Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-25
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N1TlorAL THEATKs-Jack Sheppard and
EXCURSION 10 Norfolk and return on thu
steamer CoIt on Mondays and Tnursdays.
DAILY EXCURSION 70 Mount Vernon On the
steamer Arrow, at 10 g. m.
MAkKRIrsRs ART GALLEY, sss tn street.
street ~
CAPITAI CIRCLE No. 1,.Brctherhood of the
oh,9n, VIII give picnic At Becksrt's G rden
ON monday afternoon, which Vii NO doubt be
very pleasant affair
WESLEY CHAPEL-The services At Wesley
Cnapel Tomorrow will be of an Interesting
me re-openIng of the sabbath school roam.
which, in the course OF repairs in the church
has arrived At completion Some weeks ago
me members OF the church, under the charge
of their able pastor. Rev. Il. Peytsu Brown
determined to entirely rent and refuruish ana
repair the whole church edifice. The worK
has been in progress some weeks, and the Sab
bath school room presents to-day a foretaste OF
what the Improvements on the building will be
when completed. The walls have bten fres-
coed win exceeding taste by Schutter, new
seats have been made, the room has been car
peted with q neat green ingram carpet, the
WOOD WORK has been repainted, and the room
today presents itself as one OF the most CON-
Portable and best arranged Sabbath school
rooms IN the country. The Congregation are
ustng this room while the repairs are In pro
gress in the main audience room. These altera.
ton OF the church will take place the last SIM.
day IN October. The services Tomorrow will
corsls OF a sermon in the morning at IL O'clock
by Rev. JAS. A. McCauley, a former pastor
and remarks by Rev b Peyton Brown. the
present pastor. The exercises in the afternoon
At O'Clock, Will be under the charge of the
Saooa'n school IL will be a reunion meeting
OF all VINO have ever been connected with the
school, either as officers, teachers or scholars
Tne exercises will consist of singing by the
SCHOOL Iemarks oy all the ex-superintendsats.
nrocanr nd an
the oygone days spent in this schools by 9th.
ers. The ex-superintendeuts to whom in ,ita
ions nave been sent are. Samuel Steunus, ].
M. Dom, Tnos. Pursell. T. ]. Magruder Cnas.
Lane, w. X. Woodward, b. Z. Gettiugs q. o.
Bun, j. b. SHIT and David Burr. These gem
uemen, II present, will make short ten minutes
speeches., and then the meeting will be thrown
open 10 any who may desire 10 speak Three OF
the ex-superintendents have gone 70 their Iong
nome. these are Joseph Dawes. Jas. Lusby and
q w. Boteler. The present Superintenden nj ia
Warren Choate. The services ar pivht MI
commence at7H o'clock, and the sermon wiii
CHAPEL. " A''''na
THH FEMALE THIEF AND ALLEGED Poison
kR-NGry BuchdndR, alias Mckay, alias Ktnq,
woman Frances French, with the above aliases
arrested by Detective McDeyitt for robbInp
the house of Mr.. VIM. Sanderson, by whom
STAR, had further bearing before Justice
walter. MT. McDeviu having recovered a
trunk. II was opened at headquarters, and was
found 70 contain clothing, medicines, keys,
pocket-oooks, knives, forks, spoons, furs,
women apparel Of every description, bottles.
un cans, old books, &c. buskfn purse was
found an the trunk, containing three nickel
cents carefully rolled MP in a piece of brown
paper, two children's finger rings, a number
OF SHIRT buttons, pins, penknife, earrings,
steel chain, and other articles.
Mr j. y. Weston testified that he resided on
Eth and streets, and that the accused mad
nlsnea MS nonse on several occasions, and had
ieft NJ dinerent times small articles such as
Knives, FORKS and spoons (which accused said
Were ner property with the wife of the w.t.
Mr.. Sanderson identified q number of the
articles as bis own, and Mrs. Nolan, who re.
sided AZ Mr.. Sandersons, also identified a
stated in TIE STAR of yesterday She is the
same woman who robbed Mrs. J. p. Pepper
and Is Charged with poisoning Mrs. Peppers
Mr.. Sanderson says that his youngest child,
now fifteen months old, was very healthy
when given in charge Of Mrs. French, after the
death OF MS wife, but that il Is now pining and
IN q feeble condition, and since hearing the
charges OF poison alleged against the acc used,
ne THINKS she had administered some poison
Gus drug 10 his child Yesterday. while the
back Of Mr.. McDevitt was turned she took one
or two bottles from the lot, which was she
said. medicine: but the officer recovered rbem
and put them IN a safe place for the purpose of
an Analysis, II being supposed that the botlles
contain poison.
The Justice held her for a further hearing.
BASE BALL-EzeelsiOr, Of Brooklyn, rs Olyn-
Pies-oSymFies Ein, b TO l3.-The National
grounds were thronged with spectators yester-
day afternoon, TO witness the match game b..
tween the Olympiss, of this city, and the
famous Excelsiors, of Brooklyn, N Y which,
contrary 10 the expectations OF all, resulted in
an overwhelming defeat Of the Excelsiors who,
however. did not play their full nine-four out
OF nve OF the regular positions being filled by