Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-23
Condensed I.0cHix

LINCOLN HALI--First concert CT the Choral
society.
Condensed Locals.
street lamps VIII be lighted at 615 p II. and ex-
tinguished al a. M.
Between and 10 O'Clock last night a fire broke
cat i'll Isaac SchenbergS secondhand store, Go t.
street southwest, damaging the house 10 til, extent
of $50, and doing considerab,a damage IL t1e
stock The house next door t6N. occupied ny
Wesley Washington and owned 10y CtaS. lloyd,
was damaged $l00. The origin OF the fire rot
Colonel Hughes, of the Merchants Union has
been for number Of weeks past seriously III at his
home on Capitol Hill. suffering with pyaena from
which5 friends Will BIT glad to learn Ills recovery
Is pow almost assured
The St Elizabeth Drama tic cubs gave very pleas
lng ana Interesting entertai! .nent last evening.
The amusing Tree, always litendtd.7 was re'I-
dtred successfully. The characters were vel s'io-
tanned by the following parties: Mise, Nellie
ROter. Helen NChts and Miss coffee, Ncssrs. Lag
nish. Freer and Baldwin.
Mr. W C. McIlenry ana VIM. +. webb. Of his
city, attended the meeting and banquet OF thc
Maryland state society of the Cincinnati il Balti-
At about O'Clock this morning heavy thunder
shower PASSED over the city. The rain for awhile
teii IN torrents and the lightning was unusually
The Washington Light Infantry corps. five com
pahtti, p;T3ded yesterday afternoon. Under com
mani oI Col Moore, and won much praise ny their
line marching.
The Union Veteran corps, Capt. Thomson. cave
reception II their arrnOrg. Masonic Temple last
evening. The attendance. which was large. Ill
Guided representatives. frc:a nearly all of the other
The Catholic Benevolent Legion gave an enter
tannent II Carroll Institute hal last evening, in
honor OF Washington'5 birthday. Mr.. T. McNer-
hany GruVertt an address ani Misses +. Eustis
aid Hattie l."ncy. Mrs. VI. ". Slxton. and Me.srs
": r, Siilth, lanes Ccns ana L. Z. Cannon took
Yesterday afternoon two coiored men. named
San AieA"1n.9f an! l!heTt Foster. engaged IL an
northwest Foster struck AleXanf!er on the head
VIII VII, a t:icN, hitiieti;s Il painful wound They
were both sent down for fifteen days BY Judge
Shell this morning y tiafallit n
an old white IN. Iamcd William Wheatlay.
Sntrge.i with the arcony Of three pool balls from
the saloon or Joseph M1ri1nalo. was sentenced d
jei for thirty days by Judge Smell to-day
J4hh M.so;l Wa~ sentenced To jail for 60 days by
Judge smell. for stealing lantern belonging 10
HE'D on pie Of bu.liRg material
anon Van RiSWicA Pleaded guilty, in the Police
court TINS morning. 10 charge Of second ofTense
nellt larceny, in stealing bolt OF cotton from in
front OF the store OF Leopold Behrend on 18th street.
Inc case was sent to the grand Jury, bonds $500
A peasant Incident of the Union Veterans rpCap-
iioh az thir aT!nDry, in Masonic Temple. last even
1ig was the presentation to their engineer Officer
captain Charles Ebert a cravOn portrait of him
SCI elegantly framed, and life like in presentlnent.
captain Ebert Made Il brief address expressive Of
The celebrated lecturer. John B. Cough. win de-
nver an address, Oh the sGth inst in the Congrega-
The T. NJ Healy branch OF the Irish National
league give reception and hop at Forrest han
The Wofe Tone club give a ball at Washington
nall, Monday evening. The 25;h list.
RUS OVER EY House AND BrGGY.-About s
O'Clock last night colored boy, NAMED VIM. Vest
was khOt:ed down and run over by horse and
buoy driven by an unknown white man, at corner
o. .th and streets northwest. the boy was pain
1uily injured aIi was taken TO Prentiss' drugstore
and from there to his home No. a G. street north
west, III the police ambulance.
RECHaBITE ELEcrIox-Cnlumbia District Tent
NO. = l. o. 81 ktchabteS. have elected the follow
s v 3esrs iGs t ensuing year: D. G. r., Ino
year: ID. d. r.. Everett ScrOggns; Dist sec, Ed
Mond Burr reelected 81 year: u. treas. Jno. T.
Mood1eid; H. Levite, Benz. {. McQUay u. guard
Nn ReapSomer; ID. chaplain, T. II. smith; d. v
ana l.. VIA Heich: delegate to High Tent. Jno, H.
Mitchell; alternate To High Tent. Jno T. WooIfirld
The following committee was also appointed to
Ineet with the Temperance Alliance: Ln6 H. Mitch
ELL Geo. W Shoemaker ana b. ". CLARK.
TIE EEENIT Nor DESTITCTE-In regard 70 \ nub
fshed statement that john ana susan E;lrcb, re-
Gently tYicted from their premises on street are
now left entirely destitute in their cd age cen
tleiian acquainted with their circumstances SAYS
that the amount awarded TO them in cash by the
court Is about $3.50. TO this amount one OF the
other parties voluntarily added slC0. and another
P3:ty VIII probably contribute several hundred
more. which VIII enable them to secure In their
own Fl-ht. az once, mitch more desirable home
1 I'm liy have occupied for many ears and with
johhs ability 70 earn good living in his Speciality
OF Repairing musical Instruments. IN which he is
SithGG' riva for ski!l in this city. there seems TO
he nothing Ia prevent this unique couple (rCI. lass
Ing their reiiiaHiAg years Iii comfort.
ASSOCIATION OF THE NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH.
me annual meeting OF the Maryland association
ol Ile New Jerusalem church was held yesterday
In Baltimore. Rev. L,btZ Fox Of This citv rrf-
sidfTi. and delivered The annual address, II was
reported tt TIE church in this city had rs mem
berS. ana during the year the dc!t was redI1ren
FROM . go to sl~o. ami there is Ga!anre IN
unpaid subscriptions Cf = 200. In the election OF
Officers Re- Ar. Fox was reelected TO prestie, ana
trii J w Hunt. OF this city. ceres Ondinc st.cre-
tary Resolution WAS adopted asking the cen
trai convention, which meets In Philadelphia
shorty 10 invest thc Rev. Jdbez Fox as general
pastor or the Mary land association, The SO
citation adjourned, after the evening sermon To
meet IN Wilmington, Del February 3d. 1885.
The WiS2XA s, C.-Tne first rncpntIon O. the
w, mihqh2 st"TtihS Cub t"4H place iast evening at
Tn rtaid nce Of Mr. W. X. B0uis. $40 nth street
northwest There was music and dancing A.long
heae EfeIet were the Misses brewer Cooper,
w w llttshin, I. FuiiiIli. Chas Fletcher f. Mon
Iotc, ID: J. Cox, 5. Wright. +. r. Alexander. H. Cook
A. - "ii"A' d. Marioli. ala CLi's. stockman
EsForCED MISUNDERSTANDING the past ten
year prisoners convicted ia the CriTainal Court Of
Us Dairct h1Fe been sent 10 penitentiaries fol-
low. 10 To albany county J., penitentiary from
!afS az h9ttln!lrf Ia 49,. a. and 1858. 5i-totai
i nn,, A"EuIA' \ y In y, ISL and ISL, "a;
Is2; Concord, New Hampshire In 1ss3. s. rgktu- n
grand total OF .e1 -
NATIONAL THEATER.-TEe engagement, O. Mr.
John Met ulou5h cess with this evenings per
Torrance. when he viii appear as Richard IN
opera by the Abbey opera troupe. ON Monday the
favorite opera Of Faust VIII be given, with
SlSnprS tatrp tnini, Novara, Contini and Sicnor
ka~chB:ann dis rrst appearance herel and Mes
danes Sealch Lablache. and Nine Christine Mis-
son In the east Tuesday evening Lucia" with
Nadame Lembrch. Wednesday, ia t,facooda >
with Nilsson. and On Thursday, '.DOn Giovanni ,,
with Stagno and Scalcht Mt Henry Irving viii
III an engagement here during the week begin
ming March 3D. The sale OF subscription tickets Tor
SIX nights began yesterday. and VIII close Monday
afternoon Mr. lrvings repertoire includes ~ otlis
Nj The Bells. ''rhe Relies Stratagem- .Hain-
let The Merchant or Venice and much ado
About Nothing"
FINE TURKISH GcODs--The transformation scene
at Dowlng's auction rooms Is something wonder
ful; the display or Chinese p0rceIans (the sale OF
which has just been concluded was OF very high
character. and every article was sold Now Mr..
Dewitt has on the walls OF his establishment one
OF the most elegant and select collection OF Turkish
carpets and rugs ever sent 10 this city. Many new
designs and rich col0rS are In the catalogue, and
parties desiring decorations for the floor and win
dow can get what they want at Dowlings, 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue The exhibition is
on Monday and Tuesday, February 18th and Goth.
The sale begins on Wednesday, at II O'Clock, and
VIII be continued until every piece Is sold
DREw's Drug SroRZ.-This store has been tempo
rartly removed to 941 Pennsylvania avenue north
west vernon Row, where complete assortment
OF pure drugs and fine chemicais together with a
iuli line OF domestic and imported fancy articles
IAN Away Dc found