Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-12
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Focrv Curtis. CulaTtd man. AGED 60 wears
frappet dead while NJ Wort, for john Miller in his
s,:st = on street. tstwaen 18Th and I1tL streets
southeast. lat" YESTERDAY afternoon.
Tie latar-asTiers of the city post ofT7cp are rre
rara- PETITION 10 icu.-rcS- asEin-, that Tho f,r,a
q. i.-rr,-~.d They c!aim that. under the present
- "a hours day
TIE 'Efleercu college GIcc club. 80 famous tor
- it'i.n 81 college songs. VIII give a concert AZ
I.- .ou l'tI ueNt Wednesday evening Tho f1mh
t.- t-e3 unusually successful Tits year In New
1otS. iis.-I-s IT. and other cities where it has ap-
fesred-
TO " RED YY EvFHyFoby.-ts executors ~
tlc estate 81 Jacob J. 4 ErtsIr-e.l i,,rr,i ff me
taS-el-r--etts Mutual liz" Insurance Company for
$50 no..ey No = sci -, desire 10 EXPRESS Gllr
EIl.es.ii'i Tor III et:!eneat Of the los ana It's
fH payment wtthru rebate. fortv-,Ivc DAYS hcfGrf.
tuc loss VS. Payable bv the terms Of th, motley
W commend The Massachusetts, Lite and r. Coln-
uelsl AZ persons needing Insurance 10 call upon Or
o. l. IrerIc, The agent, al his Office 5eg IN street
fKANKITS ROBERTS,
". r. ROBERTS
Executors Jacob A. j. BrauIste,n.
Nh DAVIS NFw DFrtRTURF.-Thcla ladies Of Wash
EGt'i 81 ii b" Gi.l to learn that the popular and
tHtesIr5~i:- merchant Mr.. f. O.. Davis ZIG Marker
sfae". has added 10 his establishment a dress goods
C.T-ttE"Ef, where p" proposes AT all fines 10 ey
hist a complete stock al black. black and white.
ai white dre-s gco;S OF The best and most re4 he
MAKE Nr. Davis has devoted the iaree room In
thc r,.r OF his store exclusively TO this business
and III" same has been fitted up with SnecIaI view
u showing black goods. The light is urs1lrpasscd
aLd al te appointments 81 the room well a!apt ed
Ior the display In introducing this new feature
MI Davis VIII not neglect his other departments
al or which Will BE- repenished daily Mr. a.
the"hi:ig. late Tyler & Chewing. who has charge
OF u dTtas goods Department. viii be glad To see
h1s friends and the public.
F;NF STEEL PLATE ESGRAyISGS There arc on
exhibition at McSSrS. Walter b. Williams q 90 =
saiesF"Din- corner 10Th and Pennsylvania avenue
many very interesting steel plate engravfnps con,
slstlng or examples or the works o! Puc-Iereau
Rosa bonheur, IabOuchere, DetaiIe, RrOcharr
Dore. LantiSscr and others, richly framed I'm god
leaf frames OF the latest design The salesroolr has
bttn carpcttd, and every arrangement made for the
comfort ana pleasure OF visitors The sale com
Mencts Monday evening, al O'Clock and Will I've
continued tuesday morning at II O'clock ana every
Gay tEtFe2iter until the stock is closed out which
Will DC solo without reserve.
EAfNA ABBOTT At THE NATIoSAf.--On AprIl q
the Abbott opera company, which now il the largest
and most expensive English opera company In the
country. VIII begin an engagement at the above
named theater. The company includes Emma Alb
bott Zelda SefrUiD, julie ROsewald Signors Tagia.
pietra, Campobello and FabrIn and the operas OF
MARTHA" "Mignon," Faust" LINDA, ..Rigo
lett0,' "SOHnarnbUlar and '.Troyatore" viii b
given. Sale Of seats open Thursday.
IHP0ETAST TO Book RUYERs-NE Bowling viii
begin Tie sale, on Monday evening next, OF Seyera
me Libraries. embracing law and miScellanfo..
WORKS n every department q literature. 1t Is
splendid collection. ami The sale should be wei
altered