Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-11
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National The0ter.-The ever welcome Mrs
Oates will be with us this week, with her new
she Will have large audiences every night, as
usual. The favOrite opera ''GrO1e-G irofia'
east For to morrow Mine. Angot tS Child IS
announced, 10 be followed by "Barbe Bleue''
and Princess of TrebZOnde''
81 F0r 1 = Opera H9nSe.-Ihe new version of
this week by the famous Howard company,
which met with such success here a few weeks
ago. Mrs. Howard in her original role of
'IOpSy' carries the house by storm, while the
other characters are in competent hands. The
great plantation scene. with its accompanying
songs, dances, &c., is alone worth the price of
Tbeater C0nique.-Jake Budd has arranged
a mammoth billfOr this week, and has engaged
eleven stars. The programme will be full of
fun.
-hartnTs Hon.-M'lle B0uligny will have a
soiree musicale here this evening and will be
assisted by MIR. q. A. Palma, Mrs. ID. c. Null
Ter, MeSsrS; Louis Blumenburg. A. W. Keen,
ODD FeHors' Han-Colonel Ingersoll will
this evening deliver his famous lecture on
" He'll A rare literary treat IS undoubtedly
Baptist church SOltth.-Aunt Polly Bassett
and Jedediah will be over here this week with
their popular ''Singin' Skewl."
Forrest Hall, GeOFgetOcn.-Fifth masquer-
ade ball by Georgetown Lodge, No. s., |. .. of
=, Fostndry7 VI E. caemch.-sixth lecture of
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f. Gibson, d. D., upon Thought and Its De
yelOpment.'
ASsemtty Church.-see advertisement of
the concert tomorrow evening, which will be
an excellent entertainment.
A YoUTHFUL TRAMr,-To,day, a young
man. connected with the b. Il o. r. r.,
brought to Police headquarters a white boy,
10 years DID, who gives his name as Washing
ton Davis Smith, and his residence as Rich
mOnd, Indiana, who is anxious to return
home. On the 10th of January he left home,
going to Jetfersonvie, Louisville and Clncin-
matt, and thence to Richmond. where he re-
the Pan Handle K. X. to Pittsburg: thence to
Cumberland and MartinSburg, and arrived
here this morning: He says, that he has got
stay at home that he got his meals from peO-
pie along the way: jumped trains, and rode in
box OF baggage cars. He will be sent back
home.
THE SOPHIA MAJOR CAsE-The Trustees
Defended and The Star Condemned Mr..
unjust criticism of the conduct of the three
trustees of Grace NJ. E. church, in refusing to
allow the funeral of Miss Major to take place
this lady had repented of her SINS and been
received in the church? If such was not the
case these trustees acted perfectly in accord
ance with their duties as trustees. and should
not be cenSured for doing their duty.
JUSTICE.
EXTRAORDINARY DALE OF SlLkS.-We VIII
to-day commence one OF the greatest sales of
silks ever known in Washington. These goods
have been placed in our hands by the owners,
with orders to sell without regard to value.
Money must be obtained, and our only method
of obtaining it is to sell these goods at prices
that will induce persons who are not in need
OF silks to purchase now, and lay them aside
until they can use them. Read our advertise
ment to-day, and see the immense inducements
we offer. Connoys, Cos 9th street.-Adrt.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows:
ID. l.. Morrison to j. r. Condor, s., sub. lot
q, IotS IA and i23; square 62S; G. W. Stickney
lot Is, square 562: w. n Horstcamp to II.
Clark ct al, 3, lets s, I and 8, square Cos; c.
H. Wood to i. Hughes, sI69.6O. lot IS, square
son, $3.50, lot q, square AS: Andrew Langdon
ct al. to A: b. Smith, $1,000 lets and 10, block
10, LIE DrOit park.
IMPORTANT SALE.-Persons i'm search of a
safe and profitable investment should not fail
to attend the trustees sale of that valuable
property on 9Th street, opposite Judiciary
square, advertised in another column, to take
place tomorrow afternoon, at o'clock, by
Thomas E; Waggaman. The property has a
by splendid three story brick residence, with
large back building and stable.
Two-AND-O NE-HALF WIDE sheeting cotton,
~ cents; good calicOes. AZ cents; remnant
dress goods one-fourth their actual cost car
pets at cost oilcloths, all widths; black cash
mefes, double width, %, 81. so, Co. IS; cOttonS
at t wholesale prices. For good and cheap goods
call on {. NJ: TowsOn & Co, Penn'a avenue.
south side. See Observation-Disclosures.
To GET the leading styles of youths, bows
and children s clothing, there is but one Way
10 accomplish the object and that way leads
directly TO the boys clothing house of b. Rob,
inson & Co, 909 Penn'a avenue.-AdCt.
p-AccOrding to a Georgia paper, ex-Gov
Brown threatens to make public the WormIey
hotel agreement if Major Burke does not.
ks-1n reply to the question Will the Com
ing man be Bald?" the Norrist0wn Herald
affrms. that "he generally is when he first
comes
e~HydrOphobia prevails in Cheshire, Eng
land, no less than four deaths having occurred
within three weeks, the last case that of a
woman who was bitten last September.
As-The Anderson county Is. C) demOcra-
tic club held meeting the other evening to
organize for the coming campaign, and the
great feature was q speech by Ben Collins, a
eol0red barber and old member, who "de-
clared himself faithful to the cause and ex-