Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-23
.AnallSencRts. Etc.


zance,r with its sparkling music and witty dia
llogue, was presented at the National Theater
Ia last EVEN evening oy Doyly Cartes opera company
u, haan peter style than it has ever before
a large and fashionable audience, and
the applause was hearty and frequent. The
stage was fitted pretttly and the costumes were
rich and picturesque. Miss Walsh who was
Mabel when We had the Pirates last season.
appeared In the same role last evening. She
mas sweet soprano voice under perfect con
troll. Signor Br0collni has a powerful voice,
which he used effectively and looked every inch
pirate king. The Frederic" OF MI. Macrery
was very good indeed and Mr.. Ryley's Major
General was capital. The scenes were prettfly
arranged. the chOrusSeS good and. in fact, the
performance very satisfactory. in ali its features
FoRDs OPERA HOUsE.-The genuine colored
MINISTRIES at the Opera House last night had
large audience. The performance could have
been disappointing to no one. 1t was elaborate
varied and very interesting. There was fun
from the begin ming to the close-and genuine
fun 1t was too. Tie singing was very sweet,
There was one bass voice that was almost phe-
noinenal. Hayerly's colored Ministries are big
success. There will be a matinee tomorrow
afternoon.
LINCOLN HALL.-Rev. W. F. Clarke. S. j.. will
lecture at Lincoln Hall this evening. Mr. Clarke
viii be "Catholicity in America Before tolum-
bus" and the lecture VIII be for the benefit OF
tie orphans of ST Josephs Asylum.
TALLIAD6E HALL.-A musical and dramatic
Tomorrow evening for the benefit OF ST. Vim
cents Orphan Asylum. There VIII be q mnsi-
c5l program BY distinguished local talent. FOL
loved ny Tie comedietta entitled "a p1..a;iy
fieGs W DuSileSs. given h. lie AnonyuoIs
Cub. The Entertainment Will be follow Cd by a
sociab!e,
4Sa !TB STRE8T.-The glass blowers will con-
tihue this week to De as attractive as ever.
THE ART LOAN EXHIBITION, FOR the Church OF
the Incarnation, CLUB House. opposite Worm
ley's) attracts an increasing number OF visitors.
New attractions are added daily, more especi-
ally to the curiosities OF the antique room.
ODD FELLOWS HAII~-Bakcr's Dramatic Com
pany will appear at Odd Fellows Hall Thanks
giving afternoon and night, In a cOmplimen.
tary benefit TO William I'll. Baker. "Rip Van
Wrinkle" will be given.
Masonic TEAPLg.-The Young Catholics
Friend society Will give a grand sociaole at
Der, 25th. There will be music BY Weber's band
BAD HOSE TRADB.-Geo. Ward, an honest
colored farmer living near MechaniC5yItie.
Montgomery county, Md, came to the city yes
tefday TO dispose OF load OF corn aud TO ex-
change his tender footed mare for a sound horse
that could pull well. He states that he took his
mare to stable On street TO make trade,
ana That The stable man put on him broken
Wlnded animal worth nothing. He had paid SIS
Tor his mare il Montgomery county and the
horse they put on him could hardly stand no
on account OF being brohen-Winded. He COM
Detective McDevtt went with hi0l to the staole
designated but the stable man denied having
me OLD mans horse, stating that he had ex-
changed horses with the colored man and after
WalhS SOld the mare TO man for $40, and that
the purchaser had left with her for home
MI. McDevitt found this statement 10 be untrue.
as On looking into the stalls he found the mare
covered with blanket. Ward finding that he
could not get bis wagon home with the broken
Winded torse. hired another horse OF colOred
man. giving him bushei OF corn for taking
nus nus wagon nome. THIS morning when he re-
turned the horse to the colored man the latter
canned that Ward had sold him the broken
WiHded animal for 81. This, unfortunately for
Ward, was found TO be the case; he had told
the colored man that he might take the horse
for s. IL he desired to, as 1t was no use to him
This transaction seems to have barred his
chances CT regalning hisOWn horse by either Grim
1 T or clYll sun this morning, as neither the
Police Court nor the magistrates would issue
papers In the case The result OF it is that
ward loses MS mare, which cost him S45, and a
oushel OF corn and has but 81 TO show for the
tiansactlOn. The case Is hard one.
Two MORE DEGREES OF DIyoRCE.-To day In
the Equity Court Judge Cox made a decree OF d.
yorce In the case OF Susie f. Zell, by her next
zen. The plaintiff. born in October, 1883, was
married to defendant In September 1877, and
charges that he deserted her in December fol.
lowing; and remained away until January, 1875,
when he remained away five months, and she
charges that be deserted finally in FEBRUARY.
1875, and has committed adultery with divers
women. Also in the case OF Kate NJ. Jones
against John II. Jones. They were married in
october. 1876, and she charged desertion In
May, 1871.
In the case OF Anna Hill Bowles against John
BowieS-blll for diyorce-the defendant has
1led cross bill, IA which he says he has fully
answered the bill, and charges that Instead OF
abandoning her she abandoned him. He states
they were married at Madison, Ca. in Dec,
1867. and came here In 1874, and lived together
until 1877, when She abandoned and refused to
i've with him; That prior thereto she had be-
come so ill-tempered and fretful as to make his
life uncomfortable, and when living at sos
street, IN September. 1877, She caused the per
son In charge to institute legal proceedings,
which resulted In his di5poSsesslon Of said
premises, and he was forced to remove, and on
providing another place for her she declined to
remove with him.
TIRE ORPHANS FAIR closes by an entertain
ment and ball tomorrow evening at Tall madge
Hall.
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