Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-05
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$1,000.
amuscments. &C.
NATIONAL THKATER.-There was a much lar
ger attendance at the National last nlght than
on tie preceding evening. The audience seemed
10 prol lCrA appreciate the merits OF this excel
lent Yankee hnpeTSonation, given 10y Mr. Den
nam Thompson in Joshua Whitcomb"
a,aoat FORD : 0rEKa llousE.-kellar the magician,
draws well. The opera house was crowded last
hiSht. Some OF kelar's feats are marvellous
MOUNT VERNON PLACE CHURcH.-There viii
9S ne concert and reading at Mount Vernon
Place church tomorrow evening The pro-
gramme is a very attractive one.
Lincoln HALL Commencing tomorrow
evening. the celebrated Schutt chl dren viii
! appear at Lincoln han three nights ana at a
saturday matinee. The children, seven In num-
DeT ranging IRON 81 10 l3 years. appear In tab
leauN- feciiationo and songs, in the costume OF
! leo years ago.
/ FRANkLIN HAIL.-The farewell test lmontal To
/ Charley NNc,who leaves for st. Louis on tbp IN
instant, VIII take place In Franklin hall this
! evening. An attractive programme VIII be-
onered, including readings by Prof. =. B Hay
singing by Ms. Daniels and Others a fd.p,S by
EeN; Dr Noble, and the presentation or the
DashawaN testimonial I'm receiving which MIR
NAe VIII make hiS last address before the
Washington public.
THEATER CoNIQUE.-".A Big Mistake and
variety entertainment continue 20 draw We'll
| this week. -
The Mutual FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
AHCfher Hifch.-II VIII he remembered thai er
lne dhiual meeting OK the Mutual Fire lnsur-
ance Company. oa January goth, charges were
made OF various irregularities ia the manage
! hehl. ana Tie result WAS the appointment of a
committee ~ investigate. Since the report OF
The cClGD,iUtCe was made an election for mana
gers W2S held, which resulted in tile selection
OF MPSSIS. treo. 7. Deering, James y Edwards
samuel NofnenJ ana Geo. ". Cochran, who
each received majority OF the votes, Mr. Nor
ment being the only ore OF the Old mana cement
who was reelected. These gentlemen after
election, determined not 20 attempt to art untiI
"A IA SIM hon Mr.
VI M. King. who was a candidate for manager
l. on the relalln llClCl, and one OF the old board
ieslgheG, ahd his place was filled b. the cleo
non OF MI. ). B. Wilson 10 III the vacancy. ON
Monday night an adjourned annual meeting was
held. al which resolution was adopted that an
election ne held for the remaining fhrap mana
gers AT Franklin hall tomorrow between nine
! O'Clock a. III. and nine O'Clock %. IN. It now ap-
pears 10y notice published elsewhere over the
signature OF the secretary that the managers
having pecn @dtl-cd 10y counsel that the pro-
ceedingS OF Tie .uth OF January meeting and
those ci Tie subsequent ones are Illegal, deem iU
adNls&be 10 cali the annual meeting for AnliI
l4Ih. between the hours OF nine and Siy 20 elect
managers. The TCfGrmerS claim that the NEE
nSS baNt hCtn regular aid that t.j- morrow The
etecticn I'll be held for the selection OF the re
Hiaihlh- jllee managers; that ieoSr5. II. Pol
/ hihlolh. John Is. tiagett and l.. IL. Schneider,
Tue lel9lm nominees. VIII be elected, after
which he beard W1ll organize
The programme 0f the rPformers is thar after
lhe election or lheir three men tO-moIrow. "a
result they are EOw sure OF, as there IS sort or
! VIII ieE.ain away the six elected win cau on
/ Mr.. Moment and ask that The organization be
perfected; thaj IN case of Refusal They Will
quietly withdraw. ard II they do not obtain
4 possession. on the l4lh OF April. uhp daN liked
by the old b0ari for the eiection) th.-, viii ion
The othels III that election and elect therticket
/ THE FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION held their
/ usual monthly meeting yesterday al the rooms
I OF the boald OF trade. the president. Mr. e. Gnl-
ingham. in the chair, with DR.. SnOdgrass as
/ secretary. \ committee on excursions was ap-
pointed as fOllOwS:-MeSsrS. Chase HoWland.
/ Bingham. Mchin and SnodgraSS: NeSdame5
! Lincoln and Elliott. The eSSayiSt Of the daV
ID. :. CultfSS. read practical paper on The
selection and Preparation OF Fruits for Market"
An interesting discussion followed, which was
participated in by MeSSrS. Bingham, McKlm
Pitts, Saunders and SnodgraSs. lThis paper
VIII De printed In the WEEKLY STAR ON mo-
tion OF Dr. Mcklm. the scientific committee was
Instructed 10 take steps towards the formation
OF library bearing on the work OF the assocta-
uon. several specimens OF apples were eX-
hlbited by Col. Pitts.
FIREs.-About lao O'Clock yesterday after
noon an alarm OF IRE was turned In from box
-, caused by lire being discovered in the feed
STORE OF Mr.. Richard W. Mann. The nav caught
fire from the stove. Damage $500. which is fully
covered by Insurance. The fiameS extended 10
the cigar store next door, kept by Kate Barnes,
which was damaged 10 the extent OF S2a.
Last night, about lo O'Clock fire broke out
in L. AtZelS boot ana shoe store, No. 3f5 Penn
syRdnla avenue NV. An alarm was turned In
from box i3 The Hre was quickly Subdued when
the engines arrived. The damage to Mr.. Atzel's
stock is estimated at $500 covered by an insIIr-
ance or S2,WO. The damage 10 the building
which Is owned by Mr.. VI. q. Emery. amounts
10 about 5000. The fire originated In the vicln-
lily OF Tie stove, Ia The rear OF the store.
LIST or PATENTS granted 10 the residents OF
Mary land, Virginia, and District OF Columbia
for the week ending March 4th, 1879, and each
bearing that date:-Richard Gornall. Balti-
mare Md, fare registers. John X. Ludlow,
Norfolk, Va, refrfgerators. Emanuel Levi, Pc
"A InEl~f
Washington. ID. G., electne lights. Reuben A.
McCauley, Baltimore, Nd, pumps. Alexander
NJ. Waterwortb, Baltimore, Md, hose supports
John {. Guerriant and Georgh NJ. Guerriant,
Danville, Va, engraving machines Morris T.
Nesbitt, Colora, Nd butter molds. Elbridge j.
Smith, Washington, ID. G., bookcases. Thomas
NJ. smith, Baltimore, Nd, ball traps.
BURGLARS CAPTURED.-About O'Clock this
morning officer Shanks arrested in the north
ern part OF the CITY two burglars named Wm.
Brown alias George Smith, and James Jackson
alias Aaron Wheeler, and found on them q
quantity OF cigars and bottles OF LIQUOR which,
il was discovered, they had taken from a grog.
gerry at the corner or 9Th and streets some
time last night. They are old operators and
glalies.
THE EXODUS FROM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
adloui nment yesterday the depots are the most
busy places, and the exodus is almost unprece-
rains hen9 eSn ru TTsi a paftcaay b 1ne snrougn
taken up for some hours ahead. It is probable
that each or the main lines westward viii run
out more sleepers tonight than ever before.
BY noon to-day the berths in over twenty Sleep
efs had all been taken.
SUIT ENTERED AGAINST STREET RAILRoAps-
To-day Judge Willoughby, for Thomas Sayles.
entered suits against the Washington and
Georgetown railroad Tor Sl5,G00 the Metropoli-
tan railroad Tor 5000. and the Columbia rail-
road Tor $S", for using the patent railroad brake
e. HenIy tanner, the right TO use which In the
District plaintin claims TO own
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1HE FUNERAL OF THE LATE b. O. SHprrrr
took place yesterday afternoon, and WAS iarge-
" attended by the old citizens OF the Dis1rfcf
fatner McCarty dwelt, In his eloquent discourse'
upon the proyerbial honesty OF the denarfsd
VINO preferred stainless name to riches The