Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-20


BouIeny, member Of the women's centen-
NAL executive committee, $40 corner e and
stree cts.
District Government Affairs
The District commissioners have approved
the offer made by the agent OF the Clapp 4
Jones manufacturing company of Hudson,
>. y. for one Of the Clapp & Jones fire en-
gtnes, for - COO. This engine is much lighter
Than any in use in this city, costs $500 less,
and Is warranted for seven years.
BCII DING PERMITS
Issued 10 day by Inspector PlOwman John
H. Mason, frame dwelling south side alley
between J. and VI and 18th and 18th streets
nor ihwest; $50. b. G. Glascock, a brick
sore room south side r. between 9th aud
10th streets northwest: $500.
FAIL Oh A MAN FROM THE GALLERY OF
THF NATIONAL THEATER.-Henry Engle
residing on Virginia avenue. near list street
southwest. was seriously Injured Saturday
night IN the National Theater, by falling
nom the upper gallery TO the floor, q dis
snee OF ahont thirty feet. II appears that
and fell asleep during the play. He remained
in that condition until the performance closed
and the rest of the audience had departed.
He seems To have awOke Just as the lights
were being shut of, and the watchmen were
closing the doors, for they heard something
strike heavily on the seats below. and hast
ening IN the place where they heard the
sound, were surprised to find man lying
1nsenslble and some Of the seats broken BY
The fall Officer LOngstreet was called in and
removed him In a carriage to his home No.
llS Virginia avenue. DIR. Leach was called
To see him, and found that he struck on the
left side OF the head, making a laceratei
wound across the temple and back part OF
The head. The temple artery was open
and had 70 be taken up. The skull was not
fractured, however, and this morning Engle
as better. and his wounds are not regarded as
necessarily fatal.
MEETING OF THE TYPOGRAPHICAL
UNION Columbia Typographical Union,
No lOl, held It's annual meeting on Satur-
day evening, Ia the Tribune building, and
elected officers a1d delegates to the Interna-
tional Union. which will meet in PhiladeI-
phia on July 81 next. as follows %. +. Mat
ungly. president; Arthur W. CrOssley, vice
corresponding secretary; Edward Morgan
financial secretary; Benin s. Platt treas
ureT' Frank A. RhOderick. CLERK: lanes
DOugheTty, sergeaDt-at arms. Delegates to
the International Union, j. II. Ralston and
ID W. Beach. AN government employees
resolution thanking the Congressional
Printer for the very fair and honorable men,
ton o. the craft made in his annual report to
Congress. was unanimously adopted.
y re oiutlon was adopted providing that
~, on the lSt OF April. the financial SecFe-
tary's books show 800 mem bers in good stand
ing the president and secretary are author
lied 10 have an election in April for the third
delegate.
THE --Ndfi51Gl-"ColoneI Sci
teIs begins his second week tonight. and
The interest does not flag bit. OF Ray
mOnd's acting in this part it is needless 10
speak. Mr. Dennam, il may be said, is a
fair a ST Hawkins" Miss Marie Gordon
As Laura Hawkins" mas won no little
fame. aud Der handsome appearance aud
beautiful toilettes give an additional charm
10 her acting. IL will interest the ladies to
know that in the fourth act she wears a dress
mat comes direct from the Worth establish
ment In Paris. and is, perhaps, the hand
soonest and costliest ever worn on the Amer
lean stage.
copliq5e-M Manager Rogers has a new bill
M a
be presented 81 this cosy little theater.
UNPLEASANT PREDICAsHNT.-T The steam
ct Virginia Of the Maryland ferry. LEFT ber
slip on The opposite side OF the river, yester-
Gay afternoon, for this city with five passen-
gers, three men and two cOlCred women one
% the latter school teacher. Soon after
she started she was caught by the drifting
ice and carried down the stream about a mile
where she lodged, and where she remained
unable to move, until noon to-day. when the
Steam tugs Keystone and Belle Haven sue
ceeded IN reaching her and bringing her
safely 10 port. She was unprovided with
pTOvisIoES. and her passengers vino mad
eaten nothing since dinner Yesterday yera
almost starved when they landed here
d'S691ftrtG Gazette, 18Th.
A WAsHINGToSIAN ROBBED IN NEW
1oRK.-The New York WOFld says: Thurs
day night Mr.. ]. Alme, or Wa hington. ID
g, employed Patrick Rilev, a hac kman to
take three trunks from the COurtlapdt street
Jerry 10 the fremont house. ard on the way
Riley, aided by Daniel COffin, an ex-cOnyicf
opened one OF the trunks and Stole 500
worth OF clothing. The thieves overlooked
800 IN bonds that lay on the top OF the
lronk, and delivered the property. Mr.. A me
uncovered his loss late Thursday night and
gave The case TO Rounds man stewart OF The
niteesth precinct. who arrested Riley and
conn aud recovered part OF tue stolen prop-
eIty, Inc prisoners were held yesterday IL
$500 each. 49,
THE SEATS for the PO'omae Boat C1ub
concert are nearly all reserved, and ihnSe
wishing them should not hesitate longer a
crowded house will greet the Boston con-
tralto. Miss Welsh, and DIR. DamainyiIls Of
New York The best male singers i'm me
city are TO have their share OF praise also
They are in active rehearsal, under Prof
GloetZneT. and something fine nav ne ex-
peeted- Ellis Co. have tle plat T Lincoln
kan seats.
PRICES IEwELRY STORE has Just put In
beautiful case OF Lake George diamonds, in
setS, buttons, studs. rings aud pins. No. 457
Pennsylvania avenue. near street.
TIE Warwick anu EImgooi collar 81
closely resemble linen, that the only differ
zee you can detect is that they look and
ftbetteT.-AaC.
tHASGE OF TIaE-See notice in another
,eInn OF change IN time Of Trains fOr Rich
AasId and he south.