Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-19
AMnu&emenIs. Etc.


- ENGLISH OPERA AT THE NATIONAL THEATER
Tonight viii be The last of 'Pocahontas' and
Jenny Lind" Next week the Hess English
Opera company will give Faust, - Bohemian
Girl" ''MignOu' and The Chimes or Nor
mandy" Miss Emma Abbott. Miss Montague
Mrs. Seouin and NeSSlS Castle and Turner
make an unusual array OF talent in one troupe
As al present arranged the programme for next
Week gives us three nights OF THE Chimes -
TINS oEera IS undoubtedly one of the most de-
hShtful Of The new operas. but WaShingtOnians
nave had so man! opportunities Of hearing it.
ana always improved them. that if the COM
F"hy only remains a week il might be as well
20 ieGUGe The number Of Chimes nights and
..Nc u more variety.
THEATEE tONIQCE.-it YOU want 20 spend
very pleasant evening drop III AZ the COmique
tC-fii-'ht
opD FELLOWS HAII-Thc Juvenile Amateur
oTcGe~tg;' under III" leadership OF Prof T. Ho-
ief, VIII give = concert here next Monday even
III.
ODD IEIIowS' EATL.-Wyman gives hi, last
exhibition here this evening.
REpEpic4TIox or 4 CHURcH.-Last evening
The North PIc>bs eliur church. on y street. be
tween Sth and I1th streets. which since the ii
Of July has heen enlarged and rem0deed. was
rededicated. AMI there was 2 large audience
present. Including many leading f'rG-byteTi;tne
HI the city. Afler The Invocation by Rev MI
NNnkcop- OF the " cSteTn church. Rev. Dir.
chester. Of capitol Hill, made an address. in
which ne said ne Improvement had cost *. 9Do
ah OF which had been paid except 5000 The
declcatofy prayer was 10y Rev. e. g. RlmSdell.
v. '
an address. The music. by NessTs. Young and
PlIgh and Misses kidwell and swallow, was very
.C6d. Ii was under the direction Of Mr.. c. Ii
tafnngton. ihoI. Hay den being the organist.
DEEDS IN FEE have been fled as follows:
Emma Kenny 10 Fanny johnson ct a.. lot $,
81. %: $50. j. r. " iiner to- j. e.. Ueald, lot 81
80. 36l; s.. j. 4. Head 10 Mary NJ. Winner.
iof u. 81 %6!. $. u. i. Croft TO J. F. Collins
let go 81 s6,; s2,5oo. W. T. Forsyth TO Mary ].
Forsyth, lot ~. ST. 6a3: 8 " : ROOSe 10
Richard ntu
Albert Harris 10 Mary Johu>on. lot 4. 81 az
. >. Charles johnson TO \. Harris same pro-
pcTty; s.. g. y. 3alloch 10 G. V Pumphrey
Int - So 3t}; ..d". Mattin-ly CT al trustee
40 III. n simpson. sub lot, Il y ana 20 to 3.: sa
1-s; s3-r3l.4?
s SPECIAt. ASSESSMENT CASE SETTLED
bull nled in $50 10y John Burns -. the District.
10 restrain the sale OF lots in square I49 Tor
special Improvements ASSESSED under the Old
corporation iaW-tpr the full cost OF improve
ucpt-hJS been entered dismissed by Mr.. T. f.
Miller. complainant counsel. t0I the reason
That tie District commissioners agreed 10 re-
tuCc The assessment oEe-tH!Td. III accordance
win The assessments IF lie board OF public
works.
SHOT BY y PoIICEMAN--Y csterday afternoon
Officer FiiZgcT1id went 10 arrest a colored man
named George curtis for assault and battery on
At girl he had been visiting nalne. Martha Jones
and curtis started To run away The officer
gave chase and nred TWO shots. one OF which
took effect III curtis right leg and brought him
\
doctor was summoned and the ball extracted
no serious damage having been DONE
THE LATEST STYLE CLOAKS ClOakS cloaks:
new dress goods, all the new styles, all prices.
from IS To $3.50; black and colored silks from -
10 80: our one dollar and - black silks arr.
special bargains: blpached table damasE 5,,.
ladies balbrigan hose. woven seams. 25: i'm
mense assortment or children's colored stock
ingS; silk velvets. all cOlorS ladies' wool vests
very fine quality. ~: children's vests very
cheap carriers. Market Space.--idrf.
ExTssrKISE.-For those only who can ap-
pIeciaJe me article for cash. Fresh butter
and buJtermlik chUrned every morning. Pure
Aldernty milk and cream tor invdlds. babies,
coffee. charlotte. 10 aud 81 cts. per quart. Ordi-
mary milk and cream. fOr cooking. drinking.
lunch. Ice cream &c. and ~ cts. per quart. or
"a ana ~ cts. per gallon. Aidcrncv Dairy, 629
l. ST. NV, F. n. Nari.-.idrt.
STORE THIEVES ARRESTED.-Onirer Million Iasf
e N', arrested Nm. johnson aud WIN. Hud-
son tolOfed, on the charge OF snatcRing a box
~ cl52f9 from The store OF H. H. Kaiser corner
oi yth anu I. streets. and running away with
me poo,E Mr. halSer caught hold OF rlle ihieve.
and held them until the arrival Of thF oftirnr
who took them both in. The he9rtnS al the
ease was This morning postponed until Monday.
ROBBERY.-The cigar store OF W. H. Hardjnr. on
New York avenue. one door east OF 18Th stTeet
was entered by thieves Thursday night 'rhe
front door was forced open. About Si5 worth OI
cigars and tobacco was taken from the case ana
shelves \ bright light was burning in the store
all night THIS is the sixth or seventh time thai
This store has been robbed within two years.
A BABY OUT IN THE COLD.-About 5< O'CLOCK
This morning Thos. S0merhill, colored, bTough
10 the first precinct station a white female in
Iant. which he found at the corner of G stree
and Delaware avenue southwest. IL will b,
sent 20 st. AIMS infant asylum.
DIED FROM Ills INJURIES. Mr.. Hume, WIFI
was recently injured by the running away o
his aforementioned I'm THE STAR at the tim,
al the acchtent-died at Providence HoSpita
ms morning from the effects of the injuries h,
sustained.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued 10 DAME
tifeslef and fheresla Hornesher, and Frit
IIede and SOPHIA VI. liOtlsmann