Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-14

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Hors, oy.ra ROass.-Msdame Jsnsuschsk in
"Henry VIII" ---.
Ta<sfer co1liGue.-Ths startling drama 9
''Laek Of Gold" and other attractions. 6the
willard HdL.-The Royal Marions. Ta
Grand organ concert at the 80"
Church, corner 10Th and ST. ,snsrsgatiOnal
Condensed -
The srst snow storm locals.
las, night. Il the season visited US
See he notice
other column. Il patent convention In an.
There IL zcotAer style Of winter weather. .
TT ~etniug like variety.
sr- - Rider, esq, Of the Maryland bar, a
adritted as member of the District bar.
The Artificial Stone company yesterday fled
thetr annual report, showing capital stock of
VIM. NeCarter has fled bin for divorce
from the bonds Of mstrimony with Laura II.
In the Circuit Court yesterday the case of
Guinand vs.. the District government for fuel
furnished the First district schools, referred
to Special Auditor j. j. Johnson.
Infantry corps company Az takes place at their
armory tomorrow evening, and Of course will
Mr. J. Sayles Brown will leave this EVENING
for Philadelphia to attend the meeting of cred
itors Of Jay Cooke & Co., to be held there on
Governor Shepherd yesterday appointed A.
d. Bohrer as clerk to the commissioners OF the
Washington Asylum, vice John A. Bayly, re-
signed.
commission appointed by the Board Of Public
Works TO Assess damages caused by changes of
grade. has resigned his position.
Patents have Just been issued to the follow
ing citizens OF Washington: W. L. Prall AMI
ID. "A. Burr, for steam vacuum pump, and to
jas. ID. Smith for designs for figures.
In the case OF Henry Q. Brown, charged with
embe zzlement Of money from l.. III. Schneider,
hardware merchant, nolle prosequi was en-
tered by Mr.. Gloss to-day, no evidence appear
Under the authority OF the court In the case
OF Crandall against the Washington City Saw
ings Bank, the receiver, Mr.. W. +. Mattingly,
indebted to the bank.
Yesterday about O'Clock D. m. a boy named
Augustus Ruoff was thrown from a horse which
he was riding on 9TH street, and seriously in
jured. He was picked mp by Mr.. Jas. Nailor
summoned
Messrs. VIM. Dixon, W. N. Richie, Thos. b.
Florence, j. G.. Carroll, ID. W. Bliss and others,
having rendered a complimentary benefit to
MIR. Hugh Herman, the worthy acting manager
has named Friday. February 9th, as the time
for the benefit. and suggests q "matinee" for
ladies and children, and an evening perform
ance for gentlemen on that day.
At the annual meeting of the managers of
the Coiored Orphans Home, held on Tuesday at
Mrs. Senator Pomeroy's, after the reports of
were elected: Mrs. Pomeroy for president,
Mrs. Mcclellan, vice president; Mrs. Crandell,
treasurer; Mrs. Elmwood, secretary. The board
of managers remain the same, The number of
trustees were increased to fve-HOn. j. 8.
Bowen, Mr.. King, Geo. T. Mcclellan, Mr.. }.
Wormley, and DIR. Chss. Purvis.
We have the first number of the Washing
ton Law Reporter ;" a weekly paper published
10y Powell X Ginck. 1t is edited by Mr.. Hugh
t. Taggsrt a rising Young lawyer of our Dis
tTict bar, and besides general and local news
will publish the more important decisions of
the court in general term, arranged by Associ-
ate Justice Macarthur, with notes. This fea-
ture will commend 1t to the legal fraternity,
and will make IL useful to business men gener-
ally. The enterprise is commendaole one,
and should succeed.