Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-23

gas, and the dissolving of its soluble salts VI
s. The creative power of manure, mixed with
oIner substances, is capable Of multiplying its
O. The value Of manure to crops is in proportj nm
70 It's dlvisibility through the soil The golden
rule Of farming should be-smau quantities Of
manure throughly divided and intermingled
with the soil - So
The You've CATHoLIc's FRIEND SOCIETY oo
Pic-nicing 70 Arlington next Monday The pro.
posed measure is one calculated to demand fFom
our citizens the fullest patronage, 1t being for the
purpose Of educating and clothing the destituts
boys who depend upon the good Offices ~ The
benevolent for the supplying of their necessarv
wants. The character Of the association Is =
guarantee Tor the enjoyment Of all who may
attend, and we feel confident that their name wifi
De legion. The committee have made arrange
men:s to avoid tie di1rculty of access 10 The
sPIing by reason Of the injuries to the Long
brdge, DY providing FOR omnibuses to run from
the corner Of Seventh street and PennsyIyani,
avenue to connect with the steam ferrybost Geo
w Riggs, at the terminus of the stone part of the
bridge, from whence passengers will be conveyed
to the wharf at Arlington. Let there be ,nch an
attendance there on Monday as we anticIpate 70,
our friends of the association
RUNAWAY AND SMASH Yesterday. Mr. VIM
NJ Maddox left his horse and buggy standino in
Louisiana avenue, opposite the hay stand, the
was seen TO throw a few Are crackers upde, tbs
horse, and as they exploded the horse started and
broke the reins, and dashed of at a fearful rate.
distance.
IN contact with wagon belonging to Mr. E.,
Wheeler, hardware merchant. The buggy was
very much broken, and the horse slightly in
yursa. Inc practice OF throwing fire crackers
and torpedoes Is growing fashionable with chill
dren, and this is not the first case Of the kind
which has occurred within few DAYS The
law feiauve 70 these ofenses 10 very clear, and
used to be strictly enforced.
CREDIIABLE ARREsr-On Thursday night the
ponce arrested VIM. Austin, Joseph Barkley,
Wlu0en.
Welsh, and Peter puvong on the grounds of the
Smithsonian Institution. These individuals have
been IN TIE habit, for some time past, of using
TINS locality rs resting place both by day and
night, and Of insulting unprotected ladies who
passed through the grounds about nipbtfall or
afterwards They were arraigned before Justice
passage in the "Anacostia'' to q ueensyille where
they VIII rusticate for the space Of sixty days
PoLIcE ATFAIRs-Befors Justie. Cza,k-Peter
Enrich was charged with selling liouor On SIM
day. fined SIS and costs John b Hammack for
the same offence, was similarly fined Michael
Conner, Tor using prOfane language in the streets
was aRed 81 IS. John Doe, alias-,was picked
up from door step In a state Of inebriety: work
house % days Charles Grips was charged with
assault and battery on Cornelius Leonard: held N
oail Tor bis appearance at the Criminal Court
TIE CHAsSzL.-The work of deepening the
Georgetown channel Of the river Is rapidly an
preaching completion, under the supervision OF
Captain Rhinehart, the energetic contractor A
good channel Of sufficient depth TO give safe pas.
sage over the bar opposite Arlington TO the largest
vessels now arriving AZ the western wharves or
Georgetown has been cut, and the widening Of
July. -
SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS on ACCOMPLISHMENTS
eePef'me11 second District school, Mrs Myers,
6y me san-ooard Of the First District; assistant
department Third District school, Miss Parsons,
by the sub-board Of the second Dtstrict: second
department Of Primary, No s. Tbird District
Miss Bird, by DR.. Walsh; second and tbird A.
Partments Of male primary school. Fourth District
the District.
LArpABLK ESTEEPRIsR.-Thef friends of Mr..
Edward sterling, the young man who was so So
rtOusly wounded In the recent election riot ,vhis
quietly passing from the scene, intend givina ;
pic mic at Arlington Spring on "wednesday a. y,
Tor his benefit, on which occasion a lecture will
be delivered by DR.. Holston, his attending physi.
clan.
TIE EXCURSION to the White House Pavilion
on Monday next, In compliment to Mr.. John w
Thorn pson, the accomplished usher at Odd Eel
lows Hall, viii no doubt be one Of the mos
ysehsyeAs excursions Of this any other season
OF course Johns hosts Of friends will be there
The LADIES Of Bladensburg announce to on,
citizens that they viii give a festival at th~Sps
Spring, on the 4th Of July next for the benefit o
the Methodist church AZ that place This will b
fne opportunity 10 spend the % glorious fourth
pleasantly In the country.
KEEP A LOOKOUT Cor the programme of one o.
the grandest pie-nics Of the season. TO come OF on
the 10Th Of July, under the auspices Of the Society
OF 81. Vincent OF Paul.
ARRvxD at czrtsr's Wharf foot Of Thirteen
and-a-half street) schooner T.. b. Saunders Far
rel from North River, with q cargo Of ice for G
b, Church n ~