Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-06

IsTKRSArrusaL PI6Eos SHOOTING MATCH.
The Ministers and attaches Of number OF the
foreign Legations in this city INDUCED IN the
sport of pigeon Sd ooting at the Piney Branch
race course Saturday. England. Franc,
Prussia, Turkey, italy, and several OF the
German States were represented, the party De-
ing composed OF about fifteen gentiemen. and
fourteen ladies. The guns used were double
barrelled breach leaders, and the birds were
shot at at a rise Of twenty ,one yards, while the
selected was in the centre .! the race co1rsc
where plank flooring was laid and cane. seat
am chairs provided for the asconirnodatlon of
the ladies, while near by, under the shide of a
maje site tree, a large extension table was placeS
filled with collation. o. the choicest brs- =.
and most delicate and approved vint ,Hus
VINE. The match was for private e..
the pest shot and the rules were to moot ON ths
wing nom spling trap, and oh ncrs yn 70 -
bring MS o%n bird TO the scorb~ . - -,
tning 6-ing IN readiness, inns of nanar. CON
Ein,r numbers from one to twelve, were
We G-a - ~. ,au ~ leule. from which they
" WHe ora"h lor cnop,e of shots. England DIRE "
tIe first choice, AID each person was to shoot
1--we pigeons
The first shCt was won by the British minis.
ter, sir Euward Thornton, who brought down
three birds successfully as they were lot out of
the uap by Mr.. Albert Woodley, who was
trsppsi Tor the occasion. He, however, missed
the other two birds, and as each gentleman was
limited 10 live shots, he gave place TO Mr..
Howard, of the British Legation, who also
brought down three birds. Mr.. freeman, the
sect I'd secretary of the British Legation, proved
the most successful shot, for her succeeded in
bring down all five of his birds, and thereby
won the first prize. An attaehe OF the French
Legation won the second prize. Several very
line shots were made during the day, and 80
birds out Of 60 fell within the bounds The
Italian Minister acted time keeper for the
occasion. After rartaking of collation. i'm a
| picnic style, the distinguished party returned
TO the city.
THE WASHINGTON CRY BIBLE SOCIETY,"
4 moo m Of hny Ia.
Society was held last evening at Ryland Chan.
ell, corner of 10th street and MARYLAND avenue
| when the Hon. Peter Parker, president, paid
an appropriate tribute to the memory Of the
| late Rev. Ulysses Ward and the late Col Jas.
| Edwards, formerly vice presidents of the so.
ciety. Rev. Mr.. Pitcher, agent of the society.
of its operations for the last few years On th,,
10th of May, 1855. he commenced his labors.
and had recently finished mp the work. He
| had visited about $4,000 places and families
and found ,l52 families destitute of the Bible.
about half Of whom were colored; LOO families
mad refused to receive the Bible. He found
ABOUT 2,6OO children who did not attend Sun.
day school, principally because their parents
/ could not clothe them decently. He had also
distributed large number of tracts and prlm.
ers. He hadtound 10000 adults who could not
read He had realized S64O from the sale OF
| Bibfee. DC, received from churches slS3 and
from private collections $3.50.
| Rev. Israel Folsom, an Indian of the Choc.
nav nation, was next introduced to the audi
4 epce and expressed much qualification at being
present at this meeting He spoke of the Bible
as great book, and said that through ITS in
strnmentality the Chickasaws, Choctaws, and
Cherokees had made rapid moral improvement,
and were now Christian people The Choc-
laws, Greeks, Cherokees, and Seminoles some
umes met and worshipped together, the Bible
having brought them together In behalf OF
the Indian tribes. he desired to tender especial
thanks 10 the Bible Society for the good it had
done.
Rev. DIR. Gillette was the next speaker, and
entertained the audience for some time with re-
marks OF an Interesting character, after the
conclusion of which the meeting adjourned,