Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-15
Anusenlents. &c.

AmusementS, &c.
F0RD'S OPERA House. Old Shipnates at
Ford's continues TO draw we'll 1t is a very in
terestng play, given in good style. Matinee
Saturday.
NATIONAL THEATER.-Miss Fanny Davenport
perhaps appeared at her best at the National
last evening. She impersOnated Lady Teazle''
In most spirited and artistic manner The
mousse was crowded. Tonight Miss Davenport
appears i'm "Cymbene"
BAKERS DRAMATIC COMPANY will give a rep
resentation of Al that Giitters is Not Gold at
A1ners new theater Tomorrow evening.
HAMI-INE Nj. f.. CHURCH-Rev. DIR. W. H.
Milburn. ''the blind man eloquent" will de-
liver his popular lecture in what Blind Man
Saw in Paris" at Hamline NJ E. church this
evening.
LIGHT INFANTRY HALID-A Christmas Bazaar
anu supper under the auspices Of the ladies of
TRINITY r f. church. will be held in this hall
TINS evening at o'clock and continue through
friday Lunch viii be served tomorrow from
IL to2 O'clock.
ODD FELLOWS HALL-The ladies' of the
Dashaway Reform Club will hold a fair for the
benefit OF the club. at Odd Fellows Hall. COM
Mehcing this evening and continuing Friday
ana Saturday. Lunch will be served from IL to
LOOK cUT FOR THE GYPsIEs.-The public
should De- on the alert for two gypsy 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
10 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 Cbas
u Brown and Oracle Banks Madison Gray and
Annie A0ten; Ike DoZier and Isabella Bolts.
Curren T. McReynOlds and Sarah Gresson: John
Grant and MOliie V. Hubert: Henry Smith and
Juha MARSHALL; David L. Foster. of Philadelphia
"a, anu Alice g. Burch; John johnson and
Martha Bunny; W. w. Anderson and Martha
Bradley, Vim. Lewis and Carrie F. Johnson:
George b. Smith and Josephine Teniey: Jacob
Price and Annie Foster; Charles c. Cain and
Susie Holmes; W. s. Brock and Julia S. Kelly:
Martin Lewis and Laune Lewis.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
Sisters OF the Visitation to III. A. Goodfellow.
part II. so: 162, 81 40. Same to W. s. Jones'
part Ia and sub Is. So 162; g. 400. G. W. Uter-
mehle to Lizzie s. Brown, sub IS. So III
S24OO Emily Boyer to Emma v Miller. sub
96. So 100; $500 Emily V. Miller to D. B.
Grof same property; s2.5Oo. d. B. Croft to
Emily v Miller. sub "A. so. 100; $1,000 Thos
A. Brown to W. W. Wishart part 20. so. 5l4:
5000. W. W. Wishart to Margaret A. Brown
same property; 5000. Alice l.. Wyckoff. trus-
tee to T. Williams. lot 5, SO. 700; s.. NJ. NJ
Bohrer to James NJ Carpenter, subs IS GO and
81. So. 721; 50 500. C. NJ Matthew's, trustee. to
EilZaheth Busey. part -, So 49, s. Flea
nor T. Chester to Irene Dargin, lot 10. block 7.
Efingham place; StS6. Charles C. Cole trus-
Zee: to Julia F. harr. part lot 8, SO. 1885, 1926
-
property: 3 J.J. Knox commissioner &c.
to Chas. ID. SWEET, pit. 2. So 800 S7S7 80. Mary
Bowie to Minerva WescOtt, pit II, So 30; 81 GOO.
RIVER TRADE.-Harb0r Master Sutton reports
tne following arrivals at the river front: Schrs
charlie: Shining Light, Carpenter Fanny Maria,
May Elizabeth. q. w. Driver. Isaac Solomon. j.
W. Gilett. Hester Ann, Def. j. W. GREY. VIM
rotten. Margaret Ella. Fanny Southland, b. II.
Lambert Mechanic and Willie all with oysters
for market about $500 bushels; str. Concord
smith. 100 tons coal, for dealers; str. Norfolk
Lawson. merchandise, Johnson Brcs.: long
boats. Mt Vernon. Sally. Ada Lee Oliver Under
wood and Gettysburg. with wood, for Dealers;
barges. Harlow S. Dixon. Lizzie King and Ro-
pert Seaiver, with coal. for dealers; schr. Jona-
than Cone, Sauer, 100000 feet lumber. j. H.
Johnson Co.; schr- Bee. Wilson. 20 900 feet
lumber, I. W. Smith; schr. Tway. Wheatley.
26O tons coal. Clark Il Given; longboat j. H. ID.
SmoOt. Weston. wood. j. o. Carter i Som:
longbOat Howard Ogden Reed wood J. O.
Carter X Son; barge Il. b. Mayiied Piper. 1lS
tons coal, Johnson Bros; schr. Tley. Mills. 1l6
tons coal. Johnson Bros; and schr j. j. Little.
CANDY, 26o 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,
anu reversed the Judgment of the court below
(iOr deleFSc). and renanded the case for a new
trlai- Roth entered suit against the company
ciaiinin" 5000 damages for the loss of his
uauShteI. FRANCES hOth. elght years of age,
who was run over and killed by one of the com
panys engines on Virginia avenue Nav l. 1879.
as the judgment below was tor the defendant
on the ground of eontributory negligence
PROBATE BusINEss.-Yesterday the admins
TRAITORS OF the estates of Joseph Il. Will and VIM
z. Lipscomb bonded and qualified Frank I.
browning bonded as the guardian of the orphans
OF Bridget FitZmOrris. Edwin A. McIntire an
pointed "a administrator on the estate of Cbas
SaiSeFt, yesterday filed his remuneration.
BoDY STOLEN FROM PoTrER's FrEID.-Hl.
iery Jordan. acolOred undertaken doing bust
ness in this city. stated that a colored man.
named Robert Coles, 81 years old died i'm the
Aihshouse hospital, on the eth of last month,
anu Was inferred in POtter's Field before his
~he, or the members OF a society of which de-
ceased was member. knew of his death. He
eso stated that the society afterwards learned
or the death OF Coles. and employed him Ube
undertaker) TO go to Potters Field. and remove
the remains to Harmony cemetery Mrs. Coles
widow OF the deceased, ACCOMPANIED by a COM
mlttee from the society. and the undertaken
went 70 the AlmshoUse burying ground and
the grave was opened by the authorities ana
the coffin was raised 1t was SO light that
those present insisted on its being opened he
lore re-interring it, when it Was discovered to
be empty.
DrvoRcE GRANTED divorce was granted
oy 1ustiee hyiie yesterday To Anna A. Ham
nonu RON the bonds of matrimony with John
u Hammond. and she is to have the care O!
tneir infant son. They were married in this
CITY, May y, 1864, by Rev. j. T. Ward her
maiden name being Anna A. Frank and they lived
together In this city until October, 1876. At
mat time she charges that he drove her from
the house and sold ali the household effects
bhe further complained that for the past three
years ne not only refused to live with. but nee.
lected to provide her with any support that
while they did live together he was entity o;
cruei treatment toward her, and for nine years
vas grossly and habitually incorporate
NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON STEAMER LOST
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
sefely in port, and Is dscharging her cargo. and
~. Youngs il therefore "on deck" with Christ
nas goods for the masses. See his advt.
BUILDING AssocIATIoN.-At the seventy fifth
Aonthiy meeting OF the Arlington Building
Association last evening. shares wc-. lava
6reancelation. which. paid mp In null, a.c .sortl
1e30o5 per shanA