Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-13
AmuseinentS. &C.

| when, it is probable that report 10 both honse,
OF Congress viii be ordered to be made at once a,
| Tic committee are anxious 20 push the work along
Amusemcnts. sc.
FoRp's OPERA HoUsE.-Rossi played sotheIo'
| last evening in a manner which delighted his au
| dience. Tonight Edmund Keon will be given.
NATIONAL THEATER.-Robson and Crane played
SttHps and Flats last night, and the laughter was
almost continuous Tonight they will repeat
Sidi1}S and Flats.
LINCOLN HALL-The Chimes OF yoy,nonfa Will
be produced tonight, tomorrow night and at the
| matinee tomorrow, by the Washington operate
company, with strong cast OF local talent and a
| chorus of seventy voices
| ENGLISH OPERA.-1he Ideal Opera company from
| Boston, which appears at FordS Opera House next
week, embraces among the solosts, Tom Karl.
| Myron W Whitney, W. ii. FeSSenden, ii. C. Bar
nabee, w III. Macdonald, George Frothinghan
| Marie stone, Geraldine Ulmar and Adelaide Phil
| lips The entire chorus and the whole orchestra
! accompany the party. Reserved seats can now be
| had at the Opera House.
ODD FELLOWS HALL-AustIn's New York ORA
| matinee at Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow Prof
Arcner's jubilee singers will appear
SELECT SocIABLE at Forrest Hail. West Wash
lngton, next Monday evening See advt.
For Justice by the Forms OF Justice.
| To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR.
While 1t IS TO be hoped that the number OF those
who approve the language and methods of
| "fopula" Is not large In this community, feel
quite sure they greatly outnumber those correctly
represented by MI Edward Daniels article In
Tuesdays STAR. When he assumes TO deft4sh the
stalwarts and Guiteau in the same paragraph, the
| former VIII certainly repudate his defence OF
| themselves Most intelligent Americans have
been reading the trial reports, and IL seems eyl-
uent there Is not one in hundred VINO
believes the assassin crazy enough to justify an
acqultta doubt IL there is one In Thousand
VINO would unQualifiedly endorse Mr.. Daniels az
tlcie, except as regards mob violence The
belief that the assassin should be convicted,
ana that acqulttal would be public calamity and
gross cheat ing Of justice. seems TO be as nearly
unanimous as any proposition that could be
named. 1t pervadeS all sections OF our land and
the civilized world, and ali parties and factions
Let not friends OF law and justice dishOnor these
by appeal to mob violence on the one hand: nor
on the other hand, let any such demand shelter
Tor the criminal 10y farcical trial and acquttal on
fimsy pretexts JUsTIrIA
Washington MARKET Retail Prices.
MEATs-Beef, sirIoin, lsa20c. per ID. do porter
Corned Beef. SAFE: Dried Beef, Clipped, $500. :
DO Sliced, zoe; TONGUES, 6Oa45c.; Lamb. 15aaoa. !:
Veal, Isk9soc.: Mutton, 10al5c.; Pork, 1a115c.; ;
16al3c; Shoulders, 12}}aai4c.; Breasts, 14al5c. !;
FRUITs.-oraGges 4oa5Oc per Coz; Lemons. ga
30c: per doz: Bananas 40a5nc. per doz; Apples,
4145oc per peck; DO, cooking 30af0c. per peck:
Pears, eO3SG &C. per peek Grapes 4asc per To-;
FIsmNPerch 2ja4oo per bun III: Roct iarg re- l5a
sOc per To-, 4Oa50c per bunch; hacherel, pc. per
ID; H1but, l5l2c Trout, Il l5C. per To-; Blue fish,
l213al5c per b.; Catfish, 20l25c. per bunch: Lob
Ster, 12c. per H.; Terrann sliderS sense per doZ
do, dlamond-back, SIS per doZ-; Turtle, 25c aS1
eaCn.
BUTTER.-Philadelplia Print. Soc. per H.; West
ern Creamery SOC; New York. 40ia5c.; Roll, GOA
40a.; Cheese, 15429c.: Eggs, 30C. per dOZ.
VEGETABLFs.-Potatoes, Irish, 3Oa4Oc. per peck;
do. Sweet, 5OaG0c per PIX; Vans, 4Oa. per PIX; Cab
bage, lO42ot per head; kale, 151a0c. per peck;
BeetS, 2l5c. per bunch: Lettuce, 3a5c. per head;
onions. 50at0c. per peck: Carrots Babe PER bunch;
Turnips, 25330c. per peck; Celery, 5a10c.; Cauli-
flower, 15.25c. each; Squash, 2l3c per ID. Pump
kG, 10a@GC.
PoULTay.-Turkeys, 14a1sc. per H.; Chickens,
Geese, 75casla5 each squads. sasS per do doz pan
ss eaeh 6an1ss Bac Psr sS5 MS Da qq nsy
Red Heads, S1a$l.25; Shutters, 75c.; Widge0ns,
;52 hSaks or Bar Ducks so per pair NAL
pair; PheaSantS, S1aSl.50; Flowers, 25c. each;
Wild Geese, 75casl each; Woodcock. 75c. each;
2uail, per do&, sS.50asL; Rabbits, $1.50a2.50 per
ELECTIONS OF OPFIcERs.-The Bakers Co-opera-
tive Association last evening elected the following
directors for the ensuing term: John W. Miller
Conrad Schwab, Louis Neurath, Charles Schaefer,
John F. Vogt, Charles Schneider, and Louis Doerr.
The newly elected directors afterward met and
organized by the election of the following officers:
President, Louis Neurath; secretary, James H.
Dorey; and treasurer, Louis Doerr.
The German Evangelical Church Association,
last evening, elected the following officers: Pres-
dent F. Imhon; president, J. G. Killian: sec
rotary, w. Scherger; assistant secretary, E. Sachs;
treasurer, NJ. Laupman; directors, Christian
0OChtltI, L. htJJiST, VSDFSe t0ckelcr, IT, Haf1ig,
w Berger, George c. Walker, John Scheuch, and
Charles Schneider
The Mutual Benefit Association of the Signal
Corps, u S. A, has elected the following officers
Tor the ensuing year: President, S. W. Rhode: vice
president, G. f. King; treasurer, 4. NJ NJ. Beall;
secretary, Ill. 4. Williams; assistant secretary, c.
r. Zappone; executive and financial committee,
II. j. Penrod, VIM. Daily, j. ID. Marx.
The board of managers OF the Homeopathic Hos
pital, at an adjourned meeting yesterday, elected
as the executive committee: Miss Mnna Blair,
Mrs c. p. Culver, Mrs. A. L. Barbour, Mrs. q.
Crandal, Mrs. X. w. Tyler, Mrs. A. X. Williams,
Mrs @. w. Pope, Mrs. A. Burns, Mrs William
L. Van Derlip, Mrs. A. E. Olive, Mrs. n. w. FitZ-
gerald, Mrs. C. H. Butler, Mrs. r. b. Donaldson,
Robert j. Fisher. jr, Mrs. n. b. Walker, Mrs L. C.
Cutter, Mrs. s. T. Davis, Miss Isabel H. Lehman,
Mrs. A ID. Robinson, Mrs. j. w. Pilling, Mrs. j,
o. Ciephane, Mrs C. p. Westcott, Mrs. +. L. Frs-
man.
The Dickens Debating Society, the ,,.I1 instant
elected the following Officers. Sis f. M Bartlett
president; George BcciIinger. vice president
Henry tay risher, stofetary; Harry Reed, treasurer
AlOti inc eI:tinn an interesting debate took place.
part"ipate1 in by Masters Fernandez and Fisher
I IN the affirmative and Bollinger and Eckhardt in
the negative Subject: " Was the Execution OF
| Major Andre Justihable?" The president decided
! in the Affirmative.
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET-on the Metro
| politan Branch B. o. RR, three miles from the
| c1ty-Lewis d. Means, propretor-At the Queens
| town Drove Yard-WedneSday, 220 head OF cattle
were sold to butchers, at 3Ha5c per h. $50 sheep
and lambs were sold as follows: Sheep 5a6H per
10 lambs 5ka6k. Cows and calves brought s25a
$50. The state OF the market was dull
Maryland Farmers' Convention.