Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-03
The kc:iuetzenEsSf.

The sc:IuetxenEsst.
last DAY CT TIE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
or PRIZES.
Yesterday. the last day OF the festival, passed
dieatloas OF storm in the early part Of the even
-ng. The park was crow ltt. Tie result OF the
week shooting was announced 81 o'clock, a.
For shoo.,Hg AZ rest the prizes are ss fo,Io,ss
Jp''D j. tiFI OLD, so gold: CaptS u tauCh. $50
MI. MassFlan. SO, currency; W; Fendner, 40
Mr.. We 9. 50, Y. WetteTn. S5a: NJ. Waldo
made. -: BIZ Foster Ball, so; Mr.. BE=chu,au
SIs; Mr.. BeckeTsCbmidt, SIS; II. kaiser, SIS,
Nj. Kramer. ~, MIR. kuSnaeh, SiG; MT. Ebel,
MI. teetbs So 1r. Seller, -. AID Mr.
For of-hsnd shooting: Mr.. Kramer, OF Bsit-
more, -, gold; hT. Forster. OF Baltimore S30,
currency; Ny. GeuneL, S2': ". FendneT, sis;
y. BeekerseAm,dt, SO, and Mr.. Mueiheiseus *.
The bowling prizes were as follows First
prize, George SeUtleTie; al prize, Chas. Parker;
81 prize, = BtrCns. eth prize, Theo Arrernau;
5th prize, W. Fendneri FOR the most ten-strikes
GIiing, ne day, Thee. Angerman, during the
The p-izes for ladies shooting were won as
ioiIoWs--First prize, sofa cushion. Mrs. Nogt;
.IIrIZe, parssoi. Mrs Rupert 81 prize, satchel,
Srs. walker; ith prize, oae dozen handker-
chiefs, Mrs Sebastian Am&n; 9TH prize, one
round cake, Presented by Ms. Walker, Mrs.
Ho1neT. The gold medal, presented by Simon
Wolf. Est, President of the association. and OF.
fered 10 the lady who made the most - 15' or
center stcts during the festival, vas awarded to
Mrs Chris. RUPERT
About ten O'Clock tbs rain came down IN tor
rents, and caused the crowd 10 Rake for the
payiiiGnS. booths, &c, tor shelter Ii e abrurtIy
closing the festivities.
Alit sether the feste was genuine success
ard was generally enjoyed b. sil who attended.
Great credit II due To the different committees
Tor he order which Was observed and The cOur-
tcus manner IN which they contributed 10 the
enjoy meHt OF tie guests.
AN INTERESTING CAsE-.tuaIicc,i-r for He
Ca-tCay . a GAIA few DAYS ago an interest
ZIG case Was befOTe the r.. uitv Court-fp 70
James Brown. on the petition of Lewis "
Brown TOR wilt O. habeas corpus. This is an
Application OF a father Tor the custody OF his
son, boy O. %, now in Gus Jdy OF his mother
Susan Grown, alias johnson. IL appears thar
ID le5t Levi = sId Susan were slaves in Virginia
and were Tsgui ariv married with the conseu. o.
then masters, and they lived as man and wife
together unf.- ssii, VIXEN Lewis master ran him
into Georgia, 70 get Aim be yCnd the reach of
uir Union SgEiies. IL Io65 susan. with her two
ehioIfE, escaprd to this city. ami the close
81 The Nar- N February. lstsi, she wrote II Lew
v. telling hira where She was and urged him fo
Gene or, so that they might live together as
man and VIE. Lewis received the letter, and
made ali haste u come On 20 his wife, reaching
the en-! Ola tHe io,h Of April following. Alas,
hCvey q, Tor the fickleuess OF woman! In eight
week sic had become ena TaOred OF one Fred
johnson whom she assured that Lewis would
Heytr TetuTn. sud married him In the latter part
OF March Lewis arrival was anything but
agreeable. especially a. the honeymoon had not
yet expired; Iut the matter was talked Crc- ana
al parties became recOncied-Susan returned
70 her ''tfSt love- and Fred promised to Leave
Lewis IN pesceseie and exclusive POSSESSION in
,G.Cre. The old love did nor. however, run as
before ana q aPtcmhcr Susan abandoned her
Isl-'-y, are led 10 her new love IA Rhode
4si~n.. Ia May last johnson retained 10 the
civ WIN Susan and q few DAYS after Il j. -.
lrged, she abGUcted the bcy WHO is royy .bc
suhtec- Of dispute. Mr.. Nc,av Cor rat5.iop1-
and tlT. Il +. WisWa.I foI RESPONDENT Tbe
court aIT1Eied Nr. =. j. Meigs ST.. ". $ Cox
anc u l.. Norris 20 examine the Hov and ascer-
'Ai IA winch parent lie wishes 10 live.
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DARING RoBBERY IT TEE waTrE SUL-
ThCE SrElNes.-,I the 5oth tit. at white
married tie daughter Of Mr.. VI. ". Corcoran.
OF This city, started JLt .loIn Ler Cottage tor q
waik' accom- .aried by little gil, .Ir. Ccrco.
tsh ,. arGcfiId. They started IN the director,
- y hat &, known rs - l1rer's Lear" but lad
PROCEEDED only few hurirc 4 yards when Mrs
EUsti- was ovcrtaEen ~ a villain. ;sho pointed
= pistol n her head and demanded her watch
and money. The action OF the hiyhw4vrntn
wa % SU3rcH that sic w2s apparently stricken
uunlb with terror. Hac she been able To give
fhc alarm. her voice co1lt have been heard AZ
the cottages, ard assistance wca!d have been
immediate; but her frst tEOuga:- were for the
safety OF her little charge. She banded ont the
watch hastily ca1g'' NJ the child. and rushed
for TIE fr-t cottage ST hand in Baltimore row
which proved 60 Re occur. - bv Mr.. Carlisle and
family. A. she reached tbs timely refuge she
fairtCd. The alarm as given q. Crce an! OF
course Vie whole place was Immediately aroused.
bet no trsee could be found OF the caring rob
tcr- "A ltTEe reward mas been offered his
capture. The watch stolen was very valuable
the outer case bearin. the owners monogram IN
diamcnGS.
"THAr FEsTIFEEoJs DITcH"-Prossgt Ac-
sioI q Tie Beard II Paddle UIcrts.-A meeting
of the beard OF health wss held last night Al
which a Communication was received from the
hoard OF r,Thiic works, stating, in reply r.
resolution declaring :hc Chesapeake and Ohio
- canal, from Eth street - Rock creek, a NUS
ence, bat the canal company has been notified
That ar the exyIrsf ion the time allowed tn en-
by law 10 abate this nuisance the requirements
Of the resolution win be fulfilled. Unless done
me board OF public works will proceed 10 carry
SAID resolution into effect. The report OF the
coroEer, DIR. ID. G. Patterson, was read. piyiDg
The number Of bodies viewed by him during the
month OF July at l.. The causes OF lie attn we've:
I, fractured skull. 1; suicide. 1; crushed nv f,.n
ing derrick at the new State Department- 2.
sioPlsxy, l; shot. 1; hear; disease, /.
PRESIDENT RIKKR In THE ROLE OF AN Ix
TINIDAToR--In Consequence of iuter,aranca
by President Riker, OF the Washington AID
rioyCs Of the board 81 public works engaged in
laying wood pavement between the rails of the
Eaid railroad on Pennsylvania avenue, east Of
the Capitol, and Of threats made against the
laborers. Mr.. Shepherd, vice president of the
board OF public works, yesterday wrote a letter
10 MAJOR Richards, superintendent Of police, re-
Inssnne him to have sufficient force along the
nne OF work to protect the men in carrying out
me Instructions OF the board.
.OspEE REIaTIvE TO AWNINGS AND SIGN
PoeTs-The vice resident of the boar,, of nnh.
Vic works has issued order 10 the s,,nar;ntsn
dent OF the work ON 9th street west. tIirsctinp
him TO give notice that all awpinss aud s;,n
posts across the pavement must Be- rsnsysa
within. I'VE DAYS from the I'd inst AND a. :
none will hereafter be allowed to be put M nm
less fastened 70 the houses. Ny VII
FINE JET, Alaska diamonds, and French Oil,
jewehy, N all the new and gala patterns, re-
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