Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-16
The New York Scbue,z.w Festival.

The eleventh annual festival of the New
nors Sennetzen corps captain John r.
and will close on Thursday night In preyious 5
years but one day has been devoted 70 the an
nusi festivals, but the recent national scnuet.
zenfest gave such an impetus TO sDarpshooting z
N this country, particularly among the Ger
mans, that H was decided TO continue the pres
eRt festival for three days.
AT five o'clock this morning the Com m ittee
OF Reception received the delegates from Wash
lngton, Baltimore, Paterson, Hartford and
New Haven, and escorted them 20 the armory
III Central Hall, Nos. 81 and 80 Bowery. where
they oreakfasted. At nine O'Clock the New
ORR Schuetzen corps, headed by Wanne-
maehers band, end escorting their guests, left
Central Hall and marched 10 the foot Of Market
street, where they took a steamer which con-
veyed them to Jones' Wood. Upon their
arrival there they partook OF lunch, i'm
mediately after which the shooting began.
The prlzes amount in the aggregate 10 two
thousand dollars. The main target is called a
dOuble-headed Austrian eagle, which is placed
three hundred feet from the marksmen- None
but members of the New York corps contend at
;hIs target. The person who shoots away the
last remnant of the eagle is crowned king, and
receives besides a gold medal valued 81 seventy
i've dollars, and fifty dollars in greenbacks. a
short distance from this are the .stsr targets"
Cards are placed y, intervals on the WHEEL and
paid. To the south OF the latter is large
shooting gallery, whore visitors and delegates
can contend for prizes varying from three dol
lars 70 twenty, On toe "prize target .stitch
ing gallery and several loading stands have
been erected, and the arrangements are excel
lent. Tomorrow there will be sack races and
other sports, and on Thursday thu ladies will
contend for nifty prizes Al the LADIES' targets.
On the evening OF Thursday the names OF the
sucIeSsIuI ,Ss S1rnpe,tors VIII ps announeed ana
VIII conclude with q display of fire. works.
NsU York Post, 15th.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF wIYE-The Bal.
nmore AmericGn OF this morning says: Mrs.
D. Ill - D.n--
al The corner of Schroeder and Pratt streets,
procured ten cents worth OF laudahum al the
drug store of j. Gerson. near by, yesterday
afternoon, and took IL home with her. Sac
lived alone in q room al the top Of the house,
and shutting herself up IN IL, she swallowed
the laudanum. The lower portion of the house
y occupied by German family, one OF whom
shortly afterwards discovered Mrs. Powell ly-
ing insensible upon the bed in her room.
Lieutenant Lepson. OF the Western District,
was called in, and summoned DIR. ID. F. Hon-
man, who, by the use of emetics and a stomf ch
pump, succeeded IN bring her 10 a sensible con-
dItion- All possible aid afforded her by
the physician, and Sergeant Handy and
Officer Mantle, but her condition last night
was by no means favorable. II is SAID thar the
woman has been in the habit of drinking
deeply, and in consequence Of this her husband
ieft her about two weeks agO, and since that
time she has been living IN great poverty, SELL
ing, from time 10 time, all her articles Of furni-
Jure and clothing. She left the table in the
TOCm a letter written In hieroglyphics and spelt
IN phonetics, and addressed to her husband. As
lar as il can be interpreted IL is as follows,
spelling corrected:
ny Dear HtISJdnd-It is the last you will hear
from your Ssdy. The husband OF my bosom
has left me, and nothing in the future but
despair and death. dare not say ssLord take
mercy upon my soul" Oh. Cal, you never
viii know woman's love You may 60 tc
heaven but am going 10 he'll for a man that
loved and did not love me. All anybody can say
Is mat nave taken glass. When am dead
you viii hear II not from one, but from many.
Your loving and true wife, SApY