Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-16


Day ard Monday evenings, November sd and
10Th, will be the great musical attraction.
Madame RuddersdOrf and her entire pany
nave been engaged by the society, and win
come direct from Boston, where they have
been singing TO crowded audiences. The future
advertisements will fully demonstrate the enter
prise OF the Chorals in bringing TO Washington
such a body of artists.
Mrs. Nathalie Pollard is about to enter the
lecture Held, making her lie but in Philadelphia.
Her opening lecture is entitled ssShow Windows
and Bubbles" and il said 30 abound In humor-
Gus and pungent hits at the feIlies and extrsva-
Rsnces OF the day. Mrs. Pollard has fine quali-
hcattOns for her undertaking and will doubtless
have abundant success. Fer agent in her lee
fure tour Is Mr.. w. II. James, so fsvorably
National theater.
The Dangerous Crisis IN the Horse
Disease Passed.
The horses generally seemed to be improving
To-Day; and almost as many as usual were seen
AT Work on the streets. About two-thirds Of the
usual number OF street cars on the avenue
ard the 9Th and 18th street lines were
running and except the discharge from the
nose FL OF the horses seemed as well as formerly
But four deaths were reported at police head
quarters from last evening up to , p. m. to-day,
a. follows: One Rhode Island avenue, be-
tween l4th and 18th streets northwest; one IN
alley between Madison and It'll and NJ and Y
streets northwest; one on street, between 10th
and 18th, northwest; and one at Perry's stable
corner sth and streets northwest The deere 4se
IN the number Of deaths is the best indication
that the disease is slowly disappearing.
AN IMPORTANT CASE TO HOTEL MsN.-Yes-
terdsy, in the circuit court. Judge Cartier a
csse OF importance to hotel keepers was decided
Ire facts were as fOllOws:-Mrs- Harlowe in
le61, boarded at the MetTopolita an hotel of which
Mr. Marshal Brown was proprietor, and when
she left, the bills not being paid, Mr.. Brown
detained her trunks, telling her that when her
bill was paid they would be given MP. Eight
years afterwards Mr.. Brown returned the trunks,
notwithstanding the bills were unpaid. Mrs.
Harlowe alleged that all her goods were not re-
turned, and brought suit 20 recover s2r7, the
value OF the goods she claims were lost. The
defendant offered evidence that during the whole
time the trunks were in his possession he kept
mem locked mp in a storerOOm. The defendant
asked the court TO instruct the Jury that III they
believed the plaintiff could have obtained her
trunks at any time by paying the bill,
ard II defendant used ordinary care,
Judge Cartier refused this prayer, and said the
landlords lien gave him the right to detain
baggage reasonable time, and at the end of
such time such baggage should be sold at public
sale. and the hotel bill be paid cut OF the pro-
ceetS. IL he detained baggage beyond such
reasonable time, he was responsible for all
losses The defendant noted an exception. The
july returned a verdict for plaintiff of $50. Mr..
81 y. MaTbury appeared for plaintiff and Mr.
a. r. Ennis for defendant.
TYNDALL's LECTUREs.-In our lecture an
nouneements to-day will be found the details
OF PrOT. yndalls course, for which there has
BEE so much inquiry. The course il to consist
of SIX lectures, beginning Tuesday, Dec. 81, at
hnooin ball. The subject which will be the
and experiment is a. Light" and the lectures
will embrace the exposition of the phenemena
., W. laws, hincincing reflection, refraction,
tiant action, the action of invisible RAYS the
polarization of light, the phenomena of crystaI-
izsuon, TIE parallel phenomena of light AID ra-
dlsrt heat. &c, &c. Prof Tyndall brings with
MIN TWO expert assistants and a very extensive
and delicate apparatus. The character of his
before presented in this country. The ticket
ONCE Tor the saeO seats opens next wednes-
day morning al Ballantyne's.
BUILDING PsRnIrs.CThe following n.rmits
have been issued from the office of the superin-
tendent OF buildings: j. r. n. wilkinson three
story and French roof brick, corner 9Th and T.
streets, :. W.; G. q. Cornish two three-sfory
ana basement bricks, ID street, between New
Jersey avenue and South Capitol street S e:
Z. III Holden, three DO. do; Joseph Brummett,
tvo-sUry frame, sta street, between and C.
g. W. ss - NJ Draney t~o-st3ry house New Jer-
W Burns and +. j. Grimm, three two-story
brleks, corner 81 and U street,; Elizabeth A.
ScIVeneT, two-story frame, q street, between
Delaware avenue aud LIST street, n E.: lanes
II Asams, do, ID, between Is and IS Z streets,
n. NJ w; ", T. Yogngs; do; street. between 10th
strest, between Cherry and Water streets,
Georgetown.
slMoNs CoNEANDERV, No. 1, KNIGHTS
TENPLAR, has elected the following Off cers for
Tue ensuing Masonic year:-sir Knight Garter
a stewart, eminent comm ander; Sir knight
George W. Brooks, NJ. D., generalissimo: Sir
might Jchn T. - Wilkinson captain general;
Sr Knight Rev. VIM p. Ryder, preIste. Sir
knight James II. johnson treasurer; Sir Knight
John X. Washington, recorder; Sir Knight Ad-
olson Clayton. senior warden; Sir Knight P. H.
sinmons, junior warden; Sir Knight John H.
Brooks. standard bearer; Sir Knight NobIe
SnoWden, sword bearer; Sir Knight James n
ASchG-emsn, warder.
DRsPBRADO CAPTU RKD.-James Douglass
colored man, under the influence of Honor
attempted TO cut an elderly gentleman, whe
was passing the corner OF 18th street aud Penn
sylvanla avenue, with razor, yesterday after
noon, and officer Berkiey attempted to arrest
him, and was also assaulted with the murderous
weapon A scuifie ensned, during which Doug
iass succeeded in getting the officers revolver
~ by The officers knocking him down. He was
nnsily placed in q cart and brought to the CEN
Hai saardhouse, where he was locked up.
AssIs-Akr IxsPEcToR or BUILDINGS Ar
foLsfkD-Mr Barney b. Curran was yester-
dsy sppOinted BY the board Of public works as
sistsnt inspector on Buildings. to aid Mr.. Adolf
Cluss, whose duties have been increased A. A
member OF the eoe<d Of public works. Mr..
Ter carpenter Of the wcehiugton navy ward and
was lately In ca arge OF che execution Of impor-
Annapolis, and FOR the i.st few months has BEEN
inss.
hETHoDIsr PROTESTANT Mrssros on Carr
III hiLL:-A numbe- of yonng men residing
me auspices OF the Methodist Protestant
seoIch OF East Washington, AMI have secured
ION corner OF 9th and Il streets southeast for
.oLi1t senoot purposes, under the superin-
tendehes OF Mr.. K K. Ferguson. Theobiect is
a. - c,ihd mlssion as an adjunct TO the church
and government.
., aSotD MEDALS PoR EssAYs-Mr Catch
80, or ths Society for the Prevention. Sc Sss
aCs,eI SI the time Tor forw srdng ESSAYS on
ISrueity to Anlmsls' until thu Sen i,s,.n ~
ne essay committee have thus far rscsixa,
only about thirty ESSAYS. ana sasr leceived
~ ,ts Ioass are not aware OF the generous ofssy
~oSlety; hence the extension OF time 10 viss