Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-01
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Amusements. 6cs
IsGERsoLL's LECTURE.-At the National Thea
ter to- MORROW evening, Hon. Robert j. niger
.oIl will deliver his Grafton on 1.-THE Liberty or
Nan. Woman and Child to house which the
advanced sale OF seats indicates will be an I'M
mrESe one.
DEN. THOMPSON NEXT WEEK. - Denham
Thompson Ia his personatfon OF "Uncle JOSH"
win begin weeks engagement at the National
Theater next Monday evening. This charac-
ter Mr.. Thompson has made a speciality for
many years, and in its delineation has won IN
common fame. 1t Is pronounced to be an eX-
hibltion OF character acting Of the highest order
ard such judgment in the face OF many excel
lent performances OF rival artists Is a need of
praise which is most credttab.e to the artist
winning 1t. I" Uncle Josh will be presented all
the week and at a Saturday matinee.
kELLAR, THE ILLUsIoNIsT.-kellar.O one of the
best Of the professors Of modern magic now lv-
ing Will give exhibitions at Ford's Opera House
every evening next week and matineeS. We'd
IeSday and Saturday. In addition TO the newest
and cieverest featS of sleight-of- hand, Mt. kel-
lar gives exposes of the so.called spiritual
manifestations of the celebrated Davenport
Brothers, and also exhibits the most renarka-
mechanical sill, Psyche has excited the
wonder Of cultivated audiences In England and
America and defieS the most searching inveSti-
CATION to discover the secret of its operation.
UNCLE DANI.-This evening viii be the last
OF the Messenger from jarvis Section ny
Macauiey has hada successful week
FoRD's orERA HOUSE,. Grover com
rany close their three ,ucapsst1,j weeks at
FoIds tonight by no Viii acted and we'll
mounted play 9" ne Remarkable History of Lis
pet"
- 1H-.rER CoA1QrE-The Comique viii close
.oe week tonight with the programme OF the
week With many additional attractions.
TALLMADGE HALL.-There Will be at Tall
madge Hall next Tuesday evening, readings by
Z. c. Townsend, singing by Miss Zaidee Jones,
ard performance on the piano by Prof. Carl
Richter.
WILLARD HAIL-Mrs Priscilla Cooper Good
WIN viii appear at this hall this evening in
6I1m ic
FRANKLIN ARCTIC SEARCH.-There will be an
interesting lecture at Lincoln Hall this evening
by Il. W. ID. Bryan, esq.,, "!late chaplain aStrOn-
omer and historian OF the L. s. Polar expedi
tion," Illustrated by forty stereoptic views
ILLEGAL GOVERNMENTS TO JA1L.-Yesterday,
in the Court in General Term, in the case OF X.
II Marsh on appeal the court Judge Wylie} de-
cided that the marShalS commitment to Jail.
based on the warrant issued by the court COM
hitting Marsh for contempt to custody, was
not sufficient that it was Il mere waste OF pa
Per. This commitment was as follows ''Mr. j.
;. CTCckcr, warden United states JAIL ID. c.:
Receive into your custody the following named
person for safe-keeping. r. II. Marsh. f. DoU-
GLASS |. 5. NJ Such commitments have been
made heretofore by the marshal. but the Queo-
ton has not been raised In regard 10 them.
The court iii this case holds that the marshal is
not the officer to commit; that it is the duty OF
the clerk OF the court. It is likely that this
Will entail additional work Oh that office, while
IL VIII somewhat relieve the marShalS Office
Hereafter, in compliance with the opinion the
y CONGREGATION BROKEN Ur.-Last evening
nemteTS OF the German Evangelical Caurch.
WHO lately withdrew with the pastor, Rev c.
l. EeliZ. from C9ncOrdia church. corner of Goth
a1d g streets. net in the Memorial chapel i'm
consequence OF having been Informed OF Mr.
RtliZS 2ccertance OF Il call in New York Their
status was discussed at some length and II was
llnduy decided TO return what UnexpenGed mo-
GeyS had been subscribed for an or,an and ~
thank those congregations which had invited
them 10 unite with them, and 10 leave to each
IainIly the IlhulnS OF new place OF worship
after disbandment.
The CRIMINAL COURT for the March term will
De convened on Monday by Judge Ha~ner
Ihere are On the docket about 10 cases to COM
nlence with, the more important of which are
those OF Samuel A. Clark. for the murder of
J0hn Lee Second triaD; f. II. Curtis Charged
with the National Hotel rape: Louisa Wallace,
murder or her infant Second triaD; James
Madison Wyatt Stone. for the murder of his
VIE; James PeytOn and Peter Lewis. murder of
JACOB Day; Charles Nelson, murder OF James
impression is that things will be rushed. and
That the term will not be very long.
RoBBED THEIR ENPLoYER-iast evening OH
Ger LanderS arrested Joseph Burley, cOlOred In
the employ OF Mr.. :. BenZinger Louisiana ave-
hue, between 9th and 10th streets on the charge
OF purioln1ng calf SKINS from the premises of his
employer. The officer recovered several of these
skins, which were identified by the owner, In
The Stat1On-houSe the prisoner confessed to Rem
Inger that Henry Rose and John CoghilI en-
ployed at the same place with himself, had been
roDb1ng their employer of calf Skins since last
october and selling them to one Drefus who
Keeps Junk store near 10th and c streets for
nifty cents each. The case viii come before the
Police Court.
1HE LABOR LBAGUF OF the nited States filed
cefllTlcate or Incorporation today The OBJ
Ject is TO assist eacl other in obtaining employ
In 2 a .s,1