Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-23

VICTORY FOR COMPANY A.
The rifle match between teams selected
from Company a, Washington Light In
fantry, and Company b, Washington Light
uard, lor a challenge cup, took place at tIe
SchuetZen park yesterday afternoon. Six
men from each company were selected some
time ago, and nave been practIcing a great
deal since The targets were six feet by five;
the Dlack was two feet square, and the white
"ulFs-eye eight inches square. a shot out
side the black counted 2, within the black 3,
ard bulls-eye 4. The distance was POO
yards.
THE SHOOTING.
After some very good shooting the mem
h2rs OF company A were declared the vict0rS
by score of ll9 to 20. The following are the
names OF the contestants, with their individ-
nal scores out of a possible Sc: j. Lewis g;
r. n. kahlert, Is; j. Mckenzie, II; II. Cos
John F. Miller, "a W. H. Degges, p: George
y. Hale. 26; George BoudinOt, TO- Thomas
Potter, %, TOR Company a. Mr.. Harrison of
company II. made The best shot, striking the
eight inch square exactly in the center. Mr.
Hale, OF Company A, made the best score.
The prize was very handsome silver goblet
obtained in New York by Mr.. Karr.
PRESENTING THE PRIZE
AFTER few fitting remarks by Captain
McCathran, he introduced DIR. C.. c. Cox who
made neat presentation speech. Mr.. Miller.
captain of the victorious team, dvanced and
said that although he had been selected as
captain of the team, he was only high
private In the ranks of the corps. and as he
w. u. Moore. who, he said, had never
swerved from duty Colonel Moore So Id ON
behalf OF the company which he commanded
he received the beautiful specimen of the
jewelers. art, which as long as they lived il
would reflect the sentiments of the occasion
as 1T was another link that bound together A
and Il. Those two letters would be twined
In laurel wreath, which would ever remain
green. Mr.. Simon Wolf then assembled the
platform, and in few remarks presented
Col. Moore with very handsome bouquet
on behalf of the Schuetzen Verein.
The remainder of the evening was passed
very pleasantly in dancing TO Mr.. Donchs
splendid music.
BUILDING PERMITS issued to-day by In
spectOr PlOwman: VIM. T.. Moran, a thrpa-
story brick dwelling north side Massachu-
sets avenue, between 9th and 10Th streets
northwest; ~ 600. John Pagan, q frame STA
Die, north side q, between { y and 9Th streets
west; SIS. Richard Roberts, a th-ee-story
brick dwelling, west side eth. between r and
> streets northwest; ~ 600. Northern Ltber-
ties Chariot Company, brick stable and
coach house, 20 by 100 feet, north side X be-
tween ith and 5th streets northwest; 81, 900.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued as
follows Frank Payne and Lucy Price;
John ii. Waters, OF Baltimore, and Celia s.
Forbes, o. Prince George county; w s. Short
and Ann Mitchell; John Henderson, Ir., and
Belle Mannakee, Eugene Green and Leanna
Johnson; Alvirgis Proctor and Georgianna
Shedrick; Lewis j. Fry and Laura V. Col
Inns; Josiah Mcleod and Sarah Jane Roch-
ford.
THE MARKET HOUSE CAsE.-To-day in
The Equity Court the case of Hoffman agt
The Washington market house bill IN re-
strain sale OF stalls and cross bill-was re-
summed, and the motion of Gen. Butler made
last week for an order To collect rents aud
for bonds, was argued by Messrs. Merrick
and Elliott for The dealers, and Mr.. Bradley