Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1880, Page 8

— THE EVENING STAR. DOUBLE SHEET. SATURDAY. .February 21, 1890. ‘The Weather. INDICATIONS TO-DAY. OFFICE OF CHIEF SiGNAL OFFICER, ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 1880. | For New England and the middle Af‘antic States, falling meter, warmer southerly ‘winds, cloudy weather, with rain or snow, fol- Jowed in the latter district. by Sunday mornin, » With rising barometer, colder westerly win and clearing weather. RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER. ‘The following are the readings of the thermom- eter at the Signal Office during the day:—7 a. m., B12; 7:35 am., 30°; 11 am., 36°; 2 p.m., 46% maximum, 46°: minimum, 27 ©. LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, &c., To-night. National Theater.—Ada Cavendish as “Lady €lancarty.” Fords Opera House.—Mr. Macauley in “A Mes- wenger from Jarvis Section.” Theater Comtue.—vionde Folly Troupe; and J. R. Weaver in “Toby.” Odd Fellows’ Hal!.— Uncle Tom's Cabin.” Tallmadge Hall.—Prot. Carpenter's exhibi- ism. —Last lecture of the ke on “America’s Place in Condensed Locals. McKendree chapel temperance meeting to- morrow afternoon. See ad. The price of the doublé sheet Star is thesame as the single sheet—two cents —and the postage is but one tent to any part of the United States. The Sons of Jonadab oPosed the series of tem- ee meetings in McKendree M. E. church night, Jere Williams in the chatr, Mr. Par- malee secretary, and Miss Fannie Gartrell or- ‘ist. Speecties were made by Messrs. Ives, loore. Egyleston, Humphrey and Williams. The Alexandria (azet/e says that Mayor Smith returned to that city Thursday night. He funded the bonds awaiting his signature and the seal of the corporaiion,and attended to other import- ant business and left for New York Friday xight, as his wife continues dangereusly fil, and there ts little if any hope of her recovery. ‘The many friends of Mr. Thomas R. Downing, a well-known druggist on 41s street southwest will be sorry to learn of his death after a brief ness. ‘The jury in the case of Frank Minor, who snot Cleaveland in Fairfax county, Va.’soine time ago, were discharged yesterday, beinggun- able to agree. The Keene Guards, of Keene, N. I1., will ar- rive in this city during the month of ‘April, on their tour to Richmond, Va., and will be ‘the guests of the Washington Light Infantry. ‘The Rev. Wm. Foster Morrison, who has ac- cepted the position of assistant minister Im AS- cension parish, will enter on his duties here on the 25th inst. “The growth of the congregation made additionai clerical force necessary, and a subscription for the purpose was promptly Made on an appeal from the associate rector. ‘The Sunday Gazelle to-morrow will be found a very interesting paper. A meeting of the journeymen plasterers of amis city is called at Beck's Hall to-night. See advt. ‘The members of the Capital Bicycle Club will have a grand meet on Monday next for a run to Marlboro, Md.. from the club room, $13 10th street northwest. The case of Von Lear agt. Von Zuelin—the patent binder case—was to-day discontinued by complainant’s attorney, Gen. Mussey. A Young Man Hangs Himself. AN EXPERIMENT CARRIED TOO FAR. About 6 o’clock last evening a young colored man named Henry Parker, living at No. 2022 E street northwest, committed suicide by hang. ing. His stepfather, Thomas Young, living at the same place. returned home from his work about the hour named and noticed that the door of his room was closed and locked. @btaining a key from one of the inmates of the house he proceeded to open the door, when his eyes fell upon a man—a robber as he sup) —at the closet with his face toward the wall. He called in several neighbors. and on investigation found et man te be his son-in-law, suspended by the neck trom the closet door, dead. A chair stood near, on which it is thought he stood to fasten the noose, and then jumped from it. Some of the neighbors expressed the opinion that he did not intend to kill himseit, as he had taken the precaution to wrap a shirt around his neck to keep the rope from cutting, and had also made a knot in the rope to inter- cept the sitp-noose, his motive being to ascer- in how a man felt when hanged. His friends can assign no other reason for the act. He appeared in his usual spirits all day yester- day,and nothing unusual was noticed by his friends. = District Government Affairs. ‘The District Commissioners have authorized the Health OMicerto continue hts organization for the small pox service for the present as pro- posed by the Health Officer. The Speaker laid before the House yesterday a communication from the District, Commission- ers asking for an appropriation of $5,000 for the St. Ann’s Orphan Asylum. Joshua Lloyd was to-day reappointed an addi tional patrolman of the Metropolitan police for ‘one year, to do duty in and about the horse jar, Louisiana avenue, between 9th and 10th streets northwest. The Commissioners have requested Major Hanneman to conduct the firing of a salute of 138 guns from the north side of the Capitot grounds, at 12 o'clock Monday, February 23d, in ance of permission received from the Speaker of the House of Representatives. BUILDING PEEMITS fssued by Inspector Entwisle:—Dr. Gunton, to construct a two-story dwelling on Virginia avenue, between 9th and 10th sts. s.w.; $1,200; and a two-story dwelling on C st., between 9th ‘and 10th; $1,100. LARGE AND IMPORTANT SALES OF REAL ESTATE. Several of the largest sales of unimproved real estate that have been made since the panic of i873, have been negotiated within the past week by the firm of Fiteh, Fox & Brown. These gen- temen have sold for the several owners four lots fronting 9 feet on Vermont avenue, (imme- diately south of the residence of Senator Win- dom.) near the Thomas circle, to the Hon. Gar- dener Greene Hubbard, of Cambridge, Massa- chusetts, for the sum of $26,887.60 cash. Also, for Arman Jardin, esq., that beautiful buildin; site at the intersection of Rhode Island and Connecticut avenues, fronting 80 feet on the former by a depth of 177 feet on the latter, to Prof. Alexander Graham Bell, of Boston, for $25,642.29 cash. Both of these’ gentlemen will erect at once upon their respective purchases private dwellings for their own use that will be ornaments to the city, and furnish further proof ‘of the growing popularity of the national cap!- tal with men of wealth and culture trom all sections of our country. The same firm have sold for John Brannon, part of lot 2,in square 246, fronting on Massachusetts avenue, near ‘Thomas circle, to Edward Weston, esq., of New York, for $4,000 cash. Also, for Geo. W. Riggs, o to Abram F. Barker, lot 25, in square 396, for $1,147. CELLULOID and rubber eyeglasses at Prigg’s. t Jurors DRawn.—The following were drawe yesterday to serve as jurors at the term of the Criminal Court whick commences March 1, and Will be held by Justice James: Grand jurors— Henry Himber, W. L. Freeman, J. Brad. Adams, James E. Fitch, G. B. Abrams, W. B. Jackson, Addison Day, Joseph F. Hodgson, James Mar- Un, James A. Jenefer, John T. Cove, B. B. Dow- eli, James Mason, Hen: rauss, L. F. Cart- right, Marcus Richardson, J. D. Entwisle, B. F. Colman, J. Reed Burroughs. J. J. Fisher, John H. Rosenberg, Allen Dodge, Truman Ross. Petit jurors—H. Burroughs, George Emmert, Robert Logan, J. C. Parker, G. Donaldson, C.K. Davidson, Jolin Myers, E.’4. Knoor, George B. Barnard, Gwynn Green, John R. Mahoney, A. J. Deming, Horatio Browning, George W. Heit zel, Carter Stewart, jr., Henry Lacey, William Beckett, C. C, tee Jt,, David Howard, James W. Davenport, Joi R. Murray, James ¥. Wollard, Thomas Evans, William H. Barker, John Patterson, Thomas U. Naudin, a SALE OF PAINTINGS AT A¥CTION.—There is to be an important and valuable sale of a superb collection of patntings at_ the spacious art gal- lery of Myers & Hi ‘in, No. 46 North Charles street, Baltimore, commencing on Monday even- ing and lasting through Tuesday and Wednes- next week. This well-known Orm assure the publie that this collection {s the finest ever offered at public or private sale in Baltimore, and guarantee every pain’ to be a5 represented in the catalogue. The array of » the names of di ished artists certainly in- a of art in off and water Among the names are Boughton, Moran, Inn Carl Beeker, ‘Theo. Frere, J. G. Brown (N. A.), Breraler, (Ger. ree others. ies col ma covers the rench, German, 5 ‘lan, Spanish, English and Américan ro It appears to an excellent Opportunity for the amateur and cultured are 1 ‘over to secure at public sale some Of are Bee eh, all of the various e advertisem: where. Catalogues are sent by may 3 ———_ Avcrion West SALE of dwel Georgetown, Nos. 162 and 164 “th. See be. | ON TRIAL FOR LIFE. THE MURDER OF GEO. P. HIRTH. Trial of Bedford, Queenan and Pinn The trial of the thtee coléred men—Joseph Neverson, alias Joseph or “Babe” Bedford, Edward Queenan and Sandy Pinn—indicted for the murder of George Philip Hirth on P street on the evening of January 7th last, es con- tinued in the Criminal Court, Judge Hagner, yesterday after our report closed—District At- torney Corkhill and Assistant District Attorney Perry for the government; Messrs. T. F. Miller, C, Maurice Smith and John #. Riley for Pinn; H. H. Wells, jr., R. Coyle and J. A. Hayward for the other prisoners. Emma Johnson, a deaf and dumb woman, and Burrell Johnson, her husband, and President Gallaudet, of the deaf and dumb asylum, were intreduced, and the court read the law as to deaf and dumb witnesses. Burrell Johnson sworn on a voire dire.—Had known Emma Johnson for some years; had been married to her overa year; could understand her in some things, but not always. Dr. Gallaudet thought that she could distin- guish between truth and falsehood. The con- ventional sign among trained deat mutes for truth was a gesture straightforward from the mouth, for falsity a gesture sideways from the mouth. These she understood, but he did not know that she understood tbe na‘ure and obligations of an oath. In answer to a question of the District Attor- ney, Dr. Gallaudet said that he had yesterday been at the office of Miller & Riley for the de- fence, and this woman was there. He had gone over her sign statement in relation to her testi- mony, and he had examined her by signs, and some. eutngs he had understood and uthers he ad not. The District Attorney objected to this gentie- man acting as interpreter after the rehearsal of the testimony. The jury must see the testi- mony when the interpreter does, and observe all the difficulties of the case; not have all the toublesome matters smoothed down outside, and a tale delivered by the signs, which the interpreter shall explein_as straight and plain. The ceurt ruled that Dr. Gallaudet was not incompetent, by reason of his previoas éxamt- ration of the witness, to be an interpreter. Dr. Gallaudet was then examined on his voire ctrees to what his capacity as an expert wa: and as to what be knew of her testimony befo! he examined her. Question.—Did you not know that certain eb- jorts would be shown to her for identification? id you show her your watch? Witness.—She was making some signs which I thought to mean a watch, and I pulled outmy watch and she nodded assent. ‘The District Attorney then objected, that as the interpreter could not interpret authat the Witness testified, he was net a competent inter- preter, fer what he could not, interpret might hegative or modify that which he could inter- rel pret. The court ruled that Br. G. was competent. THE DPAF MUTE WITNESS. Emma Johnson, uneducated deaf mute, was here placed on the stand. Do you know Bsa}. Johnson? ‘The interpreter.—i cannot ask her that. Mr. Miller.—Bring Benj. Johnson in. Mr. Perry.—Oh, no; that won't do. Aiter some consultation with the court Benj. Johnson, the prisoner, and others, were placed together In the crewd: The deaf womar was then brought in, and after looking around and shaking her head at several ef them she uttered a little ery and pointed to Jehnson, continuing tom: an inarticulate sound and to shake her forefinger at him. It was admitted that this Was an affirmative answer to the question “Do you know Ben. Johnson? Point him out.” The next question, ‘* Wkere do you live?” was found meommuntcable to her. The interpreter thought that a er and an explanation of it to her would be needed before she could answer the question. She was asked how many chil- dren she had, and she readily indicated “three.” She was asked where her nursing babe (arms folded up as if holding a pet) was. She pointed quickly to the east room, which the interpreter sald meant “near by.” "This was objected, to, the prosecution contending that she meant that her husband was in the next room. The Judge gave a test as te counting, and Prof. Gallaudet said he was not certain that he had made the witness comprehend him. The Court.—Gentlemen, I am not willing to admit this witness to testity. Mr. Miller insisted that in a case of this char- acter wider latitude than usual should be al- lowed. He hoped the court would allow further tests. The court said he spoke rather hastily, and Would allow further tests. Then her husband was brought in from the next room, and she was again asked where the baby was, and she pointed to her husband. [Laughter.) Mr. Perry.—She means he’s its father. Further aiscussion as to her competency fol- lowed. The court was asked to allow her to be called, and Johnson placed in her presence, and a watch to be shown and then the question to be asked her, whether she had seen Johnson with a watch, and the court ruled it out. Siml- lar questions as to whether he showed her a rirg, whether he washed blood off of his hands, whether he told her he had knocked a man down and taken the watch and ring from him, &c., were allruled out. Before the close of the examination the court, at 4.45 p. m., adjourned. Twelfth Day. This morning there was but a small crowd in attendance at the court room. The defence called Emma Johnson, the deaf and dumb wit- ness, (Who was on the stand at adjournmeat yesterday), and her husband, Burrell Johnson, who appeared with Prof. E. W.Gallaudet as inter- preter. The defence sald Dr. G. having testi that he understood some of her signs, and was informed of the meaning of others by her hus- band, they proposed to have all in the room that Dr. G. might interpet those signs which he un- Gerstood, and the husband assist in those Dr. G. did not understand. The court declined to allow this, and the hus- band retired. THE MOTE WITNESS AGAIN. Mr. Miller asked Dr. G. to inquire of her in reference to her recollection of Christmas day, and Dr. G. explained that he was not sure that she understood the signs he would make on that subject. Dr. G made the signs but failed to make her understand, and on conferring with her husband, was informed that he (the husband) had no signs he could communicate to her an idea of Christmas. The counsel for Bedford and Queenan said they propose to ask that the husband act as in- terprete T, and would not ask questions through in aaswer to the court Dr. G. explained that le he thought she had an idea of her re- sponsibility to a Supreme Being, he doubtéd his ability of communicating to her anything about the origin of the world, who made it, &c. Dr. G. then made the ‘at which she shook her head, and he remarked that he could not be certain on the point whether she understood. Dr. Gallaudet then retired. Mr. Wells called Burrell Johnson, the inter- preter, and.asked that he be sworn as an inter- preter. ‘The government objected. Mr. Wells said that they were prepared to show that this woman understood the nature of an oath, ard she understood enough about the relations of God and man.to be admitted a mem- der of a Christian Church. When these parties were little children they conversed with each other, and fully understood each other. He ar- gued that the woman was a woman of remark- abe intelligence; that he had seen children ly communicate with her. They could Show that the statement to pe made by this Womas here as t9 what was done by Johnson, had been made by her very shortly afterwards toa respectable lady, and gentlemen, and, iur- ther, he said that &thad been utterly impossi- ble to corrupt her. There could nothing be more imp! ive or convincing as to her under- standing than the manner !n which she had ex- pressed herself by signs when taking the oath. The court said it had not yet been fully shown {Hat she was competent as a witn and he read from-Greenleaf the essential qi cation for a witness—a beliet in the doctrine of future punishment. ‘The husband was sworn on his toire dire, and said he knew her when she was a littie girl, from about fixe years before the war; could com: m don’t know whether she knows anything the Bible; sh e belongs to Brooks’ chureh, and attends church. She knows that if she does wrong she will Se punished; she understood thet when she gave away his food that she — be iound owt and turned out of church (or Q.—Does se know that when sie kisses tle Bible ehe must speak ¢he truth, and if she does not She will be punished? Ans—Yes, sir; she understands that. The court catechised tke husband as to what She knows as te who made her and remarked that he did not thiok she wes competent. Mr. Williams iurther questioned him, and he Said that he went to church semetimes; that she bad taken the ‘enion, but not since they they }ad beex smproperly i1i- dmatried. ught that this was sufficient as Showing a sense of sin on ker pati. He urged that in the case of this wonsan, ot whose evi- dexce the life or death of these’ men gepends, this woman's evidence should be taken. THE COURT DECIDES THAT SHE CAN NOT TRgTn7Y- The court said that if it {s shown that she Ds - leves in a God, a maker of all things, he would decide her to be a reek witness, and after yer Greenleaf he decided that she could ‘The defence noted an exception to the ruliag of the court. A WITNESS FOR PINN. Mary Shiles was called in behalf of Pinn, that ‘Mrs. and | she lived at her sister’s—! \bers and knows Pinn; saw him that evening in the house; he came there about 6: clone are after Susie Barber came in. Pina sat down and | commenced joking. After! Luke West came in and sat downon a where Pin! ee Pinn stayed there till he heard of murder—thinks a. o’clock. ‘Dalley bene i Dickson and after singing Teturn, he told Pinn of the murder, and they all went to the drug, store, and on the way saw Mr. Sibley with Pinn and Bedford going to the drug store.>| Pinn hadon dark clothes and carried a gold- headed cane. Bedford came there between 7 and 8 o'clock, and he remained in the house until he Went out with the two young ladies, somewhere about $ o'clock. Cross-examined by Mr. Corkhill:—Mr. Pendle- ton was the first visitor, and he came in about sundown ora little before; saw him about an hour after he came, Miss Barber came in next, and in about 15 minutes Pinn came in. West followed in about 20 minutes or more, and he sat down beside Pinn until Miss Barber asked ~ hira up in her room; Katie Dickson and Elmira Batley came in next and then Bedford 15 or # minutes after, and he went home with them about an hourafter. Pinn has been paying his addresses to witness; he first had regular nights— Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Don’t re- member that he was there on Monday night; Was not personally acquainted with Queenan. Mr. Hall was not at home when Pinn came in. Did not state on the 28d of January in the Dis- trict Attorney’s office that there was no one at the table when Pinn came input herself. Pinn stafd until it was near about time for the young ladies to go home. Matilda Mallens was not there that night; did not say in the District At- torney’s office that there was no singing there that night. Bedford was a frequ nt visitor, oe See Miss Barber. Redirect:—Witness was taken to the District Attorney's office by Detective Voss and attended there four days; made a statement to that gentleman (pointing to Mr. Griffith) and he wrote it. Shecame down again and signed it. MRS. CORNELIA HALL testified that she lives on T street; remembers the evening of the murder; saw Pinn there #bout 63¢ o'clock, a little after oe ee dawn; Pinn remained there until ke heard of the mur- der from Bedford: Pinn then got up went out; he had on thin darkclothes. Bed! came in between 7 and 8 o’clock alone and remained about an hour. when he went home with the two young ladies—Katie Dixon, Almira Batley— and returned home in about half an hour, when he said to Pinn. “Sandy, Mr. Hirth ts killed.” Cross-examined—Her husband is Nelson Hall; he was home that day, but left after sundown— about a half hoar after supper; the usual sup- per hour was o'clock, but it was earlier that @ening, abowt 54 o'clock; ker husband, two children, two sisters and herself took supper: both of her sisters took supper that night; her husband hed gone when See Barber came in; witness was in the kitchen when Sue Barber came in; the two sisters were there, and Frank Pendleton was on the lounge; don’t know whether he was asleep; Pinn c ime in about 615 o’clock. and sat on a ox; don’t recollect who first went out of the kitchen, but thinks that Pinn went in and sat on the lounge after Bed- ford nad come; Luke West came in five minutes after Pinn; Katy Dickson and Almira Bailey came next, and they were all in the kitchen; Bedford then came, arid also walked into the kitchen; was pesitive that they all were in the Kitchen abowt an hour; Bedford went home with Almira and ‘Kate, and the others remained until Bedford came back and told of the murder. It was about a half hour after he had left when he returned. Then all went except West and Wormley. The latter was sick iying down when the others came In. Am positive that Wormley did not leave the room. They went to the drug store; Pinn and Bedford went down on the opposite side of the street. They remained about 15 minutes at the drug store. Pinn and Sedford came back to her house. Her husband did not_ come home until next morning. Pinn was at hor house the next, morning about, breakfast time. That night they were talkiig and had some singing. A reces3 was here taken. AETER RECESS. On reassembling Dr. 8. E. Lewis (druggis') testified to Pinn’s good reputation for peace, good order and honesty. Richard T. Brown was called and identified Richard Craig as the man he alluded toin his evidence as having been with him on the night of the murder, Frank Pendieton testified that he was at Mrs. Hall's on the night of January 7th, the night of the murder; got_there and fourd ‘Mr. and Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Hall’s two sisters there; Pinn came there, and when witness woke up, about 8 o'clock, he saw him there; soon afterwards saw Bedtord; don’t remember that Pinn went out till Bedford told him of the murder; thinks it Was about lv o’clock; saw Pinn going to the diug store; did not see B or P afterwards; Pinn was dressed in dark clothes. The Ladies and the Fair. The lady managers of the fair to be held for the benefit of the Washington Light Infantry Corps met at the Riggs House at 11 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Ricketts presided and Mr. Geo. W. Evans acted‘as secretary. The following designations were made in addition to those already published: Tables 1, 2 and 3, Mrs. Gen. Ricketts, Mrs, Gen. Emory and Mrs. Mont- mery Blair. Assistants: Mrs. Senator Hill, irs. Senator McPherson, Mrs. General Haines, Mrs. Cole Moore, Misses McClellan, Higgins, Wilkes, Rhodes, ‘Campbell, Kerr, Hundsome, Slack, Knight, Larned, Mrs. Hitchcock, Misses Haldane, Bleecker, Lansdale, King, Brad- ford, Spencer, Miss Sherman, Mrs. Bower- Man, Misses McLane, Riddle and Lewis. Flower bower, Mrs. Kimmell; assistants, Mrs. Fort, Mre. Stocking, Misses Ballinger, Jenkins, "Clarke, Chalmers, Bainbridge, Wright, Hunt- ley, Turner, Allen, Schotield, Davenport, Ham- ilton, Randall, Freeland, Shunk and Harlan. Tables 5, 6 and 7.—Mrs. Ross Ray, Mrs. Colonel Potter, Mrs. Richard Wallach. Assistants.— Mrs. Senator Carpenter, Mrs. Capt. Hoff, Mrs. Gen. Babcock, Mrs. Frank Howe, Mrs.’ E. L. Qualtrough, Misses Mamie Ray, Kate Ray, Lil- lie Carpenter, Carrie Dodge,’ Mamie Heath, Katie Pelovze, Nina Dodge, Nettie Man- ning, Fanny Michler, Carrie — Paulding, Kate Patterson, Sallie Emory, Lina Porter, Annie Barnes, Minnie Stuart, Mamie Heath. Mamie Nicholson, Elite Byrne, Emily Chubb, Table No. 4, Miss L. Joseph; assistants, Mrs. A. G. Riddle, Misses Welch, Bloodgood, Douglass, Fox, Waite, Voorhees, Williamson, Merriman, Alice Burnside, Russell, Porter, Kilbourn, Mrs. Walsh, Misses M. West, R. Bleecker, Whiting, Johnston. A note was read at the'meeeting from a friend of the corps, donating a solid silver fruit basket, valued at $60, to be voted to the most popular lady manager of the several tables at the fair. Amusements, &c. Forp’s Opera Hovse.—Mr. Macauley will con- clude his engagement at Ford’s Opera House to- night. He has had a very successful engage- ment. Those who have not seen him shouid not neglect this last opportunity this evening. NaTIONAL THEATER.—Miss Cavendish’s bene- fit at the National last evening attracted a large audience, and the performance of “Lady Clan- carty” was a great Success. The play 13 of in- tense interest. “Lady Clancarty” for the last time to-night. “AN ARABIAN NIGHT.”—Augustin Daly’s new comedy with the above title, which has had a successful run of several months at the author's theater in New York, will be brought out at Ford’s Opera House next week, in the dash- ing style for which Daly’s company 1s famous. ‘The New York Heratd says of the piece: “its situations are most comical and every act is pag eres by almost continuous laughter from the audience. Of the play as it is, all that can be said is that it is immensely funny from «nud to end, brimful of incident and mirth-pro- vol dialogue, and contains matter enough for a dozen farces, handsome tollets enough to a dozen milliners, and good acting enough to run almost any average play to success.” The New York World says: “The language is brigat, witty, terse and cleanly.” EATER COMIQUE.—The Comique will repeat its excellent performances of the week to-night, with a bumber of additions. Next week there Will be an entire change of bilL THE TovrRists.—The Tourists in the Pullman Palace Car come back to us next week. They will beat the National and will draw crowded uses. Their fun is never coarse. Since they left here the company has been reaping a golden harvest in New York. - Vrbelirros or soon Mtsic poe ae fail to ar the Symphony concert by eabody orchestra, of Baltimore, next Friday evening, the ith, at the Congregational church. This is the first of a series of concerts to be given by that orchestra, under the auspices of the Atheneum club, of this city, and from the concert of last season, a rare mt treat is in store for the le of this city. ‘Mr. JOHN FiskE deliver at the Congrega- Uonal church, this evening, the last lecture ot his brilliant serles on ‘America’s Place in His- tory.” The subject of the lecture to-night is “The English Race and its Manifest Destiny,” and it is sald to be one of the most entertaining and instructive of the course. TALLMADGE HALL.—Prof. Carpenter gives his jJast_ wonderful exhibition of mesmerism at Tall Hall evening. He is both amus- ve ‘HE GRAND CONCERT at Calvary Baptist church will come off next Friday evening. KILLED BY THE TRain.—Yesterday Coroner Patterson declined holding an inquest over the body of the unknown man who was run over at the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, near Bladens- burg, Monday night and Killed, being satisfled ‘that the was entirely accidental, and The deceased was into: time before his death was warned by a person residing near the scene of the accident to re main away from the railroad track. Phe body Was deposited in the dead-house at the Provi- dence hospital to await identificati: ion. CHARGED WITH ROBBING AN OLD SOLDIER.— In < Police Court Rhgeoridemd Sen Reed, a and George Jo! red, were sed ee highway robbery’ of a soldier “d Patrick Lanahan, who testified that it National Educational Asvociation.- SPECIAL MEETING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SUPER- > DSTENDENCE. ‘The department of superintendence of the National Educational Association re assembled in the Congregational church last evening— present were Commissioner Dent, Trustees Baldwin, Matthews, Fairley 9nd Lovejoy and a number of teachers of both pubiic and pervade schools of this District. The special object of the session was to consider the proposition to set aside the: proceeds of the sales of publi? Jands for educational purposes. Mr. Hagon submitted resolutions of thanks to the District School board, Superintendent Wilson, General ‘Eaton and others; commending the paper of C. D. Randall, of Michigan, in reference to the education of poor and neglected childrev,thank- ing Mrs. Pollok for her offer to educate ong pupit from each state on the Kindergarten sy3- tem; thanks tO the proprietors of the Ebbitt House; and urging the attention of Congress. to the importance and necessity of providing with a liberal hand for the EDUCATIONAL WANTS OF THIS DISTRICT so all parts of the District may be furnished with suitable school buildings with the best of school appliances, and with a sufficient number of competent teachers to the end that its schools may justly serve the country as models of what the best schools ought tobe. These resolutions were all adopted. SALES OF PUBLIC LANDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PUR- POSES. Dr. Ruffner, of the committee on national leg- Islation, reported the following resolution, which was adopted: ‘That there is immediate essing need of federal aid to the states, and especially to the southern states, in the work of cqucaging the people in the primary branches of knowledge. Thatthe Congress now in session be and a, is respectfully urged to conskier and act favorably upon the bill now be- fore it (H. R. 334), entitled ‘A bill to apply. the proceeds of sales of public lands to the educa- tion of tke people, aud so forth,’ or some modifl- eation thereof, which would recognize the prin- ciple of applying these funds wholly for the general education of the people. ‘That the presi- enter this body be requested to communicate these resolutions to the House of Representa- tives through the chairman of the committee on education and Jabor and to tke Senate argh the chairman of the corresperding com- tee. Dr. Ruffner, in speaking on the report, said ‘that the dificulty heretofore had teen the oppo- sition of obstructionists in the eld political par- ties. It was well known that aid ts wanted par- ticularly in thesouth. He referred to the valu- able auxiliary, the Peabody Institute, and said that while there were some at the south who favored the cause of education, the most gener- ous sentiments had come frem the north. There were but few who were aware as to how much of the public domain had been squandered. Another impediment was the want of faith in popular education. His summing up was that there was a terrible and dangerous mass of ig- norance in the country; that this ignorance im- proves rapidly; that there is an overwhelming tendeficy on the part of the people to discard old forms of thought and old leaders; that the remedy for the evil iles in education; and finally that the application should be prompt. Gen. Armstrong, of Hampton. Va.; tendent Orr, of Georgia; Dr. Wickersham, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Philbrick, of Massachusetts, and Dr. Hariis, of St. Louis, followed on the same subject, and the report was adopted. The department adjourned sine die. A BANQUET AT HARVEY'S. The members of the association were then conducted to Harvey’s by Superintendent Wil- son, where they were served with a banquet. Besides the members there were present Com- missioner Dent, ‘Trustees Matthews (president of the school board), Lovejoy and Baldwin. Speeches were made by Commissioner Dent, ‘Irustee Matthews, General Eaton (United States Commissioner of cation) and others. ‘The most amusing of ail Arabian Night,” by Au- gustin Daly, will be presented on Monaay even- ing, February 23d ne: id no doubi it will have the same popularity here as it has met with In New York, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. AN ARABIAN NI farcical comedies, Like ali the farcical comedies of the present day, the plot of “An Arabian Night” is very simple, and though it is a tale soon fold, has an abundance of fun init. It has for a foundation the flirtation of a married man, Mr. Alexander Spinkle, with a female circus rider, Rosie May- bloom. This seems a bad start, but it'ls worked out so cleverly that there is nothing objection- able in the text of the play, and the moral taught is that married men should not flirt with females of the equestrian arena or any other females. The fun of the play is caused pric ally by the extremely laughable situa- jon: rougnY about by the Chew | of Mr. Spinkle’s innocent niece, Miss Kate Spinkle, with Miss Maybloom, which mixing up of char- actere is the result of an effort on the part of Mr. Spinkle to conceal his flirtation from his mother-in-law during the temporary absence of his wife. The confusion of persons, which com- mences in the first act, is carried through tothe last act, and is the cause of numerous very funny situations. Mr. Spinkle’s deceptive’pow- ers are taxed to the utmost to devise means to mislead his mother-in-law, Mrs. Weebles, and he succeeds tolerably well for a time, but comes to grief finally and has to confess his tran: + sion. Of course he is forgiven, and everybody is made happy. The mirth-provoking situations of the play are Loa preeran by a display of the characteristic qualities of a “cannon ball tosser” in a circus, the dash of an equestrienne, the enthusiasm of an artist, the softness of a snob. —_—+—_—_— ‘THE MILITARY FarR.—On Monday the mem- bers of the Washington Light Infantry corps will assemble in uniform at their armory at 1 o'clock, and, under the escort of the honorary members, with Donch’s band, will march over a route extending as far as 20th street. Upon returning to the armory the command will be dis! to reassemble at 6 o'clock, when they will form in line and proceed to the fair room in Masonic Temple, for the purpose of receiving the President, the General of the Army and other dignitaries. This ceremony over, theranks will be broken and the members of the corps will be at liberty to participate in the festivities of the evening. The members of the old com- y Will appear in full dress uniform, and of e Rew company in fatigue dress. The recep- tion committee will be designated with white badges, the committee on arrangements with blue badges and the general committee with red badges. At the Loon last evening a letter from Dr. Soule, of Hop Bitters fame, was read, formally presenting the patr-oared shell, of which mention has been made. It was an- nounced that the Alexandria Light 'nfantry had been invited to attend the fair in uniform on some evening which would be agreeable to them. One of the features of the fair will be the voting for various articles. The set of silver Masonic jewels of elegant di and workman- ship, nted by Willett & Ruoff, will be pre- sented to the Masonic Blue Lodge receiving the highest number of votes. A great deal of inter- est is manifested in the disposition of the pool table, to be voted to’ the most pepular fire com- pany, and the uniform and silver police badges to be voted uvepecd ely to the most popular police Heutenant and private. Among the do- Dations to the fair a very conspicuous one is a French doll fitted out with an%legant trovssean, valued at $300, THE Largest Lay OF THE PickPockET.—Some enterprising pickpocket has this week been turning to account the habit of the street car conductors of carrying their change in their outside coat pockets. On Wedné night a “Red Line” conductor was relieved of about Another evening a “Blue Line” conductor wi Short between $6 and $7, and several others Dave reported various losses. It has always oc- curred on a trip from 4th street to Brighton, about 6 o'clock, when the cars are crowded. The conductors have been eo a Tapered anda Tac pocket who should happen to be detected at Work on one of these cars at that time of day would better fight a thrashing machine single handed than Wyre the treatment he will have to meet.—[Cineinnati Gazette, SA trian should know the importance of breathing only through the nose. Weston would do much better by keeping his mouth shut.—N. ¥. World. M** AND BOYS’ CASSIMERES POR SPRING, 25, 37, 50, 60, 75, 87, $1 per yard. 626 Pet Ciosing out CARPETS at old prices. Hamburg EDGINGS and INSERTINGS, 2, 4, 6, 1U, 12, 15, 18, 20c. ‘Nottingham Curesin LA 35, 30, 37, 600. Curtain MUSLIN, 15, 18, PTONS at old prices, 8, 3 & 10, 1ic. PableLINENS, all Linen: 89, $7 50, 63; 750. ROWSE? a dance BS ter ah age sLraninaae at apes alc, A ne, 50, 60, 75. White BED QUILTS, 50, 75, B1, 81.25, 81.50. slieg COUNTERPANES tram $2, 80; Spring DRESS GOODE, all-wool Debege, 250. Children's“ Fancy SEOCKINGS—new’ Spring 2 SPRING GOODS ARRIVING DAILY. Save money by buying your Dry Goods from C. M. TOWSON, 636 Pennsyleania Avenue, feb21 South side, cor. Tth st. © “peace «Fae rees skt'é BD STOBB, peter 28 Noe Street. ceaoa, bo. 2 crates teow. ace President Newell in the chair. Among those | (October Term.} i Yesterday, sdonp agt. District; verdict for Macarthur. fe defendant. Courr (No. 1.)—Judge Xesterday, Brown agt. Hollidge; of eatendar- Washington Market Co. moot; & Bar- rett sgt. Keady; verdict and judgment Acme tiff for $100. Brown agt. Salter; sult dism| Tobin agt. Kleinschmidt; do. Howland agt. McEwen; do. Davis agt. Padden; do. Walker Daly; do. Hutchinson agt. Alexander; do. ‘aggaman; defendant called and judgment by default. Adjourned till Tuesday. Crrccrr CourT (No. 2)—Judge Cox. Yesterday, Wood & Co. agt. Grahamtte and ‘Trinidad A. P. Co.; trial resumed and jury res- ited. Homiller agt. Inland ard Seaboard Coast- ie Co.; jury sworn and respited till Tuesday. Eourry Court—Judge James, t se. : * | Yesterday, Fayolle agt. Texas & Pacifle Rail- Co.; on hearing: iariner a ent deferred ull Monday. MeBlair McBiair; trustee sud- stituted. McKenna Smoot: commtssyon for partition apa Kubincam agt. Kubdin- cam; trustee (M. Thompson) declared in con- tempt and default. In re E. E. Stone, lunatic: auditor’s report ratified and investment of funds ordered. Van Patten agt. Palmer; complain- ant’s question certifled by examiner decided against. Clarke’s executor against Strong; hearing of motion to dissolve injunction post- pored. Adjourned till Tuesday. PROBATE CouRT—Register Wester. Yesterday, estate of John Henderson; final notice issued to jatrator, appointing March 19 for settlement. The following wills were acted on: Charlotte B. Wise: commission returned executed. Walter K. Irwi to prevate on $2,000 bond. same on $500 bond. John Price; order of - nie L. Wall; refusal of W. F. Mattingly, trastee, ‘under will to accept account fil Adminis- tration was granted on the following estates Octavia Bryan; bond $12,000. Martin Dixon, bona $500, George E. ndel; bond $5,000. . W. Beers: bond $200. Charlotte Dunlap: order of publication issued. Elizabeth Ban. del appointed guardian to _ orpha George BE. Bandel; bond $3,000. Estate ot son Nailor; citation issued against adminis- tratrix. Inventories returned in the followin: ites: George R. Ruff, William B. Hawes and W. P. Lipscomb, Accounts were passed | as follows. Estate of George A. W. Randall, first account: John Keep, second; Charles F. Burch, first; P. F. Berry, first; George A. Tilley, first; L. J. Davis, guardian to orphans of G. and C. Mauro, first and final account. Adjourned till Friday next. | District Court—Judge Curtler. Yesterday, in re Joseph Herman; three days aliowed to perfect pleadings. In re M. Fran! order to proceed in cause. In re Gulick Bros.; expenses ordered paid by assignees, In re R. H. Harvey; proof ordered taken before register. Adjourned till Tuesday. Pouick CourtT—Juadge Snel. To-day, Chas. Williams, colored, was charged with vagrancy and sent down for 60 days. Sarah Howard. colored, loud and boisterous; 35. Jas. Brady, white, profane; Annie Kelly alias Taylor, charged with being a prostitute and va- grant, pleaded guilty, and was sent down for 90 da} David Vessels, profanity in public; $5. Wm. Meredith, colored, assauit on Ella Minor; #1. Wm. Lane, colored, larceny of a hog’s face from a butcher, pleaded guilty, and was fined $. Michael Wa'sh forfeited collateral. Albert John- son and John Pichlin, two boys, larceny of some iron hoops; $5 each or 30 days. Pinckney Jack- son. colcred, charged with using profane and grossly Immoral language to a respectable col- cred woman, on the street; fined $5, Edward H. Dent, a young white man, charged with grand Jareeny of horse, buggy and harness from Mr. James Pumphrey, livery stable keeper, walved an examination, and the case was sent to the grand jury, bonds being fixed at $0. George Dyer, colored, was charged with being a policy writer and dealer in Georgetown; was sentenced to v0 days in jail. Mary Locker, charged with the larceny of $23 from Albert E. Johnson; restitution ordered, and in default 60 days in jail. ee GEORGETOWN. REAL FSTaTE SaLk.—Mr. Dowling, auctioneer, sold yesterday for O. C. Green, trustee, the west part of lot 134, in Beatty and Hawkins’ addition to Georgetown, fronting 171 feet on the north side of 2d, between High and Market sts., with depth of 150 feet. improved by a frame house to Jos. A. Gambie, for $1,550, ROBBERY.—Last niente about midnight thieves broke into Mr. T. Sullivan’s Ist, corner Frederick street, throug! window. It is supposed they were frightened off, as but little was stolen. CUTICURA BLOOD AND SKIN HUMORS, The Scourge of Mankind -Old Methods of treatment and remedies a failure. Curicuna Resorvest, the Great Blood Purifier and Liver Stimulant, is the most searching, cleans- ing, and purifying sient of this century. Tt may be et in the ealiva, sweat, milk, blood, and urine in forty minutes after taking the first dose, showing that it has entered the circulation and been carried to every part of the system. It forever eradicates the virus of Syhpilis, Scrofula, Cancer, and Canker, thoge terrible blood poisons ‘that rot out the ma- chinery of life, filling the body with foul corrup- tions. Takgn’ internally in conjunction with the external application of CuricunA, the Great Skin Cure, it ly cures Scrofulous Ulcers and Old Sores, Salt Rheum, Psoriasis, Tetter, ii Seald’ Head, Dandruff, and. all 'd Bealp. Petter ‘worm, a ‘Seal Disoases of ‘the Skin an Siam ean ECZEMA ON THE SCALP, Breast and Limbs Cured. . WEEKS & Porter: Gentlemen,—I cannot refrain from adding my debt of gratitude to you for having wit ful TicURA REMEDIES, which have rendered unnoces- sary all further experiments of pl remarkably short space of tim: loathsome disease. I dis} Messrs. fi op even if it were necessary and I had the courage any longer to follow their sdvice—and brought tis ions looked-for cure and happiness. I have been afflicted with Eczema or Salt Rheum gnmy scalp. breast, and limbs for five years, dur- ing which tline 1 have beon under the treatment of 6, OF at mineral springs, or taking some Kind of medicine. "I have been treated by Dee Of Ot cma he oF “rag sited sulphur sprinis and taken numbers of ‘patent medicines, all without the faintest approach to 8 cure. April 1 last I began the use of Curicura, which was immediately sudbessful in my case, entirely cur- ingme. I hsvenot had aclean scalp for 15 years until the use of the Curicuna entirely healed {t and left it clean and healthy. The other parts of my vated form, but letel: eve myself com- red. Tshall continue the Guireuna HE VENT a8 directed, for its wonderful action on the mach and bowels and cooling influence on the Dlood. It will afford me pleasure, as I have done in urge the afilicted ‘to use these won- STEPHEN CROW! 1 ), Sept. 30, 1878. ce A RUNNING SORE Cured in One Week. Messra. Weexs & Porrer.—Some threo or four weeks peor ordered a box of Ouricura for a bad case of Salt Rheum. ‘The back of one of my wife's hands was a running sore. “In ono woek from the arrived her hand was in Soup to to-day. £. P. DAGGETT. Minrorp, Me., June 18, 1878. ler, don’t you think these cures re- Nore. markabie? CUTICURA SOAP, Medicinal and Toilet. Is pre) from Curicura ina modified form,and it iti dis} ‘bi ‘tment of in goutvaly tn pensal pa tnithe teen nt of Bkin Voltaic Electric Plasters. 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A QuEER HEAD PantRyMAN.—The Jesse Hoyt a famous New York steamboat, used to have for head pantryman a bent and crippled darkey, whose face was as full of humor as his form was f kinks and knobs. His name was Robert Smith, and his malady was chronic rheumatism. He tried Giles’ Lintment lodide Ammon. ey. o Wie ES peeene wetnter, and next’ season intends to astonis 18 Cid acquaintances on the Hoyt by his ap) ce as a sound man. Gites’ Pilts cure las. rysipel Sold by all druggists. Send a . R. GILES, 120 West Broadway. Trial size 25 cents. Ireland to the Front! J If you are billious take Quirk’s Irish Te&! Sold vy druggists at 25 cts. a package. When You Have Greased, Smoked, Douched, snuffed, inhaled and p%ysicked’ to your heart’s content, become discouraged, dis- and disheartened in ‘he frultiess at- tempt to cure your Catarrh, then use a bottle of Dr. Hartley's Great Remedy for Catarrh, and be cu Sold wholesale at Stott & Cromwell's, 430 Pennsylvania avenue, and W. B. Entwisle’s, corner of 12th st. and Pennsylvania ave. Sold at retail at every respectable Drug Store in the city. American Watches. ‘The American Watch Company Of Waltham received last week an order from the British government for 372 watches, intended for the Use of conductors, engineers, station masters and other employés of the state railroads of In- dia. ‘This 1s the third large order received by the company from the same source, and, like the former ones, was obtained in public competition with foreign manufacturers. The London “Jew- eller and Metal-Worker,” in its issue of January 15, observes, in reference to this order: “The contract for watches, to be used by the officials on the Indian state railways, has again been sec by the American Watch Company. ‘This {s'the third time Messrs. Robbins & Apple- ton have received this distinction, which is not a barren one, for it must bo evident to the most prejudiced individuals that the timekeepers sup- plied on the previous oceastons must have given satisfaction, and answered the tests required of them. This ts a mortifying fact for Englishmen, especially for those who believe that were man- ufacturers here to show more enterprise they would be able to compete advantageously tn the manufacture of all grades of watches. Boston Advertiser, Sour Stomach and Heartburn rns of a bilious attack. Quirk’s Iresh Tea E nts. Brown Mixture, for Coughs and is astonishing the public by the cures It ing. 4-02. bottle 25 cents, See another th,s,t3 A WIFE AND DAUGHTER was made healthy by the use of Hop Buters, and I recommend them to my people.—Methodist Clergyiman, THE Tro. Brown's BronchialyTroches” act directly on the organs of tie voice. They have an extraordinary effect In ail disorders of the Throat and Larynx, restoring a healthy tone when relaxed, either from cold or over- exertion of the voice, and produce a clear and distinct enunciation. Speakers and Singers find the Troches useful. t tes Take Renear’s Brown Mirtire for that cold and get rid of It—4 oz. bottle 5c. Seeadvt. th,s,t BaxeEr’s Cop Liver Ort anp Lie increases flesh wonderfully, and gives the consumptive a new lease of life: Pleasant as a syrup or cordial. J. C. Baker & Co., Philadelphia, and druggists nerally. ony ‘Brews Pile Su) positories. eol Ite} Piles—Symptoms ‘are Moisture, Intense ttching, particularly at night after ting warm in bed, increased by Scratching; other parts are sometimes affected. ‘‘Swayne’s O1nt- ment” pleasant, sure cure. Also cures Tetter, Ringworm, Pimples, Sores, all Scaly, Crusty, Itchy Skin Diseases. Instant relief and G nent cure certain. Sent by mail for 50c.; three boxes, $1.25. Address letters, Dr. Swayne & Son, Bz hia. Sold by all druggists. Wholesale by Stott & Cromwell, Washington. e€0 Epear’s Whooping Cough Specific is the best. For sale by druggists. 56c. per bottle. Whole- sale depot, corner Sth and E. Capitol sts. 2w Inching esky Vita brain, oF uerve Torey use , OF nerve use “Welles’ Health Renewer.””’ Greatest remedy on earth for impotence, sexual debility, decline, go, $1, at ts’. Depot, 68 Barclay street, |. ¥., and for Washington at 490 Penn’a avenue. “ ALDERNEY DarRy.”—Fresh alderney butter churned every morning and delivered in 3 lbs, cota “Ward” prin 45c, Ib. cheese ant puttercalie. = ‘To Ladies and Gentlemen. wish to call attention to at uring and Dyeing Establts! No. 906 G street, near 9th street. By adopting the latest improvements, whether us a or European invention, he is enabled to do his work in a manner not to be equaled by those not these facilities. Ladies’ and Gent’s nts thoroughly cleansed. The effectual Spots guaranteed !1! Specialty mele tne Ladies’ Reception D a rears’ experience. hoes and Glove t a Moderate prices. lass Work. LECTURES. AMERICA’S PLACE IN HISTORY. LAST LECTURE OF THE OOURSE. BY MR. JOHN FISKE, IN THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, Corner Tenth and G Streets, SATURDAY, Fesrvary 21, At 8 o'clock. SUBJECT :—‘‘THE ENGLISH RACE AND ITS MANLFEST DESTINY.” Tickets for Lecture. For sale at Metzer Ge ORGAN, HARP AND VOCAL CONCERT, AT THE CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, Corner 8th and H Sts. N.W., FRIDAY EVENING, Fen’y 27ru, 8 P. M., Under the direction of PROF. GEO. W. MORGAN, of New York, Or- ganist; MISS MAUD MORGAN, of New York, Harpist, And several cminent vocalists. Cards of admisasion 50 cents. es and tic at the Ellis Music Stere, 937 Penn. ave.; Pursell’s Bookstore, 422th st. ; Major's Drug Store, cor. Hand 7th sts n.w. febl6-11t " No. PAPER HANGINGS. No. 626 E a PICTURE ROOM. { 4 aad IN GILT AND CHERRY, PICTURE NAILS, AND sow aE, At Free Art Gallery MARKRITER'S New Store. * feb20-3t* No. 626 E st. n.w. [non sitrens. Stop One Minute and Think, : If you have DYSPEPSIA, IN- Iron Bitters| DIGESTION. or NE IN BITTERS will cure you” Iron Bitters | ————_____" If your BLOOD is THIN, ; =e Tron Bitters | you ate weal, nave fo Appear Iron Bitters | RON erg wilcaegoe Iron Bitters | pif have, IGOASTONAT. Iron Bitters PHS ‘SITTERS xen If you are a mother, and have wen Shia, oF saiter fom Hvar rOF females Iron Bitters py 0, You CAN BE CURED. Pasce $1.4 Bor. Att. Duvaairs SeLt Tae. THER BROWN CHEMICAL CO., =: BALTIMORE, Son Paoratetons. AMUSEMENTS. Fonts OPERA HOUSE. ORD'S 07 USE. : FORD'S OPERA HOUSE: MONDAY EVENING, Fesnvanx 23, 1880, WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, Augustin Daly's New Comedy of AN ry On Haroun At Rascarp On Haroun At Rascurp Axp His Moruer-r AND His MOTHER-iN. LAW. ee Set fom ab ‘The Gast from D. ‘The Cart from Daly's Theater: ‘The Cast from Dv y's Theater. ‘The Cast from Daly's Theater. Its situations are most comical, and every act is accompanied by continuous latihter from the audience.—, Herald. y The language is bright, witty, terse and cleanly.— It ecmbines the elem rkle, good humor and unflagging tun.— Q , Uphesitetingly committed toa successful carcer.— x. Tribune. INCIDENTAL. To tHe Fist Acr.—Haroun al Raschid in the privacy of home, reveals an adventure not to ba found in the ‘arabian Nizhts.” He's in forit, and in trying to get ont opens up a series of lairbreadt!: escapes of the mort thrilling character. The Wild Bose of Yucatan is transformed, and the Caliph escapes for one night. ; fo THE SECOND ACT.—The Caliph is down on his luck, and Mrs. Sprinkle undertakes to have an adventure of her ewn. The American Girl from abroad undertakes straightening affaits. Mrs. Weebles undertakes match-making attempts on tho Transformed Beauty, and Lafayette undertakes to assist. Great success of every undertaking except that of keeping a Secret. To tHE THirp Acr.—The Consequences of the Caliph’s nocturnal adventure become more ap pall: iece ing. The stony-hearted Sultan sacrifices his to save himself. The op non Ball Tosser brings a ray removed, and Rosa becomes for the Wild Kose of Yucatan » The spell is moment "The ; or, the Modoc Girl Pursued- and the Corsair’s ‘ (But—for farther par- ticulars—sce the play.) Grand departure of the Beautiful Stranger and her faithtui Cavalier, and disastrous overturn of Moodle. To tam Fourrm Act.—The Cup of Hope is found to be cracked, and the brizht anticipations Gribble out. Harotin al Raschid is ns by his Mother-in-Law, who reins over Bagdad and the Boulevard for a quarter of an gour. Rosa keepa her promise, however, and, saving everybody, leads to a conclusion of Universal Happiness. An Arabian Nizht Matines We inesday. An Arabian Night Matinee Wednesday. 4n Arabian Night Matinee Wednesday. ed Seats in Dress Circle Only 25 Cents. its in Dress Circle Oniy 25 Gt ats in Dress Circle Only 2: GBanp POPULAR CONCERTS. 4INCOLN HALL, MARCH 47H. J. LE: JonNeT Sc LOIST OF TI Other Eminent New York Guar MUSICAL AND LITERARY ENTERTAIN- At WAUGH M. E: CHURCH, (Corner 3d and A streets northeast, ) WEDNESDAY EVENING, February 25th, 1880, Commending at 7:45 o'clock Th following Artists will take part: MISS MIN- NIE EWAN, LITTLE ANNIE L EDWARD. ‘OWNSEND, | PROF. BISOHOFF, MRS. D. 0.’ MORRISON ORPHEUS OCTETTE CLUB, and many others. cents. For sale at Pursell’s Bookstore, Tickets 25 22 9th st. n. r at the door on the evening of Com? carly, 80 a8 to secure @ febal-4t N4tTiI0naL THEATER. Last performance of MISS CAVENDISH. TO-NIGHT, AT 8 O'CLOCK, Tom Taylor's Romantic Play THE LADY CLANCARTY, ‘Miss CAVENDISH in the Title Role. MONDAY, February 23, Return of the Mest Successful Traveling Combinas tion in Americ: Monday being set apart ¢ ay, the Mangoes ment has decided to give a MATINEE PER: Fe NCE on that.day in honor of Washington’ ATHENEUM CLUB CONCERTS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, ‘The first Concert will be given FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27rn, av 7:45 Pp. M., By the PEABODY ORCHESTRA, of Baltimore, ASGER HAMERIK, Director, BEETHOVEN .. BERLIOZ { AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS. Single tickets, #1, including reserved Senta, came be obtained at Ellis & Co.'s, 937 Pa. ave. feb20-7¢, ALLMADGE HALL, Feb. 16, 18, 20 and 21; LINCOLN HALL, Feb. 17th’ and 19th; SATURDAY MATINEE, Tallmadye's, Feb. 2ist. Prof. CARPENTER'S “Illustrated | Lect 3 i. ures. OL PSYCHOLOGY and MESMERISM— Scientific, Amusing ee Just closed 50 nights in Brooklyn vded houses. A ion, 25 and 60 cts. ; Matinee, children, 15 cts. ; adults,’ 26 cts. feb16-2w" . Also, in addition to the abov American Sensational Actor, John R. his Great Drama of TOBY. or»? FELLOWS’ HALL, Grand success of the great play of UNCLE TOWS CABIN, THIS (MONDAY) NIGHT aid EVERY NIGHT uring the week, and MATT WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. Odd-Fellows’ Hall crowded with delighted au- diences to witness this production of UNCLE TOM’S CABIN. as Eniza Hannis and Cassex. — The «reat “Ontcrmar Uscex Tox," MR. in his werful role of ‘Uncle Tom,” snpportel Poy 2 Strong Dramatic Company. Don’t fail to see this a ion. Admission. +25 and 50 cents. Matinees.. +15 and 25 cents. feb16-6t GBanp MILITARY FAIR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ‘ASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY we sa CORPS, as TO BE HELD aT MASONIC TEMPLE, COMMENCING MONDAY, Fesarvanry 23, AND LASTING TWO WEEKES. ickets, admitting, ickets, tleman and lady$2.00 on STANT, under the itters:: COMMITTEE ON ENTERTAINMENT. Mrs. Gen. LANDER, 45 Dat-s.¢..Cspitol Hi. Cols H-PLCURTIS, sdge advocate U:8.A.,1781 Dey Col, T-N. BENJAMIN, A. A.Gen’l U.8, A.,1909 1 st.! aU. Mrs. WM.B. ALLISON, 1124 Vermont irs. Gov. CLAFLIN, 1409 Ee” : i i Mre.Judge FERRE Sets (al Mre.JA5. o GARETRUD. Mrs. JOHN A. LOG 12 Mrs. LFVI P. 1501 Eract ea enae ad Brea POLEOR W700 Tee Mrs.a¢m'ral 1716 Hat. Mrs: ROSS KAY, 1901 F st Mra.JO8. REDE! ‘Mrz. Gen. RICE’ ao Bence HEM re SchiN 3. STALIN,