Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-30
AmUsemeuIs. &c.

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AmUsements. DC.
NATIONAL THEATER.-The ''Octoroon." an in
terestinS southern play, viii be produced at the
National tonight, with Mr.. Chanfrau in his
famous role OF .Salem Scudder.n He viii be
Kit" N -
AT FoRp's OPERA HOUSE Herr August VIII
nelmJ, the greatest living violin virtuSsO will
give his last grand concert in this city, Monday
evening, February Sd. He will be assisted by
Nine. Teresa Carreno, the eminent pianfste.
and Miss Kate l.. James, the charming young
American prima DONNA
LINCOLN HALL.-Mishler's celebrated Swedish
vocal qu1rtette will give concerts in this hall
nee saturday. The quartette, which is famed
1or Its excellence and purity of It's music, con-
.slSts OF Miss Emma Larson, soprano; Miss In
gebOrg Lofgren, mesSo-sopranO Miss Anna
CedergreD, contralto. and Miss IDga Ekstronl,
alto. dditional attraction will be the appear
ance OF the eminent Russian Harpist, Mr. Alex.
II: NJ: s. PINAFoRE will delight Washington,
az Ford's Opera House, again next Saturday
evening. The performance will be for the ben
eflt OF the Central Free Dispensary
THEATER COMIQUE.-The engagement of
CHAMPIONSHIPS grand blonde minstrel ballet and
art uOupa composed of Is beautiful young ladies
IS 1or this week only. The great French Clo-
doche GU ldrille, the greatest of all burlesqueS,
ard The Maid with the q. b. Els, are other at
fractions Of the performance.
,a ODD PEE FELLOWS HAIL-This is positively the
FESTIVAL day for the children. See adyt.
TIE CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH TRoRBLE.-At
Calvary Baptist church last night there was an
adJourne meeting OF the congregation to con
Slder the question as to whether MeSsrS Stick
ney, Jones and others should not be deb AIRED
ing before the board of deaconS. The piStor
Rev. Mi. Mason, presided, and the pending
question was announced as on the adoption of
the resolutions eXpelling the parties above
named, Which were pending at the meeting on
the 18th inst. Considerable debate ensued, i'm
Whlcn Mr. Henry Beard defended the course of
Ihe parties named, and MeSSrS. Clapp Smith
ana Myrlck favored the resolutions An amend
meht was made to refer the subject to a com
m in or i've and laid on the table, carrying
the resolution with it: the vote being lS0 i'm the
af1iImatiVe and 10I in the negative A motion
was then made that hearing be given each OF
the parties before the congregation each to be
heard separately; which motion was adopted.
THE PHILHARMONIC CONCERT last night at the
congregational church was fully attended and
was mighty creditable to the society under its
reorganization. DR.. Caulfield Las been its
leader Tor many years and through many dis
couragements, and is now realizing the results
OF MS own perseverfng laborS, as Wetl as those
OF OtnerS who have co-operated with him To
awaken and cultivate the musical taste and
Ialent IN our city. Prominent among those who
nave lapored theoretically and efficiently In
TINS direction Is Mr.. Charles C.. Ever, who as is
known Oy large circle of SOrroWing friends is
now iylng very low with consumption. For the
past Twelve or thirteen years he has been one of
the most Jealous officers of the Philharmonic.
as he was Of the Choral Society The Philhar,
nome appears to now stand upon a firm basis,
ana we trust 1t will give other concerts during
the winter equally as satisfactory to itself and
Its patrons as that last night
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED CoIoRFp BURGI.R-
Detective Miller and CoOmes this morning. ar
rested an alleged cOlored burglar named Robert
douglass MOTIFS, charged with breaking into
the house OF Mr. Clarence NJ Barton durinc the
night OF the 1st instant, and stealing a 0uantitv
OF clotnlng aud other household articles of
value. Tie entrance was made by cuttino-
some Stats In basement window and the
whole place was ransacked. Most of the Goods
sooi .a were recovered several days SINCE and
to-day, with the aid OF Officer Lewis OF the first
precinct, the burglar was collered He was
locked up for hearing tomorrow. 1t is Thought
Pyle Sy tne oetectlves that many of the recent rob-
Ting stats, has been by this fellow.
THE DEATH OF Mr. DAVID HARVESTER Tho
coronerS inquest yesterday afternoon over the
body OF Mr.. David Hardester, who was fatally
injured last Monday by being run over by a
G ia on pennsyivania avenue east resulted
IN verdict generating the driver OF the vehicle
from blame. 1t was not Major Nicholson,s ear.
rage which ran over HardeSter, as erroneously
w RIISn Se but hackney carriage in
gentleman who hired it, and he and they ora 70
every attention TO the injured man after the
accident. ''o' 'io
u. A. R-The Encampment Of the Depart-
menu VI tEe fOtOmac, @. A. R., last EVENING
elected the following officers for the ENSUING
year; department commander, Harrison Dino
man; senior vice commander, c. c. ROyce. i'll
nlor vice commander, G. j. Wood; medical al
rector. j: h. Mason; chaplain, Benz. Swallow.
delegate to the national encampment. WiiIian,
GlOson; alternate, Charles E. Joyce: council Of
administration, j. Wisener, F. D. Stephenson
John Riley, A. N. WitcOmb Stanton Weaver
ARREST OF FOUR Boys CHARGED WITH Pocvrr-
PIckING.-last evening Officers Clawson and
FIltZ arrested four boys, charging them with
picking lady's pocket, On 9th, near ID street
northwest. They gave the rameS Of Charlie,
niiion, Jonn Connell, George Mansfield. VIM
Barley ana charles Johnson. They were locked
up for hearing. WV '0'Aeo
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kind, at TOwsOns, CSC Pennsylvania avenue
south side, near 9TH.
MISSING B0Y.-Walter Gleason, a boy II
years old attending school In the Thomson
building, on 18th street, and residing at 14S2 O
street, left the school at the 10 O'Clock recess
yesterday, since which time his parents and
friends have not seen nor heard OF him.