Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-14


led by the United States Marine Band. tn IN
formed in procession and escorted the general
10 the residence or Gen Bhali, at the corner OF
| 10Th and streets where Gen. Grant, from me
carriage. reviewed the procession. After enter
Ing the house he was loudly called for. and made
MS appearance at b ony window and how d
| his thanks; and made few remarks In ackn WI
| tdgnent of the demonstrations OF welcome.
1ne 1onoWing persons were enter ainei at
dinner last evening By General Beale TO nee
| the CT ut parry: Senators Anthony. Burnside
and j. ID. Cameron: Senator and Mrs C4rna9-
| ter. Judge Edwards, or Pa and Mr.. and Mrs.
| Levi p. Morton.
General Grant at General Beale's reside aca
to-day had nun Der Of callers. Among them
were Admiral Ammon thi5 morniag, and ia
Nicaraguian minister this afternoon.
friends At WilL.rd's Horel.
This evening General Grant will dine with
Senator Burn side. Tomorrow be- with the
ladit s or hi par Y. Will be entertained by the
President ant Mrs. Haye
General Grant viii not stay In the city longer
tnan Thursday. He VIII then 90 back 30 New
York. He expects to return here about the
middle OF February and remain some time. To-
morrow he Will 60 oUL 10 Gen. B aale'S country
residence, where his Arabian horses are kept.
THE WIDOW BEDoTT" as impersonated at
Ford'S Opera House last night by the old Wash
ington favortte, Mr.. c. b. Bishop. was very
amusing and kept the audience In roar His
volublity is equal TO that OF Alice Oates In
The Chatterers," and his make up Is stunning.
THE SNAsHER OF GEN BUrLER'S WISDows A
VICTIM OF JIM JAMs.-HenTy Hauk the Old
soldier who broke Gen. Buffers windows, on
Capitol hill, was charged IN the Police Court
this morning with defacing private properly.
He pleaded guilty aud stated that ne did it
when he had the horrors" from drinking and
asked 10 De sent to the hospital from which
place he had just left when ne broke the win
doWs A fine OF slO0 or 80 days was imposed.
CHILDREs's HosP1rAI-At the annual meet
Ing OF the board OG directors of the ChildrenS
Hospital, held last night st the dwelling OF
MI. f. B. MCGUIRE, the report Of the president
was read, showing the prosperous condition OF
the institution. During the year Just clio sed
Isis children have been cared for-2l3 In the
hospital and 1888 ia the dispensary. OF the
Seventy-SiX surgical operations were per
formed and 1872 prescriptions compounded
Sl13 for hospital patients, and i, 259 for those In
the dlspensaFy. There are now in the hospital
sc patients, being % more than at the cor
responding period last year. an indication that
both the need for and the usefulness OF the In
St1tution are steadily increasing. The report
OF the treasurer shows the receipts from all
sources to have been s10.65S 81, including bal
ance from last year of sG41.51. The dt5burse-
ments were s10.204 GA, leaving a balance OF
1888. IS, which, together with the congressional
appropriation OF 81. 500 for the year ending June
so. 1881, not yet available, leaves the hospital
were reelected, as follows: President, Samuel
Miles, vice president, Nj. w. Gait; secretary
Reginald Fendall: treasurer, F. B. Mcclure.
WEATHER STRIPS put on by Hamilton shedd.
400 9th street northwest.
SEE that thinchested man, with such
hOrTid c0ugh-he has never used Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
REAL ESTATE SALES.-ThOmas Bowling auc-
tioneer, has recently sold the following real
estate for Messrs Cragin, trustees part OF orlgi-
nal lots and g. ii Sc lare north OF square SIS
together With the improvements, being No All
l. st. NV, to Z. Rasher for s. 100. For R. p.
jackson, trustee, the leasehold estate Of that
r1rE1 . ~, Dn4O ~
c., On Bridge street, between High and Congress
streets. TO JAS Goddard, for 5000. For Henry
M. Baker. trustee, the north II feet front OF lot
Is, In square 6S6, by depth of POP feet on 1T
ST. ne, near the Capitol to II. s. CummlueI
for II cents per square foot. For the same tru.-
tee, the west Is feet inches Of lot No. l. in
square T24, being No. I46 st. n.e, to Frank
Baker, Tor 81 100.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST POLICE COURT
LAWYER.-Two petitions, one from John T.
Power and one from Edward Bryan. were lei
this morning In the Police Court charging II. II.
Wei S, Jr., an attorney, with irregular practlc-,
with his clients, the petitioners, In obtaining
money and valuable5 from them by promises
which were not fulfilled, IL is hoped that Mr..
Wells Will be able TO show that bis conduct ias
not been other than what Is honorable In the
premises. The court Will take early action
upon the case, OF course first giving Mr.. W.
opportunity TO clear himself of the charges.
THIBvEs.-The house OF Mr. F. W. Pease. on
18th street. was entered last night By sneak
thief while the family were at dinner. Mr..
PeaSe thinking he heard some one at the door,
stepped Into the hall just In time to see his
coats trailing through the doorway; he gave
chase and succeeded in almost oVertakIng his
man when the rascal turned and fired pistol
at him and started Oh again. Mr.. PeaSe pur-
sued him until out OF breath when he was
obliged to give up the chase. Mrs. Alfred
Cammack. who resides at No. 1925 l. street, was
walking down past the corner OF 18th and I,
streets early yesterday afternoon, when she
was assaulted by thick set colored man, who
hn~ or Annl- n,,xt,,
made his escape through an alley. Yester-
day afternoon Officer Dunnigan arrested a col
ored man named Geo. Berry. at the corner OF
Pennsylvania ave. and 1th street for ATTEMPT
ing to PICK the pocket OF Mrs. Tyssowski. He
was lodged In the 5th precinct station. 49,.
Assistant Secretary OF the Interior Bell last
leaving the hall or his lBelps) house with an
overcoat stolen from the rack The thief ran,
but was overtaken by MIR. Bell, who succeeded
recovering his coat, but the kleetomaaiac
escaped. -. Yesterday Detective VOss arrested
Ed. smith, white and a colored man named
jackson, in the crowd In front OF Gen. Beale5
watch. They are held Tor a hearing. =. This
morning In the Police Court, young colored
man named George Berry was charged with
picking the pocket OF Mrs. TyssowskI at the
corner OF 'th and Pennsylvania avenue yester-
day afternoon, while Gen. Grant and the pro-
ceSSion were passing up the avenue. The
testimony was not sufficient TO Identify him
and he was discharged.
NOT BUSINESS FAILURE, But TRANSFER
Yesterday. the doors oil the dry goods house OF
A. King Chandler were closed and the view
from the front cut off by screen over the glass
Small placards were posted on the doors "Cl0Sed
10 take stock. VIII open in a few days" This
not being the time OF year when such houses
usually take stock, and, furthermore. business
before the holidays being brisk In that line the
statement on the placard was not credited and
rumors were soon prevalent that Chandler had
failed. Ii, however, turns out that Mr.. Chand-
Ter, having been in bad health for some time,
contemplated retiring shortly, but yesterday
one OF the firm OF Ii. b. C!afiin i Co., TO whom
he is indebted, being in the city, It was r
mined that he would retire at once. Accord
tngiy an attorney, Mr.. James G. Payne, was
called In and Mr.. Chandler executed a bill OF
sale to Claflin 81 Co., and Mr.. Dunn. OF that
firm, at once put Mr.. 6. y. Day, who has Daen
Mr.. Chambers chief clerk for several year, Ia
charge, with Instructions to reopen as 5000 dS
he has taken stock, and continue the IsinesS
for them.
EVERY DRUGGIST sells Eucalyptine. 1t cures
chapped hands and lips, cold sores, &c. Pric3
% cents
A NOVEL AND ATTRACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT for
children will open TO morrow, at ST. VlacentS
Orphan Asylum. Kris Krngle Will take.l I'D his
quarters there from the 18th to 25th inst. TO
supply the wants OF the little ones, and has on
| exhibition his winter palace, which will be
4 hill H..