Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-05
An,usem,enps. &C.

HELLERisN At THE NATIONAL THEATER.-T' ,n
great Heller be ilGered large audience the
National Theater last evening. His y .yf,,sn'
ances are truly wonderful. The "secr ID sigbt..
Of Miss Heller is ioulated to stage n haljaSa-S
in Spirituaiism no less than Heiie q n,vS:erionS
disappearance from off the sta q SIND roo nns.
very drol and aneScel]en' mo,cian so ,Ga his Is
entertainments are as ple,.,siDc- as they are
startling. ~
THEATER CoNr. cE.-rhere is no limit to the
Gue manae.r this " eek Nobody can fail to GET
there, syn III
gsi6HTwo<p PARk.-The managers Of this
faik will give race next Thursday for purse
81 500 II viii I've free TO all horses owned in
the District. Entries will close Tomorrow M I
a. M. at the office OF C. Earl secretary s2i PENN
sylvania avenue
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.-The concert at this
church next Sunday evening, by the Boston
Mendellsohn Club, will be an excellent one.
THE " RURAL LABOR ASSOCIATION --Petitfons
20 congress are in circulation in this city, and
receiving many signatures, which set forth the
gu ne CONDITION OF many OF tue workingmen
IN the large cities OF the country. proposes for
thelr rehe1 the procuring OF permanent employ
nlrHt Tor them and say that this can best be
done by cooperative association in the inter-
est OF rural labor, which in its corporate capac-
NY may buy large tract OF fertile land. and
thuS AFFORD TO the surplus labor Of our cities
ned fer remunerative employment. poor
laDOfer mas not the necessary means to procure
land, build house, and provide for his susie
nance until the products of the soil yield suf-
ficient support for himself and his family. To
accomplish th1S-tO furnish the labOrer with a
sufficient area Of fertile land, house and the ne
ceSSary provisions at this Settlement-iS the OBJ
ject OF the Rural Labor Association OF the City
OF washington. IL requires, however, large
means TO buy land, erect houses, and procure
the necessary provisions for the poor lab1rer
who thus will be relieved by said asS0tiatiO :.
TIE individual contributions Of its members and
shareholders are not sufficient to speedily real
ize the benefits contemplated by its organiza-
ton. IL IS therefore the prayer of the under
signed, taxpayers and business men of the city
OF Washington, that material aid, in the shape
of loan, should be given to said association 10
the amount OF Sl5O00O. issued in bonds of the
city OF Washington. by the proper authorities
ana we hereby petition the Congress OF the
tinted states to grant a charter to the Rural
Labor Association OF the City of Washington
and provide in said charter in proper section,
that the commissioners of the District OF CO.
lumbia be authorized to iSStIe bonds OF the city
OF Washington To the amount OF $50, 600 belr-
ing interest at the rate OF five per cent. per an
mum. fedeemaDle within twenty-five years.
which bonds shall he delivered to the aSsocia-
ton under such rules and regulations as NAV be
approved by the honorable committee OF the
two houses OF Congress on the District OF CO.
nmbia: provided, however, that the entire tract
OF land purchased by tie association anu tie
Improvements made thereon. shall be he'd as
security ny the commissioners OF the District
OF columbia until the bonds and the interest
accrued thereon shall nave been redeemed and
PAID hJ said association"
PTEII" MEETING OF THE LABOR FXCI4SGE
was neid at alnladge han last evening NJ q;
Emery. president, sta ed that the meeting was
cdiied 10 secure aid for the exchange and create
more extended interest ill its workings Mr.
J.. :. Emery, the secretary. reali extracts from
lhe printed report of the exchange He intro
dfced Judge Macarthur the speakero of the eve
II hg- MI. Macarthur delivered q short hui
pointed speech. He made Il comparison between
It compulsory charity of England which
makes beg9aIs by birthright and the voluntary
charity of this COUNTRY which rradua1eS the
tramp. Both had great faults but yoluptary
charity the fewer. He then compared volun-
tafE CHARITY with the system inauglrratei by
IN, .he laDor exchange This system. he was OF
the opinion. got rid Of most of the faults OF vol
umtart challty proper. and had so few faults
tilat the project should be generously SuDnort-
t to, anu us M0rhing extended. Ii got over the
Iaut OF abie-bodled pauperiSm Mr.. John r.
hitchelI also made speech. lie said the MAX
ing Of seed bags al the exchange was the only
KING OF manufacture in the city that brought
money nto the District. He wound uD by AN
appeal 10 the few in the hall 10 become mem
pefS n1 the exchange al 90 a year. A number of
people subscribed, and the meeting adjourned
SECRETARY thompson. who was expected to adj
9 on lne meeting, Ill connection with Judge
Macarthur, was detained from the city by acci-
dent TO railroad train. and did not reach here
bii TOO late for the meeting.
THE SUSPENDED GERNAN-AMERICAx BANKS
/ here are to-day numerous damaging minors
as 10 the suspended national bank and the
cphGucI OF some or the officers ana directors
one Is To the effect that many OF the StOckhOld-
tre saw the crash coming and transferred their
stock III some Instances to irresponsible parties
anu That they thereby reduced their obligations:
ahO'her Is That after knowing the condition of
the 0ank the officers accepted deposits The
trends OF Tie officers assert that these rnnDTS
ale SroilndleSs. and that they will be abIt. to
show the falsity of such statements when tne
opportunity is afforded them.
The directors OF the Savings bank are await
mr. IN
cashier. and will probably hold meeting MS
aftel noon. Some OF the depOSitOrs who have
kept their accounts with the Savings bank have
a>Cel tanned that their money row appears 10 he
Ill tEe National bank. and therefore they have
Ii; I as good show for Il dividend for I'm the
aVngS bank the stockholders are liable for
Nae %o e, b amount r., OF deposits and in the
Bile Tor only to the amount of their stock
u IS reported that a prominent avenue mpr-
cilanl 81, tfal weeks ago became suspicious OF
the National Bank. and sold his stock amount
ing TO several thousand dollars. but failed TO
have II transferred on the books, and therefore
Will De called on with other stakeholder, to
make up the deficit i'll proportion TO the amount
or stock he held.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows:
Tee. lot s. sG $50 10 n Rahr sre - 1rS
Ha kness, lot 4, So. $50: s.. John F.. Gobach
TO John p. Jidt, lot Is. 81. 49, $500 John lIitz
TO L. W. Guinand ct al, lot ). OF sub lot 1 and
Ann Ratclln, lots 10 and II, ST.. ); $ W. r.
Mclean. trustee, ct al, TO VIM. Birney, lots to
land and 10 and IL, SO. 452; $1,000. Pearson and
Fraser. trustees. To |. L. Johnson lot 81 So 40:
sl:es.. a; Jay to =. Barry. lot Is, sti sos;
$685." The Central National bank To j. f.
Dart,; lot l49, 81. 200: si.a3o. Mary 4. Staran
10 +. Baurmann lot . 81. 49,: S2Ol 60 E. r.
White 10 }. b. johnson, iOT II, block OF The
fam OF j. 4. Smith. Samuel Hunt to Newton
q rnWtll. lot D. 81, iOl; <l:aj A. G.. Pelrck IT
a.. 10 Il. +. BuTche. lots and d. sd 4:i2 and lot
-. N l.,t
u. ~. ia.
LIST OF PATENTS granted 10 residents oil
Mary land. Virginia and the District of Colnm-
nia lof II week ending October ~, 1sIs:-ChaS
r Dleter!ch. Baltimore, Md. gas generating
furnaces; TolcOu +. FarnsWOrth, Manassas
Va misunderstanding apparatus Jas w Gray
uub. Washington. DC. heating railroad cars
Luhh l. hldWell and James 4. Naloney George
town. DC, machines Tor cleaning grain: James
~ Aai"heS and David l.. Shoemaker, George
town. D.C machines for cleaning grain: Mont
%"inerE {. Mei9s. Washington, DC retiectOrs
iof candies; ChaS ii. Nye, Baltimore Nd cans