Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-24

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rorus Iheater for the last time tonight in his
| great role of "Lord Dundrearyn that has so
muGh dehghted large audiences during the
| week. On Monday evening next he will appear
| IN sam, as written for himself; and during
I me week IN his wonderful persOnston of
| The last chances of witnessing the beautiful
scenery and fine acting of "a Midsummer
Nlghts Dream is presented TO the patrons OF
me National Iheater tonight Next week
| Saratoga" Will be brought out with the full
strength OF the company, and with MIR. Saville
| In his pleasing role of "BOb Sackett," in which
| be won such plaudits last year.
The startling scenes in the sensation drama
OF Marked for Life" should attract a large
audience to the Theater Comique tonight.
The amusing ventriloquial feats of Davis Is
announcer prominent feature of the entertainment
this evening.
The INTERNAL REVENUE ROBBERY CASE
The witnesses who were before Commissioner
j. j. johnson yesterday in the case of f. A.
Williams and James X. Moore, charged with
stealing warrants from the internal revenue
bureau, were before the grand jury to day. as
also others, whose testimony was not taken
yesterday. 1t is not known yet under what
particular statute the accused will be prose-
cuted, as among the papers stolen and recOy-
cred there were powers of attorney some. of
which have been identified, and such papers
are included in the act of February 5th 1861
which makes 'the taking of any paper
intended TO be used in order to procure the
payment OF money" a crime punishable by
imprisonment for not more than two wears or
me rot exceeding 5000, and possibly they
may be indicted under this section From the
iact that the drafts negotiated had been in
dorsed, the authorities say there is but little
doubt that forgery was committed as well as
robbery.
PRIZE FIGHT.-Yesterday Lieut Noonan,s
men were kept busy following crowds of Young
men and boys to Gales WOO Is, Meridian hill,
and other localities, it being reported that two
young men, representing Crow hill and Swami
poodle, respectively were to meet in the sub
urbs ana decide, according to the rules of the
prlZe-rlng which was the best man. The po-
nee succeeded in preventing the meeting for a
time but it is said the men met in the afternoon
near the corner of 2lst and Boundary streets,
wnere Is rounds were fought, in the course of
which the Crow hill man had his ear bitten He
mad his revenge, however, as the fight was de-
cided IN his favor because of foul, "a kick be-
hill carried off the stakes, $50.
The WAsHINGToN Nav YARD-Kore Work
men Discharged For some time past a large
lathe, belonging TO the ordnance department of
the army, has been undergoing extensive re-
pairs and alterations at the ordnance machine
shop OF the navy yard. The work on il is fin
lshed and IL is being shipped in pieces by rail to
the frankfort arsenal, where it will be used in
turning the Woodbridge wire gun. This lathe
weighs about forty tons. force of workmen
are now engaged in putting in the boilers of the
united States steamer Shawmut, which is being
repaired at the yard; One hundred and eight
men lnearly half the force) were discharged
from the machiue and boilor shops and foundry
in the department of steam engineering yester-
Jay dIteInOOn.
THE ALLEGED LION ABORTION CAsR.-To-
day, the grand jury of the Criminal Court had
before them the case of DIR. e. T. Leon, alias
G. l.. Thompson, who together with Catharine
A. Babcock and Mary Ross was arrested on
the 10th instant on the charge of producing an
abortion on the person of one Susan McLaugh-
lin. Drs. Thompson and Ashford, Detectives
McElfresh and Sargent, and other witnesses
were examined, and it is likely that true bills
of indictment will be found in a few days. The
PRINCIPAL witness, SuSan MCIau0hli1 SuhSa-
queDtly was taken before Judge Smell at the
Police Court. who fixed the bonds for her ap-
pearance as witness before the Criminal Court
at 81 GOO, in default of which she was committed
to Jail.
THE CoRCoRAN ZoUAvRs.-Last evening,
Lieutenant Colonel Robert /. Fleming aud the
staff of the LIST Regiment National Guard visit
ed the armory of the Corcoran Zousves for the
purpose Of inspection. There were present a
large number of friends of the corps. The
company was headed by their recently organ
ized brass band, which embraces in its MEM
bership some of the best talent in the District
The inspection was entirely satisfactory, and
at its conclusion the company, Differed by
Capt. Enoeh and Lieuts. Fry, Miller, and KEEL
herd, where, after the band had played several
airs, they were Hospitality entertained.
ASSIGNMENT OF JUICES FOR THE DISTRICT
CoURTs.-The following assignment of judges
was made by the Court In General Term yester-
assice rsptter roTTs January term ey Chief
L.
october term, Chief Justice CARTIER District
Court, both terms by Justice Humphreys; Crimi-
nal Court, March term, Justice Macarthur:
June term, Justice Humphreys; December
term, Justice Macarthur; special term in
Equity, Justice Wylie, except September and
October, when Justice Humphreys will have the
bench; Probate Court, Justice Olin.
SUIT AGAINST THE ODoRLKss COMPANY
To-day Messrs. Stilson and Halves entered for
Benjamin K. Nickerson Q suit against Jerome
Bradley, Lewis r. Keller, VIM. Painter aud
George W. Hooker, doing business under the
name of the Odorless Excavating Company and
Francis Carter, for alleged damages to his horse
and buggy (laid at 5000 charged to have been
sustained by the horses attached to one of the
wagons of the defendants taking fright in Oc-
tober last and running into the said horse and
buggy.
A SINGULAR AND SERIOUS ACCIpRrr.-Yes-
terday, lager beer barrel exploded at Beck
ett's beer garden, on L street, between 18th
and 14th streets, and broke both arms of Mr.
Herman Richter, the proprietor of the brewery
attached to the garden, and otherwise injured
him very seriously. He was badly hurt about
not fatally injured internally. Drs Roberts,
Leiberman, Elliot and others attended him.
CoPIRs Of the pamphlet Chow to Get Richp
may be obtained on application at the book |
stores OF Messrs. Warren Choate & Co., 9il |
street, and Richard Roberts, 1026 It'll street |
northwest. I |
b. II. WARNER, who has for many years been |
engaged in real estate business on 7th street, |
between g and Fl, 10 fitting up new ofices in |
streets, to which he viii remove on the 10th OF |
February proximo.