Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-17

AmuSements, 6css Tonight
FOrd's Opera HoIse.-''Our Candidate"
National Taeater.-Sothern in 1.-THE Crushed
Tragedian."
Ineater C0rnfQ,te.-varieties.
Lincoln Han.-Last night of Prof. Cromwells
Art entertainments
Condensed Locals.
Street lamps will be lighted at 9 PM, and
extinguished at $50 a. m.
A white boy, while playing with a pistol at
the corner of 18th and streets yesterday, accf-
dentally shot q cOlOred boy named James Miller
in the right hand, inf1icting painful wound.
Yesterday evening Mrs. Sara j. Spencer took
q little white boy named Willie Baker, who had
run away from woman. Jenny Perry, on 1917
and d streets, to police headquarters, and re-
quested that he be taken into court and commit
ted to her care in order that he may be taken
out OF his mothers reach and influence This
woman Perry was arrested last summer for
cruelty beating her little girl. This morning in
the Police Court the boy, Willie Baker, gave his
age as H. He was arraigned on the charge Of
being incOrT1gible and pleaded that he did not
want to remain with the woman with whom he
has been living-Jenny Perry; who then took
the stand and testified that the boy had run
away from her three times recently. He was
sent to the Reform School.
Mr.. Randolph Coyle, who has been the assist
ant District attorney for some years past in
charge of the Police Court business, to-day ten
dered his resignation to Col. Corkhill, to take
effect in the pleasure of the District attorney.
"Uncle Mike Sinner" as he was Familiarity
called. Well-knOWn cOlOTeU man Ill lne eastern
end OF the city, died last night at his residence,
No. 500 9th st. Sc, OF small poX.
National Woman Suffrage convention at Lin
coin Hall, January q and %.
est was obtained by Mr.. o. d. Barrett, the
Washington law partner of Gen. Butler, against
Mrs Myra Clarke Gaines for fees. Yesterday in
Justice Wylies court Circuit, No. y, Mr.. Bar
rett obtained an execution on 1t in view of the
fact that Mrs. Gaines has recently bought a
valuable piece OF real estate here on which this
debt will now be lien.
A large amount for a silver watch-the watch
voted for at the fair OF st. Aloysius parish and
awarded to Master John HalOhan altar boy, he
having received 1887 votes, realized something
over 5000.
The successful contestants for the two canes
at st. AlOySiuS fair We're Mr.. Louis Keorth, Su-
perintendent of the War department, who re-
ceiAed on the first cane $50 votes and Mr.. Den
mis- COnnell 9S5 on the other.
1t will be seen by our Sunday notices that an
opportunity will be given to hear one OF the
most able and scholarly colored preachers in
the country. Rev. Dr. Crummell is a graduate
of Oxford University, England, and has num-
bered congressman and other strangers among
j. Shillington. Robert Peall, and j. c. Parker
send copies of the fine February numberof Har-
pe1's Magazine.
Chicken thieves operated extensively in the
county last night, the roosts of Policeman Jones
and MI. Paxton. Tennallytown road and Mrs.
Noarse Highlands, being ''cleaned out"
Health OFFICER Townshend calls the immediate
attention of the District Commissioners to the
necessity for repair to the road leading from
the almshouse to the small pox hospital.
Officers OF Section No. IS. Endowment rank
X. OF p, have been installed as follows: c. A.
Williams, president; J. T. Woodheld, vice preSi-
dent; Theo. Sniffin, secretary and treasurer;
w. H. Andrews, chaplain; W. T. Barton, guide;
Z. E. Miller, guard; J. Brewers, sentinel
All citizens OF the United States OF sound
mind and not convicted of crime may become
members of the National Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION upon subscribing to the constitution
national H.
Zens' right OF suffrage, and paying one doUaI'
annually to the treasurer to carry on the cam
paign. The crime OF being q woman is con-
doned in this political organization.
The Riggs House will be the headquarters of
the National Woman Suffrage Association dur
ing, the approaching convention. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton. Harriet Eaton Stanton, Susan Il.
Anthony. Matilda Joslyn Gage, and Phoebe
Couzins. viii stop at the Riggs House: toe
PENNSYLVANIA delegation, Edw: NJ. Davis and the
Misses Foster, of Philadelphia, and Others at
Wizards; the Louisiana. South Carolina, and
Kentucky delegations at the Ebbitt House, and
Intfana, Delaware and other state delegations
at the National and Washington House.
Local Republican Clubs Re-Organ-
iZing.
CHARGES OF PACKED MEETING" IN THE 10TH
DISTRICT.
The republican club of the old 18th legislative
district held meeting last night at Barbour'S
building, on Louisiana avenue, near 9th street.
pursuant to a call by C. w. Swaggart, who had
been designated for the purpose by Mr.. George
Holmes, chairman OF the republican central
committee OF the District of Columbia. The re-
suit OF the meeting. as stated in an ''official"
certificate. signed by &C. W. Swaggart, preSi-
dent of the Sixteenth district" was ..that the
following named gentlemen received the highest
number of votes as delegates to the republican
central committee for the ensuing year. assoc
Clarence NJ. Barton. II; VIM j, Lee, 43; C. W.
Swaggart, 80.
Mr.. Geo. Holmes. president of the republican
central committee who was present, declared
the meeting packed one, stating that the
doors were locked and republican men kept
out. He declared The whole thing irregular. and
said he would authorize Nh. A. X. Browne 10
call meeting. MIR. Swaggart claims that the
meeting. which was duly advertised. was not
packed; that the only persons excluded We're
few who did not reside In that district, and
that there We're As persons present.
MEETING IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT.
meeting was also called in the 9th legiSIa-
tive district to elect delegates TO the central
committee. II was called to order by Lloyd
Mudd. VIM. II. Johnson was elected president
OF the club. John Bell, vice president: calvin T.
$. Brent, secretary: Lloyd Mudd treasurer. The
following delegates TO the central committee
were elected: William II. Barker. William b.
Reed. Lloyd Mudd; alternates. Perry Wilson
and Marcellrs West. An executive committee
was appointed, consisting of Ohio Bronson,
chairman: John Jennings, Jacob Sheppard,
James smith and William II. Tillman. T. j.
Harris, John CoZZenS and Perry Wilson were
appointed finance committee.
A1TENTION OF INVESTORS Is called 10 dlVt. or
local stocks in another column.
FRIENDSHIP LODGE, No. !. ]. o. NJ, OF this city,
last night presented Friendship Lodge, No. 13,
OF Baltimore al their hall. in that city, with an
engrossed series OF resolutions. handsomely
framed, returning thanks for the loan OF parade
regalia on the 2Sth OF September, 1879. The pre-
sentation address was made by Grand Architect
L. ii. Patterson. or Capital Lodge, No. II. WASH
1ngton and the response by Col. William Louis
Schley. secretary OF the Supreme Lodge of the
i 0f
METROPOLIS LODGE, No. Is, /. o. o. F., last
night had reunon-the occasion being the saith
anniversary OF the lodge. Interesting addresses
Were delivered. P. G. A. Duvall gave the sta
tisticS OF the lodge; p. G. Rep. Gobright the
only one OF the eight charter members now con-
nected with the order. sketched the early days
OF the lodge; q. Rep. Havenner the origin OF the
lodges OF the District: and Grand Master Gawler
delivered coDgratulatory address.
ANNIE LEwIs.-Testimonial January 20th.
"A NEW INDUSTRY has just been started in
washington In the manufacture OF curled hair
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