Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-17


CONTRACTS AWARDED.
me cohtrae. IoT improving 5th aad streets
dry branch TO Davis < Murphy.
Educational Institutions.
DIRECTORY FOR PARENTS AND Guardians.
This is the season in which the Educational
Institutions in this District and the states
advertise their reopening fotrhe school year,
and we take the occasion to remind such of
our patrons as have charge OF children that
the Institutions advertising in our columns
are among the best and most successful in
the country, conducted by experienced teach
ers, who have made the instruction OF youth
the business of a lifetime. a few of these are
mentioned below, and others will be noticed
from time TO time as new advertisements
appear.
The Georgetown Collegiate Institute, a well
and fayorably Known boarding and day
school for young ladies', will begin the SEES
sion Of 1S17 on Septembe 18th. at 1Ol Gay
street, Georgetown, Miss l.. Stephenson.
The Washington Female Seminary will be
reopeDed at 1G23 18th street northwest. on
Monday, September 10th, 1871, Mrs. z. ID.
Butcher ard Miss NJ. C. Douglass, principals
The Institution has fine reputation.
st. Nlncent's school for young ladies, (un-
der The care OF the Sisters OF Charity,l at the
corner Of 10th and G streets, will reopen
Septt Der Sd. Ii is hardly necessary TO say
The education here is thorough.
The Instructors for the School of Music
are Anton GlOetzner, Mrs. f. Knowlton, III.
Donch, TheO. Ingalls, King. For circulars
and information apply 10 c. S. King, 7O7 stu
Charlotte Hall Academy is finely situated
In St MaTy's county, Md. Fall session COM
mences September Sd. Herbert Thompson,
principal.
james Corridor. professor OF penmanship,
St Cloud building, gives lessons in writing
bookkeeping and short hand. Lessons given
al residences aid schools.
A DYING WOMAN RoRBED-RecoreTy Of
he StCt,t Properly Yesterday Detective
Noss returned from Cone river, Virginia
bringing with him a ladies fine hunting case
gold watch and guard chain. with charms,
locEet srd other trinkets attached, stolen by
a ZEN ale Colored servant named LOttie Will
son fICm dying woman in Chester county,
Pa. IN July last. The robbery was reported
to Major Richards soon after It's occurrence
~ a troiher Of The deceased woman, with
Tie Information that the thief had left for
This city. By some means she escaped arrest
al that time, and IL was afterwards ascer-
Ialned mat she had gone 10 Virginia, her
former home. Detective NOss went TO Cone
river and found that she had moved to
HeslhvlIle some five miles distant. at which
place AFTER his arrival, he was informed that
kbe rad LEFT for camp meeting some seven
miles away, al place called Lottsburg
Here he saw the woman and followed her
several miles into the woods to where She
was living in hut with other colored peo-
PIE, and recovered the watch, chain, &C.
Having 10 POWER or authority TO arrest the
thief, he had to leave her there. She denied
al knowledge or the property until IT was
discovered in the house.
TEE wAsuISGToN SCHUETzEN VsRIES
met al the park last night, AMI the recon-
meEdation OF the executive committee in
dOrSing the speech o. Mr.. Wolf made at the
close OF the festival was unanimously
adopted. and the thanks of the Nerien ten
dered 10 him for Ibis able efforts 10 defend
The German name and t9 rePel the accusation
hurled at the SchuetZCn Nerein and their
fest Resolutions were adopted thanking
the District Commissioners and the engineer
OF ire District Tor The permit for the erection
Of their arch or 7th street: pIsO thanking the
Washington press. Major Richards and his
police. the several singing societies the
cbSlTlnen or the yariOus sub committees,
especially MeSsrS. Ed. Abrer and John Rsba
of the decoration committee for their efforts
TO make the fest a success. The secretary of
The NeEein presented his report OF the festi-
val, showing that: During The seven days OF
The fest The park was visited by i1,4Si paying
persons. The total number Of visitors will
rot fall short OF 20GGO. The total receipts 81
The gates ard pavilion, and for the stands
swings, &c, amounted to s. ,3OO.12. The to-
tai disbursements, 81 1892.
A TONGUE LAsHING INSTEAD OF A Cow
HIDING-Last evening, about O'Clock. an
occurrence near Rawlings Statue, on New
York avenue and 18th street, made some
connection thereabouts. II appears that a
clerk in one OF the departments residing in
The neighborhood OF 18Th and l. streets, has
been suspected for several months OF being
on an eiSee, nsa ta ,Sib VINO no, [1si9es
vile, hearing OF his walks with the girl,
armed herself with a cowhide and started in
search OF her matrimonial partner. She
went into the Rawlings park, where she
found her husband seated with the voung
Iauyi ana al the unpleastng sight she become
so excited that the cOWhide was forgotten
anu she gave the girl a most unmerciful
tongue flashing, which some oft he bystanders
state was more cutting TO the feelings than
the weapon could have been to the person
The husband was taken so completelv nv
surprise that for a time he was una6le 70
move away, but he finally started homa-
wards, and the girl soon found a cOmpanion
Win whom she walked towards her home
Of
Evans, The assistant al sbursing officer OF the
Department OF tue Interior, Will learn with
deep regret of the death OF his devoted yrifa
winch occurred at nine o'clock this mornIno
Mrs Evans was born and req red in The west
end Of this city. and "a Caddie KiggIps ber
name was familiar 10 all IN that section Of
the city. She was loved by all for her deyo-
ton and sympathy TO the poor aud afflicted.
Her life was devoted TO relieving tho.e in
distress, and in her death the poor have lost
faithful friend She was an affectiouate
and loving wife, and a true aud generous
woman Mr. Evans has our sympathies in
this his hour OF bereayement. She leaves
four b: light and interesting little girls to the
tender care of an afectionate husband.
THE TRoTrISG AT BRIGHrwooD YES
TERDAY.-A large number OF persons visited
the BTightwood park yesterday afternoon to
witness trotting race for purse OF $3.50.
yields, Mount Holly and Washington, jr.
lie nrst and second heats were won by Wash
ug,on: lr, the third, fourth and ffth heats
"a Sed buckley. Time, al, rs, 2s3, 244,
ID. COOKE, JR., 4 Co, bankers. 14s9 r
see'' VIII buy land warrants