Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Condensed Locals.

CITY AND DISTRICT.
Condensed Locals.
Last night about 8 O'Clock, while Maggie
hg room at the Theater Comique. her dress
och Ore nom gas Jet; The flames were put
hond had received slight burns about the body.
:. The conservation of the Rev. jeremiah O'sul-
bishopric OF Mobile. Ala, win take place here
on Sunday, Sept. 30.
A lien has been filed against lots 9. 10. IL and
121, square 276, for Sis for work done on the
Fourth Baptist church. colored.
Judge Merrick yesterday made decree APP
pointing Mrs. Helen w. Burnside the commit
tee Of James D. p. Burnside on her filing OF q
bond for $500.
rom Arkansas City, en- route to the Indian
school at Hampton, Va. They spent the day
visiting objects of interest in and about the
city, and left by boat in the afternoon.
The Washington light infantry corps will
leave Cape May for home Monday morning,
and is expected to arrive here at o'clock Mon
day evening.
See notice of Sunday excursion of W. W. Cor
Lieut.. Kelly was handed by a friend this
morning $40 for the children of Officer j.
Carl August Hallis, filed May 18th last was dis
continued to-day by complanant'ss solicitor.
Amusements
FoRD's OPERA HoUsE.-Mr Robert L. Down
ing gave public rehearsal of his reconstructed
"Tally-Ho." for the benefit of the press and
others, at FOrd'S Opera House last night. The
play has been condensed and strengthened
since Ii was seen here last season, and is now
much above the average of border dramas both
In dramatic interest and literary merit Mr.
Downings representation of Hank Monk is an
honest. manly piece of work, and he was last
night greeted with much warmth by the audi
ence. Mr.. j. A. Janus makes an excellent
gentlemanly villain. Miss Nelly Cox, as Betty,
trained voice. Miss Florence Whites Rosie is
also worth of commentator. "Tally-Ho" will
be the attraction a. Ford's all of next week
ALBAUGH's OPERA HoUsE-It is announced
that Gilbert & Sullvan's latest Joint produc-
ton, The Mikado,' will be presented for the
House on Monday evening. The company
which is now doingit at the Academy of Music
Lewis De LANCE, will present it here, with
specially provided costumes and stage setting.
CoaI9tE SUMNER GARDEN..The manage
ment OF this house Is preparing for next week
another of those light, but entertaining sum
mer bills OF fun which the patrons of the house
have found so acceptable during the warm sea-
son. The patronage continues satisfactory.
HFRZoG'S OPERA HoUSE-The regular dra-
matte season a: Herzog's 9th-street Opera house
will Opes on Monday, September :, with Miss
catherine Rogers in "Claire and The Forge
THE DIME MusEUM.-Th;, popular hopse Will
reopen on Monday Next " it'll an unusually
strong array OF attractions. The famous Miaco
troupe OF pa1tornirnists will appear in ssHumpty
Dumpty.' and there will be, besides, a varietv
Dill, introducing twenty people, The museum
mas been thoroughly renovated during the va
BICYCLE RACES BY CALCIUM LrGHr-At
Athletic park, Monday night, at 8 O'clock there
tween a number of noted bicyclists Including
atwenty-rnile race between John Brooks aud
Higham on a tricycle. and Eek on a bicvcle
Higham has lowered the twenty-mile worlds
record on the tricycle., and will try to lower the
nve-IDiie record of the same machine.
MARRIAGE LICENsEs.-Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk OF the court to
OF Baltimore; Ruffin Robinson, OF King and
queen county, Va, and Oracle Robinson; VIM.
Thomas Cole and Maria Vaughn. Of London
England; Simon Dresdner, OF Brooklyn, and
Lena Lisenmann.
BASE BaLL.-The Nationals defeated the Nor
folks at the Capitol Park yesterday by a score of
10 70 = Games elsewhere yesterday resulted
ns,r Ioiiog :. p New York phiiadelphias l.
san; .: Brooklyn, 10; Baltimore, 1. Virginia,
.; Metropolitan, o.
A ScRIMMAGE IN MsrDES LAVE Sadie
Jones, colored resident of Maiden Lane. in
south Washington, was seen yesterday talking
70 polceInan, and when she went back into
the alley one Of her companions accused her of
peing the "policemans pet" This she did not
until sadie Jones S9 ans PaSseG between them
lighting Elsie Dusenberry. Kate Goose. and
Lily Lewshaw made futile attempt to sepa-
nnaily separated them. and Martha struck Mel
son In the head with a brick. Martha and Sadie
were arrested and taken before judge Mills 70
day. Sadie was fined 50 aud Martha $40.
A THIFF's NOVEL BRIDGE.-ShortIy bes,-e
oarK yeSeerday evening young colored man
named VIM. Johnson. and a companion went
70 the rear OF the residence OF John III Rrooks
IN SCUM Washington, with piece of scantling
with which they made bridge extending from,
the fence 10 the back porch. where some clothes
were hanging. The men tipped lightly across
the scantiing and had gotten possession of an
oyercoat worth 500, when Mrs Brooks an