Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-18

"CCmeGy OF ETlOTS-
F0Rp'S OPERA UOTSE-FOrt's Opera Company In
1.-The BeggaT student"
THEATEs CoNIQCE.-'Tbe Danltes.-
DIsE NrsEUA--Nenagerie, curiosties, ana stage
performance.
WgIGHT'S DITE MCsECN-TrfpIee entertainment
curiosity, paHtomlule and vaudeville
WAUGH CHAPEl--Prot Boyd's free lecture on
"Melnory."
LINCOLN HALL--Lecture b. n. CapeI on 1.-The
confessional; its necessity and It's Influences"
WAsHINGT0S CADETs' HA.L-NE site club fair.
Condemned s.ocnf~s
The eX-UnIOn Prisoners Of Var Asset alton OF The
District OF Columbia has elected the follow ing
officers tor the ensuing year: John " Kline. presi
dent; John G. HaTiey wee Ire7iieEi; y T. v nIie,
bearers.
The Illinois republican state association last night
adopted q program for The eHterc atnIaeEt Of The
Illinois Press Cub upon its Us; - tLi city.
street, yesterday afternoon. slipped and threw Up
his CANE, " Gfch struck lady n.i..ed Ms. Cross
waite on the forehead. maxim 4 severe Ea9h-
The equity cause OF the EIfIGl - $50 .iati0G Tor
the Re.lef OF Women and CGl.lreI. at. Susdnush
- Cra1deu et al. Tor accgt.at and iIjuucg ion
fed In june 1873. has been dismissed. the matters
having been settled
The flag on the Interior Department was Eo;sted
upside down this morning. and after It Ead been
the lau hing stock OK The neshbUrhood 10Y an uU0r
II was changed
colored man named Joseph Wilkins was 1ned
s by Judge smell this morning. vorAing horse
with q sore back.
The win OF the late Dr. johnson Eliot, leaving his
estate To his widow and naming her - eXecdtriX.
has been fled IL the Probate court.
heSsrs Cook and Cole, for Charles murphy. by
his next friend. d. 3iurphy, has against
Nycki1Ie Preston Tor $500 ior IL ur.e~ -l-taiatd
10y q dog OF defendant attacking am Dititg n.n.
About IS O'Clock Yesterday afternoon f.Tr ws:S
discovered In house 81 L. tTcej >Otti.v-~t. owned
by Mrs. McWllnaIns and occupied Ly Nj Huflnytr.
= bed was consumed before II was extiagTished by
20 4 engine company Damage 500.
A CoIoRED Man WHO WANTS A SF-7~rr r,.EET-
"A coiOred man about ca years Oltl. WAC gave his
name as Jared SulEns. applied 10 the CLERK OF the
Police Court yesterday IOT warrlLJ. char gin, Ills
wife, Martha SlmIns, with higaIny. The 90 man
stated that he Was married 10 Martha Ambush
the 10th Of May, 1858. at Port Tobacco, Nd. b.
Catholic priest, anu afterwards this city to
live they lived together peaceab.y and saved
money enough 10 buy house and .0L. About TWO
years ago Sue left him and Kept company win &
man NAMED Jos H. NinSlOw, 10 whom She WIS
married on april 2Sth. 1885, after she had teilea
get divorce from her llroJ hUSban nj The old lady,
lie sai rents part % the house and he has control
of The other part. Il don't want 10 get her any
more said Jared; II Just want settlement which
She Is unwilling 70 make The clerk tod niIu 10
20 and get the marriage certificate, whc.. Ee said
had Dten destroyed
ALLEGED Brutal Assault AID OCTRAGE.-Last
Wednesday afternoon II va reported 10 the fifth
precinct station that Martha Dorsey. a ColOre,I
woman residing III Major alley DeT eeii l5tn and
lSS and e and ID streets northwest. had bes.. out
ragged by man named Murphy. Officers I:rceu
and Nicholson later III the afternoon arrested CEaS-
Murphy. alias BUTril, and locked hiln Up i'll tue
t. u.
ply went 10 tie house Of Martha when there was
nobody home except herself ana Il little Girl. MUr-
ply sent the little girl out on eTTlIJ. and after
Enc ieIt he severely beat Martha. Threw an over
coat over her head and accomplished III, purpose
The woman now hes al home II = critical cuIIi-
ton The case was cal IA IL TIE Police Court to-
DAY. hut as the complainant unable - 1ppear
Murphy committed 20 Jail ~ Ge.,.it o1 UOalis.
Murphy denies having any hno"4et5e OF the Ct
cUTrence.
CoAsTISG ACCIprNTs.-Chas. Schmerz a hoy Is
yyftr 4r4.r ~ one,
street. near Gas Bill cemetery. thrown from
his Sled with great force. and. striking against a
tree box, had his thigh fractured. An t-,ihnovln
sinai ooS Whlle coaNtng LIST nl4 mt. on street.
near eth fell on his sled and badly bruised his face
and head gentleman named Webster. while
crossing 18Th street hill ist evening. was run into
md Knocked down by a sled. and badly injured
about the head lie Was removed To his home in
The northwestern section OF the city. Miss Carrie
fdckStOn. while cOaSJIng the Lii near Howard
University, yesterday ran into lamp post. aud
was seriously il jlired about the head She vas re-
moved TO her hoine- on ia.e stre-,-
IRE KNIGHTS OF ST PETER-Tle KNIGHTS OF 81
Peter have elected the following officers for tue en-
suing year: Commando. l. r. CSiIl. irSJ tiapJ,; :
S. z. Shreeves: second deputy j. \ Ke-IJ- fhfri
deputy. Norris Fiynn: recording scribe Lewis u
ianman financial scribe, j. 7. jennings: treasurer
j b. FltZhJsh; herald. c Z. CJOkoev: warden
VI Shields; board OF governors with the c.ce.a =
Dlgndy, ID. Long. II. Porter and j. + Gate: de-
gates TO the convention To ne held January q -
make arrangements Tor St Iat-icAs Gty. Lewis a.
lanuan, J. y. titzhugh and ID. Porter aIternates
u. Long and I. Di-nay.
The NEW Postal TELEGRAPH LISE-The poles
OF the new Postal Telegraph company were yester
gay oelaS SET on saratoga ami holiday streets
Baltimore The general Office IN Baltimore " IN b.,
opened next month al The northeast corner OF Bal
tiiCfe ana North streets. The poles on the lin.
into Baltimore. the Baltimore SIM SAYS ara tie
hest yet set there They are OF selected c!Irstntt
and Ire from - to Sc above the ions al orr
harry houses. aud II j, claimed Will no. ir3ter:era
WITH the operations O. the ire department in eases
q. IRE Nj. = Gleason OF this CIV i. hl. rpnfr,c
- al 4 ~
trunk line have been SCI from WASHINGTON north
ward. ami about the middle CI February Offices wil
and Philadelphia and IL several western citi,.. I'm.
te!egraph line leaves Washington al 1gtn street
ALI the Boundary.
ALLEGED HIGHWAY R0BBERIEs CoHHIrTEp-In
Inc Police Court to-day the Eases o. COrl,e}iflS
Campbell and Green Li-Atf0o- two c0Iorei mn
'1afse4 With highway robbery, was called :-r
lTiaL ~ 4!!.Eei assault ana robbery was con-
ii..tS Icd tuc pLt-e Wliefe .HilD .irth was l.ir-
dc.ed q feH years ago. Robert B.sS rlI-rr. -
-.u tllt on tEe evening 81 .r.'lr- tr lOtn. J5gt
.ec.Otk. he net the ueier t3ny9 + street near
the corner Oh l1th- Campbell s,lt 20 Ll -h.llloss
witness coL-d lot ten anything Else that I!.tg-
Peh5o lhil- he was III GruG st0:e and Iet.nd that
il had bee2 robbed vi alo31 80 Oh Crrl-,-@,-.
animation he Id that he Lad had So.ac words
Win Campbell. because ne used - - - So. NJ.
tCa,npDrllS girl pr. i. H. :at0r. t.-f-f,.i =. H..
injuries received by Bias D.ts.er .l,ciIar fc.f;-,
10 tLr7stin2 CaInpbei. st lis hofisa. near lltn
Street and boundary. OF the Iu0ruL.. alter tr-
robbery, and that Campbell admits q striking
bls- with a piece Of concrete on the back OF lii.
:
girl. but denied having any AIoale,s,. or mis- ~
Ing any money. L-EJfOot admitted being with
aainpDcii- but said he took no part IA the assault
I'4t tl-Se Vas sent 10 Tn. grand jiry: bonds .Ist
The LATE DR.. JOHvS0S ELf0T-The rxec,,riva
coihuaitte'- OF The Contra! Ds.jeI-lry and liner
SrhcS hospital at special meeting, passed the TO-
lowing resolutions:
hrreas Il has pleased Divine Providence tn re-
iaONe lIoiiI among u i5r- Junsgn E!I :. 40 wa.
oie VI tlc i1dn0e!S. directors anu consulting uIy-
SiciaI.- 81 tn, institution: +-'
NM whereas hls 1TajCitOlS services for more
thh generation - The benevolent lJ-itv;i,r. al
Ihropist: therefore, f
keSOtced. That in the death Of D.. Eliot We r3ya
IoSl 4 TREND ana counselor. and t-rl..,. i f.ny
o1eat, accomplished and cons tlo,- pf.y,icltn
HSsctc~t, tEat = copy Of Ties lt~o. ms - INF
U HIS iA!iy, and b., puDllSIe.. IN the Q4y uaU4r,
REAL ESTATE IRASSFERs.-De-ds I'm foe Ia,s
pftt Hcl n ip!!OW,- Francis y. DYER 10 Elizabeth
Z p.tE ChdiN ldtf = 10, 4. 81 -: sea Nils Dean
.IustFe. 10 D. LuItSiiTtn, lots ard -. 81 -.
National Life ms 70. L. -. W Phillips, lirrirry an
seotudru street, west " ,Asllin -stCG; $50.
SUIT on LrASE.-Henry Nickel to-day. by-J
g. bIseiJw- entered salt gaiI.sI John \ R4Lpr fmr
Sspn damages Plaintiff Gains 10 have .;,-t. fCr
I'VE years premises 3 10Th Street II stJ Ley month
Tor sax months and <15 for the balance oI rh FERN
Tor restaurant. eating hUt.s- bar ruoIn otoi ana
DlIndriS. He says he WAS ready 10 caniily Win
The lease. but the defendant refused ilt. r6,-,-Sn,
as agreed upon. He ciaiulS That he nave uu his
business elsewhere, and his suffered loss, &C.
The ASSOCIATED C1AgITIEs--T'he board for the