Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-12

ANOTHER OUTRAGE TN THE SMITHSONIAN
INSTITUTE GEounDs.-On last Wednesday
evening, about nine o'clock. q young GENTLE
man ana lady, Of this city, while passing
through The Smithsonian Institute, stopped at
the pump to get q drink of water, whea they
were approached by three ruffians, who rude
they bad there. Two Of the VILLAINS repre-
sented themselves 10 be police officers. and
"airested" The young man, while the other
took charge of The young lady 'to take her to
her mother" He had proceeded with her only
SHORT distance when he asked her to kiss
him. She IepeIled the insult. when he seized
her by the throat, and throwing her down,
attempted TO outrage her person. She released
her throat from his grasp and screamed,
when he rrieo to place his hand over her
mouth, but she seized his fingers with her teeth
and he was glad TO withdraw them In the
meantime the young man hearing the screams
OF his companions broke from his captors and
ran 10 her rescue. The scamp who was still
struggling with her hearing approaching foot
steps got up hastily and ran of, and the young
couple. glad TO escape from their peril fled in
the opposite direction. and reached home safe
Iy. Inc Young Gentleman had 500 IN his peck
ct: which he would no doubt have been trans
ferred TO the kespingof his assailaDts, if he had
not escaped so soon. 1t is about time to pre-
vent these outrages, which have made the
Smithsonian park place TO be stunned by the
orderly and well disposed, instead of a pleas
ant resort as it should be if well polced.
BASE BALL.-Yesterday afternoon, a match
game of base ball was played on the grounds
OF the Jefferson, betu cen the Eagle and Ac-
tive, for Junior Championship, resulted in ia.
vor of the Active by IA runs, in a game Of
eight innings, the score standing % for the
Active and for the Eagle. This was the Sec
ond game of a Homeland home series each
club being victorious in one game and il is ex-
pected the third and last game will be played
shortly.
The Jefferson Base Ball Club of this city left
in the HE'S train for Baltimore to day o play
the Maryland Club of that city.
DANCING.-The Dancing Academy of Prots
j. w. and II. II. Kreis is popular institution
with the young gentlemen and ladies of our
city, and many of our most graceful beaus and
bellies have there learned something of ssthe
poetry of motion" Now is a good time for per-
Terpsechorean art, to enter the Academy, as
classes for the winter are just being formed.
NORTHERN LIBERTIES BUILDING ASSOCIA-
TIoN.-An adjourned meeting of this associi-
ton was held on Monday evening, at q ueen <
Abel1s Hall, at which a constitution and set of
bylaws We're adopted. The number of shares
subscribed tar are about 1850, the limit being
2,5OO. and The time to close the subscription
was fixed on the second Monday in November
Town CLOCK.-T The trustees of Calvary
Baptist Church have Just had placed in the
a fine clock, made in Boston, by which the
time is shown on each face of the tower and
struck upon the large bell. The residents in
that locality find ii a great con venience.
URBANITN ASSOCIATION Pic NIC.-This de-
Hght1ul affair comes off ut Analostan Island
this afternoon and evening. Dancing will