Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15
ADJUSTMENTS. sc.


FoRDs OPERA House. - old Shipmates at
fofd's continues to draw well. 1t is a very in
terestlng play, given in good style. Matinee
Saturday.
NATIONAL THEATER.-Miss Fanny Davenport
perhaps appeared at her best at the National
last evening. She unprecedented "Lady Teaze'
in most spirited and artistic manner. The
house was crowded Tonight Miss Davenport
appears in "CymbeIine,"
BAKERS DRAMATIC COMPANY will give a rep
resentatiOn of AU that Glitters is Not Gold at
Abner's new theater tomorrow evening
HAMLINE NJ. Z. CHURCH-Rev Dr. W. Fl.
Milburn, 1.-The blind man eloquent" will de-
liver his popular IL cture in ''What Blind Man
Saw in Paris" at Hamline NJ. E. church this
evening.
LIGHT INFANTRY HAIL.-A Christmas Bazaar
and supper under the auspices of the ladies of
Trinity p. E. church, will be held in this hall
this evening at O'Clock and continue through
Friday. Lunch will be served tomorrow from
IL to2 o'clock
ODD FELLOWS HA1L.-The ladies of the
DashaWay Reform Club will hold fair for the
benefit of the club at Odd Fellows Hall. COM
nenclng this evening and continuing Friday
ana Saturday. Lunch will he served from II to
LOOK OUT FOR THE GYPsIEs.-The public
should be on the alert for two gynsy women.
VINO are going the rounds of the streets telling
fortunes. One is older than the other They
generally ask for some article of silver or gold
to keep over night with them to make the for
tune come true. Several have been deceived by
them and lost articles of value
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Chas.
L. Brown and Oracle Banks; Madison GRAY and
Annie Moten; Ike DOzier and Isabella Bolts.
Curren L. McReynOlds and Sarah GressOn: John
Grant and MOllie V. Hubert; Henry Smith and
Julia Marshall; David l.. Foster, of PHILADELPHIA.
"a. and Alice G: Burch; John Johnson and
Marina bunny; W. W. Anderson and Martha H.
Bradley VIM. Lewis and Carrie F. johnson:
George B: Smith and Josephine Tenley; Jacob
PFice and Annie Foster; Charles G. Cain and
susie Holmes; W. S. Brock and Julia S. Kelly:
Martin Lewis and Lannie Lewis.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded az follows.
sisters OF the Visitation to H. A. GoodfellOw.
part Ia, So. l62: 81 40 Same to W. S. Jones.
part II and sub Is. sd. 1872; S3,4 400. g. W. Utter
menle TO Lizzie s. Brown, sub IS. So 1T;
81, SO. 100; $500. Emily v. Miller to D. B.
Groff. ssme property; $4,000. D. B. Croft to
Emily V. Miller. sub A. So 1870; $1,000. Thos.
A. Brown to W: W. Wishart. part 20, So 5l4;
$4,000. W. W. Wishart to Margaret A. Brown.
same property; $1,000 Alice L. Wyckoff, trus-
tee. to Z. Williams, lot 5, so. 700; s.. NJ. NJ
Bohrer to James NJ Carpenter, subs IS. 60 and
". SO. 2l; 800. c. NJ. Matthews, trustee, to
Elizabeth Busey. part -, SO. 112: s Flea
nor T. Chester to Irene Darein, lot 10. block I,
Eflingham place. 1886. Charles C. Cole, trus-
tee: to Julia F. karr. part lot g. SO. 4S9; 1926.
Il. W. Burche ct al. to J. F. Karr ct al, same
s.. J.J. Knox. commissioner. &c
to Chas. ID. SWEET, pit. 2, SO. 800: $3.50 Mary
Bowie to Minerva Wescott, pit. IL, So SIS; 81, 600.
RIVER TRADE.-Harbor Master Sutton reports
the following arrivals at the river front: Schrs
Charlie Shining Light, Carpenter. Fanny Maria
May Elizabeth, u. w. Driver, Isaac Solomon, j.
W. Glllett, Hester Ann, Def, j. w. GREY. VIM
Totten, Margaret Ella, Fanny Southland. B. H.
Lambert. Mechanic and Willie. all with oysters
1or market, about $500 bushels; str Concord.
smith, 2OO tons coal. for dealers; str Norfolk
Lawson: merchandise, johnson Bros; long
boats, MI vernon. Sally, Ada Lee Oliver Under
wood and Gettysburg, with wood. for dealers
Darges. Harlow s. Dixon, Lizzie King and Ro,
bert Schiver, with coal. for dealers; schr. Jona-
than Cone, Sauer, 100000 feet lumber. j. H.
johnson Co.; schr. Bee, Wilson, 6O.OCO feet
! LUMBER, 1. W; Smith; schr. Tway, Wheatley.
Smo0t, Weston, wood, j. o. Carter Il Son;
lOngbOat Howard Ogden, Reed, wood. J. o.
Carter 4 Son; barge r. b. Mayfeld, Piper, 1lS
tons coal, johnson Bros; schr. Tilley, Mills 116
tons coal. johnson Bros; and schr. J. j. Little,
Candy, 265 tons coal, johnson Bros.
NEW TRIAL AwARDED.-The Court IN General
Term yesterday heard the appeal in the case of
Valentine Roth against the Baltimore and Po-
tOmac railroad company as stated in the STAR.
and reversed the judgment of the court below
(for defeDse), and remanded the case for a new
trial. Roth entered suit against the company.
claiming 5000 damages for the loss of his
daughter. Frances Roth, eight years of age.
VINO was run over and killed by one Of the COM
panys engines on Virginia avenue. May /, 1879.
as the Judgment below was tor the defendant
on the ground of contributOry negligence.
traitors Of the estates OfJoseph B. Will and VIM.
c. LipscOmb bonded and qualified. Frank T.
Browning bonded as the guardian of the orphans
OF Bridget FitZmOrris. Edwin A. McIntire, APP
pointed as administrator on the estate OF Chas
Calvert, yesterday filed his remuneration.
BODY STOLEN FROM PoTrER's FrELD.-Hi-
lery Jordan. cOiOred undertaken, doing bust
ness in this city. stated that colored man.
named Robert Coles, 81 years old, died in the
Alrnshouse hospital, on the 9th of last month
and was inferred in Potter's Field, before his
vile. or the members OF a society," of which de-
ceased was member knew of his death He
also stated that the society afterwards learned
OF the death of Coles. and employed him (the
undertaker) to go to Potter's Field, and remove
the remains to Harmony cemetery. Mrs Coles
widow of the deceased, accompanied by COM
mittee from the society. and the undertaken
went to the AimshOuse burying ground, and
the grave was opened by the authorities. and
the coffin was raised. 1t was 80 light that
those present insisted on it's being Opened he
lore re-interring it, when it was discovered to
be empty.
DNoRcE GRANTED.-A divorce was granted
.! Justice Wylie yesterday to Anna 4. Ham
none, ~ rom the bonds of n,atrimony with John
"a hammond. and she il to have the care of
tneif INFANT son. They were married i'm this
cry. NAY y. 1854. by Rev. j. T. Ward her
maiden name being Anna A. Frank and they lived
together In this city until October 1Ss;; At
that time she charges that he drove her from
the house and sold all the household EFFECTS
She further complained that for the mast three
years he not only refused to live with. but neT.
ieoed TO provide her with any support that
while they did live together he was oni,ty of
cruel treatment toward her. and for nine Years
Was grossly and habtually incorporate.
NEw YORK AND WASHINGTON STEAMER Iosr
The steamship which sailed from New York
last Saturday, although very heavily burdened.
did not sink, as was feared she might on ac.
count OF the extraordinary large shipments
made by ElphonZo Youngs but has arrived
safely in port. and is discharging her cargo. and
Mr.. foungs Is therefore ION deck" with Christ.
mas goods for the masses. See his adyt.
BUILDING AssOCIATION.-At the seyenty-fifth
monthly meeting Of the Arlington Building
Association last evening, shares were drawn
for cancellation, which, paid up In full, are worth
S2S0.05 per share.