Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-28
LOCAL NEWS,

hONDAE 1865. september -, lSz4s
LOCAL NEWS.
AmusemcnIs, dc, Tonight.
Ford-g Opera H11ss--First ii ght of the Wash
ingt0n faVOrite, Miss Katie Mayhem, and the
popular comedian. Harry Pearson, in the new
drama, SIN the Tolls"
T4ert<r Comi7us,-"The Irish Rapparee" ami
Tie usual variety entertainment, with several
new and talented performers.
Condensed Locals.
There are at present PA prisoners in the Dis
The pump doctor IL wanted badly a. the cor
Uer Of l-fh and streets northwest
Ms Henry L. Harrison, aUghter OF the late
Walter Jones, Of this city, died az Leesburg,
!. Brad. Adaus ser IS batch OF late weekly
Jar eT~. snd copy OF The pamphlet edition Of
Iyuds l. + m0us address.
Itsuter ant Westtail, Of the Capitol police,
n as on Saturday, rejus -atsd in the position
from which he vas removed some weeks ago.
The alarm CT tire turned in from bOI %.
state department, 18th AMI streets, ~ $40
All old claims against the IRE department
which accrued between the IS OF Fe0Eu as,
1>I3, and the }Oth OF June. 1874. have been au-
nitet, and viii be paid tom NOV.
BishOp George ID. Cummns, toe founder #
the Reformed Episcopal Church, prsa,net
sermon 20 large audience AT Lincoln hall last
evening.
The alarm sounded from box -, Bank o.
" drGlD IBLlt ID tlJC ft-teT Az NlCrnl0R 2.
was for IRE discovered in the basement of the
St. Marc Hotel damage Eli sht.
The anniversary meeting VI the Medical So
ciety OF the District Of Columbia was held AZ
NIaTsni's hail or Saturday igLt last DR.. John
son presided and Or. Driukard delivered an
interesting address.
Tie regular quarterly meeting OF the Sunday
schools OF the j. strict was held yesterday after
noon a. LiEcO n hall, which was CrOwded 10 it,
utmost capacity. The exercises consisted of a
review Or the Lessons Tor The nat quarter, and
addresses nv Rev. =. II. Niirik and Rev. DR..
steele, OF BROOKLYN and blackboard exercise
By DR.. Foster.
The Fair Of the Potomac Fruit Grow
sTs and WOOdIaRn society.
on Saturday last. joint fair under the aus
piets OF the WOOdlawn Agricultural Society
and the Potomac Fruit Growers Association
took I ace at Mt. Y eruOn prings, and attracted
large number Of persons from this city, who
had a pleasant trip down the river on the
steamer Mary Washington. The display was
very CTeditabie one, and the affair is regarded
Is grand success in al respects. Fully COO
persons were present. After s0ms time spent
very pleasantly in pic nicing, e.. Dillingham;
president OF the WCOdlawn Society called the
aSsemtlage 70 order. and introduced Col r
Daniels, who delivered an able sdiress, and
was followed by DT. SnOdgrass In few interest
ing remarks. There were twenty-fOur lots of
gram, eleven OF fruit. twelve of vegetables,
i've fertilizers, and stock and farming imple-
ments and manufactures on exhibition.
TIE PRIZES
were awarded a. follows: For butter, Mira
SnOwdeu, hrs. Lubeus, and Anna Walton tOJk
the pTizSs. Bread-Y eEst-Tising, Mrs. Rebecca
Ballenger, Mrs Trusx, and Mas j. Baker.
Hilk-IiSing-Mrs. II. Gibbs, MIS-. G. Luseas.
Ples-Miss x. GIBBS, Lille TrOth, Mrs. Hend-
TicksOn- Cakes Pound cake, Mrs r. Roberts
and MS. j. HaIslit silver cake, Miss j. Baker,
Miss ". J.. Roberts and Mrs. y. Abbott: mar
bie cake, Miss 7. Thompson, fsllv cake Mrs
w. I'll. SnOwden, Mis- NJ. =. Roberts, and Miss
Lille Barton. Fancy needle work Afghan
Miss i. Pullman, Mrs. HerTick; for the third
prize the con uittee could not decide between
Nos. Is and p, found 70 be held by Misses Rob
erts and Baker cotton work, Miss Baker, Mrs |
hannah Cox and Mrs. ". II. SuOWdan. sDat-
ter work, Miss 4. y. Gibbs. Miss Sallie I,uEi9S:
toilet sets in work, Miss Pullman and Miss /
stacy SDOEden; pineushiOns, Mrs ". H. Snow /
Gen, Miss Salhe L1kins, and Miss 10. Baker:
bed quilts, Mrs. Roberts and Mrs HasIit. The |
committee faEOrzbly noticed houe-uade stock |
irgs by Mrs. HieTOnimTs, and other work BIZ /
Miss =. EalleuEsT, Miss :. T.. Wright aud 4
Miss jennie Walton. Al.o, bead work OF /
Indians.
TIE PRUIr COMMITTEE,
q which Mr.. Wm. Saunders was chairman in !
the'r TeI OFT particularly referred to the ,ollec-
uCh No. g, j. Il. Su0Wden, containing good ex
silElss u ~1ch reliable and valuable sorts OF /
9rI It's as the Dtev, the RO1brrv ru.sa. |
SInit-'s Cider, FaIlswater, aud Autumn SrrsvS
berry. Also u the assortment No. ;, OF n. = !
NNEght, which .Hcilcet the lady apple. Under \
no. J. OF + II. ITOth, Wa noticed a collection
OF Elppins, very perfect, both in sfzs and c0iST
=, he collection Of pears. while not extensive, /
SneiuCeG some on The best varieties. The best
St ckris were under no. I, Of 2. II. TrOth mn
collection also contained the bes, samnIaS 81
"Less, ne SLslGou, BeuTTe d'Ani6u and !
- u .s--sc.ion No 1, OF &. Gilhng-
Laurence. me examples, as also were
nam, were very ~taI1. The cOIec-
those ID No. II, OF +. p. q Election, No.
I on o. grapes was very tine. a G. - % !
To- MI Il. 7. Scott, included tie Delawa.
ives E.edlirg- Of more than ordinary CHARACTER
VEGETABLES. -
The best cabbage were exhibited hy J1.G
HasIu; touatoes, .. Lukenz5 sweet lG;atoes' "
E9rtment, ". Ii, SIOwten; preserves, MCs.
Roberts ard Miss Gibbs. TIE premium on
uhea- was given % G. Eaii6EE5T- Best cary 1
corn, +. NJ Willis: best corn on STAG, >: IL
Z MasCT: best ETas- seed, john a. Baker, - I
washiu gton; second best, ". Ii. May, CT Alex |
andria- y fine specimen Of Chill wheat was /
show by Z. ri. TrCth.
THg STOCK COMMITTEE,
Of which Judge j. II. Gray was chairman, re-
ported premiums as follows: Best prize for Al l
derHsy bull was carried by 3. y. johnson, esq,
whose farm is near Alexandria; %, e. Luken-;
Sd, 5. Pullman; best AldeTney heifers, b. II. |
Johnson, ist and Il, and Samuel Pullman Sd; |
best Devon heller, 5. Pullman best grade Of |
cows, 4. ). Wright, ISt; s. Pullman, q and 81. |
The following were worthy Of mention: Pen !
Of lOlg-wOOl sheep, by Waiter Walton; South |
shire boar, Il. II. TTOtb; Berkshire SOW and |
pigs, Il. Ii. johnson; Essex boar, p. Ii. TrOth, |
grade Essex sEOats, David Ferris; best sucking !
CClt, Il. II. johnson; pair Of single Craught !
horses, Z. BalieHgeT: best stallion, q beautiful
Mohawk, A. W. Harrison; best twO-year old !
cOits, William StenEeI; three year-Od, e. Bal !
lenger; fOur-y ear-old. f ". Pearson; one-year- |
old, K. r. Roberts. Miss Lille Troth exhibited |
two Tet ducks, Bette and "BUrtie,' being |
IuTe white.
For needle work, Miss Nanhess I4andOu, Miss |
Lille WaiWOOd, and HTs. Liable received hon |
OTable mention, that Of the fret named being |
done when she was nearly 50 years OF age and
without glasses.
&eSsrs- Saunders and Smith, OF the Agricul- /
tuTal department., had TIE thanks OF the whole /
party Tor their grand display OF flowers and
foliage plants.
NEW SCHEDULE Ii. * p. K. r, - To-day a
new schedule OF trains on the Baltimore aud
Potomac Railroad went into operation. The
northern express leaves this city a. heretofore
az 535 a. M the morning accommodation az
SIS instead OF :, New York limited, Q %; fast
line, II IS, ard afternoon accommodation, 10
p. a. heretofore; z ittsburg express at g ..
m, n place OF the train heretofore leaving a.
43sthe evening aCcOmmot alton heretofore leAy-
ing Al I-e5 Z discontinued; the New York night
express leaves at 3US as heretofore, and new