Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-22
LOCAL Ne VS..


platform OF one OF the Belt line of street cars
at a sudden turn Ia the road On Saturday
last, and had his right leg broken By the fall.
The sound blocks and boards removed from
pennsylvania avenue are TO De kept for re-
pairing wood pavements elsewhere, and the
pnsoUnd fragments win be give 70 the poor.
Justice j. I. e. CLARK, who has done so
much for grape culture in tbs vicinity, has
lev Seeding this year-'Clsrk's Centen-
NAL" HIS Concerts, this season, run IOx
ounces 10 the bunch.
IRE ST. Msrys Literary and Dramatic As.
ISOLATION. OF this city. has elected the follow
il & officers for the ensuing year: President,
F.PIOtt, vice president, II. Genther; record
Ing secretary, +. Rupert; corresponding
secretary, J. GeieI, treasurer. III. hoamann.
At the meeting OF the Pennsylvania Re-
publican Association last evening, Mr..
My ers, from me Political committee, re
ported tie Tecf ption OF 20 go can paign docu-
mtnts, Of which n1mber over 6S 600 had a.
ready been distributed.
OI-s uEdr5,i aud EGty Knights Templar o.
Columbia Co-auandsry No ?, OF this city,
ACCOMPANIED By q humber OF ladies, the en-
tire party numbering 40. arrived ct Pni!a
delI his yesterday afternoon. They intend d
sIe.G = tsE Gays al Cape May before return
A lady Centennial visitor, name IN known,
yesterday bad her POCKET book snatcned from
Der hand BY negro whine she was passing
through La-ayet'e square. The rascal m ade
Eis escape. Special attention should he patti
~ tie police to this new way OF robbiug In
pe dealt VIII summarily.
- sanitary commission from the Japanese
IooyyseI13msnt; eorsisting Of 8; Nagsyo; Chief
EOT OF the Medical College OF Toxic, and g.
lTYanaga, are In tots city. ana yesterday
raid a visit TO the Board OF Health OF this
District. Health Officer Keene ex planned to
them the District sanitary system.
The Police Court dragged out Its slow
length yesterday until after O'Clock D. m.
Hours are consumed in unnecessary chin
Iousic by both witnesses and counsel. Police
men who are entitled 10 De of, but who are
detained as Witnesses, have habit OF laying
2TQUlH aElnep On bar,chaa vrn i'm
prove the appearance OF things.
WASHINGTON DRIVING ASSOCIATION
IBIS association, which has the con troll of
tie Brightwood course, are arranging for the
fell meeting. which takes place next mouth.
For the approaching meeting entries are in
Vtted for ten classes, and will close az IL
p. N. August 20, and should be directed TO
Y. w. hayes, secretary. The first purse Is
on, Snered foL horses Owned in the District and
Plince Georges, Fairfax and Loudoun pre-
vfous 20 August /, 1876, and have never
sesie5 $50; pure s $3.50 to rst $50 to
the race TO be tTotted September 1. For the
9th o SepteTn Der there Will be grand tour
Of the country. To the successful rider
there. will be awarded heavy solid gold
metsi 10 be known as the association cham
p'onship medal, which the winner must
hold IL tournaments given by this assooia-
Lon against az con- petitors for three years.
WheE u becorneS his property. The ensuing
SS "a seec19S b bas S NAILS Of
me same evening IN the Masonic hall at
ErishtTood. For the Sth OF September class
three Will be tTOtted, and IS for horses that
have never beaten three minutes. Sauna
purse ard division OF money as In lrstclSss.
INN scistsly after this is over there will be
sacE race OF $50 yards for a purse Of sos
Tie RSekvIlle fair occurring on the 18TH. the
races set for that day have bsen cha Igest 10
the lsih, When purse OF s125 will be offered
Tor horses that have never beaten 25o-S5g TO
me T-1-fE1rE nNrga- Vu0r1 off ia
a mule race, one bGlf mile aud repeat for
purse OF -. On the 22i q purse OF sl25 is
% 9.Sfso iof norses mat have never beaten
80, aLt, purse o! s.5 open To all running
loIses, NILE beats and repeat. On the 10Th
purse OF SO open 10 230 horses, and q
purse CT 500, open 10 four year old colts to
bsiness: mile ceais, best two IN three The
tTOttinR races viii be under the rules OF the
Nation al Association.
THE RIVER sPoETs To uoaRowA
meeting OF ssif and tub men last night
comp ieted arrangements for the race to-
tie yacht has been changed to between p
ard p N. f, the tide being then at ifs high
est. Inc Skin race Will come of 1T 40 aad
time las been made at the instance OF many
cltrEs ard employees IN the government de-
psrtnGents who desire 10 witness the sport.
Accommodations have been made for seat
1rE ladies and gentlemen ca the balcony OF
The toat house and other elevated points In
that neighborhood. In addition to the en-
r., n.es re, Is5stSiore guslished, we have to note
tain Iii Beach; Fannie, Captain NJ. +. Mich
olson Sllppery Jane. Orlando Harris, and
Mary Jane. Waiter Fisher. For the tub
race, Frank LOmaX has entered the Blue
Bird; Ed. Heath, What Not; Orlando Har.
us, Centennial; Y. o. Brown, Wide Awake:
S,. Jenkinss Let her Go; Thos. shafer,
siren, and Jos Sullivan, the Delm ate. There
VIII De shell boats present for hire to any
who may desire to use them, and 1t is not
improbable that a shell race may be innpro-
I'm 20 AL IT,.
tain David Davis have been selected as
JUDGES for the occasion.
LIST OF PATENTS issued 10 residents NJ
TIE District Of Columbia, Marylaod and vir-
siTia fcr me week ending August 22I. 1870:
flgnor Of one half his right to Rufus Is.
Shapley, OF Philadelphia, Pa, lrn proven snt
IN ARE boxes. Jacob E. Young, improve
Aaylond- Zach ariah d. Waters, O, Brook
vile, Improvement in com planters. John
H.C. WATTS, OF Baltimore, improvement in
(gisirfct telegraph signal boxes. Charles III.
Everhart, OF Manchester, Improvement in
nut locks. Robert Poole, OF Baltiunore as-
slgnor to Poole 8 Hunt, Of same place, Inn
prOvement In shaft Couplings. VIM IL,
Yoifs 3 Co, o. Baltimore, trademark for
Whisky.
TT-giaia.-George w. Rinehart. Of KEYS
Morgan, OF Alexandra aSstgnor 10 Tsno-
Sraph-eal Machine Printing Co, OF ths Dis
Jict OF Columbia, imp.c. Snsnt Ia type
h4-L-IS B1N-tISS.
TET + URI oUGEED PRINTING BUREAU
EAF LCYEs he'd meeting last eveniug at
Sttas hsil-5tr. JOS. Johlson presiding.
MI EEaw, nom the Committee, reported
Il az lie pay roll OF the employees would be
made out BY Friday, and that they yyouId
certainty receive their months paw as mar
appropriation, bv Saturday OF TINS week
1IUIo the cisbarsiUg clerk Of the Treasure.
he Also called attention 10 the expenses an
IaffG ~ looking afieT their interests ard
committee were appointed 10 collect snb-
scr ptiocs 10 defrby the same ResoIutIons
- thanks were passed To Messrs Randall.
Holman and Willard. or tbs House OF Repre-,
sertstives, and 20 tee press OF the city, for
iEeir aid aud corporation. All persons hay-
irg cflis against The Suspended Employees,
-fcFen ent are requested To present them for
payment before next Wednesday TO Mr.
JoAAUs Johnson, American House.
EsTHE CoIoRKD PREACHERS AssocrA-
TIos-At the regular weekly meeting OF the
freacners Association of the A. N. e
Ghurcn IN the District of Columbia he'd 81
Inlon Bethel Church yesterday-ReV. DR..
waits IN the chair, and Rev. A. Eobertson.
pastor OF 81 PauPs chapel, secretarv-Sd,
dresses were made by the general AGENT or
The Book Cor cern and publishing denart.
menl OF the A N. L. Church; Rev. Noah NJ