Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-16
Relief for the Veteran.

| To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
| The Men OF Letters OF the national capital ought
not to let an Old and hOnored member of the Child
either suffer and die in deStitution have to ap-
peal 10 public charity Louis Fitzgerald Tasistro's
naIn2 Is an Old and weillnOwn one in the Republic
of-Letters. He is veteran of more than 80 years
OF age. an accomplished scholar and a writer of
! great merit and excellence.
One before some years ago, he was in like need
as Ii" Is now. and means were then found to help
NM Becoming Translator afterwards of the His
tory of olif Cvil War, Icy tie Comte de Paris, he
earned tie means OF living until paralysis COM
peiied INN to Telinquish that employment.
III The Nel OF Letters here VIII unite in making
up purse for this decayed writer and scholar they
may send their tributes OF sympathy to me- and !
VIII send mine TO any agent whom they may ap-
point ALBERT PIKE, l33 Sd street northwest.
FoRp's OPERA HorsE-'.Fra Diavalo- was pre-
Sented last evening III most acceptable manner.
me characters were well sustained throughout
| ana the musical gems were rendered in way that
repeatedly brought down the house. Karl. Morsell
/ barnahce and Misses Stone aad Ulmar were ali
good, "hfie Whitney ard rockingham as BebbO
anu h'dcOhO carried the audience by storm. To
night Will he the last appearance of the Ideals,
when they will present the "Pirates of Penzance )
Next week the incompatible Hanlons will be here
WIN Their comedy pantomne entitled ''Le Voy-
and l:lct with great success. The opera House
| viii doubtless I've crowded at every performance
next week There VIII be matinee on Wedncs-
DAY, t1iday and Saturday.
A noLIcENAN's SUIT FOR DaMAGEs.-MessS. c.
asui against the Metropolitan railroad company for
w. l. clinton. police officer. for $4,000 damages
ne niIintih sets out that defendant unlawf'illy
cause! 70 he placed in East Capitol street. between
9Th and i1th southeast, certain wooden rails Sc
cured by iron braces and permitted the rails to rot,
letting the iron braces remain. and plaintiff on the
hi5ht OF February 9Th last, being member of the
police force. i'll attempting to arrest a suspicious
character struck his foot against Que of them fell
ana broke his leg, and was thuSly put to expense,
Ny>-rS
heV isaac L. Cook. ID. d., president Of the Local
Preachers association of the II. Z. church in Bati-
more died at his residence in that city last evening
| he was In his seventy-sixth year. For several
weeks he hai been niSpOSed, but, as it was known
! accurate history OF Maryland Methodsm for the
ail-ahsorbing ami Interesting conferences and other
| DISTINGUISHED aa3emhlagcs OF this year in Wash
! 1ngton, Baltimore. and Philadelphia, the hope was
generally INDUCED that lie would be spared to com
pletf the great labOrs OF his life and to witness the
events 50 arently hoped for by himself Ii was dt-
? lfcict Otherwise however. aud eighteen DAYS be-
fore tn" meeting OF the conference in Washington
the coed man, the useful preacher AID Historian is
caled away. The funeral viii take place from his
l&tc home on Lexington street, Baltimore to- NOR
| row afternoon.
EECHABITE INTERCHANGEABLE June, 1889,
thirteen ladies OF Anacosta We're the Instruments
/ through which Anacostia tent, No. 13s, I. O. r.,
! was organized. Last evening IN Masonic hall,
7 Anac05;1i they We're given an entertainment by
tie members Of Anac0Stla tent, uneqGaled 10y any
! ever given In that place. The playing OF q march
h. Miss Cora Mclean was the signal Tor the iiecha-
! bites to march into the hall and enclrcle the
large audience. the lodge officers taking their re-
SpeCtlFe stations Prayer was then offered by Rev
MI Reed. after winch the chief ruler G.. j. $. Hun
nlCutt delivered an address, IN which he said:
greet as the love the grand old Tlpn hns for IS hs s
original thirteen states" Nj. j. y. slinnix then
! took up the program, being master OF cermonics.
ard e.rried i, cut successfully: The participants
were Misses Samson, Egan. Mclean, and the two
Nils Miss Darling, and Messrs. James Samson.
mcdowell, Hickey and Darling. At the close Of
! program Slunlkpr-
ruler, was requested to present Mr. Wayne W. Cor
aeli , Win god pin rs reward for selling the
/ GA New Years evening. II being surprise to both
the gentlemen their remarks were brief
! CHARGED WITH VIOLATING THE CANE Laws
JAMES +. Brown, q boy living ut SeabrOOk, Prince
e'eorges county, Md Yesterday killed fifteen wood
coch tthe warm weather having brought them up
from the south and brought them to this city and
sold them to Mr Richard Thompson, poultry
dealer IN the Center market. AS he was taking the
birds from the basket Special Officer Mckay
arrested the boy and carried him to the Police
game law" Mr.. Campbell Darlington appeared for
the boy. The court suspended Judgment, and Mr..
Darlington gave bonds ror his appearance next
u!tiiit cone he would go after him and enjoy
days sport basging some OF those woodcock.
THE PROPERTY OF MILITARY ORG ANIzATIoNs.-A
meeting OF representatives of the Light Infantry
ana National RIFLES was held last night, Col Burn
SIDE presiding and j. II. RalSton acting as secre-
tary- bill was agreed upon which will relieve the
property OF military organizations In the District of
/ Columbia from taxation. A committee COMPOSED
OF Col. j. o. F. Burnside and j. II. Ralston OF the
titles and Capts bingham and Miller, OF the Light
iinahtry, was appointed to confer with the District
Commissioners on the subject
FIRE IN IIILIspALE, d. C.-About 3 o'clocl. this
morning small frame house in IIillsdale owned
by Mary A. Smith, took fire from some unknown
cause, and was entirely destroyed. A little girl
was the only person in the house at the time ana
she made her escape BY jumping from Il window
The mother was not at home at the time of the fire.
LECTURE ON DAKoTA.-Ihe lecture on Dakota. to
De given at Lincoln Hall, Monday evening by Miss
e. f. cleveland. VIII be Interesting. both as supply
| Ing information about the wonderful new North
west that Is developing with such marvellous rapid
ny ara as afordlns an opportunity TO hear west
little ability Her mission here IS not however in
The interest OF litigation, but OF religion as she is
something FUNDS for the Presbyterian university 10
| Gated al Pierre south Dakota.
| MARRIAGE lIcENsEs-harrIaselic licences have been
| ISSUED tv the clerk OF the court to VIM f. Uubarr
| and Annie ID. Wcyrich; John Z. Tenney and Susan
); Wills; Chas. b: Dowden and Cora A. Hail, of
ROCKVILLE Md; Washington TraInmeu and Viz
! gina d. Trammell. both OF Fairfax county. va:
| c. F. Peters ana Annie Coal Of Adams county. Pa
VIII Washington and Katie Williams
! A CHURCH RECErT1oN.-The North Baptist
church, on lith street. above II street northwest
| has recently Installed as pastor the Rev. y. j.
wheeler. who preached his first sermon In his new
| relation there last sunday. A reception was ten
deftti him at the church last evening as welcome
! from the pastors oI the other BAPTIST churches
Among those present taking part in the exercises
were Rev. &. &. NeadOT OF the Fifth Baptist church,
Rev. :. III. Greene. OF Calvary Baptist church: Rev
Dr. James H. tuthbert, OF the First Baptist church,
! Rev Dr. King. OF Maryland seminary; j. G. Judd
| and Prof IT, Richards. Refreshments were served
and the assembly broke up about 1920 .. m. The
| committee OF arrangements having the reception
| In charge were Mrs Hall, Mrs Thomas, MIS- Glass
| Mrs Donovan and Miss Lucy Upton.
| DEATH OF Dr. C. NJ. FORD.-Dr. Charles NJ Ford
whose Illness has been announced in THE STAR died
last evening at GAO o'clock, at his home corner OF
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and 2d street southeast DR.
| FORD was taken Sick on the 23d or January with
rheumatic fever, ana was attended by Drs BuSey
| iasner, Dunn and J. Ford Thompson. Dr. Ford
was born at Troy, n. ", In 1910, and graduated in
| icdlclhe at the University OF Pennsylvania In 1851
ne came al once to this city as assistant surgeon
Oh i New jersey regiment, and soon afterwards was
| mate surgeon In Charge OF the Old Capitol prison.
which position he held I'll! the close of the war
ne was LOT many years member Of the medical
| roaru or Providence hospital and at the time Of
his death was the surgeon for the B. and r. rail-
road here. He built I'D large practice which was
not by ans means confined to his neighborhoOd
| he stood high In the Masonic fraternity and was
an active friend and honorary member OF all the
| mint4ry organizations In the city. He leaves q
| WiccN and Two children.
| DINE MUSEUM.-The crowded houses ut every
| performance at the Museum attest the popularity
| OF this place OF amusement. Old folks and chill
cren nid something TO please them In the diversity
| or attractions OrCred.