Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-12
Condensed Locals.

Theater COmique.-"Leopold and excellen
varieties.
Condensed Locals.
Street lamps win be lighted at 6:30 D. m, ant
extngu1shed at lis a. m.
j. C.. Parker sends Demorest's ILLUSTRATED
Portfolio Of Fashions" and Demorest's "Whal
To Wear and How To Make IT, both for the
spring and summer OF 1879.
Amusemcnts. &c.
NATIONAL THEATKR. -"Conn" was well re
ceived last night by large audience. Mr.. Bou
efcault was In good MOOD, and number OF
Improvements had been made In the presenta
ton OF the play, and the cast had got down tc
smooth and rapid going. ''The Shaughran" is
better for the blues than physic.
house last night. His programme comprises
more startling feats than that of any other illu
sioniSt on the stage, and they are truly puz.
Zling. He deserves success
LINCOLN HALL.-"Pinafore' will be presented
at Lincoln Hall next Friday and Saturday
nights by the amateurs who were so successful
In It's presentation here sometime since. There
Josephine, Miss Sallie Flynn; Buttercup, Miss
Jennie Bryan; Hebe, Miss LOtt1e Swallow; RI.
Hon. Sir JOS. Porter, X. c. B., Mr.. E. B. Hay:
CorcOran, Mr.. w. Fl. Daniel; Dick Deadeye, Mr.
Howard s. Nyman; Boatswain Mr.. Robert E.
stevens. Sisters, Cousins, Aunts. Sailors, etc.
Musical director, DR.. E. 8. Kimball.
THEATKR CoMIQUE.-"LeOpold, the drama
presented at the Comique this week. is startling
and sensational. 1t win be given again this
evening. The other features Of the programme
are Of the usual high order Of the Comique.
How DEPARTMENT CLERK LOST AND RECov-
Erred HIS GOLD WATCH.-Last night depart
ment clerk at a house corner OF 49, and D
streets, said he the resort OF depraved colored
characters, was robbed of gold watch worth
$50. Josephine West was soon arrested by
Sergeant Arnold, on complaint Of Mr.. o. c.
with stealing ft. About an hour later the watch
was recovered from heap Of rubbish In Nal
lors alley, where. 1t is alleged, Josephine had
her. In the Police Court this morning, Joseph
IKE West, colored, was charged with the larceny
OF gold watch and chain, valued at $3.50, from
fed that he arrested Josephine on suspicion, as
also man named Frank Williams, and after
they were locked up the girl told where the
covered IT, George Redmon TESTIFIED to e Seeing
the man and this woman at the door, and SUBJ
sequently she went out with the watch in her
nand Josephine asked to make statement,
and said that Chrtstfana johnson came to her
and asked her to fool with this man while she
got his watch, and she did so, and after Chris
fiana got the watch she "hided it." The court
sent the case to the grand Jury.
TEE WINNERS OF PRIZES in the French expo
s1ti0n lottery are thus described In the Paris
ticket porter has won the grand diamond
parure; young man who sells ladies' gloves ait
the vieuxtemps the locomotive; girl EN-.
Rsoyeo N Ponsning pinehbeck rings, $4,000
francs worth OF brflliants; an employee In the
National the fellow lot. so far there has NOT
been rich man or woman favored by fortune
Win gross lot. All the water does not 60 to
icapped by the circumstances of fheir birth
paS6ong ana employment, to believe In luck as
VEL as the saving power of merft.n The
few is ~, o Ine eeeDra,ed louisiana State Lot
next drawing In another column.
THR DIRECTORS OF THE CENTRAL FREE Dis
rRSsARY met last night, Mr.. w. NJ. Gait In the
woodward, Burnett, Barker, Keyse, Briscoe,
Walter, Pate. Eliot, Morgan and Ma2ruder
were present. The treasurer was instructed to
invest $500 In 2. s: bonds, as a commencement
elected to the consulting board, vice Dr. j. c.
Riley deceased. DrS. Kelcham and Acker were
elected assistant physicians. The report for
February states that aSS new patients were
treated during thai month, and 2s4 prescrtp-
TONS were compounded.
TIE BAR ASSOCIATION met last night, vice
president Col. Enoch Totten, in the chair, and
Hr. John F. Hanna, secretary. Resolutions
were adopted thanking the President OF the
United States and Attorney General for APP
Oant1ng Judge on our Supreme Court bench
Eom this District. Quite long debate was
beh on the resolutions offered at prior meet
ing. TO remove restrictions to membership, in
were finally referred to committee. A letter
was read from Judge Cox, the president of the
association, rendering his resignation.
ENCOUNTER WITH C0LORED BURGLAR.-About
one O'Clock yesterday morning Hon. James e.
Harvey, who lives at No. zig 18th street, heard
noise In the basement OF his house and went
DOWN stairs, where he encountered q black
man, who attacked him at once. After a lively
Scrimmage the burglar trlpped Mr. Harvey and
ne ien heavily. Taking advantage of this the
fcooer escaped by smashing out window and
Scaling the yard wall into an alley lust ESCAPING
contact with drawn cord attached to a sprin9
gun loaded with buckshot, which. IL he had
him. O"e"
DEEDS IN FEE have been issued as follows:
James F. Wollard to Charles Henderson, SUB.
lot 81 OF lots to II, so. 1895; $780, Jas. Dripp3
70 Smith Petit, lot 81, so. 19l; s, 600; lots o.
and 81, do, 81, 500. Smith Petit to JAS Dripps.
lot 9, So 1s1; 3. 100; and lot 3es, so. 675 $4,000
A. L. Barber Co. to Annie B. Irish. lot IL,
block II, OF lie Droit park: 81. w. n. Roach to
A. b. Irish, lot II, block IL, OF lie DrOit park: 81
r.. p. Jackson 70 Benjamin Baker, property on
Fayette street, Georgetown; $.
Sur FOR hLfA0NY.-Yesterday afternoon
Messrs. Tottenand Browning, for Mrs. Sonnen-
schmidt, entered suit against Dr. C. W. Sonnen-
md To