Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-20

Mller, Horatio browning, Frank Riggs, Watt Drew,
Charles 5. Bradley, F. L. Moore, d. w. Middleton,
IT, NJ oyster, SeatOn Monroe, W. b. Peddrick and
j. 5. Blair. committee OF ladies will be ap-
! pointed to act in aid OF the District board.
The board OF commissioners for the state of Mich
igan met yesterday, Frank b. Conger chairman
and decided to prepare circular to the residents
OF Michigan temporarily residing in Washington.
Sales Of Real Estate.
The following real estate sales have been re-
Gently effected through Fitch, Fox & Brown:-F
Armand Jardin, part of sub-lot IS, square 1885, to
Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell for 81 GIL 25 cash; for
the Ansonia Brass Co., to John w. Starr, lot IS,
square $751; for 81, 024 cash; for Mrs. Mary D. Bid
ole. trustee lots II and IL, block 49, subdivision
north grounds Columbian university, to Henry T.
Hutton, for 81, S50S4; and for same party lot 81,
block 20, OF same subdivision, to Mrs. Annie H.
Roberts, for sl,125; for Motley Anderson, sub-lot
IL, square north of III, to j. r. Imbre, for $3.50
cash: for Hon. VIM. E. Chandler, sub-lOt a. square
421 to Miss Sallie F. Chandler. for 500 cash. also
for same party, to Mr.. c. NJ. Koones, sub-lot Al,
sut-lot 40, square 1872, to E. F. Andrews, the
artist. for s4,OtO for Capt Geo. E. Lemon, sub-lot
q, square 139, to Commander Colby NJ. Chester,
U.s.N. for $1,000; for Chas A. McEuen, sub lot 20
square 164. to Mrs. E. e. SNYDER for $4,000; for
WIZ Goldsbrough, parts lots 10 and Il, squire 1926,
Johnson, trustee, lot Is, square 1925, to L. G. BIZ
hng5 U.SN for IS 220; for WIN. Thompson, esq,
snaolot 5, square 164 TO Mrs Augusta Hancock, for
$500; for David L. Morrison, esq.,, sub-lot IS,
square lis, to Hon. Gardiner G. Hubbard. for
$4,000 cash; also, in connection with Messrs.
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sub-lot 81 square 1913. TO Mrs. NJ. E. Swearngen,
for 81 282 so cash. and sub-lOts 80 and a. square
1873, TO Mrs E. p. Chamberlin, for 1865 cash.
Duncan3On Bros, auctiOneerS, sold for George
Bauer and John Walter, jr, trustees, parts OF lots
- and "a OF Ulman's subdivision OF lots In square
6lo, being lot located in alley between 1st and
North Capitol and o and P streets northwest, i'm
proved by frame dwelling, to j. W. Pllllng, for
COMIC OPERA-THE OPENING OF FoRDs OPERA
HoUSE.-The season commences on Monday next
at the Opera House with the initial performance
In Washington of Johann Strauss now famous
opera OF "a Merry War;" by the company OF which
ba: baop t T. foad is MANAGE the building
painted white with tinted trimmings and the in
side Is renovated and beautified from the ticket
once to the stage. presenting dainty drawing
room appearance highly becoming place OF fash
ionabe amusement Mr.. Fords company has
taken the lead this season for general excellence
In acting as Well as singing, the chorus exceed
ingly fine in their work. and largely Increased in
NUMBERS; the orchestra augmented and of decided
merit, and the costumes rich, costly and in ele-
CANT taste. MERRY War" has been a great 90
several months; In ST. Louis for three weeks by
this company; in Baltimore nine performances:
In Boston the musical success OF the season so far
I'D Europe 1t had season in Vienna; and 1t is now
announced In Paris as I" La Geurre JOyeu5e." The
sale OF places commences at the Opera House to-
morrow {Thursday) morning, and all the indica-
tons point to a large demand, eaualing II not ex-
ceeding the great success OF the same company
last winter. word as to Mr. Ford the younger,
milton In city where his father has been manager
Tor thirty years. He Is one OF US In many ways
and Washington fully Endorsed his good work last
Monday.
IHE GALL1LEo's FATAL VOYAGE.-Dr. James D.
GAIT, quarantine officer OF Norfolk Va visited the
bark Gallileo at Bug Light yesterday AMI reports
that he learned that on the voyage from Pensacola
the nrst and second mates, the cook and one sea-
man had died from the fever and been buried at
SEA, the last one thirteen days ago There had
O.SC tan
needed. He therefore brought the two nurses sent
TO the relief of the vessel back to Norfolk After
the vessel has been properly fum1gated she Will
proceed ON her voyage.
WOMAN SERIOUSLY CUT BY ANOTHER WITH
A RAz0R-A desperate-lOoking colOred girl, named
Ella Randolph alias PaJsey, was before Judge
sunny Yesterday afternoon. charged with ass ,ult-
ing announcer colOred girl named Clara Henson. with
the intent to Kill her. She pleaded guilty to as
saUlting her. but denied that she intended to XIII
her Cara testified that on the 9TH OF this month
Ella came to her house in the divison" and raised
row, and then Ella took out a razor and cut her.
She said the thing was made up before Ella came
To her hOuSe, and she raised the disturbance for
an excuse to assault her. DIR. Purvis, OF the Freed
mans hospital, testified that the complainant re-
sever1ng the temporal artery. The case was sent
to the grand jury under $1,000 bonds She was
committed in default Of the bonds.
PUNISHED FOR AssAULTING HIS MoTHER-A
young man named Daniel Long was sent to 1ail
sault1ng Ellen Wyrick, his mother, who showed
the court pair OF black eyes, which she said her
son made Monday night, becaure she upbraided
him Tor keeping company with bad women.
The APPoRrIoNMENT OF THE SCHOOL FUNp.-Two
dressed letter to First Controller Lawrence ask
Ing whether the laws relating to the apportion-
lngtOn and Georgetown still in force and
binding upon the local authorities. Judge Lawrence
has replied that they still in force in so far as
received or expended tor school or educational
purposes, to which the coIored and white schools
are respectively entitled, and that said provisions
trict. ~ ~
SINNERS PARTING BREATH.-The weather YES
terdly was delightful to large and respectable
portion OF the COMMUNICATIVE vendors OF fans
Ice cream and refrigerated beverages To the
rest IT was hardly so pleasant Even the excuse
it offered for the wholesale consumption OF li0uid
rei,eShments failed to compensate ior the thous-
and diScomforts attending the smallest movement
The temperature at half-paSt three O'Clock Was 90
degrees, figure quite worthy of midsummer, and
the average or the day was highly conducive to
profanity. Worse than ALL dispatches to the Sig
nal Office showed that the warm wave was pretty
general gene throughout the country. extending well
change to cooler weather is promised tonight
THE MARRIAGE UNIoN-To-day Mr.. Meigs the
clerk OK the court filled out the first "prOOf mar
riage" under the mutual marriage union. The
document was headed. " Proof Marriage Mutual
Marriage Union, Grand Junction, Tenn" and
Stld: X j. Meigs, clerk Of the Supreme Court OF
me District OF Columbia in and for said District
90 certfy that the records OF this Office show that
accounting 70 a license granted on the 18th OF Sep
teinber, 1852, Mr; Isaac Winston and Miss Anna NJ
OTIS were lawfully married On the 18th day of SEN
tetnoer, 1882 by r. L. Chapelle whose post Office
address Is Washington, &C.,
SCED FOR DAMAGES--S. r Cuttings has entered
SUIT against Ban bour e. Hamilton for 81 900 dam
ages Claimed to have been sustained by the
iaiilng OF the walls OF defendants warehouse on
his stock OF goods, &C. w
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