Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-25
Condensed Locals.

Inc street lamps Will DE- lignteu AT ,. u.
M. and eXtiT CUiShed at 500 a. IN.
The Court in General Term was engaged
to-day In the case Of Jaeger agt. Moore.
Edgar +. Edwards was yesterday appoint
OF the District.
Mr.. l.. G.. Hine has so far recovered from
his Illness as To be able TO attend To business.
Another union pre- yer meeting was held
last night in the Sixth Presbyterian church.
A sermon was preached by Rev. =. =. Mitch
ell, and prayer meeting afterwards held by
Rev. Drs. Sunderland, Chester, White and
others.
Messrs. Smith & Stone, owners of the saw
mill on the Eastern branch, have made ar
engagements for bringing by raft from Nor
folk about 6,C00 goo feet OF logs, 10 he used in
meeting the orders of their customers. These
rats are massed In cribs of about 10 feet
beam, 10 10 10 feet draft, and 100 to 500 feet
long. Each raft will contain from 100000 to
4 $50 COO feet Of lumber.
The second of the course Of lectures on the
laws relating to this District, inaugurated by
The law association OF Georgetown univer-
city, will be delivered this evening. by Tai
msdee A. Lambert, esq, at GOnZaga hall. F
street His subject, as announced Is NUM-
cipal taxation, having especial reference to
the laws relating thereto, and their opera
ton IN this District
RI. Rev. James Augustine Healy, ID. D..
bishop Of Portland Maine, is spending few
days al the national capital, and is the guest
OF his brother, Rev. Il. F. Healy. president OF
GeoTgetOwn college. Rev. c. III. Fulmer, of
worcester, Mass, companion in his mis- SION
e - IL.
Aloysius, made II ing visit TO his home in
this city, and returned to the east on Sunday
last Father Mcguire, at the head of his
missionary band. starts On Wednesday next
from Worcester, Mass, on an active cam
paign, lasting, IL is expected, until the mid
ole Of May next; at which time. rumOr has
1t, he will be amongst his old friends at the
national capital once more.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.-Ea giish opera
Our popular American eantratrice. Miss
ClaTa Louise Kellogg, had cause to feel Hat
tered at the very large and brilliant audi
ence which assembled az the National Thea
Ter last evening TO greet her first appearance
here this season. Many of the most distin-
Yulshed people In Washington were present.
Bales Pcsthumous opera, "The Talisman, :"
Is from SCOTS romance of that NAME but
doss not follow the story OF the novelist very
clo>ely. The work Is of a higher order than
The Bohemian Gill;" the best known of
Ia fe's compositions. The first two acts ex-
cited but little enthusiasm last evening, but
The third act is foil of beautiful music and
thoroughly aroused the interest aud admira-
ton of lovers of melody, and the applause
was frequent and prolonged. The singing of
The openirg song in this act by Miss Mon
hague (as Queen Berergeri4) won for her
hearty plauditS. and this was quickly fol-
lowed by the brilliant song of Edith Miss
Kellogg, another gem. which was In turn
ecilpsed by the splepdid duet OF Miss Kel-
loss AID Mr. Mas. The demand for encOres
were frequent during this act. Much OF the
success of the opera was due TO Mr. Peakes,
a CsIcIul stiiu CODSclentlOuS artist. His make
up and his acting in the repalsive character
"Nectabanus" we've excell mt, and so was
Singing. Mas was handsome and manly a.
"Sir Kenneth" but Carleton did not show 10
as good advantage in King Richard as he
does IN some other roles. The chorus and
orchestra are up 10 the average. Tonight
IRA Diavolo,' with Mrs. Van Zandt, Mr.
Castle, Mis-. Seguin, and other old Washing
ton favOrites in the cast.
FtR IfGy at the Opera HOnse.-This charm.
ing drama drew a full house last night.
Messrs. Charles Reade and Dion BOucicault
have made a most enjoyable play from the
novel. The characters as rule were adj
mlrabiy played, especially those of Robert
Per fold by Mr.. Louis Aldrich, and Helen
Rolleston by Miss Kate Newton, and George
Denham's Captain Hiram Hudson. The
scenery Is very good, and the piece in its
evening.
Thedter Co1liQIe Seven Escapes of
Adelaide OF Dresden" together with the re-
n ainder OF long and interesting pro-
gramme, attracted a large audience here last
night. The burlesque OF the -Four Orphans"
was well received. Jake Budd in his new
skefch Crooked Whisky was as comical,
as usual.