Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-11

ALBACGH's OPERA HoUSE.-Jeaunie Win.
people who support her began their second sea
son of summer opera at Albaugh's last night,
Auber's everdelightful "Fra DiaSalo' being the
opening bill. The numerous audience was warm
In its welcome of Miss Winston and the other
favOrtes OF the troupe, and the familiar melo-
redemanded. Miss Searie, Mr. Bell and Gessrs
Allen, Hamgshire, Hogan and Fay were all well
NATIONAL THEATER.-McNish johnson and
Slavin's minstrel troupe, while not as large as
some that have been seen here, last night en-
tertained the audience at this house as thor
Oughly any reasonable person would desire
The members of the company put a great deal
of spirit and fun into their work, and the pro-
gram was sufficiently varied with vOcaism,
dancing. acrobatics,. special acts, and the
familiar f1rst-part cOlloQuies to make it inter-
Reception at Widow Malones' is one of the
most laughable things Of its kind seen here.
HEROES OPERA HoUsE.-Louise Sylvester.
engagement at this house last night In a lively
and laughable musical farce, entitled "a Hot
pr sy
bination opened at this house yesterday in their
amusing comedy, "Our Jonathan" which was
received with great favor by the audiences
afternoon and evening.
THE PANoRANA OF the second battle of Bull
Run continues on exhibition in the Panorama
building, 10Th street and Ohio avenue.
BARNUM's CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE, it is
estimated, was visited yesterday by between
evening was tremendous. The performances, of
course, did not materially differ from those of
previous years, and IN variety and excellence
ought to have satisfied tho most eXacting The
animals in the menagarie are in splendid con-
ditiOn. The remains of Jumbo were inspected
their regret at the sad and untimely fate Of the
immense beast.
VISITORS TO THE LIGHT INFANTRY FAIR
The National Rifles and the Schuetzen Verein
visited the Light Infantry fair last evening
This evening the High School cadets expect to
will be a dance. On Wednesday the Con.
tlnentals will attend, and on Thursday and
Friday evenings the voting will close on the
various articles.
THE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURsEs-The
graduation exercises of the Washington Train.
ing School for Nurses were held last evening in
the lecture hail of the Columbian University.
Addresses were made by Prot. VIM: Lee, NJ. D.,
Acker. Certificates of graduation were de-
Iivered to the following ladies: Ellen C. Bro
Jennie NJ. Dauchy, Mimi; Mrs. Helen A. McEl-
vain, Ohio; Mrs. Mary E. Nugent. Washington,
d. C.; Mrs. Sarah A. Robinson, Pa; Miss Vir.
Mich. The hall and platform were very taste.
fully decorated with flowers.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk of the court to
Merritt r. Landrum, OF Richmond, Va, and
Adoiphus Brashears and Elizabeth Padgett
Lowe, both of Prince George county, Md; VIM.
Lee Denty anu Jennie sebastian Allen, Edgar
Il. Hastings and Margaret NJ. Quinn; Frank
Morton, oi Pittsburg, Pa, and Maria Broderick.
FINED FOR WHIPPING THE WIDOWS
DAUGHTER.-JOhn Ross, u colOred barber, who
visits Mrs. Brown. widow, at 1OS AZ street
morning charged with cruelty beating Amanda,
the young daughter of Mrs. Brown, last night
with strap. George Cartwright, cOlOred, who
lives next door to Mrs. Brown, testified that he
heard the screams of the child last night and
saw the defendant striking her across the back
with Il strap until he drew the blood. Officer
Hutchinson testified that when he arrested
Ross blood was flowing from the girls back.
ing visits to Mrs. Browns for the past five
months, and last night she asked him to cor
rect her daughter because she had cut q book,
and he did. The court imposed u fine of $50
or sixty days in Jail.
CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING COLORED
EvANGELIsr.-Wm. f. Thompson, a young
white man, was arrested Sunday charged
with aSSaulting Rev. Alfred sutton, q cOlOred
street evangelist at the corner OF 9TH street and
tossed a tin tobacco tag into sutton s hat when
the latter took up collection. sutton
became angry, and Thompson, it is charged
struck him with cane. The case was continued
IN the Police Court until the 18th inst.
RoBBERIES REPORTED.-MOSes Sensheimer
reported to the police this morning that yester.
day he hired horse and buggy to a young man
and he failed to return 1t. Dr. j. Herbert 2O5
ii street northwest, reports that while at the
race track yesterday his pocket was picked of
500. Kelly Miller, Howard university reports
stolen from his room a clock and clothing val
ued at S12.9S. James Thompson reports stolen
SO.
THE GERMAN-AMERICAN BANK CASES-The
trial Of John hitZ and Charles +. Prentiss was