Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-27

Amusements Tonight.
NATIoSAL-"Alone In London"
ALBAUGBs.-''The Little Tycoon"
HARRrs'-"Streets of New York.
KERNANs.-Ida Siddon's Burlesquers.
DINE MrsEUN.-Louise Arnot.
MANASSAS PANoRAMA.-Day and evening.
Condensed Locals.
Decker. the catcher, has been released by the
Washington club The contracts OF j. f. McGlone
and f. 4. Gilmore, with the club have been APP
proved by President Young.
A huckster's wagon was robbed of its load of
chickens Friday evening while the wagon was
standing In front Of the fourth precinct station
In the notice OF Barnards comet in Friday even
inQS STAR, il should have been sit is seen near
the western horizon Immediately after sunset
Peterson's commissary store at the new reSer-
voir was destroyed by fire saturday afternoon
about half-past four O'Clock. The loss amounted
Major Moore Friday afternoon, issued directions
to have the police go on duty with their belts and
batons OF old and to lay aside their canes. This
order was due to the fact that Oh1cer Work, OF
sailed by q colored man named WIN. Coleman,
found that he was unable TO defend himself with
his cane
the carriages in a funeral procession became
frightened on Virginia avenue and ran away. The
Gther horses In the procession became unmanage-
able for time, but order was soon restored. The
runaway team was stopped by the members OF
No. engine company.
\ slight fre occurred at the blacksmith shop Of
the Chanplain avenue shaft Saturday afternoon.
saturday night /. W. Wherein, the engineer Of
locomotive No. :Sy1. OF the II. & p. X. r.. had his
right foot crushed while coupling the tender to his
engine south Capitol street and Virginia avenue.
+. Il. Winter, living on the 18th street road, was
Knocked dow and robbed OF S. 80 and lot of toys
while returning TO his home Friday night.
There were thirty-six prisoners in the dock be-
fore Judge smell on Christmas day, most OF whom
had been arrested for being drunk and disorderly,
and in nearly all OF the cases fine of s. or one
Before Judge smell Saturday William Anderson.
cOlored boOtblack. was charged with asSaulting
w. A. OBrien because the latter refused to pay
him twenty-five cents for a shine account OF its
being Christmas. He was fined s..
saturday morning some one fired q bullet
derson, 216 LIST street southwest.
\ dead female infant was found Saturday morn
ing in an alley near 18th and streets by Officer
Tr1mbe. The body was examined by DR.. Harti-
gan, who concluded that the child had been born
alive and its death was caused by neglect.
Father Whalen. OF st. Patrick's, leaves to-day
for Baltimore TO assume the duties OF private sec
retary TO the cardinal. He will be succeeded at
ST. Patrick's by Father Magee.
At the last meeting OF the columbia democratic
club, Lawrence Gardner presented resolution
asking the Senate TO reject the nomination OF Re-
corder Matthew'S 1t was referred TO a committee
and VIII be acted upon at the next meeting OF the
while going to the fire near the new reservoir
Saturday the horses attached to No. engine
slipped on the ice and were badly bruised.
J. Shllington sends st. Nicholas for January.
The VIII OF the late Ernst Julius Leesnitzer, filed
for probate, bequeaths his estate to his wife and
A building permit has been issued by Inspe ctor
Entwisle TO the Washington Light Infantry Co,
Is TO build an iron yestibule with staircase at
each end.
MT. Tim sullivan contributed s11 for the poor of
the first precinct.
MASSACHUSETTS VETERANS CoMrNG-The sur
viyorS of the 51th and 59th Massachusetts, yolun-
teers at their last reunion decided To revisit the
battle fields upon which these organizations
were engaged, and hold the reunion of 1887 in
Petersburg, Va, and q committee has been ap-
pointed 10 make the necessary arrangements. The
steamers OF the Merchants and Miners Trans
portation company for Norfolk, Va. Thencett will
go by rail 10 Petersburg, Richmond. Fredericks-
burg thence TO this city and Baltimore, returning
IN Boston from Baltimore by steamer. The trip
Will consume ten days.
CHARGED WITH STEALING waTCH-Friday
night, near the corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and
influence of liquor. was robbed of a valuable gold
watch and chain, and stephen Jordan and VIM.
Tobson Were arrested by Lieut.. Amiss on suspicion
Police Court they were tried and held in $500
bonds for the action of the grand jury.
y WOMAN KILLED BY THE TRaIS-Elizabeth
Waters, colored, residing at Hillsdale, in the
and Ohio railroad on Friday last and so seriously
injured that death resulted yesterday afternoon.
CHARGED Win SHoPLIrTISG-Friday night Kate
Winters visited the Boston variety store and II is
charged, took a bottle Of tooth wash from the
counter and walked ont with it under her cloak
complaint was made and an officer arrested her
saturday morning Judge Smell sentenced her Ia
sixty days In jail
The FUNERAL OF CAPT. Nv. MoORE-T funeral
OF the late capt w: w. Moore took place at noon
saturday from his home, 600 street northwest
Rev. Joseph Il. Kelly. pastor OF the Fourth Presby-
terrain church, and Rev. john MacIane conducted
the services. Mr.. Kelly made an address. The
honorary pail bearers We're John W. Thompson
George w. Pearson, Henry Polkinhorn, JaIne>
Fraser, Robert $ Jordan and Charles p. Wannell
Odd Fellows organizations, and were Oliver Du-
four, OF the Grand Encampment; j. T. Petty
Grand Lodge; James H. Richards, Grand Canton
John Thaw, board OF trustees; John III. Seinert
Columbian Encamprnent, and W. H. Richards
Congressional cemetery. The attendance 1t the
services was large and included representatives OF
all inc ODD Fellows bodies OF the city. members Of
The Oldest Inhabitants association and q large
number OF prominent citizens.
CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR THE PooR-'Christmas
was busy day at the central Office OF the AssOci
ated Charities .O1 @ street northwest" said Mr
proprietor Of wizards hotel only gave Us notice
The evening before that he ds. red TO make his con
tnoution through the Associate I'd Charities but We
Lad good force at work early in the nornins
selecting the most needy families from the recOr(
for M. Staples chickens and turkeys. Then W.
found twenty poor families where there was no ont
70 come out for Them and Mr.. staples kindly sem
forty chickens and turkeys TO Ofice and we hat
had the work completed. had signed the las
order, and about 800 families were made happy
WIN InlotIndS ulDntr az nome.
An ASsIGSMENT-An assignment has beeI
placed on record from Abraham Kaufman Z,
Simon Wolf FOR the benefit OF his iKaufnan's
creditors He conveys his stock OF dry goods, &c.
81 l24l and l2i3 18th street southeast, his house
hold goods at lGe-, Pennsylvania avenue south
EAST, lot Is, square 1000, and part lS square gs7
The schedule Of debts foots up about $40
MARRIAGE LICESsEs-Narrfage licenses hav
been issued by the clerk OF the court To Lewis I
Raley and Laura Stenchcomb; Chas. X. Hetfiel.
ana Molly a. Brawner; James Wilson and Mar.
Eva Green, both of Philadelphia, Pa
SAILORS DISCHARGED FROM CCsroDY.-This morn
Ing in the Criminal Court the case OF the tire
saflors-Wiiam p. BarIuIn, Theodore X. MOrri
and Arthur C. Roes-committed by Justice Buckle
10 the custody OF the police for deSertiOn from
vessel, in whose case a writ OF habeaS corpus wa
issued on Friday, was heard Mr.. I. VI. Fields ap
peartng FOR the prisoners Mr.. Fields read til
petition and affidayits OF the men, stating tina
they shipped AT Portland Me-, November p, Oh
the schooner Charles Ii. Caswell, and on the voy
age they were cruelty treated, allowed but four O
i've hours for rest out OF the twenty-l0ur, tina
they were made TO do unnecessary work, that tn
vessel was not Sfaworthy. that they asked thei
discharge and were allowed 10 90 ashore 10. con
suit with the authorities, and while on shore wer
arfe0ed On O warrant charging them with desei
tom The return made In the case was In the foTT
OF the warrant, and Mr.. Fields said that it az
peared that they had been held on q verbal corn