Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-03
The Armory Theater Lease.


To have the exact position which occupied as to
the lease OF the theater four OF the proposed
armory building understood, kindly permit me to
say that was advised on Monday last OF the adop-
ton OF the following resolution by the building
committee:
'Mr. Somerv1lle moved that Mr. J. T. Ford be re-
queSted to name his bondsmen. and II they are
deemed to be satisfactory and sufficient to the COM
mttee lease will be rendered him at g rental OF
$4,000 per annuln, TO be paid monthly In advance
provided that all expenses, as hitting up the stage,
as to machinery and scenery shall be borne by the
lessee"
The words quoted were furnished me by the sec
rotary as an exact transcript OF the minutes To
this named bond sufficient for $780, 600 lone OF
whom Is quoted by Bradstreet as responsible Tor
$500, OOO> and accepted the other condition as TO
scenery. This acceptance was given to two men,
bers OF the committee at my place OF business.
There the matter rested as far as was concerned,
and while disclaim being any competitor with Mr
the committee have made a satisfactory arrange
ment with them. Respectfully, J. +. FORD.
Washington, April Sd, 1854.
A BOLD HORSE THrEF.-To-day, at las O'Clock, a
colored boy put a saddle and bride on horse at
Hoge, letter carrier, when man came along, and,
taking the horse from the boy, rode on.
THE ARRIVAL OF F1sH-Mr Gwynn Harris in
spector or marine products, reports to-day the ar
rival OF g. lS Slad, 36161 herring, Gil tatlOrs, 167
bunch fish, carp, and $50 bushels OF oysterA
RIVER TRApR-Harbormaster Sutton reports
arrivals at the river front as follows: April lst
six vessels with fish consigned to Messrs VIM. E
Stuart and r. A. Golden, 18th street wharf; three
vessels with 1900 bushels oysters for market
April ID seven vessels with 3l00 bushels oysters
for market; five vessels with 200 cords OF wood
for market: eight vessels with fish to NeSsrS
Golden and Stuart
A TROUT AND SALMON ExHrBrr1os.-A part OF
occupied by the United States fish commission,
was taken up to-day with an exhibition OF trout,
salmon and white fish The display Is the same as
Fulton Market, n. Y, with the addition OF few
fine specimens OF salmon from Columbia river. The
fish exhibited pie included every variety OF
ing the work done by the f1sh commission Many
OF the specimens have been brought nom the
Of the country. The New YORK state hatchery at
Caledonia, y: T., has also contributed to the
collection. The exhibition win be continued to-
morrow, after which the specimens win be used In
making casts or subjected to preserving process
Married TO . Corpse.
how THE RELATIONS or AN OLD SOLDIER SECURED
HD PENsloN.
Samuel B. Robbins, q veteran soldier, living In
Appleton, Maine, fell sick about q month ago. and
It soon became evident that he would not live long
AS he had now1fe Or children his pension would
cease with hts death. It was decided that wife
must be obtained. His brother Noah found In Rock
land woman who, under the circumstance, was
willing to become wife and widow In quick sue
cesson. February 26th the bans were published.
The law in Maine requires I'VE days notice before
the marriage. March Cd Robbins tell into COMA
tose condition and did not recover bis senses be-
fore he died, March 9Th. The woman did not ar
r1ve till midnight, nine hours after RoDbnY death.
She was hurr1edfy taken TO the chamber where
Robbins lay dead, and the mockery OF marriage
ceremony between the living woman and the corpse
was gone through with Pease's son took the
clammy hand Of the dead man ana placed It In that
Of the willing widow. At the funeral she was In
troduced as ROBBINS wife, and, It 70 underwood,
claims the pension money. Alegl nvesfiGation
viii be held.