Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-04
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aIWayS ', asto t,ii9 evening. His performances
@- IT,, , rs,'h 81 az audience.
no,,nnaa CoNIcUE.-The programme an
ibis Nc ~ the Theatcr Coinique management
u ny " fk Is Teplete with interest and varied
perf Snonsh COED things IN the way OF a variety
he poh .drnance to satisfy the most exacting de-
" AntiS OF its patrons. On tomorrow night the
lection returns win BE- read from the stage.
AN EXWAsBISGT0E JOURNALIST IN TROUBLE
| The Boston Herald Of Saturday has the follow
ing item in reference to a former attache of the
| late Washington Chronicle: james +. keeGan,
| well known among his associates as Colonel,
| and an alleged journalist. was arragned before
Judge Forsaith, OF the municipal court, yester-
| day afternoon, on q charge OF making an indie
| cent assault on Mrs. Nellie Bailey at her resi-
! dence No. 5 Decatur street. Keegan has been
before the court twice for drunkenness and on
| the last occasion he was placed on probation ts
| the lnterceSSOn OF friends In relation to the
assault case, ii appears. according to the prose
cution, that on Thursday last keegan called at
tne house OF the lady in question, and gained
abundance to her presence by representing to
the servant who responded to his summons, that
ne was Mr.. Warner, former music teacher OF
MIS-. BalleyS. once in the room with MIS-.
Bailey he locked the door and told her that he
would wait till Mr.. Bailey returned to dinner,
as he had something he wanted to say to him.
Mr.: Bailey, however. did not return and it is
chlllEed, that keegan then committed the as
Sault. Mrs. Bailey had been intimate with
heegan; she claimed. only as friend, and not
crlm1nally. keegan was held in $500 for his
appearance before the grand jury on Monday
next"
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows: r
+. Alexander ct al. to T. c. Murray, lot 10. So.
2Ss; s2,5ss 80. f; N. Lewis, trustee. to c. d.
town. David c. Fountain to Abraham Allen,
lot5i, SO, and Ct OF Chichester, $3.50. G. s. Ba,-
Loeb TO John Webster, lot 40, so. 800; SOD.
Same to John Webster and j. II. Richards, lot
80. So. 800: $1,000 II. B. Bryan toJ. VI. Latta
lots 40 TO a, q TO Ct, So. 241; sl5,63O. r. W.
Clarke ark to r. John Newton part and 5. So. 4n2
5000. L. John Newton TO Mary 4. Clark, same
property; $4,000. Mary SnOwden to Michael
O'Brien, part 2, 81. p; $50 Harriet Talbert to
NJ OBren, do; 800. Mary J. Sypher to G. s.
Daniel Il. Stewart, loi a. So, "a; $50. James P.
HAYES to Mary f. Mcfarland, lot n, of lots to
IS, 81. 214;.s 500: II. H. Dudley and j. j. Byrne
trustees to T. L. Tuock. lot E. So 1872; 81 G5o.
John queen to S. Huntress, land in d. G. and p.
6. Co, Md; 5. G. NJ. Mckinney TO j. W
Filins, lots 731 and 1872, Uniontown; 1850.
ROBERT HELLER has arrived and taken rooms
at the Arlington. His success in Baltimore was
most pronounced-a veritabe society sensation,
surprising III results the kellogg-Cary opera
season in the same city. His musical doSyn-
cTaceS are said to be as delicious as ever III;
magic and siight-of-hand SURPRISES the mo-.
eminent OF that craft. and his witty iIluS. "a
IONS ana comments compare wei with trte.
mus Ward or SOthcrn'S DundrearyfSinS l. i
proposed 10 haVea special entertainment for the
CElneSe embassy 50 as 10 enable them TO com
pare his deXterouS skin with that of the cieyr..-
est sorcerels OF the flowery kingdom.
The CoNDoN RECEPTIoN.-A meeting of irish
citizens of the District who propose to tender %
captain condor, the Irish patriot, a reception,
was held yesterday afternoon. A. letter was
read from Colonel Richard O'Burke stating that
captain Condor would arrive Wednesday even
ing at SIX O'Clock The committee appointed al
the last meeting to solicit SubScriDti0nS rennrtn.l
progress, and said the reception "Wednesday
evening would be a brilliant affair II was d.
clded to issue circular calling for further sub
ScflptlonS to fund, which should be known as
Tie 'Cond0n testimonial
COW,
ant Z. NJ. General, Col j. o. p. Burnside and
Major Bailey, OF the p 0. department. and Col.
Harry Clarke. OF the National Associated Press,
with Mr. Isaiah Scott as major domo, left on The
100 pm. train for Baltimore, thence at ) nm
by steamer for Crstield, Md. thence by rail- for
ocean city, for weeks duck and quail shoot
ing transportation has been engaged for bring
my the game back 20 Washington. Col. Bene-
dict, OF the Adams Express company, has kindly
rendered the wagons of that company to dis
tfloute the game throughout the City on its
arrival here.
THE ESTATE or ROBERT V. HARRrsoN-The
'. Harrison, in which Mrs. Duerng and Miss
Hamilton have filed Gains as heirs. was con-
eluded before the Register of Wills Saturdly
1t Will be some days yet before a decision i,
made. There was a large number OF witnesses
summoned on the part of the government for
to-day, but the District Attorney deemed it I'M
necessary 10 place them upon the stand As
ne evidence now stands there is but little doubt
that man named Rutherford was the father
OF the deceased: but as to his mother there is
much conflicting testimony.
CRAwroRD!s FIFTY MILE WALK-Nr. W. y.
crawford started on his tifty mic trafln f,siS
afternoon at 12:15 o'clock at Franklin Icgpn
Hal, corner of 9TH ana { streets nortiiYYt =
crawford was started" by Prof. Ned Donnn.iy
OF the washington Gymnasium. \ number 0f
ladies were present during the afternoon al1
seemed 10 take great interest in the proceed
tngs. The following is the time made 10 u TIE
hour OF going to press: 1st mile, ll:3i: cd m ,r
11.aE. I,
lO:35 At I'D he had walked Il miles. the BIS,
mile having been made in go
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT of beautiful Dire :
goods III this city. Pure silk and wool doub e.
told dress goods 81 p, $50, S1..5, 50: doub c
fold cOlored casimereS, -; colOred silks 65 a ii
-; special bargains in black silks: excellent
GroS grain black silks. 81; real Satin-finiSi black
silks only il25: colOred silk velvets black six
velVetS beautiful dress goods (woOD, Is: yery
large assortment OF Nottingham lace for eur
tains, all prices, from csc. to 81; pure wool col
o ois,C, ana black cashmeres, doube-width. 50.
Silks can be made in the latest styles at Madam
Hlhckleys. Carriers, Market space.-Adrt
LCNATIC WHO WANTED TO DIE-The Bali
more Gazette OF this morning SAYS: Last MIC At
ON the arrival OF the through express from
Washington at Camden station, an aged col
crawl under one Of the cars. A policeman a J.
peared and arrested the man, who then tried 10
Jump on the track in front Of a moving loco
motive. 1t took five men to hold the man while
he was searched at the Southern station lie
IS believed 10 he an escaped inmate OF a lllnatic
asylum i'll Washington.
CROWDED. crowded, crowded, with the largest
assortment and the cheapest dry goods in this
city. one thousand yards OF yard-wide finest
quality cambria calico, reduced TO s: Sheetinr
cotton. one yard and half wide, only 12 cent ):
ciotn Tor boys wear. pure WOOL 80; cloaIS,
cloahs, cloaks; brOche Shawls, brOche shawls
blOche ShaWlS: black cashmere ShawlS. lar e
assortment of Nottingham lace. for curtains
Carriers, Market space.-Adot
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Al
len ToiSon and Ella Suit: Geo. Ii. Boehlner and
Lucia G. ShultZe ChaS. Il. Fox and Genevieye
Caulield; VIM. T. Tinker and Louisa Sipe:
LOckland Tyler, OF Charles City county, Va
and George W. Powell. OF Richmond Va.
AN INDUCEMENT.-Select fried oysters. Csc a
doz i'll box. SchWing Il Clarke'S, 9TH and G.-Adg
A NEWSPAPER MANS EXPERIENCE.-He is a
prominent newspaper man and parts his hair
in the middle. The part is over five inches wide
which gives him an innocent cast of counte-
nance. To those who knew him not he might
be considered verdant in appearance. He was
riding In sleeper on the Central Pacific rail-
road. and fell into an innocent little game Of
pedro with a colonel, professor and Doctor
During an animated conversation and a t,u e.
.t lit do