Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-17

Amusements. &C.
FoRDs 0FERA House THIS WEEK.-There win
be double bill for the first three nights this
week at Ford's. 1t will be a very attractive
programme. Mile Zoe the successor to Mad
anne Celeste. will appear in Buckstone's military
drama, "The French Spy" Mons. Latour the
the pantomime, Humpty Dumpty," VIII be
given In excellent style. The feature of the
week in the line of dramatic amusementS will
Lillian Adelaide Nelson. She viii play Juliet"
Thursday evening, ''Viola" Friday evening, and
win also give matinee performance This will
indeed be q treat to Washington play goerS. Mr..
Ford deserves great credit for his enterprise in
securing Miss Nelson, whose fame is world
wide.
ENGLISH OPERA AT THE NATIONAL THEATER.-
The Emma Abbott Company will inaugurate
week OF English opera at the National this even
Ing , when Paf and M hb VII be given
is never sung to less than three or four encores.
The company is capital one. The cast to-
night was printed in Saturdays STAR. TO-mor-
row night the Bohemian Girl"
LINCOLN HALL.-TheodOre Ttlton will deliver
his lecture, "Heartsease," here next Friday
evening.
LECTURE ON FRENCH,PROP.. A. Sardou will
deliver a free lecture at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association Chapel, Lincoln Hail. to morrow
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock.
ODD FELLOWS HALI.-W. II. Baker will appear
here this evening in his exciting drama, Shad-
owed to Doom" He viii have strong support.
The play will be put ON with new scenery and
appointments. The proceeds go to Potomac
Lodge, No. s. l. o. Mechanics.
THEATER CoM1QUE.-W. T. stephens will pro-
duee here this week his exciting drama, Dogs
Of the Storm" He viii introduce his wonderful
dogs "RCme0" and Zip" There will also be an
excellent run OF varieties.
ST. AUGUsTINEs CHuRCH.-An old folks con-
cert and tableaux will be given in the basement
OF this church this and tomorrow evenings.
The 9TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE Y. NJ c. A
was celebrated at Lincoln hall yesterday after
noon, Rev. j. G. Ames presided. On the plat
form were seated: Postmaster General Key,
Secretary Evarts, Attorney General Devens,
Revs Messrs. Rankin, Domer, Owen, Naylor
Noble, RamSdell, Elliott, and Rea; Rev. j. G.
yelling, president of Columbia College, Major
Morgan, Mr.. q. Richards, VIM. Stickney, F. II.
Cobb, Rev. Mr.. Mirick, Peter Parker, Prof, Gal
laudet, A. S. Pratt, Jerome Johnson, and Others
The hall was crowded to it utmost capacity. In
the audience were President and Mrs Hayes.
The exercises opened with singing, followed by
prayer by Rev. Dr.. " Nayior, reading Of
the report by the secretary, Mr.. o. C. Morse.
The report showed that there were is commit
receipts e during the year was IS: extended
to ltquidate the old debt, Ss75.67 for current
penses, repairs, publishing the Weekly Bulletin,
&C., s5,4o0.s4; balance in the treasury, s24.s4.
1t was necessary to have 800 sustaining men,
bers, representing S, 600 annually, the sum re-
quisite to run the association. In December
they commenced e, with 100 =, members BY Feb
berS, and by March, 307. At the present time
they have 81 on the roll. The receipts have
not proved sufficient for carrying, on the abso-
lutte work of the association, and 100 more sus-
tanning members are needed, and no doubt will
be obtained The boys work was organized on
the 9th Of March. They now number 81 men,
bers. Rev. E. A. Washburn, d. D., rector Of
Calvary P. E. church, New York, delivered the
anniversary address. He stated that the Young
Mems Christian association had become one of
the great powers. The organization was a
deeply Christian movement for the education of
young men. No church could attempt to do
one-tenth OF the work accomplished by 1t.
THOSE VINO DESIRE TICKETS for the excursion
down the river with the Army OF the Cumber-
land on Thursday, can get them by applying at
w. B. Reed Sons, 1916 F st. NV.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Moses
Bachrach, of Baltimore, Md, and Cecilia Mail
house; VIM. Schultz and Katie Ray; VIM. Lang
and Maggie Harrison, of Baltimore; W. II. Ham,
mond and Mary E. Mulcahy; w. w. Hicks and
Sarah Ann Higgins; James Martin and Mary C.
Moore; Perrin Busbee and Olivia Steele Warden;
W. E. Brown and Matte NJ. Simpson. of Bethes-
da; Joseph Paris and Elizabeth Edmonston;
Thos. Gray and Alice Fairfax; Lewis G. Handy
and Susie E. Gessford.
A HUSBANDS ANSWER TO HIS WIFE's BILL FOR
DIvORCE-Edward Howe, against whom his
wife has filed bill for divorce, on Saturday filed
his answer, denying the allegations of cruelty
and non-support, and he asserts that the suit
was brought at the instance Of his wife's pa
rents, and asks that it be dismissed.
DICKINSON COUNCIL, No. 2, Templars of Honor,
Saturday night elected officers for the ensuing
s ). Haisett; j. Of c c. j. s. Gourey; r Of G.,
L. B. Dickinson, 7. of c., Charles Stratton; Man
ager, 7. P. Reid; Deputy Manager, j. T. Lewis;
ragh; Watch, R. Merkleham. The Council re-
commended to the G. W. 7. the appointment Of
L. B. Dickinson as deputy.
PROTEST OF CoMMUTERs.-The recent change
in the schedule of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road is causing good deal Of Inconvenience to
employees in the departments, teachers, school
children, and business men of Washington who
reside on the line Of the road between this point
and Washington. owing to the running of the
trains much earlier than by the former schedule.
The train now leaves Baltimore at CPS a. m in
stead Of 6:45 a. m, the former time, arriving in
Washington at a. H., an hour before the open
ing OF the schools and departments. Those who
suffer inconvenience from this change Of time
say that the effect will be to force many COM
muterS now living few miles out Of the city
on the line of this road to remove to Washing
ton or to patroniZe the Baltimore and Potomac
road, and that many school children will be
withdrawn from the schools If the new time is
continued. A petition is being circulated for
road Company to resume its old schedule so far
as the running of the early Washtngton-b bound
train is concerned. large number of persons
interested have signed the petition, which will
be presented at once TO the company for action.
JURORS FOR THE SklMlNAL CUthT.-lut
ing were drawn by the clerk of the court this
afternoon for the December term Of the Crimf-
nal Court which will be convened on tht 1st by
Judge Hagner: Grand Jury-Samuel ID. Phillips,
TheO. Barnes, F. j. Bartlett, P. A. ByrneS, s. NJ.
Clark, James W. Gibson George E. NoyeS, R.W.
Darby, r. w. Fenwick, James Wormley, G. Y.
AtIee, A. II. stephens, M. W. Bohrer, F: Steinle,
s. Collins, Thos. JOY, James Jackson, Thos. w.
Miller, Samuel Cross, Michael Tally, VIM. Gas
kinS, A. r. Hilton, s. M. Golden.
Petit jurors-Dorsey Carter, A. M. Boswell, C.
w. Huguely, jeremiah d. Baltimore. ]. w. Ken
nedy, George Huntley, Albert Mcintosh, George
White, John w. Metz, S. A. 81. Marks, jr., A. E.
Ridgway, Daniel Donaldson, Dorsey Clagett, A.
j. B. LarldnS, c. Fl. Fichling, Henry Lee, Geo. r
Herrick, VIM. Washington, Monroe c. Chew, Sea-
ton Perry, Henry Burrows, Jos. w. Arnold Geo.
A. Shehan, II, n. Easily, John E. Mullgan, Geo.
s. Kraft
THE SKINNER DIVORCE CAsE.-ln the case or
Richard Skinner agt. Mary Skinner-bill for di-
vorce, in which adultery, cruelty and conspiracy
is alleged-the defendant has filed her answer
in which she denies the charges and asserts
that while fully able to support his family,
plaintiff has neglected to do so, and she has
been obliged to take in washing and ironing,
&C.
THE DAv1s-GRIFF1TH CONTEST Victory for the
Baltimore WidO,r.-This morning, in Circuit
Court No. 2, Judge Cox, the case OF Davis ct al.
agt. Griffith ct al, was decided by verdict
finding the issues for the plaintiff: This was