Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-22


ed 10 advance to said Commissioners $4,000
| TO be reimbursed by payment into the Treasury
or the United states, until said sum is paid in
full, or all collections OF water main taxes now
due said District, and the money so advanced
shall be expended to connect Capitol Hill with
the Sfand-pipe. and in improving the water
supply In the higher portions of Washington:
and they are also empowered and directed to
establish such rates OF charges and rules for
nlIe or hackney carriages. cabs and other
vehicles used for the CONVEYANCE of PASSENGERS
In the District OF Columbia as they may deem
ltlst and advisable. The rates OF charges estab-
llshed and rules made as above provided shall
nave the same force and effect in the District of
columbia as If enacted by Congress-"
Amuscmcnts. &c.
NATIONAL THEATER.-"Diploma is strong
play, ana keeps up the interest of the audience
70 nigh pitch from the opening to the close
III is being played by an exceptionally good
COMPANY at the National Theater, and drew a
me audience last evening. The plot of .Di-
plomacy' is one OF Sardou'S best efforts, and is
well worked out. The situations are dramatic
ana an the cllmaxes striking. Messrs. Ward,
actors, that could hardly be excelled in their
| respective roles, while Signora Majeroni, Mrs.
Baker and Miss Edmonston do some excellent
work. Altogether we have had no finer play
than Diplomacy" this season.
! FoRD's OPERA HOUSE.-'Caste," most pleas
ing comedy, will be given at the Opera House
change. The very large number of tickets al
ready sold indicates that there is to be crowd
| ed house. The play will be given In good style
with the following ladies and gentlemen in the
cast: Mrs. J. NJ. DuFouf. Miss Lillian Riley, Miss
X. Cordelia Levy, Messrs j. b. Randolph e. ID.
Hay, II. e. Leach and j. +. Joyce. The great
boy orator. j. Harry Shannon, will also appear.
HIM. 5. PINAFORE.-ThiS charming light opera
will be produced at Ford's Opera House to-mor-
row evening, for the benefit of the Central
Free DispeDsary by the best amateurs OF the
1.-THE CORONATION OF CoLCMBUs."-An enter
tainment under this name was given at Ford's
tlY.nr Ing n q
leauX, recitation and singing. The tableauX
were gorgeous and wen arranged, the recta-
tons very good and the music of the first order.
The whole entertainment was Of a character
never before seen in Washington. It was under
the auspices OF the Parish Union of All Souls
Church. Mrs. Senator Dorsey and Mrs. Justice
Miller were the movers in the undertaking.
which was under the management OF Mr.. j. Z.
Gfsburne.
ODD FELLOWS HALL.-Only a few more days
of the MidgetS ut this hall.
There viii be grand SOciable at Odd Fellows
Hall, Tuesday, January IS. in aid OF a new pas
toral residence for the fathers Of St. Dominic'S
Church.
CONGREGATIONAL. CHURCH.-The first concert
OF the Philharmonic Society Will be given at the
congregational Church on the evening OF the
22tn.
TEE TITLE OF THE LEES TO THE ARLINGTON
EsTATE-ln the case OF Lee agt kaufm lnn,
superintendent OF the Arlington National
cemetery before the l. S. Circuit Court of
Alexandra, to recover possession OF the Airing
Ton estate, the PLAINTIFFS claim TO the title Is
set forth about as follows:-Cnarles !, King of
England claimed all the land in America which
John Cabot discovered in 1891. He granted
robert Howsen, in 1863, some 5000 acres OF land
Island to Great Hunting creek, and including
Arlington. HOwSen, in November 1862 sold
THIS land to Robert Alexander, {No. II Robert
Alexander died in 1871 and be0ueathed the land
10 his sons, Robert (NO. q and Philip AleXan-
der, the latterS title passing to Robert. Robert
Alexander no. p died in 1903, and bequeathed
the land TO his sons, Robert NO 81 and Charles
Alexander. Charles died and all the land vested
IN Robert. who died in t36, and the land passed
to Gerard Alexander. (No H. who died in 100.
and bequeathed the land to Gerard Alexander,
NO. - who, on Christmas Day, us. sold
Arlington TO John Parke GUSTS, Step-Son of
George Washington and his aid in the field.
VINO died OF camp fever, near Yorktown, in isl,
leaving the estate to his son, G. w. P. GUSTS,
VINO devised the land in 1855 after life estate
70 his mother) to George Washington Custis
Lee, upon Lees taking his tCustis's} name and
grand father OF Columbus Alexander OF this
city, who yet owns tract on the south OF the
Arlington estate, which has never been out of
the famiy.l Arlington was placed in posses
sion OF the CuStiS family Oh Christmas Dav
las, and was still its home ON Christmas Day
1861 In the summer OF 1861 the daughter of
Mr.. CustiS, the wife OF General Lee Joined her
husband In the south, and on the 9th of June
1854, the United States assumed possession
under tax title. and have since he'd the es-
tate.
IT, THE LABOR EXCHANGE met last night, Judge
M Ma s In the chair, Messrs. Goldsten,
Mitchell, Emery, Cox, Smith and LeDuc were
appointed reception committee for the enter
talnment tonight at FOrd'S opera House The
IfeaSnTe ac report showed receipts since NO
ance on hand S6S6.4S. The work of making gar
ments, provided for by the appropriation OF
5000 by the elbow fever commission, has already
been begun, and during the last three DAYS
fourteen persons have been employed at the
rooms; and tWenty-one at their homes. making
a total OF thirty-flve persons employed in this
work. The entire number of persons now en-
piOyed by the exchange is about seventy-1ive
A committee consisting of A. s. Solomons, DR..
to call upon the District Commissioners to as
certain ii the balance OF the appropriation OF
me Tn last congress remaining unexpended could
De USED; and II not, whether any money could
be appropriated to be used in filling up the Old
canal.
FORTUNE AGAIN FAvORs A BRAVE MAN
Inc now, where and when is pithily told thus:
NEW ORLEANS Dec. &C. 1873.
me undersigned certlfies that he held for col
lectlon l0r account OF VIM. It. DOty, New York.
0he-tenth OF ticket No. SLID single number
drawing extraordinary, class NJ. in The Louisi-
ana STATE Lottery, which drew the first capital
prize or 1900, on Tuesday, December 10. ISIS:
sald TICKET having cost the sum OF one dollar at
the Office OF Ii. L. Plum, 3l9 Broadway, New
York, and that the amount was promptly paid
on presentation OF the ticket at the office OF the
company. r. NJ WEsro.T
Agent Southern Express CO., No. La.
any lftHeT Information given by addressing
NJ y. Dauphln, p o. Box 692, New Orleans
KIT, THE ARKANSAS TRAVELLER After a
lew years absence, Mr.. T. S. Chanfrau VIII
visit us with his eyer-welcOme face. Kit the
Arkansas Traveller" Will be produced al the
National Nat, ma Theater on Monday evening next
with all the scenic effects and strong east O:
characters to be followed later in tie week
win B0uclcallltS play OF the OctOrO0n" IL
DOth OF these plays Mr.. Chanfrau has made
The representations wholly his own, and stands
Without q rival In :. Kit" and Salem Scud1rr."
lie has just finished highly successful engage
ment in California, and now returns to us to
renew his trlumphS OF former years. His
friends, whose name is legion. Will no doub
welcome him back.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
l.. NJ helth ct al. TO Zachdrah THOMPSON lot
=, In the county; SIS. P. NJ Barber and I. Is
Henderson to w. II. Davis, lot 20. 81. 9s1. Sss3
Horat1o Browning. trustee, to j. r. Spransy' lots
and 2, so. sos; 5000. Robert c. Fox to Sarah
Wood lot %, So. 9l2; 81 600. Josephine Coethen
10 Abraham Jost, property on the Piney Branch
ROAD ADfaham JoSt TO Josephine COethen lot
~, So. 2fl, and lots 20 and II, So. 16S. Horatio
browning, trustee to j. II. SpranSy. lots and
2, So: sos. John sherman to John Dixon. lot q.
So. l.9 5000. X. c. Fox, trustee, to Sarah Wood.
lot 70, 81. 9l2; $4,000.
. DIVORCE AND DEATH.-On Monday last the