Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-22
Aniusen,eUrs. &c.

NATIONAL THEATER The National was
crowded again last night: crowded LOuses are
Miss Abbott and Castle In the leading roles a nd
an act OF III TrovatOre" Were given. ''RomeO
and Juliet came fully up 10 the great expecta-
tlCnS or the audience. The balcony duet be-
tween Miss Abbott and Castle was the feature
OF the evening. 1t was impaSSioned and realis-
NC. MIS-. Seguln was very successful In the act
or "IroVat0re.' Tonight Carmen" will be
given with Mrs Seguin in the leading role
FORDs OPERA HOUsE-The Everett family
gave an excellent entertainment last evening
Every BODY should see them.
ARLINGTON THEATER.-Twenty first-cIaSs ar
tists at the Arlington make one OF the best war;
ETY. shows seen here.
THEATER CONIQUE.-The CONTINUE is giving
very good shows this week.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.-The vocal and in
strumental concert by the Masonic choir. comes
on at the congregational church this EVENING"
Inc concert will be for the benefit of the Ma
sOD1c library. The following viii take part:
Miss Eva Mills, soprano; Miss Mira Lucas con
tralto: MI Rudolph Green. of Baltimore, cello;
the washington String Quintette; Prof j. W.
BlSchon, Organist; Prof. j. Max Mueller CON
ductor, and chorus OF 80 male voices
Inc Jefferson Literary and Debating society.
give their eighth annual entertainment in rhe
nan OF the Jefferson Building, corner 9th and ID
streets, s. W. tomorrow friday evening at
$50 O'Clock. This is an association of young
men 1of mutual improvement, which had its
beginning In the schools OF the 4th district about
nine years ago. During the evening the an
nual medal to the best debater will be pre-.
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION GRANTED IN THE TEL
EGRAPH C0NTEST-Iesterday a temporary 10
junction was granted in the case OF the Western
NhloA Telegraph company against the National
Union Telegraph company, to restrain the latter
from worldng and using the poles and wires put
up from the National ONCE IN this city down
I4th street and across the Long Bruce TO the
Virginia shore in the direction OF Alexandria.
ne Plaintiff company claim TO have poles and
wIeS along 18th street to the Long Bridge
alHnag Maryland avenue and and Water streets
connecting with the Office opposite the quarter
masters corral, with the Potomac Ferry CON-
pany'S Office, which carry telegraph and teie-
phone wires, and that these wires all cross thp
Long Bridge by means Gf poles and submerged
capieS, and thus pass on to Alexandria. Rich
mond and the south. II alleges that along I4th
street and on the Long Bridge the National Union
company have erected poles ten feet higher
than the poles OF the Western Union between
the poles OF the Western Union COMPANY and
nave strung wires thereon, and that, by reason
OF this contiguity, some OF the wires OF the
western Union line have come into contact
with the poles OF the National mon, &c. and
have ceased to be Isolated, causing great leaks
OF electric force; that owing 10 this contiguity
OF lines this leakage viii continue to be una.
y0lda0le; that the National poles are fifty feet
high, ten feet higher than the Western Union
lilies. so that when the Western Union lines are
renewed IL Will become necessary to carry them
StlIl hlgner. whereas the present height OF the
western MON poles Is the normal and proper
height IL urges that the National Company
heed not have carried their lines down I4tl
street, but might have gone down 1917 street
and, instead OF using the same side OF the Long
bridge with the Western Union Company might
have taken the opposite side, where there is al
ready number OF diSuSed telegram poles
The preliminary hearing In this case was SET
down for Wednesday. 18th inst.