Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-29
Il OCAL NEWS.


TIE stree, lamps will be Lighted at II D.
and extinguisSee at q. m.
The police win receive their pay for June
Among the candidates who have passed
their examination as cadet midshipman is
n. M. Robinson, Of this District.
Two horses belonging TO the Chariot Com
pany died yesterday from the effects OF tue
Mr.. John G. Parker again sends ms early
copies Of today's New York and Philadei-
pbta papers.
Col. Timothy luoey leaves for PhIladel-
pnia this evening 10 attend the annual
meeting of the national encampment OF the
Grand Army, TO which he is delegate.
The italian Benevolent Society give their
second snDuaS festival aud picnic at Beyer's
9Th street psfk this evening. The MariRe
band viii be in attendance.
Two OF the new cars for the Anacostia and
South washington railroad arrived yester-
cay rom the manpf3ctOry, and were left at
The depot In Uniontown.
To-Day, Mr.. j. q. Bigelov entered suit
for the United States, use OF K G.. Camp
bell, aet I. j. Bicksler, for s72 80, amount
o. Judgment which 1T is alleged he has coll
lected and refuses TO pay over.
Deputy District Controller Geo. w. Baall
has been appointed treasurer pro tenn. 10
couniersig On warrants On the Treasury dur
IN! the disability on account OF illness OF
Company A. Light Infantry, last night re-
solved TO go to philadelphia on the 4th, IL
stood that the Fort McHenry band has been
engaged, and that the command will to- night
arrange TO leave on Sunday night.
Yesterday afternoon, as q number of
laoorers were engaged in underplDning
house !25 9th street, belonging to August
Wlrdeman, the walls were notica. seL.,ing,
and the Works,iien left. The building after.
wards tumbled down.
Two negroes who made an attack with in
tent TO rob Mr.. Septimus Brown, OF Alexan-
drta county, on his way TO market in this
city on Tuesday night, have been arrested
and committed to Jail for court by Justice
Austin at Arlington. The negroes belonged
TO the Freedman's village.
At the annual distribution of premiums at
Mount de Sales Academy Of the Visitation,
near Baltimore, Tuesday afternoon, honors
were conferred on Misses Borromeo Roach,
Elizaoeth Worthington, Alice Webster, Jane
Riordan, Rebecca WorthingtOn, and Eta
Richards, OF the District of Columbia.
The Department of the Potomac, G.. A. R,
Will De represented at the National Encamp-
ment at Philadelphia on the 29th and 3Oth
instant by Col. b. F. Hawkes., department
commander; Maj. III. G. Richardson. senior
vice commander; Geo. Corson, assistant ad-
Jutant general; g. j. p. Wood, delegate; Mai.
Darling, of council of administra lion, and
posi- department commanders Timothy Luz
hey, +. III. Sprague and j. T. Smith.
The excursion given yesterday by the
Hamline M. f. Church, under the auspices of
Lyceum Bureau, two trips-One in morning
anu one In the evening-was very success
full affair. The excursionists several hum
dred In number were landed at Mount Yer
non Springs where they spent the day in
roaming through the shady groves and upon
the banks OF the river al that beautiful re-
treat. The pleasure of the evening trip down
was somewhat marred by the severe thunder
storm.