Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-19
CITY AND DISTRICT.

NATIONAL IUEATEI.-''tiUnto CriStC."
LINCOLN HAIL--Eest Fad MlnstreIs.
COSGREGATICSAI. CHURCH.-Grand concert
THEATER CoNIQCE--BayiIes & ktelnedys Bright
Lights.
DINE MUsEUM.-C ur!oslties and interesting per-
Torrance.
WRIGHT's DINE MUSEUM. 9TH AND D SrREErs.) y
variety performance and e',rios!tIe5.
Condemned Eocals.
Last evening the Young people OF Gurley Chapel
on Boundary ana 9th street. Prot. C. II. ~ Buckley
or Howard University gave readings from Dickens
and Miss Roberts rendered q number OF VOCAL spIec
tons
The people Of Brightwooa are to have q Christ
mas entertainment &t the NJ. f. church, near that
place, on Thursday, the 2Tth instant. Mr.. b. II.
Warner Will make an address.
The Washington COntinentals, at a meeting last
night, adopted resolutions thanking the various
nIhtitfy organizations vino gave them an escort ON
the occasion OF their initial parade and also to
the ladies and merchants Who cO-operated in max
The Federation OF Labor at a meeting last
night appointed committees, one to confer with
dluefenL unions as To further steps be taken In
the contest against the Post, and another to ar
range for mass meeting.
j. Shillington sends the Atlantic Monthly and
HarperS Magazine for January, and Punch'S Al
maniac for 1874.
To-day a bin in equity was filed by Irving VIII
Hanson. for Arthur Rooney & Co., against the I'M
known heirs OF Margaret Harvey. to subject part
OF lot t. square 81, to the payment OF her funeral
expenses.
THE Law NOT SEVERE ENOUGH-Edward Mock
abee was charged. in the Police Court this morn
ing With Indecent exposure. Several young lady
pupils In the Naliach school building, East wash
1ngton, testified that this man comes around the
girls The court fined him 500 or 90 days and said
there ought 10 be some more e1ficaciOus law for
these fendS-
THE TURKISH CARPET SALE Owing TO the
storm the attendance at the grand Turkish carpet
sale to-day not large and only a few numbers
kCrra
carpets was purchased by q real estate broker for
three hundred dollars. which an immense bar
gain The sale VIII be resumed Tomorrow at II
O'Clock, and Mr.. D0wlings Instructions are TO sell
REGARDLESS OF Value. 1t is seldom such an oppor-
figures.
ESGR.vISGs, SC--The largest and best selected
slock OF steer engrayiSS, etchinTs. fndotints &C.
Is exhibited at Neerh0fTS stores 9l6 and Ali 7th
street, where all sizes and styles OF frames are made
10 ofder and novelties OF al description are Sold
a FIsE BUSINESS IMPKovEaEST-There always
has been, and still exists large class OF DenDle
who for the past years have steadily encouraged
the patronage of New York and other large cities
outside OF Washington and the only reason they
could give was that they make their money in this
city. and have tie right 10 spend 1t wherever they
please The STAR has always been the foremost to
advocate home industries AMI home enterprise and
tlc Patronage Of the SaTne. 1t Is pleased to saw
th1t tEe class OF people who USED 10 do their shop
GlhS away IRON Wash nGjO1 Is getting less every
t"ty. ne ecu anu enterprise OF our merchants
ACRE Rave been the cause OF that and a good Illus
GsttJi - bitISu at tiIlS weeks opening OF the
great extension " h!rh Air Charles Baum has lust
;"ti"d "a AIS already popular establishment All
id!c L, e. aSIetaby surprised to see 50 many Old
ara Neil-hLDF.n Residents cone and 90: and MIR
Iat1 must nave Teit proud aud pleased from the
congratulations and well wishes he received on
ti2f dty- He certainly has done and IS irving 70
90 Tor washington what such houses as Macy aud
ftaiIilI.4Atf have done for their cities Mr. Baum
Is wei! remembered when he owned his huInbIe
hooiSAitL factory en- louisiana avenue about %
years age where hardly any ladies' ever passed: but
~. ~ ste&'i5 push. hard work. and judic0us aGver-
t!St;iE IL has made Il business second to none in
TINS tllE and The STAR can only congratulate him
and wish him well.
SALE OF FCRSTTCRE.-Walter r. Williams & Co
anctloeeis. "ili sell ON Friday az No 1913 street
tae ifSI-cI0W effects OF a lady declining house,
keeping. See advertisement In auction column
HE ARMOUR COLLECTION OF PAINTISGs-Nuch
interest IS manifested over the collection OF paint
liis5S now on exhibition al MeSsrS. Walter H. VII
mans u Cos art S.leSrOOil No 1903 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue III presents Il fine display OF every variety
vi SUBJECTS The exhibition IS somewhat short
me s;i." begins TO morrow thursday evening at
otIoS" at which time, no doubt, large company
Will be present.
FOSTERS GREAT Book SALE continues at Walter
b. NiillanlS Co. SaleSrooIn at 30 D. IN. Holiday
BOOKS are at private sale during the day.
foRDs-BARRY AND FAY.-The Barry and Fay
nFll IL