Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-01
Condensed Locals

yard were discharged from the DEPARTMENTS
OF equipment, steam engineering, and con-
The Centennial sociable At Masonic
Temple this evening for the benefit OF st.
DOmintc's Sunday School will Re very en-
Joyable. The entertainment will commence
at O'Clock.
The reception and sociabIe of the Mary
land State Association, at TallmaGge hall
To morrow evening, will be decidedly
stylish entertainments. Addresses Will be
delivered by Dr. c. c. Cox and others.
About TX o'clock last night a cOal-oil
lamp exploded in house No. 21i 5th street
southeast. owned and occupied by Cue SteT-
field Marshall. An alarm Of fire was tunnel
In from box 5G; damage slight, covered by
iDsursncP.
To-day Grafton Tyler sued as the maker
or erdOrseT on certain pfOmissnry notes OF
VIM. Tyler, for $500. $500. and $500 reSpec-
lively, flcu pleas that what purpOrt 10 he
bis Signatures are not, and that lie never
TT chariofs OF the Northern Liberty
Chariot Company were put in operation this
mon II on tie rOnte from the Capitol. by
New jersey avenue. X street, and Vermont
avenue to tie Presidents house, running on
six minutes time, and a fair business is being
toIe.
re series Of meetings in the Presbyterian
Churches of the District this week will 5e
held Il the 15th-street Presbyterian Church.
Rev. I'r. Wills, OF the Western Church
preaching last evening, DIR. Mitchell will
preach This evening; DR.. Ran kin. Wednesday:
Dr. How, Thursday, and DIR. Butler, Friday.
Eagle Teut, No. ?, J. o. r, has elected the
following officers for the present term. Geo.
6eithiey, Shep.; samuel Hutchinson. y. c.
X; Edwin l.. Jones, G. r; JObn II. Rollins
ID r.; John c. Axe, r. 6; John t. u. PvIcs.
F.S i. e. Msrche, treas; VIM. Refklpv.
leVite; Charles NJ. SandersOn. I. G.: EnOs r.
BeTkley. q. G.; VIM. 3 Marche chap.
From j. {. Parker and J. ShilIingtOn we
have HGJ71FT : hOccziIIe for r ebruary con tain
1eS The first book o. George ElICt's new novel
',Daniel Deronda," published from advanced
sheets: from james BelIew we have NTOhf a
SiCsftL9, 3 rev cheap monthly started in
srE = ia
uaTy Z From J. SbiiliUgtnD We have Frank
Les les P'fUi0r HC5lta.y and BCgs q i .nc77cI
for February.
A.UsENESTs No',9gG' Tbe0'e--Nacgis
Mitchell appeared last night The same bright
and CHEEKY little cricket as when she FIRST
won place in the popular heart TIE large
and eI thusiastic audiences which continue
10 ETs e her are good evidence Of this. Her
ever. and her support was very cool To-
night Jane E VIII De presented. Maggie
Mitchell Eas made this character almost as
famCUS as ber "FaIcbCu."
Ft1G's o. Para House ECTcicaUlf-S "SfreatS
o. New York was wCll perform Cd last even
lnE: Tee play ahorrtS IL startling situations
ann gives many % pCrtUuitieS for sensational
effects Mr.. AlfIiCh played the roe 81 Tom
Badger very accepts bly,, and vas ably as
sisted ~ Misc Newton, MessrS. Pearson
IeEEaH and others. Tie play VIII have only
three more pTeeentatl Ions.
IbeTcr Co1tiqgss.-"NarcO, the Dwarf" met
with tie same success last evening as 10 did
L
coed. and the roma nder OF The lOLg pro-
gramme atCunds in fun.
Lboo'a H0l{ -Theotore Triton will to-
night deliver his lecture on the PROBLEM of
Lie" Tie curiosity Oh The part Of some 10
see the lecturer. and the desiT- or the part of
Others 70 enjoy the literary trea. he offers
are Two coed reasons why the han should re
well filed.
DEcEMBER's ANSWER TO MAYS APpLr-
CATION FOR DIEORCE.-TO-day William Ii.
Bailey. respondent in the suit OF Eileen
Alton Bailey for divorce. filed his answer
by ms counsel, Nj. III. b. MOulton, in which
be charges that she carried the Chi! irer avay
from him against his wishes; that she has
not been an affectiOnate wife, but q treacher-
gus and abusive companion; denies that he
mas ever given her provocation for the i'll
treatment be received from her. or that he
ever struck her; asserts that he expended all
bis earnings for the benefit of the family
but In cons, Quence of his advanced ace 80
years. and wounds received I'm the war his
earnings have been small. but the difficslty
Their minds were poisoned against their
aged father by their mother. who is some
twenty years my junior and still retains
The vigOr Of youth, so much so, fear that
age Is unseemly 10 her and my presence TIT1e
welcome since am unable 10 contribute as
much rs formerly 10 the support OF the
family"
u. n R.-The annual encampment OF the
Department Of the Potomac, Grand Army OF
the Republic, was held at Grand Army hau
on Saturday evening. and the following
were elected officers for the ensuing wear:
BeTi Havk es, department commander;
A. III. 6. Richardson. s. V. department com
man6er; VIM. II. Kuhns, j. V. department
ccmmarter; l.. j. Draper, medical director;
Rev Geo. Taylor. chaplain; Geo. j. P.Wood,
delegate To the rational encampment; VIM
Gibson, alternate; Horace III. Brewer, Jas
w. Wlsner. Richard r. BTouner, j. Weed
Corey and Geo. j. Webb, council of admins
tratiOn. The national encamprnent will re-
assemble at Philadelphia on the 18th OF June.
The representatives from this department
Smith. r. r. Hawker. A. VI. G. Richardson,
Wm III; kuhns, Geo. f. Corson and Geo. j.
y. Wood.
FARMERS ISsURANCH-Int the office ofthe
Recorder OF Deeds a certificate OF incorpOra-
tion OF the Farmers Guarantee Association
Of WashiD gton, ". C.. was filed Yesterday
The object Is TO DO n guarantee business for
Inc protection OF farmers against the failure
of crops OF all kinds from any cause what
ever. The business il 10 be conducted upon
tie mutual or stock plan. The trustees to
man age the association for the first five years
are; George W. Balloch. Don c. Needharn, NJ.
ii. y. keudig. Seth 4. Terry. AMI Granville
w. Morris. the capital stock of the assocfa-
lion Is to be Slt0O2O Of Sl0O each share. Tne
trustees shall have power to determine the
rate fer said guarantee, and TO d X the propor-
lion Of cash premium, the amount of pre-
mium note for each 500, and To make an as
kessment on the premium notes IN such pro-
portions and al such times for losses as the
ezigencies OF the case may demand.
TIE AaALGAMATED SOCIETY OF CAR
PENTERs AND JoINERs held their regular
semi monthly meeting last night The
monthly report was presented, showing II
bfancheS-l3 in the nited States and in
Canada; membership, 4G9; on donation, 73;
sick BENEFITS. g The return OF votes for cleo
tion OF chairman OF the council gives a ma
JOrify for j. Thomson. Nessrs. = Clement,
u. kiTten, Il. Best, j. Windsor, II. Sweeney,
= Davis, Il. Smith, - Potter, G.. Palmer,
q. Morgan, r. Chandler, \. TindaIl, -
Hillier, - Spencer, and ". Harry were
elected mem Oers CT the general council.
"A DEAF MUTE LADY ROBBED AND LEFT
DIsTITUTE-A young lady named Laufa
Douglas, late In the Ohio deaf and dumG
Institute at Columbus, arrived here last
night In destitute condition. having been
robbed OF her satchel and money on tile train,
and she rs nO~ at police headquarters She
comes in quest OF her brother, Charles Doug
las, young man about "a years or age who
was, q few years ago, engaged in a store here
a. clerk, and who, she thinks, Is SUI In
this city.
DIPHrHERIA.-This dreadful malay ap-
pears 10 be prevalent in the northern part OF
our city. We are Informed that Mr.. VIM.
n. PECK, who resides on 18th street north