Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-11

and q streets southwest, In the police am
bulance.
1t was James A. McNerhany, and not s. K.
McNerhany, who fell from car on the 18th
street road and had his leg crushed Saturday
Walter Hungerford colOred, was fined So by
Judge Mills to-day for beating his wife.
The Capital City Guards, company B, Capt.
$50 a. IN. for Frederick Md, TO take part in the
emancipation celebration there.
From BrentanO Brothers we have special
royal wedding numbers Of the London Graphic
and Illustrated News.
The Theaters.
1.-THE Merry War, was presented last night at
Albaugh's by the Beebe company in rather
hstless manner. Considering that this COM
pany has already performed this opera for sew.
ctdedly commendable performance, the slip
shod fashion in which they acted and sung
last night was not fattering to the large audi
ence gathered. The feature that received the
heart1est commentator was the grand march,
led by Miss Lisle Leigh, at the opening of the
patrons of the theater the summer season will
De continued one and perhaps two weeks
longer: Next week Donna Juanita' will be
given by the Winston company.
The reputation which had preceded McNish
johnson and Slavin's Minstrels drew a crowded
house to Ford's Opera House last night. The
expectations of the audience were fully realized
The entertainments was lively and bright from
sgi9hning to end The PGsing Of MT Charles
athletes, formed a unique and most instructive
feature of the entertainment.
attractive variety entertainment was given
last evening, by the Alice Arlington COmbi-
Alice Oates Combination is billed for next
week.
In FAVOR OF A G. A. X. MoNUMENr.-Gen s.
3. Burdett, the commander of the Grand Army
Of the Republic, yesterday visited the Grand
Army camp at Gettysburg and reviewed the
veterans on parade. Addresses were made, one
OF which advocated a Grand Army of the Re-
public monument to Gen. Grant in this city,
heir 6yp6 ut tam ,tSf
member. This was enthusiastically received
A subscription of this kind would aggregate
$4,000.
RoBBING A LITTLE GIRL.-Iast night a col
ored girl, apparently about twelve years of age
pretending to be beggar, stepped up to the
'front.' door OF the residence of II. Kettner, 622
NJ street northwest, and found Mr.. Kettner's
1our-year-Old daughter sitting at the door, After
talking awhile to the little girl, the bold beggar
took the little ones gold earrings from her ears
and disappeared
DEATH OF AN OLD vIRGINIAN.-Col. Alex
ander Thompson died at Providence hospital
was an old citizen of Hanover county, Va OF
when ne was once sheriff, and was never mar
cemetery.
CHANGED PLACES WITH HER BROTHER
VIM Brooker, a young coIored man, was
charged before Judge Mills to-day with ASSAULT
ha g ms h sister Mary who said she did not want
20 and fined Mary So for refusing to testify.
she took her brothers place in the dock.
LAYING For" CAR CoNDUCToR.-A rough
ROCKING coiored man named George Crawford
was in the Police Court to-day charged with
assauItlng Mr.. Albert =. Trunnell a conductor
on the Tn street cars. Trunnell testified that
Srawi3rd smoked on the front platform OF his
car. men witness requested him to Quit
smoking Crawford refused. Witness warned
MIN that he would put him off the car If he did
get the brake handle, but failing in this he
looked for a stone and threatened to Law for
70 the stable, some time afterwards, the defend
ant was waiting near the arsenal wall with
something in his hand, which he struck witness
with in the eye. The court imposed a fine of
$50 or sixty days in Jail.
THE TROUBLES OF THREE TAILoRs.-Sam
Goldblodt, Maurice Sacks and John Keatman,
three tailors employed in keen's establishment
were In the Police Court dock this morning
Goidblodt charged his two companions with
assault, and Sacks charged Goldblodt with
stealing ten dollars. The charges against Gold
who, according to the testimony struck Gold.
blodt over the head with a cane, was fined ten
dollars.
A CUTTING AFFRAY.-Between IL and IL
O'Clock last night Margaret Walker and Samuel
L@InaX, cotored, engaged in fight in BANDS
alley, between Wilson and Poneroy streets.
margaret was cut in four places on the left arm
and side. She went to Freedmen's hospital.
where her injuries were attended to.
A PoRPcIsE CAUGHT IN THE Potomac
Today there was on the stand of Mr. r. A.
Golden, In Center market. porpoise about fl We
feet long, caught by MIR. c. b. Faunee at Bluff
POINT, sixty-nve miles down the river, yester-
day. This is believed TO be the only porpoise
ever canght so high up the Potomac A cast
Will be made of Ii for the National Musenm
and 1t will be sent TO New York.
RoBBERIEs REPoRTED.-Mark worden 70
ported to the police this morning that while
asleep on a vacant lot near North Capitol and
streets, he was robbed of a silver watch worth
30. Il. +. Stands, 326 + street southwest re-
ports the loss OF a silver watch worth So E b.
Earnshaw, 18th and NJ streets southeast re.
ports stolen from his wagon q box of soan
Mary McCawley, 1920 / street, reports thai
some sneak thief stole from her house a circulaI
worth $50.
ALL On ACCOUNT OF THE MOTHER-IN-IAw-
Joshua Bell, a young colOred man residing on
Maryland avenue, was before Judge Mills to
day charged by his wife Sylvia, with assaultine
her. She exhibited black eye to the court
and said her husband did 1t. Joshua said h.
had some trouble with his wife, because his
mOther-in-law wanted to run his house, He
was fined 80 or 30 days.
THE REGULAR Saturday night excursion to At
tontic City and Cape May on the Pennsylvania rail
road was not rup on August Sth ON account O
the great rush to New York, but on SATURDAY
next, August 18th, il will be resumed. On tha
night the Washington Light Infantry will also
leave for their encampment at Cape May. Elk
cursion tickets will be sold as heretofore, at 3.
for the round-trip. This affords cheap OppOr
who would embrace the occasion would do vel
To secure their tickets early, Ii is said the de
mand on the former trips exceeded the supply
Special East Lake coaches for ladies' leave TIT
Baltimore and Potomac station at 10 p. m re
turning, leave Cape May ID. m, Atlantic City
at $50 p m. Fuller Information will be cheer
fully furnished by Robert A. Parke, passenger
agent southeastern district, whose office Is d
The fve-dollar excursion to Cape May and
Atlantic City VIII leave Friday next, at IL am.