Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-07

elegant The dancing was kept up until a late
husband, Joined In the dance with a zest that
| showed, that, as matrOn she had not lost the
grace for which she was noted when, as the Presi-
| dents daughter, she greatly enjoyed the dancing
! parties given here. She says she likes no place
she has visited so well as Washington, and she is
evidently as much pleased to meet her Old frie nds
| here as they are to welcome her back.
The Literary Society will meet this evening at
| the residence OF Mr. John Jay Knox, 1927 Tenth
street
District Government Affairs.
| CONGRESSIONAL ACTION NEEDED TO REMEDY A DE-
FECTIvE LAW.
! The District Commissioners to-day sent to Hon.
j. j. ingalls, the draft OF an amendment to an act
making appropriations to provide for the expenses
of the government Of the District Of Columbia for
the fiscal year ending June SO, 1892 which bin was
approved March Sd last, but the bill was
found to be so defective that it was decided to be
| imperative In their letter OF Transmission the
| Commissioners say they were authorized to Sell
certain property described in the bill belonging to
the District of Columbia, and to apply the pro-
ceedS OF the sale to the erection OF fire engine
house in Georgetown and two police station houses
Off cred at public auction directed, but only
! portion Of 1t was sold. The sale OF the central
guard house property. which is the most valuable
offered, has not been completed, because the high
est bidder has raised the question tn It the author
ity IN the actto sell the property does not empower
the Commissioners to convey 1t. The execution of
the provisions OF that section has been further i'm
pedPd by decision Of the first controller Of the
| United States asury. who holds that as the
ground on which to erect the new police stations
| the C0mmf .SOners cannot buy sites for those
buildings without further authority from Con-
gress.. The Commissioners ask that they be in
vested with authority to convey in thelOne case
ana purchase pa in the other which it is elamed
they be authorized to sell and convey parts lots
and II, in square 3d. and apply the proceeds to
the erection OF police station houses.
Amusements, &c. =.
FoRD's OPERA HoUsE.-To-nlght Humpty Dumpty
will be given for the last time.
RossI.-Next week Rossi, the celebrated italian
House. He wilf open next Monday evening as IS
Hamlet" Tuesday night he appears as Ed
mSnd hssnen Seats can m now BE- reserved +
"Joshua Whtcomb."
the Jolly pair, viii play at the National supported
by a good company.
ing MISS Howson, of Cincinnati, will lecture at
the Congregational church on g Robert Burns"
and "Wednesday evening on shakespeare, tie
terng notices wherever she has appeared.
ABNEK's HALL--Great preparations are making
to insure splendid success for the so:lete Fran
at Abner's. Anuary 18th. e''''
DRAMATIC RECITATION by Miss Mary Tucker
Magiii, lat at St Johns church, next Monday even
os WILLARD III nA LII Will be an entertain,
II. ID.
Wizards hall, on Monday, January 9Th.
A MEETING Of the graduates Of Bowdoin College
residing In Washington and vicinity was held at
the Pension Office last evening for the pur-
q orsa sraa ASns those
Hon, Mr. Chesey, Prof. Chickering, Gen. F. D.
sewall, Gen. Ellis Spear, Judge Hin, L. Deane esq,
Hilton. Marse, Robbins, Gardiner, Page and 9TH
eFa The following officers were elected: Presl-
dent, Horace Bridge, late Paymaster General q. S.
inh md
Judge W. B. Smell; secretary, j. c. Stout, esq,
Congressional library; corresponding secretary,
whitney Bureau OF Statistics: executive Commit
tee, Gen. F. D. Sewell, Col ID. s. Alexander, Fifth
| Auditor; $: I. Kimball Chief Of Life Saving Ser
vice, and Hon. Chas. Chesey. Assistant Attorney
General The association Decided to hold BAN
| 9uet In February: There about fifty graduates OF
| Bowdon now residing in Washington and vicinity,
| representing classes from 1926 to 1879.
The SECOND OF THE SERIES of Prof. Bischor,s
concerts took place at Congregations church last
evening. Notwithstanding the inclemency OF the
weather the house was wen filled. The program
consisted OF some very fine selections The recita-
tons OF Miss Ida Kinds and the violin solo OF Prof.
kaspar afforded variety to the vocal numbers.
the great success OF the evening was the rendi-
! ton OF the Lucia aria by Mrs kaspar the new
leading soprano OF Congregational church Her
the SLOW of t sne"ed TO a IN
allegro movement she displayed wonderful execu-
ton, the tr1lls and chromatic passages being adj
| core She gave Kathleen Marou,Meem in exquisite
! style, the low and medium notes possessing the
richness Of contralto. Pleasingly rendered solos
| by Miss Mae Rogers and Miss Effie Rodier, and
duet by Miss Alice Johnson and Prof Bischon flied
| ont the satisfactory program Prof. Bischon's SUI
perbly executed organ solo overture to William
Tell concluded the concert
WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK RAIL AND WATER
ROUTE.-A special dispatch from Wilmington, Del,
says: "Ihe original corporators OF che Sussex Mid
land railroad, for which charter was granted in
1875, held meeting ut Bridgeville yesterday, cap
italists being present from New York and Wash
ington. An arrangement was made with the
charter members to use the charter for short
freight route between Washington and New York,
via Annapolis, Denton and Bridgeyille, the juno
| ton and Breakwater railroad to Lewes and the
Old Dominion steamship company. Assurances
are made that the road will be built, and that
Lewes will be made depot for the product OF the
Virginia coal fields.
RIVER TRADE-HarbOrmaste Sutton reports
recent arrivals at the river front follows: Long,
boat Uriah Horner, Weston, with cord wood for ].
o Gar sSe' sons soop american Eagle Ghissltine
| 800 tons coal, Clark and Given; schr John McGin-
miss Brown, light; sloop Maggie, Woodland, 400
bushels oysters, market.
| meeting OF the Biological Society of Washington,
held last evening, the following Ocerswere elect
ed: President, Professor Theodore GIL; vice-pr,s-
dents, Professors c. v. Riley, j. w. ChickeriDg IT,,
L. F. Ward and Mr.. Henry like secretaries. Pro-
lessons G. Brown Goode and Richard Rathbun;
Gil, Surgeon ]. II. Kidder, o. s. N Professors O. r.
Mason, George Vasey, Drs. D. w. Prentiss, and T.
II. Bean.
The following officers OF Garfield Council, No i.
OF the Chosen Friends OF the District Of Colum-
Oia have been elected and installed: c. Councillor
W. 2 Particle; y: Councillor, 8. G. Bancroft: sec.
retary, A. w. Hon; treasurer, j. Rich; prelate
Mary e. Dow; marshal, DR.. C. A. Prentiss; war
den, Harriet A: Emery; guard, Rosa L. Partello;
sentry, Louis Hetlbrun; p. Councillor, w. j. New.
ton.
Mount Olive Lodge, No. 1889, Of the G.U.o. Of O.
F.. last evening Installed the following Officers:
r. II. ROBBERS, P.N.F.; w. A. Duguid, NF.; j. A.
Silence, PING; A. Harris Nc; +. Cole, e.. "
G.; E Brooks, ES.; E P. Brown, LG.; w. p.
Brown, warden.
The Dashaway Reform club have elected the
following Officers to serve during the ensuing years
Chas N. Nye, president: Geo. NJ. Fillmore, vice
president; ThOSA l. Miller, secretary; Dewitt c.
Allen, assistant secretary; Jos. n Hilton, treas
urer: John w. Hayes, sergeant-at-arms; r. O.
Polkinhorn, Frank s McE1ifesh, Leonard Nichol-
son, Edward Humphrey and A. n. Thompson, ex-
ecutfve committee.
MORTON FOR RECEIVER FOR THE ALEXANDRIA AND
WASHINGTON RAIIROAD.-A motion for q receiver
OF the Alexandria and Washington railroad was
made before Judge Hughes In the United States
circuit court for the eastern district of Virginia at
Alexandria in the suit OF Hay vs- The A. and w.
r. r Co. and others to-day. The motion was con-
tinued until the 18th OF this month In this suit