Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-10

py the c0l0red opera company.
17sater Comique.-Brttish Blondes and Bur-
Odd Fsllo,cs' Hail." Cinderella by Pro-.
Sheldons pupils.
Condensed Locals.
Street lamps viii be lighted at a:15 p M, ana
ire flower thieves have commenced teeir
work again Several o nsWIV set er pants
Cant Brock. of the police force Inspected Ine
AIMS of four station houses yesterday; Inc
navy revoIyers are to be replaced ny d hshte'
arm. . - o ~, o,,o-od
girl named Maggie Brown yesterday, VINO ha3
ran away from her home I'D a i Ira,n anu
had entered upon lie OF Snaine LII uisi opuoor
The he'll International typographical Union will
meet In this city Monday, June "a, ana conG ms
corner Of 9Th and c streets, Will De tne place. vi
meeting. 1,,, -.
this city. have received the contract from the
Quartermaster's department for the construc-
ton OF officers quarters at Fortress Monroe,
amounting to $32,360.
Building Association next Wednesday. See
The funeral Of Mr. John Riley, killed on the
Washington branch B. & o. railroad, viii take
place from st. Domlnic's church Tomorrow
afternoon, and win be attended by the Knights
of st. Patrick, of which society he was mem
Rev. Mr. Harrison has been conducting re-
ytval rervices for some weeks at Hamline NJ. E.
Church, and the meetings have been increasing
In Interest all the time; Next week Mr.. Har,
night. AS Mr.. Harrison has recovered from his
Illness he takes charge Of the services to-mor-
row.
on record certificate of election OF James
LauIensOn, ChaS. MacnichOl, VIM. Webster,
George II. Donaldson, W.. A. Ridgeley, A. r.
Bell, John Terry, John I. Lacy and K 5. Lau-
renson, as trustees.
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE AT AUc-
TIoN.-Yesterday afternoon Mr. b. 81. Warner.
real estate auctiOneer, continued under decree
of the court the sale OF valuable building lots In
the square south OF the residence OF the British
minister. The sale was largely attended, and
among tire spectators were number OF capt.
talists. The first lot sold was A, opposite the
British legation, bought by Col n. w. Fitz-
Sauare foot. Soon afterwards Col. Fitzgerald
was offered $50 for his purchase. Lot 43 went
to G. w. Hamblln at 20 cents. Col. Fitzgerald
Raum took No. Al at 6s cents and lot No. 40 at
704 cents. Lot s.. on the corner Of 10Th and N
streets, was withdrawn by the trustees at s9a(
cents per foot. Gen. Raum took No IS. On JEFF
ferson place, at 52k cents, and Nos. 20 and 80 at
80 cents per foot. The trustees declined to offer
any more on this street. Lot No. 81, next to lot
No. GO. which Gen. Crews bought on Thursday
at 66 cents, was run up to 81 .03 per square foot
ana knocked down to Mr.. j. T. Wormley. Lot
No. 2, ON N street, near 18th, was put up, and
Col. Thomas Wilson took it at 50 cents per loot.
A Fox CHASE IN TIE CIrY.-Yesterday after
noon one OF the employees on the farm Of Capt.
Paterson on !aDoxe MT. 0layes cemetery dscoy
to the neck OF which was chain about six feet
long. The man succeeded in getting hold Of
the chain, but the animal broke away again.
Onicers White and Rhodes being mounted gave
chase to it and ran it from the back Of Mt
Oltvet through Ivy City and Kendall Green
into the city limits, when a large number of
the people OF that section joined In the chase
The hard pursued animal took refuge In the
yard OF Mr.. Brophy, at the corner OF and LIST
streets moi theast, where 1t was secured. From
the statements OF parties residing In the neigh
borhoOd OF Capt. Patterson, this animal has
been In the woods several days. Some OF the
people supposed that 1t was an animal which
and were therefore afraid to let their children
90 to schol. Most Of those who saw the an
fmal were unable to determine what 1t was
but this morning 1t was decided to be a Rocky
Mountain fox.
continue rather dull, but somewhat better than
yesterday as to herT1ngs. The receipts since
yesterday amount to {, 800 shad and $4,000 her
rings. Shad brought s. 50a$S per hundred, one
rings sold at q 50as5. 25 per thousand. Captain
Jerry Robb, at The Gums, !" cut out yesterday,
the hau]s being very small, and there being q
the fishermen that all hands viii have cut out
within ten days Most Of the virginia shores
have, tt is said. made money, while those on the
WESTERN POLICE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
eh efv Of police Of Mwaakee M
mond, Va. for the purpose OF securing man
named Alexander Cohen, wanted at Milwaukee
for for. IS 600 o forgery c%heS WAS arrested by
days ago, and Is now confined In jail at that
city. Capt. Kennedy returns this afternoon
with his man, and win stay here until next
Monday morning, when he will leave for Mil
waukee. Capt. Wappenstein, chief OF the Gin
cinnau police force, also paid flying visit to
washington yesterday, and left for home last
evening.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
g sss %sSn tS ss 49,
lot III, sub. OF part Of SO. AS; 5000. VIM r.
McConrey to George Schultz, lot IS, SUBJ OF east
Ha Of 81 s IS s George e Schulz ns1, to VIM
7ss: s520.SS. Benjamin T. Clark to Reuben b.
Clark, lots IS, So, 81, SO and SO, so. $50; si5C0
corner OF So s77; s.. James H. Fowler to Henry
east Of SO. -; 1851. L. c. Looms to Richard
Holland, lots 100 and III, so. 5; $500.
WFBs SUIT FoK DIvoRcE.-Mrs Mary
Keppler has filed petition for divorce from
Ryland NJ E. hurch, March 9T, 1850, by Rev j
n. Coombs, an lived together until December
80, 1913, WU6L uc dllcRcS Ildt 1T UcStTttQ Der
and his two children without cause, leaving
them entirely destitute. She also charges that
10 January last she discovered him living In
adultery with one Kate Koch, at house corner
OF 10Th and Boundary streets, with whom he
had been intimate before he deserted plaintiff
A LIVE BABY AND A DEAD ONE-About 10
O'Clock Thursday night some unknown person
left white female infant a few hours old on
the steps OF st. AIMS Infant Asylum. It was
taken IN and cared for. Yesterday morning
Mr.. Brown, In charge Of the sewer-trap laborers
found dead white female infant about week
Old In the seweTtrap corner OF Vermont avenue
and / street northwest. The coroner gave q
certificate of burial.
REV. w. E. PARSON has been called to the
pastorshfp Of the Church of the Reformation
Evangelical Lutheran), corner OF LIST and c
streets southeast. He was the first pastor OF
this church. Prof. Parson, after leaving here,
served as English instructor OF the japanese
embassy, travelling with 1t through Europe, and
was after wards professor In the National Uni
yersity OF Toxic, which position he recently re-
signed
THE PREsBYTERY OF WASHINGTON CITY Will
meet at 10 am. on Monday pext, in the Lecture
Room Of the New York avenue church Grad
mates of the Princeton Theological Seminary
VIII be examined for ltcensure to preach. Az
rangements viii also be made for INSTALLING t;le
Rev. DR.. Howe as pastor OF the West sfreef
Presby terrain church, Georgetown.
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