Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-02

| dwelling honse belonging to Mr.. James Me
/ sherry ON the northwest corner of South Caro-
! lima avenue and 6tl. street southeast. and di-
| rected the owner 10 demOliSh and rebuild the
| same.
| Mr. EntwiSIe has submitted a monthly report
| 81 building and repair permits for the month
| of December. showing II permits for new
| buildings. ~ for repairs and three for con
| >iruc lion Of awnings. TOtai receipts for same,
| SlJi.
Amusements.
| National THeGter.--The audiences who see
| Mr.. and Mrs Florence i'm The Mighty II D.
| lar are much pleased with the excellence of
| their performance. Both are just suited 10
| the characters they assume, and they never
| fail tn meet with great success. Their support
| Is very good, and the play is well put upon the
stage. Those who have not seen it should be
! sure 10 do 80 before il is withdrawn.
! 1he0tSf COftfgIe-Julian Kent is an actor
| OF considerable ability, and i'm the drama Of
| wild BIZ appears To good advanta ge. The
! usual varieties are fully up to the standard.
| Lincoln HDI.-The fifth lecture of the \. NJ
/ {. y. course Will be given here tomorrow
| evening. by Chauncey HickOx, esq. Subject.
| "SchiemanS Ancient Troy
| Lincoln HdV.-COl. Bob lLgerSOll viii lee
tue on 18th January. on Ghosts"
| DEEDS IN FEE have been fled a. follows:
{. :. OHdre. trustee, To Matilda Skaters, 81 90
| lot "a. sub. Sg. AS: Woodbury. Wheeler trus-
tee. To VIM. h. Lacey. sl51. lot s, SI. southeast
| OF 81. los: Robert Thomas to Tho5. Lewis,
| >-"n. iOt y. Sp. 81: CaleTOn Carlisle to j. e.
NeemS, S}2l. lots J, AID :. 81. 49: j. +. Ham.
| commissioners. to :. W Riggs. s.. lots ~ p,
- and p, sub. Of lot y and H. 81. 81; X. 7.
Dodge 81 a.. trustees To Abraham III. Herr,
Sl.Hp, LOIS and J. 50. 81, and $l.Url sub. lot
2;sq; ~. Fitch and Fox, trustees. TO Joseph
w. Parker SO. pant OF .,resurvey ot Peters
| Mill Site" W. H. Muller tn NJ. Rupert.
$40 lot y. sd so. W. +. Hoffman. trustee
t0 II. Lindsey. $50. lot l37. Sq. N. W. w.
Metcalf. trustee. 10 J. Curtin, Sl,oi3, lois 81 to
- sub. Of lots - To Il. ST. g~I. +. j. CaSon to
/. NJ Willis 5000. lots T. aud 2l of sub. of lots
and =, and part T. 81: sr; and =. 800, lot p
and paTt - 50. ~. W. Il. Woodward, truS-
tee, u Ed. HE. 81. lot r. OF sub. lots To O.
Sd.33
SUIT FOR DIvORCE.-A petition was fled
several days ago 10y Sallie l.. Craig Tor di-
yOrce from VIM. \. Craig. The parties Sepa-
rated on the 9th of November last. when. as
she charges, she was compelled by his bad con
duct towards her 10 leave him and seek an
asylum with her friends. She charges that he
refused To provide her with clothing ami that
she was Obliged To go To her mother for means
to CiOtne herself and child, and that because of
his treatment she was made sick The answer
al Craig. who Il a clerk IN the War depart
meHt. has been fled, in which he denies all the
material allegations in the bill. and asserts
that she Kept company With parties who were
obnoxious 10 him.
SCHIIEMAN's TROY.-One of the most enter
tanning Lectures of the Y. VI. G. 4. course is the
one To he delivered tomorrow evening in
Lincoln hall by Chamcey HickOx. esq on
SchlemanS Troy. MIR. HiCkoN presents in a
vivid manner. and aided by Illuminated pic
II
full discoveries made by Prof. Schliemau i'm
excavations made in the once tabled aud
buried. but now historic and opened, city NJ
Troy. Mr.. HickON is an easy and graceful
speaker. rs We'll Is an editor of marked abil-
ity. and his lecture will be both interesting
and Instructive. Reserved seats can he Sc
cured at the Y. NJ. {. \. rooms.
MISUNDERSTANDING Barrett appears
next Monday a. Richelieu. to he followed dur
ing the week 10y Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Mer-
chant of Venice, David Garrick. King Lear.
Richard III, and new comedy by w. ID. How
I'll. entitled ~ Counterfeit PTesentmeut''
Mr. Barrett will be supported by his own com
pdny. organized expressly 10 support him dur
ing the season. The leading members are Miss
Ellen CummnS. Mrs. James IL. Foster Mr.. w
~. Power, Mr.. ii. y. LangdOn, Mr.. John y
Lane.
THE OUTRAGE on MISS EVA WILsON-HyV
DiSchOrged.-m the Police Court, yesterday.
Henry Hall, cOlOred, whC has been IN custody
Tor several days on suspicion OF being the man
Who committed The outrageous assault on Miss
Eva Wilson. was in the dock. and 1t. Kelly, of
the seventh precinct, stated to the court ,lat
when the prisoner was first confronted with
the unfortunate young lady She was uncertain
a. tO his identity. He had been kept for a sec
Ond standing up" which had taken place in
the morning, and the lady failed to identify
him. lie was thereupOn dismissed.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
Floyd Douglass and Justina j. Schwartz; jos
Il. BuShman and Cora Barbara LutZ: James
StOreyand Ida Grinder; Thomas NJ. Downing
and Ella Rebecca Stephenson: G.. :. Walker
aud Lizzie q. BTien: Peter Forester and Kate
McCauiey: Peter Guy and Mary Harrison
Charles Mackel and Ella Cox: Robert \. c.
Reid, of CINCINNATI, Ohio, and Margaret c.
Campbell: Edward Taylor and Maggie Gas
Kills: Griffith Pollard and Layinia Fields, Jas.
Hall and Annie Adams: Geo. Il. DeetOn and
Sallie A. SuthaTd, both of Alexandria.
BURGLARS ABoUT.-The burglars seem TO be
having full sweep. Last night one of the side
lights of the plate glass windows TO the hard
ware store of Mr.. Robert Boyd, 4l6 9TH street.
was broken open and number of pistols. &c,
stolen. Loss was about 500. About two
months ago the residence of Mr.. Boyd. 1895 III
street. was entered 10y burglars, and guam
tiiy Of siverware stolen Thursday evening
last burglar forced the front door OF Judge J.
W NriGht's residence, and stole a valuable
Overcoat from the hall.
THE SOUTH WASHINGTON REFORM CLUB on
Monday evening enrolled nearly 100 members.
and elected the following officers: Rev. Mason
Noble. ID. D.. president: James SmallS. VIM.
A.NilSOn. vice presidents Charles Hall. Secre-
tary: = COttell, treasurer: Rev. George Z.
Noble. chaplain q. Nelson, sergeant at arms ::
| Mes>rS Litcbheld. Reside and James Lee.
! delegates To the central committee The club
| adopted a white ribbon. To be worn with the
| blue, a. its peculiar badge
| THE NATIONAL CAPITAL LIFE COMPANY
In the Probate Court. in New Haven. Conn.
| Monday. hearing was given on the applica-
| ton of certain policy holders. for the appoint
| ment of a trustee for the National Capital
| LIT ii>uidhCc w. VI NdShiHStou NouhscI
| for the company made a motion for the re-
| mOval of the proceedings to the L. ;. Circuit
/ Court. to- be held there in April next, the com
/ pany To be under bonds meanwhile. Decision
| reserved.
| REAL ESTATE SALEs-CharleS W. Handy
real estate auctiOneer, has sold, by direct ION of
| L. II. G.. Todd trustee. lot IT, subdivision of
1 square 30. to Geo. H. Turton for $3.50. Also.
| for Geo. W. Siickney. surviving trustee. lots
"A. 81. -. 90, 81 and -. in square %, to Mrs
| GeOrgie D. Todd for sl.G22.0l. Also. by direc
| ton of George Truesdell and Eugene CaruSi
| trustees. lot T. in square 623. 10 ID. L. Morrison
| for 500.
| THAT HONESTY Il THE BEST Policy is shown
| by the success attendant upon the determined
| efforts made by the Louisiana State Lottery
| Company To establish a rigid and infiexible rule
| as 10 the conduct Of the monthly distributions
made without ever any scaling or postpone
| ment at New Orleans on the second TUESDAY
| of each month. The next distribution Is on
| the sth al January, ISIS, and memorable as