Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-16
Condensed Locals.

Forts Opera Rotlse.-Hermann.
Theate oOHtq'e--First clsss varieties.
Condensed Locals.
The street lamps will be lighted AZ $50 p.
M: and extinguished at a. m
From j. C. Parker we have late New York
and philadelphia papers In advance Of the
J. c. Parker sends advanced copies of the
the bright and rec liable October numbers of
The Gdto1y and Apptet0n'S Journal.
Detective Coomes arrested a woman named
Elizabeth Culiey yesterday charged with
the larceny of diamond shirt stud from Mr..
John Fsunce. She Is detained for a hearing
Not only the members OF the Western
presbyterian church but other residents of
that section OF the city will be pleased to
learn mat Rev. DIR. Wills has return. from
bis vacation. 80
Just at the close of Herrmaun's psrIor
msuce, at the Opera House. last night some
expert thief stole a satchel containing 40 in
silver and gold thimble, the property OF
the prestidig Itateur, from the table on the
stage, and got away with IL unobserved.
Inc District Artillery School held q meet
Ihg last night, and aftsr passing q vote of
thanks TO the trustees, elected civic Off ,ers
as follows: Capt o. E Duffey, president;
vice presidents; Captain L. r.. TrembIy,
treasurer; Lieutenant A. f. Rupp and George
Z. Van syckel secretaries; Messrs. A. GIea-
SOD, Rich. i. Trembiy, j. PiRtZ, A. Dit
rich AID Lieut.. G. Fuse, trustees.
The free evening school In connection with
the Carroll Institute. designed for the IN
struction OF youths obliged to WORK during
The day, was oPenC last Monday. Rev
fatners walter and Keane, who take a
great interest IN the cause, were present
with words OF encouragement 10 the nm nils
The Institute has reappOintei as teacher
MI r. vaughan, OF the Immaculate Con-
enrolled.
EXCURSIONS, PICNICs, &C-The last ex-
bioition of the Captain Boynton life dress
viii be made on the steamer Mary WASH
1nston on the 10 morrow excursion. See
The steamer Mattano, Capt ByIes, will
make ner last excursion to MARSHALL hall to-
morrow. She leaves the wharf at 10 q. IN.
The first annual festival for the benefit M |
the Schuetzen Cadet Corps Will be given at
xne washington Schuetzen Park next Mon ]
day.
Grand festival under the auspices of the |
Young Catholic Friends Society OF &C orge- |
town at Analostan Island Monday.
The Lady of the Lake still makes her reg
ular Sunday excursions, leaving her wharf |
al 3 p m for a i've hours trip down the Po-
tomac.
There will be a grand com plimentary tour |
nament aud ball at Marshall hall, Monday,
for the benefit of the proprietor. Tue steam. |
sr MARY Washington will make two trips. |
See adv't.
ANUsKMENTs.-FOrdps ODera House. - The |
famous Hermann will give his last exhibi- |
ton OF legerdemain and expose OF spiritual |
Ism tonight All who have failed thus far |
TO see this wonderful man should take ad- |
vantage OF this last opportunity. Next week |
We are TO have visit from Albert w. Aiken |
with his great combination. The troupe
consists or many well known stars, Woo will |
appear In a variety programme, To conclude |
with drama entitled 1.-THE Molly Naguires; |
or, The Black Diamond Of HszietoI."
s sss bi. 20, hnnPty Dumpty
who enjoys good hearty laugh should allow
him 10 cepart without having Witnessed his /
drolleTtes. Next week the London and Paris |
sensation, 8 play entitled "The Gascon.D
Will be performed, with Mr.. Charles Pope in |
the leeoing role, supported by Miss Rosa
hard and an aole company.
Thea'eT CODiiGUe.-The interesting variety |
performances at the ComiQue are always |
wei PatroniZed.
REV. JACOB NOoRsESGER, the new min |
lister of the Hebrew congregation of Adas 4
Israel, entered upon his duties this mOrsing
at the Synagogue, corner OF 6th and q /
streets, and after the Introductory services |
he preached from the words In deuteronomy, |
"1ou stand before the Lord" &c His |
tneme was the duties Of the minister to the
people and the congregation TO the preacher |
ana IL was replete with coed, practical ad-
vice, exceedingly appropriate. There was /
quite large ngfegation present, inciutI-
Ing many not OF the Hebrew faith, and All
were highly pleased with the sermon. The
Hebrew holiday of Rosh Hoshano New |
1ear's) Will commence on Monday eve liny
next, and In this congregation the festly4i
VIII continue on the two following days.
CONT ST FOR POSSESSION OF A GELD !
Iar1usHarris obtained yester lay an order for
writ OF babess corpus returnable on Mon-
Harris, a child five ears old VINO he charges
Is unlawfully detained by Lucy Webster. |
A few days since Lucy Webster had Harris
brought before the Police Court and held To
bail on the charge OF abducting the same
child The hearing In the Police Court |
developed the facts that the child was lie
climate, and that its mother on her diving
bed hsd left IL with Lucy Webster to raise; |
that Lucy had faithfully carried out the |
ha~ cot TO BE OF some service Harris claims
{ts cps,osv altbonoh NJ as never contrib |
uted cent for Its maintainance.
the 18th OF September. 1861 q meeting OF six |
or seven persons was held for the purpose o.
forming elus gue nrst object OF which was
10 induce one of their number TO refrain from |
drinking. They, however, concluded, after |
a number Of their friends had Joined them, |
TO get up ritual and start an order, and
Pioneer Council, No. 1, Sons OF Jonadab, |
was the result. Since then the order has |
grown and now numbers about 1900 menu
bers, the most OF them in this city. This
council tonight celebrate the event in an i
appropriate manner, and 1t is probable that |
many OF the "Original Johnnies" will be pre-
sent OF the i've who were at the nrst meet
lions. ~ " ~
night, anu the Glee club enlivened the AS |
eemblage with appropriate songs. DIR. |
OF the Ieduction Of the force in the me Pa,eni
ONCE by the democratic Congress. A reso- |
luton was adopted that ''The by US be so |
amended as TO provide that the political as |
sessment of 81 per month shall not apply to |
members OF this club receiving q salary OF |
less than 81 200 per year" A resolution was
adopted that "a table showing a list Of the
democratic defaulters, amounting TO s12,-
coo, 0CO, from 1880 TO 1861, and who have not
been arraigned or prosecuted, be referred to
the executive committee for their action in
regard TO Issuing IL as campaign docu-
mebt."
n maj q at
evening 10 consider the proposed attendance
of the club al the Soldiers and Sailors con.
yention In Indianapolis on the 10Th and 2lst
Instant A resolution was adopted, "that In
view OF the fact that the arrangements for
reduced transportation do not extend TO and
Include the date Of the October elections, 1t