Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-18

suit against VIM. II. Slater, claiming $500
for money lost in consequence of MOntcgrtf-
fO's purchase on Skaters recommendation.
OF the pension claim OF ore McCarty, which
afterwards turned ouL 70 be worthless.
Excursions. PieHics. dc.
li0'shoH Ii'H--The third annual eXcurSi m
OF Mount Vernon Tent. No 81. !. o OF y
will be given 20 Marshall Hall 10 morrow.
The Mary Washington Will leave at $50 a.
m. and 80 p
4 N0Osl'isLt TrcIUsirG Gnd C0Hr EFT Will he
given by The t-stTest Baptist Choir. assisted
by other musical talent. ~ Friday. 2O;h inst.
Tn MatfauO Will leave at p. m, returning
Faey Point and Point Loolou.-w. l.. 7
corps. 90. y. viii give an excursion on the
Lady 81 the Lake or Saturday, 2lst Instant.
The steamer viii leave at $50 p m, returning
Monday az n. IN. See aGvt.
Ro7r''H Springs Tickets FOR the Eawley
Springs excursion are for sale. good Till 5ist
inst. See sdvt.
TKc Joae M5Selea Will not make her regular
trip 10 Piney Point on 2Ist inst, but her next
trip vii he SATURDAY. 18th inst
RIGHT AT LAsT-To day, there was filed
In the once Ofthe clerk OF the court a certih-
cate OF Rev. Joseph i. Kelly, associate pas
tor az the Fourth Presby terrain Church as To
the identity of II. A Provost and Louisa
burlington as the parties he married on jan
nary Gjh. 1876, under the ia mes OF x. A
Bacon and Louisa l.. Allen. 1t appears that
Mr.. Provost was Ia the army. stationed at
Fort FCOte, Md and fearing that the fact OF
MS marriage would incur the displeaSure OF
his commanding officer, Mai. Brpck inridge.
he was married under an assumed name.
However, Major Breckenridge ascers aimed
that the marriage had taken place and a. his
suggestion the parties made all the amends
possible, and have now on the record the Ger
tiheate as stated above.
INCENDIARY FIRE LAST NIGHT-About
H. O'Clock this morning Officer Young dis
covered the unocCupied fOur-StOry brick
house No. 81 Nth street northwest, belonging
10 Mr.. r j. Besll. to he on fire, and turned
In an alarm from box ~ which brought out
the fire department. and they extinguished
the flames. There is no doubt that The fire
was the work of an incendiary, as there vas
every appearance of the stairway on the
lower story having been set on fire, and the
flames worked through to the upper story
and roof. The loss is about 500; fully in
sured. On saturday night last a portion OF
the water pipe was carried of. and last night
IL was found that some OF the gas fixtures had
been removed.
MARINE BAND CONCTRTs At THE BAR.
RACKS -lustrumenial concerts are given by
the Band of the L. -. Marine Corps. Louis
Schneider leader. at the Marine Barracks. III
This city, every Thursday afternoon. The
followlHg Is The programme for the concert
tO-mOrrOw. which commences at $50 p. M
I. March, "Will my darling come again."
SankS, >. LA Grande DGchesSe," Ofenbach;
;. Waltz, "MRnOla," Leander; 4. Overture.
"ZsmPa," EErOld; .. "Orphee aux enfers,''
Ofonbseb 6 sEarhe Bleue,'' Offrnbach J.
Sweet by and by. Waister; S. Aida, Verdi:
,. Waltz, lie Petit Faust" Erve.
RIFLE SHOOTING AT BENNrNGs-The
Third contest for the Burnside badge. be-
tween members of the Columbia Long
Range Rifle club, took place yesterday af-
feTEOOn at Behring'S. The distance was $50
yards, ard the highest possible score is 225.
Yesterday there were but three competitor
Prof. Hardness and Mr.. LauritZen with
dTawing-and the scores were. Mr.. Laird,
E6; Mr.. Bell, 15j. and Colonel Burnside 800
BY the terms of the contest the owner Of the
badge is required TO win il three times, Mr..
Laird has rOw won ID twice and Mr.. Lau-
ritzen took it one contest.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by the inspec-
tor OF buildings: l.. w. Talman, construct a
two story brick dwelling, East Capitol. be-
tween oh and 10th streets; -, leo. Mrs. Hol-
Inns, construct two story brick dwelling,
q, between 9Th ard 9Th streets southeast;
5000 Henson Brown, repairs frame dwell
ing, Massachusetts avenue, between Sd and
4ih streets northeast 500. w. W. Rapley,
construct lumber shed, 9Th, between X and
water streets southwest. $50. Henry Tur-
DeT, rel air a brick dwelling, 9Th, between G
and streets northwest; SO.
THE GERMANIA SCHUETzESFEsT a.
Gales woods closed last evening. There was
a large crowd IN attendance, and the festival
was very successful. The result OF the king
shooting was announced, and VIM GruenIt.
was declared king. The following were the
winners OF the bowling prizes yeSterday:-
First, II. BuoscEer, second. A. B.SchOpp:
third. l. SchaGe; fourth. VI. G.. Fox: firth. r..
WaldeckeT, sixth, Mr. NIehmeyer; seventh,
A. Ni6dlomausky.
THE GRAND ENCANPNExr. l. O. o. F.
held iiS annual session last evening and
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year Joseph Burroughs, VI. " G p: Henry
G S'eVCIS, VI J. G. Up; John Long K W G..
S.W.; VIM. ii. WOIner-ley II w CIJ W
Thomas W. Fowler. R.W.G.S: r. b. Lord
81. W q Il. John T. Given was re- elected
z and representative 10 the Grand Lodge of
The United States.
DIVISION OF A LARGE EsTATE.-On Mon
day the Equity Court, Judge WyIie appoint
ed William King, Stephen 4. Brown. aud
John W. Simms, of Georgetown. and Albert
r. Fox and VIM III. Clsgett, of Washington,
commissioners 10 divide the estate of the
late Ann Pickrell, deceased. This is one of
tAe largest estates ever divided in like
manner In this district.
ACCIDENTAL sHooTING-A boIy ten
years OF age, named Henry Diebetch, re-
handling loaded pistol YESTERDAY, acci-
dentally discharged IL. The ball passej
t sAIousn nls Ilsht hand, and struck another
boy, eight years OF age, named Charles Cav
nor, IN Tie wrist, making a slight flesh
wound.
SUDDEN DEATH-Th!s morning ahor,
SIS O'Clock, James NJ. Dexter. coloreI ~
ported 70 the seventh precinct station that a
New Jersey avenue and LIST street and X AMI
l. streets northwest. about Il O'Clock last
night, and died there IN a II at O'clock He
Lame Is Fanny Lewis.
ARRESTED. - To day Detectives C1ar,,oo
and NoSS arrested Joseph Stephenson. col
ored " no son etime ago was discha ryed ON
the reform school. on the charge OF forging
the name of +. W. Howe, super nttn lent Of
that Institution, TO orders on which he OH
fai1ed goods from various merchants Ue
was committed.
a BOYS LEG BrOEEN-A white how
named SandSberry, eight years Old, fell yes
teTday ia the county and broke his leg. OF
fcer ;. r. Arnold took him 10 his home in
CniOntOTn.
LAWNS in great variety, lavender, pink
6Iue, brown aud black figure; beautiful
dress goods. black grenadines, black silks
back aipscas, black cashmereS, lace stripe
"hlte goods, at Carriers, 10 Market Space.
BCTToSs and studs. black aud blue en-
n,ni,, ON Il karat gold plate, received this
IAIIorhiLg, inthe dollar case at Prigg's lew
near tl o S, NO 45I Pennsylvania avenue,
"a ''iee'. I
for .nniI 49, raspberry wine, a reliable cure
street-IAoia 'o" paint, at Xanders, Oil 7th