Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-14
The Ccrcoran GALLERY.

MIGHT EXHIBITIONS TO BE HEIp-wcHKs OF ART
ADDED TO The CoILECTIoS-OvKs "a, 0oo VISITORS
1884,
AT the annual meeting Of the board Of trustees OF
the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Monday evening, IL
was ordered that night exhibitions shall be
heidi IN the gallery on each THURSDAY OF February
and March, from TO ten D. H.
The report OF the curator, Mr. VIM Macleod
which was read SHOWS that there are PIG paintings
bs.OGgtng 10 the gallery on exhibition or these
niae w-rc added % The collection Ia 1854 as fol-
C,ys: PurtraiiS Of E q. Malone Dy himself. Of
Generals X 2 Lee and T. j. .IacksoD by = r. FL
cef: OF President Arthur and hon J. 5. Morrill, Dy
g. p y Heaiy, and OF Commodore stephen Deca-
tsir presented ey JUICE ID. X Ha-ner; 1.-THE Patrt-
Alexander il. OK Russia with American Oficlais
ana line Departure tor tins Hunt, India by = l.
weeks There are l53 casts on exhibition, four
Teen having 0een added to the Renaissance gal-
try during the past year, Including the colossal
statue OF Lorenzo de Medici, by 81. Angelo Num-
Ger or copy1sts Ia on ra nsln 3d. In drawing from
ctsts, q Nusber OF OH copies inishej. as: OF
drawings, - Forty drawings by eignt cognpeti-
Tors Tor the Coreoran medal have been seat TO the
judges selected 20 make the award The number
or visitors In 1884 was 1878. OF which Il3,7 were
pay and $3.50 free. The largest number OF free
LafgssG ndrno5r OF pay visitors. 29l: smallest 2a
by order OK The board. the gallery viii De closed
70 iae public on each CHRISTMAS day.
fHs CLERKS RELIEF ASsoCIIrIoN.-At the an
nual meeting Of the Clerks Mutual Relief associa
ton employees OF LansburSh Bros) the FOLLOW
ing officers elected 10 serve the ensuing term.
Ike Cans, president: c. r. Holland vice PRESIDENT:
H. Fisher. recording secretary; Phil BiondhefIn.
secretary, +. F. Major, treasurer. Boar, OF m1ra
gers-J.J. MailhoIse, VI. Hanlein z Bout. J. son
MahSnse Sa Ta.los, d; b9Lsna, A L Newton. NJ
reported q balance On hand OF s4s0s4 Total bene-
nus paid during the year. siy:. one death paid,
give concert at Congregational church. the pro-
eeeds TO go TO the benefit Of the relief fund
EDrTOu
MI D. Wesley Cromwell, cOlored. editor OF the
feoptes AdcOcdte, appeared in the Police Court
Joseph B. Williamson did deny 10 said Crornweli a
citizen OF the United states. the fun and EQUAL en-
l5yment OF the secommodotions,advanta facili-
oes and privileges Of a certain public Conveyance
On water, known as the Lady OF the Lake
DrvoRcED.-To-day Judge Cox, IN the Euui,y
Court, made decree OF divorce In the case OF Lon
lisa +. Walker agt- John o. Walker giving com
pialnAnt the custody OF their two children They
were marrled August 10TH 1876. by Rev. DR.. Rankin
and lived together for three years when he Ieft her
for several months She charges that on Marcn
sentenced by the Criminal sourt for two wears In
tne Albany penitentiary, which he served, but did
NOT return 70 bis family Messrs Harris ana Oliver
appeared for the complainant
DR.. NRwNAS TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON. an
interview In san Francisco recently, Rev. DR. John
p. Newman, late OF the Madison avenue Conyreca-
tfoDal church, New York, said that after fliny a
California. he would go to New orleans From
there be ilsteEded 70 return 70 Washington.
SALE or SEATS FOR RIsroRIs ENG
sale OF seats TOR the engagement of Me Ristort AT
Aibanghs opera house nexr<keek win open ar the
opera house box ONCE tomorrow morning
:, Tas Is THE LAST WEEK OF the Comic Opera at
Herzog's Museum. The "Cnimes OF Normandy WIN
Do given every afternoon and night
w. w. BuRoETTE Co., at No. 92S 9TH street,
are having their great Seiai-annusi sale OF Dry
Goods and CasoeEi