |
any fun in Mother Goose hut discover nj,sS
OF vat and humor in What 4 Know Ahnnt |
farming ard yet they are not happy. The |
.-esIhs Lydia iDas6S q Uistske, however, in |
sColulns IN Ter stump speech. Bsdinage would !
oe better than defamation and more amasinr
Sihp1u VIII De repeated tonight for Miss
1hompson's benefit '
The Drummer Rov" holds the boards AZ
Walls - va House, and still draws. The ANA
teur per 1rmers acquit themselves cT-di' ablv,
and the object, being 70 educate soldiers or
INdT IcF W e~I fOllt. com menus rha enter
taInmeptto public patronage. The President /
and family. General sherman and several other
'listn guished persons have accepted inyit atoms
to be present this evening
1NDCsrRrAs HONE SCHOOI-A well 'rtsu led \
Snd interesting meeting OF The Board - Mana, /
gers OF the Industrial Home School W y held last
evening at the % Home IN Georgetown. Foriv- |
seven children in all have been provided with \
TODD and lodging by the Institution during the |
issi month, the average number for the month |
karfsr
bave been employed in the wood work shop in /
Georgetown. and SIX girls in the paper boz shop /
on AIhoiy iuare. The other children have |
been yaTIegsly employed and taught habits OF Il
'Eaastry AZ tar a practicable. Instruction IL
also gwen IN reading. writing and arithmetic
Il De shop IN Georgetown l. very much in need \
OF more and better ID achinerv. And more rom.
ana . comm ttee consisting OF Hon. n. ID. Cooke |
Rev. A. Il. Atkins, Walter = Coz ESQ Mrs |
Charles Peck, ard Mr.. n. ". Blackboard were
appointed 10 raise funds tor this oh; eCt. Ii was
deter mined thst. IL practicable, the shop should
ne established on a cspital of a. 400. with The
expectation that the lnstiturion can then he |
supported from the profits upon rhe work |
Messrs y. A. Magruder. VI. v. Buckley and D. |
D Bisckford were appointed a committee 70 1
endesvor 70 secure better location fer tue |
shop and school.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CoLuNFIAs Cot |
LssH-Ihe annual commencement OF the med |
zeal department OF Columbian College took
place Yesterday afteI noon at Lincoln Hall |
which Was crowded to oye.nowInz. webe-'s |
riSes were opened with prayer by Rev DR. Sam |
SOB, president OF the college. and after music.
Dr- y Z. Riley, the dean OF thu faculty. called |
the namts OF the graduates. "a follows
~. Bean. y. n II. NJ. Bannister. In: A
BToekenborou sh, Va; >. G. Howard. ~. G.:
fred- W Halsey. y. Y, Richard Joseph Mas
a. II. Magruder, ID. g, w. l.. Newlsnis No:
w. IT. Ramsev, ID q. A. each graduate vss
called he walked TO DT. Samson. who delivered
ihe diploma authorizing him to enter on the
duties OF physician. DR. Antisel addressed
the graduating class a, considerable length unop
the dufies and responsibilities OF the medical
profession. A feeling va,edictOrv was deliv-
cred by MIR. Newlands, who vas frequently an
Flauded.
W RARF RATS AND THKIs DOINGs-At and
about klley's wharf there are A number of
shanties which are used n boar ding houses TO-
toatmen and others who get occasional lob.
about the river front, such a. shucking oysters.
NC There are q set OF loafers and spOngers
who lang around these quarters and DO nothing
hut pitch pennies and swinde hard-workinS
men ont Of their earnings. sweat cloth or
two spread out on q plank every time the
escks OF the police are turned, and bets rang
Alg nom I'VE cents upwards ara made on the
Gice, but when The police advance in that
direction, the cloth r. ierked up and the bows
scatter This nuisance should be absted.