Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-04
Amusemen,s, Excursions. &c.

English Operd.-Under the direction of tn
composer, Mr.. j. Remington Fairlamb, the
National Theatre next Wednesday evening
Miss Eva Mills, Mrs. H. G. Ford and MessrS
M0rsell, Keen, Adams Rocker and Hay are il
The cast. The chorus will comprise fifty voices
There will be grand ballet of children, and a
Corner Of 18th and r streets.-The ladies OF
the Mount Zion M. E. Church have erected a
tent on the lawn at the junction of these
streets, and will hold here tonight and every
evening this week strawberry and floral feS
tiVal. wv
The Summer Erening Concert with dane
Ine) tomorrow evening by the Orpheus Oc
tette club at GieSbOrO' park promises to be a
very pleasant affair. The gentlemen of the
CUB are making every effort to have their
friends enjoy themselves. They propose to
give these concerts once week during the
summer months.
an entertainment here next Monday evening
III aid OF the penny lunch house.
Ine annual Excursion of the CaledOnian
GIuD VIII be given to Marshall Hall on next
thursday on the Express, which will leave 7th
street wharf at am and PM
Ninth Street N p. Church.-Hon. S. s. Cox
VIII deIi verb this evening his popular lee
ture on II he Poetry of Mechanism
Al Souls Church.-HOn. Geo. S. Boutwell,
VIII lecture here this evening on Abraham
Lincoln. A short address will also be made bv
senator Blaine, who will preside.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
mary v: f9Gre ct. al. to Mary f. ChiSm, 800:
$50; sub. T, 81. I'll. w ii. Hines to F. j. Hei.
berger' lri W s2oC; lot 4, SO; l9l. w. o. Berry
seden Conner Ms Z g gt a Bsev s9b So 1896
1856; same property. v B. Edwards to
Charles Croft, si75; lot TO- So. so. John Cam n
efS@ sTqSs9e tR n E EFkand lot Is old
$50; sub. 8. So: ~: E. B. COttren to j. r.
Rowland, $500; lot 16, So $50. L. r Moore ct
al; 10 f. d: Reid, 81, l4l75 sub. l23, BealPs first
tee, to J. d. Ferry. g; sub. 80, 81. 153. Thos.
Evans to A. A. Wilson, $1,000; sub. A, So. 2i6
b; II; Cheever, j., to Arther Thompson, s.;
part Is ana p 5ofs a and H. SO: B, 4; Thomp
TO A A wilson, 1900; part r. So. log. S. r.
Bond ct al, trustee to S. C. Huey $12, 600: lots
eS and d {? sos So 699 $4,000; sub and part 7, So
same square, and $24OO, lot 20. same s0nare'
l.. I: Halstead to j. A. Z. PrentiSS, SfO,50O
lots and l. so. ST.
THE LABOR EXCHANGE.-At a meeting of
the managers of the Labor Exchange last
night, Mr.. M. G. Emery in the chair and II.
he MnSseg secretary pro te the report of
ing that number of orders had been received
for labor, and the work of box making. paper
ana f cotton bags and printing had been Sue.
servants had increased, there BEING o n9 soUu
one Applications from employers and eighty.
one applicants for situations. The tWO-ce6t
unch-room 1888 9TH street, had been nearly
Juliet Corson, of New York, will visit this city
during the present week, and that she will
probably address the Washington training
school for nurses on the art of properly COOK
ing food. Gen. Mussey read paper of con.
siderable interest on colonization in the south
Which matter was referred to a committee AT
the previous meeting of the exchange The
scheme is for the purchase of a large tract of
land and subdivision made among cOlOnists
willing TO work, and at a certain time after.
wards this land to be sold at cost to the occu-
was the right one for government clerks to
adopt. 1t was the object and duty of this ex
change to foster such colonies. The report
was adopted.
GRAY, the alleged American forger, whose
reaTrest In London has been mentioned, is
wen known IN this city, as he was a son of
Rev. Or. Gray and was formerly a clerk i'm
the Treasury department here. He was
brought up yesterday in the Bow-street Police
which the warrant of extradition was granted Ie
In 1876. He asked whether each charge against
him should not be especially designated in the
eXtradltlon order, so that he might not be
tried for any Offense not so named. Judge
lngham said that was matter for diplomatic
arrangement between the two governments
Glay declared that the forged bonds which he
possession in the course of his business as a
broker, but he would reserve his defense
Judge lngham then made an order for Gray's
extraditiOn in the usual form, and the prisoner
was recOmmitted for the statutory period.
The woman with whom Gray lived here was at
the BoW-street Police Court during yesterdays
proceedings. Her name is Balfe, and the
Pollce Court reporter says she is Gray's wife,
and a daughter OF the composer Balfe but
both oil these statements are probably untrue
THE BALL GAME Observation-Disclosures
twenty-five hundred people were inside the
National grounds Yesterday afternoon to wit
ness the game between that club and the New
BedfordS. About fifteen hundred men and
boys hung on to the fence and the housetopS
around and saw the game without paying any
thins; The game was not what would be
easily beaten. The New BedfOrds batted Ban an
mons pitching all over the field without much
trouble, The Nationals We're unable to do the
same with Bradley. Both mines folded well,
score was: New Bedfords. Ii: Nationals, 4. OF
four games played between the two clubs the
New Bedfords have won three. They left the
city early this morning.
CHALLENGE FOR BOAT RACE.-The Ana
lostan Boat Club, at their meeting, Saturday
night, instructed their secretary to forward
to the Undine Rowing Club of Baltimore, a
challenge to row four cared shell race on
the Potomac river some time between the 18th
OF September and the 18th of October of this
year, details to be arranged by the racing
committees of the two clubs, and at the same
time to tender them the use of their boat
Club.
SUIT AGAINST CoNGREssMEN.-Robert C.
Haskell and VIM. p. Kellogg, executors of
John Nj. Van BuSkirk, on Saturday entered
suit against Hon. Matt. w. Ransom Hon.
Fernando Wood and Noah L. JeffrieS, to re-
cover $3.50. II. The defendant first named made
note in the amount above given on October
IL, 1877, payable three months after date to
Hon: Fernando Wood, which was transferred
ana lndol sed until it fell into the hands of the
deceased, and has not been paid.
CoIoRED silks, checked silks, striped silks
ana black silks; light green, navy blue, brown.
olacK and lavender checked and striped silks
on white and light colored ground: cream.
Drown, cardinal, green, steel, navy blue and
very light blue plain colored silks: trimming
silks in all the light shades black trimminS
silk, so; excellent black silk, al 90. and onr
Sl.25 black SILK is special bargain Cartarss
III Market Space.-Adrt. .
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspec.or I'm.
twisle: Construct q twOstOry brick dwelling.
224 High street, Georgetown; 81 500 VIM
Daw, construct two two-story brick dwellings,
I'D street, between and Pennsylvania ave.
nue. northwest 8, 500. Conrad Kaufman, re-
pari brick dwelling D street, between South
Capitol street and n. Y. avenue 81 zoo. James
wilson, repair frame house, 400 18th street
southeast Sis.
HABLE Bros Men and Boys Clothiers cor
ner ID and 9TH streets, continue to sell mems
fine suits for $40. $l2 and els that equal those
sold by other houses for SIS, SlS and ST. liable
Bros. having taken their position ahead of all
other houses in low prices. are determined to