Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-26
CITY AND DISTRICT.


CITY AND DISTRICT.
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AnnseInenss. &c. Tonight.
FoRp's OPERA HousE--Coliier & Rlce's Opera
company in 'IOl0Htbe."
NATIONAL THgATER.-J0hn Mccullough as Vfr-
0fni.s.
THEATER CoMrorE-Hyde Behmans 1.-TWO
Johns" combination.
DINE MUsEUM.-Novel performance and remark
able curtOSitfeS-
ROLLER SKATING RIsx.-Assembly at O'Clock.
Condensed Locals.
The street lamps will be lighted this evening at
S:4S n NJ, and ext nguished at 1915 p. IN.
THE WEEKLY STAR eight large pages. cut. past
Cd AMI folded VIII be sent postpaid anywhere in
the United states or Canada for one dollar year.
The Equity Court his appointed Mrs. Sarah NJ
Mcdonald as committee to manage the affairs of
her brother. Douglass III. Cooper. lunatic, con-
fined at the government asylum for the insane
Fred Plaisted, the wel-kn0wn oarsman, arrived
In town saturday and expects to remain three or
The hours of labor In the Washington navy yard
commencing to-day, viii be from eight a. m. to
half past four D. ~ as heretofore.
- Two new dredges arrived Saturday morning for
the work on the Hats, having had stormy pas
sage from Jersey City. The work of dredging
mnd Was begun Saturday by dredge No. 4.
inc charge or landing fish at a wharf other
erS, against MIR. r. A Golden will be tried in the
Police Court Tomorrow. when the question
VIII. ther the landing of fish be confined TO any
particular wharf will be tested. Mr. Golden
claims the right to land his fish where he
chooses
Yesterday afternoon while First Assistant Post
master General HattOn Was driving on Vermont
avenue the two horses attached to his carriage
VOok lrlght ana dashed az 4 fearful pace Oat Mas
sachuSattS avenue and 18Th street to q poInt t.
We beyond the city limits, where Mr. Hatton's
0river Was finally enabled to control them. No
injury was done TO the carriage or its inmates
saturday night, Policeman McGreevy took to the
founi On the front door step or Henry H. Mullino's
house, corner and 10th streets southwest. 1t
WIS sent TO ST AIMS Infant Asylum.
Acting Sergeant Il. w NOkeS, OF The First Po-
nce Precinct. was seized with stroke OF paraly-
Sis Saturday about II o'clock. at his residence in
feared viii not Mr. III Nek s, l. a asu %
years OF age, n son or the late Mr. james Nokes
And is Well-known as an efficient policeman, and
agenial friend.
About 4 o'clock. yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Maria Haveland. white lady 65 years old, re-
west, was badly burned about the lower ltnbs
and body, by her clothes taking fire from the
. nc range Dr. Laii.ner rendered medical aid
ana pronounced her Injuries very serious She
fingered until O'Clock In great misery, when she
Frank Cook was fined IS or Is days. in the Police
Court this morning, for assaulting Policeman
A young man named Franklin Brown was son.
fenced TO three months in Jail. by Ju,ge Shell to-
DAY, for stealing coat from irtin Flynn
colored servant girl named Jenny Asher was
before judge Smell this morning, charged with
stealing black SKIRT and ostrich feather from
MI. Sarah H. imrbali, who stated that the de-
IT,
when she LETT, and these articles which the police
recovered from her, were missed. A sentence of
Wdays tn Jail was imposed.
Daniel TOOfney WIS put under $500 bonds to keen
the peace for six months by Judge Smell to-day for
threatening TO XII Albert Winfield on sight
"A young colOred tedu named Lewis Brown was
nned $40 or 30 days, by Ju ige Shell to-day for as
sauiting colored girl named Emma Adams, who
stated that he used TO come TO see her. but she
SHOOK him. ami he met her on the canal bridge in
South Warrington yesterday and struck her in the
breast and knocked her dead into her mothers
Messrs. James H. Doty and ]. E F. Carlin were
sworn In to-day to MI vacancies on the grand
jury.
james Perriard and william Jackson we're fined
Ed each, oy Julge Shell this morning, for keeping
theIr nar5 open Oh Sunday.
A youth, named George Mcclellan WAS in
Judge SHELLS dock this morning charged with be-
ing Ing suspi lous person Omcer Mckenzie stated
gold watch from hts mother IN b fillmore BE
was 81 Mt 10 the woFkhouse for 90 days
a Psur ohn ssy Dry on tn Qnanosrg Riv9r
ted by him TO the Washington LIGHT InTanIry
corps iir Is now on exhibition at the Art Gallery.
The CHILDREN EGG ROLLING on THE WHITE
HOUSE GkoVNDs--The White House grounds were
awe WIN Children or all ages this morning who
seemed greatly 10 enjoy the sport or easter egg
roinng Chiidren OF all ages were there. from the
boy WHO rolled himself well as the eggs down
tDe nils They could De counted by the hundreds
ana many were The passers-oy vino stopped mo-
ment 10 witness the sport, and many were at
traeted into the grounds and stood there for some
Sthe Watching the young folks enjoy themse yes.
ihe grass was hardly green enough TO leave It's
MARKS, as many OF the participants In the games
were horizontal as well as upright.
MARRIAGE L,oENsss.-The clerk OF the cour,. has
issued marriage 1crnsfs TO iwIrl Reg n and
Marselia Gj!n0r; Vincent Mafsh IL and Haiti,
Harrison; John II. MriHers and Rehecca Srhmertz.
john q. Moore and Annie VI. Shine; Joau Ling
and La y Patfen; James Cr5Iaond and Anna STA.
pies, both or X NJ George county, Va; Hiram ID.
Bodine. OF Cincinnati, OHIO. and Clara f. John
son: W; Taylor Snyder AMI Marie Louise Ham
Loudon county, Va, ana Jane G. Barbour: Albert
r Chrst;an,of Yorktown,va.; and Sarah Z. Jones,
Caas. Johnson and Patsy bay; samuel Jones and
Nettie Payne; VIM H. l. woodward and Carrie
Banks; Philip Whiting and Annie A. Bowie.
The CASE OF "JAssEs,T THE REsURREcrrosssr-
Sen Ross. convicted last week OF grave robblng in
removing the body OF Shaw, the executed muir.
points are that nc such Offense as that OF which
Ross was convicted is known TO the common law
known to the statute law in th. District and iha,
there IS no authority under common Law or statute
10 inTict sentence.
EXPRESS COMPANY EMPLOYEES IN LINE.-This
morning delegation OF some thirty or the en-
ploytsS OF the Adams EXV reSS Co,nnany, accompa.
niei by Held music, left on the $40 Potomac traiI
Ior Annapolis TO take part in the trades procession
agent here, was with the parry. Al Annapolis !
delegation from the Baltimore ofnce under thu
command OF Major Hildt with a couple or Ia,
OF the Baltimore division, met them. The en-
pito IS VIII De Inarshaled by Capt j. p. d. Phelps
NEW CHURCH TO BE BuILT-The Easter offer
tag az 81. Andrews II. T. church, corner I4th art
xoscofah strsrts. yesterday, amounted To &i.40O
ine rector Rev. j. b Perry, asked Tor s. 900 10 In
sur the erection or new church building. Thi:
ms beeh rendered fmperatively accessory bY Tn,
TACT that the congregation has so grown tilrinf
me past TWO years that the entire seventy-thret
pews IN the chapel have be-. rented, and no avail
aoie space remains To off.r either to additional
IaHilits desiring permanent accommodations no
70 the large number or strangers who WORSHIP a
81 Andrews. The churIh has beautlful Inifla
Ing site In this growing locality, aid Il is prO
posed, % soon as possible, to erect q new ch,irc,
u cost about <2JC Cc, 10 be built rs TO comuni
cate with the chanel. The amount raised yeSrer