Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-12
AmuSelnents.

National Thedter.-The sprightly queen OF
comic opera, Mrs, Oates, appeared before, a
large audience last evening in GirOte- GirOtia.
She has lost none OF the vivacity and cute WAYS
that have made her so popular: Her company
in many respects is very good. Tonight Nine.
AngOtS Child" of which nobody ever tires.
Bleue."
Ford's Opera House-"Uncle Toms Cabin
is unusually we'll presented this week The
characters are all well assumed, and many at
tractive features are introduced, particularly
the plantation scenes.
Theater Comique.-The programme is full of
fun this week, and number of new stars APP
pear in their specialties.
Foundry NJ b. Church.-Rev. Alex. F.
Gibson viii lecture tonight on Thought and
its development.
assembly Charch.-Concerta and readings by
some nGd OF I the best talent al in the city
tomorrow night as Princess Mui Qui.'
District Government Affairs.
Collector Cooks report of collections for the
month Of January, shows the total amount
collected from all sources. including delinquent
taxes, licenses, special taxes, water taxes per
init fees, &C., at $l63, 44.62 which has been dis
triDuted to the usual various funds. in COM
pliance with law.
The District Commissioners have addressed
circular letter to the heads of government
departments, stating that numerous com
plants reach them daily of the defective water
supply III all OF the more elevated portions of
the city that the water registrar has address
n
tentiOn of the heads of the various executive
| departments of the government be invited to
the Importance OF preventing waste of water
in the public Offices, to which much of the
scarcity OF water is due
DEEDS IN FEE have been fled as fonows:-
! Charles H. Wood to Ezekiel Hughes. $i69.6O.
lot 6s, sub. So: q. VIM. F; Holtzman trustee,
part + ~ T. s %esster VIM To W. " c w fur ahd
john Sherman to j. ii. Webster. $500 part lot
10, 50. 36s. Elizabeth Brummell to A. O. Brum-
nell, part 3, SO. 80. A. G. Vedrick to A. O.
comb, trustee to the trustees of the Methodist
Protestant Church of Georgetown, S. part
lots ! and s, Old Georgetown. Mary B. Den.
Is, So 46. Robert McCutchen, trustee, to j.
W. Beaman, $500, lots Is to y. block 9, Hall &
Evans, subdivision of Meridian Hin. George
Blanchard, s3,O2s 50. lot L. sub. So. SIS VIM.
Moore. trustee, to VIVA. NJ. Phillips, 81 $50. lots
ct al: to Alfred d. Jessup, $500. lots y and Is
So 557 lots and s, 81. 1880 also lots 8, 4, 6, s.
:; 10 and i, 50. los$; +: S: Rowland to John
81. south of 1859. j. j. Edison ct al. trustees.
to NJ. NJ: Gray, $1,000, lot 2 in So. north of 35l.
F. ID. Emerson to W. +; Hoofer ct al, trus-
Henry King to Ann Hines. $, pit lot II and
Kuhlmann to Frederick Schmidt, $, lot 5,
| i'll So. 9l7.
THE WIZARDS HOTEL SALE CAsE-7he
term, Judge Wylie rendered his decision in
the case Of Riggs ct al. agt. Douglass Omar
shah and others. The facts in this case are
that certain creditors of j. f. Cake having OBJ
tanned judgments, the marshal seized the per
| senal effects to make the money. MeSsrS.
Riggs Markley, by. bill in equity, enjoined
me me- marshal from selling, on the ground that
| tue of deed of trust. The marshal filed a
demurrer attacking the validity of the deed of
| gued at considerable length last week Judge
| Wylie this morning rendered his decision.
everything the demurrer, thus taking the
| goods from the custody Of the marshal. He
referred at considerable length to the duties of
| the marshal.
THE WASHINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY IN
| COCRT.-Messrs. Ross and Dean have, for II /.
II. Farr and Charles Harbaugh and others
hled a bill for receiver and account against
was incorporated by the filing of a certificate
| OF incorporation by Henry Williamson, James
McAliISter and w. ". Jones in January, 1915
| The bill states that the plaintiffs insured their
| property in said company, and it was DESTROYED
| by hre; that the company falling to pay, they
| sued and obtained judgments, respectively,
Tor 81 ,OCO. $40 and 81 200 that n ia having been
issued; the writs were returned nuUo bona.
| The bill charges that the shares of stock of
| said company We're issued as follows B. V.
KeEse ToS S g F9do "a 9r aoWs s s
Smith, 5000: Joseph Libbey, s., 900: and s. +.
| G. MOrsell. 5000; and they charge that said
| stockholders are liable to them.
! A NEW POINT RAISED BY HABEAs Cor
| PUs.-This morning Mr.. A. b. Bradley. as
| counsel for George Robinson, filed a petition
| for writ OF. habeas corpus, and Judge Olin
| ordered the writ to issue, returnabe on the
18th inst. The petitioner represents that he
was indicted for an assault with intent to kill
Lewis Savoy: that on the 9th inst, after plead
! ing not guilty in the Criminal Court, he was
| convicted OF assault and battery and sentenced
! to Jail for one year, and he is now confined in
| Jail He claims that although the Criminal
| Court had jurisdiction of the crime whereof
he was charged, it had no jurisdiction Of the
| Ohence OF which he was convicted because by
section .049. +. S. of U. s.. relating to the Dis
| trlct, original and exclusive jurisdiction is
conferred on the Police Court.
! BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector En-
tWlsle VIM. GWynn, construct a twO-story
| northwest: LOCO Col. Alexander, repair a
| dwelling, 1877 eth street northwest: 500 VIM
Shields. repair brick dwelling, 800 18th street
| northwest; 800. Paul ID. Common. remove
frame dwelling. X: between 18th and 18th
streets. James q. Shedd, construct two three
! story brick dwellings, Rhode Island avenue.
between 18th and 10th streets: $1,000.
MOoDY's OPINION OF SECRET SOCIETIES.
In his discourse at Hartford last Wednesday
MT Moody, the reyivalist. made cut at the
! ter Of secret societies. 1 expect this will 60
| against the grain, but ] am cutting right and
| left this afternoon. l join a lodge OF Masons.
Well, perhaps IS of them are uuconverted men,
| but they are all my brethren. they 20 away
down here somewhere to lay cornerstone,
and they have their wine-drinking and their
dancing. Well, / am one of them so there's
my influence gone. But men say you must join
| these orders TO reach the world. But ask,
where are the men you have reached? When
Christians conform to the world in order to
, reach ii they don't elevate it; they only get
! gulled down themselves. We must be sep.
! ated from the world, and this dOetr;, ma Of
separation has got to be preached" VI
Will THE LORDS Ccn.apRoMIsEe-It is I'M
derstood on good a..atrlority that a representa-.
i've Oh Mess. Lord, Day Lord, and one of
tne Counsel for the other side were i'm treaty
| yesterday to compromise the present lunacy
proceedings by making an acceptable division
| Of old Mr.. Lords property. This is regarded
| by both sides as the only means of meeting
the questions raised, and thus avoiding any
further exposure, alike painful to all parties
| interested. 1t Is feared there may be some
dlflculty in arranging the basis-[N Y.
| World, 9Th.
"A Young HERO: Andrew kinkade, the
mghG operator of kensley, Kan. At a. m,
| I'VE desperadOeS with blackened faces entered
lne depot, and covering him with their re-
/ n0lVefS, ordered him to hand over the money