Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-24


meadows abound with these interesting oirie,
They. the sutumnal rice birds of tn Poto-
mac, the ortolan of Georgia, the bu tter-bir,is
Of regions sill more southerly, ard-in SOME
localities. from the smirched white of the
backs of the males-skunk blackbirds, and
the bobOllnk of the north. are now making
their vernal migration TO the northern states.
The sexes, il VIII be generally known, are
separated in this spring passage into the
temperate regions. The females now have
the same brindle. faded green color that both
sexes have in the autumn. when their flight
is southwark. In the fall they haunt the
river marshes; now the meadows. This pc
culiar chromatic metamorphosis of plumage
of the male birds-the strange change of
habit OF both sexes, with the varying sea-
sons OF the year, lead the mass of the people
into strange misconceptions of their iden-
tity. They will stay with U.s. just long enough
TO relieve the visit OF the formality OF mere
"call," and to he observed. and will soon APP
pear in the yethigher ATTITUDES, whittier their
nOrthward flight will terminate. 1t is no
mere summer vacation" with them now in
prospect, but Cuisines. laying, incuba-
ton. and the rearing of reinforcements to
the bobolink tribe. \ few days will find
them in northern Ohio and Pennsylvania.
and all over New York and the New Eng
land states. where the males. in the perfec-
ton of their vernal plumage, will make the
meadows merry with their medley carols all
the summer mornings. Rustic.
THE RoDY OF THE MISSING FISHERMAN.
Roy - Indications OF a Murder Hfy-iag been
noon the body of n COlOred man was found
floating i'm the river near Giesboro' point,
and to-day was taken To the AlmShOuse II
was supposed TO be the body of James Roy,
cOlOred. whose mysterious disappearance
Wednesday morning from a boat bound up
from the fishing shores, has been noticed in
TEF STAR. and some of the friends of ROv,
on being summoned, identified the body Is
his. 1t VIII be remembered that the party
were on boat called the MayflOwer. and
stopped In Alexandria, when they got to
a tor ly n afyrsaa
BENJAMIN Wright and Roy before they re-
embarked. 1t Is alleged that Roy purchased
some clothing, which he took aboard of the
boat When the boat arrived here he was
nowhere TO be found. Lieutenant NoOnan,
hearing these statements, arrested Wright.
ard he was committed to jail to await fur
ther developments. The body appears to be
somewhat decOmposed, and the skull APP
pears to have been crushed in. This leaves
but little doubt upon the minds OF his friends
that ne was the victim Af foul play. DIR.
Patterson, the coroner, is holding an inquest
this afternoon.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-C C. James,
trustee, TO I. j. ESlin e. al. part lot 5, square
52S; $3.50. Joseph Mcfarland TO a. r Shep-
herd. subdivision lot y. square 169; SlI 600.
Shepherd to Isabella F. McFarland. same
proper ty.dO. l. BehrenS to Mary a. Curtis.
subdivision lot II, square I22; s1,0-9. L. r..
LOTUS TO ]. +. Loughran. part lot .. square
5&i; S4oo. Edward Simms to Winnie Eeam,
north part lot II, reservation u; II Ol0. r.
u. Gilman TO f. Spedden. lot 81 square SOS:
=. ). l.. LOOMS to r. Brooks ct al. part
lot ~. square 50; -. w. f. EdmOnStOn to
j. r Sawyer, part lot II, square -; $3.50.
X. G. Campbell TO Ella Hutton. lot /. square
ilE: S2.jO0. g.. +. Mason 10 f. II. Allen. lot g.
square SIS; SGCn; and subdivisions \ and B.
square 211; 5000. Stickney, trustee, to com
RllSSiOnerS Freedmen'S Savings and Der Osit
Company. part lot ?, square 500: : OBS; and
subdivision ID. square U9i, $3.50, and part
square west OF Dos. $50 C.. w. Il. Strong to
to {. \. ScEOtt. part lot u. square 732: =. 900
y n mi a I nNf-is
division 20, square 2l2; II COO. VI. Dean. tfulS-
tee, to G.. j. Wheeler, subdivision = sor are
"a; ~sJl Mary y. Curtis TO J. BehrenS. sub
division II, square i22; 81 900. Ann Smith TO
b h. kilmarten, lot H. square TOO; Sls2. e.
q. Johnson 10 Annie Young, part lot 2l
square '2S, and part LOT IL, square sol; $1,000.
PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES FOR THE
SOUTHERN MEMORIAL DAY.-The mana gers
OF the southern Memorial Association held
meeting yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Culver
IN the chair, who stated that. in cOmpany
with Mr.. Harmon, ne had visited Arlington
Cemetery, where ne found that the bodies of
355 confederate soldiers had been inferred
The remains of l2i have been removed by
friends TO other grounds, leaving 2S} graves
remaining. He stated that the Secretary OF
War had granted permission TO the assOcia-
uon, win their friends, to enter the grounds
on the day named, June /, and also to use the
grand stand. where the exercises will take
place. The committee on ceremonies reported
programme as follows Assemble at the
T. l ID.
sharp; form in procession and strew flowers
on the graves; then return to the pavilion.
where the exercises will commence with
prayer, followed by music; the introduction
OF tine orator by DIR. Garnet, president of the
association, ard the grafton, the whole to
close with music. Mr. Leigh Robinson was
selected to arrange for decorating the few
confederate graves in GlenwOOI Cemetery
while DIR. j. W. Nairn was placed in charge
OF decorations in the Congressional Gem
etery.
THE y. NJ. G. \. CoNvENTION.-The GEN
eral secretaries Of the Young Mems Christian
Associations of the United States and the
British provinces. about thirty being present
met at the hall of the Young Mems Christian
Association on Saturday. The following
were the officers: T. j. Wilkie, Toronto, pres
ident; III. II. Adams, Baltimore, vice presi-
dent; w. w. Van Arsdale, Chicago, vice
president; Erskine Wren, Poughkeepsie, N
Y, secretary.
TOdays session was occupied i'm hearing
papers read and religious exercises. They
Will probably adjourn sine die tonight or to-
morrow, in order 10 enable them TO attend
the International Convention, which meets
IN Richmond. Va, on Wednesday next.
The meeting at Lincoln Hall yesterday
afternoon was presided over by q. K. CobbS
of Cleveland. Ohio, and was addressed by the
visiting delegates, among them Mr.. Wil.zie
of Canada, Mr.. Won Schleimbuch, Mr.. Sta
ger, Mr.. Lare. of Georgia, Mr.. Critchell of
New Hampshire, and Mr.. WiedensOll. The