Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-14

beginning on the evening OF the 18th inst
CHAS. E FORD'S COMIC OPERA COMPANY closed a
most successful engagement at the opera House
on Saturday evening. giving the SGD performance
| by them this season to an audience crowding the
house In every part. Although patience" was
! the chief production of the week, Audrans "MaS-
cot on Friday drew damned house. At both
! matinees last week many were turned away,
unable to secure admission. On each occasion
over two thousand tickets were sold. At the Sat
,nday matinee those unable To secure admission
| might have been numbered by the thousand.
Voodoo Doctor Come TO Grief.
HOW HE IMPOSED UPON CREDULoUs PEoPLE-sEvERAL
CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
JOS Carroll a colOred voOdoo doctor, was
charged in the Police Court yesterday afternoon
with several cases of larceny, in getting jewelry
ana other articles OF value from persons under the
that OF larceny OF two gold rings, pair OF ear
rings and pair of gold bracelets from white
/ Tenhallytown. She said that last October this
man came 10 her house and said he could cure wit
ness mother, who was suffering with rheumatism.
I lie would nave TO have, he said, certain weight
/ OF gold. and she gave him the aforementioned
articles, which he was to bring back; but he
returned. He left quart OF salt and water for
/ her Invalid mOtler, which had done her no good.
! Carroll took the stand and denied the charge
| but the court gave him six months In jail
! The next case was somewhat similar, il being
I charged that he obtained s. in silver from poor
/ Goiored man to cure his daughters lame foot.
Judge Smell gave him GO days more in this case.
| lie was also charged with the larceny of two suits
OF clothes, two oyercOatS, two dresses and pair
who testified that the doctor WAS to cure his wife
! ana give him good luck. There some doubt
as 10 Wnether TINS was larceny, and the court dis
! missed the case. He was next charged with steal
/ ing clock from a colored woman named Lavinia
/ Clirk, who testified that on pretence OF being
clock mender he took her clock that was worth
$40, ana never returned it. He got 90 days addi-
! tlonal in this case.
J Two OSE-LEGGED BROTHERS IN THE POLICE
| CoURT.-Yeoterday afternoon a one-legged man
| appeared In the Police Court dock while his
/
| witness stand against him. The name of the pris-
! oner was Edward Mcintosh, and he was charged
with making threats OF violence TO his brother
| Thomas Daniel, the brother who appeared as a
witness was summoned by Thomas. Inc two one
To each other, lost their limbs in the rebellion
while lighting in the Union army, Edward having
was captain Another brother, James, who was
also Ia the same company, committed suicide
Jew years ago, by jumping from the dome of the
/ Capitol The testimony showed that The prisoner
! was somewhat insane. He told the court that
after leaving the army he was in the hospital two
years from wounds received in the war. After
that he attempted to study law. but it was too
much OF a strain on his weakened mind and he
had to give it up. He told the court that he was
where he could receive proper care. The court
said that the jail or workhOuse no fit place to
send such man, for he deserved all that the gov
ernment could 10 for him, and he would be re-
| leased.
| RIVER TRADE. HarbOrmaster Sutton reports
arrivals at the river front as follows: Scr Kate,
A
pungy Chief, sloops Wave and Adde, and pungy
Coral, Mckenny, oil with oysters for market
2,40G bushels.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
Rooert Johnson TO Joshua johnson, part -, SO.
300 81 500. ": Ashford, trustee, to Hugh Hagan,
IaDaTt Ii, so. sol; $500
THE HOME PIATE-GLAss INSURANCE COMPANY filed
certificate OF Incorporation with the recorder of
deeds Yesterday. The capital stock is $4,000 df-
Ilded INTO 1850 shares, and the incOrporatOr5 are
James l. Barbour. Charles c. Duncanson, John b.
Larner, Isaac L. johnson, Francis Miller, Thomas
So;nervt!le, Washington B. Williams, John L. vogt
and Noble D. Laraer.
MARRIAGE Licenses have been issued to Joseph
Thomas and NJ Try Key; John A Scott ard Alberta
Thomas; August Pitt and Louisa yoehl; Frank
g. Butler, o. Charlest0wn, West Va, and NJ. Viz
gtuia Thomis OF Frederick, Nd; Nathaniel b.
Money, CT Fairfax county, Va. and Ida NJ. Beall OF
! montgomery county, Md.
BALTIMORE.Ns AGAIN BEATEN AT Polo BY THE
| WASHINGTON CLUB.-The Washington and BaiCi-
mere polo players met again at the rink last
n'gut. Baltimore was beaten by to 9 The
Baltimore team consisted of Hay, captain and
point; waltemeyer, forwards House, center;
HGmes, back; Pennington. cover; Byrne and
! Haype, goal The Washington team was com
posed of Hillyer, field and captain; Ben Heller
point; Metals, forward; Hobbs, second cover:
George Heller, cover; Murphy and Main, goal.
WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY MArrERs.-Lteut.-
Col Moore, of the Washington Light Infantry
corps, was presented last evening with q pair of
ep4uiets baldrtc, shoulder straps, belt and IA
| tigue cap, all of very handsome make. The pre-
Dk.
J, s Miller in behalf OF the corps. Capt. Dalton,
OF company "a" has designated the following as
they are named: Robert Wade, Charley RandalI.
sam Gregory and c. H. kalbfus.
| WoMaH's WORK DEPARTMENT, ASSOCIATED CHAR
ITIES-At the REGULAR meeting OF the central board
or District OF Columbia associated charities last
night at the headquarters OF the association 14fS
street, Mr.. A. s. Solomons in the chair and Mr.
manager OF the woman's work department. who
pledged herself TO conduct that department on her
own financial Responsibility for three mouths as
an experiment in giving aid through work instead
OF aims was called upon 10 report progress date
She said: The rooms have been open ten days
! ne hGinoer OF women applicants, 60: number en-
proved on part time, As; number Of garments made
liz; amount or wages paid TO Saturday night,
$3.50; amount received for work from associated
CHARITIES $40; number OF garments Qadles' and
gentiemcn'S underBear) On hand for SHE %: value
sf unsold garments $500 Mr.. w. w furIette
j presented to the wOman'S work department mer-
chandisA amounting t. S.G5; Woodward & 10th
rop, merchandise amounting to St 80 and sells all
otaer merchandise to the department at cost; MIR.
Ichn t. Mitchell presented merchandise amount
ing 20 $40" Mrs. Spencer said she did not regret
The undertaking nor ask for relief. Ii ladies and
gentlemen would baty the beautifully made gar
! HlehtS at a ln0iefate price and give orders for
"0f" thsse suheflng women, many or whom We're
tducated, refined ladies' could eat the bread of in
ddepahdence She would Ike TO have showcase
ior the exquisite needlewoTk and another sewing
/ machine. Her own and one belonging TO the
woman in charge were the only ones they had.
Mr.. Emery, the secretary, said it would touch any
ones heart 10 see these women receiving their pay
for the garments made, fun OF gratitude at being
able to earn twenty-five or nifty cents at a time
! Many OF them were daughters and widows OF Old
| citizens.
! HIGH STRIDER AGAIN CHARGED WITH STEALING.
iingh StrideF, a young white man, was charged in
the Police Court to-day with the second offence OF
! petit larceny, In stealing watch and chain and
an oyercOat from Chas. w. Mattingly, who testi-
ned that the defendant was roonlng In the same
house with him lately, and witness missed his
| watch Policeman Breen testified TO aIrestinr the
defendant young lady testified that she Is a
clerk In pawn shop, and the defendant pawned
the watch In her store He was committed for
the action OF the grand jury in default OF $500
bonds.
| The SALE OF SEATS for the Philharmonic
concert Tomorrow evening indicates another OF
those brilliant audiences which the entertain
mentS or this course have uniformly drawn
throughout the season. A few seats stIll remain
untaken, and since the stage has been extended
there are no Ineligible seats in the building, and
those who contemplate attending should apply at
once at MetZerott'S
ART SALE--There is now on exhibition at the
art SaleSroomS corner of 18th and streets an untl-