Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-11
Relief Of the Poor.


Poor families were yesterday relieved through the
police department as follows: First precinct
cGlored and white: second precinct, colored;
third precinct, 3 colored and white; fourth pre-
cinct, cOored: fifth precinct white: sixth pre-
cinct, 2 coored and white; seventh precinct l
colored and white; eighth precinct, cOlored and
2 white making u colored and IA white families
OF 40 persons relieved Mr.. Adam KOhler baker
yesterday gave so oayes of bread to the poor OF the
first precinct, and Mr. John II. Magruder, No. l4l7
New York avenue, gave two-thirds OF barrel OF
broken crackers to the poor OF the fourth precinct
"YoUNG MRS. WINTHROP" AT FoRD's-A company
from the Madison Square theater is always assured
OF a cordial welcome in Washington, and the
audience which gathered last night to witness the
sense Disappointment .sYoung Mrs. winthrop"
Is by MIR Bronson Howard, Well known
as representative s,r American author and
virility OF Hazel Kirke," the first of the
Madison Square successes, it is still a strong
and depicts the gradual drifting apart OF young
married couple and their final reconciliation The
company IS small and is remarkable for its excel
lence. MI. f j. Buckley and Miss Fannie Reeves
as Douglass and Constance Winthrop, Were entirely
acceptable, and Miss Ada Dyas as Mrs. Dick Chef
lrgit. the daShing society woman was delightful
In her drawing good humor. The role OF Edith
chaplin, the blind girl. as assumed by Miss Enid
Leslie, was of unusual merit. and marks this young
Lady Us an actress OF great promise. Mr.. WIZ GIL
lette as Burton Scott, the lawyer, and Mr.. Edwin
Arden as He,>bert Winthrop the young lover were
theater, this production entirely lacks a villain.
The play is very handsomely mounted. and the COS
tunes are awe-inspiring in their masniiicence.
THEATER CoMIQUE.-Manager Snelbaker offers a
very entertaining program TO variety lovers this
week The specially artists are well up In their
line and are we'll received. The scenes in the
gymnasium by Kelly and Murphy are particularly
entertaining and the songs and dances OF Petrie
and Fish are very good. The performance con-
clutes with Harry Montague's new production
"Oscar is Wilde"
DINE MUsEUM.-The attractions at the popular
museum this week continue to be numerous and
pleasing. Among them are the Paynes, Tennyson
and O'Gorman, She damon Quartette, the wonder
rul DeAlmaS, Harry Bruins, the pretty Florence
French, Prof. Everett, the twin white Moors, the
Warmers and all the wild animals The comedy Of
"Going to Congress" concludes the performance
GRAND ORCHESTRAL CoNcERT.-The Peabody
orchestra, OF Baltimore. proposes to give a grand
symphony concert at Lincoln hall, Friday evening,
erik and with the assistance OF Prof. Carl Faction
pianist The concert necessarily involves large
expenditure OF money and can only be given In
case subscriptions suf1cient to justify 1t are re-
Geiyed at Metzerotts before Monday. March 18th.
The program offers fine treat OF the best music
which will be rendered with the perfection for
which this orchestra Is justly celebrated IL the
music-lOy1ng people OF Washington wish the con-
cert to take place they must be prompt with their
subscriptions
A MuRDERoUs FATHER AND SoN.-Bogan Cash
who fatally shot Marshal Richards IN South caro-,
lima, and who took to the swamps, has not yet been
captured, but his purSerS sag that there Is little
be captured or killed. The Charleston Is. c. |
Necs ana Courier publishes two letters written to
a friend by Col Cash and his son Began. In his |
letter Began Cash says he does not regret shooting