Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-22
Anluaements, Etc.

Comic Opera Company-an American combi-
ration-Wr open here tonight with Far, =,
abour ds in sparkling music and IS capable or
many grand stage effects. The latter will be
The Natioral. "Fatinitzan promises to be the
theat, ical event of the season SO far.
FoRD's OPERA HoUsK.-Emerson's MINISTRIES,
80 In number, will entertain the public at Ford's
this week This Is the largest minstrel troupe
on the stage, and Is universally pronounced the
best. The programme which will be put on
the stage by Emerson will be new, complete
BARNUM HERB.-Barnum has arrived with
bis monster show and pitched his tents on the
corner OF sth and streets. He comes with new
has everything that money and Enterprise can
secure, and will give show that has never
been equalled In Washington. Despite the
threatening weather the first exhibition this
afternoon was crowded.
THEATER CoMIoUE. : The Summer Theater
Comique will close its season with this week,
Wnen remOvalWfll be made into winter quar-
tiers. With the strongest Of last weeks COM
pany and some well-chOSen new artists, the
closing week of the summer theater will be
thoroughly enjoyed by the Comique's many
patrons.
THE FRUIT GROWERS FA1R.-The first annual
far and loan exhibition by the Potomac Fruit
Growers Association Will commence at Masonic
Temple tomorrow and close on the 26th. The
nail Will be open from q. m. to 10 p. m. daily.
TIE department OF fruits will embrace rare
specimens OF all varieties. The department OF
flowers will include Towering and ornamental
plants, cut flowers, native flowers, grasses.
terms, leaves, &C. The department of ladies'
science, OF relics and curiosities OF mechanics
ard Invention will each be extensive and per-
feet 70 itself. The loan department will embrace
al aitlc'es loaned for exhibition and not entered
Tor premium, and " Ill be an important feature
OF the fair The premium list is very attractive
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows.
John Payne to the District of Columbia, pro.
erfy on Marlboro road; $50. Catharine Ned.
1e'dt TO VIM. A. Barnaclo, north half of lot %,
rel II. Walker to Sarah Davis part lot 5 aud 9.
in sub of So 399; $96S. Thos. T. Crittenden to
Nicholas Hail. lot &C. In sub Of So. 1871; 1862 40.
Thos 7; Crittenden to Maria Robbins, lots 6,
g. and %, In sub Of so. 1871; 81 ,3s7.3O. VIM. s.
Roose to james Robbins, lots "a, 25 and &c. in sub
OF lots 15, Is, II and Is, SO. 1922 $1,c13. VIM. A.
Gordon, trustee, TO Maria Robbins, lot 81, in sub
norm 10 A. C. Richards, part lot g. So. $751; S., OOO
" u. EntWisle to j. T. Lehman, part 9, so. $50,
Sl,o 49, r D; Butcher to Washington johnson;
Lyles, part 81 and So, so. 1885, g. s. v. Niles
to Franklin Jennings, part %, so. 1O7; s., 100.
Hugh MeCafrrey to c: S; Draper, lot IS, So. 7ss;
so IS; $500. Mary B. Martsh to Thos. Evans
lot So So. 21O: s., 900. Hester Ann Clements to
Mary Mason Evans, part lot 8, so. 4O1; $1,000.
hcer Fifeld's house, In the county, was entered
and two suits OF clothes zone his uniformly car
ried of. Yesterday officer Fttleld discovered
the citizens clothes on the back of Louis Savoy,
a cOlCled man living In the county. Savoy le-
sisted arrest, but was finally overcome, and is
held for hearing.
DRATH OF AN OLD CITIzEN.-Mr. John Bran.
nan, an old and much respected citizen, died
Yesterday. He had been resident of Washing
the Society of Oldest Inhabitants. He was for
many years valued clerk in the Quartermas.
ter Generals Office.
Fox CAPTURED.-On Saturday night Officers
cooper and Daley captured gray fox, with a
chain on Its neck, In the yard of Major Rich
ards, near the corner OF Sth and K streets north
west. ard it is held at the sixth precinct station
for its owner.
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION. -Yesterday, Officer
Lewis arrested Henry Brown In Louise alley for
having large piece OF Oilcloth In his possess
sion OF which he could give no account. This
morning in the Police Court he was committed
for hearing until an owner can be found.
STRUCK BY A SToNE-Yesterday morning,
and Charles Washing ton, got into an alterca-
ton at the corner Of 18th street and Massachu
sets avenue southeast, during which Short
Se.1ed stone and threw 1t at Washington. The
stone struck little c0lored child, named La
vln1a Gardner, who was standing near, crush
ing In her skull. Short was so Mortified when
be saw what he had done that he made no at
tempt to escape, and Officer Blanfold took him
rested this morning by Officer Berkley. The
wounded Child was conveyed to the almshouse
hospital, near BY, and Drs. Dyer, Elliot and
Stockstiu attended her, finding that the skull
was badly crushed, and they extracted three
pieces OF bone. 1t is extremely doubtful that
sne Will recover. In the Police Court this
morning Short and Washington were arraigned
for an ARRAY, and the testimony was that while
washington commenced the ARRAY, Shot
threw the stone which struck the child Wash
lngton was fined $40 or 80 days, and Short dis
charged.