Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-09
LOCAL n E W s.
Condensed Locals.

tbeafer on Friday and Saturday evenings of
This week and al the matinee ON Saturday in
MS celebrated role of rip Van Winkle."
The Philadelphia and Washington base
ball clubs played a game on the olympic
grounds in This city yesterday. which resulted
m victory for The visiting nine by a score
Knight.win have on his stands in the Cen
TER ami Savage square markets This week
Boston mackeTeI, Spanish mackerel, sheep
head. salmon trout. saltwater taylOFs, half
but. HOLSTERS. and variety OF fish.
The fourth annual grand picnic of Column
bia Lodge No. 7, Independent Order Of Me-
cbanics, has been postponed from the Ith tO
the Eth instant on the account OF the
George Parker, a fugitive from justice of
Baltimore. was arrested this afternoon by
Detective COomes and returned 10 Baltimore
in charge Of Sergeant Zimmerman OF that
The funeral OF MI James r. McCathran,
who died ON Monday morning at his resi-
deHce in East Washington, is in progress
from the Fourth street VI. f. Church this
afternoon, and is largely attended by friend
Sf the family and citizens Of East Washing
ton where the deceased was well known.
Mr.. y. Hart, generally known aS ''Igno-
rarnus Hart who disgraces our District
School Board. has been characterized as a
liar so frequently that il will be no news to
say that he was convicted last night of
half dozen other falSehOOds. including an
attempt tOimpugn the STARS report of the
last meeting of the board. Mr.. Harris
veTacity is as faulty as his grammar.
delegations OF cOlOred people from the
states Of North Carolina. South Carolina,
Georgia. and Florida arrived here this morn
ing Tor the purpose OF attending the session
o. the National Grand Lodge % the Indepen-
dent order Of Good Samaritans and Daugh-
ter's of Samaria which commences this
afternoon. After the session they will visit
the places of interest," in Washington. They
were met by Grand Chief Samuel l.. Nichols,
and repast was prepared for them.
The interesting annual commencement
exercises of the law department Of the CO.
lumbia University take place al the Ma
tlonal The alter tonight The exercises tan
Ierspersed with mUSicl viii commence with
The annual address by the Hon. Thomas
Donaldson. OF Maryland; followed by the
comforting Of degrees by the President. James
4. yelling, L. l. D. concluding with the
address 10 the graduates and the awarding
prizes by the Hon. Reverdy johnson.
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Potomac FRUIT-GROwERs EXCURSION
The excursion of the Potomac fruit-grOwers
yesterday was very enjoyable affair. The
Mary W a>hingtOn left sth street wharf at
1o-l5 O'Clock with large number OF persons
on board. proceeding down the river as far
a. QUantIcO. stopping at nearly all the land
ingS. After leaving QuanticO on the return
trip. a gOOd substantial dinner was sarvej
following which an appropriate and we'll
received original poem was read by DIR. SnO1-
grass, entitled PLANT Trees and an inter-
estIng address was delivered by Col. Daniels
followed by remarks from Col. j. C. Smith
Mr. Chalkley dillingham;. and Mr.. Mute.
Mr.. +. V. Murphy recited .sShamus O'Brien-
with hne effect. Next in order followed the
ancUOn sale of specimens, the proceeds OF
which were voted by the exhibitors to the
berries were exhibited by Colonel Daniels
John saul. Chalkley Gillingham. and one or
Two othtI>' ehtrfle> ny Col Daniels, and
hOwerS by Mrs Daniels, Mrs. Mute, and a
number of Others.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-MeSSrS. Young &
Middleton. auctiOneerS, real estate and in
sUTanCe agents. sold. on Yesterday evening
for MesSrs- j. :. Edwards and NJ. F.. Morris
trustees, two twO-stOry frame cottages on
Sth, between III and / streets northeast. to
The aSsignees Of George Mat:ingly, for II 400
each
MeSSrs. DuneanSOn Bros. auctiOneers. sold
yesterday afternoon for Aug. w. Sharit
trustee, lots ~, -. and part OF -, i'm Hop
kinS' subdivision Of square No. 10 Sifuatpl
on 1Cth street. between X and : streets north
west: toJacOb GOdbuck, for = cents per foot.
b H Warner sold yesterday afternoon at
auction, for p F. Bacon, trustee. lot ~. in
I.ltchfeld and AughertOn's subdivision of T.
b BTyan'S subdivision OF orr ginal lot 81 in
square Z12- on y street between 18th and 18th
streets, aud improved by an unfinished brick
building, TO j. r. Russell, n $500.
TIE WASHINGTON BUTCHERS BESFVo-
LINT ASSOCIATION celebrated its twentieth
anniversary yesterday afternoon by para iig
Inc streets and closing mp with a picnic az
I"fiers beer garden The procession was
conn OSed OF posse of police under the COM
mand Of sergeant Redway; DOnch'S band ia
wagon handsomely decorated: Charles
Groh, president of the association, mounted:
Two color bearers mOunted; John Ebert
chief marshal. and II Bush and II. MeblinZ
aids morn ted, members Of the ASSOCIATION
mounted. in columns OF twOS. attirei i'm
black clothes. black hats and white aprons
with white. saddle cloths trimmed with rel:
.i,, lo,.I hoTSe ambHiance with about three
CoZen apprentices attired in white with
white aprons; carriages containing inviteI
guests a wagon with beef, sheep and q calf
OllCwed by two killers
A bECPFE OF EIy0RCE.-TO-day. in the
Equity Court. Judge Wylie made decree OF
divorce in the case of Ellen y. Kent nee
Hunt agt James Vi. Kent. directing that the
enid remain i'm The hands OF the grandmo-
"a sE.af
Were married at Auburn, y. ". in Septem-
Ter, l,t6. and lived together seven wears.
nave had one child. now with its grand
laIeIlS- she charges adultery committed
N l~.5 with one Minnie ShafeT, and in Janu-
airy. February. March. April. and Nav 1871
wild one sarah Brown. cOIOred. Also dur
ing February, March. April. 1874. with one
mary Johnson. she also charges that in
July, lo,i, he attacked her with knife aud
CUently. Mg~srS- Williamson and william
son appeared Tor complainant, and Mr
CTuikshaHk took me testimony.
THE FI-HY TASTE OF THE PoroMAc
ATER-Efff0J NGf- Dear Sir-In the com
mUricail on from the water registrar, Colonel
Iutyy, he aSCrlbes The hShy taste and smell
of the Potomac water 10 dsh I'm the river /
Differ with him ia this There are large
hunters Of rSh in the reservoir; they COM
IN ~ the large conduit, and there being no
way out they have become very numerous.
30 much 80 that II Is one OF the best places
ahDut Tor catcning fish. There are very large
has caught there by those in the possession
81 such facts. Now let him draw OF the wa
Ter from one and try II. and my word for il
lie can supply the city with FISH; give puOlic
hoJce # u and he Will havenO trOU bic iu re-
moving them. Yours truly, q. 7. VI.
IHF W. * %. RAILROAD EXTENSION
The prospect OF further extension OF this
road, nom Us present terminus at Round
HIu Ia SniekeTsville, il likely TO he COM
Inenced az an early day. At a meeting of
ne friends Of the rOad at the last named
Place ON Saturday, 5000 was subscribed on
the spot and additional subscriptions are
iOoked for soon. Mr.. Mckenzie addressed
The meeting stating that $4,000 would COM
piete the road 20 SnickerSville and S2O.ONO
more would carry 10 through 20 the summit
oi me Blue Ridge IN Clarke cOunty-dIeE.
SSIfiacl.
CoIoRED NORTHWESTERN night
ABOUT O'Clock, Henry Simms, cOIored. IN
passing along 18th street, near street
northwest, was knocked down and robbed
OF his money by two colored rOughs from the
west end OF the city, named Tom Honesty
and Alfred Golden Subsequently they were
roth arrested by Lieut.. SEippOn and Ser
Seant Leach.