Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-08

H Mitchell TO Priscilla Thompson, lot 2, So
500; S3,41O. Eliza c. Hutchinson to Ellen n.
Warder. part p So. 19S: S15. j. a. Bailey to c.
W Proctor, So south of 1862; 1927 Martin v.
Nosburgh to Chas. Thulecke, part sub 8, So. so;
30 10 10; 50. 633; S5,O16. W. b. Pomeroy TO ].
W. Walker, part 124, b. & HIS addition to
Georgetown; 1866. Moses Kelly, sur. trustee
~ W. B. Watson, sub lot 5s, 50. i91; $4,000.
CHARACTER AND CHARACTERISTICS. The
well-known New York artist, Prot. S. NJ.
Spedon, will lecture at the Congregational
church on Friday evening next on Character
and characteristics" His lecture will be Illus
trated by numerous drawings in the presence
OF TIE audience. Seats are now on sale at Ellis
music store.
THE Enthusiastically night there was
good attendance at the Concordia jahmarkt
al the Washington Light Infantry arrnory. The
program Tor the present week provides some
r. Washington Light Infantry, has promised
an exhibition drill; the young ladies fancy drill
Will De repeated, and the zouave drill will be a
novel affair.
DEATH OF Mrs. BARBoUR.-Mrs. Barbour, the
wife Of Representative Barbour, OF Virginia
cied at her residence, ia street northeast. at
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Her DEATH which
was the result OF a ia two weeks ago, is
mourned by many friends in Washington, Bal
tlmore and Philadelphia, well as in Virginia
Sne was nity-seVen years old, and was born in
Prince va but spent her girlhood in
Mr.. Henry Dangerfield, had large estate
Funeral services will be held at st. Aloysius
church at 1880 tomorrow morning, and the
body will be placed In "a vault at Mount Olivet
until spring, when IL Will be removed To Prince
Georges county, Md. Mrs. Barbour was a very
charitable lady and active in benevolent work
here and at her former home.
IMPORTANT REAL ESTATE SALES r O.
Hoffman has sold for Mrs. Mary j. r. White,
10 Mr.. Geo. q. Collegiate, for SI3, 600 lot g. in
square 112, Dupont Circle, improved by q two
story and mansard roofbrick house; also eleven
building lots on 18th stree, between l. and NJ
Massachusetts avenue and o, p and q Corcoran
and r. and Il and Corcoran, for Thomas s.
Huntley, TO Mr.. Benjamin III. Warder for about
$4,000.
The MosEs-TAYLoR SUIT.-In the Circuit
Court, on Saturday, in the case of W. b. Moses
against George Taylor, To recover fourteen
~ 900 Improvement bonds, valued at 81 g OOO
the argument was heard on the demurrer Of
defendant, raising the question that the action
Is barred by the statue of limitations. Messrs.
Cook and Cole for plaintiff and Mr.. A. G. Brad
ley LOT the defendant. The decision was re-
served.
A CHILD ABANDONED By Irs MorHER-A
paper was filed in the Police Court to-day set
ting forth that Charles Williams a fiye-year-oId
coiored boy. had been subjected To wflIful ne
childs mother had left il at Lincoln mission
and stated that she was unable TO care for III
she, however, promised to return for ii, but
failed 10 keep her promise. The judge COM
United the child 10 St. AIMS asylum.
Poor FUNp.-The following subscriptions for
the benefit of the poor OF the District have been
received at The STAR office: Subscriber, 81: a
little GIRL 81; A Lisner, so.
For THE NIGHT LODGING HOUSE.
Friend sends $50 ID The STAR office for the
Night Lodging house. Ut. II. y. Wadsworth
sends 81 for the same object.
THE hartley COLLECTION OF yAIuaR1E
BOoks.-The sale of this fine library will com.
menee this evening at Dowlings auction rooms
n 80 O'Clock. This Is very valuable library
and should command the attention of book.
buyers generally.
b. AND o. TO THE WEsT.-Travelers to the
west, northwest and southwest can consult the
agents OF the Il. and y. railroad, 6I9 and
1851 Pennsylvania avenue, and station cor
DeE of New Jersey avenue and street
Rates via this line 20 Chicago S13, t.
Louisville $14.5O, To st. Louis $3.50, To Gin
einnati SI1, to indianapolis $12 and Detroit
$12, with corresponding low rates To all other
points. Fast limited express trains, with
through parior and sleeping cars to destination
Time TO Chicago, 23 hours; Cincinnati, Ii
hours, ana st. Louis, =. hours. lndianapo
lis Fl hours and Pittsburg 10 hours. Limited
Tor Chicago and PitIsburg. leaves Washington
at 9:43 "a m. daily; Tor Cincinnati, ST Louis
and indianapolis. ) PIN. daily.