Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-24


CondeRsed Locals.
The street lamps win be lighted at COS
O'Clock p. m. and extinguished at 20 a. M.
New dress goods, colored cashmeres, black
cashmeres, black alpaca. Carriers, 50l Mar
ket space Read advertisement.
Miss M. Hooper's Kindereartan. in L.
Droit Park is now open, I'D parents are in
yiied 70 visit IL, with their Children.
,o Tn e races OF me opening day OF the annual
Plmlico, bave been POSTPONED until To- NOR
row, on account OF the rain storm Yesterday
afternoon, which has made the track heavy.
lie fIantatlon Jubilee Singers will sing
their secular and sacred -ongs al the Metro.
Eolltan N. E church Thursday evening.
9hey are returning from successful tour
tbrougn Inc northern cities
The first precinct station was flooded by
Inc rain storm last evening, on account of
Cefectlve Drainage. In the basement where
the cells are situated the water was about q
The trustees Of the Washington brick ma
chine COMPANY have elected the following
Officers for the current yea: Ohas. r. Peck
president walter 5. Cox, vice president;
Andrew Wyhe, treasurer; Nathaniel Will
MI. r. b. Warden. recently appointed az
special assistar attorney for the District of
Columela, 10 prosecute District cases in the
Polee Court, mas resigned, and Mr.. II. ID.
Beam Ia temporarily prosecuting until q
s1necure.
AT the weekly inspection of the Marine
new piece composed by Mr.. Herbert A. Pres
LODI and arranged for the full Marine band
py fioi. ScGr elder, was rendered with good
effect, and Mr.. Preston and Prof Schneider
received the hearty congratulations OF all
Tickets for the Centennial excursion for
the city, by the Baltimore and Potomac
ra1iroad-lor which tickets are being sold,
good from October oath TO November 10th,
each, and are going of like hot cakes. BY
reference TO the advertisement elsewhere IL
VIII De seen that there are several places
Were tickets may be had.
AnUsEMKNTs - National ZheotT. - The
ih .y rain storm last evening prevented as
nrst performances In this city Of the much
!! prsissa new comedy; from the French,
:. wanted Divorces" but the audience was
crltlcai and apprecfative one, and their
nearly applause and laughter In q guarantee
OF good houses the rest Of the week The
comedy is full Of genuine fun, the situations
eharacter, and the dialogues are Sparkling as
enempagne. MI. James as FauvinsrdD
proved himself very capable comedian,
some OF tb sesn oa
appearance after the conflict with the dog
holoing tne dead body Of his enemy In his
laugh. Mrs. Germon was capitai as the
Aother in-law, Denham very funny az the
homeopafhist, and the rest OF the support
vas the Tsa 9n ne Ina;
oDIy half dozen lines TO speak and then
made mess OF It Give as new Commits
10, Inc play is handsomely mounted. All
Who w. 70 ENJOY good laugh should see
NE new COZ. So,,se.-Those who have wen,
Al the bardships am, soi 10 VS. OF "Tne Two
Orphans" should not fall Iae reeman
shs s,sas az i n t operI Pq
very mirth- provoking parody, and tI,- 0oin
pany is well calculated to make the mos,
i; The other portions of the p1osramme are |
Iheota ConiQIIe.-"Wild Bill" and his bear
get mp very exciting performance here, in |
when blood and hre predominate. Repre-
'entations OF life IN the wilderness are very
popular In these days OF Indian warfare, and
viii draw big houses. The variety perform.
ance At the Comique is always good.
TIE Baltimore Gozette makes very anu
sing statement to the effect that an anti-ring /
pal object OF which will be to prevent ex- |
Governor Shepherd from taking control of |
The reception Of visitors TO this city. We |
Of the Gazette IL a member OF the new organ |
iIation- We look forward with painful eX- |
psctancy 10 the time when the affaole Nc |
Nal will do thsenfert aiming OF the national |
capital. When thai period strives Governor
She pherd will feel rebuked for lavishing his |
money on strangers from whom he could not |
possibly expect return.-l Chronicle.
We suspect that Governor Shepherd and |
the few other citizens who have borne the |
burden of entertaining visitors OF promi- |
hence here, for the creditiof the city, will |
, ny cnssiauiy In ,ep Gown anu out. OF the
their successors can be found. Let the Ca |
-efte correspondent name the liberal, public |
spme the pIsee Of snierta,1e M ana 70 9hsv
VIII doubtless get the situation fright on"
po,,o $780, n
tween the hours OF u and O'Clock this morn |
ing some unknown boys entered house No. |
500 18th street, between z and +, by scaling |
The fence, and stole clothing and money |
amounting To SIS from two Centennial WIS., |
ftors named W. g. and A. 7. Thrall, of Col |
umbus, Ohio. who Were temporarily staying |
Officer Shilling this morning I'm patrolling |
bis beat noticed a colored boot black having |
Oh pair OF shoes answering the description |
took him 70 the 5th precinct station house.
where he found on him white silk pocket |
a pen knife, and ninety i've |
cents In money, part Of the property stolen. |
owned up to the theft, and stated that he |
had buried the balance of the articles in the |
White Lot The officer repaired to the place
Grady was carried TO the Police Court and
sentenced to six months in jail. 1t is likely
that more Of the goods VIII be recovered.
CASE OF APOPLEXY IN THE POST OFFICE
DEPARTMENTAL about . p. m. to- day Mr.
James Nicholson, OF Pennsy lvanla, a clerk
In The Post Once department, was sudde0ly
stricken with apoplexy while in mis- room at
the department DIR. Lippipcott, OF the
Sixth Auditors Office, DIR. Hatch ard DIR. G.
X PuTvis. happened to be in the building at
the time, and on examining him pronounced
The case one of apoplexy, and advised that
DIR. L. e Cox, bis regular physician, be at
once sent for. subsequently Dr. Elliott
dropped In, and coDcurred In the opinion
that II was q case of apoplexy, and advised
that be be sent TO his home, At the corner OF
East Capitol and 9th streets. Immediately.
AT go p. IA. Mr.. Nicholson was breathing
tertorously, and the indications were any.
thing but favorable. He has q wife aud sew
ersl chlldren, and has been q clerk In the
Post ONCE department for ave or six years
He was In the Ohio and Indiana caHpaigp
as glee CLUB singer, and has not been feel.
Ing well Of late.
UNION PRAYHR Yesterday
afternoon the first OF the weekly union
prayer meetings proposed NJ the recent
mretiDg OF pastors of the Evangelical
churches OF the District was held AZ Lincolu
Hall, ard was led by Rev. DR.. Wills, OF the
Western Presbyterian Church. In conse-
quence of the rain there was large attend.
snce, but o devout feeling prevailed, and
The meeting was q successful one.