Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-27
CITY AND DISTRICT.

Amusements. &C., Tonight.
National Theater.-Thos. W. Keene as :" Hamlet "
ST. Aug,lstine's ChTch.-Concert and tableaux
Condensed Locals.
THE STAR will be issued in double sheet or eight
yertiSers Will confer favor by sending In their
orders early for this enlarged and extraordinary
pr,ntad :, nr,or OF new
the history OF the paper. Up to to-day it is 2,OS1.
Street lamps will be lighted at $40 p. H., and
Mr.. Louis p. SeibOld is quite sick at his home on
II, near 22d street
AT meeting of the operate Society last night
Mr.. John p. SOussa was elected musical director,
and the "Chimes OF Normandy" was rehearsed.
Gethsemane COmmandery No. 8, Knights Temp
lar. last night elected and installed officers fol-
lows: Richard Il. Greener, eminent commander;
William III. GrimShaw, generaliSSimO; William nj.
Ellis, captain generals Richard J. jackson, prelate;
jefferson Thomas, senior warden; Nathan Addi-
son, junior warden; Charles A. Lemar, treasurer;
f. c. Reyells, recorder; George w. Gamer,
Mr.. Henry Remison, president of the Washing
ton Steamboat Company limited, which succeeds
tne fOtoLnae Ferry Company, has appointed Mr..
Ridley, OF New YORK, as superintendent OF the
company.
The Virginia Republican Association met at st.
Georges hall last night; Mr.. w. F. Cooper In the
chair, and appointed a committee to secure re-
duced rates OF transportation for Virginia voters.
The committee TO wait upon Senator Malone was
Instructed TO meet at the Riggs House this even
The re-appointment Of Col. JAS A. TAFT as fire
commissioner is very satisfactory one, he having
been faithful and Jealous member of the old
board Col TAFT is a resident of East Washington.
Gen. Geo. III. Roberts, OF Nebraska, was Serenaded
At the Riggs House last evening by the Nebraska
and PennsY lvania republican associations, with the
Marine band Mr.. ]. E. Blair, president of the
Pennsylvania Republican Association, made the
introductory speech, and brief addresses were
made by Cen Roberts and Ex-Governor E j. Davis,
Yesterday Walter II. NARROW filed bill in equity
against Amanda Il. Beveridge and Benjamin X.
West TO set aside a conveyance by her to her
brother, West on the ground that it was done to
In the Circuit Court yesterday the case OF Alex
ander agt. Postmaster Anger, for the value of a
but which was delivered at the post Office to an
unauthorized person, went off without verdict,
the court ruling that the plaintiff had made out no
case.
Clements Lodge, No. 5, l. o. G. T., has elected
the following officers: c. A. b. Boyd, Wet; Miss
Nellie Crosby, WIT; w. w. Chase, VS. John
Miss May Thompson, VIC; III. j. Bradley, w NJ. !;
Miss Addie e Mathis, I-G:; Joseph Martin, &c. !;
promote the cause OF temperance on Capitol Hill.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Fought celebrated the tenth
am anhlversary OF their marriage by a tin wedding
last night at their residence, 91 22d street north
west A large cOncOurse of their friends was pres
ent, bringing with them about 500 worth OF useful
and ornamental TIN ware.
This morning, In the Circuit Court the case of
John 1. Mitchell, suit for 81 100 as pay of private
OF police, from which he claims he was removed
contrary 10 law. was dismissed
The VIII OF the late Joseph Gerhardt was filed
with Register Rams1ell to-day. 1t gives the bulk
Wolf, with whom he had made his home for 25
years and small requests To his other children
The District Baptist central convention held an
afternoon session at the Virginia Avenue Baptist
church icOlOred) yesterday, and referred the mat
Ter OF Maryland mission TO committee. The
convention adjourned TO meet at the Central
Baptist church, corner 81 and L streets northwest,
On the second Tuesday in October next
office yesterday. Henry Nissen's Will, dated
the 18th OF October, 1881, bequeaths all
No 81 ID. o. C., at Baltimore, Nd, to Mr. Adam
r. Wurach, OF said city, for the purpose OF pay
Ing the expenses connected with his Uny) burial.
He gives 80 u the German Orphan Asylum OF this
CITY. The residue he bequeaths To A. f. Wurach.
or Baltimore, and he names Peter vierbuchen, OF
bequeathing his estate to his brothers family In
Ireland, was filed for probate Mr.. Taggart, for
his son, d. Brown, OF Chicago, filed cayeat
THE FALL RUNNING MEETISG.-At a meeting of
the directors of the National Fair Association held
last evening. Judge H. III. Blackburn stated that
he had arranged with the passenger agent OF the
Baltimore Ohio rairOad TO have special trains
leave Baltimore at IL am on each day, and to
was received from Major Ferguson, stating that
all the stables at Pimlico would come here, and
also number or others from Kentucky that were
not at the NJ ryland meeting. The MeSSrS. Cridge
have arranged 10 erect Is pool stands on the
ground.
THE LATE Dr. JOHN r. BLAKE-Mr.J. Holdworth
Gordon has taken charge OF the arrangements f0r
the funeral OF his uncle, the late DIR. John b
Church Tomorrow at o'clock The intermeni
will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, where the remains OF
Mrs Blake now lie, having been removed from the
ground at IT. Patrtck's Church some years ago
AT meeting Of the board ofdirectOrS OF the Ma.
u0nal Metropolitan Bank yesterday, appropriate
resolutions were adopted dep.Oring the death OF
Blake
under It's charter a 5 national bank
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued TO Walter
s. Hurban and Isabella Higgins; Emile Berliner
OF Boston, MISS. and Cora III. Adler; Gabrie
r. johnson and Nelly II. Love; Luther jackson
Alexandria; ". III. Halter and Frances A. Gruenke
Cornelius Collins and Jane T. Ellis; Arthur Frazier
and Christine Elise Thomas; W. T. Fisher and
Matte l. Watson; JAS ID. Sheckels and Maggie X
Miller; Leon $ Davis and Susie Nash; L. p. Mil
Ter, OF Boston and Cornelia Blocker; Jesse s. Car
man ana Maggie e.. Peasants; W. W. Slye anC
Nate Redmies, both OF Prince George county, Md.
ShIs- ID Davidson and Ann Burke; Hugh Waters
III London county, Va, and Charlotte ID. SisSOn
Agnor ami Rachel T. Shields, both of Lexington
va jus. Brown and lmogene Bowman.
, DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows
90 ., .i an, 10 Lena y. Heck subs % and 80 So
81 and ~ So So: * Sane Gpenter' SUBS 80
subs "a, = and %. 81. sT2; s2oOs9 60 same 10 =
D. DAVIS, SUB; 2, 81 s'2: ss7.se \. w Fltzgeral.
Gonzaga College % Il. f Waggaman. sub. e. sE
$40; $500. r. J. CrOpley TO A. b. Hines nj q s sd
%; $500. ID. Robinson TO G. Brandt sun m -,
lS5; Si,ao- It. Richie Stone TO w. Il. Kibtey sui,
y, So $e2; so ,O0o JAS Frazier to j. j. Edison, ut
So 3lo; s..
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKEr.-Sales OF live stool
~ Drovers' Rest Tuesday are reported by L. f. Tay
enner as foilows:-55O cattle up AIS Sold lo5 lie.
oyer; pest 70 81, good AZ TO 5, medium fair q
~, thin steers, oxen and cows, % To az G.
sheep and lambs; lambs S to6A; s.eep, S8 10 n,
- COWS and calves, SIS to $50