Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Amusements, &C., Tonight
Ford's Opera HouSe.-The WeatherSby- Good
win Frohques In "HobbeS"
National Theater.-Ptnafore by the Chicago
Church Choir Company.
Tneater Conntque.-strong bill of attractions.
Condensed Locals.
Street lamps win be lighted at 1910 p. m and
extinguished at BIS a. IN.
Social Lodge. No. ], F.A.A.M., has installed
officers as follows:-Hen~y Coleman. W. NJ; Sid
ney A. W. Simms. S. W.; William B. Brook j,
W.; George Cook, treasurer; George NJ. Webster,
secretary.
The Alexandra Gazette says that the facilities
on the railroads entering this city are taxed TO
their utmost IN the transportation of pork, poul-
try. &C., which are being rushed into market by
the farmers.
Section 81, Endowment Rank. K. Of P. Ger
MANI, has elected John H. Schombert, president;
chaplain; r. Y. Mauss, secretary and treasurer;
Dr. Mauss, medical examiner.
The jury de lunatico irqutrendo yesterday, to
determine whether Robert FOntroy be a lunatic
or not. filed a return that, in their judgment,
Fontr0y was insane and incapable Of conduct
ing his own business.
j. ShilliDgtOn sends SCTiJHeF'.S Magazine for
January, fine number.
Whitaker Son send B'dch,cood's Magazine
for December.
Mr.. AL Waters, a well-known young man Of
South Washington, employed by the B. & P.
railroad died this morning.
The National Woman Suffrage association will
DOlu tutn 1NChtu COllNtuIlOu db Lii
coin BALL, in this city, on the 21st and ED days
OF January next.
All the judges of the Supreme Court Of the
District were in consultation to-day. and it is
understood that the assignment of the justices
to the several courts for the next year was ar
ranged.
infant in Lafayette Square about 1870 O'Clock
this morning, and brought 1t to the fourth pre-
einct station and summoned the coroner, who
gave certificate of burial
Hiram Lodge No. 10, F.A.A.M., last night
elected John D. Newman. VIM; w. P. LAWYER,
S.W.; H. N. Talbot, J.W.; W. H. stuard, sec.
rotary; and Geo. s. Kraft. treasurer.
The Spencerfan Business College has been
brilliant with new faces this week, the families
Ofjudges, members OF Congress- ministers, heads
of departments, and worthy citizens gathering
to the complimentary cOursein penmanShip and
business training, until every seat and aisle of
the beautiful halls were filed. All are highly
gratified with the clear and charming lessons.
Holiday Goods and Where to Buy
Them.
The holiday season is at hand. People are
busy making their purchases Of all sorts of
goods They are inquir1ng where to buy, and
THE STAR is answering through this column as
The merchants send in their announcements.
MRS. M. B. BRUCE & Co., 433 Ninth street
northwest, have special holiday attractions.
Their fancy goods and ladies' furnishing house
Is one OF the most attractive establishments in
The city. Their hand pointed ties, ornaments,
childrens boxes, baskets, handkerchiefs, &C.,
are cheap and pretty and durable.
LEWIS, 800 Seventh street, has useful holiday
presents for gentlemen. Among his goods,
marked In plain figures can be found nice fash
10hable silk hats fine soft and stiff felt hats
caps, gloves. muffers, knit jackets, splendid line
OF silk heckwear, silk pocket handkerch'els,
linen handkerchiefs, collars, suspenders wrist
lets, comforts, underwear, including scarlet
medieated flannel; fine white merino UNDER
shirts, heavy canton flannel drawers, climax
shirts, shaker. merino. cashmere and lambs
wool socks.
WEST END AUCTION House, 1920 Pennsylvania
avenue, where full line OF holiday Sp- cialtieS
can be found at very low prices. There are kid
gloves, collars and cuffs, large silk handker-
chiefs, shirts, writing paper, DOLLS &C. &C.
TOwsoN, $50 Pennsylvania avenue, south side,
has an attractive stock OF holiday goods in
Guiding piano covers, cloaks, shawls, circular
cloths, cashneres and colors balmoral skirts,
blankets, bed comfortables, cloths for men aud
boys wear. and large assortment of colored
bordered handkereh1efs and silk handkercbtefs
OF all kinds
d. A. BRosNAN, 1926 G street and 6l2 9th street
d. W., bookseller and Stationer. has a carefully
selected stock of holiday goods. BE has an ele-
CANT assortment OF religious and miscellaneous
books. medals, rcsartes, pictures, statues, sc.
MILLER & Co.'S improved self-lighting gas
burner can be seen In operation at 52s 9Th streel
lighter in the market.
1ANsBURGH & Bro, 4o4 and 4O6 7th street
double store, announce that on and after t. day
their branch store on Market Space will be
closed until further notice. The clerks will be
transferred to the double store, thus giving ad-
ditional force to wait on their customers who
are invited to call during the holiday week..
TAYLOR & HUFTY, 9S3 Pennsylvania avenue,
have very choice stock OF holiday goods, in
Guiding almost everything. They are selling at
AT NOoT's 915 Pennsylvania avenue, pur-
ohaSerS Will find most excellent assortment Of
laees, handkerchiefs, and all sorts of Christmas
GEO. WATTS, 314 7th street, has plated ware,
nne cutlery, decorated china, large variety
suitable for holiday presents.
WIN. A. RILEY, Riley building, corner Of 9th
and E streets NV, he's many useful and desir-
able articles for the holidays, embracing;
ladies' cloaks and dolmans, Paisley long and
ored dress silks, dress and trimming satins
black and colored cashmeres, plain and fancy
handkerchiefs, silk handkerch1efs and mufflers;
mems, ladies' and childrens hose; Upde2raff's
Hagerstown gloves; Marseilles and crochet
quilts; blankets and bed comforts; japanese
trays and boxes.
l. BENJAMIN, practical furrier, SOB G street,
improves ladies furs.
BROWN SUGAR s, white Q, and granulated 10
cts. per H., at c. S. O'Hare & Sons, 1918 18th st.
NV, and their Branch Store, corner II and 4th
SITS. NV. t
night, Col. Jack Brown, of Georgia, in the chair
and j. w. Cromwell, secretary. MeSsrs. Nc
Donald and Ayers, OF Arkansas, and Robert
Bell, of Virginia, were elected members. The
association took up for consideration the report
OF the committee on constitution and bylaws.
Section OF the bylaws proved to be bone of
contention. This section provides that all ap-
p1cations for membership shall be referred to
the executive committee. A motion was made
to adopt, and another to strike out. Pending
the sharp discussion which ensued, one of the
members discovered that the constitution Of
the association contained clause in strict ac-
cOrdance with the bylaw, and that the refer
ence OF all applications to the executive COM
mtttee was not only the proper but the legal
thing. Mr. Anderson, who made the discovery
raised the point that the debate was out OF
order, and the chair sustained the point. An
appeal was taken, and the chair was sustained
A motion to adopt Section was lost, and the
meeting adjourned
PRoPERTY-HoIDHRs and residents interested
In building market corner It'll and sts NV
are requested to meet at Ruppert's hall, Ith and
q SITS, Monday, Dec. g. at O'Clock pm.
DANIEL LOUGHRAN, THE WEII-KNowN CIGAR
NAN, WINS THE ST. DOMINIC's FAIR CANE
The result OF fhe cane contest at st. Dominic'S
fair last night was: For Daniel Loughran 2,7O4
ballots; p. b. Dunn. 2,1s0; James A. McDevitt.
1,154; Col VIM. G. Moore 697; Daniel Kelly, $50;
Peter Owens, So. Total 5000 votes, or s., 200.
The billiard cue which is being voted for will be
decided next Friday night at 10 O'Clock pm.