Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-03
Amusemenfs.

Amusements.
| FoRD's OPERA HoUsE.-Mr John L. Stoddard
| Through England with Charles Dickens be-
| fore a crowded house at Fords. The lecture
was deeply interesting, and was followed with
the Bay of Naples" At the matinee tomorrow
| the Dickens lecture will be repeated.
ALBAUGH's OPERA HoUsEIOne of the larg-
| est audiences OF the week was attracted to Al
| baughs last night to witness Mile. Rhea's
charming representation of Helene in Area
dia AS has before been observed in this col
urnn. nothing this interesting lady does shows
ner to better advantage than this ingenue role.
ms evening "Ihe School for Scandal will be
repeated; tomorrow afternoon, "Camille."
CHORAL SOCIETY CONCERT.-The annual con-
certof the Choral Society is announced for
wednesday evening next at Congregational
church. The entertainments of this organiza-
ton have heretofore been invariably attractive.
ington and Mr. Whitney Mockbridge Seats are
on sale at DroOps.
BESEFIT OF ASCENSION CHURCH-hving
pictures, recitatiOns and Mrs. Jarley's wax
works will constitute the program of an enter
tainment to be given Monday evening for the
dement, OF Ascension church.
THE FIFTH BIsCHoFF CONCERT occurs at
Congregational church this evening.
The Fastest Trains in the World.
On Sunday, April 5th, n new schedule of
through trains will be put in operation on the
lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad company,
in which the system of "rapid transit" so long
and so thoroughly tested, and so successfully
COMPANY
on the eastern division of the lines, will be ex-
tended to the important through service be-
tween the Atlantic seaboard and the great
cities of the west. The entire train service of
the road, east and westbOund, between New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
Chicago, Cincinnati and st. Louis will be rear
ranged, old trains quickened, and new ones
added, and the time of all through trains re-
duced to the lowest possible limit
has ever before been attempted by any railroad,
ana none has ever succeeded in so nearly ami
nar the space between two given points
Chicago Limited will leave New York at 10 a.
m. Philadelphia 1920 pm, Washington 1880
am, Baltimore 11:5O am, arriving at Chicago
10 am the next morning, making the running
time from New York "a hours Philadelphia 81
hours and 40 minutes. Washington IS hours
10 minutes. Considering the distance covered
this is the fastest train in the world. 1t carries
that one could enjoy in ones own house. Its
time from New York to Cincinnati is 81 hours,
and to st. Louis % hours, with corresponding
Limited a new fast train, the Chicago and
Cincinnati Express, will leave New York at
7:o5, Baltimore S:25 pm, arriving at Cincin-
natl 4:i5 pm, and Chicago $50 pm. next
day. This train will make its run to Chi
two hours and u half more than the time of
the New York and Chicago Limited: The
a. m will leave at 900, and about one hour
later than formerly from Philadelphia Balti-
more and Washington, and will perform its
service in much quicker time. The Western
Express will also leave an hour later, but is so
qu1ckened as to gain a considerable amount of
time IN arriving at western points.
There can hardly be a question that the time
to be made under this new arrangement is the
best that any railroad could accomplish, and in
order TO secure this desirable result the mana
gers OF the Pennsylvania have worked assidu-
ously for years. Not only have they equipped
their road and their cars with every appliance
that modern ingenuity has devised, but the
road itself has been brought so nearly to a state
OF perfection that results almost marvellous in
the way of speed and promptness may now be
attained. 1t is the triumph Of earnest, thor
ongh. conscientious and persistent effort.
The inauguration OF the new schedule will not
corporation, but will prove q most important
event in the railroad history of the world.
DEATH OF Mr.. T. c. GREY.-MR T. c. Gre
who was well known in newspaper circles in
this city, and who has been for many years
engaged in journalistic work here died yester-
day, after a brief illness. from an attack of
acute pneumonia. Mr.. Grey about So
years of age, and q native of Watertown. n. Y.
but when the war broke out he went south as a
lieutenant in a New York regiment. He was
subsequently promoted to a captaincy. Leaving
the military service. he assumed the arduous
but more congenial duties of war correspondent
He was connected with the New York Tribune
in this capacity. Afterwards he settled in this
city, and was for some time engaged in the
news and editorial departments Of THE STAR
While connected with The STAR he gained the
ciated by tine excellence of his work and the
UNMARRIED good temper with which he executed
all the tasks allotted to him. A few years ego
he moved to Baltimore, where he was con-
nected with the american and other journals
there, and then he went to Philadelphia where
after short stay, he returned to this city, At
the time of his death he was employed on the
Post. Mr.. Grey married Miss Hartley of
Georgetown, whom he leaves to mourn his loss.
He had no children. In compliance with his
wishes, expressed when he was dying his
remains will be taken to WATERFOWL, New
York, this evening, for interment. A meeting
OF his friends will be held in the Office OF the
Post this afternoon.
THE INAUGURATION FUND.-A subscriber. a
member OF Ascension parish, has endorsed to
an officer OF the parish, to aid in the extinction
of the debt on the church building on Easter
day, his reimburSing check as $50 much money
found" The gentleman had already made a
handsome subscription.
HOUSEHOLD EFFECrS.-Messrs. Walter B.
Williams d Co., auctiOneers, will make a sale
OF elegant household effects, belonging to party
declining housekeeping, tomorrow morning at
II clock, within their salesroom. See adyer-
tisement.
LARGE COLLECTION OF Books AT AUCTION
IhsSe Is now arranged and ready for examina-,
tom at the auction rooms of Thomas DOwlings
18th and Pennsylvania avenue, a large collec-