Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-06
Entertainments

1UCutCT.-DuDToZ u
company Still draw good houses. They will give
three more performances here-tOnig to-
morrow matinee and tomorrow night. The
entertainments are very enjoyable, and the
missed.
Rockville Fuir.-The annual fair of Mont
eomery county. Md, viii be held on the llth,
will be unusually attractive. Round trip tick
cts, Including admission to the fair grounds,
s. cents.
Esc1irsion.-The City of Washington viii
make TWO trips week-ThurSdayS and Satur-
dayS-to Smiths Point, for Grabbing, fishing
and bathing Fare - cents
REopEN1NG OF THE NATIONAL, THEATER-
The Ice Wttch."-The regular dramatic sea-
son at the National Thealer will commence
ns Mn G es sba The pre-
ular play affording every opportunity for
gorgeous scenery and fine stage effects. This
opportunity win be taken advantage OF for
eequalled in completeness and beauty. The
following members of Mr.. FOrd's dramatic
company are in the cast; 7. w; Keene, Geo.
Connolly, Robert Downing NJ flanagan, VIM.
Burton, A. p. SHIELD. j. W. Archer Samuel
Davies. Marie Booth, Blanche Ford, Ella Mag
ness, May Wallace, Belle Mackenzie, Bessie
Germon, Henrietta Yaders. Annie Waterman,
Adelaide Detchen. Virginia Clary, May Fore,
Grace Elton, Lille Lee, Albert Martinetti, Jas.
Galloway, A. J: Moroso;: There are numerous
l.
netti Troupe and others.
LEANs.-Private information has been receiv-
ed from New Orleans of the death by yellow
fever of Frederick b. MOxOn, a native of
Washington, and telegrapher in that CITY,
among telegraphers, who are deeply affected
by his death. He was graduate of the
Western Union office in this cty-being EN-
poyed for long time as an operator in the
Western Union branch at the Post office de-
partment. thence transferred to the main
Office. After services as frst-class operator
Orleans. Mr. MOxon was a brother of Miss
Ada MOXOn, well known in the amateur
musical circles of this city. His mother could
Tor New Orleans last night in order to nurse
MIN, out 1t was not until today intelligence
was received here OF his death.
KNOCK Down AND AN ARREsT.-William
AhrendS was Knocked down about II o'clock
last night on eth street Sc by a blow on the
head from Te a stone thrown bya negro named
John Wliilams, and was badly injured. He
was picked up in an insensible condition and
Williams tried to escape, but was arrested at
the corner Of 4th street and North Carolina
avenue.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
W II. Gunnison to Isaac Cross. lot 2, so. S53,
go. George Lyles to w. H. Davis, lot l. So
3lS;s- II. c. Dean to II. A. johnson, part
FoImeaas 81 addit,9n to George1oTn -
2, So. 50, 81 500. j. F. Boyd to h. r. Crawford
lot s, so. is, $685. George W. Riggs to Mary
OHare, lot s. So. 81; =.
Won't PAY THE ALIMoNY.-In the divorce
case OF Mary A. against Newton A. Strait, in
alimony at $50 for two months, and s25 per
month afterwards, a motion was filed yeSter-
day for rule on the defendant to show cause
Why ne should not be committed to Jail for
contempt Of court in neglecting to obey the
order.
TABLE LINEN from 25, 80, 81, As. ST. CO.
rs, 81, 81 Turkey red table linen from 50, 50, Is
81, 81: white counterpaneS hOm 81, 80, IS, 81,
81, 81 Is sl50 s. & So So napkins, large stock
towels, large stock: sheeting cotton, full
width 20 and Is cents; Nottingham lace from
20. ., 30, 81. IS, Soup. Towson'S dry goods and
Carpets. 696 Pennsylvania avenue, south side.
Adrt.
A PAINTERS FALL FROM A SCAFFOLD-
About 10 O'Clock yesterday afternoon james
Lee, while engaged in painting a house on Fl
between = and 9Th streets, fell from the scat
fold on which he was sitting to the ground,
some twenty feet. and was severely injured
Dr. McWilliams rendered medical aid. and he
Was afterwards sent to his home, on AZ street
Court on Wednesday there was but one OF
these cases heard, and in that 1lole pros
MAS entered by leave Of court. as the com
painant could not show that he had complied
with the law by filing the required claim to his
niarkS IN the clerks office. No cases were dis
missed by reason OF faulty informatiOns.
| WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET Queens
torn Drore Yard, September 5th, lSIS-l75
eattie; 100 sold at prices ranging from SIC. to
| 4Sc. per pound 800 sheep and lambs 425 sold
orc sneep' from SIC to 4c. lambs, from AZ to
| 90 cents per pound; 10 cows and calves sold
| from 70 TO $40 per head; market duh.
| IMMENSE ASSORTMENT OF SILKs.-Silks,
an eoiOrs; checked silks, striped siIks. colOred
silks, blue, brown, plum, steel. cardinal: black
silks from % cts. TO $50 excellent MACK silk