Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-01
1Hh AOGus EJEs CONsPIRACY.
I"' <etments by the Grand Jurv.
ne Accused to be Arraigned Next
Monday,

There are single indictments, as follows
John Green, for false acknowledgment of
bail. and accessory after the fact; Chas. q.
Fisher. procuring false acknow Iedgment of
hail, also as accessory after the fact; VIM.
NJ. Evans, procuring false recOgniZance. and
accessory after the fact; b. F. Leighton,
procuring false acknowledgements of bail and
accessory after the fact; Mary Miller. alias
Lena FILLER, accessory after the fact in pro-
curing certain John Green to offer himself
as bai' for said Edward w. Snyder, also for
procuring false recOgniZance.
The District Attorney, Governor Wells
and Judge Wilson were present when the re-
tnrn was male to court, and at their sugges-
ton Monday at 10 O'Clock was fixed as the
time for the arIaignment.
The witnesses Endorsed on the ind ctments
are as fOllOws:-A r. Perry. Chss =. Miles
w. j Martin. Henry Barton, Henry Lacy,
n. q Wilson, James Leonani. O. W. F.. Sla-
t.r, Clement Brooks, Collins Crusor Lewis
Hagerty, T. r. LaZenby, g +. Arnold. E. c.
Eckloff j. +. Shafer. THEODORE b. Hall AL
bert Calf, and James q. Berrett.
THE CoIoRED KNIGHTS TEMPLAR Com
PETITIvE DRILL.-Yesterday the first ami
yersary of Mt. Calvary Commandery,
as stated in THE STAR On the arrival of
the procession at the Olympic Base Ball
grounds the several Communicates were in
spected and reviewed by Grand Commander
l. ;. Bailey, of the District of Colum bia and
staff. The grand commander pronounced
himself gratified at the creditable exhibit
manders. A prize drill for valuable silver
bugle followed, and was participated in by
sll the Communicates. This bugle was won
by Gethsemane Commandery of this city, at
contest i'm Baltimore, in ISL. and has been
held by that body ever since. The judges Sc
lected were Major Chas. Il. Fisher aud Cap
tain ". G; Marshall, of the first BATTALION,
n. &. ID. C., and Captain +. III. Cook, of the
Washington Rifles, and they awarded the
prize to SimOns COmmandery, No 1, of this
city. The bugle was presented In a neat ad-
To fU nd
Z. Reyels. and received on behalf OF the
lodge by Eminent Commander Chas. John
son. After these exercises the grand COM
mandery of the District entertained the Wis
1tiDg grand officers at a banquet at the aSy-
lum on 9Th street. The members of the sIl-
bordinate communicates also had a banquet
at the asylum on 18th street. near C.. The
festivities of the day closed with grand re-
ceptiOn and levee given by Mt. Calvary Com
mandery at ArmOry Hall.
SPORTING ON THE EASTERN BRANCH
meeting of the sk1fmen was he'd last
night at Christman's Hall, East Washing
ton, to complete the arrangements for a rep
etion OF the skif and tub races on Monday
next. Capt. George Frey presided. The old
rules were adopted and nine judges were ap-
pointed for the skih race and six for the tub
and sack races, as follows: Skiff race-Wm
Dickson, Thos. Mcmahon and Alfred Bur
dine. On the home boat, Messrs. II. A. Hud-
son, Geo. ID. Frey, and A. w. Miller. NJ. ID.
On the stake boat, Messrs. Theodore Bolster
Geo. French and Arthur Shepherd. Foot and
sack races, Phil. A. Julien, Frank III. Fin
ley, Geo A. Shekells, Geo. Smith, Robt. Cal
lahan and r.. A. Adams, NJ. ID. Entries were
made as follows: Skiff race, first class Geo
Lawrence and Alfred Mulsted enter their re-
spective skiffs; second class, John T. Boggs
enters the Lille, and Samuel Brown fhe
Benecia; for the tub race, Geo. Little enters
the 'SlOpOver;" no other entries; for the fat
mans race, Mr.. Richard Kern; for the foot
T re- e heLoert Lewis, John Ryan and Albert
IL smith; sack race, Geo. Little and A. II.
Smith. The entrance fee for skifis is II and
80 cents for all other races.
LOTTERY DRAWING IN ALEXANDRIA
The drawing of the Montpelier Female HUI
name Associate OF Virginia took place in
half OF the tickets had been sold, the prizes
were reduced in proportion. The drawing
was commenced after a brief speech by Hon.
James Barbour, in which he gave an account
OF the origin of the institution which the lot
terry was designed to aid. The following
gentlemen had Immediate supervision of the
drawing:-Lieutenant Governor Henry w.
Thomas and Judge James Sangster, of Fair
fax, Va; Col. NJ. ID. Ball and r. w. Falls,
esq, Of Alexandria, Va, and Lew. Washing
ton. esq, of Washington, ID. c. The draw
ming. and was conducted in the same manner
as the Louisville lottery. The following
numbers drew $4,000 priests, 1853, 81, Sf7,
S9H2, 0.26S; $1,000 prizes were drawn by
s5,769, 42,5H, Al ,O6S, 651O2; - 900 prizes
were Grawn by the fOllowing:-67, $50, p. O69
59to1, 3l3. 3,42s, 1881, 1915 6.9i5, 80 500,
0tt2l' 1861 3S,Il6, i66, 33l10, % ia4, 28,Oai
THE GAME PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
Last evening meeting was held at the Office
OF Boswell & Hall, LeDroit building, for The
purpose of perfecting the organization of
The ID. c. Game Protection Club" Mr.. FL.
ward Champl1n presided, with Mr.. NJ. a.
Tappan as secretary. The following perma-
rent officers were elected: Col. j. o. Il. Burn
side, president; Edward Champlin, vice pre-
sident; NJ. A. Tappan, secretary; X. W. Bar
ker, treasurer; X. Ross Perry, attorney; Capt.
nVn00 AWslfN hg<.w a ~
rectors. The regular meetings were fixed for
the first Thu sday in each month, and the
annual meetings the first Thursday in Octo-
her. Col. Burnside offered resolution which
was adopted, ''that members of this associa-
ton set apart three days in each week during
The month of October for shooting with the
rife for membership in rifle club of ten
members, the ten men averaging the best
shots in the three days, to be named hereaf-
ter, 10 constitute the club. The trial shots to
be at 500 yards, and TO be governed by the
rules and regulations OF the CreedmoOr
grounds"
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued as
follows:-W. t. Lee and Mary O'Grady; Jas.
Crawford and Mary F. Wilson, OF Prince
Georges county, Md; G.. w. Hall and Anna
NJ. Woods; Lawrence Hindle, OF Fairfax
county, Va, and Ann Jane Stevens; Wash
lngton Hicks. OF Charles county, Md, and
MOllie A. Wheeler, of POweshick county,
Iowa; Dexter T. Mills, of Boston, Mass, and
Iaytnia +. Barnes, of Norfolk, Va; John
Sweeney and Julia Quill Philip Parker and
Isabella Stannard; Peter cambridge and
Harriet Fletcher; Charles ii. johnson, of
Montgomery county, Md, and Mary Hon
esty. of Georgetown, ID. c.; Chas. La Hayne
OF Washington, and Virginia A. Clarke, of
Prince William county, Va.
III. l.. HASTINGS has delivered another OF
his pungeDt discOurses, to a good audience,
in Lincoln Hall. The halfhour previous To
the sermon was occupied in a service of song
In which number OF revival hymns, in
GLIDING Hold the Fort" were sung by the
audience in fine style. His subject was
The Gospel of the Grace of God,'' and he
gave most lucid exposition of the nature of
grace as displayed in the plan OF salvation.
He breaches this evening at the Foundry NJ.
f. Church, at 730, and prior to the sermon
the great organ will be played for half an
hour, Mr.. Hastings breaches again in Lin
coin Hall at $50 p. IN.
NATIONAL THEATER.-Gast evening Bar
bieri's opera "Robinson CrusOe' was rem
dered in pleasing manner by the Juvenile
Opera Troupe. Most of the roles were well
sustained, and the dashing little Carmen
linda Moron added fresh faurels to those
she had already won. The selos between the
second and third acts by this little lady and
her sister Soledad delighted the whole audi
ence- This evening there will ne q benefit to
The young prima donna, when the new opera
N arina" will be rendered. No doubt there
will De crowded house, for this little one Is
q great favorite-