Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-22

and delegation from the District of the Knights
of PythiaS will visit Bowie. on the Il. l. p X. r.
this evening. where lodge viii be Instituted
The delegation from this city leave in the $50
o'clock train. The new lodge will start with IS
members.
Company F, OF Richmond. who recently WIS.,
lied this city as the guests Of Company Uight
Infantry, have appointed a committee to draft
resolutions Of thanks to their Washington hosts
As car No 6t; OF the 9TH street line, was OppO-
site the Center market. yesterday, the cOnduc-
tor, Mr.. James II. Abraham. fell in a fit and was
placed in another cara nj taken TO his residence
bee M street.
Amusen ,ntS. Etc.
NATIONAL THEATER.-1he National Tlfeater
was crowded last evening. There was hardly
Standing room III the lower part of the house
The audience was critical one. and for some
time withheld any manifestations. With the
appearance OF Mrs SegtIin, however there was
an OutburSt OF applause. Next there was a
continuous round of applause and recall of Miss
Abbott after her first effort. The opera was
. Faust Miss Abbott appearing as Margue-
ute" Though perhaps not as well suited for the
character al Tor some Others she achieved a de
cided success. She delighted every one by her
superb Voice ana ht'r excellent control OF IL. In
opera she VIII as certainly make her marx as
III concert and OratOriO. Her reception by last
nights audience can leave no doubt of that
With some Improvement III stage business" to
come with experience. she should achieve rep
utatiOn second Ia none of our singers. Mrs So
gum. as - Seiofl- was. as she always iS-ile-
hShtful. she grace fHlly responded To Il GpJb,s.
encore. Nil. Castle. as Faust. was well received
but was nos as good in the character is he has
been. MI Ryse. as = McphiStoPhOleS. did not.
perhaps. COME up 10 what was expected OF the
Hess English Opera company. Mr.. Brarais
valentine" was good. The .'ChiIleS of Nor-
MANDY VIII be given this evening.
THEATER CONIQUE.-Tbe COInqUe was packed
lasI evening. The excellent programme VIII
MI the house every night OF the week. Go early
II YOU want STATS.
ALEXANDRIA FAIR GRoUNDs.-There will be .
twu-flDg tournament on these grounds to-
morrow afternoon; also glass ball shooting.
a creased pig chase, mule race. aud other
sports. to be followed by a ball in the evening"
OLE bULL.-Ole Bull will give his grand fare
well concert i'll Washington on Wednesday eve
ming, oct. 3oth, at Lincoln hall.
Hon. STANLEY MATTHEWS GETS A SHAKING
tF-On the night OF the 18th instant a hack
man named john knightOn was driving Hon.
Stanley Matthews from the railroad dtpOt to
ms lodgings. while crossing 18th street ar the
intersection OF h street, the vehicle came I'll
contact With the railroad track. which on ac-
count Of the work of TepaVing 18th street pro-
jected some two feet above the thOroughfare
and seriously damaged the horses and carriage
making almost a complete wreck OF The latter
aid somewhat injured the passenger. who had
10 be pulled out through the hack window 70
separate him from the wreck. The driver is a
poor and industrious man with nine small chill
Siren and wife TO support. He asks the District
authorities to repair his losses without law
suit and in q spirit of equity the District Com
nisslOneIS have promised 10 give the subject
attention.
SUIT AGAINST GEN BUTLEK-Yesterday. ". o.
Avery entered suit against gen. Il. F. ButlertO
recover $500. The declaration sets forth that on
july 10th, 1873. lie avery being then chief clerk
of the Treasury, was indicted in The L. = Dis
trlet Court for the eastern district of Missouri.
held at St Louis, for conspiracy TO defraUd the
L. ). government; that on october I'D. 1915. he
applied TO Gen. Butler 10 defend him and. after
paying him Il retaining fee OF 500. agreed with
him for and in consideration of a further sum O
sl,5o0 TO be paid after the trial, To conduct the
defence OF the plaintiff; that the cause came up
November 26th, 1875. but Gen. Butler failed 10
appear. nor would he come, although urgently
solicited so TODD. He states that he has since
repeatedly demanded the sum to be repaid 10
MIN. but without all. Gen. :. ). HenkIe ap-
pears for him.
'.STICK TO THE TExT."-ThiS morning, i'm the
Police Court, colOred man named WIN. Brown
was arTdlgned on the charge of disturbing q
religious meeting-the congregation OF the First
Baptist church of GeOrgetOWn-and he plead
that he simply answered the preacher One OF
the trustees TESTIFIED that the minister was de-
hverinS lecture ON the 18th chapter of Mat
thew. and the accused said out loudly, You
are lot sticking TO the eighteenth chaDter o1
Matthew; stick 10 the text The court gave
the accused reprimand. saving he should learn
manners and not interrupt Il preacher and
Then discharged him.
THE PRACTICAL PAINTERS INITIAL RENE
FICIAL ASSOCIATION. No. /. of the District of CO.
IlnDia was organized last night, and adopted a
resolution .tat fOF the better prot ton OF our
fellow WUrhInglnen- ill case of sickness or acct
dent, We form ourselves into beneficial fSso-
citation, so that funds can be procured for their
support Officers were elected 10 serve for no
BrSt term of six MONTHS a. follows: President
Charles III. WOrden; recording secretary. John
J. Meany; treasurer, {. h: Love; delegates To
The WOrkin9ncn'S Assembly, y j. Smith .Ioin
j. Meany and William Boron. The ASSOCIATION
propose 10 incorporate themselves under The
general iaW.
MASONIC ELECTION.-tiet hSemane Command
cry. No. 5 h. T., has elected the following OIL
ceIs-JefiersOn Ii. Thomas, eminent COM
mander; Julius Warren, generalisSimO; G. H.
Jones. captain-general; l.. G.. Bailey, preIate.
Arthur SOmmOrs, S.N.; John l.. Hickman j w:
Arthur W. Payne. treasurer: Prof. Richard T
'ireener, recorder; {. y. Lamar, organiSt and
waruef.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued To
George \. LEM and Clara Bremerman; Harry
e. Baker, OF HarTiSOnburg, Va. and Annie ri
Linyille; Thomas j. LaSieT, OF Claremonf, y II.
and Ellen Emery, of Mount Pleasant: John
Georgetown. ID. c., and Annie 4. Jenkins OF
UppeIyille. W. Va; George W. Kirk, OF Wash
iIgton, D. c., aud Irene jackson, OF Georgia.
INDIcTED-The grand jury OF the Criminal
Court to-day Ieturned indictments against Van.
Fletcher, charged with murder, in having on
June 2ith last caused the death of David KEEP
pei; Patrick Darlington, resisting officer Ear
quahaTl: and Richard F. Harvey, for violation
Of hankruDt law by SecTeting a POI ton OF his
effects. They were discharged for the term.
ANOTHER CIPHER DENIAL--Mr. John F. COyle,
whose name was mentioned by the New York
Tribune IN connection with the cipher tele-
grams, has written a letter in which he denies
III general all the Tribtae's charges OF corrup-
uon, so Tar as they relate 10 himself, and SpeCl-
ally denies the authorship OF any OF the dis
patches publiShedby the Tribune signed Man.
and attributed to him.
THE DRY Goops STORE OF WASHINGTON 1,r,-
goods az The very lowest prices; cloaks. cloakS.
cloaks: immense assortment OF cIoakS. cIOakS
m, g 70 sSo. OarterS, al Market Space
pure WOOL 90; black waterproof cloth 81. mr.,
wool blankets, $3.50; blankets s. s. so sI1. goc
for curtainS.-Adrt. W. i''N0'
FALL FROM SCAFFOLD.-JOhn Mahoney n
plasterer, fell from Scaffold on which he Wa
working at the state department yesterday
and was seriously injured. He was conyeyed Ia
his home, on I'd street, between Massachusetts
avenue and III street northwest.