Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-22

kins and Granville G. West, OF Kansas, tract called
Greenvale gas acres; $4,T0
ReOpening PandOra,s Box.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
As the Commissioners, in their letter Directing
to the passage OF the bill allowing damages for
street Improvements since 1870, did not exhaust the
subject, nor show its full injustice, venture to
add one or two substantial reasons to those pointed
out by them. AS Is well known, street improve
msnss have S In the e, District for ninety
portion OF Washington have been compelled to
submit 10 grading and cutting OF streets without
bill now proposes to give those people nothing who
suffered prior to 1870 but to tax them to help pay
Others who have suffered since that time. This
injustice Is so gross that no fa1r-minded man can
we'll entertain 1t even in his own favor. AS well
might those who have lost by fire since 1870 ask
Congress TO pass bill requiring payment OF that
loss from those who suffered by fre prior to that
date. Again, large proportion OF the property
along the streets improved since 1870 has changed
hands from one to several times, the original
owners having died or removed from the District.
This bill Is an invitation to the claim agents to
aamd up eaes and ana , carly 70 aer
news that Congress has ordered the District pay
them money which the original owners did not ask
relief OF claim agents and to promote litigation to
an unlimited extent and open PandOra's box
anew. E.
FORD's OPERA HoUsE.-Strauss' sparkling comic
opera. THE Queens Lace Handkerchief" was sung
night as 10 delight aarge and fashionable audience
and cause them to overlook few minor defects In
the yocalizatOn Apart rom these, full justice was
done alike TO the pretty melodies and quaint muSi-
Cal effects. The singing and acting Of Miss Fanny
ReddiDg as the King Miss Searle as the Queens
cOr.Hdante, MI. Pyke as Ceramics and Miss Man.
fred as the Queen, showed an artistic appreciation
OF the work and they were rewarded with frequent
rounds OF applause while the antics OF MI GreenSfe
derand Mr.. Gustave AdOlphi as Prime Minister and
Tutor to the King. respectively, kept1the audience
IN roars OF laughter while they were on the stage.
The latter's apostrophe to the moon was one OF
the hits OF the evening The chorus is strong
enough for the work, and the orchestra fair. The
magnificent chorus the close OF the second act
was given with such effect that 1t had to be twice
repeated and even then the audience did not seem
TO be satisfied. The opera will be given this even
ing.
SALE OF MERIDIAN HILL PRoPERTY.-The sale of
lots on Meridian Hill yesterday by Duncanson
Bros resulted as follows: Lot l. block g. sold to Dr.
4 r. Pardon for % cents per square foot; lot 10,
block 3, sold TO \. WnsOn for 10 cents per square
foot; suo-lOt s. block 4, sold to John OBen for Is
cents per square foot; sublots 8, and 6, block a.
sold 10 j. B. Wilson for q cents per square foot:
lots Is and i6, block sold to Lemon Peck for 1917
cents per square FOOT also lots 10 and 49, block g.
same purchasers, for 14H cents per square foot:
lot 4, block 6, sold to Mr. Radcliffe for OK cents per
square foot; lots % and 81, block g. sold for lax
T. sold TO James D. Te0ault for IS cents per square
foot lot block 16, sold for 1917 cents per square
foot to '; y. Huyck lot 10, block l6, to Robert
FORMER Tor 1874 cents per square foot lot H. block
IA, TO Mr. Curtis for ID cents per square foot lot T.
block 49, to n Winston for Is cents per square foot
A YOUTHFUL HORSE THIEF-To-day, in the
Criminal Court, Judge Wyl1e, a colOred boy named
George TAYLOR, about 10 or II years old, was tried
for the larceny OF a horse, on the 31sr OF March,
from Frederick vosa The testimony was to the
effect that ne took the horse from AZ street. be-
reys, on South Capitol street. where he offered to
sell him for $50. stating that cOuntryman had
given him the animal to sell Mr. E. P. Phelps ap-
peared for the defendant, and said the simple cues
t1on was as TO the capacity Of the boy to commit
larceny. The jury returned verdict OF guilty
and the court sentenced Taylor TO the reform
school during his minority, the court adtudgino
him TO be II years old.
A SCANDAL RESULTS IN A SrIr FOR n,vopcv
Yesterday Foster p. Wood entered suit against
Elizabeth Wood for divorce. They were married
with inf1jelity with one A. valamar at the Brad
dock house. Alexandria, on the 4th and l1th insts,
and at other times and places. Mrs. Wood, as
mar TO Alexandria and was followed by her hus-
band, who had them arrested. Both Mrs. Wood
and Nalamar were fined and compelled to remain
In Jail until their fines were paid
BASE BALL Disappointing washington's were
very roughly handled by the Wilmington nine at
Athletic park, who made seven runs In seven In
nings, while the Washington's made but one The
visitors showed themselves TO be hard hitters but
the home boys did not make them do much fielding
The washington Nationals were taken in to the
tune OF IS TO l. in Baltimore, by the Baltimore Un-
ions
Other Games-At Baltimore: Baltimore, s; Cleve-
land, 3. AT Trenton. n. j.: BufYalOS ID: Trenton
6. At Phiadelphia: Philadelphia. IS; Athletic. H.
Boston Unions, IL; Keystone Unions 6. AT New
York: Boston, 5; Metropolitan, 2 Providence 8;
the umpire awarded the game to the BroOklyns at
the close OF the sixth inning.
DEATH PROM AN OVERDOSE OF MoRPH1NE.-Stmon
r. Cameron, printer, IS years old, who is said to
have been relative OF Hon. simon Cameron Of
pennsylvania, died In his boarding house. No Ia
street northeast. Sunday night, from an overdose
OF morphine, administered by himself TO induce
sleep lie was formerly employed in the govern
ago. and it Is said that since then he has been
drinking quite freely. The body Will be taken TO
pennsylvania for interment.
THE GARFIELD HesPIrAL-At q meeting q, the
evening. a communication from the Washin1ton tn,
framing school Tor Nurses through its committee
{Drs J; Tabor johnson, d. w. Prentlss and WIN.
was received and referred to the medical stan.
communication from the board OF directors of the
Homeopathic hospital was received. requesting a
conference with q view to union OF the two instt
tutions, and committee was appointed In re-
Spouse TO this request.
DINE MUsECN.-As usual, there is an Interesting
performance at the museum this week. The ELS.
worth Zouave children, Matthews and Harris the
Preston sisters. Mile. Mabel; the gladiator of the
gymnasium, Dewitt Cooke; Mulal1y and Moreland.
and many others, with Mile. Inez. the snaHe,
eharIner and nre-eater all appear In their Special
| ties.
RoBBERTEs RErORrED-Mrs. Hutchinson, 4O8 9Th
street northwest, reports stolen from her house YES
| terday $2a5 IN cash. Mrs Sarah HanlOn same
house. had stolen from her q large plaid Shawl
valued at s. Isabella Jones, l6k street and Penn.
sylyanfa avenue. reports stolen from her house a
lady's gold hunting-case watch, valued at SIS
MARRIAGE LIcESsEs-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk Of the court TO Jacob
| Dresher, IT., and Mrs Pauline Dope; Charles
Mason and Eliza Grandson; Richard A. Mclean
and ID. Kate Campbell; Henry Waters and Sophie
Veneer; wallace Davis and Jane Cook. both of
Alexandria; Joseph A. Crawford and Celestia
CAN'T; George I. Rocket and Sophia Club; Jas
N. Fegan and Kate stewart; John Fortune and
Henrietta Green.
WASHINGTON FISH MARKFf.-Sold BY r A.
Golden. agent1200 900 shad. from SIS to so per hun
dred; $4,000 herring, from $3.50 TO % per thous-
and; 500 punches nsh, from 10c TO sc. per bunch.
| The tug Juno. Cant. Ellis. brought I'M frou fha