Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-07


"Queen katherine" in "Krns Henry VIII"
f1>ster Ceniq.e-"Clsude Duval" and other
novelties
Condensed Locals.
Robert Besl sends us Frank LesIie's Boys of
America for Nav.
See sd. OF Washington City Hibernian Beney-
Rev Or. Sunderland 10 lying seriously III AZ
his residence. on e.. near AZ street in this city
Yesterday Caroline GrIfin hIed bill in the
Equity Court for divorce from Theodore r
GTifhn, alleging desertion.
governor shepherd yesterday appointed DR..
Henry wallace as the general inspector of gar
baRe for the District of Columbia
From A. II. Stockmsn K Son. s2s 9th street
the Washington agent of the american Old Fell
1ob, we have the fine April number.
Col. Richard Harrington will deliver a lee
lure at Masonic Temple tomorrow evening
for the benefit of Lafayette Lodge of Masons on
the "History OF the Jews"
The annual meeting Of the Columbia Library
Association was held last night, and the follow
ing directors were elected: James McDermOtt,
James Lowe. f. Reynolds, F. Lewis, j. j. Pea
body, e.. Kaufman. u. DObhvn.
At the meeting of the National College of
Pharmacy yesterday, resolution requesting
the District legislature TO take such acton as
would relieve druggists OF the responsibility of
selling liquor for medicinal purposes was post
poned till the next meeting.
The District of Columbia volunteers at their
meeting last night decided 70 hold the bandues
April 10th. at Masonic Temple. All officers an I
soldiers of the District either army OF navy are
invited TO participate, and to give notice o.
Their intention so to do, to the committee.
The egg probing smuse ment Yesterday bv tn 9
children in the Capitol grounds. resulted in
quite number OF small children getting lost
The police report finding last night about half
parents.
Company d, W. L. l.. last night elected hon
orary members as follows: Hon. W. T. Hsmil-
ton, OF Maryland; Hon. John b. GOrham, of
Georgia; DIR. G.. G.. Cox and Or. ID. W. Bliss of
TINS city. Mr.. W. Z. DennisOn was elected
second lieutenant
Capt David F. Korhsmmer died on Sunday
evening last. after a brief illness, at his resi-
dence, No. 141s Massachusetts, avenue, in the
tbirty-third year Of his age. His death was in
Cuced Dy disease resulting from wounds in
CURED In the service of his country. He served
In the seth Illinois regiment during the war
was subsequently vice consul to Vienna, and
At the time of his death was in the Adutaut
Generals Office.
BUuDING PsRNITs.-N. Tally, two-story
brlck, 18th street, between New York avenue
and i street northwest; Joshua Clark two do
south Carolina avenue, between 9Th and
lth streets southeast; j. NJ. EliasOn, do. do.
frame, Virginia avenue, between 1st and 91
streets southeast; ID. jackson, do. do brick,
Washington street, between Bridge and Canal
GeorgttOwn; s. Carmody, do. do. frame. 1st
street, between ID and f northwest; b. III. War
ner, co; do brick, 18th street, between y and
northwest; Il. Shea. do. do. do. eth street
betw cen VI and j southwest; John Wilson, do.
do. frame, Iith street between W and Roun-
dary northwest, T. HOrnback, do. do. brick, G.
street. between ii and Sd northeast; y. T. I'm
lay, two do. do. frame, / street, between 2gA
snd attn northwest: T. Hancke addition to
buildings, West street. between Rock street and
P-stTeet bridge, Georgetown; X. H. Andrews
thIee-stOTy brick, G. street. between 18th ami
I'm northwest; John W. Combe. two do. frame,
9TH street, between and G. southeast; I. Nc
DonBell. do. do brick, East Capitol street be
tween lst and "a northeast; James Spencer do
90. frame, addition, 6 street, between ~ and
eth southwest; II. Browning, do do. do, l2th
street, between G and I southeast; Melton p
Hoover, do. do. brick, Vermont avenue ~
tween and streets northwest. -
BRUTAL CONDUCT OF Two RUFPIASs IN
THE CAPITOL GEOUNDs.-Yesterday two COL
ored men in passing through the Capitol
grounds, where there were large number OF
school children engaged in rolling eggs aud
other innocent amuse ments. out of pure cussed-
ness threw some OF the little ones down the steep
smbankment, thereby injuring a little girl.
Lieut. james johnson, OF the police, being on
the ground, arrested one of them, ma ned Bill
NCodlaEd, when the other came up and struck
the Lleutenan' OF the head with stick, knock
ing him down, ard then ran. A crowd of hun
oTeds followed, and Officer Kearnev and De-
techve McDevitt coming up, gave chase and
arrested the ruthan, who gave mis- name "a
Olmstead Holmes, and in a short time both of
the bTutes were locked up together AZ po!iee
Headquarters. OlmStead Holmes was Changed
In the Police Court this morning with assault
and battery on Lieut.. johnson, while ia the
discharge Of his duty. The defendant pIrade
guilty, and in justification of himself said that
the officer struck him first He was COMMITTEE
TO jail IN default OF $50 bonds for action OF the
grand jury.
"A MEETING IN BEHALF or The INDIANs-A
meeting for the purpose OF promoting temper
aDee ard civilization among the Indians w4-
held at the Unitarian church. on 9Th street, lat
evening Mis-. Belva A. Lock wood presided
sDd made brief address She was followed
py the Rev. VIM. Hiuckley, who said that the
policy OF ciyiliziDg the Indians by education and
gospel teachings has the entire sympathy Of the
nsgnaninOus Of the land, and particularly one
OF great humanity, whom the people OF this
land saw ut TO place IN the highest position in
their power. At the conclusion of Mr.. Hinck-
lev e re marks, Mrs. l.. L. Adams. editor of the
freSs, OF California, made al address and the |
Hutchinsons erliyened the meeting with sew
eral songs. A letter from j. p. Root, OF Kan
sas, and late minister TO Chill, was read, in |
which he declares that with equal advantages
equal Judge Garland. OF Tcxas. gave stats /
lIcs InteI,.1u ~ demonstrate that so far from
being "viped OUT the Indians are on the in
crease, and that day the Indian element is |
stronger on this continent than il vas at the
time Columbus first landed upon Its shores
TIE IRISH HOME RULE LEAGUE Of Washing
ton met last night at Trades Union Hall, Capt.
ID. McMshOn in the chair and j. l.. Dease
secretary, and a committee, consisting OF
Messrs. ID. A. Brosnan, James =. Fitzpatrick,
VIM. FegaD, Daniel Grady, and John Kennedy,
was appointed TO solicit names and funds. Tue
secretary ported the receipt of s25-a dOna-
tiOn from Mr.. John NJ. LangstOn-and a vote of
thanks was teTdered him. The name of Mr.
John McDeyitt was handed in for membership,
and he was elected. Secretary Dease moved
n At a national roll OF honor be opened. with
the nsmes Of all persons contributing one dollar
or more, and that the name of Prof. Lang-,on
be placed al tie head OF the list; adopted. Mr.
Desse rendered his signatiOn as secretary and
MI. j. BelIew as elected instead. The roll OF
honor wss oPentd, and a number of names were
entered tLeTtOr.
REAL Estate SALEs.-Latimer K Clesry
auctiOneers, have sold, for John Il. Castel, ex-
ecutOr, pats OF lots and 3, in square SO in
proved by a frame dwelling, on Virginia ave
nue., between 4th and 9Th streets southeast TO
7. +. McCauley, for 81 EOS; for e. InsIe, trus-
tee parts OF lots and 6, in 81 aare lis, improved
by a three-stOry brick house, corner Pennsyl-
ySnia avenue and 10Th street, TO A. A. WILSON
Tor - eco; also, for the same trustee, the west
part of lot 2 in square l05. improved by a three
story brick house, on street, between 18th and
1gh northwest, 10 Mrs. Susie A. Bergen, tor
-, 100.
Thomas Bowling. suctioneer, sod Yesterday.
for W. ID. Casstn, trustee, a two-stOry frame
house, situated On the road 10 Tennallytowu to
George Kengs & Bro, for al $50.
Suit AGAINST A TELEGRAPH CONPANY
FOR ALLEGED NcN-DBLIvkRY or MESSAGE
hr. William +. DeKnight OF Sumter, South
CaTohna, yesteTC Ay entered suit for - 500 dam
ages against the Western Union Telegraph
company, alleging that In June, 1873, a dis
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